Royal Favour (GB)
Royal Favour is a lightly raced colt by Hard Spun out of a Smart Strike mare whose sole sibling to have won is Nochebuena. His only run came at Southwell in Dec 2024 when he finished second of nine in a Class 5 novice over 1m on standard going after racing prominently. Hard Spun’s progeny in the archive have recorded 168 wins from 1,386 runs since Jan 2008 at a 12.1% strike rate with their best efforts coming over 6f to 7f.
- 0–1Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (100%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=1 at SP
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 84
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 →
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 1,388 runs since May 2011 (120 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 8.2% from 147. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 15.2% from 475.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 14 | 5 | 35.7% | +23.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 242 | 33 | 13.6% | +1.5 | — |
| Good | 289 | 36 | 12.5% | +0.4 | — |
| Good to Soft | 171 | 17 | 9.9% | −2.2 | — |
| Soft | 147 | 12 | 8.2% | −3.9 | — |
| Heavy | 45 | 3 | 6.7% | −5.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 480 | 62 | 12.9% | +0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 56 | 7 | 12.5% | +0.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 475 | 72 | 15.2% | +3.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 373 | 37 | 9.9% | −2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 282 | 26 | 9.2% | −2.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 88 | 9 | 10.2% | −1.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 68 | 10 | 14.7% | +2.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 41 | 6 | 14.6% | +2.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 5 | 1 | 20% | +7.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2011 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Nochebuena (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Nochebuena (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nochebuena (GB) | 6 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 3 |
| Ortanique (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 14 Dec 24 | Southwell (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Handy early with front group - roused over 2f out with progress wide out approaching final furlong - closed on winner inside final furlong - stayed on to finish second beaten under three lengths | 2/9 | 2¾ | 9-4 | 84A | 83A | Ross Coakley | 9/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Royal Favour won?
- Royal Favour (GB) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2024. Placed 1 time in total (100% of starts).
- Who trained Royal Favour?
- Royal Favour (GB) was trained by Simon & Ed Crisford on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 14 December 2024.
- Who is Royal Favour's sire?
- Royal Favour (GB) is by Hard Spun (USA) out of Cascanueces (USA), whose sire is Smart Strike.
- What is Royal Favour's sire's record?
- Hard Spun (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 1,388 runs since May 2011 (120 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 8.2% from 147. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 15.2% from 475.
- Who are Royal Favour's siblings?
- Out of Cascanueces (USA), Royal Favour (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Nochebuena (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Nochebuena (GB)). The wins came over 1m4f. As at Nov 2026.