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Horse profile

Arc Royal (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2018) · Last trainer Richard John O'Brien · Last owner Koya Equine Partnership
by Arcano (IRE) out of Royal Blush (GB) (Royal Applause)
18 runs · 9 courses · from Apr 2016
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Mar 2018 — 3,147 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2018 · 12th of 13 Won at Chester Last raced off OR 68
KTB Profile

Arc Royal (GB) is 1 from 18, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Sep 2016. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 4 on softer). Last raced off 68, 18lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 18 archived runs · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 4 OR ↓ 18lb off peak
Official rating68↓ 18lb off peak
68 68–86

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 92 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Dundalk (AW), 19 Jan 2018

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 12 figures · best 119A · median 84.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
Good4116A86.5—
Standard (AW)392B81—
Good to Soft291B71.5—
Soft1———
Firm1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
6f – 7f11119A85—
Under 6f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 73A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 15 Dec 2017 Official rating 68 at the last run, 9 Mar 2018

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 →

Flat 18 figures · best 96A · median 74.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
Good796A83—
Standard (AW)373A62—
Good to Soft368A66—
Good to Firm384A82—
Soft1———
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
6f – 7f1696A78—
Under 6f273A69—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 18 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 10.6% of 4,646 runs since Jan 2008 (262 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.8% from 146.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm18211.1%+0.50 from 1
Good to Firm74510013.4%+2.80 from 3
Good1,006929.1%−1.51 from 7
Good to Soft516479.1%−1.50 from 3
Soft660548.2%−2.40 from 1
Heavy2082813.5%+2.9—
Standard (AW)1,49217111.5%+0.90 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5336311.8%+1.20 from 2
6f – 7f1,72917310%−0.61 from 16
1m – 1m1f91310211.2%+0.6—
1m2f – 1m4f83410112.1%+1.5—
1m5f – 2m425399.2%−1.4—
2m1f – 2m4f146106.8%−3.8—
2m5f – 3m58610.3%−0.3—
Over 3m800%−10.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Royal Blush (GB) (Royal Applause)

6 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them A Momentofmadness (GB) (8 wins).

The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (A Momentofmadness (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
A Momentofmadness (GB)4385f–6fClass 2
Spurofthemoment (GB)2035f–6fClass 5
Teardrops (GB)1936fClass 6
Royal Jazz (GB)1125fClass 6
Omniqueen (GB)615fClass 4
Avlos (GB)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 1 14% −3.50
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 1 14% −3.50
Class 3 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chester 6 1 17% −2.50
Dundalk (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Haydock 3 0 0% −3.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 16 1 6% −12.50
Under 6f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richard Kingscote 9 1 11% −5.50
Paddy Pilley 2 0 0% −2.00
Wayne Lordan 1 0 0% −1.00
Gary Halpin 1 0 0% −1.00
Emmet McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00
Royston Ffrench 1 0 0% −1.00
Sammy Jo Bell 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss Anna Hesketh 1 0 0% −1.00
Liam Keniry 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 16 1 6% −12.50
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 2 0 0% −2.00
2017 9 0 0% −9.00
2016 7 1 14% −3.50

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
09 Mar 18+49d Dundalk (AW) 32Red 10 Free Handicap 7f · Standard · 13 ran 12/13 3¾ 8-12 6871C48C Wayne Lordan 20/1
19 Jan 18+35d Dundalk (AW) Fast Shipping Ltd Handicap 6f · Standard · 14 ran 12/14 ½ 9-8 7292B62A Gary Halpin 20/1
15 Dec 17+112d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Handicap 5f · Standard · 14 ran 11/14 nk 10-3 7381B73A Emmet McNamara 14/1
25 Aug 17+27d Salisbury Edwards Ford Foray Motor Group Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 3¼ 8-12 7584C59C Royston Ffrench 14/1
29 Jul 17+29d Chester Sebastian Artois Apprentice Handicap Class 3 · 7.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 9/10 10 9-5 7852C66C Paddy Pilley 20/1
30 Jun 17+20d Chester Edmundson Electrical Apprentice Handicap Class 4 · 7.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 8/10 nse 9-9 8091B68A Paddy Pilley 7/2F
10 Jun 17+14d Haydock Betway Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Soft · 9 ran 3/9 2¾ 9-4 8156A83A Richard Kingscote 7/1
27 May 17+16d Haydock Armstrong Family Support The Abf Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Firm · 5 ran 4/5 4 9-0 8358C76B Richard Kingscote 11/1
11 May 17+14d Chester Boodles Diamond Handicap Class 2 · 7.5f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 1¾ 8-4 8385A66A Sammy Jo Bell 14/1
27 Apr 17+16d Beverley 2017 Bernard Evans Memorial Handicap Class 3 · 7.5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 3/6 1 9-3 84119A82B Richard Kingscote 5/2J
11 Apr 17+186d Pontefract Racing UK Anywhere Available Now Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 nk 8-11 85116A80A Richard Kingscote 10/1
07 Oct 16+28d York TSG Paul Beioley Memorial Nursery Class 3 · 6f · Good · 17 ran 6/17 ¾ 8-11 8688C83A Miss Anna Hesketh 20/1
09 Sep 16+20d Chester Dayinsure Wales Rally GB Nursery Class 4 · 7f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 9-2 79—96A Richard Kingscote 5/2F
20 Aug 16+23d Chester ANS Means Business/EBF Stallions Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 7f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 2¼ 9-5 77—84A Richard Kingscote 7/2
28 Jul 16+49d Goodwood Telegraph Nursery Class 2 · 7f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 11/15 3 9-2 78—59A Richard Kingscote 11/1
09 Jun 16+12d Haydock Brian Pell's 65th Birthday Novice Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 2/8 1¾ 9-2 ——84A Richard Kingscote 8/1
28 May 16+35d Chester Betway Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 6f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 2 9-2 ——87A Richard Kingscote 13/2
23 Apr 16 Leicester Totescoop6 Play For Big Money Today Novice Median Auction Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 5/8 shd 9-2 ——65A Liam Keniry 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Arc Royal (GB) won?
Arc Royal (GB) won 1 of 18 archived starts between 2016 and 2018, a strike rate of 5.6%. Placed 4 times in total (22.2% of starts).
Who trained Arc Royal (GB)?
Arc Royal (GB) was trained by Richard John O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 9 March 2018.
Who is Arc Royal (GB)'s sire?
Arc Royal (GB) is by Arcano (IRE) out of Royal Blush (GB), whose sire is Royal Applause.
What going does Arc Royal (GB) prefer?
Arc Royal (GB) 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 Arc Royal (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 68, from the run on 9 March 2018. The highest on record is 86.
What is Arc Royal (GB)'s sire's record?
Arcano (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 4,646 runs since Jan 2008 (262 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.8% from 146.
Who are Arc Royal (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Royal Blush (GB), Arc Royal (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: A Momentofmadness (GB) (8). Highest grade won: Class 2 (A Momentofmadness (GB)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2016. 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.