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Horse profile

President Royal (FR)

5yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2008) · Last trainer Philip Hobbs · Last owner Terry Warner
by Video Rock (FR) out of Etoile Du Pontet (FR) (Le Pontet)
11 runs · 4 courses · from Oct 2006
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Mar 2008 — 6,820 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2008 Won at Exeter Last raced off OR 115
KTB Profile

President Royal (FR) is 1 from 11, the win coming at Class 3 level. Hasn't won since Feb 2007.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 3
Official rating115↓ 2lb off peak
115 107–117

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 128A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hereford, 25 Feb 2008 Official rating 115 at the last run, 4 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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 9 figures · best 128A · median 106
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft4116C103—
Good2128A103—
Good to Soft2106C100.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5123C106—
1m5f – 2m4128A104.5—

Of 11 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1) · beaten lengths not stored (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 11 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
Video Rock (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 12% of 661 runs since Jan 2008 (79 horses).

Weakest on good going: 8.8% from 170. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 15% from 253.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−12—
Good to Firm52815.4%+3.40 from 1
Good170158.8%−3.20 from 2
Good to Soft1331511.3%−0.70 from 3
Soft2082913.9%+1.90 from 4
Heavy941010.6%−1.41 from 1
Standard (AW)3266.7%+54.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f4250%+38—
1m5f – 2m144149.7%−2.30 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f2533815%+31 from 7
2m5f – 3m2122210.4%−1.6—
Over 3m4836.3%−5.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Etoile Du Pontet (FR) (Le Pontet)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mossman (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 1 100% +2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 3 3 1 33% +0.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Exeter 6 1 17% −3.00
Hereford 2 0 0% −2.00
Fontwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 1 14% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richard Johnson 6 1 17% −3.00
Tom O'Brien 3 0 0% −3.00
Darren O'Dwyer 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 2 0 0% −2.00
2007 6 1 17% −3.00
2006 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 1 14% −4.00
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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
04 Mar 08+8d Exeter Weatherbys Cheltenham 2008 Betting Guide Novices' Chase Class 4 · 2m3f · Good To Soft · 8 ran F/8 — 10-13 115— Richard Johnson 5/2J
25 Feb 08+80d Hereford Pertemps People Development Group Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m · Good · 14 ran 4/14 4½ 10-11 115128A Tom O'Brien 14/1
2007 · 6 runs
07 Dec 07+45d Exeter Betfair Hurdle (Limited Handicap) Class 2 · 2m2½f · Soft · 8 ran 4/8 13 10-4 11593C Tom O'Brien 14/1
23 Oct 07+218d Exeter WBX.COM Best Mate Beginners' Chase Class 3 · 2m1½f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 4/4 10-7 115— Richard Johnson 5/6F
19 Mar 07+22d Market Rasen Racing Start Nursery Now Open Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1½f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 5/16 7 11-5 117106C Tom O'Brien 11/4
25 Feb 07+30d Exeter Cromarty Juvenile Novices' Handicap Hurdl Class 3 · 2m1f · Heavy · 6 ran 1/6 11-4 107123C Richard Johnson 2/1F
26 Jan 07+22d Hereford Toteplacepot Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 15 ran 2/15 3 10-0 107116C Darren O'Dwyer 3/2F
04 Jan 07+12d Fontwell Express Cafes 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m1½f · Soft · 11 ran 4/11 hd 10-7 —113C Richard Johnson 33/1
2006 · 3 runs
23 Dec 06+22d Fontwell WBX.Com World Bet Exchange Juvenile Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1½f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 6/16 ½ 10-5 —95C Darren O'Dwyer 66/1
01 Dec 06+45d Exeter E.B.F. 'Junior' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 1m5f · Soft · 13 ran 7/13 ½ 10-12 —93C Richard Johnson 8/1
17 Oct 06 Exeter SIS Junior Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 1m5f · Good · 15 ran 11/15 10 10-12 —78C Richard Johnson 11/4

Quick answers

How many races has President Royal won?
President Royal (FR) won 1 of 11 archived starts between 2006 and 2008, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 2 times in total (18.2% of starts).
Who trained President Royal?
President Royal (FR) was trained by Philip Hobbs on the most recent run on record, at Exeter on 4 March 2008.
Who is President Royal's sire?
President Royal (FR) is by Video Rock (FR) out of Etoile Du Pontet (FR), whose sire is Le Pontet.
What is President Royal's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 4 March 2008. The highest on record is 117.
What is President Royal's sire's record?
Video Rock (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12% of 661 runs since Jan 2008 (79 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good going: 8.8% from 170. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 15% from 253.
Who are President Royal's siblings?
Out of Etoile Du Pontet (FR), President Royal (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2006. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.