By Royal Approval (IRE)
By Royal Approval (IRE) is 1 from 7, the win coming at Class 5 level. Won last time out at Southwell (AW) (Class 5). The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 4 on turf.
- 1–7Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 1 (14.3%)Placed
- −3.25£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 2.13Fair A/E n=7 · 1.83 incl. margin
- 75Highest OR
- 20dBetween runs (median)
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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 70
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 70A | 68 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 90C | 82 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 90C | 69 | — |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 2,686 runs since Mar 2014 (179 horses).
Strongest on good going: 11.7% from 503. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.6% from 553.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 2 | 11.1% | +2.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 488 | 44 | 9% | +0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 503 | 59 | 11.7% | +3.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 226 | 13 | 5.8% | −2.5 | — |
| Soft | 315 | 19 | 6% | −2.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 86 | 3 | 3.5% | −4.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,050 | 82 | 7.8% | −0.5 | 1 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 553 | 64 | 11.6% | +3.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,308 | 105 | 8% | −0.3 | 1 from 6 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 484 | 32 | 6.6% | −1.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 216 | 19 | 8.8% | +0.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 92 | 2 | 2.2% | −6.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 32 | 0 | 0% | −8.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2014 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Isle Of Lismore (IRE) (8 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Isle Of Lismore (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isle Of Lismore (IRE) | 49 | 8 | 5f–6f | Class 2 |
| Espresso Freddo (IRE) | 76 | 7 | 7f–1m | Class 4 |
| Swinley Forest (IRE) | 13 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
| Maharajjah (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Mboto Gorge (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.75 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.25 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriele Malune | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dougie Costello | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Luke Morris | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Josephine Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Brock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 01 Jan 18+10d | Southwell (AW) | 32red.com Handicap | 1/7 | 9-7 | 70 | 61A | 76A | Luke Morris | 11/4F | |
| 2017 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Dec 17+58d | Wolverhampton (AW) | 32Red.com Nursery | 8/9 | 4½ | 9-6 | 72 | 70A | 51A | Josephine Gordon | 8/1 |
| 25 Oct 17+16d | Newmarket | Newmarket Equine Security Nursery | 11/20 | nk | 9-0 | 75 | 90C | 67A | Gabriele Malune | 33/1 |
| 09 Oct 17+24d | Kempton (AW) | Matchbook Casino Novice Stakes (Div 2) | 4/9 | 2 | 9-2 | 75 | 68A | 76A | Dougie Costello | 12/1 |
| 15 Sep 17+20d | Sandown | Wall Street Journal EBF Maiden Stakes | 4/12 | ½ | 8-12 | — | 107A | 79A | Gabriele Malune | 50/1 |
| 26 Aug 17+31d | Redcar | Bakers Tailoring And Formal Hire Novice Auction Stakes | 10/15 | hd | 8-12 | — | 74C | 57A | Danny Brock | 50/1 |
| 26 Jul 17 | Catterick | Support The Yorkshire Air Ambulance EBF Novice Stakes | 6/10 | nk | 9-2 | — | 67A | 58A | Dougie Costello | 40/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has By Royal Approval won?
- By Royal Approval (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2017 and 2018, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
- Who trained By Royal Approval?
- By Royal Approval (IRE) was trained by Michael Appleby on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 1 January 2018.
- Who is By Royal Approval's sire?
- By Royal Approval (IRE) is by Approve (IRE) out of Spring Bouquet (IRE), whose sire is King's Best.
- What going does By Royal Approval prefer?
- By Royal Approval (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 By Royal Approval's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 70, from the run on 1 January 2018. The highest on record is 75.
- What is By Royal Approval's sire's record?
- Approve (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 2,686 runs since Mar 2014 (179 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 11.7% from 503. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.6% from 553.
- Who are By Royal Approval's siblings?
- Out of Spring Bouquet (IRE), By Royal Approval (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Isle Of Lismore (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Isle Of Lismore (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Nov 2026.