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Horse profile

Vega Magnifico (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2023) · Last trainer Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Last owner Rectory Road Holdings Limited
by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Hit The Sky (IRE) (Cozzene)
11 runs · 7 courses · from Jul 2021
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Sep 2023 — 1,150 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2023 · 1st of 7 Won last time out 2 wins · Laytown (AW) & Navan Last raced off OR 98
KTB Profile

Vega Magnifico won two of 11 starts. His wins came at Navan over 1m2f – 1m4f on good in May 2022 and at Laytown over 6f – 7f on standard in Sep 2023, the latter off an official rating of 98. Each success arrived on a first visit to the course. The gelding, by Lope De Vega, last ran at Laytown in Sep 2023 where he won.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 6 Nov 2026
Official rating98↓ 1lb off peak
98 92–99

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 123 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Leopardstown, 8 Jun 2023

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 →

Flat 10 figures · best 127A · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Good8127A91—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f6127A97—
1m – 1m1f3123A92—
6f – 7f1———

Of 11 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 98A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Laytown (AW), 12 Sep 2023 Official rating 98 at the last run, 12 Sep 2023

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 11 figures · best 103A · median 81
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Good893A80—
Standard (AW)1———
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f689A81—
1m – 1m1f3103A93—
6f – 7f298A88.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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 13.8% of 12,219 runs since Apr 2014 (1,108 horses).

Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.4% from 960.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm18422.2%+8.4—
Good to Firm1,56023815.3%+1.5—
Good2,75638313.9%+0.11 from 8
Good to Soft1,56218311.7%−2.10 from 1
Soft1,88225413.5%−0.30 from 1
Heavy7218511.8%−2—
Standard (AW)3,71853514.4%+0.61 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4787114.9%+1.1—
6f – 7f3,60851114.2%+0.41 from 2
1m – 1m1f3,60751814.4%+0.60 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f3,28646814.2%+0.41 from 6
1m5f – 2m960909.4%−4.4—
2m1f – 2m4f247249.7%−4.1—
2m5f – 3m3213.1%−10.7—
Over 3m100%−13.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2014 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Hit The Sky (IRE) (Cozzene)

9 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Rain Of Melody (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m–2m; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Royal Bench (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Rain Of Melody (IRE)3651m2½f–2m—
Royal Bench (IRE)1441mGroup 2
Mayhem (IRE)731m2f–1m4fGroup 3
Memphis Tennessee (IRE)821m–1m5½fGroup 3
Award Winning (IRE)311m2fClass 5
Magic Sound (IRE)411m—
Hidden Flame (IRE)90——
Over The Moon (IRE)20——
Easy As Pie (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 8 1 13% +0.50
Standard (AW) 1 1 100% +1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 3 0 0% −3.00
Leopardstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Laytown (AW) 1 1 100% +1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 1 100% +7.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 6 1 17% +2.50
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 2 1 50% +0.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Dylan Browne McMonagle 7 1 14% +1.50
Mr T Hamilton 1 1 100% +1.00
Conor Stone-Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Hugh Horgan 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Crosse 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 1 17% −4.00
Tongue tie 5 1 20% +3.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 6 1 17% −4.00
2022 4 1 25% +4.50
2021 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2023 · 6 runs
12 Sep 23+17d Laytown (AW) Gilna's Cottage Inn (Q.R.) Race 7f · Standard · 7 ran 1/7 12-0 98—98A Mr T Hamilton EvensF
26 Aug 23+53d Curragh Paddy Power Supporting Cancer Trials Ireland Irish Cambridgeshire (Premier Handicap) 1m · Good · 22 ran 20/22 ½ 9-7 9992C72A Conor Stone-Walsh 33/1
04 Jul 23+26d Roscommon Irish Stallion Farms EBF Lenebane Stakes (Listed) 1m3½f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran 9/9 shd 9-10 99104A81A Dylan Browne McMonagle 14/1
08 Jun 23+12d Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Glencairn Stakes (Listed) 1m1f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 1 9-9 92123A93A Dylan Browne McMonagle 10/1
27 May 23+35d Curragh Novibet Guineas Festival Handicap (Premier Handicap) 1m2f · Good · 15 ran 6/15 ¾ 9-2 9581C83A Hugh Horgan 11/1
22 Apr 23+244d Limerick Rathsallagh Country House Of The Year 2023 Handicap 1m · Soft · 14 ran 6/14 hd 9-12 9592C103A Dylan Browne McMonagle 9/1
2022 · 4 runs
21 Aug 22+57d Naas Wesco Electrical 50th Anniversary Race 1m2f · Good · 3 ran 3/3 ¾ 9-9 96116C74C Dylan Browne McMonagle 5/6F
25 Jun 22+42d Curragh Arm Holding International Stakes (group 3) 1m2f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 2 8-11 9490A77A Dylan Browne McMonagle 5/1
14 May 22+38d Navan Summer Ladies Day May 28th Maiden 1m2f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 9-8 —127A89A Dylan Browne McMonagle 15/2
06 Apr 22+277d Leopardstown Aparto Student (c & G) Maiden 1m2f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 2¼ 9-8 —86A81A Dylan Browne McMonagle 13/2
2021 · 1 run
03 Jul 21 Naas Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Maiden 7f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 1 9-7 —69A79B Shane Crosse 10/3

Quick answers

How many races has Vega Magnifico won?
Vega Magnifico (IRE) won 2 of 11 archived starts between 2021 and 2023, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 2 times in total (18.2% of starts).
Who trained Vega Magnifico?
Vega Magnifico (IRE) was trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Laytown (AW) on 12 September 2023.
Who is Vega Magnifico's sire?
Vega Magnifico (IRE) is by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Hit The Sky (IRE), whose sire is Cozzene.
What going does Vega Magnifico prefer?
Vega Magnifico (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Vega Magnifico's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 12 September 2023. The highest on record is 99.
What is Vega Magnifico's sire's record?
Lope De Vega (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,219 runs since Apr 2014 (1,108 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.4% from 960.
Who are Vega Magnifico's siblings?
Out of Hit The Sky (IRE), Vega Magnifico (IRE) has 9 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Rain Of Melody (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Royal Bench (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–2m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2021. 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.