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Horse profile

Royal Encounter (GB)

3yo colt (at last run, Oct 2014) · Last trainer Ed Vaughan · Last owner Hamad Rashed Bin Ghedayer
by Royal Applause (GB) out of Alhufoof (USA) (Dayjur)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Dec 2013
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Oct 2014 — 4,397 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2014 · 12th of 15 Last raced off OR 63
KTB Profile

Royal Encounter (GB) is yet to win from 8 starts, though has placed 4 times. Best effort: 2nd of 10 at Leicester (Aug 2014).

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
Official rating63↓ 4lb off peak
63 63–67

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 82A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leicester, 19 Aug 2014 Official rating 63 at the last run, 14 Oct 2014

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 8 figures · best 83B · median 70.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)383B69—
Good to Firm276A74—
Good282A69—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f683B70.5—
1m – 1m1f276A66—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 2
Good2,65527310.3%+1.70 from 2
Good to Soft1,2331169.4%+0.80 from 1
Soft1,225917.4%−1.2—
Heavy323113.4%−5.2—
Standard (AW)4,2013378%−0.60 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,4841399.4%+0.8—
6f – 7f5,4364748.7%+0.10 from 6
1m – 1m1f2,5182118.4%−0.20 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f1,6181418.7%+0.1—
1m5f – 2m728547.4%−1.2—
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
Alhufoof (USA) (Dayjur)

11 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Sandfrankskipsgo (GB) (11 wins).

The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Finjaan (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Sandfrankskipsgo (GB)87115f–5½fClass 4
Finjaan (GB)1135f–7fGroup 2
Fustaan (IRE)616fClass 5
Skip To My Lou (GB)615fClass 7
Mumaathel (IRE)110——
Sand And Deliver (GB)70——
Ring Them Bells (GB)110——
Tazawud (GB)20——
Frank Sandatra (GB)70——
Ryedale Mist (GB)60——
Sandfairyann (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Nottingham 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jimmy Quinn 4 0 0% −4.00
Luke Morris 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Kingscote 1 0 0% −1.00
Oisin Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Spencer 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Hood 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 7 0 0% −7.00
2013 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
2014 · 7 runs
14 Oct 14+21d Newcastle Royal Marines 350th Anniversary Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 12/15 7 9-2 6348C Luke Morris 8/1
23 Sep 14+35d Nottingham Download New Racing Uk Ipad App Handicap Class 6 · 8.5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 3/13 1 9-5 6376A Richard Kingscote 5/1
19 Aug 14+32d Leicester Heineken Extra Cold Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 3½ 9-7 6382A Oisin Murphy 10/1
18 Jul 14+46d Nottingham Paul Smith Fashion Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 6/12 ½ 9-3 6572A Jamie Spencer 7/1
02 Jun 14+118d Windsor Daily Unibet Early Prices From 9am Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 2¼ 9-2 6756A Jimmy Quinn 12/1
04 Feb 14+18d Southwell (AW) Best Odds At bookmakers.co.uk Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 3/11 ½ 8-12 —69A Jimmy Quinn 7/2
17 Jan 14+20d Wolverhampton (AW) Ladbrokes Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 6 ran 2/6 ¾ 8-10 —83B Jimmy Quinn 11/4F
2013 · 1 run
28 Dec 13 Lingfield (AW) 32Red.com / British Stallion Studs E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 13 ran 9/13 ½ 9-5 —61A Jimmy Quinn 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Royal Encounter won?
Royal Encounter (GB) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2013 and 2014. Placed 4 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Royal Encounter?
Royal Encounter (GB) was trained by Ed Vaughan on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle on 14 October 2014.
Who is Royal Encounter's sire?
Royal Encounter (GB) is by Royal Applause (GB) out of Alhufoof (USA), whose sire is Dayjur.
What is Royal Encounter's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 63, from the run on 14 October 2014. The highest on record is 67.
What is Royal Encounter'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 Encounter's siblings?
Out of Alhufoof (USA), Royal Encounter (GB) has 11 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Sandfrankskipsgo (GB) (11). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Finjaan (GB)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2013. 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.