Magic Trip
Magic Trip is still searching for a second career breakthrough. The three-year-old won once from six races so far, capturing victory at Bath in September 2025, but has been unable to build on that success since. In the past six outings, the horse has managed only two fifth-place finishes and a third, with the most recent race just a day ago ending in second place—an encouraging sign that the spark is still there, even if consistency remains elusive.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
Trained by Andrew Balding at Kingsclere, Magic Trip runs for a yard in outstanding form this season, with over 200 winners already saddled. The horse shows clear preference for races at around a mile and a quarter, winning 1 of 4 attempts at that distance—a 25% win rate that suggests this is the sweet spot. That sole victory came at Bath over a year ago, and while 12 months is a long time for any racehorse to wait between wins, yesterday's second-place finish indicates Magic Trip is competitive again and may be approaching another breakthrough. At just three years old, there is still time for this horse to develop into a more reliable performer, particularly if the yard can get the conditions and the race choice exactly right around that mile-and-a-quarter mark where it has shown it can deliver.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 25% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
28 Aug
2nd
Sandown Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 8 runners
12 Jun
5th
Chester
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
23 May
10th
York
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 11 runners
24 Apr
5th
Sandown Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 6 runners
1 Apr
3rd
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 13 runners
13 Sep
🏆 Won
Bath
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 11 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 |
|---|
| Sandown Park Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
28 Aug |
0% |
| Bath Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
13 Sep |
100% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
23 May |
0% |
| Chester Tight |
1 |
1 other |
12 Jun |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
1 Apr |
0% |