Horse profile
Service Minimum (FR)
by Doctor Dino (FR) out of Zanzibelle (FR) (Zanzibari)
16 runs · 10 courses · from Oct 2024
As at 24 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 5 courses
Beaten favourite LTO
Last run 16 Oct 2026 · 3rd of 6
Last raced off OR 132
KTB Profile
Service Minimum (FR) is 5 from 16. Every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 6 on softer). Last raced off a career-high mark of 132.
Based on 16 archived runs · run-style from 16 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 24 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Wins on good or faster
OR at career high
- 5–16Wins / Runs
- 31.3%Strike rate
- 9 (56.3%)Placed
- −2.02£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 1.32Fair A/E n=16 · 1.15 incl. margin
- 132Highest OR
- 49dAvg 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 rating132At career-high mark
132
105–132
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 146
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 24 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 146A | 118 | 4 · 146 / 128.5 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 128B | 121 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 2 | 98C | 95.5 | 2 · 98 / 95.5 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 24 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 139A | 109.5 | 5 · 139 / 109 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 128B | 121.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 146A | 131.5 | 2 · 146 / 131.5 |
Of 16 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 16 runs · as at 24 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 16 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Held up 7 (44%) · 2 wins
- Mid-division 4 (25%) · 1 win
- Led 3 (19%) · 1 win
- Prominent 2 (13%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 15.9% of 3,186 runs since Jan 2008 (490 horses).
Strongest on good going: 19.7% from 553. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.5% from 211. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19.7% from 691. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.7% from 138.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −15.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 24 | 6 | 25% | +9.1 | — |
| Good | 553 | 109 | 19.7% | +3.8 | 5 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 480 | 91 | 19% | +3.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 1,208 | 185 | 15.3% | −0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 705 | 95 | 13.5% | −2.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 211 | 20 | 9.5% | −6.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −15.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 50 | 3 | 6% | −9.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 138 | 12 | 8.7% | −7.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 303 | 45 | 14.9% | −1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 691 | 136 | 19.7% | +3.8 | 1 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,501 | 237 | 15.8% | −0.1 | 2 from 9 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 415 | 61 | 14.7% | −1.2 | 2 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 85 | 13 | 15.3% | −0.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Zanzibelle (FR) (Zanzibari)
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzanite (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 5 | 50% | +3.98 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 6 | 2 | 33% | −1.17 |
| Class 2 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.38 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.47 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uttoxeter | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Warwick | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.62 |
| Worcester | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
| Ludlow | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.92 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.53 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 2 | 22% | −3.72 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.92 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 2 | 100% | +5.62 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Skelton | 11 | 5 | 45% | +2.98 |
| Tristan Durrell | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 3 | 38% | +1.15 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 33% | −1.17 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 13 | 5 | 38% | +0.98 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 0 | 0% | −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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 26+28d | Uttoxeter | D&M Groundworks Handicap Hurdle Race (GBB Race) Prominent early - dropped back after 2nd - scrappy jumping at 7th - moved into third 3 out and pressed front pair - still a long way adrift when pushed before the last - no threat on run-in | 3/6 | 7½ | 12-0 | 132 | 139A | 138B | Harry Skelton | 6/4F |
| 18 Sep 26+117d | Newton Abbot | Colin Willcocks Memorial Handicap Hurdle Race Settled at the back early - improving into contention 3 out - hit the front 2 out - pulled away impressively after the last to win comfortably | 1/6 | 12-0 | 126 | 117A | 143B | Harry Skelton | 4/1 | |
| 24 May 26+31d | Uttoxeter | Wrights Centenary Gold Cup Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled at the back - crept into contention 3 out - unable to threaten leaders and dropped away before 2 out - finished 7th | 7/11 | 15 | 11-10 | 126 | — | 119C | Harry Skelton | 3/1F |
| 23 Apr 26+23d | Warwick | KTDA Mares' Challenger Series Final Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled at the back - steady progress from 4 out to sit fourth 3 out - moved into front approaching 2 out - driven before the last - forged on the run-in to win with authority | 1/10 | 11-3 | 116 | 146A | 133A | Harry Skelton | 13/8F | |
| 31 Mar 26+42d | Bangor-on-Dee | Tom Jones Live At Chester Racecourse Mares' Handicap Hurdle Settled with the pack early - improved into contention after the 7th - moved up into second three out - pressed on to get involved approaching two out - hit the front at the last - eased clear to win comfortably | 1/7 | 12-0 | 105 | 118B | 132B | Harry Skelton | 8/15F | |
| 17 Feb 26+10d | Market Rasen | Visit racingtv.com Mares' Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back - driven up approaching 3 out - made ground before 2 out but faded before the last - fought back and stayed on late to finish 7th | 7/12 | 1 | 11-2 | 107 | 93B | 113A | Tristan Durrell | 18/1 |
| 07 Feb 26+16d | Warwick | Oddschecker Cheltenham Free Bets Handicap Hurdle Held a midpack position - pressed for effort before 2 out - stayed on to finish fourth | 4/8 | 1¼ | 11-4 | 109 | — | 120A | Tristan Durrell | 16/1 |
| 22 Jan 26+90d | Huntingdon | Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Handicap Hurdle Held up at the back - pushed along three out then edged into contention before fading approaching two out - lost more ground before the last | 7/15 | 12 | 11-10 | 111 | 98C | 106C | Tristan Durrell | 18/1 |
| 24 Oct 25+28d | Cheltenham | William Hill Each Way Extra Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back - made ground on the inner approaching 3 out - lost place after that - eventually well beaten in 11th | 11/20 | 1¼ | 10-4 | 113 | 109B | 108A | Harry Skelton | 20/1 |
| 26 Sep 25+37d | Worcester | trustatrader.com Fixed Brush Hurdle Series Final Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up in the pack - pushed along before 3 out - kept on from 2 out - finished fourth | 4/15 | 3¼ | 11-3 | 113 | 137B | 113A | Harry Skelton | 17/2 |
| 20 Aug 25+87d | Worcester | Peter Dawson Forget-Me-Not Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Up with the front group early - dropped back towards the middle of the field - made smooth progress wide before 3 out - jumped awkwardly at the following fence - drifted left between the final two - angled to the inner on the run-in and forged to the front in the closing 110 yards | 1/8 | 11-0 | 107 | 102A | 124A | Harry Skelton | 11/4 | |
| 25 May 25+14d | Uttoxeter | QuinnBet Daily Free Bet Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Made the running - soon four lengths to the good - not slick at the 6th - advantage whittled down approaching 3 out - passed before the last - regained front soon after jumping the final flight - worn down in the closing 110 yards and unable to sustain the effort | 2/6 | 1¾ | 11-4 | — | 110A | 127B | Harry Skelton | 9/4 |
| 11 May 25+45d | Ludlow | Sinclair Group Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Set the pace from the start - clean over the obstacles - drew clear unchallenged for an easy success | 1/3 | 11-0 | — | 79C | 116C | Harry Skelton | 1/12F | |
| 27 Mar 25+113d | Southwell | Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Mares' Standard NH Flat Race (Conditional/Amateurs) (GBB Race) Hit front after 2f - opened a gap into the straight - overtaken inside final furlong - held on for the rest without troubling winner | 2/10 | 1¾ | 10-13 | — | 122B | 123A | Tristan Durrell | 11/8F |
| 04 Dec 24+47d | Ludlow | Marsh Commercial Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Settled in the pack early - began to improve position with two furlongs left - finished strongly late to snatch second right at the line | 2/11 | 1¼ | 11-1 | — | 121A | 111A | Tristan Durrell | 8/1 |
| 18 Oct 24 | Uttoxeter | Winter Ladies Raceday Saturday 25th January Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Held up towards back - looked inexperienced early - pushed along and progressed from 3f out - moved into second 2f out - overtaken and edged out of the frame late to finish third | 3/12 | 1½ | 11-1 | — | 128B | 121A | Harry Skelton | 15/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Service Minimum (FR) won?
- Service Minimum (FR) won 5 of 16 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 31.3%. Placed 9 times in total (56.3% of starts).
- Who trains Service Minimum (FR)?
- Service Minimum (FR) is trained by Dan Skelton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 October 2026.
- Who is Service Minimum (FR)'s sire?
- Service Minimum (FR) is by Doctor Dino (FR) out of Zanzibelle (FR), whose sire is Zanzibari.
- What going does Service Minimum (FR) prefer?
- Service Minimum (FR) has the best record on good going: 5 wins from 10 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Service Minimum (FR)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 132, from the run on 16 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Service Minimum (FR)'s sire's record?
- Doctor Dino (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.9% of 3,186 runs since Jan 2008 (490 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 19.7% from 553. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.5% from 211. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19.7% from 691. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.7% from 138.
- Who are Service Minimum (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Zanzibelle (FR), Service Minimum (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.