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Horse profile

Magic Minstrel (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2012) · Last trainer T G McCourt · Last owner Mrs J Manley
by Norse Dancer (IRE) out of Lochsong (GB) (Song)
10 runs · 7 courses · from Jul 2011
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Jul 2012 — 5,227 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2012 · 12th of 12 Last raced off OR 49
KTB Profile

Magic Minstrel (GB) is yet to win from 10 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 11 at Kempton (AW) (Sep 2011). Last raced off 49, 16lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 16lb off peak
Official rating49↓ 16lb off peak
49 49–65

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

Best recent KTB Rating 63C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leopardstown, 5 Jul 2012 Official rating 49 at the last run, 5 Jul 2012

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 9 figures · best 69A · median 52
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)669A50.5—
Good to Soft263C48—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f669A50.5—
1m – 1m1f252C47—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 10 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 · 9 figures from 10 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 1,800 runs since Jan 2008 (157 horses).

Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 14.7% from 278. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.3% from 207.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1100%−9.4—
Good to Firm1901910%+0.6—
Good6226510.5%+1.1—
Good to Soft318299.1%−0.30 from 2
Soft307289.1%−0.30 from 2
Heavy119108.4%−1—
Standard (AW)233187.7%−1.70 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f300%−9.4—
6f – 7f11597.8%−1.6—
1m – 1m1f207136.3%−3.10 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f282269.2%−0.20 from 6
1m5f – 2m483377.7%−1.70 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f3883910.1%+0.7—
2m5f – 3m2784114.7%+5.3—
Over 3m4449.1%−0.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Lochsong (GB) (Song)

4 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Loch Verdi (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Listed (Loch Verdi (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Loch Verdi (GB)2045fListed
Rapid Water (GB)7046f–1mClass 4
Swan Song (GB)1735f–6fClass 2
Lochstar (GB)1225f–6fClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Karen Kenny 2 0 0% −2.00
Liam Keniry 2 0 0% −2.00
Ms L O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Curtis 1 0 0% −1.00
Joseph O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00
A E Lynch 1 0 0% −1.00
W J Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Simon Pearce 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Blinkers 4 0 0% −4.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 7 0 0% −7.00
2011 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 9 0 0% −9.00
Hurdle 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2012 · 7 runs
05 Jul 12+29d Leopardstown Leopardstown Club Membership (Q.R.) Maiden 14f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 12/12 50 11-0 4963C Ms L O'Neill 66/1
06 Jun 12+19d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Summer Series Handicap (50-80) 12f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 13/15 21 7-11 5233C Karen Kenny 33/1
18 May 12+36d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium On Facebook Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 10.5f · Standard · 13 ran 7/13 3¾ 8-12 5552A Karen Kenny 20/1
12 Apr 12+34d Gowran Park Kilkenny Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 8f · Soft · 14 ran 10/14 2 9-8 5952C Ben Curtis 28/1
09 Mar 12+6d Dundalk (AW) BWG Foods Handicap (47-65) 12f · Standard · 11 ran 10/11 hd 9-12 6360A Joseph O'Brien 18/1
03 Mar 12+29d Navan Kilberry Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 19 ran UR/19 — 11-7 —— A E Lynch 66/1
03 Feb 12+107d Dundalk (AW) Bookings At dundalkstadium.com Maiden 10.5f · Standard · 9 ran 8/9 3 9-5 6549A W J Lee 18/1
2011 · 3 runs
19 Oct 11+34d Kempton (AW) Conexion Communications Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 9 ran 6/9 3 9-3 —44A Liam Keniry 4/1
15 Sep 11+66d Kempton (AW) Book Your Christmas Party At Kempton Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 11 ran 2/11 nk 9-3 —69A Liam Keniry 14/1
11 Jul 11 Wolverhampton (AW) wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 9.5f · Standard · 9 ran 9/9 nse 9-0 —42A Simon Pearce 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Magic Minstrel won?
Magic Minstrel (GB) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2011 and 2012. Placed 1 time in total (10% of starts).
Who trained Magic Minstrel?
Magic Minstrel (GB) was trained by T G McCourt on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 5 July 2012.
Who is Magic Minstrel's sire?
Magic Minstrel (GB) is by Norse Dancer (IRE) out of Lochsong (GB), whose sire is Song.
What is Magic Minstrel's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 49, from the run on 5 July 2012. The highest on record is 65.
What is Magic Minstrel's sire's record?
Norse Dancer (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 1,800 runs since Jan 2008 (157 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 14.7% from 278. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.3% from 207.
Who are Magic Minstrel's siblings?
Out of Lochsong (GB), Magic Minstrel (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Loch Verdi (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Loch Verdi (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2011. 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.