Midnight Musical
Five races, zero wins, and a best finish of second — on the face of it, Midnight Musical's record doesn't exactly demand attention. But there's more to this five-year-old than a blank column in the winners' list. That runner-up finish shows the ability is there; the question is whether it can be converted into a victory.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
40%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The recent form tells a familiar story of a horse finding its level. After that promising second, Midnight Musical has finished 11th, 14th, and 20th in its last three outings, and a dash in the most recent run suggests either a non-completion or a result not yet fully recorded — either way, it raced just yesterday, which means this is a horse very much in the thick of its season right now. Trainers don't keep running horses this frequently without believing there's a race to be won somewhere.
That trainer is Anthony McCann, operating out of Castleblaney in County Monaghan. The yard has sent out 7 winners already this season, which tells you this isn't a setup simply making up the numbers — McCann knows how to get a horse to the line first. The challenge for Midnight Musical is finding the right opportunity to join that winners' list, and with McCann's record suggesting he picks his spots well, it may only be a matter of time before the pieces fall into place.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
15 May
DNF
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
9 Apr
20th
Aintree
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 20 runners
13 Dec
14th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 17 runners
15 Nov
11th
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 16 runners
2 Aug
2nd
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 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 |
|---|
| Cheltenham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Nov |
0% |
| Aintree Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
9 Apr |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 other |
15 May |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Dec |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 second |
2 Aug |
0% |