Magical Sal (IRE)
Magical Sal is 1 from 7 on turf, with her sole win coming at Downpatrick in Aug 2026 over 2m5f – 3m on good ground. She has three places from her other six starts. Typically held up, she was ridden with patience in three of five analysed runs. Her last run, at Downpatrick in Aug 2026, was a win in the J Murdoch Contracts Maiden Hurdle.
- 1–7Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 3 (42.9%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 3.35Fair A/E n=7 · 2.84 incl. margin
- 50dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 93
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 105A | 93 | 4 · 98 / 90.5 |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 105A | 98 | 2 · 98 / 92.5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 93A | 90.5 | 2 · 93 / 90.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
Of 7 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 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
- Held up 3 (60%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (20%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.4% of 352 runs since Jan 2008 (51 horses).
Strongest on good going: 18.4% from 147.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +0.9 | — |
| Good | 147 | 27 | 18.4% | +5 | 1 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 80 | 8 | 10% | −3.4 | — |
| Soft | 90 | 9 | 10% | −3.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 26 | 1 | 3.8% | −9.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +36.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +19.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 94 | 13 | 13.8% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 129 | 14 | 10.9% | −2.5 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 104 | 14 | 13.5% | +0.1 | 1 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 22 | 5 | 22.7% | +9.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
7 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Ben Cee Pee M (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m2f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Jet Legs (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Cee Pee M (IRE) | 39 | 6 | 2m–2m5f | Class 4 |
| Shantou Magic (IRE) | 23 | 5 | 2m1½f–3m | Class 3 |
| Jet Legs (IRE) | 30 | 5 | 2m4f–3m2f | Class 2 |
| Ardaghs Choice (IRE) | 36 | 3 | 2m5½f–3m1f | — |
| Freethinker (IRE) | 16 | 2 | 2m6f–2m7½f | Class 5 |
| Rock On Jet (IRE) | 10 | 1 | 2m | Class 4 |
| Supreme Well (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downpatrick (IRE) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Wexford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Downpatrick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J J Slevin | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Mr L P Shanahan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr Finn Buckley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Eoin Staples | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| None | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NH Flat | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Hurdle | 3 | 1 | 33% | +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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Aug 26+26d | Downpatrick (IRE) | J Murdoch Contracts Maiden Hurdle Went off fast and front from the outset - soon opened a gap - margin trimmed at the 2nd - slight error at the 6th left position precarious - jumping errors at the 7th and 2 out - niggled into the last - challenged inside the final furlong but kept on to win | 1/7 | 10-11 | 88A | 115A | J J Slevin | 4/1 | |
| 14 Jul 26+11d | Downpatrick (IRE) | Plus 2 Print Remembering Tony Oakes MBE Maiden Hurdle Soon held up towards the back - 9th at the 5th - made headway 4 out - moving into 6th when a minor mistake 3 out - 4th and pushed along 2 out - up to 2nd over the last - found nothing more but kept on when driven | 2/12 | 4¼ | 10-11 | 93A | 116A | J J Slevin | 80/1 |
| 03 Jul 26+19d | Wexford | Shamrock Enterprises Maiden Hurdle Held up at the back of the field - made no impression on the leading group - eased and pulled up before 5 out | PU/14 | — | 11-5 | — | — | J J Slevin | 100/1 |
| 14 Jun 26+37d | Downpatrick | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race Sat handy early - 5th at halfway - slipped back 6f out - trailed home well held | 7/8 | 12 | 11-4 | 98C | 80C | Mr L P Shanahan | 14/1 |
| 08 May 26+194d | Downpatrick | Joe Rea Memorial Mares Flat Race Sat behind the front group - third at halfway - urged into fourth with 2f left - lost momentum and slipped to fifth entering the final furlong holding a steady effort to the line | 5/9 | nk | 11-4 | 87A | 98A | Mr L P Shanahan | 66/1 |
| 26 Oct 25+14d | Wexford | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race Sat close to the pace early - 5th at halfway - up to 3rd entering the straight under a drive - unable to threaten those in front and finished without further response | 3/8 | 41 | 11-4 | 64C | 81C | Mr Finn Buckley | 40/1 |
| 12 Oct 25 | Cork | Racing Again November 2nd (Pro/Am) Flat Race towards the back throughout - driven in 6th from 3f out - no headway and plugged on at one speed from 2f out to finish well held in 6th | 6/7 | shd | 10-7 | 105A | 87A | Eoin Staples | 40/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Magical Sal (IRE) won?
- Magical Sal (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 3 times in total (42.9% of starts).
- Who trains Magical Sal (IRE)?
- Magical Sal (IRE) is trained by C A McBratney, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 August 2026.
- Who is Magical Sal (IRE)'s sire?
- Magical Sal (IRE) is by El Salvador (IRE) out of Supreme Magical (GB), whose sire is Supreme Leader.
- What going does Magical Sal (IRE) prefer?
- Magical Sal (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Magical Sal (IRE)'s sire's record?
- El Salvador (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.4% of 352 runs since Jan 2008 (51 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 18.4% from 147.
- Who are Magical Sal (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Supreme Magical (GB), Magical Sal (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Ben Cee Pee M (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Jet Legs (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m2f. As at Oct 2026.