Like Magic (IRE)
Like Magic (IRE) is 4 from 58. Hasn't won since Jun 2011. All 4 wins have come on turf — 0 from 21 on the all-weather. All 4 wins have come over 6f – 7f. Last raced off 47, 50lb below the career-high mark.
- 4–58Wins / Runs
- 6.9%Strike rate
- 15 (25.9%)Placed
- −28.25£1 level staken=58 at SP
- 0.81Fair A/E n=58 · 0.63 incl. margin
- 97Highest OR
- 41dAvg between runs
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.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 20,817 runs since Jan 2008 (1,573 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 843.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 161 | 26 | 16.1% | +4.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,581 | 463 | 12.9% | +1 | 0 from 8 |
| Good | 4,529 | 487 | 10.8% | −1.1 | 2 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 2,132 | 254 | 11.9% | 0 | 1 from 5 |
| Soft | 2,758 | 303 | 11% | −0.9 | 1 from 11 |
| Heavy | 790 | 76 | 9.6% | −2.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 6,865 | 866 | 12.6% | +0.7 | 0 from 21 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3,049 | 399 | 13.1% | +1.2 | 0 from 8 |
| 6f – 7f | 9,828 | 1,178 | 12% | +0.1 | 4 from 50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,502 | 542 | 12% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,139 | 249 | 11.6% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 843 | 66 | 7.8% | −4.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 360 | 33 | 9.2% | −2.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 89 | 8 | 9% | −2.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +2.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them How's She Cuttin' (IRE) (7 wins).
The wins came over 5f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (How's She Cuttin' (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How's She Cuttin' (IRE) | 25 | 7 | 5f | Class 3 |
| By The Edge (IRE) | 24 | 4 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Magilini (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Hamagic (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 21 | 0 | 0% | −21.00 |
| Soft | 11 | 1 | 9% | −7.25 |
| Good | 11 | 2 | 18% | +7.00 |
| Good to Firm | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 17 | 0 | 0% | −17.00 |
| Leopardstown | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Naas | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| Curragh | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Navan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
| Laytown (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Roscommon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sligo | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
| Dundalk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 50 | 4 | 8% | −20.25 |
| Under 6f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew P Thornton | 17 | 1 | 6% | −13.25 |
| Pat Smullen | 9 | 1 | 11% | −1.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 7 | 1 | 14% | +6.00 |
| Conor Hoban | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| P B Beggy | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| Danny Redmond | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ronan Whelan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tom Madden | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Foley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Johnny Murtagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Gray | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Keagan Latham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gary Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| D J Moran | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 32 | 2 | 6% | −15.25 |
| Tongue tie | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| None | 8 | 2 | 25% | +5.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2013 | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| 2012 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2011 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +5.00 |
| 2010 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.25 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2008 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +7.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Like Magic (IRE) won?
- Like Magic (IRE) won 4 of 58 archived starts between 2008 and 2014, a strike rate of 6.9%. Placed 15 times in total (25.9% of starts).
- Who trained Like Magic (IRE)?
- Like Magic (IRE) was trained by Patrick Martin on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 26 November 2014.
- Who is Like Magic (IRE)'s sire?
- Like Magic (IRE) is by Invincible Spirit (IRE) out of Magic Annemarie (IRE), whose sire is Dancing Dissident.
- What going does Like Magic (IRE) prefer?
- Like Magic (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Like Magic (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 26 November 2014. The highest on record is 97.
- What is Like Magic (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Invincible Spirit (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 20,817 runs since Jan 2008 (1,573 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 843.
- Who are Like Magic (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Magic Annemarie (IRE), Like Magic (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: How's She Cuttin' (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Class 3 (How's She Cuttin' (IRE)). The wins came over 5f. As at Oct 2026.