Minella Post
Seven races, zero wins, and a record that tells the story of a horse that keeps showing up without quite delivering the moment its supporters are hoping for. Minella Post is a seven-year-old trained by
Thomas Gibney out of Trim in County Meath, and while the win column remains stubbornly empty, there is at least some evidence of consistency buried in those numbers — three placed finishes from seven races suggest this is not a horse that is simply making up the numbers every time.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
42.9%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The recent run of form reads 3-5-5-4 going back through the last several outings, with the blank dashes at the front indicating two races where Minella Post failed to get into the frame at all. That sequence is not the profile of a horse building toward something — it is more the profile of one that has levelled off at a comfortable but frustrating plateau. Racing just one day ago, Minella Post is clearly fit and active, which at least rules out any excuse of rustiness.
Gibney's yard has sent out five winners already this season, so the operation knows how to get a horse to the front. The question hanging over Minella Post is whether the right opportunity has simply not arrived yet, or whether zero wins from seven races at age seven is telling its own honest story. For now, the horse remains one to watch with cautious optimism rather than great expectation.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
10 Jul
DNF
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 20 runners
29 Apr
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 28 runners
3 Feb
4th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 11 runners
29 Dec
5th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 10 runners
10 Dec
5th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
16 Nov
3rd
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 13 runners
4 May
3rd
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 16 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 |
|---|
| Punchestown Galloping |
4 |
1 third, 3 other |
29 Apr |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
16 Nov |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 Dec |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Jul |
0% |