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Minella Emperor: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Minella Emperor is a 7-year-old gelding by Shantou, trained by Emmet Mullins. He has won 2 of 12 starts and placed in 4 more, for £6,273 in prize money. His best trip is 2m 3f, where 2 wins from 3 is a 67% strike rate against 0% at every other distance. He runs next in the 3:22 at Cork on 11 October. His best performance rating is 129, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 12
  • Wins 2
  • Placed 6
  • Strike rate 17%
  • Prize money £6,273
  • Best rating 129
  • Official rating 127

Where Minella Emperor runs next

Time Course Race Best price
3:22 Cork Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Hurdle —

Minella Emperor form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
4 Apr 26 Fairyhouse Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Handicap Hurdle Series Final (Listed) 3m Yielding To Soft PU - 40/1 Mr M J O'Neill 127
12 Mar 26 Cheltenham Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 3m Good 23 85.75 20/1 Mr M J O'Neill 130
14 Feb 26 Haydock Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 3m 0.5f Good To Soft 2 5.5 6/1 Donagh Meyler 129
18 Jan 26 Thurles W.T. O'Grady & E.J. O'Grady Memorial Irish EBF Novice Hurdle 2m 6f Yielding 2 4 17/2 Mr M J O'Neill –
28 Dec 25 Limerick CUBE Maiden Hurdle 2m 5.5f Soft To Heavy 3 6.25 11/1 Mr M J O'Neill –
2 Dec 25 Clonmel Thanks To All For Your Support In 2025 (Q.R.) Maiden Hurdle 2m 3.5f Heavy 4 6 22/1 Mr M J O'Neill –
20 Nov 25 Thurles Sign Up To GavinLynchRacing.com (Q.R.) Maiden Hurdle 2m Yielding To Soft PU - 5/1 Mr M J O'Neill –
12 Oct 25 Cork Racing Again November 2nd (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m 3f Good 1 — 11/4 Mr M J O'Neill –
23 Aug 25 Killarney Killarney Glamping (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m 0.5f Good 5 27 14/1 Mr M J O'Neill –
3 Aug 25 Galway Fr. Breen Memorial (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m Good To Yielding 3 7.75 28/1 Mr M J O'Neill –
16 May 25 Kilbeggan Racing Again June 1st (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m 3f Good 1 — 9/4F Mr M J O'Neill –
21 Apr 25 Cork Pegus Horse Feed Point-To-Point Flat Race 2m 3f Yielding 4 7.5 16/1 Mr M J O'Neill –

Last time out

Finished PU in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Handicap Hurdle Series Final (Listed) at Fairyhouse on 4 April 2026. Settled in the pack - given encouragement before the 8th and lost touch approaching 4 out - pulled up shortly after.

Minella Emperor by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
19f 3 2 67% —
24f 2 0 0% —
16f 2 0 0% —
24.5f 1 0 0% —
22f 1 0 0% —
21.5f 1 0 0% —
19.5f 1 0 0% —
16.5f 1 0 0% —

Minella Emperor by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good 4 2 50% —
Yielding To Soft 2 0 0% —
Yielding 2 0 0% —
Good To Soft 1 0 0% —
Soft To Heavy 1 0 0% —
Heavy 1 0 0% —
Good To Yielding 1 0 0% —

Minella Emperor by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Thurles 2 0 0% —
Cork 2 1 50% —
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% —
Cheltenham 1 0 0% —
Haydock 1 0 0% —
Limerick 1 0 0% —
Clonmel 1 0 0% —
Killarney 1 0 0% —
Galway 1 0 0% —
Kilbeggan 1 1 100% —

Minella Emperor breeding

  • Sire Shantou (USA)
  • Dam Cloughmile (IRE)
  • Damsire Oscar (IRE)
  • Breeder N Reid
  • Foaled 25 May 2019

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