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Horse profile

Royal Game (GB)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2009) · Last trainer Martin Todhunter · Last owner The Hexham Handicappers
by Vettori (IRE) out of Ground Game (GB) (Gildoran)
27 runs · 12 courses · from Apr 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Jul 2009 — 6,317 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2009 · 7th of 13 Last raced off OR 65
KTB Profile

Royal Game (GB) is yet to win from 27 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 10 at Hexham (Jun 2007). Last raced off 65, 15lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 27 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 15lb off peak
Official rating65↓ 15lb off peak
65 45–80

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 (jumps) 83C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hexham, 21 Jun 2009 Official rating 65 at the last jumps run, 12 Jul 2009

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 52C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Beverley, 18 Jul 2005 Official rating 45 at the last flat run, 30 Aug 2007

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 →

Jumps 16 figures · best 93A · median 78.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good883C75—
Good to Firm693A82—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m1093A79.5—
2m1f – 2m4f683C75—
Flat 6 figures · best 53C · median 32.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good353C52—
Good to Firm1———
Firm1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f453C31.5—
1m5f – 2m1———
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 27 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 27 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
Vettori (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,775 runs since Jan 2008 (163 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3126.5%−0.70 from 1
Good to Firm258176.6%−0.60 from 7
Good454286.2%−10 from 15
Good to Soft216146.5%−0.70 from 2
Soft265228.3%+1.10 from 1
Heavy9277.6%+0.4—
Standard (AW)457367.9%+0.70 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1100%−7.2—
6f – 7f9655.2%−2—
1m – 1m1f258238.9%+1.70 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f504367.1%−0.10 from 4
1m5f – 2m450327.1%−0.10 from 16
2m1f – 2m4f279155.4%−1.80 from 6
2m5f – 3m157159.6%+2.4—
Over 3m2015%−2.2—

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
Ground Game (GB) (Gildoran)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Magic Sting (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m1½f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Magic Sting (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Magic Sting (GB)2841m1½f–1m3fClass 4
Exit To Anywhere (GB)1212m—
Laughing Game (GB)3712m4½fClass 4
Queens Coach (GB)140——
Game Dorabella (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 15 0 0% −15.00
Good to Firm 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 11 0 0% −11.00
Class 5 11 0 0% −11.00
Class 6 5 0 0% −5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hexham 11 0 0% −11.00
Perth 4 0 0% −4.00
Carlisle 2 0 0% −2.00
Beverley 2 0 0% −2.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 16 0 0% −16.00
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Brian Harding 7 0 0% −7.00
James Halliday 2 0 0% −2.00
Charlie Huxley 2 0 0% −2.00
Keith Mercer 2 0 0% −2.00
Dominic Elsworth 2 0 0% −2.00
Richard Mullen 2 0 0% −2.00
Jamie Mackay 2 0 0% −2.00
Ewan Whillans 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00
Jimmy Derham 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss J A Kidd 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Ian Popham 1 0 0% −1.00
Phillip Makin 1 0 0% −1.00
Luke Morris 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 5 0 0% −5.00
2008 6 0 0% −6.00
2007 8 0 0% −8.00
2006 3 0 0% −3.00
2005 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 21 0 0% −21.00
Flat 6 0 0% −6.00

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
2009 · 5 runs
12 Jul 09+21d Perth Abba Gig Night 28th July Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 2¾ 10-0 6565A Ewan Whillans 12/1
21 Jun 09+8d Hexham Totesportbingo.com Conditional Jockeys' Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good · 13 ran 4/13 7 10-9 6583C James Halliday 16/1
13 Jun 09+18d Hexham Prospect Estates Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 12 ran 7/12 19 10-0 6567C Brian Hughes 20/1
26 May 09+17d Hexham St. John Lee Amateur Riders' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 4/13 2¾ 9-12 6779A Jimmy Derham 13/2
09 May 09+259d Hexham Chippindale Plant Ltd Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 18 ran 6/18 1 9-9 6980A James Halliday 16/1
2008 · 6 runs
23 Aug 08+41d Cartmel cube247.co.uk Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 3¼ 9-7 7068A Charlie Huxley 6/1
13 Jul 08+10d Perth Every Venture Tells A Story Lady Riders' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 8 ran PU/8 — 9-7 70— Miss J A Kidd 5/2J
03 Jul 08+28d Perth We Miss You Freddie Conditionals' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good · 15 ran 6/15 1½ 10-13 7381A Jack Doyle 7/1
05 Jun 08+9d Wetherby Rydell High Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 2 10-6 7572B Brian Harding 14/1
27 May 08+17d Hexham St. John Lee Amateur Riders' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 5/11 1¼ 10-2 7583A Ian Popham 8/1
10 May 08+182d Hexham Yarridge Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 6/16 ¾ 10-11 7693A Brian Harding 8/1
2007 · 8 runs
10 Nov 07+29d Kelso Harrow Hotel (Dalkeith) Novices' Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-12 76— Keith Mercer 7/1
12 Oct 07+16d Carlisle CFM Radio Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good · 18 ran 13/18 2 11-3 7878C Brian Harding 16/1
26 Sep 07+27d Perth flywoosh.co.uk Claiming Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 5/11 14 11-0 7869C Brian Harding 25/1
30 Aug 07+75d Musselburgh Bank Of Ireland Global Markets Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 14/14 16 8-10 4517C Phillip Makin 25/1
16 Jun 07+14d Hexham North East Profiling Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 8 ran 4/8 2½ 10-2 7676C Brian Harding 10/3F
02 Jun 07+4d Hexham Junior Great North Run Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 2/10 4 10-1 7781C Brian Harding 3/1
29 May 07+17d Hexham St. John Lee Amateur Riders' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 19 ran RO/19 — 10-2 77— Charlie Huxley 16/1
12 May 07+191d Hexham Saxon Financial Advice Ltd Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 17 ran PU/17 — 10-13 80— Brian Harding 16/1
2006 · 3 runs
02 Nov 06+27d Haydock Racing Welfare Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 19 ran F/19 — 10-12 —— Dominic Elsworth 80/1
06 Oct 06+7d Carlisle Quality Guild Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 5/12 22 10-11 —66C Dominic Elsworth 25/1
29 Sep 06+430d Hexham Durham C.C.C. Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 6/10 ¾ 10-12 —85C Keith Mercer 50/1
2005 · 5 runs
26 Jul 05+8d Beverley National Festival Circus Selling Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Good · 10 ran 4/10 4 8-6 4520C Luke Morris 8/1
18 Jul 05+39d Beverley Sailors Families Society Maiden Handicap Class 6 · 16f · Good · 16 ran 10/16 nk 9-1 4552C Richard Mullen 14/1
09 Jun 05+45d Yarmouth Market Traders Association Handicap Class 6 · 11.5f · Firm · 9 ran 7/9 1 8-13 4743C Jamie Mackay 14/1
25 Apr 05+6d Wolverhampton (AW) Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 8.5f · Standard · 13 ran 12/13 shd 9-0 —22C Jamie Mackay 40/1
19 Apr 05 Southwell Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 10f · Good · 14 ran 10/14 hd 9-0 —53C Richard Mullen 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Royal Game won?
Royal Game (GB) has yet to win, from 27 archived starts between 2005 and 2009. Placed 1 time in total (3.7% of starts).
Who trained Royal Game?
Royal Game (GB) was trained by Martin Todhunter on the most recent run on record, at Perth on 12 July 2009.
Who is Royal Game's sire?
Royal Game (GB) is by Vettori (IRE) out of Ground Game (GB), whose sire is Gildoran.
What is Royal Game's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 65, from the run on 12 July 2009. The highest on record is 80.
What is Royal Game's sire's record?
Vettori (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,775 runs since Jan 2008 (163 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Royal Game's siblings?
Out of Ground Game (GB), Royal Game (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Magic Sting (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Magic Sting (GB)). The wins came over 1m1½f–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2005. 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.