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Horse profile

Minella Moment (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2022) · Last trainer Gordon Elliott · Last owner Call It What You Like Syndicate
by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Volverta (FR) (Green Tune)
9 runs · 8 courses · from Aug 2020
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Jun 2022 — 1,615 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2022 · 14th of 17 New yard Last raced off OR 88
KTB Profile

Minella Moment is a Kayf Tara gelding who was yet to win from nine starts on turf. His best effort came when fourth of 11 at Ballinrobe in Oct 2020. He raced over trips from 1m5f to 3m on ground ranging from good to heavy and reached an official rating of 91. His last run, at Down Royal in Jun 2022, was his first for the yard and came off an OR of 88 when he finished 14th of 17 in a handicap hurdle.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
Official rating88↓ 3lb off peak
88 88–91

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 84 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ballinrobe, 17 Oct 2020

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 7 figures · best 105C · median 56
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good2105C80.5—
Heavy2-34C-46—
Soft284A70—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4105C58—
1m5f – 2m256B-1—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 9 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 107C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 11 Dec 2020 Official rating 88 at the last run, 3 Jun 2022

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 7 figures · best 107C · median 96
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good290A83.5—
Heavy2107C101.5—
Soft2102A101.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4101A90.5—
1m5f – 2m2107C98.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 9 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 9 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
Kayf Tara (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,755 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1300%−12.6—
Good to Firm5296011.3%−1.3—
Good4,49952511.7%−0.90 from 2
Good to Soft3,05335911.8%−0.80 from 1
Soft3,76049313.1%+0.50 from 3
Heavy1,70827716.2%+3.60 from 3
Standard (AW)1932412.4%−0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−12.6—
1m – 1m1f2400%−12.6—
1m2f – 1m4f1631811%−1.6—
1m5f – 2m3,97952213.1%+0.50 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f4,76659312.4%−0.20 from 4
2m5f – 3m3,81747912.5%−0.10 from 3
Over 3m1,00412612.5%−0.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Volverta (FR) (Green Tune)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Bells Of Ailsworth (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m5½f–3m1f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Bells Of Ailsworth (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Bells Of Ailsworth (IRE)2452m5½f–3m1fClass 3
County Road (IRE)40——
Kiss Me Kayf (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kevin Sexton 2 0 0% −2.00
L P Dempsey 2 0 0% −2.00
Simon Torrens 2 0 0% −2.00
Phillip Enright 2 0 0% −2.00
Cian Chester 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 1 0 0% −1.00
2020 8 0 0% −8.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
Chase 4 0 0% −4.00

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
2022 · 1 run
03 Jun 22+539d Down Royal Danny Boy Bookmaker Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m4½f · Good · 17 ran 14/17 10 10-7 88105C77C Cian Chester 25/1
2020 · 8 runs
11 Dec 20+13d Punchestown GAIN Supporting Laois GAA Beginners Chase 2m · Heavy · 17 ran 12/17 4½ 12-0 91-58C107C Kevin Sexton 250/1
28 Nov 20+8d Fairyhouse Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Beginners Chase 2m5f · Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 12-0 91—— L P Dempsey 300/1
20 Nov 20+7d Gowran Park GowranPark.ie Beginners Chase 2m4f · Heavy · 13 ran 12/13 37 12-0 91-34C96C L P Dempsey 100/1
13 Nov 20+27d Fairyhouse Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase 2m5f · Heavy · 14 ran F/14 — 12-0 91—— Kevin Sexton 200/1
17 Oct 20+56d Ballinrobe Donnelly's Of Barna Maiden Hurdle 2m6f · Soft · 11 ran 4/11 1¼ 11-9 9184A102A Simon Torrens 12/1
22 Aug 20+8d Killarney Extra Places On The BoyleSports App Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 2m1f · Yielding · 15 ran 8/15 ½ 11-6 —56B101A Phillip Enright 33/1
14 Aug 20+12d Tramore Strand Street Tramore Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 12 ran 8/12 1¼ 12-0 —56B90A Phillip Enright 33/1
02 Aug 20 Cork Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle 2m3½f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 9/16 11 11-10 —60C85C Simon Torrens 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Minella Moment won?
Minella Moment (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2020 and 2022.
Who trained Minella Moment?
Minella Moment (IRE) was trained by Gordon Elliott on the most recent run on record, at Down Royal on 3 June 2022.
Who is Minella Moment's sire?
Minella Moment (IRE) is by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Volverta (FR), whose sire is Green Tune.
What is Minella Moment's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 3 June 2022. The highest on record is 91.
What is Minella Moment's sire's record?
Kayf Tara (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,755 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
Who are Minella Moment's siblings?
Out of Volverta (FR), Minella Moment (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Bells Of Ailsworth (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Bells Of Ailsworth (IRE)). The wins came over 2m5½f–3m1f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 2020. 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.