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Minella Tara (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2021) · Last trainer Fergal O'Brien · Last owner Graham And Alison Jelley
by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Jolie Landaise (FR) (Beaudelaire)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Dec 2019
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Mar 2021 — 2,048 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2021 2 wins · Southwell & Lingfield (AW) Last raced off OR 118
KTB Profile

Minella Tara (IRE) is 2 from 7. Hasn't won since Feb 2021. Last raced off a career-high mark of 118.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 104 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newbury, 20 Jan 2021

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 4 figures · best 104B · median 94.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft2102A94.5—
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m4104B94.5—

Of 7 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 132A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell, 22 Feb 2021 Official rating 118 at the last run, 27 Mar 2021

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 5 figures · best 132A · median 109
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft2106C101.5—
Soft1———
Heavy1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m5132A109—

Of 7 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 · 5 figures from 7 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%−0.9—
Good to Soft3,05335911.8%−0.80 from 4
Soft3,76049313.1%+0.51 from 1
Heavy1,70827716.2%+3.60 from 1
Standard (AW)1932412.4%−0.21 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−12.6—
1m – 1m1f2400%−12.6—
1m2f – 1m4f1631811%−1.6—
1m5f – 2m3,97952213.1%+0.52 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f4,76659312.4%−0.20 from 1
2m5f – 3m3,81747912.5%−0.1—
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
Jolie Landaise (FR) (Beaudelaire)

7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Owenacurra Lass (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Orderoftheday (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Owenacurra Lass (IRE)3032m–2m5f—
I'm All You Need (IRE)2622m–2m4f—
Orderoftheday (IRE)822m½f–2m4fClass 3
Mercury Bay (IRE)1312m½fClass 5
Trevor's Lad (IRE)100——
Kentish Town (IRE)20——
Taken (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 1 1 100% +6.50
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 1 100% +1.62

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 1 25% +3.50
Class 5 2 1 50% +0.62
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell 2 1 50% +5.50
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 1 100% +1.62

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 2 33% +4.12
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 4 1 25% +3.50
None 3 1 33% −0.38

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 3 1 33% +4.50
2020 3 0 0% −3.00
2019 1 1 100% +1.62

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 1 20% +2.50
NH Flat 2 1 50% +0.62

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
2021 · 3 runs
27 Mar 21+33d Newbury BetVictor Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m3f · Good To Soft · 7 ran F/7 — 10-4 118—— Paddy Brennan 11/1
22 Feb 21+33d Southwell Festival Tips At attheraces.com/cheltenham Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 11 ran 1/11 11-4 11575A132A Paddy Brennan 13/2
20 Jan 21+50d Newbury MansionBet Is Proud To Sponsor British Racing Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m½f · Heavy · 15 ran 3/15 23 11-0 —104B109A Paddy Brennan 6/1
2020 · 3 runs
01 Dec 20+62d Southwell Visit attheraces.com Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 13 ran F/13 — 11-0 ——— Paddy Brennan 11/2
30 Sep 20+221d Bangor-on-Dee Betsafe Leading Over The Last Free Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 6/9 5 11-0 —102A97A Paddy Brennan 5/1
22 Feb 20+81d Kempton Betway Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 2m · Good To Soft · 12 ran 10/12 1½ 11-9 —87C106C Paddy Brennan 6/1
2019 · 1 run
03 Dec 19 Lingfield (AW) Follow At The Races On Twitter Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 2m · Standard To Slow · 10 ran 1/10 11-0 ——112A Paddy Brennan 13/8F

Quick answers

How many races has Minella Tara won?
Minella Tara (IRE) won 2 of 7 archived starts between 2019 and 2021, a strike rate of 28.6%. Placed 3 times in total (42.9% of starts).
Who trained Minella Tara?
Minella Tara (IRE) was trained by Fergal O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 27 March 2021.
Who is Minella Tara's sire?
Minella Tara (IRE) is by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Jolie Landaise (FR), whose sire is Beaudelaire.
What is Minella Tara's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 118, from the run on 27 March 2021. That is also the highest on record.
What is Minella Tara'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 Tara's siblings?
Out of Jolie Landaise (FR), Minella Tara (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Owenacurra Lass (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Orderoftheday (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m5f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from December 2019. 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.