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Horse profile

Magi Melchior (GB)

2yo colt · Trainer Richard Hannon · Owner John Collins Emma Cracknell
by Kodiac (GB) out of Background (GB) (Lope De Vega)
5 runs · 3 courses · from Jul 2026
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 18 Sep 2026 · 5th of 11 Last raced off OR 75
KTB Profile

Magi Melchior is a Kodiac colt who has yet to win from five starts on turf, with one placing. All five runs came over 6f to 7f, four of them on good to firm ground. His best effort was third of 14 at Newbury in Aug 2026. He finished fifth of 11, prominent, in a Class 4 nursery at Newbury in Sep 2026 off an official rating of 75.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Jul 2026 · updated 1 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 80 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newbury, 2 Jul 2026

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 5 figures · best 87C · median 78
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good to Firm487C77.54 runs · 87 / 77.5
Good1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
6f – 7f587C785 runs · 87 / 78

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 83A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 26 Aug 2026 Official rating 75 at the last run, 18 Sep 2026

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 →

Flat 5 figures · best 83A · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good to Firm483A794 runs · 83 / 79
Good1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
6f – 7f583A765 runs · 83 / 76

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 from 5 analysed runs since Jul 2026

  • Prominent 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,582 runs since Mar 2010 (1,665 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 254.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1472114.3%+3.9—
Good to Firm4,20849611.8%+1.40 from 4
Good5,16154810.6%+0.20 from 1
Good to Soft2,3702189.2%−1.2—
Soft2,4672188.8%−1.6—
Heavy684689.9%−0.5—
Standard (AW)8,54587510.2%−0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5,12759111.5%+1.1—
6f – 7f11,6101,19010.2%−0.20 from 5
1m – 1m1f3,88939310.1%−0.3—
1m2f – 1m4f1,9341829.4%−1—
1m5f – 2m697669.5%−0.9—
2m1f – 2m4f254187.1%−3.3—
2m5f – 3m6046.7%−3.7—
Over 3m1100%−10.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2010 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Background (GB) (Lope De Vega)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Believe In Success (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 3 0 0% −3.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 5 runs
18 Sep 26+23d Newbury Dubai Duty Free Nursery Handicap Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Good · 11 ran Handy behind the pace - pressed for effort with 2f left - pushed to dispute the front approaching final furlong - faded to finish 5th 5/11 ¾ 8-13 7578A76A Sean Levey 20/1
26 Aug 26+25d Newbury Pump Technology Nursery Handicap Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 14 ran Held up towards the back - drifted right approaching the final furlong - stayed on inside the last 150 yards to grab third 3/14 1 9-9 7587C83A Sean Levey 22/1
01 Aug 26+19d Goodwood British Stallion Studs Ebf Maiden Stakes (Colts And Geldings Only) Class 2 · 7f · Good To Firm · 13 ran Settled in the pack early - pushed for effort with 2f to run - dropped away inside the final furlong - eventually finished well beaten in 11th 11/13 2 9-2 7739C64A Sean Levey 50/1
13 Jul 26+11d Windsor Ambrose Loves Reggae EBF Novice Stakes (Div I) (GBB Race) Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 12 ran settled handy towards the centre of the field - niggled along over 2f out - stayed on but unable to match the front-runners from over 1f out 4/12 3¾ 9-7 —75A76A Sean Levey 5/2F
02 Jul 26 Newbury Fidelity Energy Green Future Novice Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 10 ran Drifted left at the off - settled in the pack - made progress over 2f out and pressed on - edged closer inside the final furlong - dropped to fourth close home 4/10 hd 9-2 —80B82A Sean Levey 22/1

Quick answers

How many races has Magi Melchior won?
Magi Melchior (GB) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
Who trains Magi Melchior?
Magi Melchior (GB) is trained by Richard Hannon, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 18 September 2026.
Who is Magi Melchior's sire?
Magi Melchior (GB) is by Kodiac (GB) out of Background (GB), whose sire is Lope De Vega.
What is Magi Melchior's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 75, from the run on 18 September 2026. The highest on record is 77.
What is Magi Melchior's sire's record?
Kodiac (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,582 runs since Mar 2010 (1,665 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 254.
Who are Magi Melchior's siblings?
Out of Background (GB), Magi Melchior (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2026. 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.