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Horse profile

Always Magic (FR)

7yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2022) · Last trainer Gabriel Leenders · Last owner Ecurie Brillantissime Daniel Josset Et Al
by Sunday Break (JPN) out of Magic Poline (FR) (Trempolino)
11 runs · 2 courses · from Oct 2018
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Apr 2022 — 1,653 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2022 · 6th of 12 2 wins · Auteuil (FR) First-time headgear LTO
KTB Profile

Always Magic (FR) is 2 from 11, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Prix Alain et Gilles de Goulaine at Auteuil (FR) (Sep 2019). Hasn't won since Sep 2019.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 20 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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
Sunday Break (JPN)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 1,123 runs since Jan 2008 (155 horses).

Strongest on good going: 12.7% from 220. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.6% from 231.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−9.6—
Good to Firm2514%−5.6—
Good2202812.7%+3.1—
Good to Soft1431510.5%+0.9—
Soft352339.4%−0.22 from 8
Heavy1511811.9%+2.30 from 3
Standard (AW)231135.6%−4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2114.8%−4.8—
6f – 7f124118.9%−0.7—
1m – 1m1f184147.6%−2—
1m2f – 1m4f1962211.2%+1.6—
1m5f – 2m1972311.7%+2.1—
2m1f – 2m4f328319.5%−0.12 from 11
2m5f – 3m5923.4%−6.2—
Over 3m14428.6%+19—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Magic Poline (FR) (Trempolino)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Magic Saint (FR) (8 wins).

The wins came over 1m7f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Magic Dream (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Magic Saint (FR)3481m7½f–2m4fClass 2
Liberatore (FR)1621m7f–2m3f—
Magic Dream (FR)422m1½f–2m2fGrade 2
Magic Key (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 8 2 25% +0.40
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 10 2 20% −1.60
Compiegne (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Clement Lefebvre 8 1 13% −2.80
Kilian Dubourg 1 0 0% −1.00
Felix De Giles 1 1 100% +2.20
Alain De Chitray 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 2 20% −1.60
HT 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 1 0 0% −1.00
2019 8 2 25% +0.40
2018 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 Jockey SP
11 Apr 22+883d Compiegne (FR) Prix d'Aumale (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 19f · Heavy · 12 ran 6/12 15 10-12 Clement Lefebvre 9/1
10 Nov 19+22d Auteuil (FR) Prix Renaud du Vivier (Hurdle) (4yo) (Turf) 19.5f · Heavy · 10 ran 5/10 ¾ 10-8 Clement Lefebvre 80/1
19 Oct 19+21d Auteuil (FR) Prix Pierre de Lassus (Hurdle) (4yo) (Turf) 19.5f · Very Soft · 10 ran 5/10 3½ 10-10 Clement Lefebvre 15/1
28 Sep 19+17d Auteuil (FR) Prix de Maisons-Laffitte (Hurdle) (4yo) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 9 ran 3/9 2 10-8 Kilian Dubourg 24/1
11 Sep 19+71d Auteuil (FR) Prix Alain et Gilles de Goulaine (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 15 ran 1/15 11-0 Clement Lefebvre 42/10F
02 Jul 19+23d Auteuil (FR) Prix Gerald de Rochefort (Hurdle) () (4yo) (Turf) 19.5f · Very Soft · 6 ran 4/6 2 10-10 Clement Lefebvre 74/10
09 Jun 19+21d Auteuil (FR) Prix Questarabad (Hurdle) (4yo) (Turf) 19.5f · Very Soft · 8 ran 6/8 hd 10-6 Clement Lefebvre 42/1
19 May 19+32d Auteuil (FR) Prix Alain Du Breil - Course de Haies de Printemps des Quatre Ans (Hurdle) (4yo) (Turf) 19.5f · Very Soft · 9 ran 5/9 15 10-8 Clement Lefebvre 37/1
17 Apr 19+151d Auteuil (FR) Prix Claude Cohen (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 13 ran 1/13 10-12 Felix De Giles 11/5F
17 Nov 18+28d Auteuil (FR) Prix Robert de Lipowski (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 17.5f · Heavy · 7 ran F/7 — 10-8 Clement Lefebvre 43/10
20 Oct 18 Auteuil (FR) Prix Emilius (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings Unraced over hurdles/fences) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 15 ran 3/15 2 10-6 Alain De Chitray 58/10

Quick answers

How many races has Always Magic (FR) won?
Always Magic (FR) won 2 of 11 archived starts between 2018 and 2022, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 4 times in total (36.4% of starts).
Who trained Always Magic (FR)?
Always Magic (FR) was trained by Gabriel Leenders on the most recent run on record, at Compiegne (FR) on 11 April 2022.
Who is Always Magic (FR)'s sire?
Always Magic (FR) is by Sunday Break (JPN) out of Magic Poline (FR), whose sire is Trempolino.
What going does Always Magic (FR) prefer?
Always Magic (FR) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 8 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Always Magic (FR)'s sire's record?
Sunday Break (JPN)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 1,123 runs since Jan 2008 (155 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 12.7% from 220. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.6% from 231.
Who are Always Magic (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Magic Poline (FR), Always Magic (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Magic Saint (FR) (8). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Magic Dream (FR)). The wins came over 1m7f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2018. 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.