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Minutes To Spare (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer Donald McCain · Owner John P Mcmanus
by Affinisea (IRE) out of Nowhere Fast (IRE) (Jeremy (USA))
2 runs · 2 courses · from Mar 2026
As at 14 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
First-time headgear LTO Last run 9 Nov 2026 · 9th of 14
KTB Profile

Minutes To Spare is a lightly raced gelding with no wins or places from two starts since Mar 2026. He finished 9 of 14 at Carlisle in Nov 2026 on his first run in first-time headgear. By Affinisea whose progeny have won 172 of 1,301 runs since Jan 2008. His dam has produced three winners from three runners to have run including Came From Nowhere with three wins.

Based on 2 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs since Mar 2026 · updated 14 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 79 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Ayr, 6 Mar 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 2 figures · best 79B · median 70
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Nov 2025
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 14 Nov 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 99C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Carlisle, 9 Nov 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 2 figures · best 99C · median 98.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Nov 2025
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 14 Nov 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 1,305 runs since Feb 2022 (209 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm8225%+11.7—
Good4716213.2%−0.1—
Good to Soft3414613.5%+0.20 from 1
Soft3474713.5%+0.20 from 1
Heavy1361712.5%−0.8—
Standard (AW)200%−13.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f8225%+11.7—
1m5f – 2m4835511.4%−1.90 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f5657813.8%+0.50 from 1
2m5f – 3m2143315.4%+2.1—
Over 3m35617.1%+3.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Feb 2022 · as at 13 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Nowhere Fast (IRE) (Jeremy (USA))

3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Came From Nowhere (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Came From Nowhere (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Came From Nowhere (IRE)932m½f–2m3½fClass 2
Farfromnowhere (IRE)1132m–2m4f—
Unquite Dreams (IRE)412m1f—

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
09 Nov 26+248d Carlisle Racing TV Maiden Hurdle Race (Go North Night Nurse Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 14 ran pulled hard early and raced in the pack - urged along before 3 out - crept closer approaching the last - finished 9th and well beaten 9/14 nse 11-4 61C99C Harry Cobden 12/1
06 Mar 26 Ayr Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 12 ran Held up at the back throughout - never a factor - well beaten at the finish 8/12 3½ 11-6 79B98A Brian Hughes 15/2

Quick answers

How many races has Minutes To Spare won?
Minutes To Spare (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026.
Who trains Minutes To Spare?
Minutes To Spare (IRE) is trained by Donald McCain, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 November 2026.
Who is Minutes To Spare's sire?
Minutes To Spare (IRE) is by Affinisea (IRE) out of Nowhere Fast (IRE), whose sire is Jeremy (USA).
What is Minutes To Spare's sire's record?
Affinisea (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 1,305 runs since Feb 2022 (209 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Minutes To Spare's siblings?
Out of Nowhere Fast (IRE), Minutes To Spare (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Came From Nowhere (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Came From Nowhere (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2026. 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.