Royal Country (FR)
Royal Country is a lightly raced filly by Castle Du Berlais out of a dam who has produced two winners from four runners to race, including Royal Pretender with four wins. Her sire’s progeny have recorded a 17.2% strike rate on heavy ground since Jan 2008. She has two starts on turf over 1m2f – 1m4f, both unplaced, on good and heavy going. She finished 6 of 9 in the Prix Norroy Sur Vair at Vittel in Aug 2026.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 57Highest OR
- 21dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
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
Progeny in our archive have won 12.9% of 518 runs since Mar 2022 (106 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 17% from 165.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −12.9 | — |
| Good | 85 | 5 | 5.9% | −7 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 81 | 11 | 13.6% | +0.7 | — |
| Soft | 181 | 23 | 12.7% | −0.2 | — |
| Heavy | 165 | 28 | 17% | +4.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −12.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −12.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −12.9 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 118 | 14 | 11.9% | −1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 272 | 34 | 12.5% | −0.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 101 | 15 | 14.9% | +2 | — |
| Over 3m | 15 | 4 | 26.7% | +13.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2022 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Royal Pretender (FR) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m1f–2m6f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Royal Pretender (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Pretender (FR) | 24 | 4 | 2m2f–2m6f | Class 4 |
| Royal Moon (FR) | 20 | 2 | 2m1f–2m2f | — |
| High Vocation (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Royal Game (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | ||||||||
| 11 Aug 26+21d | Vittel (FR) | Prix Norroy Sur Vair | 6/9 | 1½ | 8-10 | 56 | Mme Laura Grosso | 22/1 |
| 21 Jul 26 | Vichy (FR) | Prix De L'hippodrome De Casablanca | 11/12 | 6½ | 8-13 | 57 | Mme Marie Velon | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Royal Country won?
- Royal Country (FR) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026.
- Who trains Royal Country?
- Royal Country (FR) is trained by W Himmel, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 August 2026.
- Who is Royal Country's sire?
- Royal Country (FR) is by Castle Du Berlais (FR) out of Robinia Directa (GER), whose sire is Law Society.
- What is Royal Country's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 56, from the run on 11 August 2026. The highest on record is 57.
- What is Royal Country's sire's record?
- Castle Du Berlais (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.9% of 518 runs since Mar 2022 (106 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 17% from 165.
- Who are Royal Country's siblings?
- Out of Robinia Directa (GER), Royal Country (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Royal Pretender (FR) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Royal Pretender (FR)). The wins came over 2m1f–2m6f. As at Nov 2026.