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Horse profile

Minella Rockett (IRE)

3yo gelding · Trainer John Nallen · Owner John J Nallen
by New Bay (GB) out of Ebalista (IRE) (Selkirk (USA))
12 runs · 10 courses · from Jul 2025
As at 12 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Naas (IRE), Galway (IRE) & Limerick Beaten favourite LTO Last run 30 Oct 2026 · 2nd of 8
KTB Profile

Minella Rockett is 3 from 12 with seven places. All three wins came on a first visit to the course, two of them in handicaps on turf, at Naas over 1m2f – 1m4f on good in Aug 2026 off 84 and at Galway over 1m – 1m1f on soft in Jul 2026 off 80. He also took a 3-y-o maiden hurdle at Limerick over 1m5f – 2m on good. The gelding, usually prominent, finished second of eight as beaten favourite at Wetherby in Oct 2026 in a Class 1 juvenile hurdle. He has never won on AW.

Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs since Jul 2025 · updated 12 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating90At career-high mark
90 74–90

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 122 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wetherby, 30 Oct 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 2 figures · best 122B · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 12 Nov 2025
Good2122B912 runs · 122 / 91
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 12 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m2122B912 runs · 122 / 91
Flat 9 figures · best 114B · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 12 Nov 2025
Soft395A842 runs · 95 / 89.5
Good3100A942 runs · 100 / 97
Standard (AW)3114B882 runs · 114 / 101
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 12 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f495A914 runs · 95 / 91
1m – 1m1f3114B1002 runs · 114 / 107
6f – 7f271C66—

Of 12 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 12 runs · as at 7 Nov 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 121B the best of the last 2 rated runs · Wetherby, 30 Oct 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 96B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown (IRE), 15 Sep 2026 Official rating 90 at the last flat run, 12 Oct 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 — 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 121B · median 121
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 12 Nov 2025
Good2121B1212 runs · 121 / 121
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 12 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m2121B1212 runs · 121 / 121
Flat 10 figures · best 97A · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 12 Nov 2025
Soft497A87.53 runs · 97 / 87
Good396B922 runs · 96 / 94
Standard (AW)397A882 runs · 97 / 82
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 12 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f492A854 runs · 92 / 85
1m – 1m1f497A96.53 runs · 97 / 97
6f – 7f288A80—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 7 Nov 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.

The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 12 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 2 runs (won 0) · to 30 Oct 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.

Run style from 11 analysed runs since Jul 2025

  • Prominent 5 (45%) · 0 wins
  • Led 3 (27%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 2 (18%) · 2 wins
  • Held up 1 (9%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 14.3% of 4,007 runs since Jun 2020 (426 horses).

Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 10.8% from 102.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm800%−14.3—
Good to Firm5879215.7%+1.4—
Good99614014.1%−0.22 from 5
Good to Soft4747014.8%+0.5—
Soft6318112.8%−1.51 from 4
Heavy1832714.8%+0.5—
Standard (AW)1,12816114.3%00 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1021110.8%−3.5—
6f – 7f1,18718315.4%+1.10 from 2
1m – 1m1f1,28616512.8%−1.51 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f1,09916515%+0.71 from 4
1m5f – 2m2744014.6%+0.31 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f54713%−1.3—
2m5f – 3m500%−14.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2020 · as at 12 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ebalista (IRE) (Selkirk (USA))

8 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Chicago Bear (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m4½f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Ebiyza (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Chicago Bear (IRE)1037f–1m1f—
Narmar (IRE)2621mClass 5
Ebendi (IRE)3111m3f—
Ebeyina (IRE)511m2f—
Ebayya (IRE)711m1½f—
Ebiyza (IRE)811m4½fGroup 2
Ebadali (IRE)40——
Eshaan (IRE)120——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 2 40% +1.60
Soft 4 1 25% +7.00
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas (IRE) 1 1 100% +3.50
Galway (IRE) 1 1 100% +10.00
Limerick 1 1 100% +1.10
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 4 1 25% +0.50
1m – 1m1f 4 1 25% +7.00
1m5f – 2m 2 1 50% +0.10
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Seamie Heffernan 6 0 0% −6.00
Daniel King 2 1 50% +0.10
Reese Holohan 2 1 50% +2.50
J M Sheridan 2 1 50% +9.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 8 3 38% +9.60
2025 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 10 2 20% +5.50
Hurdle 2 1 50% +0.10

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 · 8 runs
30 Oct 26+18d Wetherby Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow Wensleydale Juvenile Hurdle Race (Listed Race) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 2m · Good · 8 ran Up with the pace early - lost ground to sit among the backmarkers before 3 out - short of room when stirring before 2 out - ran on strongly after the last and snatched second inside final 110yds - empty close home 2/8 3¼ 11-0 —122B121B Daniel King 15/8F
12 Oct 26+27d Roscommon (IRE) Roscommon Rated Race 1m2½f · Soft · 5 ran Prominent in 2nd behind the front one - ridden 2f out and dropped to 3rd - made no inroads over 1f out and plugged on to finish 4th 4/5 nse 9-7 9084C87B Reese Holohan 9/4J
15 Sep 26+23d Punchestown (IRE) Punchestown Premiere Weekend November 21st & 22nd Race 1m1f · Good · 6 ran Sat in second early - hit front approaching 2f out and stayed on well inside final furlong - collared right on the line to go down by a short margin 2/6 nk 9-5 88100A96B Seamie Heffernan 5/4F
23 Aug 26+25d Naas (IRE) TRM BIOACTIVE Energy Boost Handicap 1m2½f · Good · 9 ran Held a midfield spot early - 7th at halfway - eased over to the outer and driven on approaching 3f out - made progress from 2f out - closed to 2nd close home before getting up in the final strides to win 1/9 8-2 8494A92A Reese Holohan 7/2J
29 Jul 26+27d Galway (IRE) Tote Every Day Is A Money-Back Day Handicap 1m½f · Yielding · 11 ran Held up in the pack early - moved into contention by halfway - asked for effort with 2f remaining - into second inside final furlong - stayed on to get up and score 1/11 9-4 80—97A J M Sheridan 10/1
02 Jul 26+37d Limerick Cappawhite Civil Engineering 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 2m½f · Good · 9 ran Went straight to front - lost position nearing 1st - back in command before 3rd - matched stride 3 out - urged forward after the following fence - driven clear approaching last and stayed on strongly to the line 1/9 11-0 —60A121B Daniel King 11/10F
26 May 26+10d Dundalk (AW) Sunday 12th July Ladies Day At Dundalk Stadium Maiden 1m4f · Standard · 10 ran Shared pace early - clear at halfway before being overtaken turning for home - faded to finish 5th 5/10 ½ 9-8 8288A67A Seamie Heffernan 9/4
16 May 26+176d Navan Royal County Handicap 1m2f · Yielding · 7 ran Away sharply - up with the front group on the inner and keen early - nudged forward 3f out - under pressure and making no headway 2f out - slipped to 5th approaching the final furlong - faded to finish 4th 4/7 3¼ 9-8 8395A83A Seamie Heffernan 8/1
2025 · 4 runs
21 Nov 25+14d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden 1m · Standard · 13 ran Went straight to front - soon settled behind the pace - fourth at halfway - pushed along with two furlongs left - improved into contention approaching the last furlong - got up alongside inside the final furlong - denied by a nose at the line 2/13 shd 9-5 74114B97A Seamie Heffernan 11/2
07 Nov 25+68d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden 1m · Standard · 13 ran Shared front spot early - went clear at halfway - under pressure with 2f to run - matched up 1 1/2f out then edged back into 3rd near the line - unable to find more 3/13 ¾ 9-5 —88B88A J M Sheridan 15/2
31 Aug 25+45d Tipperary Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden 7½f · Yielding · 13 ran Settled just behind the pace in 2nd - asked for effort to hit the front 2f out - overtaken inside the final furlong and unable to find more - eased back to finish 4th 4/13 hd 9-7 —61C88A Seamie Heffernan 6/1
17 Jul 25 Leopardstown Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden 7f · Good · 15 ran Hesitant leaving the stalls - settled towards the back of the pack - 11th at halfway - looked unsure with 3f left - driven approaching the final furlong but made no impression 12/15 ½ 9-9 —71C72A Seamie Heffernan 13/2

Quick answers

How many races has Minella Rockett won?
Minella Rockett (IRE) won 3 of 12 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 7 times in total (58.3% of starts).
Who trains Minella Rockett?
Minella Rockett (IRE) is trained by John Nallen, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 30 October 2026.
Who is Minella Rockett's sire?
Minella Rockett (IRE) is by New Bay (GB) out of Ebalista (IRE), whose sire is Selkirk (USA).
What going does Minella Rockett prefer?
Minella Rockett (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Minella Rockett's official rating?
Minella Rockett (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 90.
What is Minella Rockett's sire's record?
New Bay (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.3% of 4,007 runs since Jun 2020 (426 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 10.8% from 102.
Who are Minella Rockett's siblings?
Out of Ebalista (IRE), Minella Rockett (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Chicago Bear (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Ebiyza (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m4½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2025. 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.