Mintana
Mintana is a horse that has found its level and sticks to it — a reliable Class 6 performer who wins roughly 1 in every 5 or 6 races across its career, but one whose form has gone quiet in recent months. Over 42 races, the six-year-old has collected 6 wins and 16 places, a modest tally that reflects a consistent but unglamorous career. The real story, though, is at Lingfield Park, where Mintana becomes a different proposition entirely: it has won 3 of its last 5 races at that track, including its most recent victory seven months ago. That kind of course specialist status means something. Lingfield suits it, and when conditions and the race line up, the horse shows up.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
38.1%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What's notable is the jockey-horse partnership with Joe Leavy. Leavy has ridden Mintana 15 times and won on it 4 occasions — a 27% win rate together — which is substantially better than the horse's overall record. This suggests that when the right jockey is in the saddle, Mintana runs better. It is worth watching for when that partnership is back on.
Trainer James Evans, based at Kinnersley in Worcestershire, has the horse in an active yard that has sent out 8 winners this season. The concern is timing: Mintana has not won in its last six races, most recently running second just yesterday. After seven months without a victory, the horse needs to get back to the track where it genuinely thrives — Lingfield Park — and rediscover the form that made it a genuine force there.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
✔ Course specialist at Lingfield Park: 3 wins from 5 starts (60%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard_to_slow ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 1 wins from 22 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Likes
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Avoids
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
1 Sep
2nd
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 9 runners
7 Jul
6th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 11 runners
2 Jun
3rd
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 10 runners
30 Apr
6th
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 11 runners
23 Mar
4th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 8 runners
25 Feb
DNF
Lingfield Park
7f – 1m · Standard · 8 runners
12 Feb
🏆 Won
Lingfield Park
7f – 1m · Standard · 12 runners
23 Jan
2nd
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
6 Jan
5th
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 11 runners
17 Dec
6th
Kempton Park
5f – 6½f · Standard_To_Slow · 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 |
|---|
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
17 |
1 win, 3 seconds, 3 thirds, 10 other |
1 Sep |
5.9% |
| Bath Undulating |
7 |
1 win, 1 second, 5 other |
13 Sep |
14.3% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
5 |
3 wins, 2 other |
30 Apr |
60% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
4 |
4 other |
17 Dec |
0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
3 |
1 second, 1 third, 1 other |
17 Jun |
0% |
| chelmsford |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
31 Aug |
50% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
21 Feb |
0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
2 Oct |
0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
4 Oct |
0% |