Minella Cyclone (IRE)
Minella Cyclone is a lightly raced gelding with one win from two starts since May 2026. He won the WTW Willis Maiden Hurdle at Kilbeggan in Sep 2026 over 1m5f – 2m on good to soft, having held up. His last run, at Kilbeggan in Sep 2026, was his first for the yard. Harzand progeny have a 16.4% strike rate over 2m1f – 2m4f since Jan 2008.
- 1–2Wins / Runs
- 50%Strike rate
- 1 (50%)Placed
- +7.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 112dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 99
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 1,089 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.1% from 126. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 16.7% from 240. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 9.1% from 121.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 59 | 10 | 16.9% | +3.6 | — |
| Good | 335 | 48 | 14.3% | +1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 180 | 26 | 14.4% | +1.1 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 290 | 35 | 12.1% | −1.2 | — |
| Heavy | 99 | 17 | 17.2% | +3.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 126 | 9 | 7.1% | −6.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −13.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 68 | 7 | 10.3% | −3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 121 | 11 | 9.1% | −4.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 259 | 28 | 10.8% | −2.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 320 | 50 | 15.6% | +2.3 | 1 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 240 | 40 | 16.7% | +3.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 72 | 9 | 12.5% | −0.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −13.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Sep 26+112d | Kilbeggan (IRE) | WTW Willis Maiden Hurdle Sat just behind the pacesetter early - fourth two out then driven into contention to hit the front approaching the final fence - urged out and kept finding more inside the closing furlong - won going away | 1/13 | 11-12 | 99B | 132A | J J Slevin | 8/1 | |
| 15 May 26 | Kilbeggan | Racing Again May 31st (Pro/Am) Flat Race Settled just behind the pace on the rail - pushed along in 5th with 3f left - unable to close the gap - well held in 7th | 7/11 | ¾ | 12-0 | 99A | 104A | Mr J L Gleeson | 3/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Minella Cyclone (IRE) won?
- Minella Cyclone (IRE) won 1 of 2 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Minella Cyclone (IRE)?
- Minella Cyclone (IRE) is trained by John Patrick Ryan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 September 2026.
- Who is Minella Cyclone (IRE)'s sire?
- Minella Cyclone (IRE) is by Harzand (IRE) out of Mollyking (IRE), whose sire is King's Theatre.
- What is Minella Cyclone (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Harzand (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 1,089 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.1% from 126. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 16.7% from 240. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 9.1% from 121.