How many races has Must Be Royale (GB) won?

Must Be Royale (GB) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2021 and 2022, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 5 times in total (41.7% of starts).

Who trained Must Be Royale (GB)?

Must Be Royale (GB) was trained by Michael Appleby on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 16 September 2022.

Who is Must Be Royale (GB)'s sire?

Must Be Royale (GB) is by Mustajeeb (GB) out of Sofia Royale (GB), whose sire is Royal Applause.

What going does Must Be Royale (GB) prefer?

Must Be Royale (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.

What is Must Be Royale (GB)'s official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 62, from the run on 16 September 2022. The highest on record is 63.

Who are Must Be Royale (GB)'s siblings?

Out of Sofia Royale (GB), Must Be Royale (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 7 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.

Horse profile

Must Be Royale (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2022) · Last trainer Michael Appleby · Last owner Wayne Brackstone Steve Whitear

by Mustajeeb (GB) out of Sofia Royale (GB) (Royal Applause)

12 runs · 6 courses · from Oct 2021

As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 16 Sep 2022 — 1,496 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Sep 2022 · 7th of 11 Won at Chelmsford City (AW) Last raced off OR 62

KTB Profile

Must Be Royale (GB) is 1 from 12, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Jul 2022. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 5 on turf.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf Win at Class 5

1–12Wins / Runs
8.3%Strike rate
5 (41.7%)Placed
−9.38£1 level staken=12 at SP
0.54Fair A/E n=12 · 0.47 incl. margin
63Highest OR
30dAvg between runs

Official rating62↓ 1lb off peak

62 61–63

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 99 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Chelmsford City (AW), 9 Aug 2022

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 12 figures · best 100^A · median 82.5

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)	7	99^A	83	—
Good to Firm	3	100^A	92	—
Soft	2	73^C	67	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f	9	100^A	82	—
1m – 1m1f	3	99^A	83	—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 68^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 16 Sep 2022 Official rating 62 at the last run, 16 Sep 2022

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 12 figures · best 83^A · median 72.5

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)	7	79^A	71	—
Good to Firm	3	83^A	74	—
Soft	2	82^A	63.5	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f	9	83^A	78	—
1m – 1m1f	3	71^B	53	—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 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

Mustajeeb (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.8% of 167 runs since Jan 2008 (19 horses).

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	1	0	0%	−7.8	—
Good to Firm	27	4	14.8%	+7	0 from 3
Good	47	6	12.8%	+5	—
Good to Soft	20	1	5%	−2.8	—
Soft	15	1	6.7%	−1.1	0 from 2
Heavy	8	0	0%	−7.8	—
Standard (AW)	49	1	2%	−5.8	1 from 7

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	11	3	27.3%	+19.5	—
6f – 7f	50	2	4%	−3.8	1 from 9
1m – 1m1f	33	1	3%	−4.8	0 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f	21	2	9.5%	+1.7	—
1m5f – 2m	28	3	10.7%	+2.9	—
2m1f – 2m4f	20	2	10%	+2.2	—
2m5f – 3m	2	0	0%	−7.8	—
Over 3m	2	0	0%	−7.8	—

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, 7 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: Washington Royale (GB) won at Newmarket, 21 Oct 2026.

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Be Royale (GB)	59	6	6f–1m½f	Class 5
Sakhee's Return (GB)	28	4	6f–7f	Class 3
Queens Royale (GB)	26	4	7f	Class 5
Jackpot Royale (GB)	25	3	7f–1m	Class 4
Terries Royale (GB)	23	2	1m	Class 4
Washington Royale (GB)	7	2	6f–7f	Class 4
Rory's Royale (GB)	9	1	6f	Class 6
El Royale (GB)	18	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Standard (AW)	7	1	14%	−4.38
Good to Firm	3	0	0%	−3.00
Soft	2	0	0%	−2.00

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 5	8	1	13%	−5.38
Class 6	3	0	0%	−3.00
Class 4	1	0	0%	−1.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Yarmouth	3	0	0%	−3.00
Newcastle (AW)	3	0	0%	−3.00
Kempton (AW)	2	0	0%	−2.00
Chelmsford City (AW)	2	1	50%	+0.62
Newbury	1	0	0%	−1.00
Goodwood	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
6f – 7f	9	1	11%	−6.38
1m – 1m1f	3	0	0%	−3.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Hollie Doyle	5	1	20%	−2.38
Jason Watson	4	0	0%	−4.00
Frederick Larson	1	0	0%	−1.00
Harry Davies	1	0	0%	−1.00
Daniel Muscutt	1	0	0%	−1.00

Headgear	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
None	9	0	0%	−9.00
Hood + cheekpieces	2	1	50%	+0.62
Cheekpieces	1	0	0%	−1.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2022	9	1	11%	−6.38
2021	3	0	0%	−3.00

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
16 Sep 22+19d	Kempton (AW)	Unibet Extra Place Offers Every Day Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran	7/11	¾	9-6	62	65^A	68^A	Jason Watson	9/1
28 Aug 22+19d	Yarmouth	Cazoo Search Drive Smile Handicap (Str) Class 6 · 7f · Good To Firm · 11 ran	10/11	1	9-6	62	82^A	47^A	Frederick Larson	13/2
09 Aug 22+16d	Chelmsford City (AW)	Betsi Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 10 ran	10/10	1¾	9-1	62	99^A	53^A	Hollie Doyle	5/2F
24 Jul 22+3d	Chelmsford City (AW)	Ministry Of Sound Disco 20th August Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran	1/8		9-3	61	89^A	79^A	Hollie Doyle	13/8F
21 Jul 22+21d	Newbury	Pedigree Wholesale Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 8 ran	4/8	1¼	9-7	61	92^B	74^A	Hollie Doyle	6/4F
30 Jun 22+20d	Yarmouth	Quinnbet Second To The Favourite Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Soft · 13 ran	3/13	½	9-8	62	73^C	82^A	Harry Davies	6/1
10 Jun 22+9d	Goodwood	Heycar Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Soft · 8 ran	7/8	13	8-13	63	61^C	45^C	Daniel Muscutt	4/1
01 Jun 22+14d	Kempton (AW)	Unibet Horserace Betting Operator Of The Year Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran	3/13	nk	8-12	63	95^B	79^A	Hollie Doyle	15/2
18 May 22+169d	Yarmouth	Cazoo Search Drive Smile Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 7 ran	2/7	3¾	8-10	62	100^A	83^A	Hollie Doyle	16/1
30 Nov 21+25d	Newcastle (AW)	Watch Racing Free Online At Coral Novice Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 6 ran	5/6	½	9-2	—	72^A	65^B	Jason Watson	10/3
05 Nov 21+14d	Newcastle (AW)	MansionBet Beaten By A Head Novice Median Auction Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran	2/8	¾	9-5	—	75^A	78^A	Jason Watson	14/1
22 Oct 21	Newcastle (AW)	MansionBet Best Odds Guaranteed Novice Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 4 ran	4/4	½	9-2	—	83^C	71^B	Jason Watson	50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Must Be Royale (GB) won?: Must Be Royale (GB) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2021 and 2022, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 5 times in total (41.7% of starts).
Who trained Must Be Royale (GB)?: Must Be Royale (GB) was trained by Michael Appleby on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 16 September 2022.
Who is Must Be Royale (GB)'s sire?: Must Be Royale (GB) is by Mustajeeb (GB) out of Sofia Royale (GB), whose sire is Royal Applause.
What going does Must Be Royale (GB) prefer?: Must Be Royale (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Must Be Royale (GB)'s official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 62, from the run on 16 September 2022. The highest on record is 63.
What is Must Be Royale (GB)'s sire's record?: Mustajeeb (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.8% of 167 runs since Jan 2008 (19 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Must Be Royale (GB)'s siblings?: Out of Sofia Royale (GB), Must Be Royale (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 7 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.

KTB Speed and Rating

Pedigree intelligence

Record by conditions

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