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Horse profile

Article Royal (IRE)

3yo colt (at last run, Jun 2009) · Last trainer E Lellouche · Last owner Ecurie Wildenstein
by Hernando (FR) out of Aquarelliste (FR) (Danehill)
3 runs · 1 course · from Apr 2009
As at 13 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Jun 2009 — 6,321 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2009 · 1st of 4 Won last time out 2 wins · Maisons-Laffitte (FR)
KTB Profile

Article Royal (IRE) is 2 from 3. Won last time out at Maisons-Laffitte (FR).

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 13 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Sep 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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
Hernando (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 3,531 runs since Jan 2008 (273 horses).

Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.5% from 120.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2229.1%−3—
Good to Firm4826212.9%+0.8—
Good1,01712812.6%+0.51 from 2
Good to Soft5266011.4%−0.7—
Soft6756910.2%−1.91 from 1
Heavy2613714.2%+2.1—
Standard (AW)5487113%+0.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f500%−12.1—
6f – 7f12097.5%−4.6—
1m – 1m1f3703910.5%−1.6—
1m2f – 1m4f85410011.7%−0.4—
1m5f – 2m1,05015214.5%+2.42 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f6467812.1%0—
2m5f – 3m4004411%−1.1—
Over 3m8678.1%−4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Aquarelliste (FR) (Danehill)

8 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Any Time Soon (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m1½f–1m5½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Any Time Soon (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Any Time Soon (IRE)1331m1½f–1m5½fListed
Arij (IRE)2221m1½f–1m2fClass 4
Ame Bleue (GB)1621m1½f–1m2fListed
Artiste Divine (GB)611m2f—
Aquarelle Rare (GB)30——
Alaskan King (GB)10——
Amerique (IRE)80——
Authoritaire (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 1 50% —
Soft 1 1 100% —

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 Jockey SP
23 Jun 09+27d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Fourire (Right-Handed) 14f · Good · 4 ran 1/4 9-0 Anthony Crastus —
27 May 09+40d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Topyo (Maiden) 13f · Very Soft · 6 ran 1/6 9-2 Anthony Crastus —
17 Apr 09 Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Caracalla (Colts & Geldings) (Right-Handed) 13f · Good · 3 ran 2/3 1 8-7 Anthony Crastus —

Quick answers

How many races has Article Royal (IRE) won?
Article Royal (IRE) won 2 of 3 archived starts in 2009, a strike rate of 66.7%. Placed 2 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trained Article Royal (IRE)?
Article Royal (IRE) was trained by E Lellouche on the most recent run on record, at Maisons-Laffitte (FR) on 23 June 2009.
Who is Article Royal (IRE)'s sire?
Article Royal (IRE) is by Hernando (FR) out of Aquarelliste (FR), whose sire is Danehill.
What is Article Royal (IRE)'s sire's record?
Hernando (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 3,531 runs since Jan 2008 (273 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.5% from 120.
Who are Article Royal (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Aquarelliste (FR), Article Royal (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Any Time Soon (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Any Time Soon (IRE)). The wins came over 1m1½f–1m5½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2009. 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.