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Horse profile

Magical Song (GB)

5yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2010) · Last trainer John Balding · Last owner Peter Balding
by Forzando (GB) out of Classical Song (IRE) (Fayruz)
30 runs · 10 courses · from Jul 2007
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Sep 2010 — 5,903 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2010 · 13th of 13 2 wins · Southwell (AW) Last raced off OR 53
KTB Profile

Magical Song (GB) is 2 from 30, both wins coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Feb 2008. Both wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 10 on turf.

Based on 30 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance All wins on AW All wins at Class 6
Official rating53↓ 1lb off peak
53 48–54

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 (flat) 81A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hamilton, 11 Jul 2009 Official rating 53 at the last flat run, 6 Sep 2010

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 57C the best of the last 1 rated run · Stratford, 14 Aug 2008

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 29 figures · best 81A · median 50
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)2078A53—
Good to Firm381A73—
Good to Soft242C37.5—
Soft270A55.5—
Good1———
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f1981A56—
1m – 1m1f1078A47.5—
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 30 figures from 30 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
Forzando (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 3.7% of 481 runs since Jan 2008 (49 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1200%−3.70 from 1
Good to Firm9411.1%−2.60 from 3
Good8933.4%−0.30 from 1
Good to Soft5223.8%+0.10 from 2
Soft3812.6%−1.10 from 2
Heavy9222.2%+18.50 from 1
Standard (AW)18794.8%+1.12 from 20
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f9444.3%+0.6—
6f – 7f21883.7%01 from 19
1m – 1m1f7645.3%+1.61 from 10
1m2f – 1m4f1400%−3.7—
1m5f – 2m3213.1%−0.60 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f3013.3%−0.4—
2m5f – 3m1300%−3.7—
Over 3m400%−3.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Classical Song (IRE) (Fayruz)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Charliebadham (GB)20——
Classic Orange (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 20 2 10% −12.75
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 25 2 8% −17.75
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell (AW) 14 2 14% −6.75
Wolverhampton (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Newcastle 2 0 0% −2.00
Hamilton 2 0 0% −2.00
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 19 1 5% −15.50
1m – 1m1f 10 1 10% −6.25
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Frankie McDonald 5 1 20% −1.50
Stevie Donohoe 4 0 0% −4.00
Andrew Smith 2 0 0% −2.00
Jamie Kyne 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom Eaves 2 0 0% −2.00
Graham Gibbons 2 0 0% −2.00
Gabriel Hannon 2 0 0% −2.00
Paul Mulrennan 1 0 0% −1.00
Eddie Creighton 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Winston 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Kelly 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss Faye Bramley 1 0 0% −1.00
Michael Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00
Greg Fairley 1 1 100% +2.75
Nicky Mackay 1 0 0% −1.00
Chris Catlin 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Eddery 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Mullen 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 15 2 13% −7.75
Blinkers 10 0 0% −10.00
Cheekpieces 5 0 0% −5.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 2 0 0% −2.00
2009 10 0 0% −10.00
2008 14 2 14% −6.75
2007 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 29 2 7% −21.75
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
2010 · 2 runs
06 Sep 10+10d Newcastle Tyne Valley Cycle Club Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good · 13 ran 13/13 1¾ 8-7 5334A Andrew Smith 40/1
27 Aug 10+412d Newcastle 6Box Supports James Moffatt Racing 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Series Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 9/11 nk 8-13 5342C Andrew Smith 9/1
2009 · 10 runs
11 Jul 09+16d Hamilton freebets.co.uk Free Football Betting Apprentice Riders' Handicap (Round 2) Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 2/10 shd 9-2 5181A Jamie Kyne 7/4F
25 Jun 09+47d Hamilton Question Of Sport Next Tuesday Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 2/8 nk 8-2 5169A Jamie Kyne 6/1
09 May 09+8d Thirsk Turftv.co.uk Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 4/13 nk 8-11 5273A Paul Mulrennan 16/1
01 May 09+10d Southwell (AW) Ladies Day At Southwell 16th August Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 6/12 nk 8-13 5461A Eddie Creighton 7/1
21 Apr 09+25d Southwell (AW) Sponsor A Race At Southwell Selling Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 8/14 4½ 9-7 5446A Tom Eaves 8/1
27 Mar 09+17d Southwell (AW) Book Tickets On Line At Southwell-racecourse.co.uk Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Standard · 13 ran 3/13 shd 8-10 5278A Tom Eaves 9/1
10 Mar 09+49d Southwell (AW) freebets.co.uk Cheltenham Free Bets Classified Claiming Stakes (Div 1) Class 6 · 1m · Standard · 10 ran 3/10 nse 8-6 5272A Robert Winston 5/2F
20 Jan 09+7d Southwell (AW) William Hill Telebetting On 0800 44 40 40 Selling Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran 4/9 1¾ 9-0 5074A Graham Gibbons 16/1
13 Jan 09+11d Southwell (AW) Southwell-racecourse.co.uk Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 2/12 1 8-11 5072A Shane Kelly 9/2
02 Jan 09+6d Southwell (AW) Play Golf At Southwell Golf Club Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 14 ran 8/14 ¾ 8-3 5050A Gabriel Hannon 12/1
2008 · 14 runs
27 Dec 08+25d Southwell (AW) Southwell-racecourse.co.uk Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Standard · 14 ran 6/14 hd 8-3 5059A Gabriel Hannon 20/1
02 Dec 08+7d Southwell (AW) Tickets On Line At southwell-racecourse.co.uk Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 7/14 2¼ 8-6 5242C Graham Gibbons 9/1
25 Nov 08+103d Southwell (AW) Play Golf At Southwell Golf Club Amateurs' Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 1m · Standard · 13 ran 6/13 1¾ 10-11 5268A Miss Faye Bramley 20/1
14 Aug 08+72d Stratford Shakespeare Hospice Juvenile Novices' Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 2m½f · Heavy · 13 ran 8/13 30 10-5 —57C Michael Murphy 11/2
03 Jun 08+29d Southwell (AW) Bet In Play At ladbrokes.com Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 13 ran 5/13 2¾ 8-12 5358A Stevie Donohoe 9/2
05 May 08+33d Warwick Turftv Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Good To Soft · 15 ran 10/15 nse 8-12 5433C Stevie Donohoe 7/1
02 Apr 08+9d Nottingham Weatherbys Messaging Service Handicap Class 5 · 1m · Soft · 17 ran 10/17 3 8-4 5341C Frankie McDonald 12/1
24 Mar 08+11d Warwick Turftv Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Soft · 10 ran 2/10 hd 8-11 5370A Stevie Donohoe 7/2F
13 Mar 08+2d Wolverhampton (AW) betdaqpoker.co.uk Handicap Class 6 · 1m½f · Standard · 11 ran 7/11 2¼ 8-11 5350A Frankie McDonald 3/1
11 Mar 08+18d Southwell (AW) Try Betdaq For An Exchange Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran 6/8 1½ 8-4 5341A Frankie McDonald 3/1
22 Feb 08+29d Southwell (AW) Bet Carling Cup Final - Betdaq Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 6 ran 1/6 8-4 5062B Frankie McDonald 5/2F
24 Jan 08+2d Wolverhampton (AW) Go Book Today at Pontin's Handicap Class 6 · 1m1½f · Standard · 9 ran 7/9 5 8-12 4841A Frankie McDonald 9/1
22 Jan 08+10d Southwell (AW) Come Jump Racing Here On Sunday Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Standard · 8 ran 1/8 8-7 4845A Greg Fairley 11/4F
12 Jan 08+52d Wolverhampton (AW) Call Pontin's Now 0844 576 5938 Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran 6/11 1½ 8-10 5044A Stevie Donohoe 11/1
2007 · 4 runs
21 Nov 07+50d Lingfield (AW) Go Pontin's Now Nursery Handicap Class 4 · 1m · Standard · 9 ran 8/9 ¾ 7-12 5440C Nicky Mackay 33/1
02 Oct 07+15d Wolverhampton (AW) Hotel & Conferencing At Wolverhampton Maiden Auction Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 8/12 nk 8-9 5437C Chris Catlin 16/1
17 Sep 07+68d Leicester ladbrokes.com Ibstock Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Firm · 14 ran 12/14 1½ 8-9 —44C Paul Eddery 25/1
11 Jul 07 Lingfield (AW) Real Thing Live Maiden Auction Stakes (AWT) (Div 2) Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 6/11 nk 8-9 —56C Richard Mullen 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Magical Song won?
Magical Song (GB) won 2 of 30 archived starts between 2007 and 2010, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 8 times in total (26.7% of starts).
Who trained Magical Song?
Magical Song (GB) was trained by John Balding on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle on 6 September 2010.
Who is Magical Song's sire?
Magical Song (GB) is by Forzando (GB) out of Classical Song (IRE), whose sire is Fayruz.
What going does Magical Song prefer?
Magical Song (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 20 starts (10%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Magical Song's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 53, from the run on 6 September 2010. The highest on record is 54.
What is Magical Song's sire's record?
Forzando (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 3.7% of 481 runs since Jan 2008 (49 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Magical Song's siblings?
Out of Classical Song (IRE), Magical Song (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2007. 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.