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Whitcombe Minister (USA)

4yo colt (at last run, Sep 2009) · Last trainer M Halford · Last owner Khaled A Rahim
by Deputy Minister (CAN) out of Pronghorn (USA) (Gulch)
17 runs · 12 courses · from Oct 2007
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Sep 2009 — 6,249 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2009 · 14th of 16 Won at Lingfield (AW) Last raced off OR 88
KTB Profile

Whitcombe Minister (USA) is 1 from 17, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Dec 2007. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 10 on turf. Last raced off 88, 10lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating88↓ 10lb off peak
88 83–98

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 83A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 15 Aug 2009 Official rating 88 at the last run, 26 Sep 2009

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 →

Flat 17 figures · best 92A · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)792A83—
Good488A76.5—
Good to Soft382A81—
Good to Firm277A76.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f888A75.5—
1m – 1m1f792A79—
6f – 7f287C83.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 17 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
Deputy Minister (CAN)

Progeny in our archive have won 0% of 29 runs since Mar 2008 (4 horses). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm300%00 from 2
Good1000%00 from 4
Good to Soft500%00 from 3
Soft200%00 from 1
Standard (AW)900%01 from 7
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%01 from 2
1m – 1m1f900%00 from 7
1m2f – 1m4f800%00 from 8
2m1f – 2m4f200%0—
2m5f – 3m900%0—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2008 · as at 6 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Pronghorn (USA) (Gulch)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Omaticaya (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 7 1 14% −4.25
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +1.75

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 3 0 0% −3.00
Lingfield (AW) 2 1 50% +0.75
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 8 0 0% −8.00
1m – 1m1f 7 0 0% −7.00
6f – 7f 2 1 50% +0.75

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
J F Egan 10 1 10% −7.25
Robert Havlin 3 0 0% −3.00
Rory Cleary 1 0 0% −1.00
Seb Sanders 1 0 0% −1.00
Joe Fanning 1 0 0% −1.00
George Baker 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 14 1 7% −11.25
Blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 6 0 0% −6.00
2008 9 0 0% −9.00
2007 2 1 50% +0.75

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
2009 · 6 runs
26 Sep 09+21d Gowran Park Autumn Team Classic 2009 At Gowran Park Handicap (60-90) 1m · Good To Firm · 16 ran 14/16 ¾ 9-13 8876A Rory Cleary 12/1
05 Sep 09+21d Leopardstown Stepaside Handicap (60-100) 1m1f · Good To Yielding · 20 ran 11/20 ½ 9-7 9082A J F Egan 20/1
15 Aug 09+106d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund August Handicap (Premier Handicap) 1m2½f · Standard · 14 ran 10/14 shd 9-4 9283A J F Egan 7/1
01 May 09+34d Lingfield (AW) Colemans Hatch Handicap Class 2 · 1m2f · Standard · 9 ran 7/9 1½ 8-12 9274A J F Egan 5/1
28 Mar 09+21d Kempton (AW) williamhill.com Rosebery Stakes (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 1m3f · Standard · 16 ran 16/16 6 9-3 9259C Seb Sanders 10/1
07 Mar 09+141d Wolverhampton (AW) William Hill Lincoln Trial Heritage Handicap Class 2 · 1m½f · Standard · 13 ran 3/13 1¼ 9-2 9287A J F Egan 11/2
2008 · 9 runs
17 Oct 08+6d Newmarket Thoroughbred Breeders Association Handicap Class 2 · 1m4f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 ½ 9-2 9573A Robert Havlin 18/1
11 Oct 08+27d Ascot David & Toni Eyles Handicap Class 2 · 1m2f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 5/10 ½ 8-11 9581A Robert Havlin 25/1
14 Sep 08+66d Chelmsford (AW) Claret Conditions Stakes Class 3 · 1m · Standard · 8 ran 7/8 17 8-9 9853C Joe Fanning 10/1
10 Jul 08+21d Newmarket Six Whiting Street Conditions Stakes Class 2 · 1m · Good To Soft · 7 ran 7/7 ¾ 8-12 9274A J F Egan 10/1
19 Jun 08+19d Ascot Hampton Court Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 12/15 1 9-2 9277A J F Egan 20/1
31 May 08+14d Goodwood On The House Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 1m · Soft · 9 ran 4/9 nse 8-7 9279A Robert Havlin 25/1
17 May 08+21d Newbury totescoop6 London Gold Cup Heritage Handicap Class 2 · 1m2f · Good · 14 ran 5/14 1¼ 9-1 9288A George Baker 16/1
26 Apr 08+42d Sandown Casino At Bet365.com Classic Trial (Group 3) Class 1 · 1m2f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 1¾ 9-0 9262A J F Egan 20/1
15 Mar 08+77d Kempton (AW) 32Red.com Best Casino Since 2003 Conditions Stakes Class 2 · 1m1f · Standard · 8 ran 2/8 1¾ 9-3 8392A J F Egan 7/1
2007 · 2 runs
29 Dec 07+85d Lingfield (AW) Play Golf at Lingfield Park Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 1/14 9-3 8387C J F Egan 7/4F
05 Oct 07 Newmarket NGK Spark Plugs E.B.F. Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 3 · 7f · Good · 14 ran 4/14 nk 9-3 —80C J F Egan 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Whitcombe Minister won?
Whitcombe Minister (USA) won 1 of 17 archived starts between 2007 and 2009, a strike rate of 5.9%. Placed 3 times in total (17.6% of starts).
Who trained Whitcombe Minister?
Whitcombe Minister (USA) was trained by M Halford on the most recent run on record, at Gowran Park on 26 September 2009.
Who is Whitcombe Minister's sire?
Whitcombe Minister (USA) is by Deputy Minister (CAN) out of Pronghorn (USA), whose sire is Gulch.
What going does Whitcombe Minister prefer?
Whitcombe Minister (USA) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Whitcombe Minister's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 26 September 2009. The highest on record is 98.
What is Whitcombe Minister's sire's record?
Deputy Minister (CAN)'s progeny in our archive have won 0% of 29 runs since Mar 2008 (4 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.
Who are Whitcombe Minister's siblings?
Out of Pronghorn (USA), Whitcombe Minister (USA) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2007. 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.