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Horse profile

Minster Man (IRE)

2yo colt · Trainer Robert Cowell · Owner Middleham Park Racing Xcvii
by Blackbeard (IRE) out of Spurofthemoment (GB) (Brazen Beau)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Jul 2026
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Chepstow & Musselburgh Ran 10 days ago · 11th of 13 Last raced off OR 88
KTB Profile

Minster Man is a Blackbeard colt who has won two of four starts on turf all under 6f. Both wins came on a first visit to the course, in a Class 4 at Chepstow on good to soft in Aug 2026 and in a Class 2 at Musselburgh on good the same month. He ran off a mark of 88 when last seen, finishing 11 of 13 in the Class 1 Cornwallis Stakes at Newmarket in Oct 2026.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs · updated 20 Oct 2026

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 →

Flat 4 figures · best 103C · median 97
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
Good2103C982 · 103 / 98
Good to Soft1——1 · —
Good to Firm1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
Under 6f4103C974 · 103 / 97

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 17 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 103C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chepstow, 29 Aug 2026 Official rating 88 at the last run, 9 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 4 figures · best 103C · median 97.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
Good2102B93.52 · 102 / 93.5
Good to Soft1——1 · —
Good to Firm1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
Under 6f4103C97.54 · 103 / 97.5

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 17 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 3 analysed runs

  • Led 2 (67%) · 2 wins
  • Held up 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Blackbeard (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 15.5% of 168 runs since Jan 2008 (50 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm43511.6%−3.90 from 1
Good51713.7%−1.81 from 2
Good to Soft26519.2%+3.71 from 1
Soft25728%+12.5—
Heavy500%−15.5—
Standard (AW)18211.1%−4.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f34514.7%−0.82 from 4
6f – 7f1202016.7%+1.2—
1m – 1m1f1317.7%−7.8—
1m2f – 1m4f100%−15.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Spurofthemoment (GB) (Brazen Beau)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Rogue Speed (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 1 50% +2.00
Good to Soft 1 1 100% +0.40
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 1 50% −0.60
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 1 100% +3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 1 100% +0.40
Musselburgh 1 1 100% +3.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Marco Ghiani 2 0 0% −2.00
Edward Greatrex 1 1 100% +0.40
Paul Mulrennan 1 1 100% +3.00

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
09 Oct 26+41d Newmarket Newmarket Academy Godolphin Beacon Project Cornwallis Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 5f · Good · 13 ran missed the break - held up well behind the pack - pushed along over 2f out - no impact and finished 11th 11/13 ½ 9-3 8893C85A Marco Ghiani 14/1
29 Aug 26+22d Chepstow Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Novice Stakes (gbb Race) Class 4 · 5f · Good To Soft · 3 ran Set the pace from the off - pushed on and edged further ahead a furlong out - driven out to score readily 1/3 9-11 8567C103C Edward Greatrex 2/5F
07 Aug 26+15d Musselburgh British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 · 5f · Good · 5 ran Set the pace from the break - pushed along inside the final furlong - stayed on strongly to score 1/5 9-4 —103C102B Paul Mulrennan 3/1
23 Jul 26 Yarmouth Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 5f · Good To Firm · 4 ran settled last - was pushed up into third 1f out - moved into second in the final furlong but found the winner too strong 2/4 1¾ 9-4 —101C93B Marco Ghiani 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Minster Man (IRE) won?
Minster Man (IRE) won 2 of 4 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Minster Man (IRE)?
Minster Man (IRE) is trained by Robert Cowell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 October 2026.
Who is Minster Man (IRE)'s sire?
Minster Man (IRE) is by Blackbeard (IRE) out of Spurofthemoment (GB), whose sire is Brazen Beau.
What is Minster Man (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 9 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Minster Man (IRE)'s sire's record?
Blackbeard (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.5% of 168 runs since Jan 2008 (50 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Minster Man (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Spurofthemoment (GB), Minster Man (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2026. 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.