Hotel Minella 2024-packages

 𝑴𝑰𝑵𝑬𝑳𝑳𝑨 𝑯𝑶𝑳𝑳𝑶𝑾 was a nice winner of the Roscommon Winners INH Flat Race @RoscommonRaceson Monday evening in great style ridden by Johnny Barry

John & Jack Nallen

Team Nallen winners at Ballinrobe with 𝑴𝑰𝑵𝑬𝑳𝑳𝑨 𝑯𝑶𝑳𝑳𝑶𝑾

Tade at Goffs UK on Wednesday served up a reminder that almost anything is possible when a horse with Minella Premier’s profile comes under the hammer.

John Nallen’s four-year-old could hardly have brought a bigger reputation to the Spring Point-to-Point and Horses-in-Training Sale, and duly lived up to the hype by selling for a cool £400,000.

The pinnacle of the jumps market tends to prove rarefied air, but on this occasion four bidders were involved beyond the quarter of a million mark. Trainer Laura Morgan, standing opposite the rostrum with owner and ex-footballer Alan Rogers, was one of the key players, while Tom Malone was responsible for the subtle wave of the finger that moved the bid board on to £300,000.

However, matters boiled down to AJ O’Neill, who stood in the bidders’ area, and agent Jerry McGrath, stationed besides Nicky Henderson in the gangway below.

The O’Neill team made a determined play as AJ continued to take instructions from his father, Jonjo, who was hidden away at the back of the packed auditorium, but after a protracted battle Minella Premier is heading to Seven Barrows as McGrath struck the decisive £20,000 raise.

The son of Shantou advertised his considerable potential with a deeply impressive debut at Ballindenisk this month. He was settled behind the leaders by John Barry and moved to the lead still travelling powerfully before two out. He quickly put daylight between himself and his dozen rivals and, despite signs of greenness, came home 12 lengths to the good.

“Jerry’s known all about him and we followed him into his point-to-point and out of his point-to-point,” said Henderson. “Everybody was impressed by him and he had a lot of ‘wow’ around him. He’s come here with that behind him and all the right people followed him into the ring.”

 

Look out for the exciting @MinellaRacing draft selling later today at #GoffsSpring 🤩 pic.twitter.com/a7tG6pdzyz

— Goffs UK (@GoffsUK) May 22, 2024

 

 

𝑴𝑰𝑵𝑬𝑳𝑳𝑨 𝑷𝑹𝑬𝑴𝑰𝑬𝑹 - 4yo Geldings Maiden at Ballindenisk P2P 

𝑴𝑰𝑵𝑬𝑳𝑳𝑨 𝑷𝑹𝑬𝑴𝑰𝑬𝑹 an impressive winner first time out of the Goffs Spring Sale 4yo Geldings Maiden at Ballindenisk P2P on Sunday ridden by Johnny Barry.  6 May 2024.

 

𝑴𝑰𝑵𝑬𝑳𝑳𝑨 𝑱𝑼𝑲𝑬 winner first time out of the Tatterstalls NH 5yo Geldings Maiden at Dromahane P2P last Sunday 28/4/24/ ridden by Johnny Barry.

 

Fairyhouse Members On Tour 2023🤩

🐎A wonderful members trip had by all to the Premier County with an evening @ClonmelR followed by an overnight stay at the wonderful @hotelminella

Visiting @MinellaRacing the following morning meeting Cristal Clere and future Minella stars! pic.twitter.com/AFrRWz9X4D

— FairyhouseRacecourse (@Fairyhouse) September 15, 2023

Minella Mate - Winner of the @thetotecom QR maiden @Galway_Races
for John Nallan      http://healyracing.ie

Cristal Clere makes it a double win within a week for Minella Racing ..Easter 2023

 

🗣️"I knew my lad would stay galloping all day."

Sean Bowen talks us through the success of Cristal Clere @DundalkStadium pic.twitter.com/PTBH43OVak

— Racing TV (@RacingTV) December 16, 2022

 

Minella Racing supporting Jockey Sean Bowen's latest win.

Hugely popular local success @tipperaryraces

Realtin Fantasy trained by Willie Browne partnered by young Seam Bowen  Sean a son of Eliz Bowen and nephew of John Nallen.

John Nallen proved to be a popular winner of the Point-to-Point Award as the winners were announced at the 2021 19th annual HRI Awards.

John was awarded the Point-to-Point Award at the annual celebration, after two horses which started with him at that level went on to big wins earlier this year.

Minella Indo won the Cheltenham Gold Cup, while Minella Times was first past the post at the Aintree Grand National.

John Nallen - The Maestro of Minella Racing

John was born and raised at his nearby family-run Hotel Minella in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. His parents Jack and Babs bought the hotel with the proceeds from the sale of a greyhound who won the English Derby and netted them the €5,000 asking price for Minella. For over 60 years the Nallen family have transformed their Georgian purchase into one of the most stunning and popular four-star hotels.

located at the heart of the world-renowned Tipperary thoroughbred scene. Today, John and his sister, Elizabeth run the hotel with the same hands-on approach their parents taught them.

Hotel Minella is a beautiful four-star hotel that remarkably still offers guests that traditional family-run experience for which Ireland became famous for all over the world.

John is married to Dr. Bernadine Rochford and together they have a very special son Jack. Jack was born with special needs and loves nothing more than spending time with his father at the farm and Minella Racing training yard in Lavally just a few kilometres outside Clonmel.

Although, John is very well known and highly respected in the racing game he tends to let his horses do the talking for him. Until recently that is when a video capturing his reaction to Minella Times winning the Aintree Grand National went viral.  

The publicity and exposure were incredible, money couldn't buy the media attention enjoyed by Minella Racing and Hotel Minella in the weeks and months following it with racing fans and visitors from all over the world planning their next trip to Clonmel to visit Minella Racing and enjoy a stay with the Nallen family at Hotel Minella.