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Horse profile

Royal County Boy (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2015) · Last trainer S M Duffy · Last owner Sean Weldon
by Royal Applause (GB) out of Oblique (IRE) (Giant's Causeway)
17 runs · 9 courses · from May 2014
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Sep 2015 — 4,051 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2015 · 13th of 14 Last raced off OR 47
KTB Profile

Royal County Boy (IRE) is yet to win from 17 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 4th of 18 at Fairyhouse (May 2015). Last raced off 47, 19lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 19lb off peak
Official rating47↓ 19lb off peak
47 47–66

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 32C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 6 Sep 2015 Official rating 47 at the last flat run, 25 Sep 2015

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 80C the best of the last 1 rated run · Down Royal, 28 Aug 2015

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 16 figures · best 61A · median 37
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)555A32—
Good to Firm561A55—
Good461A51—
Soft230C29—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f861A55.5—
1m – 1m1f543A30—
Under 6f342A25—
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 17 runs · as at 4 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

Sire
Royal Applause (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 12,434 runs since Jan 2008 (774 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 3.4% from 323.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm189189.5%+0.9—
Good to Firm2,6082188.4%−0.20 from 5
Good2,65527310.3%+1.70 from 4
Good to Soft1,2331169.4%+0.8—
Soft1,225917.4%−1.20 from 3
Heavy323113.4%−5.2—
Standard (AW)4,2013378%−0.60 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,4841399.4%+0.80 from 3
6f – 7f5,4364748.7%+0.10 from 8
1m – 1m1f2,5182118.4%−0.20 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f1,6181418.7%+0.1—
1m5f – 2m728547.4%−1.20 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f420307.1%−1.5—
2m5f – 3m193136.7%−1.9—
Over 3m3725.4%−3.2—

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
Oblique (IRE) (Giant's Causeway)

5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Lady Yeats (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 6½f–2m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Lady Yeats (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lady Yeats (GB)1741m2f–2m3½fClass 4
Obligada (IRE)1736½f–1m—
Rubi Dia (GB)2027f–1m4fClass 5
Arabian Peninsula (IRE)1011m—
Mysaan (IRE)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Down Royal 3 0 0% −3.00
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Gowran Park (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 8 0 0% −8.00
1m – 1m1f 5 0 0% −5.00
Under 6f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
N G McCullagh 5 0 0% −5.00
Danny Grant 2 0 0% −2.00
Leigh Roche 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom Madden 2 0 0% −2.00
Danny Redmond 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr K S Dalton 1 0 0% −1.00
Adam McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Joyce 1 0 0% −1.00
Fergal Lynch 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 12 0 0% −12.00
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 12 0 0% −12.00
2014 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 16 0 0% −16.00
Hurdle 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2015 · 12 runs
25 Sep 15+5d Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 13/14 6 8-7 4729C Danny Grant 33/1
20 Sep 15+14d Gowran Park (IRE) Live Music After Racing Handicap (Div II) 8f · Yielding · 15 ran 14/15 1½ 8-6 4730C Leigh Roche 20/1
06 Sep 15+9d Dundalk (AW) Friday Horse Racing Returns 25th September Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 14/14 3½ 8-6 4732C Danny Grant 20/1
28 Aug 15+21d Down Royal Molson Coors 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 19 ran 9/19 1¼ 10-5 —80C Mr K S Dalton 66/1
07 Aug 15+44d Tipperary Dan Dooley Ford Centre Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 7.5f · Soft · 16 ran 14/16 2½ 8-6 4728C Leigh Roche 25/1
24 Jun 15+11d Naas KC Civil Engineering Supporting Naas Hurling Handicap (47-65) 6f · Good To Firm · 20 ran 17/20 3¼ 8-0 4827C Tom Madden 20/1
13 Jun 15+16d Navan Navan Members Handicap 8f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 11/14 4½ 8-0 4930A Tom Madden 12/1
28 May 15+9d Fairyhouse Rockathon Returns To Fairyhouse September 5th Handicap (47-65) 7f · Good · 18 ran 4/18 4 8-8 5260A Danny Redmond 14/1
19 May 15+23d Dundalk (AW) Group Discounts At Dundalk Stadium Maiden 5f · Standard · 10 ran 10/10 4¼ 8-12 5323C Danny Redmond 33/1
26 Apr 15+25d Gowran Park Ladies Day June 20th At Gowran Park Handicap (47-65) 7f · Good · 15 ran 4/15 ¾ 8-6 5561A Adam McNamara 8/1
01 Apr 15+12d Dundalk (AW) www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap (47-65) 8f · Standard · 13 ran 8/13 1¼ 7-13 5843A Jamie Joyce 20/1
20 Mar 15+171d Dundalk (AW) Elusive Pimpernel Claiming Maiden 7f · Standard · 11 ran 6/11 2¼ 8-13 5855A N G McCullagh 25/1
2014 · 5 runs
30 Sep 14+18d Fairyhouse Bobbyjo Bistro Great Food Great Deals Nursery Handicap 6f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 9/16 ½ 8-13 6355A N G McCullagh 10/1
12 Sep 14+49d Down Royal Charles Hurst Premium Nursery Handicap 7f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 4/7 nse 9-2 6656A N G McCullagh 8/1
25 Jul 14+20d Down Royal Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Auction Maiden 7f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 4/10 1¼ 9-2 —61A N G McCullagh 25/1
05 Jul 14+48d Bellewstown Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden 5f · Good · 12 ran 11/12 4½ 9-5 —25C Fergal Lynch 25/1
18 May 14 Navan Requinto E.B.F. Maiden 5f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 ¾ 9-5 —42A N G McCullagh 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Royal County Boy won?
Royal County Boy (IRE) has yet to win, from 17 archived starts between 2014 and 2015. Placed 1 time in total (5.9% of starts).
Who trained Royal County Boy?
Royal County Boy (IRE) was trained by S M Duffy on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 25 September 2015.
Who is Royal County Boy's sire?
Royal County Boy (IRE) is by Royal Applause (GB) out of Oblique (IRE), whose sire is Giant's Causeway.
What is Royal County Boy's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 25 September 2015. The highest on record is 66.
What is Royal County Boy's sire's record?
Royal Applause (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 12,434 runs since Jan 2008 (774 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 3.4% from 323.
Who are Royal County Boy's siblings?
Out of Oblique (IRE), Royal County Boy (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Lady Yeats (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Lady Yeats (GB)). The wins came over 6½f–2m3½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2014. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.