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Horse profile

Minnie Belle (GB)

4yo filly · Trainer Sophie Leech · Owner Michael Harris
by Frontiersman (GB) out of Lysander Belle (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)
5 runs · 3 courses · from Oct 2025
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 12 Jun 2026 Last raced off OR 75
KTB Profile

Minnie Belle is a filly by Frontiersman out of a mare by Exceed And Excel. She has yet to win from five starts on turf, with two runs at Newton Abbot, two at Stratford and one at Ludlow. All five runs came between 1m5f and 2m4f, four of them on good ground. She last ran at Newton Abbot in Jun 2026 in a Class 5 handicap hurdle, racing off her career-high mark of 75.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Oct 2025 · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 69 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Newton Abbot, 27 May 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 4 figures · best 74C · median 71.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good374C743 runs · 74 / 74
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m374C742 runs · 74 / 74
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 84A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newton Abbot, 27 May 2026 Official rating 75 at the last run, 12 Jun 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 4 figures · best 84A · median 69.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good384A733 runs · 84 / 73
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m373C662 runs · 73 / 69
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 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 from 5 analysed runs since Oct 2025

  • Held up 3 (60%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (40%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 15.9% of 377 runs since Sep 2022 (67 horses).

Strongest on good going: 19.1% from 152.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−15.9—
Good to Firm1516.7%−9.20 from 1
Good1522919.1%+3.20 from 4
Good to Soft861719.8%+3.9—
Soft52815.4%−0.5—
Heavy26415.4%−0.5—
Standard (AW)4412.3%−13.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f16531.3%+15.4—
1m – 1m1f4449.1%−6.8—
1m2f – 1m4f541018.5%+2.6—
1m5f – 2m1742514.4%−1.50 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f811619.8%+3.90 from 2
2m5f – 3m800%−15.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Sep 2022 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Lysander Belle (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Spartan Times (GB) (6 wins).

The wins came over 1m2f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Spartan Times (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Spartan Times (GB)2861m2f–2mClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newton Abbot 2 0 0% −2.00
Stratford 2 0 0% −2.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00

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

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Houlihan 2 0 0% −2.00
Conor Rabbitt 2 0 0% −2.00
Ciaran Gethings 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 0 0% −4.00
2025 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
2026 · 4 runs
12 Jun 26+16d Newton Abbot Olympus Plant & Tool Hire Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1f · Good · 6 ran Settled towards the back early - improved into contention 3 out and pushed along before 2 out - still well placed last when lost footing on touchdown and parted with rider UR/6 — 10-9 75—— Sean Houlihan 12/1
27 May 26+38d Newton Abbot Stock Exe Building Supplies Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m1f · Good · 10 ran Settled in the pack - pushed along before 2 out where blundered - soon dropped away 6/10 1¾ 10-8 7069B84A Sean Houlihan 200/1
19 Apr 26+22d Stratford George Wood Years Of Service Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 13 ran Settled towards the back of the pack - driven approaching two out and dropped away - eventually well held in 10th 10/13 19 10-7 —74C65C Conor Rabbitt 200/1
28 Mar 26+171d Stratford Richards 60th Birthday Celebration Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 11 ran Settled in the pack early - urged for effort after the second-last - unable to find any response - well held at the finish 8/11 5 10-3 —74C73C Conor Rabbitt 80/1
2025 · 1 run
08 Oct 25 Ludlow Lattitude 52 Lager Fillies' Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Firm · 6 ran Dwelt at the off and tore away at the back - no involvement throughout - well adrift in 5th 5/6 22 11-0 —57C66C Ciaran Gethings 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Minnie Belle won?
Minnie Belle (GB) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains Minnie Belle?
Minnie Belle (GB) is trained by Sophie Leech, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 12 June 2026.
Who is Minnie Belle's sire?
Minnie Belle (GB) is by Frontiersman (GB) out of Lysander Belle (IRE), whose sire is Exceed And Excel.
What is Minnie Belle's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 75, from the run on 12 June 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Minnie Belle's sire's record?
Frontiersman (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.9% of 377 runs since Sep 2022 (67 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 19.1% from 152.
Who are Minnie Belle's siblings?
Out of Lysander Belle (IRE), Minnie Belle (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Spartan Times (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Spartan Times (GB)). The wins came over 1m2f–2m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 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.