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Horse profile

Archer Royal (IRE)

3yo gelding · Trainer John & Thady Gosden · Owner Godolphin
by Blue Point (IRE) out of Ahd (USA) (Elusive Quality)
8 runs · 5 courses · from Aug 2025
As at 26 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Chelmsford City (AW) Headgear returns LTO Last run 12 Oct 2026 · 13th of 14 Last raced off OR 88
KTB Profile

Archer Royal is a gelding who won one of eight starts, the success coming in a Class 4 novice at Chelmsford City over 6f-7f on standard all-weather in Aug 2025. He is 0 from five on turf. Last ran at Kempton in Oct 2026 when he finished 13 of 14 in a Class 3 handicap off a mark of 88, 11lb below his highest ever mark, with headgear returning. The Blue Point gelding is trained by John & Thady Gosden.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Aug 2025 · updated 26 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up Won on AW, 0 on turf Win at Class 4 OR ↓ 11lb off peak
Official rating88↓ 11lb off peak
88 88–99

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 88 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Sandown, 29 Aug 2026

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 8 figures · best 104A · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 26 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)399C962 runs · 99 / 85
Good2104A961 run · —
Good to Firm263A551 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 26 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f499C673 runs · 99 / 71
6f – 7f4104A922 runs · 88 / 88

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 20 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 88A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sandown, 13 Jun 2026 Official rating 88 at the last run, 12 Oct 2026

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 8 figures · best 97A · median 81.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 26 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)393A722 runs · 72 / 70.5
Good297A92.51 run · —
Good to Firm278A771 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 26 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f478A743 runs · 76 / 72
6f – 7f497A90.52 runs · 88 / 86.5

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 7 analysed runs since Aug 2025

  • Held up 4 (57%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (29%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 1 (14%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Blue Point (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.9% of 3,406 runs since Jan 2008 (415 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 16.9% from 337. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 10.5% from 210.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1000%−13.9—
Good to Firm6278713.9%00 from 2
Good7919712.3%−1.60 from 2
Good to Soft3375716.9%+30 from 1
Soft3874912.7%−1.2—
Heavy1091211%−2.9—
Standard (AW)1,14517315.1%+1.21 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f6558813.4%−0.5—
6f – 7f1,86626414.1%+0.21 from 4
1m – 1m1f6089415.5%+1.60 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f2102210.5%−3.4—
1m5f – 2m47510.6%−3.3—
2m1f – 2m4f19210.5%−3.4—
Over 3m100%−13.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ahd (USA) (Elusive Quality)

5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Hot Team (IRE) (9 wins).

The wins came over 6f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Listed (Hot Team (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Hot Team (IRE)9697f–1m3fListed
Allihies (IRE)1837f–2m4fClass 4
One Small Step (IRE)2237f–1m2fClass 4
Ash Tree (IRE)216fClass 3
Takeko (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 1 33% +0.25
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 1 100% +2.25

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Sandown 2 0 0% −2.00
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 1 100% +2.25

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
6f – 7f 4 1 25% −0.75

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robert Havlin 3 0 0% −3.00
William Buick 2 0 0% −2.00
Tyler Heard 2 1 50% +1.25
Benoit de la Sayette 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 1 20% −1.75
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 5 0 0% −5.00
2025 3 1 33% +0.25

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
2026 · 5 runs
12 Oct 26+44d Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Stakes (London Mile Series Qualifier) Class 3 · 8f · Standard / Slow · 14 ran Missed the break - detached from the outset and never nearer - finished 13th 13/14 2½ 9-4 8899C69C Benoit de la Sayette 6/1
29 Aug 26+77d Sandown Download The BetMGM App Handicap Stakes Class 3 · 7f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Bumped at the start - pulling hard early - settled in the pack - pushed along 2f out - stayed on final furlong - beaten into 5th 5/8 shd 9-4 9088A85A William Buick 11/1
13 Jun 26+14d Sandown Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Good · 10 ran knocked at the break - settled towards the back - driven up into contention 2f out - pressed for effort inside final furlong but couldn't get closer - finished 8th 8/10 ½ 9-9 9288A88A Robert Havlin 25/1
30 May 26+63d Carlisle Betway Silver Bowl Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 8f · Good To Firm · 14 ran Raced in the leading group early - urged forward over 2f out - faded quickly and beaten a long way 14/14 13 9-7 9747C76C William Buick 22/1
28 Mar 26+168d Kempton (AW) Virgin Bet/British EBF Conditions Stakes Class 2 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran Sluggish start - held up towards the back - made progress two out - driven approaching the final furlong before fading 7/9 2¼ 9-2 9971A72A Tyler Heard 6/1
2025 · 3 runs
11 Oct 25+16d Newmarket Emirates Autumn Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 8f · Good To Firm · 7 ran Settled in the pack - urged forward approaching 2f out but found little - dropped away final furlong to finish 7th 7/7 1½ 9-3 9963A78A Robert Havlin 11/2
25 Sep 25+28d Newmarket Tattersalls Stakes (Registered As The Somerville Tattersall Stakes) (Group 3) Class 1 · 7f · Good · 7 ran Held up in 5th racing wide - improved into contention over a furlong out - kept battling inside final furlong - grabbed 3rd close home but never in range of winner 3/7 ½ 9-2 —104A97A Robert Havlin 11/2
28 Aug 25 Chelmsford City (AW) Paddy Power Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran Settled in the pack early - improved and shifted through a gap over a furlong out - pushed along and kept on inside the last - hit the front close home to score 1/9 9-7 —96B93A Tyler Heard 9/4

Quick answers

How many races has Archer Royal won?
Archer Royal (IRE) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 1 time in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trains Archer Royal?
Archer Royal (IRE) is trained by John & Thady Gosden, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 12 October 2026.
Who is Archer Royal's sire?
Archer Royal (IRE) is by Blue Point (IRE) out of Ahd (USA), whose sire is Elusive Quality.
What going does Archer Royal prefer?
Archer Royal (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Archer Royal's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 12 October 2026. The highest on record is 99.
What is Archer Royal's sire's record?
Blue Point (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.9% of 3,406 runs since Jan 2008 (415 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 16.9% from 337. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 10.5% from 210.
Who are Archer Royal's siblings?
Out of Ahd (USA), Archer Royal (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Hot Team (IRE) (9). Highest grade won: Listed (Hot Team (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2025. 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.