Minella Sixo (2019) Horse
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Minella Sixo is a seven-year-old bay gelding, by Shantou out of Glorious Twelfth. He is trained by R K Watson and owned by Sierra Pacific Syndicate/Anthony C O'Callaghan. From 16 starts he has recorded three wins and four placings, earning $60,057. His most recent start was at Galway on 6 October 2026, finishing 6th of 9 runners, and his latest victory was at Thurles on 21 November 2024.
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Galway • Sligo • Punchestown • Cheltenham • Naas • Leopardstown • Fairyhouse • Haydock • Limerick • Cork • ThurlesRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Galway 06-Oct-26 3670m SOFT R4 Ch $484 (of $24,216), SP: 101.00 1st Road To Home ( B Hayes 166 ) 2nd Karl Des Tourelles ( S Flanagan 166 ) 2.75L 3rd Captain Ryan Matt ( D O'keeffe 166 ) 7.50L 6th Minella Sixo ( H Sexton 166 , Cd 159 ) 15.25L See full results | H Sexton 75.3kg, Cd 72.1kg 15.25L | 6 (9) |
| Sligo 30-Sep-26 4225m GOOD R6 Ch $422 (of $21,108), SP: 23.00 1st Chanceawetmorning ( J Kennedy 158 ) 2nd Le Coq Hardi ( M O'connor 164 ) 5.00L 3rd Soir De Garde ( P Townend 164 ) 11.00L 6th Minella Sixo ( D Meyler 158 ) 33.25L See full results | D Meyler 71.7kg 33.25L | 6 (6) |
| Punchestown 30-Apr-26 4727m SOFT R4 CL1 HcpH (of $122,582), Winning Time: 06:02.300, SP: 17.00 1st Blue Mosque ( D Meyler 145 ) 2nd The Big Clubman ( S O'keeffe 153 ) 0.50L 3rd Duke Silver ( H Horgan 151 , Cd 146 ) 1.75L 11th Minella Sixo ( J Kennedy 153 ) 11.90L See full results | J Kennedy 69.4kg 11.90L | 11 (26) |
| Cheltenham 13-Mar-26 4822m SOFT R6 CL1 HcpH (of $121,292), Winning Time: 05:53.360, SP: 26.00 1st Supremely West ( H Skelton 151 ) 2nd Lavida Adiva ( B S Hughes 149 ) 3.50L 3rd Ikarak ( S Bowen 149 ) 2.50L 11th Minella Sixo ( D Gilligan 153 ) 11.15L See full results | D Gilligan 69.4kg 11.15L | 11 (24) |
| Naas 23-Feb-26 4645m SOFT R4 HcpH $7,347 (of $22,040), SP: 5.00 1st Melbourne Shamrock ( D Meyler 157 ) 2nd Minella Sixo ( J Kennedy 165 ) 0.30L 3rd Ontheropes ( S Cleary-farrell 154 ) 5.50L See full results | J Kennedy 74.8kg 0.30L | 2 (9) |
| Leopardstown 02-Feb-26 4845m HEAVY CL1 Hurdle, SP: 33/1 Towards rear, pushed along after 3 out and moderate 14th before next, kept on one pace in straight, never a factor | Carl Millar 69.9kg 10l | 6 (21) |
| Fairyhouse 14-Jan-26 4828m YIELDING (YIELDING TO SOFT IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 10/1 Towards rear, 8th after 6th, dropped to 9th before 4 out, weakened in 8th 2 out where not fluent | Paddy Cleary 76.7kg 22l | 7 (9) |
| Galway 01-Aug-25 4527m GOOD Chase, SP: 16/1 Tracked leaders early, dropped towards rear before halfway, 10th and pushed along early run-in, kept on one pace | Kevin Sexton 75.3kg Neck | 9 (16) |
| Cheltenham 14-Mar-25 4075m GOOD TO SOFT CL2 Hurdle, SP: 22/1 In touch in mid-division, closed on inside when mistake 3rd, lost place after 3 out, well beaten 2 out | Jake Coen 71.7kg 17l | 18 (24) |
| Haydock 15-Feb-25 4881m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL2 Hurdle, SP: 7/1 Mid-division, closed after 9th, went 3 lengths 4th when fell 3 out | Jordan Gainford 76.2kg | UPL (13) |
| Limerick 26-Dec-24 4627m YIELDING TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL1 Hurdle, SP: 4/1 Tracked leader in 2nd, slight mistake 5th, pushed along approaching straight, ridden in 4th and no impression 2 out, 2nd at last, kept on one pace, 3rd close home | Jordan Gainford 71.2kg Neck | 3 (6) |
| Cork 08-Dec-24 4901m SOFT (YIELDING TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL1 Hurdle, SP: 5/4 Led, pushed along approaching 3 out, ridden and headed at last, no impression on winner run-in, kept on one pace | Sam Ewing 71.2kg 2 1/2l | 2 (6) |
| Thurles 21-Nov-24 4604m GOOD Hurdle, SP: 1/3 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along approaching 2 out and soon disputed lead, ridden and led run-in, kept on well | Jack Kennedy 74.4kg | 1 (4) |
| Cheltenham 25-Oct-24 4005m GOOD CL2 Hurdle, SP: 2/1 Off the pace towards rear, headway on heels of leaders approaching 3 out, went 2nd ridden and stayed on same pace run-in, no chance with winner, kept on for clear 2nd | Danny Gilligan 72.1kg 2 1/4l | 2 (8) |
| Fairyhouse 07-Oct-24 3219m GOOD Hurdle, SP: 11/10 Tracked leader in 2nd, took closer order at 3rd, improved to lead 2 out, increased advantage last, kept on well, comfortably | Jack Kennedy 71.7kg | 1 (10) |