Minella Diamond (IRE)
Minella Diamond is a gelding with three wins from 12 starts on turf, all over 2m1f – 2m4f. He won the Easyfix Handicap Hurdle at Limerick on soft ground in May 2026 off a mark of 110, and the Tote Guarantee Never Beaten By SP Maiden Hurdle at Clonmel on good to soft the same month. His last run, at Galway in Aug 2026, was his first for W J Lanigan and came when he led before finishing 11 of 20 in the Boyle Sports Handicap Hurdle off an official rating of 120. He has raced nine times at eight different courses.
- 3–12Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 6 (50%)Placed
- +1.50£1 level staken=12 at SP
- 2.20Fair A/E n=12 · 1.72 incl. margin
- 120Highest OR
- 112dAvg 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 128
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 4 | 150C | 86 | 2 runs · 150 / 117 |
| Soft | 4 | 128A | 79 | 2 runs · 128 / 99 |
| Heavy | 2 | 66B | 51 | 2 runs · 66 / 51 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 128A | 80.5 | 4 runs · 128 / 77 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 88A | 66 | 1 run · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
Of 12 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 12 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 from 7 analysed runs since Sep 2025
- Mid-division 3 (43%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (29%) · 1 win
- Prominent 2 (29%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 6,033 runs since Jan 2008 (412 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 26 | 3 | 11.5% | +0.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 646 | 88 | 13.6% | +2.3 | — |
| Good | 1,737 | 200 | 11.5% | +0.2 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 963 | 106 | 11% | −0.3 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 1,241 | 134 | 10.8% | −0.5 | 1 from 5 |
| Heavy | 451 | 56 | 12.4% | +1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 969 | 95 | 9.8% | −1.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 56 | 10 | 17.9% | +6.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 453 | 54 | 11.9% | +0.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 704 | 70 | 9.9% | −1.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,287 | 150 | 11.7% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,678 | 211 | 12.6% | +1.3 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,143 | 117 | 10.2% | −1.1 | 3 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 597 | 58 | 9.7% | −1.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 115 | 12 | 10.4% | −0.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 31 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 Brandy Mcqueen (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 2m7½f–3m2f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Brandy Mcqueen (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandy Mcqueen (IRE) | 35 | 6 | 2m7½f–3m2f | Class 2 |
| Roebuck Bay (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Psychologicaldrama (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.50 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Limerick | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Galway (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 3 | 43% | +6.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Mullins | 5 | 2 | 40% | +3.00 |
| Cian Quirke | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Richard Condon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Phillip Enright | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sarah Kavanagh | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Mr J C Barry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +4.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 10 | 2 | 20% | −2.00 |
| Flat | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Aug 26+65d | Galway (IRE) | BOYLE Sports Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Set the pace early alongside a rival - still in the mix approaching 3 out before being overtaken 2 out - driven thereafter but unable to find more and finished well beaten | 11/20 | ¾ | 10-6 | 120 | 150C | 118A | Phillip Enright | 16/1 |
| 28 May 26+14d | Limerick | Easyfix Handicap Hurdle Settled behind the front group early - improved into 3rd by halfway and nearer still by the 6th - moved through to hit the front approaching 2 out - asked for effort and edged away to the line unchallenged | 1/9 | 11-12 | 110 | 128A | 139A | Danny Mullins | 5/2F | |
| 14 May 26+40d | Clonmel | Tote Guarantee Never Beaten By SP (C & G) Maiden Hurdle Went straight to front and stretched clear early - lost ground and slipped behind before 5th with a brief bump - back in second after 6th - regained command turning for home - held on strongly to prevail | 1/17 | 11-12 | 110 | 84B | 131A | Danny Mullins | 7/2 | |
| 04 Apr 26+96d | Fairyhouse | Tom Quinlan Electrical Maiden Hurdle Settled in the pack early - squeezed for space second time out - back in 8th at halfway - urged into a modest 5th turning for home - dropped away in the closing stages and beaten a long way at the line | 6/25 | 17 | 11-12 | 113 | 70C | 107C | Danny Mullins | 50/1 |
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 25+30d | Limerick | Philip O'Sullivan Heating & Plumbing Rated Novice Hurdle Among the front pair early - hit the front at the 6th - shifted to the inner before 3 out - lost command entering the straight - driven into 3rd but couldn't threaten by 2 out - dropped to 4th at the last and held on without finding more | 4/8 | 1½ | 11-8 | 114 | 36A | 119A | Cian Quirke | 16/1 |
| 29 Nov 25+25d | Fairyhouse | Kettles Country House Hotel Maiden Hurdle Sat close up early - moved into second before dropping to third - error two out and came down | F/24 | — | 11-12 | 114 | — | — | Cian Quirke | 14/1 |
| 04 Nov 25+45d | Fairyhouse | Sign Up To GavinLynchRacing.com Maiden Hurdle Settled midfield around 7th to 9th early - made ground into contention after 3 out and up to 5th 2 out where stumbled a touch - kept on into 2nd late - beaten 1.75 lengths in the final strides | 2/16 | 1¾ | 11-12 | — | 66B | 135A | Danny Mullins | 40/1 |
| 20 Sep 25+743d | Navan | Bet XS Maiden Hurdle Settled around midpack - pushed along three out - dropped away from there - well held in 14th | 14/16 | 17 | 11-12 | — | -11C | 104C | Danny Mullins | 33/1 |
| 2023 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Sep 23+32d | Kilbeggan | Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle | 6/15 | 21 | 11-10 | — | 77C | 99C | Richard Condon | 2/1 |
| 07 Aug 23+18d | Cork | Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle | 2/18 | 12 | 11-10 | — | 88B | 114A | Richard Condon | 7/4F |
| 20 Jul 23+129d | Killarney | Irish Examiner (Ladies Pro/Am) Flat Race | 1/12 | 11-7 | — | — | 78B | Sarah Kavanagh | 9/2 | |
| 13 Mar 23 | Thurles | Ballagh Flat Race | 2/10 | 17 | 11-11 | — | 88A | 119A | Mr J C Barry | 9/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Minella Diamond won?
- Minella Diamond (IRE) won 3 of 12 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 6 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Minella Diamond?
- Minella Diamond (IRE) is trained by W J Lanigan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 August 2026.
- Who is Minella Diamond's sire?
- Minella Diamond (IRE) is by Beat Hollow (GB) out of Down Ace (IRE), whose sire is Generous.
- What going does Minella Diamond prefer?
- Minella Diamond (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Minella Diamond's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 120, from the run on 1 August 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Minella Diamond's sire's record?
- Beat Hollow (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 6,033 runs since Jan 2008 (412 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Minella Diamond's siblings?
- Out of Down Ace (IRE), Minella Diamond (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Brandy Mcqueen (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Brandy Mcqueen (IRE)). The wins came over 2m7½f–3m2f. As at Nov 2026.