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Horse profile

Minella Premier

Shantou (USA) × Solas Me Suas (GB) (Black Sam Bellamy (IRE))

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2020
Colour: bay

Record (GB & IRE): 2 wins from 2 runs (100%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £5,173 GB
Official rating: Unrated
Last run (GB & IRE): 17 Mar 2026, Wetherby (1/9)

Recent form

Minella Premier has no declared runs or entries in Britain or Ireland at the moment.

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Headgear	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
17 Mar 26	Wetherby	1/9	5/4F	won 3	Charlie Maggs	Richard Hobson	Jumps Finale - Friday 27th March National Hunt Flat Race (Conditional/Amateurs')	Class 5	NH Flat	2m	Good to Soft	11-9	t	L'Unique Allen (FR)	£2,722	23	0/3
22 Feb 26	Fontwell	1/4	7/2	won 1¾	Paul O'Brien	Richard Hobson	starsportsbet.co.uk Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race	Class 5	NH Flat	2m1½f	Heavy	11-7	t	Red Acres Max (IRE)	£2,451	-	1/3

1/917 Mar 26 · Wetherby5/4F
Jumps Finale - Friday 27th March National Hunt Flat Race (Conditional/Amateurs')
Class 52mGood to Soft
All fields
Date
17 Mar 26
Course
Wetherby
Pos
1/9
SP
5/4F
Btn
won 3
Jockey
Charlie Maggs
Trainer
Richard Hobson
Race
Jumps Finale - Friday 27th March National Hunt Flat Race (Conditional/Amateurs')
Class
Class 5
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m
Going
Good to Soft
Wgt
11-9
Headgear
t
Winner / 2nd
L'Unique Allen (FR)
Winner prize
£2,722
Days
23
Future form
0/3
1/422 Feb 26 · Fontwell7/2
starsportsbet.co.uk Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race
Class 52m1½fHeavy
All fields
Date
22 Feb 26
Course
Fontwell
Pos
1/4
SP
7/2
Btn
won 1¾
Jockey
Paul O'Brien
Trainer
Richard Hobson
Race
starsportsbet.co.uk Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race
Class
Class 5
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m1½f
Going
Heavy
Wgt
11-7
Headgear
t
Winner / 2nd
Red Acres Max (IRE)
Winner prize
£2,451
Days
-
Future form
1/3

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

Date	Course	Race	This horse	Winner next time	Their pos	Won on	At	Race won
22 Feb 26	Fontwell	starsportsbet.co.uk Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race	1/4	Red Acres Max (IRE)	2	22 Mar 26	Carlisle	Next Meeting Easter Saturday 4th April Open National Hunt Flat Race

1/422 Feb 26 · Fontwell
starsportsbet.co.uk Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race
All fields
Date
22 Feb 26
Course
Fontwell
Race
starsportsbet.co.uk Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race
This horse
1/4
Winner next time
Red Acres Max (IRE)
Their pos
2
Won on
22 Mar 26
At
Carlisle
Race won
Next Meeting Easter Saturday 4th April Open National Hunt Flat Race

Other runners from this horse's races (latest 20 races with a next-time-out winner, up to 40 rows) that won on their next start in Britain or Ireland. FF on the race record = next-time-out winners / runners that have run again (this horse excluded).

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Richard Hobson	22 Feb 26	17 Mar 26	1/4	2	2	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	£5,173	€0

Richard Hobson

Trainer: Richard Hobson
First run: 22 Feb 26
Last run: 17 Mar 26
First run for yard: 1/4
Runs: 2
Wins: 2
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £5,173
Prize IRE (€): €0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
National Hunt	2	2	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	£5,173	€0	22 Feb 26	17 Mar 26

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 2
Wins: 2
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £5,173
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 22 Feb 26
Last run: 17 Mar 26

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Sire branchShantou (USA)

Parent · 1

SireShantou (USA)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireAlleged (USA)
Sire's damShaima (USA)

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchSolas Me Suas (GB)

Parent · 1

DamSolas Me Suas (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireBlack Sam Bellamy (IRE)
Dam's damFunction Dreamer (GB)

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireNot traced
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Shantou (USA)

Solas Me Suas (GB)

Alleged (USA)

Shaima (USA)

Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)

Function Dreamer (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseMinella Premier (IRE)

Sexgelding

Foaled2020

SireShantou (USA)

DamSolas Me Suas (GB)

DamsireBlack Sam Bellamy (IRE)

Sire's sireAlleged (USA)

Sire's damShaima (USA)

2nd damFunction Dreamer (GB)

Dam's produce1 winners from 2 runners

Notable siblingJukella (IRE)

Female line

Solas Me Suas (GB) · by Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) · 1 winners from 2 runners
Function Dreamer (GB) · 3 winners from 10 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Shantou (USA)	Solas Me Suas (GB)	Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)	Ethan Blackmore & David McGrath	31 Mar 20	bay	gelding	Flat 14.2f · NH 2m4f	Flat 8.8f · NH 2m3f

Shantou (USA)

Sire: Shantou (USA)
Dam: Solas Me Suas (GB)
Damsire: Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)
Breeder: Ethan Blackmore & David McGrath
Foaled: 31 Mar 20
Colour: bay
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 14.2f · NH 2m4f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 8.8f · NH 2m3f

Progeny of Shantou (USA) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs	This horse wins
All National Hunt runs	7,584	1,038	2,372	13.7%	31.3%	2	2
At 2m to 2m1f	2,223	306	703	13.8%	31.6%	1	1
On Good to soft or yielding going	1,798	225	558	12.5%	31.0%	1	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going	509	51	154	10.0%	30.3%	1	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 7,584
Wins: 1,038
Placed: 2,372
Win %: 13.7%
Place %: 31.3%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 2

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 2,223
Wins: 306
Placed: 703
Win %: 13.8%
Place %: 31.6%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 1,798
Wins: 225
Placed: 558
Win %: 12.5%
Place %: 31.0%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 509
Wins: 51
Placed: 154
Win %: 10.0%
Place %: 30.3%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Shantou (USA) × Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	1	1	100.0%	0	2	2	0	100.0%	£5,173	€0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 1
Winners: 1
Winners %: 100.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 2
Wins: 2
2nd/3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £5,173
Prize IRE (€): €0

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Minella Premier (IRE)	2	2	0	£5,173	€0

Minella Premier (IRE)

Horse: Minella Premier (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £5,173
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Solas Me Suas (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 1 winners from 2 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Shantou out of Solas Me Suas (GB) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Jukebox Jury (IRE)

Jukella (IRE)0W · 2R

Female line

1Solas Me Suas (GB) · by Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)
2Function Dreamer (GB)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

View full Function Dreamer family

In brief

How old is Minella Premier?

Minella Premier (IRE) is a 6-year-old bay gelding, foaled on 31 March 2020.

Who are the sire and dam of Minella Premier?

Minella Premier (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Solas Me Suas (GB), a daughter of Black Sam Bellamy (IRE), and was bred by Ethan Blackmore & David McGrath.

Who trains Minella Premier?

Minella Premier (IRE) is trained by Richard Hobson and owned by O S Harris, and has run for no other trainer in Britain or Ireland.

What is Minella Premier's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Minella Premier (IRE) has won 2 of 2 races (100%).

What is Minella Premier's biggest win?

Minella Premier (IRE)'s biggest wins in Britain and Ireland are 2 Class 5 victories, most recently the Jumps Finale - Friday 27th March National Hunt Flat Race (Conditional/Amateurs') (Cat 1 Elim') at Wetherby on 17 March 2026.

Has Minella Premier ever been beaten?

Minella Premier (IRE) is unbeaten in 2 races in Britain and Ireland.

When did Minella Premier last run?

Minella Premier (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 17 March 2026 at Wetherby in the Jumps Finale - Friday 27th March National Hunt Flat Race (Conditional/Amateurs') (Cat 1 Elim'), finishing 1st of 9.