Magistrato

Recent form tells a different story. Magistrato won three of its last six races, including a Class 2 victory at Stratford-on-Avon on 18 August 2025 — a proper top-tier win that suggests the horse can occasionally rise above its usual station. That said, the form chart shows a fourth and a fifth in those six runs as well, indicating inconsistency. The horse was last seen raced just a day ago, so Magistrato remains an active competitor with something still to prove on a race-by-race basis.

Trainer Deborah Cole, based at Knowle in Warwickshire, has kept this horse ticking over through a lengthy career. Cole's yard has sent out only 4 winners this season, so every victory counts in a small operation. Chris Ward, the horse's most frequent rider, has partnered Magistrato 13 times for 1 win — a partnership that has not quite clicked, though horses can often work better with different jockeys depending on the day and the race. The last win came at Wetherby on 15 October 2025, a full ten months ago, so while the recent three-from-six run is encouraging, there is clearly a waiting period between victories that the trainer and the yard will need to work around.