Horse profile
Royal Duke (GB)
38 runs · 5 courses · from Jun 2024
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · Carlisle, Musselburgh & Ayr
Ran 7 days ago · 6th of 14
Last raced off OR 48
KTB Profile
Royal Duke is 4 from 38, all wins at Class 6 over trips under 6f on good ground. He has two wins from 17 starts at Musselburgh, one from 13 at Ayr and one from two at Carlisle. Typically held up, he finished sixth of 14 at Musselburgh in Oct 2026 off an official rating of 48, which was 13lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 38 archived runs · run-style from 12 commented runs · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
Wins on good or faster
All wins at Class 6
OR ↓ 13lb off peak
- 4–38Wins / Runs
- 10.5%Strike rate
- 10 (26.3%)Placed
- −4.50£1 level staken=38 at SP
- 1.16Fair A/E n=38 · 0.98 incl. margin
- 61Highest OR
- 23dAvg 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 rating48↓ 13lb off peak
48
34–61
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 101
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 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 22 | 110A | 89.5 | 8 · 110 / 92 |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 119A | 74 | 4 · 119 / 78 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 98C | 86.5 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 2 | 110A | 98.5 | 2 · 110 / 98.5 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 31 | 110A | 87 | 13 · 110 / 90 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 119A | 89 | 3 · 119 / 88 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 43C | 13 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 38 figures from 38 runs · as at 20 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 12 analysed runs
- Held up 7 (58%) · 2 wins
- Prominent 3 (25%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (8%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (8%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 6.5% of 232 runs since Jan 2008 (17 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −6.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 23 | 0 | 0% | −6.5 | 0 from 7 |
| Good | 60 | 5 | 8.3% | +1.8 | 4 from 22 |
| Good to Soft | 14 | 0 | 0% | −6.5 | 0 from 6 |
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −6.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 125 | 10 | 8% | +1.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 60 | 4 | 6.7% | +0.2 | 4 from 31 |
| 6f – 7f | 103 | 7 | 6.8% | +0.3 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 59 | 4 | 6.8% | +0.3 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −6.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −6.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 22 | 4 | 18% | +11.50 |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 31 | 4 | 13% | +2.50 |
| Class 5 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musselburgh | 17 | 2 | 12% | −4.00 |
| Ayr | 13 | 1 | 8% | −5.50 |
| Hamilton | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Carlisle | 2 | 1 | 50% | +11.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 31 | 4 | 13% | +2.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhys Elliott | 24 | 3 | 13% | +2.00 |
| Shay Farmer | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Aiden Brookes | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.50 |
| Lauren Young | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cian Horgan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Greg Fairley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin McSweeney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paula Muir | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Kiely-Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Pyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 29 | 3 | 10% | −8.50 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 5 | 1 | 20% | +8.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 1 | 7% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 17% | +2.00 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −4.50 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 26+22d | Musselburgh | Watch On Racing TV Handicap Stakes mid-pack early - shaken up over 1f out - plugged on at same speed inside the last 110yds to finish 6th | 6/14 | shd | 8-3 | 48 | 98C | 63A | Lauren Young | 9/2J |
| 20 Sep 26+8d | Hamilton | Heineken Zero Drink Responsibly At Hamilton Park Handicap Stakes Settled at the rear early - urged into a strong move approaching the last furlong while edging off a true line to the right - stayed on nicely close home to grab third place | 3/8 | 1¼ | 8-12 | 48 | 72A | 63A | Rhys Elliott | 11/2 |
| 12 Sep 26+3d | Musselburgh | Lothian Supply Company Handicap Stakes Knocked about and bumped at the outset - settled last of the group - asked for effort but boxed in and checked with a furlong left - sixth turning for home - driven out to finish strongest - third at the line | 3/11 | ¾ | 8-13 | 49 | 80A | 69A | Cian Horgan | 7/2F |
| 09 Sep 26+13d | Carlisle | Deanta Fire Door Handicap Stakes Settled towards the back - pushed along two furlongs out and found extra in the closing stages - kept on late to finish fifth beaten 2 lengths | 5/12 | nse | 8-13 | 49 | 101A | 70A | Greg Fairley | 11/1 |
| 27 Aug 26+3d | Carlisle | Ladies Night 2027 On Sale Now Handicap Stakes Held up at the back and lost touch before halfway - driven up into contention inside the last furlong and finishing hard - got there right on the line | 1/11 | 8-4 | 45 | 110A | 70A | Rhys Elliott | 12/1 | |
| 24 Aug 26+16d | Musselburgh | Ocean Scotland Outdoor Advertising Handicap Stakes Held up towards the back - pushed along to close ground middle of track over a furlong out - lost momentum inside final 110yds and dropped away late | 7/10 | hd | 8-9 | 45 | 94B | 49A | Rhys Elliott | 8/1 |
| 08 Aug 26+12d | Ayr | Sunday Roast At Western House Hotel Handicap Stakes Held mid-pack early - pressed for effort with 3f left - stayed on at one gear through the final furlong - finished 11th | 11/12 | nk | 8-4 | 46 | 85A | 44A | Shay Farmer | 12/1 |
| 27 Jul 26+7d | Ayr | Ladbrokes 'Get Extra Places On Selected Races' Handicap Stakes held up towards the back - short of room inside final 110yds - stayed on without threatening towards finish | 5/8 | nk | 8-9 | 48 | 82A | 55A | Shay Farmer | 5/1 |
| 20 Jul 26+7d | Ayr | Dream Weddings At Western House Hotel Handicap Stakes raced freely up with the pace - went to the front after 2f - driven along and overtaken 2f out - faded over 1f out | 6/6 | 1½ | 8-8 | 48 | 74A | 34B | Rhys Elliott | 5/2 |
| 13 Jul 26+7d | Ayr | Watch Racing TV Free For 31 Days Handicap settled in the pack - made ground when driven 2f out and pursued the front group inside the final furlong - faded towards the finish | 5/8 | nk | 8-10 | 50 | 119A | 61A | Rhys Elliott | 20/1 |
| 06 Jul 26+16d | Ayr | 25% Off Lunch At Western House Hotel Handicap Raced in mid-division - driven to make a bid over 1f out - found nothing more when short of room towards the finish | 7/13 | ¾ | 9-3 | 50 | 88C | 64A | Aiden Brookes | 14/1 |
| 20 Jun 26+14d | Ayr | Unite John Gillespie Celebration Handicap Settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - stayed on at one gait through the closing stages - finished 7th | 7/8 | nk | 8-12 | 51 | 87A | 51A | Rhys Elliott | 9/1 |
| 06 Jun 26+16d | Musselburgh | Edinburgh Gin Rhubarb And Ginger Handicap Settled at the back early - lost touch with the pace soon after - improved position out wide with 2f left - well placed with a furlong to run before weakening close home | 3/7 | 1¾ | 8-12 | 53 | 95A | 67A | Rhys Elliott | 17/2 |
| 21 May 26+16d | Musselburgh | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Handy early - driven into contention approaching 2f out with a short-lived move - dropped away inside the last and beaten into 6th | 6/8 | 1¾ | 8-13 | 55 | 90A | 56A | Rhys Elliott | 10/1 |
| 05 May 26+181d | Ayr | Half Price Brunch/Lunch At westernhousehotel Handicap Held mid-pack early - pressed for effort inside final furlong - kept going late but never in contention - finished 7th beaten 3.25 lengths | 7/9 | hd | 8-11 | 57 | 72A | 60A | Rhys Elliott | 14/1 |
| 05 Nov 25+19d | Musselburgh | Happy 70th Birthday John Grossick Handicap Driven early to keep up - dropped towards back of field - no impact through the finish - eventually well held in 10th | 10/12 | 1 | 8-12 | 59 | 110A | 60A | Rhys Elliott | 28/1 |
| 17 Oct 25+4d | Haydock | BOG Today For Tomorrow With CopyBet Handicap Drifted left at the off - settled towards the back - driven approaching 2f out and dropping away thereafter - finished 8th | 8/10 | hd | 8-10 | 61 | 78A | 58A | Oisin McSweeney | 9/1 |
| 13 Oct 25+25d | Musselburgh | Emerald Club Handicap Hesitant start - held up towards the back and unable to quicken - shifted wide to make late progress inside the final furlong but effort petered out to finish sixth | 6/10 | 1¼ | 8-5 | 61 | 103A | 61A | Rhys Elliott | 22/1 |
| 18 Sep 25+22d | Ayr | Jackie And Janet Mack 65th Anniversary Handicap Held up in the pack towards the far rail - pushed along with 2f left - drifted left inside the final furlong but made no headway - well held at the finish | 10/18 | 1¼ | 8-12 | 61 | 84C | 60A | Rhys Elliott | 16/1 |
| 27 Aug 25+18d | Musselburgh | Hutcheon Mearns Handicap Dwelt at the off - dropped to last and ridden - short of room approaching final furlong - found a gap and ran on strongly - got up close home | 1/9 | 8-10 | 57 | 98B | 79A | Rhys Elliott | 11/2 | |
| 09 Aug 25+12d | Ayr | Celebration Of Tommy Clark Handicap Settled in the pack early - urged forward to move up with a furlong left - hit the front briefly before being nudged back in front close to the line - kept battling but unable to reclaim it | 2/7 | nk | 8-13 | 55 | 89A | 77A | Rhys Elliott | 9/2 |
| 28 Jul 25+27d | Ayr | San Miguel Handicap Settled with the pack early - improved into contention approaching the furlong marker before being pushed to the front - stayed on strongly to score | 1/7 | 8-9 | 45 | 78A | 80A | Aiden Brookes | 13/2 | |
| 01 Jul 25+24d | Musselburgh | Alan Steel For Inheritance Tax Advice Handicap Slow into stride - trailed the field throughout - pushed along inside final 2f but lacked the speed to get involved | 6/8 | nk | 8-9 | 46 | 93A | 44A | Rhys Elliott | 5/1 |
| 07 Jun 25+22d | Musselburgh | Edinburgh Gin Rhubarb And Ginger Handicap Handy on the wide side early - pushed along with a furlong left - dropped away close home - finished seventh | 7/8 | ½ | 8-6 | 48 | 90A | 49A | Aiden Brookes | 10/1 |
| 16 May 25+18d | Hamilton | PDM Apprentice Handicap Settled last early - urged forward from 1f out - nudged closer in final strides - finished 6th beaten 7 lengths | 6/8 | 3 | 8-8 | 49 | 69A | 45A | Rhys Elliott | 7/2 |
| 28 Apr 25+26d | Ayr | Coral Racing Club Apprentice Handicap Towards the rear of the far flank - made ground to press the front pair 2f out - driven and found little inside the final furlong - fifth | 5/9 | nk | 8-8 | 50 | 90A | 65A | Rhys Elliott | 11/2 |
| 02 Apr 25+147d | Musselburgh | Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Handicap Settled in the pack early - dropped back approaching 3f out - shifted right and stayed on through the last furlong - finished fourth beaten just over a length | 4/10 | nk | 8-9 | 51 | 104A | 70A | Rhys Elliott | 4/1F |
| 06 Nov 24+23d | Musselburgh | Visit racingtv.com Handicap Handy early - hit front with a furlong left after urging - rival came back at closely - held on gamely to the line but nabbed right at the post | 2/9 | nse | 8-1 | 50 | 87A | 56A | Shay Farmer | 6/1 |
| 14 Oct 24+12d | Musselburgh | Watch On Racing Tv Handicap Settled just off the pace - asked for effort 3f out - made ground with two furlongs left - closed on the front-runner a furlong out before finishing without a response late | 6/9 | ¾ | 9-0 | 50 | 87A | 53A | Rhys Elliott | 3/1J |
| 02 Oct 24+10d | Musselburgh | Racing Tv Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Held up towards the back - urged forward approaching 3f out - angled wide and made progress over 2f out - hit the front a furlong out and kept finding more to win | 1/11 | 8-4 | 46 | 103A | 79A | Rhys Elliott | 11/2 | |
| 22 Sep 24+7d | Hamilton | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Sluggish start - settled near back of field - urged forward around halfway - progress up the inner approaching final furlong - stayed on to finish third without matching leader's speed | 3/11 | nk | 8-3 | 45 | 86A | 58A | Rhys Elliott | 10/1 |
| 15 Sep 24+19d | Musselburgh | Edinburgh Childrens Hospital Charity Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled towards the back early - pushed along and made progress along the rail entering the last furlong - powered through late to move into second - narrowly missed out at the line | 2/6 | ½ | 9-0 | 34 | 87A | 82B | Rhys Elliott | 66/1 |
| 27 Aug 24+17d | Musselburgh | Bob Veitch 90th Birthday Bash Handicap (Div 1) Hampered start - raced enthusiastically in the pack early - urged forward 2f out then found little with running room scarce 1f out - lost ground in closing stages to finish sixth beaten 5 lengths | 6/9 | 1½ | 8-5 | 45 | 89A | 44A | Rhys Elliott | 200/1 |
| 10 Aug 24+12d | Ayr | Fabulous Handicap Slow to break - settled towards the far rail under early urging - lost touch and unable to find more inside the closing stages | 8/8 | 5 | 8-3 | 45 | 59B | 18A | Paula Muir | 80/1 |
| 29 Jul 24+11d | Ayr | Virgin Bet Best Odds Daily Handicap | 7/11 | ½ | 8-1 | 45 | 81B | 43A | Tom Kiely-Marshall | 100/1 |
| 18 Jul 24+21d | Hamilton | Racing TV HD On Sky 424 Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 7/7 | 9½ | 8-11 | — | 13C | 39C | Rhys Elliott | 250/1 |
| 27 Jun 24+14d | Hamilton | PDM Part Of Huws Gray Group Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 7/7 | 21 | 9-5 | — | -26C | 47C | Paul Mulrennan | 150/1 |
| 13 Jun 24 | Musselburgh | Join Racing TV Now Confined Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 7/10 | 7 | 9-0 | — | 43C | 37C | William Pyle | 200/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Royal Duke (GB) won?
- Royal Duke (GB) won 4 of 38 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 10.5%. Placed 10 times in total (26.3% of starts).
- Who trains Royal Duke (GB)?
- Royal Duke (GB) is trained by R. Mike Smith, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 12 October 2026.
- Who is Royal Duke (GB)'s sire?
- Royal Duke (GB) is by Music Master (GB) out of Royal Duchess (GB), whose sire is Dutch Art.
- What going does Royal Duke (GB) prefer?
- Royal Duke (GB) has the best record on good going: 4 wins from 22 starts (18.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Royal Duke (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 48, from the run on 12 October 2026. The highest on record is 61.
- What is Royal Duke (GB)'s sire's record?
- Music Master (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.5% of 232 runs since Jan 2008 (17 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Royal Duke (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Royal Duchess (GB), Royal Duke (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.