Minella Buoy
Four races, four finishes in sixth place or worse, and still no win or place finish to show for it — Minella Buoy is a three-year-old that has yet to find its feet in competitive racing. The consistent pattern of sixth-place finishes, including three sixes and a ninth from four attempts, tells a story of a horse that is running but not yet threatening to get involved at the business end of a race.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
0%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Trained by John J Nallen, whose yard has sent out five winners already this season, Minella Buoy is at least in professional hands. Nallen's team clearly knows how to get horses winning, which makes the hope that this young horse is simply still learning the ropes a reasonable one. Three-year-olds can take time to develop, and four races is a small sample — but the performances so far have not offered much encouragement that a breakthrough is imminent.
Having raced just one day ago, Minella Buoy is clearly being kept busy, and it will be worth watching whether a change of approach — different conditions, a different kind of race — can unlock something better from this youngster.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
1 Jun
6th
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 14 runners
5 Oct
6th
Tipperary
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 6 runners
23 Sep
9th
Listowel
7f – 1m · Heavy · 13 runners
9 Sep
6th
Galway
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 10 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
23 Sep |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
9 Sep |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Oct |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
1 Jun |
0% |