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Horse profile

Minimalistic (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, May 2023) · Last trainer Mrs S Darke · Last owner Edward And Sue Darke
by Definite Article (GB) out of Grangeclare Star (IRE) (Old Vic)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Nov 2020
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 May 2023 — 1,253 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2023 Last raced off OR 96
KTB Profile

Minimalistic (IRE) is yet to win from 8 starts. Best effort: 3rd of 5 at Exeter (Jan 2021). Last raced off 96, 16lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 16lb off peak
Official rating96↓ 16lb off peak
96 96–112

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 120C · median 92.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft2120C92.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (5) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 95C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Exeter, 19 Jan 2021 Official rating 96 at the last run, 17 May 2023

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 3 figures · best 95C · median 93
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft295C94—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 8 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
Definite Article (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm26519.2%+8.7—
Good to Firm5316913%+2.5—
Good2,03122411%+0.50 from 3
Good to Soft8358910.7%+0.20 from 2
Soft1,3771228.9%−1.60 from 3
Heavy6797410.9%+0.4—
Standard (AW)13875.1%−5.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f11218.2%+7.7—
1m – 1m1f49510.2%−0.3—
1m2f – 1m4f21194.3%−6.2—
1m5f – 2m1,81118510.2%−0.30 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1,90020410.7%+0.20 from 2
2m5f – 3m1,34915611.6%+1.10 from 3
Over 3m2862910.1%−0.40 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Grangeclare Star (IRE) (Old Vic)

5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Saratoga Lass (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Saratoga Lass (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Saratoga Lass (IRE)1312mClass 4
Mag Brady (IRE)110——
Biddys Star (IRE)20——
Ambers Rose (IRE)10——
Gc Star Speed (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

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

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Exeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Bryony Frost 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr Joshua Newman 1 0 0% −1.00
Freddie Gordon 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Tommie M O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00
Angus Cheleda 1 0 0% −1.00
James Best 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Houlihan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 4 0 0% −4.00
None 4 0 0% −4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 2 0 0% −2.00
2022 1 0 0% −1.00
2021 3 0 0% −3.00
2020 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 6 0 0% −6.00
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00

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
17 May 23+52d Newton Abbot Totnes And Bridgetown Chase Company Open Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 26f · Good · 8 ran PU/8 — 12-0 96—— Mr Joshua Newman 14/1
26 Mar 23+331d Exeter Totnes And Bridgetown Races Company Ltd Novices' Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good To Soft · 5 ran UR/5 — 11-9 96—— Freddie Gordon 11/1
29 Apr 22+393d Cheltenham Join Racing TV Now Intermediate Point-To-Point Hunters' Chase Class 4 · 26f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-12 102—— Mr Tommie M O'Brien 28/1
01 Apr 21+35d Ffos Las Trustmark Design & Print Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 24f · Good To Soft · 11 ran F/11 — 10-6 107—— Angus Cheleda 33/1
25 Feb 21+37d Chepstow Pertemps Memorial To Roger Lewis Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-6 112—— James Best 25/1
19 Jan 21+35d Exeter Get Daily Tips At racingtv.com Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 24f · Soft · 5 ran 3/5 18 10-12 —120C95C Bryony Frost 150/1
15 Dec 20+19d Wincanton Watch On Racing TV Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 14 ran 12/14 ¾ 10-9 —65C93C Sean Houlihan 200/1
26 Nov 20 Taunton Setsquare Recruitment 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 14 ran 12/14 11 10-12 ——85C Bryony Frost 80/1

Quick answers

How many races has Minimalistic (IRE) won?
Minimalistic (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2020 and 2023.
Who trained Minimalistic (IRE)?
Minimalistic (IRE) was trained by Mrs S Darke on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 17 May 2023.
Who is Minimalistic (IRE)'s sire?
Minimalistic (IRE) is by Definite Article (GB) out of Grangeclare Star (IRE), whose sire is Old Vic.
What is Minimalistic (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 96, from the run on 17 May 2023. The highest on record is 112.
What is Minimalistic (IRE)'s sire's record?
Definite Article (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.
Who are Minimalistic (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Grangeclare Star (IRE), Minimalistic (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Saratoga Lass (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Saratoga Lass (IRE)). The wins came over 2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2020. 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.