Minella Buddy (IRE)
Minella Buddy is a Shantou gelding who was yet to win from four starts on turf. All four runs came over 1m5f to 2m, with his best effort a fourth of 19 at Naas in Apr 2024. He ran twice at Naas, once at Kilbeggan and once at Thurles, on good to soft, soft and heavy ground. His last run, at Kilbeggan in May 2024, was off an official rating of 100.
- 0–4Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −4.00£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 100Highest OR
- 27dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 72
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 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 72B | 69 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 72B | 66 | — |
Of 4 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 4 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 13.6% of 7,824 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +36.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 158 | 32 | 20.3% | +6.7 | — |
| Good | 2,289 | 311 | 13.6% | 0 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,430 | 176 | 12.3% | −1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 2,611 | 363 | 13.9% | +0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 1,283 | 178 | 13.9% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 51 | 5 | 9.8% | −3.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 62 | 6 | 9.7% | −3.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,030 | 276 | 13.6% | 0 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,711 | 378 | 13.9% | +0.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,339 | 334 | 14.3% | +0.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 668 | 72 | 10.8% | −2.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 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 Alana Moon (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m1f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alana Moon (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 2m1f | — |
| Morissette (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Musique Des Champs (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niall Prendergast | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Rachael Blackmore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 May 24+31d | Kilbeggan | William Hill Play Responsibly Maiden Hurdle | PU/14 | — | 11-12 | 100 | — | — | Rachael Blackmore | 4/1 |
| 16 Apr 24+31d | Naas | Mulvaney Bookmakers Maiden Hurdle | 4/19 | 35 | 11-5 | — | 66C | 92C | Niall Prendergast | 40/1 |
| 16 Mar 24+20d | Thurles | Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle | 10/18 | 4½ | 11-8 | — | 32C | 88C | Niall Prendergast | 8/1 |
| 25 Feb 24 | Naas | Naas Racecourse Business Club Maiden Hurdle | 9/25 | 1¾ | 11-5 | — | 72B | 99A | Niall Prendergast | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Minella Buddy won?
- Minella Buddy (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2024.
- Who trained Minella Buddy?
- Minella Buddy (IRE) was trained by John J Nallen on the most recent run on record, at Kilbeggan on 17 May 2024.
- Who is Minella Buddy's sire?
- Minella Buddy (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Great Alana (FR), whose sire is Great Pretender.
- What is Minella Buddy's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 17 May 2024. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Minella Buddy's sire's record?
- Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,824 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
- Who are Minella Buddy's siblings?
- Out of Great Alana (FR), Minella Buddy (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Alana Moon (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m1f. As at Oct 2026.