Horse profile
Roman Dragon (GB)
by Heeraat (IRE) out of Trixie Malone (GB) (Ishiguru)
47 runs · 13 courses · from May 2021
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
8 wins · Chester
Last run 11 Sep 2026 · 2nd of 10
Last raced off OR 94
KTB Profile
Roman Dragon (GB) is 8 from 47, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Queensferry Stakes at Chester (Aug 2025).
Based on 47 archived runs · run-style from 17 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
- 8–47Wins / Runs
- 17%Strike rate
- 15 (31.9%)Placed
- +4.99£1 level staken=47 at SP
- 1.54Fair A/E n=47 · 1.33 incl. margin
- 100Highest OR
- 42dAvg 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 rating94↓ 6lb off peak
94
79–100
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 21 | 112B | 94 | 4 runs · 100 / 93 |
| Good to Firm | 11 | 107C | 84 | 2 runs · 103 / 85 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 110A | 95 | 2 runs · 110 / 100 |
| Soft | 4 | 100B | 70 | 1 run · — |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 105B | 102 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 33 | 112B | 88 | 7 runs · 103 / 88 |
| Under 6f | 14 | 119A | 101 | 2 runs · 110 / 105 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 47 figures from 47 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 17 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 9 (53%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 4 (24%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (12%) · 1 win
- Led 2 (12%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 2,996 runs since Jan 2008 (194 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 15 | 2 | 13.3% | +5.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 443 | 35 | 7.9% | −0.1 | 2 from 11 |
| Good | 582 | 39 | 6.7% | −1.3 | 4 from 21 |
| Good to Soft | 247 | 22 | 8.9% | +0.9 | 1 from 7 |
| Soft | 311 | 21 | 6.8% | −1.2 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 91 | 11 | 12.1% | +4.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,307 | 109 | 8.3% | +0.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 904 | 95 | 10.5% | +2.5 | 2 from 14 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,394 | 93 | 6.7% | −1.3 | 6 from 33 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 444 | 38 | 8.6% | +0.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 133 | 7 | 5.3% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 77 | 5 | 6.5% | −1.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 35 | 1 | 2.9% | −5.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 0 | 0% | −8 | — |
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
Trixie Malone (GB) (Ishiguru)
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Smokey Malone (GB) (11 wins).
The wins came over 1m–1m6f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Smokey Malone (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokey Malone (GB) | 68 | 11 | 1m–1m6f | Class 6 |
| It's Been Noted (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rose Donnelly (GB) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 21 | 4 | 19% | +1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 11 | 2 | 18% | +10.33 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.67 |
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.33 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 24 | 2 | 8% | −10.00 |
| Class 3 | 10 | 2 | 20% | −1.17 |
| Class 4 | 9 | 3 | 33% | +3.16 |
| Class 1 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +14.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester | 26 | 8 | 31% | +25.99 |
| Ascot | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| York | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Goodwood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Redcar | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 33 | 6 | 18% | +4.99 |
| Under 6f | 14 | 2 | 14% | +0.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oisin Murphy | 7 | 2 | 29% | +7.00 |
| Hayley Turner | 6 | 2 | 33% | +2.83 |
| David Probert | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Pierre-Louis Jamin | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| Jane Elliott | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.33 |
| Jack Callan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Harry Davies | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Richard Kingscote | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Jack Nicholls | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mason Paetel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Orr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Watson | 1 | 1 | 100% | +16.00 |
| Liam Wright | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean D Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Hart | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Frankie Dettori | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Carver | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jim Crowley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Franny Norton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Curtis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jimmy Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieran Schofield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 29 | 5 | 17% | −8.01 |
| Cheekpieces | 11 | 2 | 18% | +15.00 |
| Visor | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Visor + cheekpieces | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +19.00 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2023 | 9 | 2 | 22% | −0.17 |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.50 |
| 2021 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +0.66 |
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 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Sep 26+20d | Chester | Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Stakes Held a forward position early - moved into second before halfway - pressed the leader inside the final furlong - couldn't quicken again and stayed on for second beaten 1¾ lengths | 2/10 | 1¾ | 9-11 | 94 | 110A | 116A | David Probert | 14/1 |
| 22 Aug 26+20d | Chester | Powells Jewellery Handicap Stakes Sent clear early - pushed along approaching final furlong - lost the advantage soon after - dropped away and finished 7th | 7/11 | ½ | 9-11 | 95 | 90A | 90A | Jack Nicholls | 4/1C |
| 02 Aug 26+22d | Chester | Disney's High School Musical At Lowry Handicap Stakes Settled around midfield - pushed along over 2f out and edged right when denied room approaching the final furlong - stuck on same gait to finish sixth | 6/10 | 3¼ | 9-13 | 97 | 88B | 91A | David Probert | 22/1 |
| 11 Jul 26+21d | Chester | Raymond & Kathleen Corbett Memorial City Plate Stakes (Listed) settled towards the back - pressed for a response over 2f out - not a factor throughout | 9/9 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 98 | 88A | 83A | Jack Callan | 50/1 |
| 20 Jun 26+14d | Ascot | Wokingham Stakes (Heritage Handicap) Settled towards the back through the early stages - held that position through the middle of the contest - never landed a blow and finished well beaten in 24th | 24/27 | 2 | 8-13 | 100 | 67C | 66A | Mason Paetel | 150/1 |
| 06 Jun 26+7d | Epsom Downs | JRA Tokyo Trophy Handicap Settled towards the back early - tracking wide on own down the far rail with 3f left - pushed along with 2f to go - stayed off the pace to finish 11th beaten 6.75L | 11/15 | hd | 9-9 | 100 | 59C | 95A | Oisin Murphy | 28/1 |
| 30 May 26+23d | Chester | Virgin Bet Handicap Settled in midfield - driven for effort with 2f left - staying on at one gait when bumped inside the final furlong - unable to regain momentum finishing eighth beaten 4 lengths | 8/11 | nk | 9-10 | 100 | 98A | 95A | Oisin Murphy | 7/1 |
| 07 May 26+12d | Chester | CAA Stellar Handicap Settled close to pace early - travelling comfortably with two furlongs left - pushed along to hit front inside final furlong - edge narrowed near line but stayed on top | 1/10 | 9-7 | 95 | 100A | 109A | Oisin Murphy | 4/1 | |
| 25 Apr 26+224d | Leicester | Caffreys Black Stout King Richard III Cup Handicap Settled midpack in a cluster racing away from the stands rail - pushed for effort with over two furlongs left - dropped away approaching the final furlong to finish 12th | 12/13 | 2¼ | 9-5 | 98 | 103C | 82A | David Probert | 40/1 |
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Sep 25+24d | Doncaster | Betfred Portland (Heritage Handicap) Squeezed for space early - settled towards the far rail among the backmarkers - toiling from 3f out | 18/21 | nk | 9-8 | 100 | 71C | 87A | Oisin Orr | 50/1 |
| 20 Aug 25+17d | York | Hong Kong Jockey Club World Pool Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Held up in rear - short of room and nudged along over 2f out - angled right over 1f out - stayed on inside the final furlong to finish 6th | 6/20 | nk | 9-12 | 100 | 84C | 113A | Oisin Murphy | 28/1 |
| 03 Aug 25+8d | Chester | Queensferry Stakes (Listed) Set the pace from the off - urged forward and stretched clear entering the home bend - driven out inside the final furlong - pressed hard in the run to the line - caught in the last stride - prevailed by a whisker under determined riding | 1/9 | 9-5 | 94 | 102A | 102A | Jason Watson | 16/1 | |
| 26 Jul 25+14d | Ascot | Whispering Angel Handicap Drifted left at the break - settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - stayed on inside the final furlong without threatening | 11/14 | ½ | 9-3 | 96 | 105C | 79A | Liam Wright | 40/1 |
| 12 Jul 25+21d | Ascot | LK Bennett Butterfly Mark Heritage Handicap Held up towards the back on the far strip - progress made two out then pressed for effort - lost ground final furlong to finish 15th | 15/17 | 1½ | 9-4 | 97 | 107C | 78A | Jack Callan | 40/1 |
| 21 Jun 25+44d | Ascot | Wokingham Stakes (Heritage Handicap) Held a spot down the middle - stayed close early before losing ground with a furlong left - dropped away quickly to finish well held | 21/28 | hd | 9-1 | 98 | 84C | 76A | David Probert | 100/1 |
| 08 May 25+229d | Chester | CAA Stellar Handicap Fought for control early - sat close to pace before pushed along and finding another gear from over a furlong out - hit front inside final 110yds to score | 1/12 | 9-8 | 95 | 102A | 110A | Oisin Murphy | 8/1 | |
| 2024 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Sep 24+21d | Chester | Protos Networks & Cisco Handicap Settled off the pace in the pack - pushed along with 2f left - squeezed through a gap approaching the furlong marker - closed on the front group inside the closing stages without threatening | 3/10 | 1 | 9-9 | 90 | 105A | 103A | Sean D Bowen | 7/2 |
| 31 Aug 24+28d | Chester | Horse PWR Handicap Settled towards the back of the pack early - roused along approaching 2f out - pushed along wide with 1f left - found extra close home and stayed on to just miss out by a short head | 2/10 | shd | 9-8 | 89 | 94A | 91A | Daniel Tudhope | 8/1 |
| 03 Aug 24+42d | Goodwood | Coral Stewards' Cup (Heritage Handicap) Held up towards the back on the near flank - urged forward soon after the start - unable to challenge throughout - well held in 20th | 20/25 | nk | 8-13 | 92 | 101C | 79A | Hayley Turner | 100/1 |
| 22 Jun 24+16d | Ascot | Wokingham Stakes (Heritage Handicap) | 17/25 | nk | 9-0 | 95 | 82C | 80A | Hayley Turner | 100/1 |
| 06 Jun 24+28d | Hamilton | Weatherbys Digital Solutions Clyde Handicap | 9/11 | shd | 10-2 | 95 | 112B | 90A | Jason Hart | 12/1 |
| 09 May 24+180d | Chester | CAA Stellar Handicap | 4/11 | ¾ | 9-10 | 95 | 102A | 99A | Oisin Murphy | 10/3 |
| 2023 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Nov 23+42d | Newcastle (AW) | Virgin Bet Handicap | 8/10 | nk | 9-0 | 91 | 102A | 81A | Hayley Turner | 12/1 |
| 30 Sep 23+14d | Chester | Boodles Handicap | 5/8 | ¾ | 9-9 | 91 | 119A | 85A | Hayley Turner | 4/1 |
| 16 Sep 23+14d | Chester | National Racehorse Week Handicap | 1/7 | 9-11 | 87 | 106A | 113A | Hayley Turner | 10/3 | |
| 02 Sep 23+50d | Chester | Olivia Acton 21st Birthday Handicap | 2/11 | shd | 9-4 | 84 | 95A | 98A | David Probert | 7/2F |
| 14 Jul 23+13d | Chester | Excell Supply Handicap | 2/8 | 1 | 9-5 | 84 | 100B | 98A | Pierre-Louis Jamin | 5/2F |
| 01 Jul 23+14d | Chester | Grey Goose Essences Handicap | 1/8 | 9-0 | 79 | 104B | 85A | Hayley Turner | 7/2 | |
| 17 Jun 23+21d | Chester | Edinburgh Gin Classic Handicap | 4/10 | ½ | 9-4 | 80 | 88A | 83A | James Doyle | 11/8F |
| 27 May 23+17d | Haydock | Betfred Hattrick Heaven New Boston Handicap | 5/9 | 1 | 9-1 | 82 | 75A | 82A | Frankie Dettori | 4/1 |
| 10 May 23+221d | Chester | Everyone's Turf Handicap | 8/14 | ¾ | 9-9 | 84 | 47C | 74A | Oisin Murphy | 10/1 |
| 2022 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Oct 22+14d | Wolverhampton (AW) | bet365 Handicap | 12/13 | 3 | 9-0 | 86 | 105B | 61A | William Carver | 25/1 |
| 17 Sep 22+28d | Ayr | Virgin Bet Ayr Silver Cup Handicap | 15/25 | nse | 9-7 | 88 | 80C | 80A | Jim Crowley | 28/1 |
| 20 Aug 22+21d | Chester | Joan Calvert Brown Handicap | 4/9 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 88 | 94A | 81A | Harry Davies | 7/2F |
| 30 Jul 22+21d | Goodwood | Medallia Handicap | 6/9 | 3¼ | 8-9 | 89 | 62A | 75A | Harry Davies | 20/1 |
| 09 Jul 22+14d | Chester | Roodee Handicap | 1/7 | 9-6 | 84 | 97A | 91A | Pierre-Louis Jamin | 5/2J | |
| 25 Jun 22+14d | Chester | Chandon Garden Spritz Handicap | 3/7 | nk | 8-9 | 84 | 77A | 77A | Silvestre De Sousa | 3/1 |
| 11 Jun 22+14d | Chester | Extra Places Every Day At Betway Handicap | 4/12 | hd | 9-0 | 84 | 101A | 90A | Franny Norton | 8/1 |
| 28 May 22+196d | Haydock | Betfred Passionate About Sport Handicap | 2/9 | ½ | 9-4 | 80 | 77A | 93A | Ben Curtis | 14/1 |
| 2021 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Nov 21+42d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Watch Racing Free Online At Coral Nursery | 6/7 | 8½ | 9-2 | 82 | 74C | 48C | Pierre-Louis Jamin | 13/2 |
| 02 Oct 21+45d | Redcar | William Hill Two Year Old Trophy (Listed) | 7/15 | nk | 8-3 | 84 | 93C | 74A | Jimmy Quinn | 9/1 |
| 18 Aug 21+17d | York | Sky Bet Nursery | 17/20 | 1¾ | 8-9 | 86 | 47C | 54A | Richard Kingscote | 25/1 |
| 01 Aug 21+23d | Chester | Printworks Nursery | 2/4 | 1¾ | 9-4 | 86 | 87C | 84B | Kieran Schofield | 11/8F |
| 09 Jul 21+27d | Chester | EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/4 | 9-4 | 80 | 81C | 88B | Jane Elliott | 10/3 | |
| 12 Jun 21+14d | Chester | Mental Health UK Restricted Novice Stakes | 1/6 | 8-13 | — | 92B | 82B | Richard Kingscote | 10/3 | |
| 29 May 21+12d | Chester | Chester Marathon EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/10 | 1¼ | 9-0 | — | 72A | 74A | Jane Elliott | 12/1 |
| 17 May 21 | Redcar | racingtv.com EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (Div 2) | 2/13 | nse | 9-5 | — | 75C | 83A | Jane Elliott | 13/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Roman Dragon won?
- Roman Dragon (GB) won 8 of 47 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 17%. Placed 15 times in total (31.9% of starts).
- Who trains Roman Dragon?
- Roman Dragon (GB) is trained by Hugo Palmer, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 September 2026.
- Who is Roman Dragon's sire?
- Roman Dragon (GB) is by Heeraat (IRE) out of Trixie Malone (GB), whose sire is Ishiguru.
- What going does Roman Dragon prefer?
- Roman Dragon (GB) has the best record on soft 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 Roman Dragon's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 94, from the run on 11 September 2026. The highest on record is 100.
- What is Roman Dragon's sire's record?
- Heeraat (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 2,996 runs since Jan 2008 (194 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Roman Dragon's siblings?
- Out of Trixie Malone (GB), Roman Dragon (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Smokey Malone (GB) (11). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Smokey Malone (GB)). The wins came over 1m–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.