Zambezi Magic

The numbers here are almost absurdly good. At Ffos Las alone, Zambezi Magic has won seven of 18 races — a win rate that suggests the horse doesn't just like the track, it owns it. That consistency is the mark of a genuine course specialist, the kind of horse whose the yard probably wake up on Ffos Las race days thinking their chances are excellent. Just this week, on 21 September 2026, it won again there, a reminder that even at nine years old it hasn't forgotten how to get the job done. Away from that track, though, the record is far more modest. The horse clearly thrives on familiarity.

Ground conditions tell a similar story. Zambezi Magic wins roughly 1 in every 2 races when the going is very wet and muddy — four wins from seven races, a win rate that towers above its overall 17% average. Rain, it seems, is this horse's best friend. Soft, sticky ground is where it finds another gear. In its recent six outings, Zambezi Magic has won twice and picked up another place, showing it can still deliver even as its ninth year approaches. Jordan Williams has ridden it 13 times with two wins between them, while Bernard Llewellyn's yard at Fochriw has built a solid season with 12 winners overall. For a horse that competes mostly in lower-level races and has earned less through eight wins than many stakes horses earn in a single outing, Zambezi Magic is a gritty, honest professional — the sort that stays sound and keeps turning up to do the job.