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Horse profile

A Little Magic (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2019) · Last trainer Jonjo O'Neill · Last owner John P Mcmanus
by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Debut (IRE) (Presenting)
15 runs · 10 courses · from Sep 2015
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Mar 2019 — 2,769 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2019 · 4th of 5 5 wins · 5 courses Last raced off OR 133
KTB Profile

A Little Magic (IRE) is 5 from 15. Hasn't won since May 2017. Last raced off 133, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating133↓ 8lb off peak
133 115–141

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 106 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Taunton, 20 Mar 2017

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 7 figures · best 106B · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good6106B75—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m481A65.5—
2m1f – 2m4f2106B91—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 9 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 132B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton, 1 May 2017 Official rating 133 at the last run, 28 Mar 2019

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 13 figures · best 132B · median 121
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good11132B121—
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m8131B120.5—
2m1f – 2m4f3132B121—
2m5f – 3m2128C111—

Of 15 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 15 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Kayf Tara (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,742 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1300%−12.6—
Good to Firm5296011.3%−1.30 from 1
Good4,49052411.7%−0.94 from 13
Good to Soft3,04935911.8%−0.81 from 1
Soft3,76049313.1%+0.5—
Heavy1,70827716.2%+3.6—
Standard (AW)1932412.4%−0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−12.6—
1m – 1m1f2400%−12.6—
1m2f – 1m4f1631811%−1.6—
1m5f – 2m3,97552113.1%+0.53 from 9
2m1f – 2m4f4,75959312.5%−0.11 from 4
2m5f – 3m3,81647912.6%01 from 2
Over 3m1,00312612.6%0—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Debut (IRE) (Presenting)

7 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Cocofred (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Nobody's Perfect (IRE)).

Family form: Cocofred (IRE) won at Killarney (IRE), 4 Oct 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cocofred (IRE)622m–2m1f—
Pride Of The Braid (IRE)822m—
Largy Debut (IRE)1812m—
Largy Ray (IRE)612m—
Nobody's Perfect (IRE)1012m2½fClass 5
Danesfort Mayfly (IRE)2112m5f—
Bachelor Pad (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 13 4 31% −0.92
Good to Soft 1 1 100% +6.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 5 2 40% +2.25
Class 4 5 2 40% +3.33
Class 2 4 1 25% −0.50
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Warwick 3 0 0% −3.00
Uttoxeter 3 1 33% −1.67
Stratford 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton 1 1 100% +2.50
Market Rasen 1 1 100% +2.50
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 1 100% +2.75
Huntingdon 1 1 100% +6.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 9 3 33% +3.08
2m1f – 2m4f 4 1 25% −0.50
2m5f – 3m 2 1 50% +1.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Aidan Coleman 8 3 38% +6.00
Richie McLernon 3 0 0% −3.00
Richard Johnson 2 1 50% −0.67
Noel Fehily 1 1 100% +2.75
William Kennedy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood 8 3 38% +4.08
Hood + tongue tie 5 2 40% +2.00
None 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 1 0 0% −1.00
2017 5 3 60% +5.75
2016 6 1 17% +1.00
2015 3 1 33% −1.67

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 9 4 44% +8.75
Hurdle 6 1 17% −4.67

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
2019 · 1 run
28 Mar 19+669d Warwick Olly Murphy Racing Handicap Chase Class 3 · 16f · Good · 5 ran 4/5 13 11-12 13357C115C Richie McLernon 5/1
2017 · 5 runs
28 May 17+27d Uttoxeter Clarke Chase (Handicap) (For The Sir Stanley And Lady Clarke Challenge Trophy) Class 2 · 20f · Good · 7 ran F/7 — 11-0 141—— Aidan Coleman 13/2
01 May 17+22d Kempton Commission Free Racing At Matchbook Handicap Chase Class 2 · 18f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 11-1 13376C132B Aidan Coleman 5/2
09 Apr 17+20d Market Rasen 32Red.com Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 21.5f · Good · 3 ran 1/3 11-0 12598C128C Aidan Coleman 5/2
20 Mar 17+67d Taunton Bathwick Tyres Handicap Chase Class 3 · 18f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 3½ 12-7 126106B121B Aidan Coleman 4/1
12 Jan 17+39d Catterick W. L. And Hector Christie Memorial Handicap Chase Class 3 · 15.5f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 11-5 12174A126A Noel Fehily 11/4
2016 · 6 runs
04 Dec 16+46d Huntingdon Betfred 'Like Us On Facebook' Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-3 11581A131B Aidan Coleman 6/1
19 Oct 16+29d Worcester Fred Rimell Memorial Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 10 ran 9/10 31 11-12 11845C100C Aidan Coleman 8/1
20 Sep 16+17d Warwick John Allen Memorial Interactive Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good · 5 ran UR/5 — 11-6 118—— Aidan Coleman 3/1
03 Sep 16+37d Stratford Hibbert Family Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 16.5f · Good · 5 ran 4/5 ½ 10-0 121—103B Aidan Coleman 3/1
28 Jul 16+84d Stratford Bidvest Foodservice Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 11 11-10 123—121A Richard Johnson 7/2
05 May 16+203d Newton Abbot attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 21.5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 10/12 24 10-8 125—94C Richie McLernon 18/1
2015 · 3 runs
15 Oct 15+23d Uttoxeter EBF Stallions 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 10-12 ——120B Richard Johnson 1/3F
22 Sep 15+13d Warwick winner.co.uk Casino Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 1¼ 10-12 ——130A William Kennedy 14/1
09 Sep 15 Uttoxeter Betfred Racing 'Follow Us On Twitter' Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 20f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 1¼ 10-13 ——100B Richie McLernon 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has A Little Magic won?
A Little Magic (IRE) won 5 of 15 archived starts between 2015 and 2019, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 7 times in total (46.7% of starts).
Who trained A Little Magic?
A Little Magic (IRE) was trained by Jonjo O'Neill on the most recent run on record, at Warwick on 28 March 2019.
Who is A Little Magic's sire?
A Little Magic (IRE) is by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Debut (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
What going does A Little Magic prefer?
A Little Magic (IRE) has the best record on good going: 4 wins from 13 starts (30.8%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is A Little Magic's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 133, from the run on 28 March 2019. The highest on record is 141.
What is A Little Magic's sire's record?
Kayf Tara (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,742 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
Who are A Little Magic's siblings?
Out of Debut (IRE), A Little Magic (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Cocofred (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Nobody's Perfect (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2015. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.