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Magical Spirit

8-year-old gelding with 3 wins from 24 runs who runs best on soft, spongy ground.
Quick facts
Age
8 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Zebedee
Mother
La Dame De Fer
Trainer
Owner
Hambleton Racing Ltd XXXII
Official rating
89

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
24
Career races
3
Wins
12.5%
Win rate
avg ~10%
20.8%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
743 days
Since last race

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 3 wins from 11 starts (27%)
✔ Course specialist at Doncaster: 3 wins from 7 starts (43%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on standard_to_slow ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Returning from a 520-day absence
⚠ Yet to win at York in 5 attempts

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Soft (muddy)
Loves
Heavy (very wet)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
5F – 6½F
🏅 Race level
Class 1 (elite)
Unknown
Class 2 (high-level)
Avoids
Class 3 (mid-level)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
25 Oct
9th
Doncaster
5f – 6½f · Soft · 9 runners
28 Sep
9th
Ripon
5f – 6½f · Soft · 12 runners
17 Aug
15th
Ripon
5f – 6½f · Good · 19 runners
29 Jun
13th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard_To_Slow · 14 runners
15 May
17th
York
5f – 6½f · Good · 22 runners
27 Apr
🏆 Won
Doncaster
5f – 6½f · Soft · 19 runners
11 Nov
6th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
14 Oct
22th
York
5f – 6½f · Soft · 22 runners
23 Sep
21th
Ayr
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 25 runners
29 Jul
6th
York
5f – 6½f · Good · 15 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
17.6%
Win rate
3/17
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
Megan Nicholls
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
Shane Gray Current jockey
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Doncaster
Galloping
7 3 wins, 1 second, 3 other 25 Oct 42.9%
York
Galloping
5 1 third, 4 other 15 May 0%
Newcastle
Galloping
4 4 other 29 Jun 0%
Ayr
Galloping
2 2 other 23 Sep 0%
Haydock Park
Galloping
2 2 other 14 Oct 0%
Ripon
Sharp
2 2 other 28 Sep 0%
Ascot
Galloping
1 1 other 1 Oct 0%
Redcar
Galloping
1 1 other 10 Apr 0%