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Minella Hollow

6yo Gelding · 11-1 · OR 120

Gowran Park · BOYLE Sports Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) · 2m 60y

#4

Rank

Odds

10/1

Win Prob

0%

Place Prob

2%

Rank

#4

★★★ Timeform

Commentary

Dual bumper winner who put his experience to good use to get off the mark over hurdles at Killarney in August. Far from discredited on first Flat start at Listowel last week ahead of this return to hurdling.

Class Advantage Projection

Class readSTEP-UP TEST
▬ RUNS TO MARK
Move▲6
Strength10%

What the class read says

Stepping up in grade without clear higher-class evidence yet. Not automatically a negative, especially for a lightly-raced or progressive type.

Ran mid-division in 1 of 1 higher-class runs.

Dropping 0 class level from its toughest race — well-positioned today.

Class-adjusted form 9.2 /10 (raw 3.0)

Highest class: 1
Recent avg: C6.6
Today: 1
Class gap: -5.6
Higher-class runs: 1

Handicap Mark vs Finish

FrontBackC0 @ Ballinrobe 28/05/2024 · Pos 1st of 8 · OR - · 2m75y Goo 16228/05C?C0 @ Roscommon 10/06/2024 · Pos 1st of 12 · OR - · 1m7f142y Gd 1661 @ Cheltenham 17/11/2024 · Pos 4th of 6 · OR - · 2m87y Goo 156 · HIGHER CLASS17/111C8 @ Navan 20/09/2025 · Pos 4th of 16 · OR - · 1m7f165y Yie 166C8 @ Limerick 19/10/2025 · Pos 3rd of 10 · OR - · 2m70y Yie 16619/10C8C8 @ Roscommon 04/08/2026 · Pos 4th of 13 · OR - · 1m7f110y Yie 166C8 @ Killarney 22/08/2026 · Pos 1st of 16 · OR 112 · 2m100y Goo 166 · beat its mark22/08/2026 · OR 112 par22/08C8OR 112C0 @ Listowel 25/09/2026 · Pos 6th of 13 · OR - · 1m6f Goo 15425/09C?projClass-projected finish: 2nd of 6
Mark par — where its OR said it should finishActual finishProjected finish today — green strong → red weakDot colour = race gradeRing = higher class than today
DateCourseClsPosAdjGap
2026-09-25Listowel?6th6th0
2026-08-22Killarney?1st9th−7
2026-08-04Roscommon?4th12th−7
2025-10-19Limerick?3rd11th−7
2025-09-20Navan?4th12th−7
2024-11-17Cheltenham14th4th+0

Position-In-Market Trend

0255075100today28/0520/0922/0825/09
Expected Actual Regression 68% CI
Projected finish4th of 640% of fieldRange 1-5 · tight 52/100
▬ OVER-DELIVERING
Trend▬
Strength55%

Delivery trend +1.6% per run

What the projection says

Finishes ahead of its price historically, but the delivery record alone does not predict today's finish — it only counts alongside a short-priced top pick. Projected 4th of 6.

DatePosSPExpActΔ
28/05/20241st7/282%100%+0.18
10/06/20241st10/382%100%+0.18
17/11/20244th10/1195%40%-0.55
20/09/20254th10/382%80%-0.02
19/10/20253rd4/179%78%-0.01
04/08/20264th5/287%75%-0.12
22/08/20261st11/271%100%+0.29
25/09/20266th10/147%58%+0.11