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Minella Post (GB)

7yo gelding · Trainer Thomas Gibney · Owner Leonard Kinsella
by Champs Elysees (GB) out of Akdara (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
11 runs · 8 courses · from May 2024
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Ran 10 days ago · 4th of 6
KTB Profile

Minella Post is a maiden who has failed to win in 11 starts on turf, with three places. His best effort came when second of 15 at Ballinrobe in Aug 2026. The gelding, by Champs Elysees out of an Akdara mare, has raced on good, good to soft, soft and heavy ground without success. He finished fourth of six in a beginners chase at Fairyhouse in Oct 2026.

Based on 11 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
Official rating113↓ 3lb off peak
113 113–116

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 100 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ballinrobe (IRE), 24 Aug 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 8 figures · best 136A · median 82
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good3100B933 · 100 / 93
Soft377A691 · —
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m493B77.52 · 93 / 85.5
2m1f – 2m4f3100B862 · 100 / 73
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 11 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 11 runs · as at 18 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 123A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Navan (IRE), 19 Sep 2026 Official rating 113 at the last run, 19 Sep 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 9 figures · best 129A · median 120
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good3123A1233 · 123 / 123
Soft3129A1171 · —
Good to Soft2129A124.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4129A1202 · 123 / 119.5
2m1f – 2m4f4129A121.52 · 123 / 118
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 11 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 · 9 figures from 11 runs · as at 18 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 10 analysed runs

  • Prominent 5 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Led 3 (30%) · 0 wins
  • Midfield 2 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 7,118 runs since Jan 2008 (521 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 391. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.5% from 387.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm531324.5%+13—
Good to Firm83812014.3%+2.8—
Good1,84019510.6%−0.90 from 4
Good to Soft1,08411710.8%−0.70 from 3
Soft1,15011610.1%−1.40 from 3
Heavy391317.9%−3.60 from 1
Standard (AW)1,76222412.7%+1.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1119.1%−2.4—
6f – 7f387297.5%−4—
1m – 1m1f8829210.4%−1.1—
1m2f – 1m4f1,99626213.1%+1.6—
1m5f – 2m2,03723811.7%+0.20 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1,06712111.3%−0.20 from 6
2m5f – 3m597589.7%−1.80 from 1
Over 3m1411510.6%−0.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Akdara (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)

10 siblings in the archive, 8 winners — best of them Akarshan (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 1m2f–3m; the highest grade won is Listed (Aklan (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Akarshan (IRE)3462m–2m1½fClass 3
Akdam (IRE)2141m4f–2m4fClass 4
Aklan (IRE)1331m2f–2mListed
Akatara (IRE)5033m—
Anak (IRE)1631m6f–2mClass 4
Rococo Style (GB)1321m7½f–2m½fClass 5
Woodfort (GB)1512mClass 6
Akiliyna (IRE)711m5f—
Kalelula (GB)30——
Aksoun (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 4 0 0% −4.00
Fairyhouse (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Smith 5 0 0% −5.00
Kieren Buckley 2 0 0% −2.00
Harry Sexton 1 0 0% −1.00
Darragh O'Keeffe 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Finn Buckley 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J L Gleeson 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Tongue tie 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 6 0 0% −6.00
2025 1 0 0% −1.00
2024 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00
Chase 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
10 Oct 26+21d Fairyhouse (IRE) Winter Festival Early Bird Tickets On Sale Now Beginners Steeplechase 16.5f · Good · 6 ran sat 4th just behind the front pair and urged early - blundered at the 5th and urged once more - still 4th after 3 out - never threatened the front pair and finished 4th 4/6 4¾ 11-9 —78A116B James Smith 14/1
19 Sep 26+26d Navan (IRE) BAR 1 Betting 'Download Our App' Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 16 ran Went straight to front - pressed for effort approaching final marker - lost the advantage before the last - unable to fight back - finished sixth beaten just over 10 lengths 6/16 7 11-7 11393B123A James Smith 13/2
24 Aug 26+23d Ballinrobe (IRE) Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle 18.5f · Good · 15 ran Set the pace early - dropped to third then fifth before edging closer under urging - drew alongside approaching the last and drifted left - hit the front turning into the straight - stayed on well - caught in the final strides to finish second by half a length 2/15 ½ 11-12 113100B123A James Smith 5/2
01 Aug 26+22d Galway (IRE) BOYLE Sports Galway Tribes Handicap Hurdle 17f · Good To Yielding · 20 ran Sat close to pace early - 7th at halfway - lost touch after 3 out - eased and withdrawn before 2 out PU/20 — 10-5 114—— James Smith 12/1
10 Jul 26+72d Cork DNG John Ryan Auctioneer Maiden Hurdle 17f · Good · 20 ran soon handy in third - pressed forward to fight for the front before 3 out - overtaken and fell in second before 2 out F/20 — 11-5 114—— Harry Sexton 5/2
29 Apr 26+450d Punchestown Adare Manor Opportunity Series Final Handicap Hurdle 19.5f · Yielding · 24 ran Sat close behind pace - fifth around halfway - small error at 6th - asked for effort but couldn't gain ground after 3 out - dropped away to finish last 14/24 2¾ 11-8 11646C113C James Smith 14/1
03 Feb 25+36d Punchestown Ladbrokes 'Best Odds Guaranteed On Racing' Maiden Hurdle 23.5f · Heavy · 11 ran Held in the pack early - improved into 3rd approaching the 9th before slipping to 4th after it - back into 3rd before 3 out - eased back to 4th with nothing left to find 2 out - stayed on one gear to the finish 4/11 8 11-12 —136A116A Darragh O'Keeffe 11/2
29 Dec 24+19d Leopardstown Grant Fit Out Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran Settled just off midfield early - urged to keep tempo at times - 5th at the halfway point - clipped a hurdle two out and held 5th with no threat to those ahead - stayed on same gear to finish 5/10 10 11-12 —86C120A Kieren Buckley 12/1
10 Dec 24+24d Punchestown Punchestown Festival 2025 Tickets On Sale Maiden Hurdle 19f · Good To Yielding · 19 ran Settled handy early - held mid-pack around 5th - unable to close on leaders before the last then stayed on through the finish 5/19 shd 11-12 ——129A Kieren Buckley 50/1
16 Nov 24+196d Navan Bar One Racing 'Guaranteed Overnight Prices' (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Yielding · 11 ran Set the tempo early - tracked by rivals with 4f left - pushed along and overtaken 2f out - dropped to third with a furlong and a half to run - unable to close on the front two - stayed on at one gear to finish 3/11 8 11-7 —77A117A Mr Finn Buckley 4/1
04 May 24 Punchestown Lawlor's Of Naas (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Soft · 14 ran 3/14 3¼ 11-9 —69B129A Mr J L Gleeson 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Minella Post (GB) won?
Minella Post (GB) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2024 and 2026. Placed 3 times in total (27.3% of starts).
Who trains Minella Post (GB)?
Minella Post (GB) is trained by Thomas Gibney, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 October 2026.
Who is Minella Post (GB)'s sire?
Minella Post (GB) is by Champs Elysees (GB) out of Akdara (IRE), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
What is Minella Post (GB)'s official rating?
Minella Post (GB)'s highest official rating on record is 116.
What is Minella Post (GB)'s sire's record?
Champs Elysees (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 7,118 runs since Jan 2008 (521 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 391. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.5% from 387.
Who are Minella Post (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Akdara (IRE), Minella Post (GB) has 10 other produce in our archive, 8 of them winners. Most wins: Akarshan (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Listed (Aklan (IRE)). The wins came over 1m2f–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2024. 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.