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Horse profile

Talismanic (GB)

5yo horse (at last run, Oct 2018) · Last trainer A Fabre · Last owner Godolphin Snc
by Medaglia d'Oro (USA) out of Magic Mission (GB) (Machiavellian)
18 runs · 6 courses · from Jul 2015
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Oct 2018 — 2,936 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2018 · 13th of 19 7 wins · 5 courses
KTB Profile

Talismanic (GB) is 7 from 18, including a Group 2 win. The biggest win we hold: the Prix Maurice de Nieuil at Saint-Cloud (FR) (Jul 2017). Hasn't won since Aug 2018.

Based on 18 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026

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

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 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

Sire
Medaglia d'Oro (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.5% of 1,182 runs since Jan 2008 (189 horses).

Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 17% from 393. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.4% from 113.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1200%−13.5—
Good to Firm1682112.5%−1—
Good2783211.5%−23 from 6
Good to Soft1431812.6%−0.92 from 4
Soft1312015.3%+1.80 from 5
Heavy41614.6%+1.11 from 2
Standard (AW)4096215.2%+1.71 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2827.1%−6.4—
6f – 7f2073014.5%+10 from 1
1m – 1m1f3936717%+3.52 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f4065012.3%−1.24 from 14
1m5f – 2m11354.4%−9.11 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f30413.3%−0.2—
2m5f – 3m4125%+11.5—
Over 3m100%−13.5—

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

Dam
Magic Mission (GB) (Machiavellian)

3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Missioner (USA) (1 win).

The wins came over 7½f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Witnessed (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Missioner (USA)1011mClass 5
Last Mission (FR)2111mClass 5
Witnessed (GB)217½fClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 3 50% +0.80
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 4 2 50% +1.40
Heavy 2 1 50% +1.40
Standard (AW) 1 1 100% +1.30

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Saint-Cloud (FR) 7 3 43% +1.30
Chantilly (FR) 5 1 20% −2.70
Longchamp (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Deauville (FR) 2 1 50% +0.00
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 1 1 100% +0.90
Compiegne (FR) 1 1 100% +2.40

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 14 4 29% −4.90
1m – 1m1f 2 2 100% +3.70
1m5f – 2m 1 1 100% +2.10
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mickael Barzalona 16 6 38% −0.40
Maxime Guyon 1 1 100% +1.30
Vincent Cheminaud 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 4 2 50% +0.30
2017 6 2 33% −1.00
2016 6 2 33% −0.80
2015 2 1 50% +1.40

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 Jockey SP
07 Oct 18+21d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (3yo+ No Geldings) (Turf) 12f · Good · 19 ran 13/19 4½ 9-5 Mickael Barzalona 25/1
16 Sep 18+32d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix Foy (4yo+ no geldings) (Turf) 12f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 2½ 9-2 Mickael Barzalona 23/10
15 Aug 18+162d Deauville (FR) Prix Gontaut-Biron Hong Kong Jockey Club (4yo+) (Turf) 10f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 8-11 Mickael Barzalona EvensF
06 Mar 18+177d Chantilly (FR) Prix Darshaan (Conditions) (4yo+) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 6 ran 1/6 9-6 Maxime Guyon 13/10
10 Sep 17+58d Chantilly (FR) Qatar Prix Foy (4yo+ No Geldings) (Turf) 12f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 nk 9-2 Vincent Cheminaud 193/10
14 Jul 17+40d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Maurice de Nieuil (4yo+) (Turf) 14f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 9-0 Mickael Barzalona 21/10F
04 Jun 17+27d Chantilly (FR) Grand Prix de Chantilly (4yo+) (Turf) 12f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 2/5 nk 9-0 Mickael Barzalona 100/30
08 May 17+20d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix d'Hedouville (4yo+) (Turf) 12f · Very Soft · 6 ran 2/6 1 8-11 Mickael Barzalona 10/11F
18 Apr 17+21d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Lord Seymour () (4yo+) (Turf) 12f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 9-6 Mickael Barzalona 9/10F
28 Mar 17+177d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de la Porte de Madrid () (4yo+) (Turf) 12f · Soft · 5 ran 2/5 3 9-2 Mickael Barzalona 7/10F
02 Oct 16+18d Chantilly (FR) Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (3yo+ No Geldings) (Turf) 12f · Good · 16 ran 11/16 7 8-11 Mickael Barzalona 40/1
14 Sep 16+62d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Turenne () (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 12f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 8-11 Mickael Barzalona 4/5F
14 Jul 16+39d Saint-Cloud (FR) Juddmonte Grand Prix de Paris (3yo Colts & Fillies) (Turf) 12f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 5/8 hd 9-2 Mickael Barzalona 7/1
05 Jun 16+13d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Jockey Club (3yo Colts & Fillies) (Turf) 10.5f · Soft · 16 ran 4/16 1¼ 9-2 Mickael Barzalona 20/1
23 May 16+72d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de l'Avre () (3yo) (Turf) 12f · Heavy · 5 ran 1/5 9-2 Mickael Barzalona 12/5
12 Mar 16+163d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Maurice Caillault () (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 10f · Heavy · 8 ran 2/8 3 8-13 Mickael Barzalona 9/5F
01 Oct 15+63d Compiegne (FR) Prix des Frondaisons (Maiden) (2yo) (Turf) 9f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 1/12 9-2 Mickael Barzalona 12/5F
30 Jul 15 Deauville (FR) Prix de Tancarville (Maiden) (Unraced 2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 6f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 3 9-2 Mickael Barzalona 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Talismanic (GB) won?
Talismanic (GB) won 7 of 18 archived starts between 2015 and 2018, a strike rate of 38.9%. Placed 12 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trained Talismanic (GB)?
Talismanic (GB) was trained by A Fabre on the most recent run on record, at Longchamp (FR) on 7 October 2018.
Who is Talismanic (GB)'s sire?
Talismanic (GB) is by Medaglia d'Oro (USA) out of Magic Mission (GB), whose sire is Machiavellian.
What going does Talismanic (GB) prefer?
Talismanic (GB) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 6 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Talismanic (GB)'s sire's record?
Medaglia d'Oro (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.5% of 1,182 runs since Jan 2008 (189 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 17% from 393. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.4% from 113.
Who are Talismanic (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Magic Mission (GB), Talismanic (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Missioner (USA) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Witnessed (GB)). The wins came over 7½f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2015. 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.