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Minstrel Knight: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Minstrel Knight is a 5-year-old gelding by Advertise, trained by Edward Bethell. He has won 5 of 20 starts and placed in 7 more, for £95,652 in prize money. He has won 3 of 6 on soft ground, which is the surface to note. He runs next in the 5:01 at Ayr on 17 September, where the best price is 17/2 with Bet365. His best performance rating is 127, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 20
  • Wins 5
  • Placed 12
  • Strike rate 25%
  • Prize money £95,652
  • Best rating 127
  • Official rating 85

Where Minstrel Knight runs next

Time Course Race Best price
5:01 Ayr Tennent's Lager Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) 17/2 Bet365 bet365

Minstrel Knight form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
31 May 26 Thirsk Sky Bet For The Fans Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 3 2m Good 13 104.75 9/2 Callum Rodriguez 85
23 Jan 26 Doncaster Virgin Bet A Good Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 2m 0.5f Soft 1 — 7/2 Brian Hughes 117
27 Dec 25 Wetherby William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m Soft 1 — 15/2 Sean Quinlan –
14 Dec 25 Southwell Download The At The Races App Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m Good To Soft 5 13 7/2 Charlie Deutsch –
15 Nov 25 Wetherby Boyle Sports Best Odds Guaranteed 'Introductory' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 2m Soft F - 7/1 Brian Hughes –
28 Sep 25 Curragh Friends Of The Curragh Irish Cesarewitch (0-110) (Premier Handicap) 2m 1f Yielding 11 7.25 40/1 Andrew Slattery 86
13 Sep 25 Musselburgh Scots Association Musselburgh Gold Cup Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 2m 2f Good To Soft 2 2.25 11/2 Callum Rodriguez 85
5 Jul 25 Haydock bet365 Old Newton Cup Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 1m 4f Good 13 32.5 14/1 Connor Beasley 87
15 Jun 25 Hamilton Sky Bet, For The Fans Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 3 1m 5f Good To Soft 4 3.5 13/2 Kevin Stott 88
9 Nov 24 Doncaster Virgin Bet November Handicap Class 2 1m 4f Soft 11 5.75 7/1 Aidan Keeley 88
11 Oct 24 York William Hill Finale Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 1m 6f Soft 1 — 7/1 Aidan Keeley 82
27 Sep 24 Haydock Sky Bet Extra Place Races Daily Handicap Class 3 1m 6f Heavy 1 — 9/2 Aidan Keeley 75
23 Sep 24 Hamilton Sir Ian Good Memorial Handicap Class 4 1m 4f Good To Soft 3 2.25 15/8F Callum Rodriguez 75
4 Sep 24 Southwell (AW) Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Class 5 1m 4f Standard 2 1 5/2 P J McDonald 74
10 Jun 24 Carlisle Every Race Live On RacingTV Handicap Class 5 1m 3f Good 1 — 11/8F Callum Rodriguez 69
24 May 24 Pontefract Napoleons Casino Bradford Maiden Handicap Class 5 1m 2f Good 2 2.75 4/1 Hollie Doyle 69
27 Apr 24 Haydock TrustATrader Approved And Reviewed Trades People Handicap Class 5 1m Soft 3 4.75 9/4F Jim Crowley 69
30 Jan 24 Southwell (AW) BetMGM: It's Showtime Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 1m Standard 3 2.75 9/2 Harrison Shaw –
7 Dec 23 Southwell (AW) Bet 10 Get 40 At BetMGM Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 1m Standard 3 3.25 50/1 Pierre-Louis Jamin –
17 Nov 23 Newcastle (AW) BetMGM: Stay Golden With Responsible Play EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 5 7f Standard 8 12.75 25/1 P J McDonald –

Last time out

Finished 13 in the Sky Bet For The Fans Handicap (GBBPlus Race) at Thirsk on 31 May 2026. Positioned near front rank early - urged into effort with 4f remaining - faded steadily thereafter to finish well beaten.

Minstrel Knight by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
16f 4 1 25% —
12f 4 0 0% —
8f 3 0 0% —
14f 2 2 100% —
16.5f 1 1 100% —
17f 1 0 0% —
18f 1 0 0% —
13f 1 0 0% —
11f 1 1 100% —
10f 1 0 0% —
7f 1 0 0% —

Minstrel Knight by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Soft 6 3 50% —
Good 4 1 25% —
Good To Soft 4 0 0% —
Standard 4 0 0% —
Yielding 1 0 0% —
Heavy 1 1 100% —

Minstrel Knight by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Haydock 3 1 33% —
Southwell (AW) 3 0 0% —
Doncaster 2 1 50% —
Wetherby 2 1 50% —
Hamilton 2 0 0% —
Thirsk 1 0 0% —
Southwell 1 0 0% —
Curragh 1 0 0% —
Musselburgh 1 0 0% —
York 1 1 100% —

Minstrel Knight breeding

  • Sire Advertise (GB)
  • Dam True To Love (IRE)
  • Damsire Es Que Love (IRE)
  • Breeder An Bloodstock Ltd
  • Foaled 21 February 2021

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