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Horse profile

Twist Magic (FR)

8yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2010) · Last trainer Paul Nicholls · Last owner Barry Fulton Tony Hayward Michael Lynch
by Winged Love (IRE) out of Twist Scarlett (GER) (Lagunas)
27 runs · 12 courses · from Oct 2005
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 Dec 2010 — 5,790 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2010 9 wins · 7 courses Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 175
KTB Profile

Twist Magic (FR) is 9 from 27 in our archive, including 5 wins at Grade 1 level. The biggest win we hold: the Kerrygold Champion Chase at Punchestown (Apr 2008). Hasn't won since Jan 2010. 3 of 6 starts at Sandown have ended in wins. Last raced off a career-high mark of 175.

Based on 27 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating175At career-high mark
175 129–175

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 153B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Exeter, 2 Nov 2010 Official rating 175 at the last run, 15 Dec 2010

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 →

Jumps 20 figures · best 162B · median 138.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Soft8153B133.5—
Good6155A144.5—
Soft6162B138.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m15162B135—
2m1f – 2m4f5153B142—

Of 27 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (7).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 27 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
Winged Love (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 3,965 runs since Jan 2008 (296 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−10.9—
Good to Firm1752112%+1.1—
Good1,03311210.8%−0.14 from 10
Good to Soft7077811%+0.12 from 10
Soft1,2071199.9%−13 from 7
Heavy80810212.6%+1.7—
Standard (AW)3126.5%−4.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−10.9—
1m – 1m1f900%−10.9—
1m2f – 1m4f44511.4%+0.5—
1m5f – 2m826769.2%−1.78 from 21
2m1f – 2m4f1,29714611.3%+0.41 from 6
2m5f – 3m1,36315411.3%+0.4—
Over 3m4245312.5%+1.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Twist Scarlett (GER) (Lagunas)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Twist Bookie (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m4f–2m1f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Twist Bookie (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Twist Bookie (IRE)4051m4f–2m1fClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 10 4 40% +1.43
Good to Soft 10 2 20% −2.42
Soft 7 3 43% +4.63

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 22 5 23% −2.62
Class 2 1 1 100% +0.18
Class 3 1 1 100% +2.25
Class 4 1 1 100% +3.33

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sandown 6 3 50% +7.75
Cheltenham 4 0 0% −4.00
Exeter 3 0 0% −3.00
Kempton 3 1 33% −1.82
Punchestown 2 1 50% +0.50
Ascot 2 1 50% +0.38
Aintree 2 1 50% +1.25
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 1 100% +2.25
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 1 100% +3.33
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 21 8 38% +7.26
2m1f – 2m4f 6 1 17% −3.62

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
R Walsh 10 7 70% +10.31
Sam Thomas 6 1 17% +0.00
Christian Williams 4 1 25% +0.33
Noel Fehily 2 0 0% −2.00
A P McCoy 2 0 0% −2.00
Robert Thornton 2 0 0% −2.00
Paddy Brennan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 21 8 38% +7.14
Tongue tie 6 1 17% −3.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 6 1 17% −3.62
2009 4 2 50% +3.75
2008 6 1 17% −3.50
2007 4 3 75% +6.43
2006 4 1 25% −0.75
2005 3 1 33% +1.33

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 22 8 36% +4.31
Hurdle 5 1 20% −0.67

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
15 Dec 10+43d Newbury totesport.com Peterborough Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 20f · Good · 7 ran F/7 — 11-10 175— Sam Thomas 9/4F
02 Nov 10+192d Exeter totesport.com Haldon Gold Cup Chase (Limited Handicap) (Grade 2) Class 1 · 17.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 2/9 ½ 11-10 173153B Noel Fehily 16/1
24 Apr 10+4d Sandown bet365.com Celebration Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 15.5f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 2¾ 11-6 173128B Sam Thomas 13/8F
20 Apr 10+34d Punchestown Boylesports.com Champion Chase (Grade 1) 16f · Good · 11 ran RR/11 — 11-12 172— A P McCoy 10/3
17 Mar 10+53d Cheltenham Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16f · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-10 172— Robert Thornton 8/1
23 Jan 10+49d Ascot Victor Chandler Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 17f · Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-7 172142A R Walsh 11/8F
05 Dec 09+32d Sandown Keith Prowse Hospitality Tingle Creek Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 15.5f · Soft · 5 ran 1/5 11-7 172162B R Walsh 9/4
03 Nov 09+192d Exeter William Hill Gold Cup Chase (Limited Handicap) Class 1 · 17.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 3/9 3 11-10 167147A Noel Fehily 16/1
25 Apr 09+45d Sandown Bet365.com Celebration Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 15.5f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 11-6 172155A R Walsh 7/2
11 Mar 09+74d Cheltenham Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Soft · 12 ran F/12 — 11-10 172— Sam Thomas 16/1
27 Dec 08+21d Kempton Desert Orchid Chase (Sponsored By Stan James) (Grade 2) Class 1 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 8 11-10 172112A A P McCoy 13/8F
06 Dec 08+32d Sandown Seasons Holidays Tingle Creek Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran F/7 — 11-7 172— Robert Thornton 10/1
04 Nov 08+196d Exeter William Hill Gold Cup Chase (Limited Handicap) (Grade 2) Class 1 · 17.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4/9 13 11-10 170125A R Walsh 9/4F
22 Apr 08+40d Punchestown Kerrygold Champion Chase (Grade 1) 16f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 11-12 170143A R Walsh 6/4F
13 Mar 08+54d Cheltenham Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 6/8 8 11-10 173124C Sam Thomas 5/1
19 Jan 08+42d Ascot Victor Chandler Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 17f · Soft · 6 ran 2/6 12 11-7 173135B R Walsh 4/5F
08 Dec 07+25d Sandown paddypower.com Tingle Creek Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 15.5f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-7 158143C Sam Thomas 5/1
13 Nov 07+213d Kempton Bet Now At WBX.COM Graduation Chase Class 2 · 16f · Good · 4 ran 1/4 11-9 158146C R Walsh 2/11F
14 Apr 07+32d Aintree John Smith's Maghull Novices' Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 11-1 —149C R Walsh 9/4F
13 Mar 07+76d Cheltenham Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16f · Soft · 13 ran F/13 — 11-2 —— R Walsh 12/1
27 Dec 06+23d Kempton Stan James Wayward Lad Novices' Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 2/6 1¼ 10-13 —135C Sam Thomas 11/8F
04 Dec 06+242d Fakenham Para Dressage Training Trust Novices' Chase Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 1/6 10-5 —132C R Walsh 9/4
06 Apr 06+40d Aintree Sportsman 4yo Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-0 129— Christian Williams 50/1
25 Feb 06+60d Sandown RPSport No 1 For Sports Betting Adonis Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Grade 2 Class 1 · 16f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 30 11-5 132111C Christian Williams 11/2
27 Dec 05+26d Chepstow At The Races 1.2 Million Viewers Finale Juvenile Hurdle Class 1 · 16f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 5/15 10 11-0 —99C Christian Williams 12/1
01 Dec 05+33d Wincanton AJC Caterers Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 1/14 11-5 —148C Christian Williams 10/3
29 Oct 05 Wetherby Wensleydale Juvenile Novices' Hdle (Lst) Class 1 · 16f · Soft · 10 ran 6/10 16 11-6 —87C Paddy Brennan 11/10F

Quick answers

How many races has Twist Magic (FR) won?
Twist Magic (FR) won 9 of 27 archived starts between 2005 and 2010, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 15 times in total (55.6% of starts).
Who trained Twist Magic (FR)?
Twist Magic (FR) was trained by Paul Nicholls on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 15 December 2010.
Who is Twist Magic (FR)'s sire?
Twist Magic (FR) is by Winged Love (IRE) out of Twist Scarlett (GER), whose sire is Lagunas.
What going does Twist Magic (FR) prefer?
Twist Magic (FR) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 7 starts (42.9%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Twist Magic (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 175, from the run on 15 December 2010. That is also the highest on record.
What is Twist Magic (FR)'s sire's record?
Winged Love (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 3,965 runs since Jan 2008 (296 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Twist Magic (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Twist Scarlett (GER), Twist Magic (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Twist Bookie (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Twist Bookie (IRE)). The wins came over 1m4f–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2005. 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.