French Minstrel (IRE)
French Minstrel (IRE) is 3 from 8. Hasn't won since Apr 2021. All 3 wins have come over 1m2f – 1m4f. Last raced off a career-high mark of 66.
- 3–8Wins / Runs
- 37.5%Strike rate
- 3 (37.5%)Placed
- +8.70£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 2.93Fair A/E n=8 · 2.58 incl. margin
- 66Highest OR
- 33dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 94
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 94A | 85 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 94A | 83 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 3,758 runs since Jan 2008 (302 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 11 | 3 | 27.3% | +18.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 463 | 52 | 11.2% | +2.3 | — |
| Good | 728 | 64 | 8.8% | −0.1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 367 | 23 | 6.3% | −2.6 | — |
| Soft | 550 | 39 | 7.1% | −1.8 | — |
| Heavy | 207 | 15 | 7.2% | −1.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,432 | 139 | 9.7% | +0.8 | 3 from 8 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 630 | 56 | 8.9% | 0 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,964 | 192 | 9.8% | +0.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 719 | 54 | 7.5% | −1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 292 | 23 | 7.9% | −1 | 3 from 7 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 114 | 8 | 7% | −1.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 37 | 2 | 5.4% | −3.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them El Tesoro (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 6f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Tesoro (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 6f | — |
| Larmour (IRE) | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| Mon Petit Frere (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.50 |
| Class 6 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +11.20 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield (AW) | 4 | 2 | 50% | +8.50 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.20 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 3 | 43% | +9.70 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callum Shepherd | 2 | 2 | 100% | +10.50 |
| Abbie Pierce | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jason Watson | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Adam Kirby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Martin Harley | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.20 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visor | 4 | 3 | 75% | +12.70 |
| None | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | 3 | 50% | +10.70 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 May 21+19d | Lingfield (AW) | Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Handicap | PU/9 | — | 9-4 | 66 | — | — | Adam Kirby | 7/4F |
| 21 Apr 21+25d | Lingfield (AW) | Witheford Barrier Trials At Lingfield Park Handicap | 1/6 | 9-0 | 63 | 94A | 75B | Callum Shepherd | 6/4J | |
| 27 Mar 21+29d | Kempton (AW) | Play Ladbrokes 1-2-Free On Football Handicap (Div 2) | 1/10 | 9-1 | 57 | 88A | 75A | Martin Harley | 16/5 | |
| 26 Feb 21+18d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Casino Handicap | 1/13 | 9-1 | 56 | 91B | 69A | Callum Shepherd | 9/1 | |
| 08 Feb 21+25d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap | 11/11 | ½ | 8-13 | 59 | 85C | 40C | Abbie Pierce | 28/1 |
| 14 Jan 21+98d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Racing Welfare Novice Stakes | 6/7 | 3 | 8-9 | — | 78A | 55A | Abbie Pierce | 200/1 |
| 2020 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Oct 20+16d | Chelmsford City (AW) | tote.co.uk Now Never Beaten By SP Maiden Stakes | 12/14 | 3¾ | 9-5 | — | 78C | 64C | Jason Watson | 250/1 |
| 22 Sep 20 | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Novice Stakes | 7/10 | 1¼ | 9-5 | — | 60C | 59C | Jason Watson | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has French Minstrel won?
- French Minstrel (IRE) won 3 of 8 archived starts between 2020 and 2021, a strike rate of 37.5%. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).
- Who trained French Minstrel?
- French Minstrel (IRE) was trained by William Knight on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 10 May 2021.
- Who is French Minstrel's sire?
- French Minstrel (IRE) is by Gutaifan (IRE) out of C'est Ma Souer (IRE), whose sire is Oratorio.
- What is French Minstrel's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 66, from the run on 10 May 2021. That is also the highest on record.
- What is French Minstrel's sire's record?
- Gutaifan (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 3,758 runs since Jan 2008 (302 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are French Minstrel's siblings?
- Out of C'est Ma Souer (IRE), French Minstrel (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: El Tesoro (IRE) (1). The wins came over 6f. As at Oct 2026.