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Horse profile

Minsk (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2014) · Last trainer D T Hughes · Last owner Barry Connell
by Dalakhani (IRE) out of Penza (GB) (Soviet Star)
20 runs · 10 courses · from Oct 2010
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Jan 2014 — 4,652 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2014 · 9th of 21 4 wins · Punchestown & Curragh Last raced off OR 131
KTB Profile

Minsk (IRE) is 4 from 20. Hasn't won since Nov 2012. 3 of 4 starts at Curragh have ended in wins. Last raced off 131, 11lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 20 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 11lb off peak
Official rating131↓ 11lb off peak
131 76–142

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 133A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leopardstown, 28 Dec 2013 Official rating 131 at the last jumps run, 25 Jan 2014

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 99A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Curragh, 14 Oct 2012 Official rating 105 at the last flat run, 18 Sep 2013

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 10 figures · best 142A · median 132
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft6138B125.5—
Heavy3142A140—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4140A132—
2m5f – 3m3133A127—
1m5f – 2m3142A138—
Flat 10 figures · best 107A · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft5107A85—
Heavy399A91—
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f7107A85—
1m – 1m1f266A65—
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 20 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
Dalakhani (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 5,037 runs since Jan 2008 (497 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 8.6% from 278. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.5% from 153.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm34720.6%+9—
Good to Firm73510113.7%+2.11 from 1
Good1,19114712.3%+0.70 from 1
Good to Soft684669.6%−20 from 1
Soft87810512%+0.42 from 11
Heavy278248.6%−31 from 6
Standard (AW)1,23613510.9%−0.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f12325%+13.4—
6f – 7f3523710.5%−1.1—
1m – 1m1f8438810.4%−1.20 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f2,21429413.3%+1.72 from 7
1m5f – 2m1,07412511.6%01 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f370256.8%−4.81 from 4
2m5f – 3m153106.5%−5.10 from 3
Over 3m19315.8%+4.2—

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
Penza (GB) (Soviet Star)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Valmari (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m4f–2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Valmari (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Valmari (IRE)2941m4f–2m5fClass 4
Goingforfive (IRE)40——
Smolensk (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 11 2 18% −2.50
Heavy 6 1 17% −4.56
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 1 100% +4.50
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 4 3 75% +10.00
Leopardstown 3 0 0% −3.00
Fairyhouse 3 0 0% −3.00
Navan 3 0 0% −3.00
Listowel 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 1 100% +0.44
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 7 2 29% +2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 1 25% −2.56
1m5f – 2m 4 1 25% +1.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Danny Mullins 6 0 0% −6.00
B J Cooper 4 1 25% −2.56
Johnny Murtagh 3 0 0% −3.00
N G McCullagh 2 1 50% +3.50
Fran Berry 2 0 0% −2.00
W J Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam James 1 1 100% +4.00
Ms K Walsh 1 1 100% +2.50

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 19 4 21% −3.56
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 1 0 0% −1.00
2013 7 0 0% −7.00
2012 5 1 20% −3.56
2011 5 3 60% +9.00
2010 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 10 3 30% +4.00
Hurdle 6 1 17% −4.56
Chase 4 0 0% −4.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
25 Jan 14+28d Leopardstown Leopardstown Handicap Chase (Grade A) 21f · Soft · 21 ran 9/21 2 10-5 131120A Danny Mullins 7/1
28 Dec 13+14d Leopardstown Ballymaloe Country Relish Beginners Chase 19f · Yielding To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 hd 11-12 —133A Danny Mullins 6/1
14 Dec 13+34d Fairyhouse New Value Hospitality Packages At Fairyhouse Beginners Chase 24f · Soft · 12 ran 4/12 2½ 11-11 —127A Danny Mullins 9/2
10 Nov 13+53d Navan Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Beginners Chase 16f · Yielding · 10 ran 3/10 7 11-12 —124A Danny Mullins 7/2
18 Sep 13+189d Listowel Edmund & Josie Whelan Memorial Listowel Stakes (listed) 12f · Heavy · 7 ran 5/7 6 9-9 10572A W J Lee 10/1
13 Mar 13+32d Cheltenham Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 1) Class 1 · 21f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 5/8 3½ 11-7 142133A Danny Mullins 33/1
09 Feb 13+34d Leopardstown Deloitte Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) 18f · Soft · 8 ran 4/8 11 11-9 142117A Danny Mullins 7/1
06 Jan 13+35d Naas Slaney Novice Hurdle (grade 2) 20f · Soft To Heavy · 5 ran 2/5 16 11-0 140131B B J Cooper 5/1
02 Dec 12+15d Fairyhouse Bar One Racing Royal Bond Novice Hurdle (grade 1) 16f · Soft · 6 ran 4/6 4¼ 11-7 —138B B J Cooper 11/4
17 Nov 12+34d Punchestown www.punchestown.com Maiden Hurdle 20f · Heavy · 11 ran 1/11 11-7 —140A B J Cooper 4/9F
14 Oct 12+25d Curragh Irish Field Finale Stakes (Listed) 12f · Heavy · 7 ran 2/7 nk 9-7 10499A Johnny Murtagh 11/4
19 Sep 12+207d Listowel Edmund & Josie Whelan Memorial Listowel Stakes (listed) 12f · Heavy · 6 ran 3/6 4 9-9 10591B Johnny Murtagh 4/1
25 Feb 12+139d Fairyhouse Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle (grade 2) 16f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran 2/10 nk 11-0 —142A B J Cooper 4/6F
09 Oct 11+29d Curragh Hacketts Bookmakers Irish Cesarewitch 16f · Yielding To Soft · 19 ran 1/19 8-9 9387A Sam James 4/1F
10 Sep 11+99d Curragh Curragh Amateur Derby (Q.R.) Handicap (50-85) 12f · Yielding To Soft · 26 ran 1/26 11-4 81107A Ms K Walsh 5/2F
03 Jun 11+25d Curragh Derby Festival Starts 24th June Handicap (60-90) 12f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 9-2 7683A N G McCullagh 9/2
09 May 11+25d Roscommon Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. (C & G) Maiden 10f · Yielding · 14 ran 3/14 ¾ 9-0 7685A Johnny Murtagh 3/1
14 Apr 11+176d Tipperary Curragh Racecourse Members Maiden 12f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran 3/12 6 9-5 —77A N G McCullagh 33/1
20 Oct 10+14d Navan Trim Maiden 8f · Good · 17 ran 8/17 2 9-3 —64A Fran Berry 10/3
06 Oct 10 Navan Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. (c & G) Maiden 8f · Yielding · 16 ran 6/16 3 9-0 —66A Fran Berry 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has Minsk (IRE) won?
Minsk (IRE) won 4 of 20 archived starts between 2010 and 2014, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 11 times in total (55% of starts).
Who trained Minsk (IRE)?
Minsk (IRE) was trained by D T Hughes on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 25 January 2014.
Who is Minsk (IRE)'s sire?
Minsk (IRE) is by Dalakhani (IRE) out of Penza (GB), whose sire is Soviet Star.
What going does Minsk (IRE) prefer?
Minsk (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 11 starts (18.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Minsk (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 131, from the run on 25 January 2014. The highest on record is 142.
What is Minsk (IRE)'s sire's record?
Dalakhani (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 5,037 runs since Jan 2008 (497 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 8.6% from 278. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.5% from 153.
Who are Minsk (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Penza (GB), Minsk (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Valmari (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Valmari (IRE)). The wins came over 1m4f–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2010. 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.