Marv Michael

Trained by Liz Doyle out of Crossabeg in County Wexford, Marv Michael sits on an overall record of 3 wins and 7 places from 16 races — winning roughly 1 in every 5, or 19% of the time, which is a solid return for a horse at this level. Doyle's yard has sent out 4 winners this season, so this is a team in form, and Marv Michael is one of the horses carrying that momentum. Its most frequent jockey is Rachael Blackmore, who has ridden the horse in 5 races and won 1 of them — also around 1 in 5, which tracks neatly with the horse's wider record.

The career started late in terms of big wins — the first came at Tramore in August 2024 — but the most recent victory arrived at Kilbeggan on 16 May 2025, and the horse raced just yesterday, so it is very much in the thick of its season. Look at the last six runs in reverse order and you can see a horse that found its feet: a win, then a third, then a fifth, before a sequence of 16th, 10th, and 9th that suggests the very recent form needs to be read carefully. The improvement to that Kilbeggan win roughly a year ago was real, and the question now is whether it can rediscover that level.

What makes Marv Michael worth following is that combination of a proven course record and an active campaign. At eight years old, horses tend to know their job, and this one has a specific address at Kilbeggan where it has already clocked in twice. If Liz Doyle sends it back there, it would be entirely reasonable to expect another bold showing.