Alpha Magic
Alpha Magic is a 4-year-old that has tasted success twice in 11 races — most recently at Hamilton Park back in June 2025, which now feels like a long time ago. The horse has picked up four places alongside those wins, meaning it finishes in the frame roughly one race in every two, which suggests it has decent ability even on days when victory does not come. However, that last win was 15 months back, and the recent form reads as a difficult patch: across the last six outings it has not found the winner's circle, with results ranging from a fourth place up to a runner-up finish, indicating the horse is still competitive but is currently struggling to break through.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Andrew Pollock & Bruisers Boys
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The partnership between Alpha Magic and jockey Billy Garritty stands out. In five races together they have won twice — a 40% success rate that is meaningfully better than the horse's overall record. That kind of win rate suggests Garritty understands how to get the best from this horse and may be worth following whenever the pair are next paired up.
Trained by Michael & David Easterby at Sheriff Hutton in Yorkshire, Alpha Magic is part of a yard that has sent out 55 winners this season, which is a solid operation running serious horses. The most revealing detail about this horse, though, is its preference for slightly soft ground. On those conditions it has won twice from just three races — a 67% win rate that is genuinely impressive. On firmer going, by contrast, the record looks much less happy. If Alpha Magic is entered on a day when the ground has some give in it, and with Garritty in the saddle, the horse becomes a far more interesting proposition than the bare figures suggest.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_soft ground: 2 wins from 3 starts (67%)
✔ Effective partnership with Billy Garritty: 40% win rate together
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Loves
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, tight turns
Likes
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
8 Oct
🏆 Won
Ayr
5f – 6½f · Heavy · 11 runners
17 Sep
2nd
Pontefract
5f – 6½f · Good · 12 runners
24 Jul
21th
York
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 22 runners
11 Jul
11th
York
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 20 runners
15 Jun
12th
Windsor
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 14 runners
17 May
8th
Hamilton Park
5f – 6½f · Good · 15 runners
29 Apr
4th
Pontefract
5f – 6½f · Good · 6 runners
21 Jul
13th
Ayr
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 19 runners
15 Jun
🏆 Won
Hamilton Park
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 14 runners
17 May
10th
Doncaster
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 11 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
17 May |
50% |
| Ayr Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
8 Oct |
50% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
17 May |
0% |
| York Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
24 Jul |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
17 Sep |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
3 Jul |
100% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
15 Jun |
0% |