Minaun View
Minaun View is a horse that knows how to find the winners' circle when conditions align. The four-year-old has won just 3 of 26 races, but those wins have come at telling moments — including two victories in the last six outings, most recently at Gowran Park three weeks ago. That's a horse firing at the right moment, with recent form that reads 1-2-7-1-5-5, suggesting it's competitive more often than not, even when it doesn't quite get there.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
38.5%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What makes Minaun View genuinely interesting is its clear preference for specific ground and distance. On normal, standard conditions, the horse is dramatically more effective: 3 wins from 9 races means it wins roughly 1 in every 3 times it runs on those surfaces. That's a striking contrast to its overall record of 1 in every 9 races. Similarly, at distances between 1 mile 1 furlong and 1 mile 2 furlongs, it has won twice from ten attempts — double its career win rate. These are not small samples. They suggest a horse with real strengths if its trainer, Adrian McGuinness of Lusk, can pick the right opportunities. McGuinness's yard has already sent out 45 winners this season, so he clearly knows how to read a race card.
Minaun View raced just a day ago, so it is active and in work right now. For a horse with this profile, the key is matching it to normal ground and the right trip. When those conditions come together, it stops being a modest performer and becomes something more interesting altogether.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 3 wins from 9 starts (33%)
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 20% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Dundalk in 6 attempts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 11 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
1 Sep
5th
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 9 runners
27 Aug
5th
Navan
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 14 runners
12 Aug
🏆 Won
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 18 runners
1 Aug
7th
Galway
7f – 1m · Yielding · 18 runners
20 Jul
2nd
Ballinrobe
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 11 runners
15 Jul
🏆 Won
Killarney
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 14 runners
3 Jul
🏆 Won
Bellewstown
7f – 1m · Good · 17 runners
1 Jul
8th
Fairyhouse
7f – 1m · Good · 21 runners
19 Jun
2nd
Down Royal
7f – 1m · Soft · 14 runners
11 Jun
DNF
Leopardstown
7f – 1m · 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 |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
6 |
1 second, 5 other |
30 Jan |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
4 |
1 win, 1 third, 2 other |
1 Sep |
25% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
11 Jun |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
19 Jun |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
11 Oct |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
3 Jul |
100% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
15 Jul |
100% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
1 Aug |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
1 Jul |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Aug |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
25 Apr |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
11 May |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
22 Sep |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
20 Jul |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Jul |
0% |