Horse profile
Act Of Magic (IRE)
by Magician (IRE) out of Davanti (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
49 runs · 19 courses · from Oct 2018
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Apr 2023 — 1,307 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2023 · 14th of 16
5 wins · 5 courses
KTB Profile
Act Of Magic won five of 49 starts with the biggest success in the Prix de Croix at Deauville over 1m2f – 1m4f on Standard going in Dec 2021. Three of those wins came over 1m – 1m1f and two over 1m2f – 1m4f, with two on Standard and two on Good. The gelding, aged 7 at his last run in Apr 2023, finished 14 of 16 at Deauville in the Prix de l'Operation Fortitude. He has not won since Dec 2021.
Based on 49 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
- 5–49Wins / Runs
- 10.2%Strike rate
- 18 (36.7%)Placed
- −20.10£1 level staken=49 at SP
- 0.70Fair A/E n=49 · 0.58 incl. margin
- 64Highest OR
- 15dBetween runs (median)longest 382 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating57↓ 7lb off peak
57
51–64
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 96
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 20 | 104A | 78.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 13 | 93A | 85 | — |
| Good | 5 | 101A | 94 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 66A | 44 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 19 | 106C | 85 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 18 | 96A | 81.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 93B | 68.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 43 figures from 43 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 355 runs since May 2018 (29 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 35 | 6 | 17.1% | +7.8 | 1 from 13 |
| Good | 97 | 10 | 10.3% | +1 | 2 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 28 | 2 | 7.1% | −2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 57 | 3 | 5.3% | −4 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 25 | 0 | 0% | −9.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 112 | 12 | 10.7% | +1.4 | 2 from 26 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −9.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 79 | 6 | 7.6% | −1.7 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 59 | 3 | 5.1% | −4.2 | 3 from 20 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 99 | 10 | 10.1% | +0.8 | 2 from 23 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 71 | 8 | 11.3% | +2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 36 | 5 | 13.9% | +4.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 1 | 20% | +10.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2018 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Davanti (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merlins Muse (USA) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 26 | 2 | 8% | −9.10 |
| Good to Firm | 13 | 1 | 8% | −8.50 |
| Good | 5 | 2 | 40% | +2.50 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 36 | 3 | 8% | −22.50 |
| Class 5 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deauville (FR) | 6 | 1 | 17% | +6.40 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| Beverley | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Bath | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Yarmouth | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Leicester | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 23 | 2 | 9% | −7.60 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 20 | 3 | 15% | −6.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kieran O'Neill | 19 | 3 | 16% | −5.50 |
| Ray Dawson | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Dylan Hogan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Eoin Walsh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Thomas Courtalon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Joe Fanning | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Graham Lee | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sean Davis | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Clement Lecoeuvre | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Maxime Guyon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jacky Nicoleau | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leo Roussel | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.40 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Marco Ghiani | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Curtis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Franny Norton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P J McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robbie Downey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Darragh Keenan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mark Enright | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robbie Colgan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 38 | 4 | 11% | −21.50 |
| Tongue tie | 5 | 1 | 20% | +7.40 |
| Cheekpieces | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2021 | 20 | 3 | 15% | −0.10 |
| 2020 | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| 2019 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +0.00 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Apr 23+27d | Deauville (FR) | Prix de l'Operation Fortitude (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) | 14/16 | hd | 9-1 | — | — | — | Clement Lecoeuvre | 16/1 |
| 10 Mar 23+42d | Deauville (FR) | Prix du Cap de la Hague (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) | 9/15 | hd | 9-6 | — | — | — | Maxime Guyon | 18/5F |
| 27 Jan 23+14d | Deauville (FR) | Prix de la Foret de Grimbosq (Claimer) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) | 4/10 | nk | 8-13 | — | — | — | Thomas Courtalon | 9/1 |
| 13 Jan 23+382d | Deauville (FR) | Prix de Balme (Claiming Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) | 11/13 | 1 | 9-1 | — | — | — | Thomas Courtalon | 40/1 |
| 2021 · 20 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 21+19d | Deauville (FR) | Prix de Pennedepie (Claimer) (3yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) | 5/9 | shd | 8-8 | — | — | — | Jacky Nicoleau | 12/1 |
| 08 Dec 21+78d | Deauville (FR) | Prix de Croix (Claimer) (3yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) | 1/8 | 9-5 | — | — | — | Leo Roussel | 114/10 | |
| 21 Sep 21+14d | Newcastle (AW) | Arc Weekend On Sky Sports Racing Handicap | 7/11 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 57 | 96A | 62A | Oisin Murphy | 5/2F |
| 07 Sep 21+9d | Leicester | Swan Apprentice Handicap | 4/12 | 1¾ | 9-4 | 57 | 93A | 76A | Marco Ghiani | 5/2F |
| 29 Aug 21+12d | Beverley | Beverley Lions Handicap | 2/12 | hd | 9-10 | 57 | 88A | 78A | Joe Fanning | 7/2F |
| 17 Aug 21+15d | Carlisle | Follow MansionBet This Bestival Season Handicap | 5/6 | nk | 9-4 | 57 | 80A | 61B | Ben Curtis | 9/2 |
| 02 Aug 21+31d | Ripon | Shady Heights Handicap | 1/5 | 8-4 | 55 | 59C | 68B | Joe Fanning | 2/1F | |
| 02 Jul 21+8d | Beverley | Eppleworth Handicap | 4/7 | hd | 9-4 | 54 | 67B | 69A | Graham Lee | 16/5 |
| 24 Jun 21+9d | Leicester | nucleushr.com Handicap | 2/14 | shd | 9-0 | 53 | 85C | 78A | Franny Norton | 3/1F |
| 15 Jun 21+12d | Beverley | Daisy Handicap | 2/10 | 1 | 9-7 | 53 | 89A | 79A | Graham Lee | 10/3F |
| 03 Jun 21+14d | Thirsk | Bet At racingtv.com Handicap | 3/12 | hd | 9-0 | 53 | 83A | 71A | P J McDonald | 5/1 |
| 20 May 21+10d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Like Wolverhampton Racecourse On Facebook Handicap | 3/11 | ½ | 9-3 | 54 | 94A | 76A | Ray Dawson | 11/2 |
| 10 May 21+12d | Catterick | Racing Supporting Mental Health Awareness Week Handicap (Div 2) | 4/10 | 4¼ | 8-13 | 54 | 66A | 53A | Ray Dawson | 10/3 |
| 28 Apr 21+18d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Celebrating The tote And PMU Partnership Handicap | 3/8 | 2¼ | 9-4 | 54 | 77A | 66A | Ray Dawson | 10/3 |
| 10 Apr 21+4d | Wolverhampton (AW) | wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk Selling Handicap | 2/12 | hd | 9-3 | 54 | 70A | 88A | Dylan Hogan | 11/4F |
| 06 Apr 21+3d | Bath | Cb Protection Safety Officers Handicap | 8/14 | 1¾ | 9-3 | 54 | 92C | 63A | Dylan Hogan | 10/3F |
| 03 Apr 21+22d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Follow At The Races On Twitter Handicap (Div 1) | 4/9 | ½ | 9-6 | 54 | 75A | 66A | Kieran O'Neill | 15/8F |
| 12 Mar 21+2d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Play 4 To Score At Betway Handicap (Div 2) | 1/10 | 9-4 | 52 | 104A | 79A | Kieran O'Neill | 7/2 | |
| 10 Mar 21+12d | Kempton (AW) | Try Our New Super Boosts At Unibet Handicap (Div 1) | 4/12 | ½ | 9-4 | 52 | 90A | 80A | Kieran O'Neill | 11/1 |
| 26 Feb 21+125d | Lingfield (AW) | Bombardier British-Hopped Amber Beer Handicap (Div 1) | 2/9 | 2¼ | 9-1 | 52 | 97A | 67A | Dylan Hogan | 20/1 |
| 2020 · 13 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 Oct 20+26d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Support The Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap (Div 1) | 5/13 | 4 | 9-7 | 53 | 78B | 64A | Kieran O'Neill | 6/1 |
| 28 Sep 20+11d | Newcastle (AW) | Visit attheraces.com Handicap (Div 1) | 9/11 | ½ | 9-1 | 54 | 71A | 62A | Kieran O'Neill | 4/1F |
| 17 Sep 20+4d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Support The Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap (Div 1) | 4/10 | 1 | 9-10 | 53 | 81A | 63A | Kieran O'Neill | 15/8F |
| 13 Sep 20+19d | Bath | Signs Express Handicap (Div 2) | 2/14 | hd | 9-10 | 53 | 91C | 74A | Kieran O'Neill | 4/1 |
| 25 Aug 20+7d | Yarmouth | Final Furlong Podcast Handicap | 2/14 | 2¾ | 9-5 | 52 | 106C | 86A | Kieran O'Neill | 7/2F |
| 18 Aug 20+35d | Beverley | Headland Equine Dentistry Handicap | 2/12 | 2½ | 9-6 | 52 | 101A | 81A | Eoin Walsh | 9/2 |
| 14 Jul 20+14d | Bath | Home Of Winners At valuerater.co.uk Handicap (Div 2) | 8/12 | hd | 9-5 | 53 | 82A | 61A | Eoin Walsh | 8/1 |
| 30 Jun 20+19d | Leicester | Persimmon Homes At Appleyard Fleckney Handicap | 7/10 | ¾ | 9-5 | 53 | 61A | 62A | Kieran O'Neill | 7/1 |
| 11 Jun 20+105d | Yarmouth | Sky Sports Racing HD On Virgin 535 Handicap | 4/11 | 1½ | 9-5 | 54 | 96A | 80A | Eoin Walsh | 14/1 |
| 27 Feb 20+28d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Peter Andre Ladies Day Handicap | 6/12 | ¾ | 9-7 | 55 | 85B | 66A | Kieran O'Neill | 8/1 |
| 30 Jan 20+12d | Chelmsford City (AW) | tote.co.uk Handicap | 12/13 | 2½ | 9-1 | 57 | 86B | 48A | Kieran O'Neill | 33/1 |
| 18 Jan 20+14d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Bet toteswinger At totesport.com Handicap | 5/9 | ½ | 9-2 | 60 | 72A | 68A | Kieran O'Neill | 50/1 |
| 04 Jan 20+30d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap | 11/12 | 3½ | 8-8 | 62 | 75A | 46A | Kieran O'Neill | 50/1 |
| 2019 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Dec 19+133d | Kempton (AW) | racingtv.com Handicap | 8/8 | 6 | 8-7 | 64 | 62A | 42A | Kieran O'Neill | 33/1 |
| 25 Jul 19+54d | Yarmouth | Well Balanced Ledger Handicap | 9/9 | 49 | 9-1 | 64 | 10C | 41C | Sean Davis | 3/1 |
| 01 Jun 19+2d | Lingfield | Visit attheraces.com Handicap | 2/13 | hd | 9-8 | 54 | 75C | 78A | Robbie Downey | 5/6F |
| 30 May 19+15d | Lingfield | Best Odds Guaranteed At bet365 Handicap | 1/14 | 9-2 | 54 | 85C | 84A | Kieran O'Neill | 7/2 | |
| 15 May 19+15d | Bath | Brakes Group Handicap | 4/13 | 1½ | 9-1 | 54 | 89C | 66A | Kieran O'Neill | 7/2F |
| 30 Apr 19+26d | Yarmouth | Drifters Fish And Chip All Events Handicap | 1/10 | 9-3 | 51 | 94A | 67A | Kieran O'Neill | 7/2J | |
| 04 Apr 19+42d | Southwell (AW) | Ladbrokes Home Of The Odds Boost Handicap | 2/14 | 4½ | 8-12 | 51 | 93B | 68A | Kieran O'Neill | 5/2F |
| 21 Feb 19+33d | Southwell (AW) | sunracing.co.uk Handicap | 8/14 | ¾ | 8-6 | 52 | 65B | 49A | Kieran O'Neill | 4/1 |
| 19 Jan 19+71d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Ladbrokes Home Of The Odds Boost Handicap | 5/12 | hd | 8-9 | 52 | 75A | 59A | Darragh Keenan | 4/1F |
| 2018 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Nov 18+17d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10) | 12/13 | ¾ | 9-5 | — | 79B | 53A | Mark Enright | 100/1 |
| 23 Oct 18+10d | Gowran Park | Join The Gowran Park Racing Club Today (C & G) Maiden | 13/15 | 4¼ | 9-0 | — | 44C | 42C | Sean Davis | 100/1 |
| 13 Oct 18 | Limerick | Follow Limerick Racecourse On Twitter Maiden (Plus 10) | 13/16 | nk | 9-5 | — | 23C | 53C | Robbie Colgan | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Act Of Magic won?
- Act Of Magic (IRE) won 5 of 49 archived starts between 2018 and 2023, a strike rate of 10.2%. Placed 18 times in total (36.7% of starts).
- Who trained Act Of Magic?
- Act Of Magic (IRE) was trained by Francois Monfort on the most recent run on record, at Deauville (FR) on 6 April 2023.
- Who is Act Of Magic's sire?
- Act Of Magic (IRE) is by Magician (IRE) out of Davanti (IRE), whose sire is Danehill Dancer.
- What going does Act Of Magic prefer?
- Act Of Magic (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Act Of Magic's official rating?
- Act Of Magic (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 64.
- What is Act Of Magic's sire's record?
- Magician (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 355 runs since May 2018 (29 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Act Of Magic's siblings?
- Out of Davanti (IRE), Act Of Magic (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.