Horse profile
Abu Royal (IRE)
by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Spesialta (GB) (Indian Ridge)
31 runs · 18 courses · from Apr 2023
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Ayr
Ran 7 days ago · 7th of 12
Last raced off OR 49
KTB Profile
Abu Royal (IRE) is 1 from 31, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since May 2023. The win came on turf — 0 from 15 on the all-weather, and the win came on good or faster ground (0 from 6 on softer). Last raced off 49, 33lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 31 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Won on turf, 0 on AW
Wins on good or faster
Win at Class 5
OR ↓ 33lb off peak
- 1–31Wins / Runs
- 3.2%Strike rate
- 7 (22.6%)Placed
- −29.00£1 level staken=31 at SP
- 0.39Fair A/E n=31 · 0.33 incl. margin
- 82Highest OR
- 43dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating49↓ 33lb off peak
49
46–82
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 94
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 93B | 68 | 6 · 93 / 77.5 |
| Good | 7 | 94A | 76 | 3 · 94 / 90 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 96A | 70 | 1 · — |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 96A | 74 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 88C | 83 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 17 | 96A | 71 | 3 · 83 / 72 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 13 | 94A | 77 | 6 · 94 / 88 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 31 figures from 31 runs · as at 20 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 from 6 analysed runs
- Held up 2 (33%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 2 (33%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (17%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,876 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 107 | 16 | 15% | +3.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,694 | 452 | 12.2% | +0.9 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 4,842 | 510 | 10.5% | −0.8 | 1 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 2,409 | 251 | 10.4% | −0.9 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 2,723 | 254 | 9.3% | −2 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 822 | 69 | 8.4% | −2.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 7,278 | 917 | 12.6% | +1.3 | 0 from 15 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,064 | 278 | 13.5% | +2.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 10,700 | 1,253 | 11.7% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,994 | 546 | 10.9% | −0.4 | 1 from 13 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,467 | 236 | 9.6% | −1.7 | 0 from 17 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,089 | 109 | 10% | −1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 472 | 41 | 8.7% | −2.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 86 | 7 | 8.1% | −3.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 19 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Spesialta (GB) (Indian Ridge)
10 siblings in the archive, 7 winners — best of them Win Win Power (IRE) (8 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Nargys (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win Win Power (IRE) | 42 | 8 | 7f–1m½f | Class 5 |
| Fit For The Job (IRE) | 22 | 4 | 7f–1m | Class 5 |
| Hidden Oasis (IRE) | 32 | 3 | 7f–1m | — |
| Nargys (IRE) | 12 | 2 | 6f–7f | Group 3 |
| Bay Of Bengal (IRE) | 4 | 2 | 1m1½f–1m2f | — |
| Rock And Royal (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 1m | Class 6 |
| Spiga (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Battle Of Yarmouk (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Young Special (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| The Memphis King (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| Good | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Class 5 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −10.00 |
| Class 4 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Beverley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ayr | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Nottingham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 17 | 0 | 0% | −17.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 13 | 1 | 8% | −11.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Brookes | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Miss Violet Barton | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Adam Farragher | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Billy Garritty | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sean D Bowen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Miss Ellie Mayo | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cam Hardie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Amie Waugh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Trevor Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ray Dawson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cieren Fallon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gina Mangan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rob Hornby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joe Fanning | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Ben Curtis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 15 | 1 | 7% | −13.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Blinkers | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Visor | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 26+26d | Yarmouth | Moulton Racing Club Handicap Stakes In the pack's centre - pushed along over 2f out - made no inroads 1f out - finished 7th | 7/12 | 1½ | 8-12 | 49 | 70A | 51A | Tom Marquand | 8/1 |
| 16 Sep 26+23d | Beverley | Hurn Handicap Stakes (Div II) Settled close to the pace - pushed into the front rank up the straight and briefly second inside the last - faded near the line to finish fourth | 4/10 | hd | 9-5 | 49 | 94A | 70A | Billy Garritty | 5/1 |
| 24 Aug 26+50d | Musselburgh | Watch On Racing TV Handicap Stakes Settled handy in third early - driven up towards the front pair from 2f out - full of hope wide out with a furlong left - closed on the winner inside the last 110yds - held no more late but kept second | 2/13 | ¾ | 9-0 | 46 | 90C | 76A | Billy Garritty | 16/1 |
| 05 Jul 26+10d | Ayr | Book The Sounds Of Summer Racenight Classified Stakes Fought for control early - settled among the pack - pushed along and slipped back 2f out - rallied inside the final furlong to finish 7th | 7/10 | 4¾ | 9-9 | 47 | 77A | 51A | Aiden Brookes | 5/1 |
| 25 Jun 26+23d | Newcastle (AW) | Fly From Newcastle Airport Handicap Held up towards the back of the field - shifted right and found space 2f out then made steady progress past faders - unable to find more inside final furlong finishing sixth | 6/13 | nk | 9-4 | 47 | 86B | 60A | Aiden Brookes | 18/1 |
| 02 Jun 26+66d | Newcastle (AW) | Penny Hotels Handicap Settled midfield early - pushed along and made progress inside final two furlongs - finished strongly to close late and take third beaten three-quarters of a length | 3/13 | hd | 9-0 | 46 | 93B | 70A | Aiden Brookes | 50/1 |
| 28 Mar 26+15d | Southwell (AW) | Make The Move To Midnite Handicap (Div 1) Sent to front early on a moderate gallop - fighting for control in the process - lost the advantage inside final two furlongs and asked for effort - dropped away quickly after finishing tenth | 10/10 | nk | 9-1 | 47 | 72C | 39C | Cam Hardie | 22/1 |
| 13 Mar 26+36d | Southwell (AW) | Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Apprentice Handicap (Div 2) Hesitant leaving stalls - settled at the back of the field - lost touch and driven with over 4f left - beaten well before the finish | 8/10 | 20 | 9-4 | 49 | 51C | 55C | Amie Waugh | 7/1 |
| 05 Feb 26+14d | Southwell (AW) | Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Handicap (Div 1) Settled at the back early - asked for effort with 2f left and moved through the field - claimed fifth close home | 5/11 | 1 | 9-4 | 50 | 83A | 68A | Sean D Bowen | 16/1 |
| 22 Jan 26+142d | Southwell (AW) | Midnite Aint Your Grandad's Bookie Handicap Held up in the pack - crept into contention over 2f out then pressed for effort - lost momentum inside final furlong to finish 6th | 6/12 | ½ | 9-6 | 52 | 71A | 64A | Sean D Bowen | 25/1 |
| 02 Sep 25+35d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Handicap Settled midpack early - pushed along with 5f left and began to slip backward - dropped far adrift over the closing stages - finished last of all | 10/10 | nk | 9-2 | 55 | 17C | 55C | Trevor Whelan | 28/1 |
| 29 Jul 25+36d | Beverley | Lady Jane Bethell Memorial Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hampered start - settled midfield - pressed for effort with over 2f left but failed to close - well held at the finish | 11/14 | nse | 10-6 | 58 | 74C | 58A | Miss Ellie Mayo | 50/1 |
| 23 Jun 25+293d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Highbet Bet 10 Get 30 Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Sluggish start - settled towards the back - unable to get on terms - well held in 11th | 11/13 | 14 | 10-6 | 62 | 44C | 44C | Miss Ellie Mayo | 40/1 |
| 03 Sep 24+47d | Goodwood | William Hill Offers Proper Prices Handicap Went early on the outer - held a position off the front group throughout - unable to make ground into finish - well held in 14th | 14/15 | 12 | 9-3 | 64 | 51C | 49C | Jack Mitchell | 10/1 |
| 18 Jul 24+7d | Epsom Downs | Betfred Ladies' Derby Handicap (Female Amateur Jockeys) | 7/11 | 4 | 9-9 | 66 | 76B | 61A | Miss Violet Barton | 12/1 |
| 11 Jul 24+22d | Newbury | Win Races With Jonny Portman Handicap | 5/9 | 2¾ | 9-9 | 66 | 70B | 75A | Adam Farragher | 12/1 |
| 19 Jun 24+37d | Nottingham | Experience Hospitality At Nottingham Racecourse Handicap | 4/10 | ½ | 9-11 | 67 | 96A | 82A | Ray Dawson | 8/1 |
| 13 May 24+17d | Windsor | Tips For Every Race At Raceday-Ready.Com Handicap | 6/7 | 2¼ | 9-3 | 69 | 96A | 67A | Oisin Murphy | 5/2J |
| 26 Apr 24+19d | Doncaster | Club Doncaster Handicap | 4/16 | 2 | 9-7 | 70 | 88C | 70C | Cieren Fallon | 18/1 |
| 07 Apr 24+37d | Bath | Watch Races On The Racing App Handicap | 7/13 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 71 | 68C | 74A | Adam Farragher | 9/1 |
| 01 Mar 24+11d | Lingfield (AW) | Boost Your Acca With BetUK Apprentice Handicap | 3/9 | nk | 8-9 | 70 | 49A | 75A | Adam Farragher | 25/1 |
| 19 Feb 24+14d | Lingfield (AW) | Build Your Acca With BetUK Handicap | 2/12 | ¾ | 9-7 | 70 | 86A | 83A | Rossa Ryan | 17/2 |
| 05 Feb 24+9d | Lingfield (AW) | Boost Your Acca-Fenwa With Betuk Handicap | 4/8 | nse | 9-7 | 70 | 62A | 73A | Rossa Ryan | 12/1 |
| 27 Jan 24+39d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Amateur Jockeys' Handicap | 7/7 | 3¼ | 10-2 | 74 | 54A | 51A | Miss Violet Barton | 40/1 |
| 19 Dec 23+26d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Find More Big Deals At BetUK Amateur Jockeys' Handicap | 10/11 | nk | 10-2 | 77 | 68A | 57A | Miss Violet Barton | 25/1 |
| 23 Nov 23+138d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly With BetUK Handicap | 7/8 | 2½ | 9-6 | 80 | 68A | 61A | Gina Mangan | 12/1 |
| 08 Jul 23+31d | Sandown | Coral 'Get Closer To The Action' Handicap | 6/8 | 3¾ | 9-11 | 82 | 69A | 68A | Andrea Atzeni | 9/1 |
| 07 Jun 23+30d | Nottingham | Bet At racingtv.com Handicap | 6/7 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 82 | 60A | 70A | Rob Hornby | 15/2 |
| 08 May 23+16d | Ayr | Retraining Of Racehorses (ROR) Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/7 | 9-3 | — | 76A | 89A | Joe Fanning | EvensF | |
| 22 Apr 23+17d | Thirsk | Join The Vickers.Bet Free Bet Club Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/9 | hd | 9-7 | — | 78A | 87A | Ben Curtis | 11/1 |
| 05 Apr 23 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Support Safe Gambling Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 6/9 | 2¼ | 9-1 | — | 86A | 62A | William Buick | 5/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Abu Royal (IRE) won?
- Abu Royal (IRE) won 1 of 31 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 3.2%. Placed 7 times in total (22.6% of starts).
- Who trains Abu Royal (IRE)?
- Abu Royal (IRE) is trained by L J Morgan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 12 October 2026.
- Who is Abu Royal (IRE)'s sire?
- Abu Royal (IRE) is by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Spesialta (GB), whose sire is Indian Ridge.
- What going does Abu Royal (IRE) prefer?
- Abu Royal (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Abu Royal (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 49, from the run on 12 October 2026. The highest on record is 82.
- What is Abu Royal (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Dark Angel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,876 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
- Who are Abu Royal (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Spesialta (GB), Abu Royal (IRE) has 10 other produce in our archive, 7 of them winners. Most wins: Win Win Power (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Nargys (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.