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Horse profile

Passionately Royal (GB)

6yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2008) · Last trainer Mel Brittain · Last owner Mel Brittain
by Royal Applause (GB) out of Passionelle (GB) (Nashwan)
17 runs · 10 courses · from Apr 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Mar 2008 — 6,815 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2008 · 8th of 13 2 wins · Newcastle & Beverley Last raced off OR 46
KTB Profile

Passionately Royal (GB) is 2 from 17, both wins coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since May 2005. Last raced off 46, 23lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 5 OR ↓ 23lb off peak
Official rating46↓ 23lb off peak
46 40–69

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 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

Best recent KTB Rating 48C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Thirsk, 18 Sep 2007 Official rating 46 at the last run, 1 Mar 2008

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 78C · median 40
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Firm851C38—
Good458C47.5—
Standard (AW)247A41.5—
Good to Soft278C55—
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f1378C44—
6f – 7f458C23—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 17 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
Royal Applause (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 12,434 runs since Jan 2008 (774 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 3.4% from 323.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm189189.5%+0.90 from 1
Good to Firm2,6082188.4%−0.20 from 8
Good2,65527310.3%+1.71 from 4
Good to Soft1,2331169.4%+0.81 from 2
Soft1,225917.4%−1.2—
Heavy323113.4%−5.2—
Standard (AW)4,2013378%−0.60 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,4841399.4%+0.8—
6f – 7f5,4364748.7%+0.11 from 4
1m – 1m1f2,5182118.4%−0.21 from 13
1m2f – 1m4f1,6181418.7%+0.1—
1m5f – 2m728547.4%−1.2—
2m1f – 2m4f420307.1%−1.5—
2m5f – 3m193136.7%−1.9—
Over 3m3725.4%−3.2—

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

Dam
Passionelle (GB) (Nashwan)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Cardington (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 5½f–2m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Cardington (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cardington (GB)1512m1½fClass 4
Blackwater Pete (GB)1511m1f—
Hasty Passion (GB)1115½fClass 6
Dickie Valentine (GB)190——
Royal Approach (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 8 0 0% −8.00
Good 4 1 25% +17.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 1 50% +7.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 7 2 29% +23.00
Class 6 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 7 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Thirsk 4 0 0% −4.00
Newcastle 4 1 25% +5.00
Musselburgh 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 1 100% +20.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 13 1 8% −4.00
6f – 7f 4 1 25% +17.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Paul Hanagan 5 1 20% +4.00
Patrick Donaghy 2 0 0% −2.00
Dean Mernagh 2 0 0% −2.00
Tony Hamilton 2 0 0% −2.00
Mark Lawson 1 0 0% −1.00
Dale Gibson 1 0 0% −1.00
Adrian Nicholls 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Darley 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Heffernan 1 0 0% −1.00
Royston Ffrench 1 1 100% +20.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 16 2 13% +14.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 2 0 0% −2.00
2007 7 0 0% −7.00
2006 2 0 0% −2.00
2005 6 2 33% +24.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2008 · 2 runs
01 Mar 08+53d Wolverhampton (AW) Paul Heath Electrical John Laverty Memorial Classified Stks Class 7 · 9.5f · Standard · 13 ran 8/13 nk 8-11 4647A Mark Lawson 20/1
08 Jan 08+112d Southwell (AW) southwell-racecourse.co.uk Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran 11/12 3 8-4 4636C Dale Gibson 20/1
2007 · 7 runs
18 Sep 07+22d Thirsk Whernside Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 6/18 1 8-10 4648C Adrian Nicholls 33/1
27 Aug 07+14d Newcastle St James Security Claiming Stakes (Str) Class 6 · 8f · Good · 13 ran 10/13 2 9-2 4527C Patrick Donaghy 11/1
13 Aug 07+11d Thirsk Buck Inn At Maunby Selling Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Good · 15 ran 2/15 3 8-9 4555C Kevin Darley 12/1
02 Aug 07+38d Musselburgh Wilkinson & Corr Qualified Financial Recruitment Selling Stk Class 6 · 8f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 4/12 ¾ 8-5 4039C Patrick Donaghy 100/1
25 Jun 07+49d Musselburgh Turftv.co.uk Classified Stakes Class 7 · 8f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 14/14 8 9-7 4532C Dean Mernagh 33/1
07 May 07+17d Newcastle Drummond Central Apprentice Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 12/14 ¾ 8-7 6017C Andrew Heffernan 18/1
20 Apr 07+273d Thirsk Bilsdale Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 13/14 1½ 8-8 6037C Dean Mernagh 66/1
2006 · 2 runs
21 Jul 06+33d Pontefract Danethorpe Racing Purple And Pink Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Firm · 13 ran 10/13 1¾ 9-8 6444C Paul Hanagan 25/1
18 Jun 06+314d York Racinguk.tv Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 13/14 4 8-9 6529C Paul Hanagan 25/1
2005 · 6 runs
08 Aug 05+31d Thirsk Brooke Hospital For Animals Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 11/12 ½ 8-10 6744C Tony Hamilton 10/1
08 Jul 05+13d Chester Shell Chemicals Handicap Class 5 · 7.5f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 14/16 5 9-2 6914C Tony Hamilton 7/1
25 Jun 05+44d Newcastle Miller UK Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good · 11 ran 9/11 2½ 8-9 6940C Paul Hanagan 13/2
12 May 05+10d Carlisle Penrith Building Supplies Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 3/6 2 9-1 6951C Paul Hanagan 15/8
02 May 05+19d Newcastle Totesport Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 8-6 6378C Paul Hanagan 8/1
13 Apr 05 Beverley Handicap Class 5 · 7.5f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 8-2 5758C Royston Ffrench 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Passionately Royal won?
Passionately Royal (GB) won 2 of 17 archived starts between 2005 and 2008, a strike rate of 11.8%. Placed 3 times in total (17.6% of starts).
Who trained Passionately Royal?
Passionately Royal (GB) was trained by Mel Brittain on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 1 March 2008.
Who is Passionately Royal's sire?
Passionately Royal (GB) is by Royal Applause (GB) out of Passionelle (GB), whose sire is Nashwan.
What going does Passionately Royal prefer?
Passionately Royal (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Passionately Royal's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 46, from the run on 1 March 2008. The highest on record is 69.
What is Passionately Royal's sire's record?
Royal Applause (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 12,434 runs since Jan 2008 (774 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 3.4% from 323.
Who are Passionately Royal's siblings?
Out of Passionelle (GB), Passionately Royal (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Cardington (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Cardington (GB)). The wins came over 5½f–2m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2005. 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.