Royal Chieftain (IRE)
Royal Chieftain (IRE) is yet to win from 5 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 8 at Newton Abbot (Jul 2018).
- 0–5Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (20%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=5 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 92Highest OR
- 16dBetween runs (median)
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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 78
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 99C | 78.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 99C | 79 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 17,045 runs since Jan 2008 (1,155 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 66 | 5 | 7.6% | −2.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 939 | 107 | 11.4% | +1 | — |
| Good | 5,296 | 549 | 10.4% | 0 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 2,467 | 267 | 10.8% | +0.4 | — |
| Soft | 5,057 | 519 | 10.3% | −0.1 | — |
| Heavy | 3,159 | 328 | 10.4% | 0 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 61 | 6 | 9.8% | −0.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 1 | 10% | −0.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 64 | 5 | 7.8% | −2.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,890 | 502 | 10.3% | −0.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6,355 | 661 | 10.4% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4,702 | 522 | 11.1% | +0.7 | 0 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 1,022 | 90 | 8.8% | −1.6 | — |
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
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rohans Bay (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Church Mouse (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Abbot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Chase | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Sep 18+13d | Stratford | Equine Products Novices' Handicap Chase | 6/12 | 7 | 10-10 | 89 | 78B | 75A | Sean Houlihan | 50/1 |
| 22 Aug 18+31d | Worcester | All Weather Pool Handicap Hurdle | 10/15 | 2¾ | 11-0 | 92 | 99C | 84C | Sean Houlihan | 66/1 |
| 22 Jul 18+16d | Newton Abbot | At The Races Sky 415 Maiden Hurdle | 6/9 | 9 | 10-11 | — | 79C | 77C | Sean Houlihan | 20/1 |
| 06 Jul 18+22d | Newton Abbot | Betfair Supporting Racing Staff Week Maiden Hurdle | 3/8 | 13 | 10-9 | — | — | 89B | Sean Houlihan | 25/1 |
| 14 Jun 18 | Uttoxeter | Moddershall Oaks Maiden Hurdle | 6/7 | 3½ | 10-11 | — | 48C | 80C | Sean Houlihan | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Royal Chieftain won?
- Royal Chieftain (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts in 2018. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
- Who trained Royal Chieftain?
- Royal Chieftain (IRE) was trained by Linda Blackford on the most recent run on record, at Stratford on 4 September 2018.
- Who is Royal Chieftain's sire?
- Royal Chieftain (IRE) is by Beneficial (GB) out of Jensharandsue (IRE), whose sire is Lord Americo.
- What is Royal Chieftain's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 4 September 2018. The highest on record is 92.
- What is Royal Chieftain's sire's record?
- Beneficial (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 17,045 runs since Jan 2008 (1,155 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Royal Chieftain's siblings?
- Out of Jensharandsue (IRE), Royal Chieftain (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.