Horse profile
Mint Man (GB)
by Due Diligence (USA) out of Ahwahnee (GB) (Compton Place)
35 runs · 12 courses · from Oct 2023
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Curragh (IRE), Naas & Dundalk (AW)
Ran 45 days ago · 13th of 16
Last raced off OR 71
KTB Profile
Mint Man won three of 35 starts, all in handicaps, with two of his victories at 6f to 7f on turf. He gained his biggest success at Curragh in Aug 2026 off an official rating of 66 on good to firm going and had earlier scored at Naas on good to soft and at Dundalk on standard going. The gelding, who is held up in his races, finished 13 of 16 at Navan in Sep 2026 when last raced off an official rating of 71.
Based on 35 archived runs · run-style from 20 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 12lb off peak
- 3–35Wins / Runs
- 8.6%Strike rate
- 16 (45.7%)Placed
- −18.27£1 level staken=35 at SP
- 0.60Fair A/E n=35 · 0.49 incl. margin
- 83Highest OR
- 31dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating71↓ 12lb off peak
71
66–83
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 107
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 109A | 86 | 1 · — |
| Good | 11 | 110A | 88 | 6 · 107 / 75.5 |
| Soft | 6 | 106A | 74.5 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 115C | 87 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 19 | 110A | 84 | 4 · 106 / 81 |
| 6f – 7f | 16 | 115C | 87 | 5 · 107 / 77 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 35 figures from 35 runs · as at 3 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 20 analysed runs
- Held up 9 (45%) · 1 win
- Prominent 5 (25%) · 1 win
- Led 4 (20%) · 1 win
- Midfield 2 (10%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 2,543 runs since Jan 2008 (193 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | −1.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 413 | 47 | 11.4% | +1.1 | 1 from 1 |
| Good | 528 | 51 | 9.7% | −0.6 | 0 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 216 | 24 | 11.1% | +0.8 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 202 | 24 | 11.9% | +1.6 | 0 from 6 |
| Heavy | 52 | 5 | 9.6% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,121 | 110 | 9.8% | −0.5 | 1 from 13 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 482 | 58 | 12% | +1.7 | 1 from 19 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,375 | 150 | 10.9% | +0.6 | 2 from 16 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 440 | 35 | 8% | −2.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 223 | 19 | 8.5% | −1.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 16 | 0 | 0% | −10.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −10.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Ahwahnee (GB) (Compton Place)
7 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Streamline (GB) (4 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Streamline (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streamline (GB) | 19 | 4 | 5f–6f | Group 3 |
| Dynakite (GB) | 32 | 4 | 1m | Class 6 |
| Clouds Rest (GB) | 17 | 3 | 5f | Class 3 |
| Murqaab (GB) | 26 | 1 | 6f | Class 6 |
| Prince Ahwahnee (GB) | 12 | 1 | 6f | Class 4 |
| Glacier Point (GB) | 11 | 1 | 5f | Class 5 |
| If You Can Dream (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 1 | 8% | −11.27 |
| Good | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 12 | 1 | 8% | −10.27 |
| Curragh | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Navan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Naas | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Curragh (IRE) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Bellewstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 19 | 1 | 5% | −17.27 |
| 6f – 7f | 16 | 2 | 13% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke McAteer | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Ronan Whelan | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.27 |
| Chris Hayes | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.00 |
| Ben Coen | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Conor Cusack | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wayne Hassett | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Cleary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gavin Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wesley Joyce | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rory Mulligan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leigh Roche | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| James Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin McSweeney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Powell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 24 | 2 | 8% | −13.27 |
| None | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −3.00 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −1.00 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −10.27 |
| 2023 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Sep 26+11d | Navan (IRE) | Navan Racecourse Handicap Held up in midfield - driven approaching final 2f with little response - continued to find nothing inside final furlong - finished well held in 13th | 13/16 | ¾ | 9-5 | 71 | 95C | 66A | Chris Hayes | 12/1 |
| 22 Aug 26+13d | Curragh (IRE) | Friends Of Moorefield GAA Handicap Sent clear early on the far rail - opened a five-length gap by halfway - pushed along with 2f left - margin shrinking with a furlong and a half to run - overtaken inside the final furlong - unable to fight back after finishing 19th | 19/27 | hd | 9-9 | 72 | 74C | 63A | Conor Cusack | 17/2 |
| 09 Aug 26+18d | Curragh (IRE) | Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Handicap Held up towards the back early - improved into 5th by halfway then hit the front approaching the final 2f - driven out to assert and stayed on strongly to the line | 1/14 | 9-0 | 66 | 79C | 85A | Chris Hayes | 5/1 | |
| 22 Jul 26+45d | Naas (IRE) | Forte Healthcare Handicap Sat third behind the front - moved into second 2f out - unable to gain further with a furlong left - back to third 100 yards out and finished at an even gallop | 3/10 | ¾ | 9-2 | 68 | 107A | 88A | Chris Hayes | 7/1 |
| 07 Jun 26+7d | Navan | Book Your Hospitality Now For Navan Racing Festival Handicap Slow to break - held towards back of the pack - pressed for effort with 2f left - unable to make further headway late | 10/21 | 1 | 9-13 | 69 | 67C | 83A | Ronan Whelan | 11/1 |
| 31 May 26+22d | Listowel | Croom House Stud Handicap Went straight to front - challenged inside final two furlongs and lost command approaching the last - unable to find more in defeat | 8/13 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 69 | 77C | 77A | Luke McAteer | 11/2 |
| 09 May 26+28d | Naas | Danny Trundle Heating & Plumbing Handicap Raced up with the pace on the far rail - into 2nd two furlongs out and pushed along inside the final furlong - unable to find more late but finished 4th | 4/16 | ½ | 10-0 | 70 | 61C | 98A | Ronan Whelan | 7/2F |
| 11 Apr 26+36d | Bellewstown | His Majesty's Cup Handicap Sat close to pace - 3rd at halfway - asked for effort on the inside turning in - found little and lost place close home | 8/10 | nk | 9-6 | 72 | 106A | 79A | Ben Coen | 13/2 |
| 06 Mar 26+156d | Dundalk (AW) | Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap Sat second early - hit front under pressure two out - lost command approaching final furlong and a half - dropped to third with a furlong left and unable to threaten again | 7/11 | hd | 9-11 | 74 | 76A | 77A | Conor Cusack | 12/1 |
| 01 Oct 25+4d | Bellewstown | WTW Willis Handicap Soon in front - clear on wide side by halfway - driven and lost lead approaching final two furlongs - drifted left inside last and had nothing more left to give | 8/10 | nk | 9-10 | 76 | 89A | 76A | Ronan Whelan | 9/2 |
| 27 Sep 25+49d | Curragh | HearMed Your Health, Your Hearing Joe McGrath Handicap (Premier Handicap) Went straight to the front - drifted off a straight line early and drifted further right to run isolated on the outside rail into the final 2f - overtaken soon after - held on same pace inside the closing furlong to finish 8th beaten 5 1/4 lengths | 8/11 | hd | 8-4 | 76 | 70A | 68A | Wesley Joyce | 8/1 |
| 09 Aug 25+5d | Curragh | Kwiff: Proud Sponsors Of The Supercharge Series Handicap Sat close to the front early - shared the advantage at halfway - asked for effort 2f out - lost the front approaching the final furlong - settled for 4th with nothing more to give | 4/13 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 80 | 88C | 94A | Rory Mulligan | 7/2F |
| 04 Aug 25+15d | Naas | Taste Of Kildare At Naas Racecourse 16th - 17th August Handicap Held a central position early - set the pace from the off - moved over to the far rail with 3f left - pushed for effort with a furlong to go - stayed on strongly to score with ease | 1/14 | 8-9 | 71 | 115C | 106A | Leigh Roche | 8/1 | |
| 20 Jul 25+7d | Curragh | Kwiff: Proud Sponsors Of The Supercharge Series Handicap Held a midfield spot on the far rail - driven up into contention from 2f out - squeezed for space entering the last furlong - responded to take third close home but no closer | 3/18 | ¾ | 9-5 | 69 | 87C | 96A | Ronan Whelan | 9/1 |
| 13 Jul 25+23d | Navan | Newgrange Hotel Handicap Settled handy early on - shared the front rank soon after the break - pushed along with no gain under a furlong out - held no more late - finished sixth beaten 3½ lengths | 6/10 | ½ | 9-11 | 70 | 56A | 76A | Wayne Hassett | 5/2F |
| 20 Jun 25+7d | Down Royal | G Dunlop Electrical Handicap Sat close to the front pair - into 4th by halfway and driven up - 3rd and pressed approaching final furlong then held same effort to finish 3rd | 3/11 | ¾ | 9-9 | 70 | 103A | 86A | Wayne Hassett | 10/3J |
| 13 Jun 25+135d | Cork | Ryan's Cleaning Handicap Held up in the pack early - improved into midfield by halfway - up into 6th with 2f left then edged into 4th approaching the final furlong - unable to find more and eased back to finish 5th | 5/15 | nk | 9-7 | 71 | 66C | 96A | Ronan Whelan | 8/1 |
| 29 Jan 25+12d | Dundalk (AW) | Join Us On Instagram At dundalk_stadium Handicap Set the pace early - challenged for command at halfway then edged in front approaching 2f out - nosed ahead close home before conceding place by a short margin inside the final furlong - battled on gamely but couldn't quite reel in winner | 2/14 | ½ | 9-11 | 72 | 90B | 90A | Jack Cleary | 4/1 |
| 17 Jan 25+37d | Dundalk (AW) | Floodlit Fridays At Dundalk Handicap Quick start - sat behind pacesetter travelling keenly - disputing second at halfway - driven into front spot inside final 2f - overtaken with a furlong left - unable to threaten winner again and held on for second | 2/6 | 4¼ | 8-13 | 72 | 86A | 81B | Jack Cleary | 3/1 |
| 11 Dec 24+5d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium Gift Vouchers Available Online Maiden Close up early - hit front after a furlong - pushed along and lost advantage 2f out - closed on front-runner into final furlong - regained command inside last - finished full of running | 1/7 | 9-8 | 72 | 109A | 97A | Ronan Whelan | 8/11F | |
| 06 Dec 24+28d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap Held a midfield spot early - squeezed for space inside the final furlong after being asked for effort - finished strongly to grab third close home | 3/10 | nk | 9-6 | 72 | 95A | 82A | Chris Hayes | 22/1 |
| 08 Nov 24+16d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Committed To Top Prices Maiden Settled just behind the front group wide - disputed 2nd at halfway - pressed for effort with 2f left - held on one-paced to finish 6th | 6/8 | ¾ | 9-8 | 74 | 84A | 67A | Luke McAteer | 7/2 |
| 23 Oct 24+5d | Navan | Blackcastle Handicap (50-85) Held up in midfield towards outside - pushed along with a furlong left - unable to threaten leaders and stayed on at one gear late - finished 7th | 7/9 | 1½ | 9-11 | 77 | 71A | 75A | Luke McAteer | 7/1 |
| 18 Oct 24+13d | Dundalk (AW) | Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Maiden Sat behind the pace on the rail - fighting for control early - urged into 3rd two out - still under pressure a furlong out - moved up to 2nd inside the last - stayed on gamely to go down by a short head | 2/8 | ½ | 9-8 | 77 | 78A | 77A | Ben Coen | 5/4F |
| 05 Oct 24+29d | Curragh | Fleetwood Paints Handicap Slow to break - settled handy in third at halfway - edged ahead a furlong out - overtaken inside final 150 yards - dropped away late to finish fifth | 5/10 | ½ | 8-11 | 78 | 110A | 80A | Luke McAteer | 14/1 |
| 06 Sep 24+22d | Down Royal | Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden Up with the pace and in front after 1 1/2f - driven 1 1/2f out before collared 100 yards from home - could not get to the winner | 2/8 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 79 | 102A | 91A | Ben Coen | 2/1 |
| 15 Aug 24+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Bar One Racing Bet 10 Get 50 Sign Up Offer Mourne Handicap Sat close behind the front group early - third at halfway - pressed for effort with 2f left but couldn't get to the front pair - stayed on at one gear to finish fourth | 4/8 | ½ | 8-6 | 83 | 90A | 75A | James Ryan | 15/2 |
| 01 Aug 24+8d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Tote.co.uk Chris 'Got A Text' Hughes Racing League Race 8 Handicap (Trainers Registered To Racing League) Prominent early - pressed for effort with 2f left - lost ground final furlong - finished eighth beaten 5 lengths | 8/12 | 1½ | 9-7 | 79 | 91A | 78A | Ben Coen | 4/1J |
| 24 Jul 24+175d | Naas | NFP Handicap | 2/19 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 80 | 78C | 99A | Luke McAteer | 40/1 |
| 31 Jan 24+15d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Maiden | 3/8 | nk | 9-8 | 82 | 65A | 74A | Gavin Ryan | 11/10F |
| 16 Jan 24+41d | Dundalk (AW) | Join Us On Instagram At dundalk_stadium Race | 2/10 | nk | 9-0 | 82 | 96A | 76A | Oisin McSweeney | 6/1 |
| 06 Dec 23+19d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 8/14 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 80B | 69A | Luke McAteer | 85/40F |
| 17 Nov 23+17d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Race | 2/8 | nk | 9-5 | — | 84A | 95A | Luke McAteer | 50/1 |
| 31 Oct 23+13d | Curragh | SP Or Better Guaranteed With Tote Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden | 9/20 | nk | 9-4 | — | 90C | 56C | Jamie Powell | 66/1 |
| 18 Oct 23 | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden | 9/15 | nk | 9-2 | — | 63C | 62A | Gavin Ryan | 40/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Mint Man (GB) won?
- Mint Man (GB) won 3 of 35 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 8.6%. Placed 16 times in total (45.7% of starts).
- Who trains Mint Man (GB)?
- Mint Man (GB) is trained by P J F Murphy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 September 2026.
- Who is Mint Man (GB)'s sire?
- Mint Man (GB) is by Due Diligence (USA) out of Ahwahnee (GB), whose sire is Compton Place.
- What going does Mint Man (GB) prefer?
- Mint Man (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Mint Man (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 71, from the run on 2 September 2026. The highest on record is 83.
- What is Mint Man (GB)'s sire's record?
- Due Diligence (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 2,543 runs since Jan 2008 (193 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Mint Man (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Ahwahnee (GB), Mint Man (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Streamline (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Streamline (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Oct 2026.