Horse profile
Royal Auclair (FR)
by Garde Royale (IRE) out of Carmonera (FR) (Carmont)
33 runs · 11 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 May 2009 — 6,364 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2009 · 5th of 11
3 wins · Fontwell, Sandown & Cheltenham
Last raced off OR 131
KTB Profile
Royal Auclair (FR) is 3 from 33, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Mears Group Handicap Chase at Cheltenham (Dec 2005). Hasn't won since Feb 2009. Last raced off 131, 28lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 33 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 28lb off peak
- 3–33Wins / Runs
- 9.1%Strike rate
- 9 (27.3%)Placed
- −21.59£1 level staken=33 at SP
- 0.70Fair A/E n=33 · 0.60 incl. margin
- 159Highest OR
- 49dAvg 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 rating131↓ 28lb off peak
131
131–159
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
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
Garde Royale (IRE)
Progeny in our archive have won 13.4% of 231 runs since Jan 2008 (19 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | −6.7 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 90 | 11 | 12.2% | −1.2 | 1 from 14 |
| Good to Soft | 45 | 8 | 17.8% | +4.4 | 1 from 11 |
| Soft | 43 | 4 | 9.3% | −4.1 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 36 | 7 | 19.4% | +6 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 23 | 0 | 0% | −13.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 51 | 5 | 9.8% | −3.6 | 1 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 92 | 12 | 13% | −0.4 | 0 from 8 |
| Over 3m | 65 | 14 | 21.5% | +8.1 | 2 from 24 |
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
Carmonera (FR) (Carmont)
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Ile De See (FR) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m4½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ile De See (FR) | 1 | 1 | 2m4½f | — |
| Turnberry Bay (FR) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 14 | 1 | 7% | −12.47 |
| Good to Soft | 11 | 1 | 9% | −3.50 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.62 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 19 | 1 | 5% | −11.50 |
| Class 2 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Class 6 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.38 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.47 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 12 | 1 | 8% | −4.50 |
| Sandown | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.62 |
| Aintree | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Wincanton | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.53 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 3m | 24 | 2 | 8% | −14.97 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.38 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Heard | 10 | 1 | 10% | −2.50 |
| Christian Williams | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Ian Popham | 5 | 2 | 40% | −1.09 |
| Harry Skelton | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| R Walsh | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Joe Tizzard | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5 | 2 | 40% | −1.09 |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2007 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2005 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −0.50 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 26 May 09+40d | Huntingdon | Sdc Hunters' Chase | 5/11 | ½ | 12-1 | 131 | 107A | Ian Popham | 11/4 |
| 16 Apr 09+34d | Cheltenham | Blade Group Hunters' Chase | 3/7 | 25 | 12-5 | 138 | 109B | Ian Popham | 3/1 |
| 13 Mar 09+19d | Cheltenham | Christie's Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup | F/24 | — | 12-0 | 138 | — | Ian Popham | 8/1 |
| 22 Feb 09+9d | Fontwell | Fuller's London Pride Foxhunters Trial Hunters' Chase | 1/6 | 11-11 | 138 | 123B | Ian Popham | 8/15F | |
| 13 Feb 09+229d | Sandown | Tsbc Hunters' Chase | 1/7 | 11-5 | 139 | 114B | Ian Popham | 11/8F | |
| 2008 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 29 Jun 08+64d | Uttoxeter | Britannia English Summer National Handicap Chase (Listed) | PU/16 | — | 11-5 | 139 | — | Harry Skelton | 9/1 |
| 26 Apr 08+46d | Sandown | Bet365 Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) | 2/19 | 2¼ | 9-7 | 139 | 122A | Harry Skelton | 14/1 |
| 11 Mar 08+10d | Cheltenham | BGC Cross Country Handicap Chase | 5/16 | 20 | 11-7 | 140 | 108C | Liam Heard | 14/1 |
| 01 Mar 08+30d | Newbury | National Britannia Veterans' Handicap Chase | 3/13 | 3½ | 10-11 | 140 | 116A | Harry Skelton | 7/2F |
| 31 Jan 08+48d | Wincanton | Andrew Hopkins Concrete Veterans' Handicap Chase | 3/10 | 10 | 11-2 | 140 | 107B | Harry Skelton | 7/1 |
| 2007 · 8 runs | |||||||||
| 14 Dec 07+19d | Cheltenham | BGC Cross Country Handicap Chase | 3/16 | ½ | 11-8 | 141 | 120C | Liam Heard | 8/1 |
| 25 Nov 07+9d | Aintree | totesport.com Becher Handicap Chase (Listed) | UR/19 | — | 10-11 | 141 | — | Liam Heard | 16/1 |
| 16 Nov 07+13d | Cheltenham | BGC Cross Country Chase | 4/14 | 5 | 11-8 | 141 | 113C | Liam Heard | 7/1 |
| 03 Nov 07+203d | Ascot | United House Gold Cup Handicap Chase | 8/9 | 29 | 11-2 | 147 | 92C | Liam Heard | 20/1 |
| 14 Apr 07+32d | Aintree | John Smith's Grand National Chase (Handicap) (Grade 3) | F/40 | — | 11-1 | 147 | — | Joe Tizzard | 33/1 |
| 13 Mar 07+31d | Cheltenham | Sporting Index Cross Country Handicap Chase | 6/16 | 11 | 11-5 | 143 | 109C | Joe Tizzard | 10/1 |
| 10 Feb 07+14d | Newbury | Aon Chase (Grade 2) | 3/6 | 14 | 11-6 | 147 | 124C | Liam Heard | 40/1 |
| 27 Jan 07+78d | Cheltenham | Ladbrokes Trophy Handicap Chase (Grd 3) | 7/10 | 15 | 11-9 | 150 | 111C | Liam Heard | 33/1 |
| 2006 · 7 runs | |||||||||
| 10 Nov 06+13d | Cheltenham | Sporting Index Cross Country Chase | 5/14 | nk | 11-8 | 150 | 112C | Joe Tizzard | 13/8F |
| 28 Oct 06+182d | Ascot | United House Gold Cup Handicap Chase | 6/11 | ½ | 11-12 | 156 | 119C | R Walsh | 10/1 |
| 29 Apr 06+7d | Sandown | Betfred Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grd3) | 12/18 | 2½ | 11-7 | 159 | 106C | Liam Heard | 25/1 |
| 22 Apr 06+14d | Ayr | Scottish National Handicap Chase (Grd2) | 13/30 | 5 | 11-7 | 159 | 114C | Liam Heard | 20/1 |
| 08 Apr 06+22d | Aintree | Grand National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) | F/40 | — | 11-12 | 156 | — | Christian Williams | 33/1 |
| 17 Mar 06+43d | Cheltenham | Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) | 9/22 | nk | 11-10 | 159 | 117C | Christian Williams | 20/1 |
| 02 Feb 06+38d | Wincanton | HBLB Cotswold Chase (Grade 2) | 2/5 | 1¼ | 11-6 | 156 | 121C | Christian Williams | 3/2J |
| 2005 · 8 runs | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 05+17d | Sandown | Stan James King George VI Chase (Grade 1) | 5/9 | 9 | 11-10 | 155 | 111C | R Walsh | 8/1 |
| 09 Dec 05+20d | Cheltenham | Mears Group Handicap Chase (Listed) | 1/11 | 11-5 | 155 | 124C | Liam Heard | 13/2 | |
| 19 Nov 05+210d | Haydock | Betfair Chase (Grade 1) | 5/7 | ½ | 11-8 | 155 | 107C | Christian Williams | 40/1 |
| 23 Apr 05+14d | Sandown | Handicap Chase (Grade 3) | 14/19 | 11-12 | 155 | — | Christian Williams | 12/1 | |
| 09 Apr 05+22d | Aintree | Grand National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) | 2/40 | 14 | 11-10 | 153 | 128C | Christian Williams | 40/1 |
| 18 Mar 05+27d | Cheltenham | totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup | 4/15 | nk | 11-10 | 154 | 110C | Christian Williams | 40/1 |
| 19 Feb 05+21d | Wincanton | Chase (Listed) | 3/4 | 4 | 11-12 | 154 | 105C | R Walsh | 10/11F |
| 29 Jan 05 | Cheltenham | Pillar Property Chase (Grade 2) | 3/7 | 12 | 11-6 | 155 | 108C | R Walsh | 7/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Royal Auclair won?
- Royal Auclair (FR) won 3 of 33 archived starts between 2005 and 2009, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 9 times in total (27.3% of starts).
- Who trained Royal Auclair?
- Royal Auclair (FR) was trained by Paul Nicholls on the most recent run on record, at Huntingdon on 26 May 2009.
- Who is Royal Auclair's sire?
- Royal Auclair (FR) is by Garde Royale (IRE) out of Carmonera (FR), whose sire is Carmont.
- What going does Royal Auclair prefer?
- Royal Auclair (FR) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Royal Auclair's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 131, from the run on 26 May 2009. The highest on record is 159.
- What is Royal Auclair's sire's record?
- Garde Royale (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.4% of 231 runs since Jan 2008 (19 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Royal Auclair's siblings?
- Out of Carmonera (FR), Royal Auclair (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Ile De See (FR) (1). The wins came over 2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.