Zambezi Magic: horse profile, stats, records and next races
Zambezi Magic is a 9-year-old gelding by Zoffany, trained by Bernard Llewellyn. He has won 7 of 50 starts and placed in 7 more, for £39,188 in prize money. His best trip is 1m 2f, where 7 wins from 31 is a 23% strike rate against 0% at every other distance. He runs next in the 2:47 at Chester on 11 September. His best performance rating is 93, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.
- Runs 50
- Wins 7
- Placed 14
- Strike rate 14%
- Prize money £39,188
- Best rating 93
- Official rating 58
Where Zambezi Magic runs next
| Time | Course | Race | Best price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:47 | Chester | HRS Cladding Handicap Stakes | — |
Zambezi Magic form and race record
| Date | Course | Race | Dist | Going | Pos | Beaten | SP | Jockey | OR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 26 | Chepstow | DragonBet Handicap Stakes Class 6 | 1m 2f | Good To Soft | 1 | — | 20/1 | William Cox | 58 |
| 23 Jul 26 | Newbury | Frasers Plus Designer Outlet Swindon Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Stakes Class 5 | 1m 2f | Good To Firm | 5 | 9 | 12/1 | Miss Jessica Llewellyn | 60 |
| 23 Jun 26 | Ffos Las | Zambezi Magic Handicap Class 5 | 1m 2f | Good | 6 | 7 | 20/1 | Charlie Tucker | 62 |
| 4 Jun 26 | Ffos Las | New Thomas Arms Handicap Class 5 | 1m 4f | Good To Soft | 5 | 12.75 | 12/1 | William Cox | 64 |
| 27 Mar 26 | Lingfield (AW) | Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Class 5 | 1m 2f | Standard | 7 | 4 | 50/1 | Miss Jessica Llewellyn | 65 |
| 25 Oct 25 | Newbury | Grundon Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Class 5 | 1m 4f | Soft | 5 | 19.75 | 18/1 | Miss Jessica Llewellyn | 69 |
| 6 Oct 25 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Class 5 | 1m 1.5f | Standard | 7 | 4.75 | 16/1 | Miss Jessica Llewellyn | 58 |
| 28 Sep 25 | Ffos Las | Felinfoel RFC 150th Anniversary Novice Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Class 6 | 1m 2f | Heavy | 1 | — | 2/1F | Miss Jessica Llewellyn | 58 |
| 14 Sep 25 | Bath | BetWright Bet The Wright Way Apprentice Handicap Class 6 | 1m 2f | Good To Soft | 4 | 4 | 16/5 | Christian Howarth | 51 |
| 9 Sep 25 | Ffos Las | Connolly's Red Mills Handicap Class 6 | 1m 2f | Heavy | 1 | — | 9/2 | William Cox | 51 |
| 28 Aug 25 | Ffos Las | Noahs Ark Childrens Hospital For Wales Handicap Class 6 | 1m 2f | Good To Soft | 7 | 4.75 | 5/1 | Elizabeth Gale | 52 |
| 5 Aug 25 | Ffos Las | dragonbet.co.uk Born From The Betting Ring Handicap Class 6 | 1m 1f | Good | 2 | 2.75 | 9/2 | William Cox | 52 |
| 1 Aug 25 | Bath | BetWright Safer Gambling Handicap Class 6 | 1m 2f | Good To Firm | 3 | 2 | 14/1 | William Cox | 52 |
| 16 Jul 25 | Ffos Las | Download The DragonBet App 'Confined' Handicap Class 6 | 1m 2f | Good | 5 | 4.25 | 7/4F | Jordan Williams | 54 |
| 30 Jun 25 | Ffos Las | Pure Elegance At 3A's Leisure Handicap Class 6 | 1m 2f | Good To Soft | 5 | 6.25 | 4/1 | Aidan Keeley | 56 |
| 16 Jun 25 | Chepstow | BJLlewellyn Racing In Memory Of Gwilym Llewellyn Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Class 6 | 1m 2f | Good | 7 | 3.5 | 3/1 | Miss Jessica Llewellyn | 57 |
| 6 Jun 25 | Bath | NSPCC Handicap Class 6 | 1m 2f | Good | 5 | 2.5 | 16/1 | Jordan Williams | 58 |
| 31 Oct 24 | Bath | Bird Hotels' Ghostly Gallop Handicap Class 5 | 1m 2f | Soft | 6 | 12.5 | 8/1 | Aidan Keeley | 59 |
| 14 Oct 24 | Windsor | Get Raceday Ready Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 | 1m 3.5f | Heavy | 3 | 3.5 | 4/1 | Jordan Williams | 59 |
| 29 Aug 24 | Ffos Las | DragonBet Foal With It Handicap Class 6 | 1m 2f | Heavy | 1 | — | 8/11F | Aidan Keeley | 54 |
| 14 Aug 24 | Ffos Las | Prostate Cymru Rees Richards And Partners Handicap Class 6 | 1m | Heavy | 2 | — | 7/2 | Aidan Keeley | 51 |
| 17 Jul 24 | Ffos Las | Bet 20 Get 20 With DragonBet 'Confined' Handicap Class 6 | 1m 2f | Good To Soft | 1 | — | 5/1 | Aidan Keeley | 47 |
| 23 Jun 24 | Ffos Las | Walters Group Handicap Class 6 | 1m | Good To Soft | 3 | 4 | 9/1 | William Cox | 49 |
| 17 Jun 24 | Chepstow | BJLlewellyn Racing In Memory Of Gwilym Llewellyn Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Class 6 | 1m 2f | Good To Soft | 6 | 6 | 11/4 | Miss Jessica Llewellyn | 49 |
| 24 May 24 | Bath | How Much Tax Is At Stake Handicap Class 6 | 1m 2f | Good | 6 | 4.25 | 22/1 | William Cox | 49 |
| 18 Apr 24 | Chelmsford City (AW) | Each Way Extra At Bet365 Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Class 6 | 1m 2f | Standard | 11 | 18.5 | 28/1 | Miss Jessica Llewellyn | 51 |
| 23 Mar 24 | Doncaster | William Hill NRMB On The Grand National Apprentice Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 | 1m 2f | Soft | 10 | 27 | 15/2 | Archie Young | 54 |
| 7 Feb 24 | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's Improved Bet Builder Handicap Class 6 | 1m 3f | Standard To Slow | 9 | 10 | 22/1 | Jordan Williams | 57 |
| 20 Jan 24 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Find More Big Deals With BetUK Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 | 1m 4f | Standard | 4 | 6.25 | 20/1 | Oisin Orr | 60 |
| 30 Dec 23 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Find More Big Deals At BetUK Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 | 1m 1.5f | Standard | 5 | 8.75 | 18/1 | Jordan Williams | 62 |
| 7 Dec 23 | Chelmsford City (AW) | 2024 Membership Available Now Handicap Class 6 | 1m 2f | Standard | 11 | 7.75 | 66/1 | Jordan Williams | 66 |
| 22 Nov 23 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Build Your Acca With BetUK Handicap Class 5 | 1m 4f | Standard | 8 | 13 | 66/1 | Jordan Williams | 68 |
| 23 Oct 23 | Windsor | Sri Lanka Awaits You Handicap Class 5 | 1m | Heavy | 13 | 24.5 | 125/1 | Joshua Bryan | 70 |
| 6 Nov 22 | Ffos Las | Best Odds Guaranteed At Vickers.Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 | 2m | Soft | 7 | 27.5 | 17/2 | Conor Ring | – |
| 26 Sep 22 | Ffos Las | Go Racing With Vickers.Bet Handicap Class 5 | 1m 2f | Good To Soft | 4 | 17 | 10/3 | Jordan Williams | 73 |
| 26 Aug 22 | Ffos Las | Plumbase Handicap Class 5 | 1m 4f | Good | 5 | 13 | 9/2 | Jordan Williams | 75 |
| 2 Aug 22 | Ffos Las | 3A's Leisure Carmarthen Handicap Class 6 | 1m 2f | Heavy | 1 | — | 7/1 | Jordan Williams | 67 |
| 11 Jul 22 | Ffos Las | Join The Bet Club At Vickers.Bet Handicap Class 5 | 1m 2f | Good To Firm | 1 | — | 3/1 | Jordan Williams | 63 |
| 10 Jun 22 | Chepstow | BJ Llewellyn Racing In Memory Of Gwilym Llewellyn Handicap Class 5 | 1m 2f | Good | 4 | 3.25 | 6/1 | Stevie Donohoe | 65 |
| 26 May 22 | Haydock | Betfred Haydock Park Training Series Apprentice Handicap Class 5 | 1m 2f | Good To Soft | 4 | 6.75 | 13/2 | Jordan Williams | 67 |
| 6 May 22 | Chester | White Oak Apprentice Handicap Class 4 | 1m 4.5f | Good | 10 | 10.25 | 25/1 | Laura Pearson | 69 |
| 11 Apr 22 | Windsor | At The Races App Market Movers Handicap Class 5 | 1m 3.5f | Good To Soft | 5 | 4 | 40/1 | Callum Hutchinson | 70 |
| 26 Mar 22 | Doncaster | SBK Apprentice Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 | 1m 2f | Good To Soft | 11 | 31 | 16/1 | Jordan Williams | 72 |
| 18 Oct 21 | Bath | Read Hollie Doyle's Column On attheraces.com Handicap Class 4 | 1m 2f | Good | 4 | 5.25 | 16/1 | Callum Hutchinson | 73 |
| 11 Sep 21 | Chester | Horseradish Catering Handicap Class 4 | 1m 2.5f | Good To Soft | 3 | 4 | 11/1 | Hector Crouch | 73 |
| 26 Aug 21 | Ffos Las | Weatherbys Stallion Book Handicap Class 5 | 1m 2f | Good | 2 | .25 | 20/1 | Jordan Williams | 72 |
| 27 Jun 21 | Windsor | Follow At The Races On Twitter Handicap Class 4 | 1m 3.5f | Good To Firm | 5 | 13 | 25/1 | P J McDonald | 74 |
| 11 Jun 21 | Chepstow | Sooty Tern Grey Dolphin Offa's Mead Handicap Class 5 | 1m 2f | Good To Firm | 4 | 1 | 33/1 | Jordan Williams | 74 |
| 27 May 21 | Haydock | Haydock Park Training Series Apprentice Handicap Class 5 | 1m 2f | Soft | 5 | 16 | 25/1 | Jordan Williams | 77 |
| 6 May 21 | Chester | Destination 2 Handicap Class 3 | 1m 2.5f | Good To Soft | 12 | 21.25 | 80/1 | Paddy Mathers | 79 |
Last time out
Finished 1 in the DragonBet Handicap Stakes at Chepstow on 31 August 2026. Settled second early on eager terms - pushed to the front after a furlong - driven and pressed by rival with a furlong left - stayed on well to the line - never in danger of being caught.
Zambezi Magic by distance
| Split | Runs | Wins | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10f | 31 | 7 | 23% |
| 12f | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 11.5f | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| 8f | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| 9.5f | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 10.5f | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 9f | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 11f | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 16f | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 12.5f | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Zambezi Magic by going
| Split | Runs | Wins | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good To Soft | 14 | 2 | 14% |
| Good | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| Standard | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| Heavy | 7 | 4 | 57% |
| Good To Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Standard To Slow | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Zambezi Magic by course
| Split | Runs | Wins | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ffos Las | 18 | 6 | 33% |
| Bath | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| Chepstow | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Windsor | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Chester | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% |
Zambezi Magic breeding
- Sire Zoffany (IRE)
- Dam Millestan (IRE)
- Damsire Invincible Spirit (IRE)
- Breeder Bugley Stud (millestan) Partnership
- Foaled 14 April 2017
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