Minella Cyclone
Minella Cyclone won for the first time this week at Kilbeggan, and it was a proper breakthrough after a sticky patch. The 5-year-old broke its duck on 04 September — just days ago — in what looks to have been a needed moment for
John Patrick Ryan's yard at Templemore. Ryan has already sent out 21 winners this season, so there is form in the stable, and Minella Cyclone's maiden victory suggests the horse may be finding its feet at last.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
We Win Farming Syndicate
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The record reads 1 win and 1 place from 2 races, which on paper looks clean, but the recent form tells a different story. The horse finished seventh on its most recent outing before the Kilbeggan win, so there was definitely something to fix. Now that the first win is banked, the question is whether this was a one-off or the start of something better. At 5 years old, Minella Cyclone is not exactly young, but horses develop at different speeds, and a late bloomer that finds form can sometimes prove reliable at a lower level. The yard clearly believes there is something there, and a win this close to today suggests the horse is in active training and being campaigned regularly.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
4 Sep
🏆 Won
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
15 May
7th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Kilbeggan Tight |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
4 Sep |
50% |