Marvelman (2022) Horse
About
Marvelman is a 3yo bay horse trained by A M Balding of Kingsclere. He is by Invincible Spirit out of Varamini. To date he has secured two wins. On 13 Sep 2025 at Doncaster he claimed his most valuable victory, taking the £137,718 Class 1 prize.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ascot 18-Oct-25 1610m GOOD R5 CL1 (of $1,137,402) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:38.350, SP: 41.00 1st Cicero's Gift ( J Watson 132 ) 2nd The Lion In Winter ( C Soumillon 129 ) 1.25L 3rd Alakazi ( B Coen 129 ) 1.55L 14th Marvelman ( P J Mcdonald 129 ) 10.35L See full results | P J Mcdonald 58.5kg 10.35L | 14 (16) |
| Doncaster 13-Sep-25 1410m GOOD R4 CL1 $79,394 (of $137,718) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:24.720, SP: 7.50 1st Marvelman ( O Murphy 128 ) 2nd King's Gamble ( R Ryan 132 ) 3.75L 3rd Audience ( R Havlin 132 ) 0.00L See full results | O Murphy 58.1kg | 1 (11) |
| Newbury 16-Aug-25 1410m GOOD R4 CL1 $16,140 (of $147,555) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:21.670, SP: 13.00 1st More Thunder ( T Marquand 134 ) 2nd Witness Stand ( B Loughnane 137 ) 2.25L 3rd Marvelman ( O Murphy 129 ) 2.45L See full results | O Murphy 58.5kg 2.45L | 3 (10) |
| Chester 13-Jul-25 1410m GOOD R3 CL1 $6,456 (of $59,022) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:23.650, SP: 2.50 1st Holguin ( F Bughenaim 133 ) 2nd Witness Stand ( M Ghiani 133 ) 0.20L 3rd Marvelman ( J Watson 125 ) 2.45L See full results | J Watson 56.7kg 2.45L | 3 (8) |
| Royal Ascot 21-Jun-25 1410m GOOD R4 CL1 (of $147,555) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:24.990, SP: 4.50 Raced towards stands side, chased leaders, led group over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong 1st Noble Champion ( K Shoemark 129 ) 2nd Spy Chief ( R Havlin 129 ) 3.25L 3rd Comanche Brave ( R L Moore 129 ) 6.00L 9th Marvelman ( O Murphy 129 ) 11.55L See full results | O Murphy 58.5kg 11.55L | 9 (15) |
| Ascot 21-Jun-25 1410m GOOD (of $85,065), SP: 4.50 1st Noble Champion ( K Shoemark 129 ) 2nd Spy Chief ( R Havlin 129 ) 3.25L 3rd Comanche Brave ( R L Moore 129 ) 2.75L 9th Marvelman ( O Murphy 129 , Cd 0 ) 11.50L | O Murphy 58.5kg, Cd 0 11.50L | 9 |
| Newmarket 02-May-25 1410m GOOD R3 CL1 $11,825 (of $54,103) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:24.040, SP: 17.00 Raced keenly, led towards far side, ridden over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong, kept on for clear 3rd 1st Cosmic Year ( R L Moore 131 ) 2nd Marvelman ( O Murphy 131 ) 1.50L 3rd Diego Ventura ( B Loughnane 131 ) 3.00L See full results | O Murphy 59.4kg 1.50L | 2 (10) |
| Kempton 27-Mar-25 1410m GOOD R2 CL5 Nv $4,320 (of $7,869) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:24.520, SP: 2.50 Made all, going well 2f out, soon ridden, clear final furlong, readily 1st Marvelman ( O Murphy 130 ) 2nd Shameful ( R Ryan 137 ) 5.00L 3rd Man Of La Mancha ( H Crouch 130 ) 4.75L See full results | O Murphy 59kg | 1 (12) |
| Newbury 25-Oct-24 1310m HEAVY R2 CL4 Md $3,042 (of $11,805) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:26.870, SP: 4.50 Wore red hood to post, mid-division, switched left to outer well over 2f out, soon closed, ridden disputing 3rd well over 1f out, edged right 1f out and chased leader, kept on, outpaced final 110 yards 1st Spirit Of Farhh ( C Bishop 133 ) 2nd Marvelman ( J Watson 133 ) 2.50L 3rd Ultrasoul ( S D Sousa 133 ) 3.75L See full results | J Watson 60.3kg 2.50L | 2 (13) |
| Salisbury 03-Oct-24 1210m HEAVY R3 CL2 $6,042 (of $24,592) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:16.150, SP: 10.00 In touch, good headway on outer over 2f out, soon ridden, ran on well when slightly hampered inside final furlong 1st Bob Mali ( J Doyle 134 ) 2nd Marvelman ( O Murphy 130 ) 1.25L 3rd Rock Hunter ( R Ryan 134 ) 3.00L See full results | O Murphy 59kg 1.25L | 2 (6) |
| Newmarket 22-Jun-24 1410m GOOD R2 Nv $302 (of $5,154), Winning Time: 01:24.360, SP: 12/1 Slowly into stride, raced keenly in 5th, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, never on terms 1st Ancient Truth ( D Muscutt 136 ) 2nd Invited ( J Mitchell 130 ) 1.75L 3rd Thunder Wonder ( S D Sousa 130 ) 2.25L 5th Marvelman ( K Stott 130 , Cd 0 ) 10.00L See full results | K Stott 59kg, Cd 0 10.00L | 5 (8) |
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