Masterminding: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Masterminding is a 7-year-old gelding by Mastercraftsman, trained by James Moffatt. He has won 0 of 19 starts and placed in 3 more, for £5,159 in prize money. He runs next in the 3:52 at Hexham on 6 November, where the best price is 12/1 with Bet365. His best performance rating is 87, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

Runs 19
Wins 0
Placed 3
Strike rate 0%
Prize money £5,159
Best rating 87
Official rating 86

Where Masterminding runs next

Time	Course	Race	Best price
3:52	Hexham	Debra Corner Happy Birthday Handicap Hurdle Race (Go North Brindisi Breeze Series Qualifier)	12/1 Bet365	bet365

Masterminding form and race record

Date	Course	Race	Dist	Going	Pos	Beaten	SP	Jockey	OR
23 Sep 26	Perth	Nairn's Oatcakes Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Race Class 5	3m	Good	9	24	12/1	Leah Noreci	86
29 Aug 26	Cartmel	Hadwins Handicap Hurdle Race Class 5	3m 1.5f	Good	4	9.25	11/1	Leah Noreci	87
20 Jul 26	Cartmel	Molson Coors Handicap Hurdle Race (Div II) Class 5	2m 6f	Good	2	6.5	3/1F	Leah Noreci	86
28 Jun 26	Cartmel	Burlington Stone Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5	2m 6f	Good	3	19.5	3/1J	Leah Noreci	86
25 May 26	Cartmel	Johnny & Tony Connell Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5	2m 6f	Good	2	2	12/1	Leah Noreci	84
22 Dec 25	Musselburgh	LiveScore Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4	2m 4f	Good To Soft	6	54	200/1	Ross Chapman	86
30 Oct 25	Newcastle	Download The At The Races App Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4	2m 1f	Good	7	34	16/1	Peter Kavanagh	86
5 Oct 25	Kelso	Justin & Susan Greig Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4	2m	Good	6	27	150/1	Charlie Price	81
8 Sep 25	Perth	Auto Services Perth 24 Hour Recovery Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4	2m	Good	5	26.25	250/1	Charlie Price	–
22 Jun 25	Hexham	Tynedale Function Suite Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4	2m 4f	Good	PU	-	150/1	Charlie Price	–
6 Dec 24	Sedgefield	Download The New Vickers.Bet iOS App Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4	2m 1f	Soft	9	133.75	250/1	Peter Kavanagh	–
14 May 24	Ayr	Book Fitzdares Raceday On 22 May Handicap Class 6	1m 5f	Good	6	21.25	40/1	Paula Muir	54
6 Jul 22	Kempton (AW)	Unibet Extra Place Offers Every Day Handicap Class 5	1m 3f	Standard To Slow	9	18.25	4/1	Marco Ghiani	62
10 Jun 22	Sandown	Coral Proud Supporter of British Racing Handicap Class 5	1m 6f	Good	9	11.5	40/1	Nicola Currie	65
12 May 22	Salisbury	Roger Lucas 75th Birthday Handicap Class 5	1m 4f	Good	7	5.75	40/1	Joshua Bryan	70
23 Apr 22	Haydock	Great Haigh Handicap Class 5	1m	Good To Firm	13	20.75	33/1	Joshua Bryan	73
22 Sep 21	Goodwood	Ryan Canter Club Future Stayers' EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2	1m 2f	Good	7	16	25/1	Tom Marquand	–
25 Aug 21	Kempton (AW)	British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5	1m	Standard To Slow	4	5.5	28/1	Thore Hammer Hansen	–
19 Jun 21	Lingfield	Follow At The Races On Twitter Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5	7f	Soft	11	15.25	22/1	William Cox	–

Last time out

Finished 9 in the Nairn's Oatcakes Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Race at Perth on 23 September 2026. Settled among the front group early - pressed for effort and slipped back 2 out after a jumping error - soon dropped away - finished well beaten in 9th.

Masterminding by distance

Split	Runs	Strike rate	Level stakes
22f	3	0%	—
20f	2	0%	—
17f	2	0%	—
16f	2	0%	—
8f	2	0%	—
24f	1	0%	—
25.5f	1	0%	—
13f	1	0%	—
11f	1	0%	—
14f	1	0%	—
12f	1	0%	—
10f	1	0%	—
7f	1	0%	—

Masterminding by going

Split	Runs	Strike rate	Level stakes
Good	13	0%	—
Soft	2	0%	—
Standard To Slow	2	0%	—
Good To Soft	1	0%	—
Good To Firm	1	0%	—

Masterminding by course

Split	Runs	Strike rate	Level stakes
Cartmel	4	0%	—
Perth	2	0%	—
Kempton (AW)	2	0%	—
Musselburgh	1	0%	—
Newcastle	1	0%	—
Kelso	1	0%	—
Hexham	1	0%	—
Sedgefield	1	0%	—
Ayr	1	0%	—
Sandown	1	0%	—

Masterminding breeding

Sire Mastercraftsman (IRE)
Dam Enjoy Life (IRE)
Damsire Acclamation (GB)
Breeder Frank Fahy
Foaled 12 January 2019

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