Minella Jab (IRE)
Minella Jab is a Milan gelding who is yet to win from four starts on turf. His best effort came when third of seven at Exeter in Apr 2024. He has raced twice over 2m5f to 3m and twice over 3m, with efforts on good, soft and heavy ground. His last run, at Wincanton in Jan 2026 in the It Pays To Buy Irish Stewart Tory Memorial Open Hunters Chase, a Class 5, came off an official rating of 105.
- 0–4Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −4.00£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 105Highest OR
- 322dBetween runs (median)
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 90
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 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 4 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,883 runs since Aug 2008 (1,463 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | −5.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 553 | 66 | 11.9% | +0.6 | — |
| Good | 5,184 | 653 | 12.6% | +1.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 3,304 | 387 | 11.7% | +0.4 | — |
| Soft | 5,035 | 502 | 10% | −1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 2,716 | 303 | 11.2% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 73 | 2 | 2.7% | −8.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −0.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 58 | 3 | 5.2% | −6.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3,861 | 404 | 10.5% | −0.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5,488 | 600 | 10.9% | −0.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5,814 | 701 | 12.1% | +0.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 1,650 | 205 | 12.4% | +1.1 | 0 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Aug 2008 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minella Beag (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Darren Andrews | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr Jake Bament | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr William Biddick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2023 | 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 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 29 Jan 26+636d | Wincanton | It Pays To Buy Irish Stewart Tory Memorial Open Hunters' Chase Left-sided over obstacles from the outset - held bottom spot early - dropped a long way adrift before being withdrawn ahead of the 17th | PU/6 | — | 11-5 | 105 | — | — | Mr Jake Bament | 25/1 |
| 2024 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 May 24+14d | Cheltenham | Holland Cooper Intermediate Point-To-Point Hunters' Chase | 4/9 | 5½ | 11-9 | — | 90A | 123A | Mr Darren Andrews | 40/1 |
| 19 Apr 24+322d | Exeter | Swan Inn D&C Intermediate Series Final Hunters' Chase | 3/7 | hd | 11-9 | — | 77A | 115B | Mr Darren Andrews | 4/1 |
| 2023 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 02 Jun 23 | Stratford | Grace & Dotty 'Restricted Point-To-Point' Novices' Hunters' Chase | PU/10 | — | 11-12 | — | — | — | Mr William Biddick | 6/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Minella Jab won?
- Minella Jab (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2023 and 2026.
- Who trains Minella Jab?
- Minella Jab (IRE) is trained by Miss M Lawrence, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 29 January 2026.
- Who is Minella Jab's sire?
- Minella Jab (IRE) is by Milan (GB) out of Minella Lady (IRE), whose sire is Definite Article.
- What is Minella Jab's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 29 January 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Minella Jab's sire's record?
- Milan (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,883 runs since Aug 2008 (1,463 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Minella Jab's siblings?
- Out of Minella Lady (IRE), Minella Jab (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.