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Horse profile

Minella Minstrel (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2012) · Last trainer John J Nallen · Last owner John J Nallen
by Old Vic (GB) out of Letterlee (IRE) (Roselier)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Jun 2011
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Oct 2012 — 5,127 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2012 · 6th of 13
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Jun 2011 and Oct 2012, the last of them as a 7yo gelding. Finished 6 of 13 at Naas last time. By Old Vic (GB), whose progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 6,916 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 121A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Gowran Park, 19 Jun 2011

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 121A · median 108
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Heavy1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2121A108—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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 1
Good1,79724213.5%+1.8—
Good to Soft1,1691159.8%−1.9—
Soft2,05324912.1%+0.4—
Heavy1,44715710.9%−0.80 from 1
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%−0.10 from 2
2m5f – 3m2,39828411.8%+0.1—
Over 3m7429212.4%+0.7—

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

Dam
Letterlee (IRE) (Roselier)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Letterlee Star (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m5f–3m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Letterlee Star (IRE)2532m5f–3m—
Ooh Cha Cha (IRE)2213m—
The Rebel Cat (IRE)100——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt KTB Jockey SP
2012 · 1 run
21 Oct 12+490d Naas Become A Go Racing In Kildare Member Flat Race 2m3f · Heavy · 13 ran 6/13 4¼ 11-2 95A Mr J T Carroll 16/1
2011 · 1 run
19 Jun 11 Gowran Park Joe Bollard Memorial Flat Race 2m4f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 3/18 ½ 11-9 121A Mr C Motherway 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Minella Minstrel won?
Minella Minstrel (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts between 2011 and 2012. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Minella Minstrel?
Minella Minstrel (IRE) was trained by John J Nallen on the most recent run on record, at Naas on 21 October 2012.
Who is Minella Minstrel's sire?
Minella Minstrel (IRE) is by Old Vic (GB) out of Letterlee (IRE), whose sire is Roselier.
What is Minella Minstrel'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 Minstrel's siblings?
Out of Letterlee (IRE), Minella Minstrel (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Letterlee Star (IRE) (3). The wins came over 2m5f–3m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from June 2011. 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.