Royal Finesse (IRE)
Royal Finesse is a Mahler gelding who was yet to win or place from nine starts on turf between Aug 2021 and May 2022. He raced over trips from 1m5f to 3m on good or soft ground and reached an official rating of 88 at his peak. His last run came at Punchestown in May 2022 where he finished 18 of 21 in a handicap hurdle off a mark of 80, which was 8 lb below his career-high.
- 0–9Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −9.00£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=9 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 88Highest OR
- 14dBetween runs (median)longest 103 d
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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 56
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 71C | 69.5 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 70C | 57 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 71C | 66.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 76C | 68 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 9 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 9 runs · 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.
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 10.8% of 8,877 runs since Sep 2014 (787 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 119 | 18 | 15.1% | +4.3 | — |
| Good | 2,974 | 378 | 12.7% | +1.9 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 1,818 | 179 | 9.8% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 2,742 | 259 | 9.4% | −1.4 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 1,214 | 124 | 10.2% | −0.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 1 | 10% | −0.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 16 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,049 | 199 | 9.7% | −1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3,212 | 324 | 10.1% | −0.7 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,826 | 341 | 12.1% | +1.3 | 0 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 769 | 95 | 12.4% | +1.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Sep 2014 · 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 Ruler Of Dubai (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m6f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruler Of Dubai (IRE) | 18 | 1 | 2m6f | — |
| Cocovango (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Brett | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jack Hogan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Charlie Hart | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Treacy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 May 22+103d | Punchestown | Bar One Racing Bet In-Play Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) | 18/21 | 30 | 10-7 | 80 | 68C | 75C | Charlie Hart | 66/1 |
| 10 Feb 22+86d | Thurles | Killinan Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 12/18 | 38 | 10-6 | 80 | — | 71C | Tommy Brett | 20/1 |
| 2021 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Nov 21+14d | Limerick | Patrickswell Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 5/14 | 7 | 11-2 | 82 | 56B | 85A | Tommy Brett | 50/1 |
| 02 Nov 21+19d | Fairyhouse | BARONERACING.COM Winter Festival Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) | 13/16 | hd | 10-11 | 83 | 70C | 75A | Tommy Brett | 40/1 |
| 14 Oct 21+14d | Tramore | Ardmore Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 11/15 | 4¾ | 10-12 | 86 | 71C | 72C | Tommy Brett | 80/1 |
| 30 Sep 21+13d | Clonmel | Clonmel Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 12/15 | 3¼ | 10-7 | 88 | 76C | 73C | Tommy Brett | 200/1 |
| 17 Sep 21+14d | Downpatrick | Bill McIlroy Bookmaker Maiden Hurdle | 10/15 | 13 | 11-6 | — | 57C | 96C | Ryan Treacy | 125/1 |
| 03 Sep 21+11d | Kilbeggan | Pat Doyle Memorial Maiden Hurdle | 7/14 | 1¾ | 10-13 | — | 71C | 82C | Jack Hogan | 250/1 |
| 23 Aug 21 | Ballinrobe | Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle | 10/12 | 16 | 11-2 | — | 63C | 85C | Jack Hogan | 125/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Royal Finesse won?
- Royal Finesse (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2021 and 2022.
- Who trained Royal Finesse?
- Royal Finesse (IRE) was trained by L Young on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 24 May 2022.
- Who is Royal Finesse's sire?
- Royal Finesse (IRE) is by Mahler (GB) out of Royal Descent (IRE), whose sire is King's Theatre.
- What is Royal Finesse's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 24 May 2022. The highest on record is 88.
- What is Royal Finesse's sire's record?
- Mahler (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,877 runs since Sep 2014 (787 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
- Who are Royal Finesse's siblings?
- Out of Royal Descent (IRE), Royal Finesse (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Ruler Of Dubai (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m6f. As at Nov 2026.