Horse profile
Rogue Diplomat (IRE)
by Calyx (GB) out of Only Young Once (IRE) (Galileo)
16 runs · 12 courses · from Sep 2024
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · 5 courses
Last run 22 Aug 2026 · 7th of 14
Last raced off OR 113
KTB Profile
Rogue Diplomat is a Calyx colt who has won six of 16 starts. Five of those wins came at 6f – 7f, including the Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot in Jun 2026 off a mark of 98, and two at Doncaster on soft and good to soft. He has also won on good to firm and on the all-weather. Typically held up, he finished 7 of 14 in the Sky Bet City Of York Stakes at York in Aug 2026 when last seen off an official rating of 113.
Based on 16 archived runs · run-style from 15 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR at career high
- 6–16Wins / Runs
- 37.5%Strike rate
- 8 (50%)Placed
- +46.25£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 3.16Fair A/E n=16 · 2.65 incl. margin
- 113Highest OR
- 46dAvg 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.
Official rating113At career-high mark
113
81–113
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 107
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 103A | 78 | 2 runs · 89 / 79 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 122C | 99 | 2 runs · 122 / 104.5 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 118A | 95 | 1 run · — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 107A | 95.5 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 9 | 118A | 103 | 2 runs · 87 / 78 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 122C | 89 | 3 runs · 122 / 95 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 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.
Run style from 15 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Held up 7 (47%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 4 (27%) · 3 wins
- Prominent 2 (13%) · 1 win
- Led 2 (13%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 1,495 runs since Jan 2008 (172 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 8.9% from 168. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.9% from 111.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −13.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 210 | 25 | 11.9% | −1.4 | 2 from 3 |
| Good | 375 | 51 | 13.6% | +0.3 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 168 | 15 | 8.9% | −4.4 | 2 from 5 |
| Soft | 186 | 25 | 13.4% | +0.1 | 1 from 1 |
| Heavy | 67 | 15 | 22.4% | +9.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 486 | 68 | 14% | +0.7 | 1 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 111 | 11 | 9.9% | −3.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 756 | 106 | 14% | +0.7 | 5 from 9 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 361 | 50 | 13.9% | +0.6 | 1 from 6 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 200 | 23 | 11.5% | −1.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 45 | 6 | 13.3% | 0 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 22 | 3 | 13.6% | +0.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Only Young Once (IRE) (Galileo)
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Moving Water (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m4f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moving Water (IRE) | 8 | 3 | 2m4f | — |
| Edge Of My Seat (IRE) | 22 | 0 | — | — |
| Viola Young (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 5 | 2 | 40% | +14.50 |
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 2 | 67% | +29.25 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 5 | 3 | 60% | +42.50 |
| Class 4 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +7.50 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.25 |
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster | 3 | 2 | 67% | +15.50 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 1 | 100% | +28.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 9 | 5 | 56% | +24.25 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 1 | 17% | +23.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Davies | 11 | 6 | 55% | +51.25 |
| Sean D Bowen | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Luke Morris | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +23.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 5 | 63% | +25.25 |
| 2024 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Aug 26+25d | York | Sky Bet City Of York Stakes (Group 1) Settled at back early - made up ground before the 2f marker - lost touch under pressure and faded to finish seventh | 7/14 | hd | 9-8 | 113 | 87C | 108A | Harry Davies | 18/1 |
| 28 Jul 26+41d | Goodwood | Hkjc World Pool Lennox Stakes (Group 2) Steered right early - settled towards back - urged forward past the furlong marker - powered home approaching the last furlong - moved into second close home - edged out narrowly for the win | 2/8 | nk | 9-6 | 104 | 69A | 105A | Harry Davies | 16/1 |
| 17 Jun 26+24d | Ascot | Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) (Str) Settled in the pack early - improved into contention approaching the final furlong - swept to the front soon after - kept finding more to the line | 1/28 | 9-0 | 98 | 95C | 111A | Harry Davies | 28/1 | |
| 24 May 26+36d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix de Montretout () (Turf) | 7/8 | ¾ | 9-1 | — | — | — | Luke Morris | 67/10 |
| 18 Apr 26+21d | Newbury | Win Unique Experiences At OLBG Prizes Spring Cup Handicap (Str) Slow to begin - settled midfield - progress inside final two furlongs - stayed on to finish fifth | 5/24 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 98 | 89C | 100A | Harry Davies | 12/1 |
| 28 Mar 26+155d | Doncaster | William Hill Lincoln (Heritage Handicap) (Str) Settled towards the back of the pack - travelling comfortably approaching 2f out - urged along and made progress inside the final furlong - moved into second and closing on the leader - kept finding late - narrowly missed out at the line | 2/21 | nse | 9-3 | 95 | 122C | 108A | Harry Davies | 11/1 |
| 2025 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 Oct 25+40d | Doncaster | William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Dwelt at the break - settled in the pack - progress made from 2f out - pushed along to close in final furlong - got up close home to score | 1/10 | 9-0 | 92 | 107A | 98A | Harry Davies | 5/2F | |
| 14 Sep 25+28d | Doncaster | Betfred City Of Doncaster Handicap Held up towards the back - driven into contention over 2f out - kept on well inside the final furlong to hit the front and win | 1/16 | 8-13 | 89 | 104C | 105A | Harry Davies | 14/1 | |
| 17 Aug 25+15d | Southwell (AW) | Reach Flower Pod Southwell Handicap settled midfield in the early stages - driven up into contention approaching the final 2f - drifted right inside the last furlong - hit the front with a furlong to run - kept finding more to assert and score | 1/10 | 9-8 | 84 | 107A | 103A | Harry Davies | 6/1 | |
| 02 Aug 25+22d | Newmarket | Turners Handicap Settled behind the front group - given encouragement approaching 2f out - locked in battle for 3rd inside final furlong - finished powerfully to get up right on the line | 1/10 | 9-8 | 81 | 94B | 94A | Harry Davies | 7/2C | |
| 11 Jul 25+55d | Chester | Seat Unique Handicap Sluggish start - held up towards the back and driven into 5th - drifted off a true line inside final furlong with no headway made | 5/9 | 1¾ | 9-9 | 83 | 103A | 80A | Luke Morris | 7/2 |
| 17 May 25+14d | Newbury | World Pool Handicap (Str) Sluggish getaway - held up at the back of the field throughout - dropping away with a furlong to go - finished 10th | 10/10 | 1¾ | 9-6 | 85 | 87A | 72A | Sean D Bowen | 15/2 |
| 03 May 25+29d | Newmarket | Aston Martin 'Confined' Handicap Held up eagerly behind the front rank on the far flank early - pressed forward approaching 2f out but found nothing off the pace inside the final furlong and faded | 6/11 | ½ | 9-10 | 86 | 78A | 96A | Harry Davies | 7/2F |
| 04 Apr 25+169d | Leicester | Best Ticket Deals Online At leicester-racecourse.co.uk Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Travelled strongly early - shared front spot before going in front alone past 2f - pushed out to open a big advantage inside final furlong - finished strongly to score | 1/8 | 9-2 | — | 118A | 90A | Harry Davies | 9/4 | |
| 2024 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Oct 24+23d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Betfair 'Confined' Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Sent to front early - pressed for effort and lost command with just over a furlong left - kept trying inside final furlong to take third | 3/5 | 2¾ | 9-4 | — | 84C | 75B | Sean D Bowen | 15/2 |
| 24 Sep 24 | Beverley | Beckside Spa Retreat EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Checked and eased left at the off - settled towards the rear - showed inexperience when asked over 1f out - made ground wide in the closing stages - kept on inside the final furlong but lacked the gears to threaten - third | 3/7 | ¾ | 9-4 | — | 76A | 80A | Sean D Bowen | 7/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Rogue Diplomat won?
- Rogue Diplomat (IRE) won 6 of 16 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 37.5%. Placed 8 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Rogue Diplomat?
- Rogue Diplomat (IRE) is trained by James Owen, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 August 2026.
- Who is Rogue Diplomat's sire?
- Rogue Diplomat (IRE) is by Calyx (GB) out of Only Young Once (IRE), whose sire is Galileo.
- What going does Rogue Diplomat prefer?
- Rogue Diplomat (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Rogue Diplomat's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 113, from the run on 22 August 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Rogue Diplomat's sire's record?
- Calyx (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 1,495 runs since Jan 2008 (172 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 8.9% from 168. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.9% from 111.
- Who are Rogue Diplomat's siblings?
- Out of Only Young Once (IRE), Rogue Diplomat (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Moving Water (IRE) (3). The wins came over 2m4f. As at Oct 2026.