Horse Details

Minella Crooner (IRE)

19 Runs 5 Wins (26.3%) 4 Places (21.1%)
Trainer: Gordon Elliott
8 years old
Sire: Shantou (USA)
Dam: Laren (GER)
Damsire: Monsun
Past Runs (19 Total)
Date/Time Course Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
03/05/25
16:15
Punchestown (IRE) 3m½f Sam Ewing Gordon Elliott 8 6:45.71 56 142 11-4 22/1
Held up in rear - jumped right 12th - soon struggling - tailed off(op 18/1)
12/03/25
15:20
Cheltenham 3m5½f Jordan Gainford Gordon Elliott 99 - - 146 10-13 50/1
Held up in rear - prominent 3rd - lost position 8th - towards rear 9th - struggling 20th - lost touch 23rd - pulled up before 24th(op 66/1)
05/02/25
13:55
Fairyhouse (IRE) 3m½f Jordan Gainford Gordon Elliott 5 6:47.75 27 146 11-10 11/1
Jumped right on occasions - didn't always jump with fluency - held up in rear but in touch with leaders - slow jump 4 out - weakened after 3 out(op 12/1 tchd 10/1 and tchd 16/1)
01/01/25
14:15
Tramore (IRE) 2m7f Jordan Gainford Gordon Elliott 6 6:24.13 1.25 149 11-0 12/1
In touch with leaders - went third halfway - weakened from 3 out(op 16/1 tchd 11/1)
16/10/24
15:50
Punchestown (IRE) 2m7f Danny Gilligan Gordon Elliott 99 - - 149 11-0 5/1
Never going well - midfield - bumped 3rd - dropped to rear when not fluent then reminder 5th - struggling and weakened after 6th - pulled up after 8th (vet reported gelding was clinically abnormal post race)(op 13/2 tchd 9/2)
04/05/24
16:15
Punchestown (IRE) 3m½f Sam Ewing Gordon Elliott 1st 6:43.00 Won 142 11-4 25/1
Prominent - overjumped 7th - ridden to lead before 2 out - joined 2 out - not fluent last - kept on well run-in - just prevailed (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding appreciated the drop in class which allowed him to travel better throughout race)(op 20/1)
13/04/24
16:00
Aintree 4m2½f Kevin Sexton Gordon Elliott 99 - - 149 10-10 125/1
Prominent - weakened after 24th (2nd Canal Turn) - tailed off when pulled up after 3 out(op 100/1)
12/03/24
14:50
Cheltenham 3m1f Jordan Gainford Gordon Elliott 99 - - 146 11-7 33/1
Raced wide - midfield - mistake 15th - weakened before 4 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 40/1)
24/02/24
15:50
Fairyhouse (IRE) 3m1½f Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott 3rd 7:18.40 11 146 11-3 9/4
Led narrowly - joined 13th - weakened from 2 out(op 6/4)
01/01/24
14:15
Tramore (IRE) 2m7f Sam Ewing Gordon Elliott 3rd 6:24.98 .5 143 11-3 14/1
In touch with leaders - lost touch 3 out - went remote third before 2 out - ran on well run-in - no match for first two(tchd 16/1)
03/12/23
12:55
Fairyhouse (IRE) 3m5½f Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott 99 - - 144 11-11 7/2J
In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield before 4 out - tired jump 3 out - soon eased - pulled up before 2 out (vet reported gelding to be post race normal)
17/11/23
14:00
Wexford (IRE) 2m7f Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott 1st 6:28.70 Won 144 11-0 4/1
Jumped right on occasions - soon disputed lead - not fluent and raced in second 6th - joined leader 10th - led and switched right but faced challenge before 2 out - ridden towards near side after 2 out - kept on well towards finish - all out(op 5/1)
14/03/23
17:30
Cheltenham 3m6f Mr B O'Neill Gordon Elliott 99 - - 146 11-7 13/2
Prominent - ridden after 4 out - soon weakened - pulled up after 3 out (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding stopped quickly; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 7/1)
08/02/23
13:45
Fairyhouse (IRE) 2m7½f Sam Ewing Gordon Elliott 2nd 6:32.48 3.5 11-7 8/13F
Disputed lead early - raced in second and prominent after 2nd - pressed leader when pushed along after 3 out - ridden after 2 out - jumped right last - soon jockey lost irons when held - kept on - no match for winner(op 4/7)
15/01/23
14:10
Punchestown (IRE) 2m3½f Davy Russell Gordon Elliott 3rd 5:31.02 22 11-0 5/1
Soon disputed lead - raced in second 3rd - lost second but close up after 4th - pushed along after 3 out - lost touch when ridden home turn - went modest third approaching last - no match for first two(op 11/2 tchd 6/1)
03/12/22
11:35
Fairyhouse (IRE) 2m5f Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott 1st 5:35.20 Won 11-12 2/1
Led - briefly headed 6th - disputed lead from 8th - headed when ridden after 2 out - rallied and led again run-in - kept on well - just held on(op 6/4 tchd 11/5)
27/04/22
17:20
Punchestown (IRE) 3m Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott 99 - - 142 11-10 4/1
Held up in behind leaders - slightly hampered 2nd - went second 6th - ridden and outpaced 2 out - soon weakened - pulled up approaching last
13/11/21
15:30
Punchestown (IRE) 2m Mr J J Codd Gordon Elliott 1st 4:8.70 Won 12-2 2/9F
Raced in second - disputed lead 5f out - ridden to lead over 1f out - pushed out and went clear inside final furlong(op 2/7)
22/10/21
16:35
Sligo (IRE) 2m2f Mr J J Codd Gordon Elliott 1st 4:34.60 Won 12-2 8/13F
Raced wide - tracked leader - disputed lead after 4f - slight lead going easily over 4f out - 1 length ahead 3f out - pushed along over 1f out - soon ridden - kept on strongly and went further clear inside final furlong - eased towards finish - easily(op 4/7 tchd 4/6)