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Horse profile

El Royale (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2023) · Last trainer Michael Appleby · Last owner The Cartel Syndicate
by Hellvelyn (GB) out of Sofia Royale (GB) (Royal Applause)
18 runs · 9 courses · from Jul 2022
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Oct 2023 — 1,102 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2023 · 6th of 10 Last raced off OR 51
KTB Profile

El Royale (GB) is yet to win from 18 starts, though has placed 3 times. Best effort: 2nd of 9 at Chelmsford City (AW) (Sep 2023). Last raced off 51, 9lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 18 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 9lb off peak
Official rating51↓ 9lb off peak
51 47–60

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 100 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Chelmsford City (AW), 14 Oct 2023

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 17 figures · best 100A · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)9100A83—
Soft586B79—
Good to Firm292A84.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f785A77—
1m – 1m1f6100A86—
1m2f – 1m4f486B74—

Of 18 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 18 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 68A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chelmsford City (AW), 14 Sep 2023 Official rating 51 at the last run, 14 Oct 2023

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 17 figures · best 81A · median 62
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)978A61—
Soft581A67—
Good to Firm264A62.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f778A66—
1m – 1m1f681A62.5—
1m2f – 1m4f467A60—

Of 18 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 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 7.1% of 1,952 runs since Jan 2008 (162 horses).

Strongest on soft going: 11.7% from 256.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2627.7%+0.6—
Good to Firm334267.8%+0.70 from 2
Good364277.4%+0.30 from 1
Good to Soft225167.1%0—
Soft2563011.7%+4.60 from 5
Heavy70710%+2.9—
Standard (AW)677314.6%−2.50 from 10
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f572549.4%+2.3—
6f – 7f891586.5%−0.60 from 7
1m – 1m1f284176%−1.10 from 7
1m2f – 1m4f138107.2%+0.10 from 4
1m5f – 2m4800%−7.1—
2m1f – 2m4f1200%−7.1—
2m5f – 3m600%−7.1—
Over 3m100%−7.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sofia Royale (GB) (Royal Applause)

8 siblings in the archive, 8 winners — best of them Be Royale (GB) (6 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Sakhee's Return (GB)).

Family form: Rory's Royale (GB) won at Yarmouth, 20 Oct 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Be Royale (GB)5966f–1m½fClass 5
Sakhee's Return (GB)2846f–7fClass 3
Queens Royale (GB)2647fClass 5
Jackpot Royale (GB)2537f–1mClass 4
Terries Royale (GB)2321mClass 4
Washington Royale (GB)616fClass 4
Rory's Royale (GB)916fClass 6
Must Be Royale (GB)1217fClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 10 0 0% −10.00
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 15 0 0% −15.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chelmsford City (AW) 7 0 0% −7.00
Yarmouth 2 0 0% −2.00
Beverley 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 7 0 0% −7.00
6f – 7f 7 0 0% −7.00
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alistair Rawlinson 5 0 0% −5.00
Frederick Larson 3 0 0% −3.00
Oisin Murphy 3 0 0% −3.00
Cieren Fallon 1 0 0% −1.00
Christian Howarth 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Curtis 1 0 0% −1.00
Billy Loughnane 1 0 0% −1.00
Daniel Muscutt 1 0 0% −1.00
Jason Watson 1 0 0% −1.00
Theodore Ladd 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 7 0 0% −7.00
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Blinkers 4 0 0% −4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 14 0 0% −14.00
2022 4 0 0% −4.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
14 Oct 23+11d Chelmsford City (AW) Armed Forces Remembrance Raceday Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 10 ran 6/10 3¼ 9-5 51100A58A Alistair Rawlinson 11/1
03 Oct 23+12d Wolverhampton (AW) Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 519 Handicap Class 6 · 8.5f · Standard · 10 ran PU/10 — 9-6 51—— Frederick Larson 15/2
21 Sep 23+7d Chelmsford City (AW) Betsi Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Standard · 11 ran 4/11 2 9-5 4965A61A Alistair Rawlinson 6/1
14 Sep 23+14d Chelmsford City (AW) Jack Daniels Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 9 ran 2/9 1 9-3 4986A68A Frederick Larson 13/2
31 Aug 23+19d Chelmsford City (AW) Greene King Classified Stakes Class 6 · 10f · Standard · 12 ran 5/12 nk 9-9 4983B59A Oisin Murphy 3/1
12 Aug 23+12d Ayr Luxury Staycations At Western House Hotel Classified Stakes Class 6 · 10f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 4½ 9-6 4940C35C Frederick Larson 9/2
31 Jul 23+10d Ffos Las Martin Davies / Dragon Bet Classified Stakes Class 6 · 8f · Soft · 11 ran 2/11 nk 9-9 4786B81A Oisin Murphy 5/2F
21 Jul 23+21d Nottingham RSA Supports Shared Ownership 'Confined' Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Soft · 10 ran 4/10 2½ 9-6 4886B67A Cieren Fallon 11/1
30 Jun 23+10d Yarmouth Quinnbet Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 5/8 nk 9-0 5192A61A Christian Howarth 18/1
20 Jun 23+20d Beverley Biffa Area One Handicap Class 6 · 7.5f · Soft · 9 ran 7/9 1½ 9-8 5179A47A Alistair Rawlinson 11/2
31 May 23+33d Beverley Hull FC Rugby League Takeover Day Handicap Class 6 · 8.5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 5/11 6½ 9-7 5377A64A Oisin Murphy 10/1
28 Apr 23+13d Doncaster At The Races App Form Study Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Soft · 17 ran 11/17 1¼ 9-0 5674C62A Ben Curtis 11/1
15 Apr 23+72d Yarmouth Cazoo Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Soft · 11 ran 6/11 1½ 8-11 5877A68A Billy Loughnane 7/2F
02 Feb 23+63d Chelmsford City (AW) Racing Welfare Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran 4/8 1¼ 9-3 5985A66A Daniel Muscutt 10/1
01 Dec 22+30d Chelmsford City (AW) CCR Supports White Ribbon Day Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran 3/9 ¾ 9-9 6084A78A Jason Watson 9/1
01 Nov 22+7d Newcastle (AW) Spreadex Sports Best Odds On Sunderland Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 5 ran 5/5 hd 9-5 —51C55B Alistair Rawlinson 4/1
25 Oct 22+93d Newcastle (AW) Spreadex Sports First Goalscorer Insurance Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran 4/8 ½ 9-7 —77A67A Alistair Rawlinson 66/1
24 Jul 22 Chelmsford City (AW) Ire-Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 11/12 13 9-2 —31C45C Theodore Ladd 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has El Royale (GB) won?
El Royale (GB) has yet to win, from 18 archived starts between 2022 and 2023. Placed 3 times in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained El Royale (GB)?
El Royale (GB) was trained by Michael Appleby on the most recent run on record, at Chelmsford City (AW) on 14 October 2023.
Who is El Royale (GB)'s sire?
El Royale (GB) is by Hellvelyn (GB) out of Sofia Royale (GB), whose sire is Royal Applause.
What is El Royale (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 51, from the run on 14 October 2023. The highest on record is 60.
What is El Royale (GB)'s sire's record?
Hellvelyn (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.1% of 1,952 runs since Jan 2008 (162 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 11.7% from 256.
Who are El Royale (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Sofia Royale (GB), El Royale (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 8 of them winners. Most wins: Be Royale (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Sakhee's Return (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2022. 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.