Kilkee Royal (IRE)
Kilkee Royal is a gelding by Vendangeur out of Novacella who has failed to win or place in eight starts on turf. He raced over trips between 1m5f and 3m on good, good to soft and soft ground at seven different courses, reaching an official rating of 100 at his peak. His last run, at Downpatrick in Mar 2025, saw him finish 11 of 14 in the Billie And Bertie FitzGerald Memorial Handicap Hurdle, having been held throughout. He last raced off OR 90, 10lb below his career-high mark.
- 0–8Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −8.00£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=8 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 100Highest OR
- 100dAvg between runs
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 110
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 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 4 | 110B | 75.5 | — |
| Good | 2 | 100C | 88 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 110B | 90.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 70B | 66 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 775 runs since Jan 2008 (82 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 5.7% from 123.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 8 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| Good | 208 | 22 | 10.6% | +1.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 156 | 13 | 8.3% | −0.9 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 275 | 29 | 10.5% | +1.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 123 | 7 | 5.7% | −3.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 19 | 5 | 26.3% | +17.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 274 | 27 | 9.9% | +0.7 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 288 | 19 | 6.6% | −2.6 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 174 | 19 | 10.9% | +1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | −3.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Royal Rendezvous (IRE) (9 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Royal Rendezvous (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Rendezvous (IRE) | 22 | 9 | 2m–2m6½f | Grade 2 |
| Hard Iron (IRE) | 9 | 3 | 2m3½f–3m1½f | Class 4 |
| Centurion Steel (IRE) | 24 | 2 | 2m6f | — |
| No Kidding (IRE) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Six Men Or Dooley (IRE) | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| Normacella (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam McKenna | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| P J O'Hanlon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Shane Fenelon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2023 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Mar 25+28d | Downpatrick | Billie And Bertie FitzGerald Memorial Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Sat behind pace early - 4th at halfway - 6th with 3 to go - driven after the following fence then found little and dropped away | 11/14 | 10 | 11-8 | 90 | 76C | 90C | P J O'Hanlon | 16/1 |
| 02 Mar 25+291d | Leopardstown | Cancer Fund For Children Charity Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Handy early - blundered and came down at the opening fence | F/17 | — | 10-7 | 90 | — | — | P J O'Hanlon | 14/1 |
| 2024 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 May 24+68d | Perth | Murrayshall Meetings And Events Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 8/15 | 5 | 11-9 | 95 | 81B | 93A | Liam McKenna | 18/1 |
| 08 Mar 24+149d | Ayr | Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Guide Handicap Hurdle | 5/12 | 2¾ | 11-6 | 97 | 110B | 102A | Liam McKenna | 40/1 |
| 2023 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Oct 23+123d | Sedgefield | Piippo Edge Master Available From Paxtons Handicap Hurdle | 9/12 | 8½ | 11-9 | 100 | 100C | 85C | Liam McKenna | 33/1 |
| 10 Jun 23+18d | Punchestown | Primal Performance & Fitness Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) | 9/17 | 1 | 11-7 | — | 70B | 93A | Liam McKenna | 33/1 |
| 23 May 23+22d | Punchestown | Punchestown's Fittest Club Sunday June 11th Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) | 10/16 | 2 | 11-7 | — | 62C | 94C | Liam McKenna | 80/1 |
| 01 May 23 | Down Royal | Ballygowan Opportunity Maiden Hurdle | 10/19 | ½ | 11-0 | — | 79B | 94A | Shane Fenelon | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Kilkee Royal won?
- Kilkee Royal (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2023 and 2025.
- Who trained Kilkee Royal?
- Kilkee Royal (IRE) was trained by Dermot A McLoughlin on the most recent run on record, at Downpatrick on 30 March 2025.
- Who is Kilkee Royal's sire?
- Kilkee Royal (IRE) is by Vendangeur (IRE) out of Novacella (FR), whose sire is Beyssac.
- What is Kilkee Royal's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 30 March 2025. The highest on record is 100.
- What is Kilkee Royal's sire's record?
- Vendangeur (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 775 runs since Jan 2008 (82 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 5.7% from 123.
- Who are Kilkee Royal's siblings?
- Out of Novacella (FR), Kilkee Royal (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Royal Rendezvous (IRE) (9). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Royal Rendezvous (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m1½f. As at Oct 2026.