Horse profile
Royal Countess (GB)
54 runs · 6 courses · from Aug 2018
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Oct 2025 — 380 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2025 · 8th of 10
3 wins · Ayr
Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile
Royal Countess is 3 from 54 with all wins at Class 6 level over 1m2f – 1m4f. She won three handicaps at Ayr between Jul 2020 and May 2023 on good to firm and soft ground. The mare last ran at Ayr in Oct 2025 when eighth of 10 in a Class 6 handicap off an official rating of 45, 16lb below her highest ever mark.
Based on 54 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since May 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins at Class 6
OR ↓ 16lb off peak
- 3–54Wins / Runs
- 5.6%Strike rate
- 10 (18.5%)Placed
- −30.12£1 level staken=54 at SP
- 0.66Fair A/E n=54 · 0.57 incl. margin
- 61Highest 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 rating45↓ 16lb off peak
45
41–61
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 105
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 | 23 | 102A | 80 | — |
| Good to Firm | 12 | 111C | 85.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 11 | 103B | 69 | — |
| Soft | 5 | 99A | 83 | — |
| Heavy | 3 | 80C | 66 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 25 | 105B | 80 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 24 | 99A | 77.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 111C | 83 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 68A | 43 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 54 figures from 54 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 6 analysed runs since May 2025
- Held up 3 (50%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (33%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 2,478 runs since Jan 2008 (145 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 42 | 6 | 14.3% | +5.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 411 | 35 | 8.5% | −0.1 | 2 from 12 |
| Good | 518 | 40 | 7.7% | −0.9 | 0 from 23 |
| Good to Soft | 231 | 22 | 9.5% | +0.9 | 0 from 11 |
| Soft | 199 | 22 | 11.1% | +2.5 | 1 from 5 |
| Heavy | 54 | 5 | 9.3% | +0.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,023 | 83 | 8.1% | −0.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 698 | 63 | 9% | +0.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,140 | 90 | 7.9% | −0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 389 | 37 | 9.5% | +0.9 | 0 from 24 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 152 | 14 | 9.2% | +0.6 | 3 from 25 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 73 | 7 | 9.6% | +1 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | −2.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +5.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −8.6 | — |
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
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Runninwild (GB) (6 wins).
The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Runninwild (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runninwild (GB) | 34 | 6 | 5f–6f | Class 3 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 23 | 0 | 0% | −23.00 |
| Good to Firm | 12 | 2 | 17% | −1.12 |
| Good to Soft | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +8.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 47 | 3 | 6% | −23.12 |
| Class 5 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr | 31 | 3 | 10% | −7.12 |
| Hamilton | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Musselburgh | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Carlisle | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 25 | 3 | 12% | −1.12 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 24 | 0 | 0% | −24.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddy Mathers | 22 | 2 | 9% | −6.12 |
| Paula Muir | 11 | 1 | 9% | −3.00 |
| Rhys Elliott | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Phil Dennis | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Aiden Brookes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Amie Waugh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Gray | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Archie Young | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss Becky Smith | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Allan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Hart | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Josh Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Breslin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Gormley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 41 | 3 | 7% | −17.12 |
| Cheekpieces | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2023 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −2.00 |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 2021 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.12 |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Oct 25+26d | Ayr | London Essence Handicap Settled at the back early - dropped away steadily inside the last 3f - eventually finished eighth | 8/10 | hd | 8-6 | 45 | 66C | 45C | Rhys Elliott | 100/1 |
| 13 Sep 25+35d | Musselburgh | Dovend Electrical Ltd Apprentice Handicap Settled towards the back - pressed for effort with 2f left - nudged closer inside the final furlong - finished 7th | 7/11 | nk | 9-0 | 45 | 85A | 53A | Aiden Brookes | 80/1 |
| 09 Aug 25+19d | Ayr | Book Festive Day Dancin At ayrracecourse Classified Stakes Settled in the pack - nudged for effort with 3f left - failed to make an impression - finished eighth | 8/10 | ½ | 9-6 | 41 | 91A | 52A | Amie Waugh | 80/1 |
| 21 Jul 25+15d | Ayr | Try Racing TV For Free Now Handicap Tracked the front group early - urged forward 3f out - dropped away rapidly 2f out - finished well held in 8th | 8/9 | 4¾ | 8-9 | 45 | 69C | 34C | Rhys Elliott | 100/1 |
| 06 Jul 25+66d | Ayr | Glasgow Fair Family Raceday 21 July Handicap Held up towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - no real impact - eventually well held in 9th | 9/12 | ¾ | 8-13 | 45 | 63C | 43C | Rhys Elliott | 28/1 |
| 01 May 25+298d | Ayr | Luxury Breaks At Western House Hotel Handicap Handy in the pack early - pushed along with 2f left - held same gear through the last furlong to finish fifth | 5/8 | 1¾ | 8-2 | 45 | 105B | 52A | Rhys Elliott | 28/1 |
| 2024 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Jul 24+34d | Ayr | Glasgow Fair Family Raceday 15 July Handicap | 7/9 | nk | 8-10 | 45 | 73B | 53A | Rhys Elliott | 14/1 |
| 03 Jun 24+20d | Ayr | Follow racingtv On Instagram Handicap | 5/7 | nk | 8-11 | 45 | 74B | 54A | James Sullivan | 33/1 |
| 14 May 24+215d | Ayr | Luxury Breaks At Western House Hotel Handicap | 5/11 | ¾ | 7-11 | 45 | 72B | 48A | Rhys Elliott | 22/1 |
| 2023 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Oct 23+17d | Ayr | Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap | 12/14 | 2¼ | 8-9 | 45 | 61C | 41C | Shane Gray | 100/1 |
| 25 Sep 23+20d | Hamilton | racingtv.com/freetrial Apprentice Handicap | 6/8 | 6½ | 8-9 | 45 | 39A | 37A | Archie Young | 66/1 |
| 05 Sep 23+24d | Hamilton | Book Your Tickets At hamilton-park.co.uk Handicap | 8/8 | 6½ | 8-9 | 46 | 50C | 30C | Paddy Mathers | 28/1 |
| 12 Aug 23+5d | Ayr | Luxury Staycations At Western House Hotel Classified Stakes | 5/9 | ½ | 9-9 | 47 | 56B | 61A | Paddy Mathers | 11/2 |
| 07 Aug 23+29d | Ayr | Ayrshire Cancer Support Handicap | 6/7 | 3 | 9-2 | 47 | 103B | 49A | Paddy Mathers | 12/1 |
| 09 Jul 23+18d | Ayr | Afternoon Tea At Western House Hotel Handicap | 5/14 | ¾ | 9-5 | 48 | 86C | 64A | Paddy Mathers | 18/1 |
| 21 Jun 23+16d | Hamilton | racingtv.com Classified Stakes | 8/9 | 2¼ | 9-10 | 49 | 77A | 44A | Paula Muir | 15/2 |
| 05 Jun 23+13d | Ayr | Book The Unite Scotland Summer Raceday Handicap | 5/7 | 1½ | 8-8 | 50 | 78A | 55A | Paula Muir | 8/1 |
| 23 May 23+19d | Ayr | Join Racing TV Now Handicap | 8/10 | ¾ | 8-5 | 50 | 80A | 54A | Paula Muir | 17/2 |
| 04 May 23+202d | Ayr | Visit Racingtv.Com Handicap | 1/8 | 8-1 | 46 | 80A | 59A | Paula Muir | 7/1 | |
| 2022 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Oct 22+8d | Redcar | Watch Racing Replays At racingtv.com Handicap (Female Amateur Jockeys) | 7/13 | nse | 9-12 | 48 | 68C | 65A | Miss Becky Smith | 12/1 |
| 06 Oct 22+36d | Ayr | virginbet.com Handicap | 11/13 | ½ | 8-11 | 48 | 80C | 45A | Paddy Mathers | 28/1 |
| 31 Aug 22+6d | Hamilton | iGaming.news Sports And Casino Industry News Handicap | 8/11 | 4 | 9-0 | 51 | 64B | 52A | Paddy Mathers | 11/1 |
| 25 Aug 22+20d | Carlisle | Racing TV Handicap | 8/12 | shd | 8-11 | 51 | 77A | 54A | Paddy Mathers | 20/1 |
| 05 Aug 22+32d | Musselburgh | Champagne Pommery Rose Magnum Handicap | 6/7 | 1 | 9-1 | 52 | 81A | 57A | Paddy Mathers | 12/1 |
| 04 Jul 22+1d | Ayr | Weddings At Western House Hotel Handicap | 4/9 | 1¾ | 9-6 | 53 | 93A | 64A | Paddy Mathers | 5/2F |
| 03 Jul 22+20d | Ayr | Afternoon Tea At Western House Hotel Handicap | 3/10 | 3 | 9-12 | 53 | 102A | 72A | Paddy Mathers | 16/5F |
| 13 Jun 22+14d | Carlisle | Racing With Pride Handicap | 4/6 | 2½ | 8-13 | 53 | 82A | 62B | Paddy Mathers | 4/1 |
| 30 May 22+5d | Ayr | Royal Mile Handicap | 2/9 | ¾ | 9-2 | 51 | 92A | 69A | Paddy Mathers | 8/1 |
| 25 May 22+12d | Hamilton | Stay At Hampton By Hilton Hamilton Park Handicap | 3/10 | 1¾ | 9-5 | 51 | 92A | 72A | Paddy Mathers | 7/1 |
| 13 May 22+16d | Hamilton | PDM Buildbase Scotland Handicap | 6/14 | 1½ | 9-8 | 54 | 49C | 62A | Phil Dennis | 33/1 |
| 27 Apr 22+202d | Musselburgh | Racecourse Live Streams On Racing TV Extra Handicap | 6/9 | 3½ | 9-3 | 56 | 75A | 61A | Paddy Mathers | 7/1 |
| 2021 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Oct 21+21d | Ayr | Virgin Bet Raceday Handicap | 10/14 | 12 | 9-7 | 58 | 83C | 55C | David Allan | 15/2 |
| 16 Sep 21+21d | Ayr | Ayrshire Cancer Support Home 4 Cancer Handicap | 5/13 | ¾ | 9-3 | 59 | 111C | 69A | Paddy Mathers | 22/1 |
| 26 Aug 21+19d | Carlisle | Racing Tv Handicap | 7/11 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 60 | 89A | 59A | Jason Hart | 15/2 |
| 07 Aug 21+26d | Ayr | Qts Investors In Young People Handicap | 5/9 | nk | 9-3 | 61 | 76B | 71A | Paddy Mathers | 6/1 |
| 12 Jul 21+8d | Ayr | Ayrshire Cancer Support Handicap | 4/6 | ½ | 9-1 | 53 | 65B | 69B | Paddy Mathers | 2/1F |
| 04 Jul 21+32d | Ayr | Afternoon Tea At Western House Hotel Handicap | 1/10 | 9-12 | 53 | 89A | 78A | Paddy Mathers | 15/8F | |
| 02 Jun 21+14d | Ayr | Every Race Live On Racing Tv Handicap | 3/9 | 1¾ | 9-3 | 54 | 83A | 77A | Paddy Mathers | 3/1 |
| 19 May 21+8d | Ayr | Wine Dine And Stay At westernhousehotel.co.uk Apprentice Handicap | 4/8 | 1¾ | 8-10 | 54 | 99A | 67A | Josh Quinn | 6/1 |
| 11 May 21+260d | Ayr | Supporting Mental Health Awareness Week connectwithnature Handicap | 3/13 | ½ | 9-1 | 54 | 85C | 78A | Paddy Mathers | 13/2 |
| 2020 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 Aug 20+11d | Ayr | Ayrshire Cancer Support Hope & Memories Walk Apprentice Handicap | 4/11 | 2¼ | 9-7 | 55 | 89A | 70A | Andrew Breslin | 16/1 |
| 13 Aug 20+31d | Hamilton | Every Race Live On Racing TV Apprentice Handicap | 10/11 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 55 | 36A | 50A | Paula Muir | 16/5F |
| 13 Jul 20+7d | Ayr | Jordan Electrics Classified Stakes | 2/12 | 1 | 9-12 | 42 | 92A | 78A | Paddy Mathers | 7/2 |
| 06 Jul 20+281d | Ayr | Ayrshire Cancer Support Handicap | 1/9 | 8-12 | 45 | 99A | 70A | Paddy Mathers | 12/1 | |
| 2019 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Sep 19+23d | Musselburgh | LG Pharmacy Lynn's Last Gallop Handicap (Div 1) | 5/10 | ¾ | 8-2 | 45 | 76C | 34C | Paula Muir | 18/1 |
| 06 Sep 19+50d | Musselburgh | Every Race Live On Racingtv Handicap | 3/7 | 3¼ | 7-12 | 45 | 88A | 45A | Paula Muir | 18/1 |
| 18 Jul 19+16d | Hamilton | racingtv.com Handicap | 5/7 | 2½ | 7-13 | 45 | 88A | 37A | Paula Muir | 12/1 |
| 02 Jul 19+21d | Hamilton | Ferniegair Handicap (Div 2) | 7/12 | 3¼ | 8-2 | 46 | 38A | 34A | Paula Muir | 8/1 |
| 11 Jun 19+13d | Carlisle | Introducing Irish Racing On Racing TV Handicap | 5/15 | 1¼ | 8-4 | 47 | 75C | 48A | Paula Muir | 4/1C |
| 29 May 19+27d | Hamilton | Duncan And Kathleen Diamond Wedding Anniversary Handicap | 3/12 | 2¼ | 7-12 | 47 | 94A | 63A | Paula Muir | 33/1 |
| 02 May 19+188d | Musselburgh | Boogie In The Morning Handicap | 6/9 | 2¾ | 8-7 | 50 | 78A | 59A | Phil Dennis | 80/1 |
| 2018 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Oct 18+58d | Doncaster | Matchbook Time To Move Over EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Plus 10) (Str) | 9/10 | 10 | 8-11 | — | 42C | 49C | Phil Dennis | 200/1 |
| 29 Aug 18+16d | Musselburgh | 188Bet Mobile Bet10 Get20 British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes | 8/9 | ½ | 8-11 | — | 68A | 46A | Phil Dennis | 125/1 |
| 13 Aug 18 | Ayr | British Stallion Studs EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (Plus 10) | 8/8 | 9 | 8-11 | — | 18C | 31C | Jamie Gormley | 100/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Royal Countess won?
- Royal Countess (GB) won 3 of 54 archived starts between 2018 and 2025, a strike rate of 5.6%. Placed 10 times in total (18.5% of starts).
- Who trained Royal Countess?
- Royal Countess (GB) was trained by R Mike Smith on the most recent run on record, at Ayr on 9 October 2025.
- Who is Royal Countess's sire?
- Royal Countess (GB) is by Coach House (IRE) out of Dont Tell Nan (GB), whose sire is Major Cadeaux.
- What going does Royal Countess prefer?
- Royal Countess (GB) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Royal Countess's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 9 October 2025. The highest on record is 61.
- What is Royal Countess's sire's record?
- Coach House (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 2,478 runs since Jan 2008 (145 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Royal Countess's siblings?
- Out of Dont Tell Nan (GB), Royal Countess (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Runninwild (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Runninwild (GB)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Oct 2026.