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Horse profile

Minella For Value (IRE)

12yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2018) · Last trainer Declan Queally · Last owner Mrs B Queally
by Old Vic (GB) out of Nightngale Express (IRE) (Strong Gale)
27 runs · 15 courses · from Jul 2011
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Jun 2018 — 3,067 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2018 7 wins · 7 courses Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 134
KTB Profile

Minella For Value (IRE) is 7 from 27. Hasn't won since May 2018. 5 of 13 starts on good or faster ground have ended in wins — 2 from 14 on softer. Last raced off 134, 11lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 27 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 11lb off peak
Official rating134↓ 11lb off peak
134 117–145

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 118 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Listowel, 5 Jun 2017

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 →

Jumps 5 figures · best 118A · median 82
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good291B86.5—
Soft2118A69—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m4118A74.5—
Over 3m1———

Of 7 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 138B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Killarney, 14 May 2018 Official rating 134 at the last run, 4 Jun 2018

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 24 figures · best 142A · median 124.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good9142A129—
Soft6134A126—
Good to Soft4123B115—
Heavy3131A125—
Good to Firm2128A120—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m13142A128—
2m1f – 2m4f7134A124—
Over 3m4141A122.5—

Of 27 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 24 figures from 27 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
Old Vic (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 6,916 runs since Jan 2008 (630 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm30413.3%+1.6—
Good to Firm3974411.1%−0.60 from 2
Good1,79724213.5%+1.85 from 11
Good to Soft1,1691159.8%−1.90 from 4
Soft2,05324912.1%+0.42 from 7
Heavy1,44715710.9%−0.80 from 3
Standard (AW)2300%−11.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f400%−11.7—
1m2f – 1m4f2428.3%−3.4—
1m5f – 2m1,49917311.5%−0.2—
2m1f – 2m4f2,24926011.6%−0.12 from 7
2m5f – 3m2,39828411.8%+0.14 from 14
Over 3m7429212.4%+0.71 from 6

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

Dam
Nightngale Express (IRE) (Strong Gale)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them The Gossmoor Yank (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m3½f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (The Gossmoor Yank (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
The Gossmoor Yank (IRE)1422m3½f–2m4fClass 4
Squeekaussie (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 11 5 45% +9.37
Soft 7 2 29% −0.12
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 4 1 25% +3.00
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Listowel 4 1 25% +0.50
Cheltenham 4 0 0% −4.00
Punchestown 3 0 0% −3.00
Gowran Park 3 1 33% +1.50
Killarney 2 1 50% +1.50
Roscommon 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 1 100% +6.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 1 100% +1.62
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 1 100% +1.75
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 1 100% +1.38
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 14 4 29% +1.87
2m1f – 2m4f 7 2 29% −0.12
Over 3m 6 1 17% −1.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Davy Russell 9 4 44% +5.37
Declan Queally 7 1 14% −3.50
Barry Geraghty 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr J T Carroll 3 1 33% −0.62
Gavin Sheehan 2 1 50% +5.00
Noel Fehily 1 0 0% −1.00
J R Barry 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean McDermott 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 24 6 25% −0.25
Visor 3 1 33% +0.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 3 1 33% +0.50
2017 4 0 0% −4.00
2014 3 1 33% +4.00
2013 9 4 44% +5.37
2012 4 1 25% −1.62
2011 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 18 5 28% +4.12
Hurdle 6 1 17% −3.25
NH Flat 3 1 33% −0.62

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
2018 · 3 runs
04 Jun 18+21d Listowel Join The Listowel Races Supporters Club Hunters Chase 24f · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-8 134—— Declan Queally 4/5F
14 May 18+59d Killarney Dan Linehan's Bar And B & B Hunters Chase 22.5f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 11-4 13482A138B Declan Queally 5/2
16 Mar 18+284d Cheltenham St. James's Place Foxhunter Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase Class 2 · 26.5f · Soft · 24 ran PU/24 — 12-0 134—— Declan Queally 25/1
2017 · 4 runs
05 Jun 17+21d Listowel Join The Listowel Races Supporters Club Hunters Chase 24f · Yielding · 9 ran 2/9 ½ 11-4 132118A134A Declan Queally 11/10F
15 May 17+17d Killarney Dan Linehan's Bar And B&b Hunters Chase 22.5f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 1½ 11-4 13220A117B Declan Queally 4/6F
28 Apr 17+42d Punchestown Star Best For Racing Coverage Champion Hunters Chase 24.5f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 3/10 21 11-11 13267B123B Declan Queally 6/1
17 Mar 17+992d Cheltenham St. James's Place Foxhunter Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase Class 2 · 26.5f · Good · 23 ran 6/23 ½ 12-0 13291B141A Declan Queally 100/1
2014 · 3 runs
29 Jun 14+29d Uttoxeter John Smith's Summer Cup (Listed Handicap Chase) Class 1 · 26f · Good · 17 ran RO/17 — 11-11 145—— Gavin Sheehan 14/1
31 May 14+56d Stratford Severn Cider Handicap Chase (For The Gambling Prince Trophy) Class 2 · 21f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-3 132—142A Gavin Sheehan 6/1
05 Apr 14+169d Aintree Betfred TV Handicap Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 25f · Good · 17 ran 7/17 8 10-9 136—116A Davy Russell 14/1
2013 · 9 runs
18 Oct 13+13d Cheltenham Ryman Stationery Cheltenham Business Club Novices' Chase Class 2 · 24.5f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 3 11-8 139—123A Noel Fehily 8/1
05 Oct 13+11d Gowran Park Centenary Year At Gowran Park 2014 Handicap Chase (0-130) 25f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 11-11 126—129A Davy Russell 7/2J
24 Sep 13+9d Ballinrobe Ballinrobe Race Committee Chase 22f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 11-5 ——129A Davy Russell 13/8F
15 Sep 13+4d Listowel Cheestrings Beginners Chase 20f · Yielding · 16 ran 1/16 11-12 ——134A Davy Russell 7/2F
11 Sep 13+20d Galway Eventus Beginners Chase 22.5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 2/9 6 11-12 ——112A Davy Russell 6/5F
22 Aug 13+16d Bellewstown Bet Online At Thetote.com Maiden Hurdle 24f · Good · 15 ran 1/15 11-12 ——128A Davy Russell 7/4F
06 Aug 13+150d Roscommon Gaaroscommon.ie Beginners Chase 21f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 2/15 1 11-12 ——128A Davy Russell 4/1
09 Mar 13+14d Gowran Park Support Kilkenny G.A.A. Raceday On 23rd March At Gowran Park Beginners Chase 20f · Heavy · 16 ran 5/16 shd 11-12 ——125A J R Barry 20/1
23 Feb 13+126d Fairyhouse Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Beginners Chase 21.5f · Soft · 13 ran 8/13 2¼ 11-12 ——106C Sean McDermott 33/1
2012 · 4 runs
20 Oct 12+14d Cheltenham Edward Gillespie Hands Over The Reins Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 6/8 6 10-12 117—102B Barry Geraghty 16/1
06 Oct 12+20d Gowran Park Golf Membership At Gowran Park 2013 Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good · 20 ran 5/20 3¼ 11-12 ——117A Davy Russell 3/1J
16 Sep 12+160d Listowel Charleville Cheese Maiden Hurdle 24f · Heavy · 16 ran 3/16 3 11-12 ——119A Davy Russell 2/1F
09 Apr 12+166d Cork Pegus Horse Feed Point-to-point Series Final Flat Race 20f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 1/15 11-9 ——128A Mr J T Carroll 11/8F
2011 · 4 runs
26 Oct 11+14d Punchestown 10 Admission To All Non Festival Meetings Maiden Hurdle 22f · Heavy · 16 ran 3/16 4 11-12 ——131A Barry Geraghty 5/1
12 Oct 11+8d Punchestown Follow Punchestown On Facebook Maiden Hurdle 20f · Yielding To Soft · 22 ran 2/22 12 11-12 ——124A Barry Geraghty 7/1
04 Oct 11+91d Tipperary Finale Of 2011 Flat Race 20f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 6/16 ¾ 11-9 ——117A Mr J T Carroll 5/1
05 Jul 11 Roscommon roscommonracecourse.ie Flat Race 20f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 2/18 1¼ 11-9 ——113A Mr J T Carroll 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Minella For Value won?
Minella For Value (IRE) won 7 of 27 archived starts between 2011 and 2018, a strike rate of 25.9%. Placed 16 times in total (59.3% of starts).
Who trained Minella For Value?
Minella For Value (IRE) was trained by Declan Queally on the most recent run on record, at Listowel on 4 June 2018.
Who is Minella For Value's sire?
Minella For Value (IRE) is by Old Vic (GB) out of Nightngale Express (IRE), whose sire is Strong Gale.
What going does Minella For Value prefer?
Minella For Value (IRE) has the best record on good going: 5 wins from 11 starts (45.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Minella For Value's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 134, from the run on 4 June 2018. The highest on record is 145.
What is Minella For Value's sire's record?
Old Vic (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 6,916 runs since Jan 2008 (630 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Minella For Value's siblings?
Out of Nightngale Express (IRE), Minella For Value (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: The Gossmoor Yank (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (The Gossmoor Yank (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3½f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2011. 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.