Minella Hollow
Minella Hollow is a six-year-old with the kind of record that speaks to a horse doing what it does best when conditions align. Three wins from ten races—winning roughly one in every three outings—puts this horse firmly in the middle band of ability, but the real story is what happens when the ground plays fair. On normal racing conditions, Minella Hollow is genuinely dangerous: two wins from just three races means this horse wins about two-thirds of the time when the track is neither waterlogged nor rock-hard. That is the sort of pattern that matters to anyone watching it run.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The horse broke through at Ballinrobe in late May 2024 and has since found the winner's circle twice more, most recently at Killarney six weeks ago. That recent victory came on normal ground, which fits the pattern perfectly. Trainer John J Nallen, working from his undisclosed yard, has Minella Hollow firing at the right moments—a yard sending out five winners this season suggests a tidy, purposeful operation rather than a high-volume factory. The last six races tell a different story: a third, a fourth, a fourth again, a win, sixth place, and third once more. It is inconsistent form, the kind that keeps a horse in mid-tier company but stops short of real momentum. Still, Minella Hollow raced just a day ago and remains actively campaigned, which means there will be chances coming to get back on the board. For a horse that thrives on standard ground, the next ordinary-condition race is worth marking down.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 2 wins from 3 starts (67%)
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Good to yielding (mild give)
Ok
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
3 Oct
3rd
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 6 runners
25 Sep
6th
Listowel
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
22 Aug
🏆 Won
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
4 Aug
4th
Roscommon
1m6f – 2m · Yielding_To_Soft · 19 runners
19 Oct
3rd
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 10 runners
20 Sep
4th
Navan
1m6f – 2m · Yielding · 19 runners
2 Sep
DNF
Gowran Park
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 13 runners
17 Nov
4th
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
10 Jun
🏆 Won
Roscommon
1m6f – 2m · Good · 12 runners
28 May
🏆 Won
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 10 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 |
|---|
| Roscommon Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
4 Aug |
50% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
3 Oct |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
28 May |
100% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
22 Aug |
100% |
| Cheltenham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Nov |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
25 Sep |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Sep |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
19 Oct |
0% |