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Horse profile

Finnthemagician (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2023) · Last trainer Nicky Richards · Last owner P Bird
by Shantou (USA) out of Twentytwo's Taken (IRE) (King's Theatre)
7 runs · 7 courses · from May 2022
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Apr 2023 — 1,308 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2023 · 8th of 9 Won at Perth New yard Last raced off OR 117
KTB Profile

Finnthemagician is a gelding who won one of seven starts on turf, the success coming in a Class 4 bumper at Perth in Aug 2022 on good ground. All three placings also came over 1m5f to 2m. He ran four times over 2m1f to 2m4f without winning and was beaten on good to soft. His last run, at Wetherby in Apr 2023, was his first for Nicky Richards and came off an official rating of 117, which was his career-high mark.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 4

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 99 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Downpatrick, 16 Sep 2022

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 139C · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft399B92—
Good2139C113.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f299B93.5—
1m5f – 2m2139C115.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 7 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 120A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Downpatrick, 16 Sep 2022 Official rating 117 at the last run, 6 Apr 2023

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 121B · median 111.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft4120A111.5—
Good2121B111—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3120A115—
1m5f – 2m2121B114.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 7 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 7 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
Shantou (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,830 runs since Feb 2008 (539 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+36.4—
Good to Firm1583220.3%+6.7—
Good2,29231113.6%01 from 3
Good to Soft1,43317612.3%−1.30 from 4
Soft2,61136313.9%+0.3—
Heavy1,28317813.9%+0.3—
Standard (AW)5159.8%−3.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−13.6—
1m – 1m1f1100%−13.6—
1m2f – 1m4f6269.7%−3.9—
1m5f – 2m2,03127613.6%01 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f2,71237813.9%+0.30 from 4
2m5f – 3m2,34233414.3%+0.70 from 1
Over 3m6697210.8%−2.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Feb 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Twentytwo's Taken (IRE) (King's Theatre)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Backdoorflush (GB)40——
Whitletts (GB)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 3 1 33% −0.38

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 1 33% −0.38

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 1 100% +1.62
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 2 1 50% +0.62
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Bowen 2 1 50% +0.62
Mr H C Swan 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean Quinlan 1 0 0% −1.00
Davy Russell 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Kennedy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 1 20% −2.38
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 1 0 0% −1.00
2022 6 1 17% −3.38

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 3 1 33% −0.38

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
2023 · 1 run
06 Apr 23+180d Wetherby Watch Irish Racing On Racing TV Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 8/9 16 11-11 11755C104C Sean Quinlan 15/2
2022 · 6 runs
08 Oct 22+22d Hexham Support Injured Jockeys Fund Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 4/10 1¼ 11-2 ——115A Sean Bowen 9/4
16 Sep 22+21d Downpatrick Downpatrick Autumn Maiden Hurdle 2m3f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 3/15 3½ 11-10 —99B120A Davy Russell EvensF
26 Aug 22+13d Down Royal Walkers Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Good · 15 ran F/15 — 11-7 ——— Jack Kennedy 3/1
13 Aug 22+36d Perth Christmas Party At Perth Racecourse Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good · 4 ran 1/4 10-11 —139C121B Sean Bowen 13/8
08 Jul 22+38d Cork Way To Paris At Coolagown Stud Flat Race 2m1f · Good · 17 ran 8/17 1¼ 11-0 —88B101A Mr H C Swan 11/2
31 May 22 Ballinrobe McHale Orbital Flat Race 2m½f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran 3/11 nk 11-0 —92A108A Mr H C Swan 13/2

Quick answers

How many races has Finnthemagician won?
Finnthemagician (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2022 and 2023, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 3 times in total (42.9% of starts).
Who trained Finnthemagician?
Finnthemagician (IRE) was trained by Nicky Richards on the most recent run on record, at Wetherby on 6 April 2023.
Who is Finnthemagician's sire?
Finnthemagician (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Twentytwo's Taken (IRE), whose sire is King's Theatre.
What going does Finnthemagician prefer?
Finnthemagician (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Finnthemagician's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 117, from the run on 6 April 2023. That is also the highest on record.
What is Finnthemagician's sire's record?
Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,830 runs since Feb 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
Who are Finnthemagician's siblings?
Out of Twentytwo's Taken (IRE), Finnthemagician (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2022. 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.