Magico
Magico is a five-year-old with a workmanlike record: four wins from twenty races puts him in the winning column roughly one race in every five, which is respectable but hardly spectacular. The interesting part is where and when he wins. He's a slow-ground specialist, having won two of his three races on wet or muddy ground — a 67 per cent win rate that suggests he actively relishes conditions others find slog. When the going is firm and fast, he's a different proposition entirely. At the right track and the right distance, though, he transforms. Over distances between a mile and one-sixteenth and a mile and a quarter, he's won two of six races (33 per cent), and at Kempton Park specifically, he's won two of three outings — the kind of course record that makes a trainer sit up and take notice. His last win came at Killarney on 9 May, four months ago now, suggesting he's been frustratingly hard to place since then.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
50%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Trainer W P Mullins, running a prolific yard in Co Carlow with 215 winners this season, has him with jockey Rossa Ryan regularly, though they haven't quite clicked yet — one win from five races together. Recent form shows nothing but placings and a couple of sixth-place finishes across his last six outings, but Magico remains active and was racing just a day ago. The puzzle with him is clear: he's competitive in the right spots — slow ground, the right distance, Kempton if that form holds — but he struggles badly at Class 3 level, where he's yet to win in seven attempts. That suggests his wins have come at lower grades, and climbing the ladder hasn't suited him. For a horse who's clearly got talent on his day, the question now is whether Mullins can find him another winning opportunity by returning him to the conditions and courses where he's proven himself.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard_to_slow ground: 2 wins from 3 starts (67%)
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 33% win rate
✔ Well suited by Long Distance (2m+) distances: 33% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 8 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Loves
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Avoids
Class 3 (mid-level)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
21 Aug
6th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
6 Jun
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 5 runners
9 May
🏆 Won
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
14 Jun
6th
Chester
1m3f – 1m4f · Soft · 13 runners
26 May
3rd
Windsor
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 15 runners
22 Apr
6th
Epsom Downs
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 7 runners
30 Mar
2nd
Doncaster
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 18 runners
13 Mar
2nd
chelmsford
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 10 runners
4 Nov
5th
Kempton Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard_To_Slow · 14 runners
12 Oct
12th
York
1m3f – 1m4f · Soft · 15 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
3 |
2 wins, 1 other |
4 Nov |
66.7% |
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
22 Apr |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 third |
30 Mar |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
9 May |
100% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
28 Sep |
100% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 May |
0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Aug |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Oct |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 Jun |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 other |
21 Aug |
0% |
| chelmsford |
1 |
1 second |
13 Mar |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Aug |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
26 May |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 Jun |
0% |
| Chester Tight |
1 |
1 other |
14 Jun |
0% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
1 Jun |
0% |