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Horse profile

A King Of Magic (FR)

5yo gelding · Trainer Paul Nicholls · Owner Paddy Brennan Racing Syndicate Magic
by Desinvolte (FR) out of Kisis De La Pree (FR) (Apsis)
6 runs · 6 courses · from Feb 2025
As at 15 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out 2 wins · Perth & Taunton Last run 23 Apr 2026 · 1st of 8 Last raced off OR 117
KTB Profile

A King Of Magic is 2 from 6, both wins at Class 4 level. He won the Download The Free Racing TV App Now Handicap Hurdle at Perth in Apr 2026 on good ground off an official rating of 117, having taken a maiden hurdle at Taunton in Feb 2026 on heavy ground. All wins came on his first visit to the course. His last run, at Perth in Apr 2026, was a win.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Feb 2025 · updated 15 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 124 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Perth, 23 Apr 2026

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Jumps 5 figures · best 124A · median 103
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 15 Nov 2025
Good2124A121.52 runs · 124 / 121.5
Heavy1——1 run · —
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 15 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m3103A1021 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f2124A121.52 runs · 124 / 121.5

Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 138B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Perth, 23 Apr 2026 Official rating 117 at the last run, 23 Apr 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 6 figures · best 138B · median 126.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 15 Nov 2025
Good2138B1342 runs · 138 / 134
Good to Soft2123B114.51 run · —
Heavy1——1 run · —
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 15 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m4130A116.52 runs · 130 / 118
2m1f – 2m4f2138B1342 runs · 138 / 134

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style from 6 analysed runs since Feb 2025

  • Mid-division 3 (50%) · 1 win
  • Held up 2 (33%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 1 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Desinvolte (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 46 runs since Feb 2024 (14 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good7228.6%+19.91 from 2
Good to Soft800%−8.70 from 2
Soft1100%−8.70 from 1
Heavy19210.5%+1.81 from 1
Standard (AW)100%−8.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f100%−8.7—
1m5f – 2m1119.1%+0.41 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f2827.1%−1.61 from 2
2m5f – 3m6116.7%+8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Feb 2024 · as at 15 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Kisis De La Pree (FR) (Apsis)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 1 50% +1.75
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 1 100% +4.50
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 2 50% +5.25
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Perth 1 1 100% +2.75
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 1 100% +4.50
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 1 25% +1.50
2m1f – 2m4f 2 1 50% +1.75

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Freddie Keighley 3 1 33% +2.50
Jay Tidball 1 1 100% +2.75
Liam Harrison 1 0 0% −1.00
Charlie Deutsch 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 3 2 67% +6.25
None 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 2 50% +5.25
2025 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 2 50% +5.25
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 4 runs
23 Apr 26+35d Perth Download The Free Racing TV App Now Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 8 ran Settled in the pack early - clumsy at the opening obstacle - moved onto the heels of the front group after the 4th and closer still after the 7th - hit the front travelling strongest before 2 out - asked for effort and opened a decisive advantage approaching the last - drew away for an easy win 1/8 11-11 117124A138B Jay Tidball 11/4F
19 Mar 26+35d Sedgefield Roxyfet Sports Lounge For Private Hire Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m1f · Good · 5 ran Settled in fourth early - moved up on the pack before the 4th - hit the front before 3 out - lost momentum to winner after 2 out - regrouped for a strong finish though couldn't quicken final yards 2/5 ½ 11-7 —119C130B Freddie Keighley EvensF
12 Feb 26+34d Taunton Happy Birthday David Griffin Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m½f · Heavy · 9 ran Settled at the back early - urged forward after the third-last - still with much ground to find behind the front pair approaching two out - closed steadily before the last - stayed on well to snatch victory in the closing strides 1/9 11-0 —95B130A Freddie Keighley 9/2
09 Jan 26+73d Exeter PricedUp The Jumps 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 14 ran Settled in the pack - laboured briefly in fourth - pressed for effort before 3 out then unable to match the pace - dropped away on the run-in to finish fifth 5/14 1½ 11-8 ——106C Liam Harrison 18/1
2025 · 2 runs
28 Oct 25+248d Ffos Las DragonBet BOG And Extra Places NH Flat Race (Conditional/Amateur) (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 9 ran Held up in the pack - pushed into 3rd approaching final 2f - kept going without extra gear then edged out of the frame close home 4/9 ¾ 10-8 —103A110A Freddie Keighley 10/11F
22 Feb 25 Kempton Ladbrokes 'Best Odds Guaranteed On Racing' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m · Good To Soft · 6 ran Settled towards the back - swept wide to make strong progress from 4f out - showed signs of inexperience under pressure 2f out before keeping on into 3rd a comfortable distance back 3/6 2¼ 10-6 —102A123B Charlie Deutsch 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has A King Of Magic won?
A King Of Magic (FR) won 2 of 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 3 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains A King Of Magic?
A King Of Magic (FR) is trained by Paul Nicholls, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 23 April 2026.
Who is A King Of Magic's sire?
A King Of Magic (FR) is by Desinvolte (FR) out of Kisis De La Pree (FR), whose sire is Apsis.
What is A King Of Magic's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 117, from the run on 23 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is A King Of Magic's sire's record?
Desinvolte (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 46 runs since Feb 2024 (14 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from February 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.