Minella Premier (IRE)
Minella Premier is a lightly raced gelding with two wins from two starts since Feb 2026. He won a Class 5 NH Flat race at Fontwell over 2m1f – 2m4f on heavy ground in Feb 2026 and followed up at Wetherby over 1m5f – 2m on good to soft in Mar 2026, both at Class 5. His last run, at Wetherby in Mar 2026, was a win. By Shantou, whose progeny in the archive have won 1062 of 7799 runs since Jan 2008.
- 2–2Wins / Runs
- 100%Strike rate
- 2 (100%)Placed
- +4.75£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 23dBetween runs (median)
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 108
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 3 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.
Pedigree intelligence
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.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +36.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 158 | 32 | 20.3% | +6.7 | — |
| Good | 2,292 | 311 | 13.6% | 0 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,433 | 176 | 12.3% | −1.3 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 2,612 | 363 | 13.9% | +0.3 | — |
| Heavy | 1,283 | 178 | 13.9% | +0.3 | 1 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 51 | 5 | 9.8% | −3.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 62 | 6 | 9.7% | −3.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,031 | 276 | 13.6% | 0 | 1 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,713 | 378 | 13.9% | +0.3 | 1 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,342 | 334 | 14.3% | +0.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 669 | 72 | 10.8% | −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
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jukella (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 26+23d | Wetherby | Jumps Finale - Friday 27th March NH Flat Race (Conditional/Amateurs) (GBB Race) Settled well in behind the pace early - moved into command 3f out - pushed out to open a gap inside the final furlong - stayed on to win | 1/9 | 11-6 | 108B | 133B | Charlie Maggs | 5/4F | |
| 22 Feb 26 | Fontwell | starsportsbet.co.uk Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Moved comfortably early - tracking front pair - eased into contention approaching 3f out - locked in a battle with the second then pushed out inside final furlong - edged clear near the finish to score | 1/4 | 11-7 | 139C | 133B | Paul O'Brien | 7/2 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Minella Premier won?
- Minella Premier (IRE) won 2 of 2 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 100%. Placed 2 times in total (100% of starts).
- Who trains Minella Premier?
- Minella Premier (IRE) is trained by Richard Hobson, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 March 2026.
- Who is Minella Premier's sire?
- Minella Premier (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Solas Me Suas (GB), whose sire is Black Sam Bellamy.
- What is Minella Premier'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 Premier's siblings?
- Out of Solas Me Suas (GB), Minella Premier (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.