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Horse profile

Minella Majestic (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2024) · Last trainer Andy Irvine · Last owner John H W Finch
by Shantou (USA) out of Classic Lin (FR) (Linamix)
5 runs · 5 courses · from Nov 2022
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Apr 2024 — 939 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2024 New yard Last raced off OR 79
KTB Profile

Minella Majestic is a gelding by Shantou out of Classic Lin who ran five times on turf between Nov 2022 and Apr 2024 without winning or placing. All five starts came on soft ground over trips between 1m5f and 2m4f. His last run at Hereford in Apr 2024 was his first for Andy Irvine and came off an official rating of 79, which was also his career-high mark.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 2 figures · best 67C · median 62
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft267C62—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 5 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 94C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Cork, 20 Nov 2022 Official rating 79 at the last run, 9 Apr 2024

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 2 figures · best 94C · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft294C90—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 5 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 · 2 figures from 5 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
Shantou (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,831 runs since Feb 2008 (539 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+36.4—
Good to Firm1583220.3%+6.7—
Good2,29231113.6%0—
Good to Soft1,43317612.3%−1.3—
Soft2,61236313.9%+0.30 from 5
Heavy1,28317813.9%+0.3—
Standard (AW)5159.8%−3.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−13.6—
1m – 1m1f1100%−13.6—
1m2f – 1m4f6269.7%−3.9—
1m5f – 2m2,03127613.6%00 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f2,71337813.9%+0.30 from 3
2m5f – 3m2,34233414.3%+0.7—
Over 3m6697210.8%−2.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Feb 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Classic Lin (FR) (Linamix)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Goal (IRE) (14 wins).

The wins came over 7f–3m1f; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Corbally Ghost (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Goal (IRE)113147f–2m½fClass 4
Corbally Ghost (IRE)732m–3mGrade 3
In Your Shadow (IRE)1432m4f–3m1f—
Holy Moses (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ambrose McCurtin 2 0 0% −2.00
Philip Armson 1 0 0% −1.00
Nick Scholfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J C Barry 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 1 0 0% −1.00
2023 1 0 0% −1.00
2022 3 0 0% −3.00

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
2024 · 1 run
09 Apr 24+393d Hereford Hereford Countryside Raceday This Sunday Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3½f · Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-7 79—— Philip Armson 33/1
2023 · 1 run
13 Mar 23+95d Plumpton Download The BetGoodwin App 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4½f · Soft · 6 ran 6/6 30 11-0 —57C86C Nick Scholfield 66/1
2022 · 3 runs
08 Dec 22+9d Clonmel ClonmelRaces.ie (Q.R.) Maiden Hurdle 2m3f · Soft · 18 ran F/18 — 11-1 ——— Mr J C Barry 66/1
29 Nov 22+9d Punchestown William Hill Play Responsibly Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 2m½f · Yielding To Soft · 21 ran F/21 — 11-9 ——— Ambrose McCurtin 66/1
20 Nov 22 Cork I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft · 10 ran 7/10 3¼ 11-9 —67C94C Ambrose McCurtin 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Minella Majestic won?
Minella Majestic (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2022 and 2024.
Who trained Minella Majestic?
Minella Majestic (IRE) was trained by Andy Irvine on the most recent run on record, at Hereford on 9 April 2024.
Who is Minella Majestic's sire?
Minella Majestic (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Classic Lin (FR), whose sire is Linamix.
What is Minella Majestic's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 79, from the run on 9 April 2024. That is also the highest on record.
What is Minella Majestic's sire's record?
Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,831 runs since Feb 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
Who are Minella Majestic's siblings?
Out of Classic Lin (FR), Minella Majestic (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Goal (IRE) (14). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Corbally Ghost (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–3m1f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2022. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.