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Magical Sal

Six races, no wins, and a résumé built almost entirely on near-misses — Magical Sal is the horse that keeps showing up without quite delivering. At six years old, with three placings from six races and a win rate of zero, the pattern is becoming hard to ignore.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
6 years old
Sex
Mare
Colour
Chestnut
Father
El Salvador
Mother
Supreme Magical
Owner
Pamela Ballantine

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
6
Career races
0
Wins
0%
Win rate
avg ~10%
50%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
Auto-Generated

The recent form makes for interesting reading. That "2" at the start tells you Magical Sal has been competitive — finishing second is not the effort of a horse that doesn't belong at this level. But the gaps in the record, the scattered "7" and "6" buried in there, suggest inconsistency is the real story here. On its best days, Magical Sal is knocking on the door. On its worst, it fades well out of contention. Horses that veer between second place and seventh are often described, not unkindly, as "tricky" — talented enough to threaten, unreliable enough to frustrate.

What keeps things interesting is the timing. Magical Sal raced just yesterday, which means this is very much a live, ongoing story rather than a horse winding down. There is still time to turn a frustrating record into something worth celebrating. The question — the one anyone watching would be asking — is whether the pieces will finally fall into place, or whether Magical Sal is simply destined to be the horse that makes the frame without ever topping it.

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
14 Jul
2nd
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
3 Jul
DNF
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
14 Jun
7th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 runners
8 May
DNF
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
26 Oct
3rd
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 8 runners
12 Oct
6th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Eoin Staples
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Mr Finn Buckley
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Mr L P Shanahan(7)
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Downpatrick
Undulating
3 1 second, 2 other 14 Jul 0%
Wexford
Sharp
2 1 third, 1 other 3 Jul 0%
Cork
Galloping
1 1 other 12 Oct 0%