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Mayor Of Maghera: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Mayor Of Maghera is a 4-year-old gelding by Kessaar, trained by R Mike Smith. He has won 2 of 23 starts and placed in 3 more, for £13,974 in prize money. His best trip is 1m 1f, where 1 win from 3 is a 33% strike rate against 5% at every other distance. He runs next in the 5:50 at Musselburgh on 12 September. His best performance rating is 80, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 23
  • Wins 2
  • Placed 5
  • Strike rate 9%
  • Prize money £13,974
  • Best rating 80
  • Official rating 61

Where Mayor Of Maghera runs next

Time Course Race Best price
5:50 Musselburgh Jewson Edinburgh Selling Handicap Stakes —

Mayor Of Maghera form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
24 Aug 26 Musselburgh 'Celebrating Veteran Armed Forces' Selling Handicap Stakes Class 5 1m 1f Good 5 4.25 12/1 Rhys Elliott 61
8 Aug 26 Ayr Book Ladbrokes Ayr Gold Cup Ladies Day Handicap Stakes Class 5 1m 2f Good 10 10.75 100/1 James Sullivan 62
27 Jul 26 Ayr Ladbrokes 'Get More With Ladbucks' Handicap Stakes Class 6 1m Good To Firm 6 6.75 12/1 Tom Kiely-Marshall 63
20 Jul 26 Ayr John Hamilton ScotRail Celebration Handicap Stakes Class 5 1m Good To Firm 7 11.5 11/1 Sam James 63
30 Jun 26 Musselburgh Melissa, Arabella And Oriana Hawthorne Handicap Class 6 1m 1f Good 1 — 7/4F Daniel Tudhope 61
19 Jun 26 Ayr Outcider Handicap Class 6 1m Soft 4 1.25 11/2 David Nolan 61
5 Jun 26 Musselburgh Keith Mitchell Law Accountants Handicap Class 5 1m 1f Good 3 1.25 40/1 Andrew Mullen 61
13 May 26 Perth Murrayshall Meetings And Events Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 2m 4f Good To Soft PU - 14/1 Benjamin Macey 95
17 Mar 26 Down Royal Bluegrass Relite Maiden Hurdle 2m 1.5f Yielding 14 80 200/1 Jack G Gilligan –
2 Mar 26 Leopardstown Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle 2m Soft To Heavy 9 38 80/1 Jack G Gilligan –
3 Feb 26 Fairyhouse BetVictor Still Best Odds Guaranteed Maiden Hurdle 2m Heavy 8 43.5 150/1 Kevin Healy –
20 Mar 25 Newcastle (AW) BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap Class 6 1m Standard To Slow 4 4 12/1 Sam James 64
4 Mar 25 Southwell (AW) Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 1m Standard 6 12.25 10/1 Rowan Scott 67
8 Feb 25 Newcastle (AW) Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Class 5 1m Standard To Slow 6 3 10/1 Rowan Scott 69
17 Jan 25 Southwell (AW) Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Handicap Class 5 1m Standard 5 3.75 20/1 Harrison Shaw 70
21 Nov 24 Southwell (AW) Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Nursery Class 5 1m Standard 5 2.5 18/1 Sam James 71
29 Oct 24 Newcastle (AW) Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Nursery Class 5 7f Standard To Slow 4 4 14/1 David Nolan 72
5 Oct 24 Southwell (AW) Golf And Gallop Package Nursery Class 4 1m Standard 6 9.25 14/1 P J McDonald 73
7 Sep 24 Thirsk BresBet Using New Industry Limits Nursery Class 5 1m Good 3 1.75 10/3J Rowan Scott 72
27 Aug 24 Musselburgh AAB Group & Sallyport Commercial Finance Nursery Class 6 1m Good 1 — 9/4F Rowan Scott 67
2 Aug 24 Musselburgh EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 7f Good To Firm 2 2.5 15/2 David Nolan –
21 Jul 24 Redcar Racing TV Free Trial EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 5 7f Good 4 3.25 25/1 Rowan Scott –
27 Jun 24 Newcastle (AW) JenningsBet In Boroughbridge Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 5 7f Standard 7 6.75 22/1 Rowan Scott –

Last time out

Finished 5 in the 'Celebrating Veteran Armed Forces' Selling Handicap Stakes at Musselburgh on 24 August 2026. Sluggish break - settled towards back travelling wide - lost touch with pace 2f out - found renewed energy to close inside final furlong - unable to get on terms at the line.

Mayor Of Maghera by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
8f 11 1 9%
7f 4 0 0%
9f 3 1 33%
16f 2 0 0%
10f 1 0 0%
20f 1 0 0%
17.5f 1 0 0%

Mayor Of Maghera by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Good 7 2 29%
Standard 5 0 0%
Good To Firm 3 0 0%
Standard To Slow 3 0 0%
Soft 1 0 0%
Good To Soft 1 0 0%
Yielding 1 0 0%
Soft To Heavy 1 0 0%
Heavy 1 0 0%

Mayor Of Maghera by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Musselburgh 5 2 40%
Ayr 4 0 0%
Newcastle (AW) 4 0 0%
Southwell (AW) 4 0 0%
Perth 1 0 0%
Down Royal 1 0 0%
Leopardstown 1 0 0%
Fairyhouse 1 0 0%
Thirsk 1 0 0%
Redcar 1 0 0%

Mayor Of Maghera breeding

  • Sire Kessaar (IRE)
  • Dam Oh Simple Thing (IRE)
  • Damsire Compton Place (GB)
  • Breeder M Phelan
  • Foaled 29 March 2022

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