Alpha Magic

Both victories have come on wet or muddy ground, and that is no coincidence. On soft ground specifically, Alpha Magic has won 2 of its 3 races — a remarkable two-in-three record that tells you almost everything you need to know about how to get the best out of this horse. When the rain comes and the ground softens up, Alpha Magic transforms. On quicker ground, the results simply haven't followed in the same way.

The career so far spans two wins at two different tracks — first at Thirsk in July 2024, then at Hamilton Park in June 2025 — suggesting Alpha Magic travels well and isn't a one-track wonder. The most recent win came eleven months ago, and the form since has been patchy: a sequence of 10-1-13-4-8 in reverse tells a story of a horse that found its peak last summer and has been searching for it since. That said, a race as recently as yesterday means this is a horse very much in active training and being tested regularly.

Behind Alpha Magic is the Sheriff Hutton yard of Michael and David Easterby, a family operation in North Yorkshire with serious momentum this season — 55 winners sent out already. That kind of output doesn't happen by accident; it reflects a yard that knows how to place horses and pick their moments. When a team like that keeps running a horse as regularly as Alpha Magic has been raced, it usually means they still believe there's a win waiting to be found.

Watch the weather forecast. If the ground goes soft, Alpha Magic is a horse worth paying attention to.