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Horse profile

Minella Mate (IRE)

8yo gelding · Trainer John J Nallen · Owner John J Nallen
by Shantou (USA) out of Mwangaza (FR) (Martaline)
17 runs · 10 courses · from Mar 2023
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Galway & Kilbeggan Last run 9 May 2026 · 3rd of 15
KTB Profile

Minella Mate is a gelding who has won two of 17 starts. Both wins came on turf with one at 1m2f – 1m4f on soft ground at Galway in Aug 2023 and one at 1m5f – 2m on good ground at Kilbeggan in Jun 2023. He has never won on the all-weather from four runs. His last run at Killarney in May 2026 saw him finish third of 15 in a maiden hurdle.

Based on 17 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Sep 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins on turf OR ↓ 14lb off peak
Official rating80↓ 14lb off peak
80 80–94

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 103 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Dundalk (AW), 11 Feb 2026

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 106A · median 97
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft2102B99.51 run · —
Good2106A96.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4102B921 run · —
1m5f – 2m1———
Flat 8 figures · best 132C · median 102.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)4107B102.54 runs · 107 / 102.5
Soft3132C102—
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m6132C102.54 runs · 107 / 102.5
1m2f – 1m4f1——1 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 17 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (4).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 17 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 131A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Killarney, 9 May 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 85A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 19 Dec 2025 Official rating 80 at the last flat run, 6 Mar 2026

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 5 figures · best 131A · median 122
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft2131A1241 run · —
Good2125A123.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4131A1211 run · —
1m5f – 2m1———
Flat 12 figures · best 95A · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft595A86—
Standard (AW)486A834 runs · 86 / 83
Heavy1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m889A834 runs · 86 / 83
1m2f – 1m4f295A951 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f286B81—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 17 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 from 8 analysed runs since Sep 2025

  • Prominent 4 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 3 (38%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (13%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Shantou (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,822 runs since Jan 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—
Good2,28831113.6%01 from 3
Good to Soft1,43017612.3%−1.30 from 3
Soft2,61036313.9%+0.31 from 5
Heavy1,28317813.9%+0.30 from 2
Standard (AW)5159.8%−3.80 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−13.6—
1m – 1m1f1100%−13.6—
1m2f – 1m4f6269.7%−3.91 from 2
1m5f – 2m2,03027613.6%01 from 9
2m1f – 2m4f2,70937814%+0.40 from 6
2m5f – 3m2,33933414.3%+0.7—
Over 3m6687210.8%−2.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Mwangaza (FR) (Martaline)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Magical Annie (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Magical Annie (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Magical Annie (IRE)722mClass 4
Ashgill Angel (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 1 20% +62.00
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 3 1 33% −1.20
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Killarney 3 0 0% −3.00
Galway 2 1 50% +65.00
Listowel 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 1 100% +0.80
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 9 1 11% −7.20
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 1 50% +65.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr J L Gleeson 3 2 67% +65.80
Seamie Heffernan 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean D Bowen 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr J C Barry 2 0 0% −2.00
Daniel King 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr A T Feeney 1 0 0% −1.00
Julian Pietropaolo 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Coen 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr D Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Michael O'Sullivan 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss M M McElligott 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr A P Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 2 15% +55.80
Cheekpieces 4 0 0% −4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 5 0 0% −5.00
2024 1 0 0% −1.00
2023 8 2 25% +60.80

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 12 1 8% +55.00
NH Flat 3 1 33% −1.20
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00

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
2026 · 3 runs
09 May 26+64d Killarney Mongey Communications Maiden Hurdle 17f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran Settled just off the pace - moved into 3rd approaching 3 out - briefly up to 2nd before the last then eased back to 3rd - unable to threaten the front pair through the finish 3/15 3¼ 11-12 —97B131A Daniel King 4/1
06 Mar 26+23d Dundalk (AW) BAR 1 Betting Best Odds Guaranteed Overnight In Shop & Online (Q.R.) Handicap 16f · Standard · 11 ran Held up at the back - pushed along with 2f left and still down the field entering the final furlong - stayed on steadily to finish fifth 5/11 ¾ 11-7 8092A81A Mr A T Feeney 10/3
11 Feb 26+54d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap 16f · Standard · 10 ran Settled towards the back early - roused with two furlongs left and still 8th approaching the final furlong - driven and finished strongly to snatch second near the line 2/10 1¾ 9-7 80103A78A Julian Pietropaolo 13/2
2025 · 5 runs
19 Dec 25+21d Dundalk (AW) HRI Best Turned-Out Flat League Handicap 16f · Standard · 14 ran Sat close to the front pack early - second at the halfway stage - pushed along with 2f left - fourth and driven along a furlong and a half out - bumped mildly approaching the final furlong - stayed on same gear to finish fifth 5/14 1¼ 9-9 82107B85A Sam Coen 10/1
28 Nov 25+32d Dundalk (AW) BAR 1 Casino Handicap 16f · Standard · 13 ran Sat close to the pace early - pushed along into 3rd two out then 4th final furlong - unable to close the gap late 6/13 ½ 9-8 84102B86A Seamie Heffernan 8/1
27 Oct 25+15d Galway Domino's Handicap 12f · Heavy · 16 ran Settled just behind front group early - handy on inner past 5f then negotiated crossing before halfway - back in a forward position 4f out - pushed along from 2½f out - fending for 4th inside final furlong - held effort to the line 5/16 1¾ 9-8 84117C95A Seamie Heffernan 25/1
12 Oct 25+16d Naas Colm White Bookmaker Beggar's End Handicap 16f · Yielding · 20 ran Settled midfield - pushed along on the inside approaching 3f out but failed to land a blow - faded from 2f out to finish well held 14/20 3¾ 8-12 88132C74C Sean D Bowen 66/1
26 Sep 25+507d Listowel Listowel Races Supporters Club Failte Abhaile (Q.R.) Race (In Memory Of Pat Scanlon) 14f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran Held up at the back - no impression made - well held throughout - finished 9th 9/11 hd 10-7 90—66C Mr D Doyle 17/2
2024 · 1 run
07 May 24+228d Navan Cusack Hotel Group Family Fun Day July 13th Handicap 14f · Yielding · 8 ran 2/8 ½ 9-5 9399A89A Sean D Bowen 9/2
2023 · 8 runs
22 Sep 23+29d Listowel Listowel Races Supporters Club Failte Abhaile (Q.R.) Race 14f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran 2/9 3¼ 10-13 94—85A Mr J L Gleeson 8/11F
24 Aug 23+22d Killarney Executive Helicopters (Q.R.) Race 17f · Yielding · 5 ran 2/5 ½ 11-8 —102C86B Mr J C Barry 5/1
02 Aug 23+23d Galway Tote.ie Never Beaten By SP (Q.R.) Maiden 12f · Yielding · 16 ran 1/16 11-7 ——95A Mr J L Gleeson 66/1
10 Jul 23+21d Roscommon Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 5/16 4¼ 11-12 —102B117A Michael O'Sullivan 11/10F
19 Jun 23+19d Kilbeggan Kilbeggan (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 11-9 —106A122A Mr J L Gleeson 4/5F
31 May 23+16d Wexford Racing Again June 20th Flat Race 20f · Good · 14 ran 3/14 2½ 11-11 —87B125A Mr J C Barry 11/4
15 May 23+65d Killarney Beaufort Golf Club Ladies (Pro/Am) Flat Race 17f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 1¾ 11-7 ——76B Miss M M McElligott 11/2
11 Mar 23 Gowran Park 'Doc's Bumper' Flat Race 18f · Soft To Heavy · 11 ran 5/11 5½ 11-7 —72C104C Mr A P Ryan 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Minella Mate won?
Minella Mate (IRE) won 2 of 17 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.8%. Placed 9 times in total (52.9% of starts).
Who trains Minella Mate?
Minella Mate (IRE) is trained by John J Nallen, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 May 2026.
Who is Minella Mate's sire?
Minella Mate (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Mwangaza (FR), whose sire is Martaline.
What going does Minella Mate prefer?
Minella Mate (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Minella Mate's official rating?
Minella Mate (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 94.
What is Minella Mate's sire's record?
Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,822 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
Who are Minella Mate's siblings?
Out of Mwangaza (FR), Minella Mate (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Magical Annie (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Magical Annie (IRE)). The wins came over 2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2023. 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.