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Horse profile

Grand Minstrel (IRE)

6yo mare (at last run, Apr 2010) · Last trainer P J Lally · Last owner Mrs Christine Kiernan
by Ashkalani (IRE) out of Blushing Minstrel (IRE) (Nicholas)
10 runs · 9 courses · from Apr 2006
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 Apr 2010 — 6,047 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2010 · 10th of 11 Last raced off OR 47
KTB Profile

Grand Minstrel (IRE) is yet to win from 10 starts. Best effort: 4th of 8 at Navan (IRE) (Apr 2006).

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Grand Minstrel (IRE) has 4 produce in the archive, 1 winner — most wins Pimstrel (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Pimstrel (IRE)3957f–1m—
Rathmuck Minstrel (IRE)30——
Chief Entertainer (IRE)60——
Srowland Jack (IRE)130——
Official rating47↓ 6lb off peak
47 45–53

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 61A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hamilton, 12 Aug 2009 Official rating 47 at the last run, 15 Apr 2010

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 10 figures · best 70C · median 47
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft470C47—
Good234A29.5—
Good to Soft261A56—
Standard (AW)1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f448C44—
Under 6f355C45—
6f – 7f370C61—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 4 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

Sire
Ashkalani (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.3% of 519 runs since Jan 2008 (56 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 12.4% from 129. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 11.7% from 111.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−7.3—
Good to Firm7479.5%+2.20 from 1
Good13875.1%−2.20 from 2
Good to Soft5423.7%−3.60 from 2
Soft8467.1%−0.20 from 4
Heavy3600%−7.3—
Standard (AW)1291612.4%+5.10 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f300%−7.30 from 3
6f – 7f5247.7%+0.40 from 3
1m – 1m1f5459.3%+20 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f1111311.7%+4.4—
1m5f – 2m162106.2%−1.1—
2m1f – 2m4f9833.1%−4.2—
2m5f – 3m3425.9%−1.4—
Over 3m5120%+12.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Blushing Minstrel (IRE) (Nicholas)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Global Wings (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m3½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Global Wings (IRE)1927½f–1m3½f—
Xaarinshki (IRE)316f—
Harry Days (IRE)1611m—
Minashki (IRE)20——
Divinshki (IRE)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 7 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
Under 6f 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sam James 3 0 0% −3.00
Willie Supple 3 0 0% −3.00
Matthew Lawson 2 0 0% −2.00
D C Byrne 1 0 0% −1.00
Robbie Egan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 2 0 0% −2.00
2009 5 0 0% −5.00
2007 1 0 0% −1.00
2006 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2010 · 2 runs
15 Apr 10+48d Tipperary Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (47-60) 5f · Good · 11 ran 10/11 hd 8-13 4725A D C Byrne 6/1
26 Feb 10+198d Wolverhampton (AW) Betdaq On 0870 178 1221 Handicap Class 7 · 5f · Standard · 11 ran 5/11 1 8-6 4545A Matthew Lawson 12/1
2009 · 5 runs
12 Aug 09+1d Hamilton 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 5/10 ½ 9-0 4961A Matthew Lawson 20/1
11 Aug 09+20d Musselburgh East Lothian Council Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Good · 11 ran 7/11 5 8-6 4934A Robbie Egan 33/1
22 Jul 09+6d Naas Weatherbys Ireland Gsb Ltd. Supporting I.t.b.a. Race 1m · Soft · 7 ran 7/7 8 8-9 4946C Sam James 100/1
16 Jul 09+8d Leopardstown 'Director - Live On Stage After Racing' Maiden 1m · Yielding · 16 ran 10/16 5½ 9-1 4942C Sam James 66/1
08 Jul 09+683d Naas Susan Hill & Val Bond Birthday Handicap (47-65) 6f · Good To Yielding · 20 ran 14/20 nk 8-9 5351A Sam James 25/1
2007 · 1 run
25 Aug 07+314d Curragh Barronstown Stud (Fillies) Maiden 1m · Soft · 18 ran 12/18 ¾ 9-0 5348C Willie Supple 16/1
2006 · 2 runs
15 Oct 06+168d Naas (IRE) Michael Bathe Memorial European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden 6f · Yielding To Soft · 20 ran 5/20 shd 9-0 —70C Willie Supple 16/1
30 Apr 06 Navan (IRE) Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden 5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 4/8 6 9-0 —55C Willie Supple 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Grand Minstrel won?
Grand Minstrel (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2006 and 2010.
Who trained Grand Minstrel?
Grand Minstrel (IRE) was trained by P J Lally on the most recent run on record, at Tipperary on 15 April 2010.
Who is Grand Minstrel's sire?
Grand Minstrel (IRE) is by Ashkalani (IRE) out of Blushing Minstrel (IRE), whose sire is Nicholas.
What is Grand Minstrel's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 15 April 2010. The highest on record is 53.
What is Grand Minstrel's sire's record?
Ashkalani (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.3% of 519 runs since Jan 2008 (56 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 12.4% from 129. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 11.7% from 111.
Who are Grand Minstrel's siblings?
Out of Blushing Minstrel (IRE), Grand Minstrel (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Global Wings (IRE) (2). The wins came over 6f–1m3½f. As at Nov 2026.
Has Grand Minstrel produced winners?
As a dam, Grand Minstrel (IRE) has 4 produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Pimstrel (IRE) (5). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2006. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.