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Minella Definitely (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2016) · Last trainer Neil Mulholland · Last owner Wellcroomed Ta Eyewearoutletcouk
by Definite Article (GB) out of West Along (IRE) (Crash Course)
28 runs · 18 courses · from Oct 2012
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Oct 2016 — 3,651 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2016 6 wins · 5 courses Last raced off OR 126
KTB Profile

Minella Definitely (IRE) is 6 from 28. Hasn't won since May 2016.

Based on 28 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
Official rating126↓ 5lb off peak
126 111–131

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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 →

Of 1 run looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 1 run · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 130A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cartmel, 30 May 2016 Official rating 126 at the last run, 22 Oct 2016

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 22 figures · best 143A · median 119
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good7137B123—
Good to Soft7141B108—
Soft4142A118—
Heavy4143A121—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m15143A119—
2m1f – 2m4f5130A120—
2m5f – 3m2103C102—

Of 28 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (6).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 28 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
Definite Article (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm26519.2%+8.7—
Good to Firm5316913%+2.5—
Good2,03122411%+0.53 from 10
Good to Soft8358910.7%+0.21 from 9
Soft1,3771228.9%−1.61 from 5
Heavy6797410.9%+0.41 from 4
Standard (AW)13875.1%−5.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f11218.2%+7.7—
1m – 1m1f49510.2%−0.3—
1m2f – 1m4f21194.3%−6.2—
1m5f – 2m1,81118510.2%−0.35 from 17
2m1f – 2m4f1,90020410.7%+0.21 from 8
2m5f – 3m1,34915611.6%+1.10 from 3
Over 3m2862910.1%−0.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
West Along (IRE) (Crash Course)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Go Along (IRE)40——
Bob West (IRE)100——
Rock The Clock (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 10 3 30% +5.00
Good to Soft 9 1 11% −1.00
Soft 5 1 20% +16.00
Heavy 4 1 25% +0.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 12 2 17% +1.50
Class 4 8 4 50% +27.00
Class 2 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wincanton 6 2 33% +6.50
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Sandown 2 0 0% −2.00
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton 2 1 50% +19.00
Chepstow 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Cartmel 1 1 100% +4.50
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 1 100% +4.00
Market Rasen 1 1 100% +3.50
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 17 5 29% +26.00
2m1f – 2m4f 8 1 13% −2.50
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Daryl Jacob 7 3 43% +23.50
Mark Quinlan 7 1 14% +1.00
Noel Fehily 5 1 20% −0.50
Denis O'Regan 4 1 25% +1.50
Michael Byrne 2 0 0% −2.00
David Noonan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mikey Hamill 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Johnson 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 19 4 21% +4.00
None 6 2 33% +19.50
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 7 1 14% −1.50
2015 5 0 0% −5.00
2014 8 3 38% +9.50
2013 6 1 17% −1.50
2012 2 1 50% +19.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 17 2 12% −3.50
Hurdle 10 4 40% +25.00
NH Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
22 Oct 16+53d Cheltenham Randox Health Handicap Chase Class 2 · 16f · Good · 14 ran F/14 — 9-11 126—— David Noonan 100/1
30 Aug 16+16d Worcester Totequadpot Insure Your Placepot Last Four Handicap Chase Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-6 128—— Daryl Jacob 8/1
14 Aug 16+21d Southwell Vision Apprentices Handicap Chase Class 2 · 20.5f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 10 11-1 128—99B Denis O'Regan 11/1
24 Jul 16+55d Uttoxeter Burton Albion Handicap Chase Class 2 · 20f · Good · 12 ran 5/12 3 10-4 128—120A Denis O'Regan 12/1
30 May 16+12d Cartmel Toteexacta Handicap Chase Class 3 · 17.5f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 11-6 119—130A Denis O'Regan 9/2
18 May 16+89d Warwick Wigley Group Handicap Chase Class 3 · 16f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 4/7 6 11-5 123—108B Denis O'Regan 6/1
19 Feb 16+55d Sandown 'ubique' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 15.5f · Soft · 9 ran 4/9 2¼ 11-7 125—122A Mark Quinlan 8/1
26 Dec 15+33d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Mid Season Chase (Handicap Chase) Class 3 · 15.5f · Soft · 9 ran 4/9 8 11-10 127—103B Mark Quinlan 5/1
23 Nov 15+23d Ludlow Totequadpot Handicap Chase Class 3 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4/9 ¾ 11-6 129—119A Mark Quinlan 10/1
31 Oct 15+231d Ascot Byrne Group Handicap Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 17f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-8 130—— Mark Quinlan 8/1
14 Mar 15+44d Kempton Kempton Park 888sport.com Silver Bowl (Handicap Chase) Class 2 · 20.5f · Good · 10 ran 4/10 shd 11-5 130—123A Mark Quinlan 16/1
29 Jan 15+34d Wincanton Lin Moore Big Birthday Celebration Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 3 · 15.5f · Heavy · 5 ran 3/5 7 11-8 130—123B Mark Quinlan 11/4
26 Dec 14+22d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Mid Season Chase (Handicap) Class 3 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-2 120—141B Mark Quinlan 7/1
04 Dec 14+63d Wincanton Weatherbys Bank Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 15.5f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 ¾ 11-4 120—128A Mikey Hamill 6/1
02 Oct 14+33d Bangor-on-Dee Deva Racing Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 11-10 112—137B Daryl Jacob 4/1
30 Aug 14+150d Market Rasen Rasen The Roof Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 11-3 111—118C Daryl Jacob 7/2
02 Apr 14+23d Wincanton Land Value Alliances Llp Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 8/10 1 11-10 113—108A Noel Fehily 7/1
10 Mar 14+9d Taunton Sis Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 4 ran 3/4 3 11-9 115—114B Richard Johnson 13/8
01 Mar 14+36d Newbury Moore Of Devizes Ltd Supporting Greatwood Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Heavy · 10 ran 6/10 hd 11-12 117—119A Noel Fehily 12/1
24 Jan 14+48d Doncaster Sky Bet 'home Of The Price Boost' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 7/8 29 11-12 119—103C Noel Fehily 7/2
07 Dec 13+19d Chepstow BetVictor Non-Runner Free Bet Cheltenham 2014 Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 3 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 5/7 9 10-9 124—101B Noel Fehily 7/1
18 Nov 13+16d Plumpton Sis Live Novices' Chase Class 3 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 5 ran F/5 — 10-12 128—— Michael Byrne 16/1
02 Nov 13+238d Ascot Ascot Underwriting Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 3 · 19f · Good To Soft · 8 ran F/8 — 10-9 130—— Michael Byrne 20/1
09 Mar 13+21d Sandown Paddy Power Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 · 16f · Heavy · 19 ran 9/19 3½ 11-2 131—108C Daryl Jacob 33/1
16 Feb 13+35d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Salisbury Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Heavy · 11 ran 1/11 11-9 ——143A Noel Fehily 7/2
12 Jan 13+47d Warwick Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Leamington Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 2) Class 1 · 21f · Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-4 ——— Daryl Jacob 28/1
26 Nov 12+44d Kempton Halcyon Gallery British Stallion Studs E.B.F. 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 11 ran 1/11 10-12 ——142A Daryl Jacob 20/1
13 Oct 12 Chepstow Enough Said Just Bet At bluesq.com Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 6/12 21 11-0 ——90C Daryl Jacob 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Minella Definitely (IRE) won?
Minella Definitely (IRE) won 6 of 28 archived starts between 2012 and 2016, a strike rate of 21.4%. Placed 6 times in total (21.4% of starts).
Who trained Minella Definitely (IRE)?
Minella Definitely (IRE) was trained by Neil Mulholland on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 22 October 2016.
Who is Minella Definitely (IRE)'s sire?
Minella Definitely (IRE) is by Definite Article (GB) out of West Along (IRE), whose sire is Crash Course.
What going does Minella Definitely (IRE) prefer?
Minella Definitely (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 10 starts (30%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Minella Definitely (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 126, from the run on 22 October 2016. The highest on record is 131.
What is Minella Definitely (IRE)'s sire's record?
Definite Article (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.
Who are Minella Definitely (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of West Along (IRE), Minella Definitely (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2012. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.