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Horse profile

Royal Gift (FR)

6yo mare (at last run, May 2021) · Last trainer Paul John Gilligan · Last owner Natalie Gilligan
by Palace Episode (USA) out of Laureldean Desert (GB) (Green Desert)
16 runs · 8 courses · from Dec 2017
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 May 2021 — 1,980 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2021 · 9th of 10 Won at Chantilly (FR) Last raced off OR 92
KTB Profile

Royal Gift (FR) is 1 from 16. Hasn't won since Mar 2019. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 6 on turf. Last raced off a career-high mark of 92.

Based on 16 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 84 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Ballinrobe, 16 Apr 2021

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 →

Jumps 3 figures · best 84B · median 71
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft384B71—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f284B77.5—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 5 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 89A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ballinrobe, 16 Apr 2021 Official rating 92 at the last run, 27 May 2021

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 4 figures · best 89A · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft489A86—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f389A86—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 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

Progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 623 runs since Jan 2008 (58 horses).

Strongest on soft going: 11.5% from 131.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm7228.6%+20.3—
Good13585.9%−2.4—
Good to Soft891314.6%+6.3—
Soft1311511.5%+3.20 from 5
Heavy6123.3%−50 from 1
Standard (AW)200126%−2.31 from 10
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f30516.7%+8.4—
6f – 7f10476.7%−1.61 from 1
1m – 1m1f155106.5%−1.80 from 8
1m2f – 1m4f194115.7%−2.60 from 2
1m5f – 2m70912.9%+4.60 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f37410.8%+2.50 from 4
2m5f – 3m24312.5%+4.2—
Over 3m9333.3%+25—

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
Laureldean Desert (GB) (Green Desert)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Meroula (FR)50——
Winwhip (FR)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 10 1 10% +9.60
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chantilly (FR) 6 1 17% +13.60
Ballinrobe 2 0 0% −2.00
Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Deauville (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 8 0 0% −8.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 1 100% +18.60

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Antoine Hamelin 7 1 14% +12.60
Jack G Gilligan 5 0 0% −5.00
Eddy Hardouin 1 0 0% −1.00
Jeremie Monteiro 1 0 0% −1.00
Anthony Crastus 1 0 0% −1.00
Clement Lecoeuvre 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 10 1 10% +9.60
None 6 0 0% −6.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 5 0 0% −5.00
2020 2 0 0% −2.00
2019 5 1 20% +14.60
2018 3 0 0% −3.00
2017 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 11 1 9% +8.60
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2021 · 5 runs
27 May 21+23d Limerick Ballingarry Claiming Hurdle 19f · Yielding · 10 ran 9/10 7½ 10-13 92—78A Jack G Gilligan 66/1
04 May 21+18d Ballinrobe Ballinrobe Racecourse Centenary Year Maiden Hurdle 17f · Soft · 12 ran 8/12 3¾ 11-0 —71C86C Jack G Gilligan 125/1
16 Apr 21+27d Ballinrobe Ballinrobe Racecourse Centenary Year Mares Maiden Hurdle 17.5f · Yielding · 15 ran 10/15 12 11-2 —84B89A Jack G Gilligan 66/1
20 Mar 21+34d Thurles Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Yielding · 16 ran 11/16 7 11-3 —42C86C Jack G Gilligan 40/1
14 Feb 21+348d Punchestown Happy Birthday Sarah Ann Madden Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 20f · Soft · 20 ran PU/20 — 11-0 ——— Jack G Gilligan 125/1
2020 · 2 runs
03 Mar 20+7d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Pays Valoisien (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 16 ran 10/16 1¼ 8-9 ——— Eddy Hardouin 27/1
25 Feb 20+315d Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Route de Charlepont (Claimer) (5yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 8f · Standard · 12 ran 6/12 3½ 8-8 ——— Jeremie Monteiro 13/1
2019 · 5 runs
16 Apr 19+15d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Poteau Neuf (Claimer) (4yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 8f · Standard · 11 ran 5/11 hd 9-2 ——— Antoine Hamelin 17/1
01 Apr 19+18d Chantilly (FR) Prix Lypharita (Handicap) (4yo+ Fillies & Mares) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 16 ran 12/16 1 8-9 ——— Anthony Crastus 46/1
14 Mar 19+12d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Chene Pouilleux (Claimer) (4yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 15 ran 8/15 1¼ 9-5 ——— Antoine Hamelin 96/10
02 Mar 19+17d Chantilly (FR) Prix de Lessard-et-le-Chene (Claimer) (4yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 7.5f · Standard · 12 ran 1/12 9-1 ——— Antoine Hamelin 186/10
13 Feb 19+339d Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) Prix du Var (Handicap) (4yo+) (Polytrack) 10f · Standard · 16 ran 14/16 1¼ 8-11 ——— Antoine Hamelin 30/1
2018 · 3 runs
11 Mar 18+9d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Magister (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) 10.5f · Heavy · 6 ran 4/6 3 9-0 ——— Antoine Hamelin 10/1
02 Mar 18+19d Deauville (FR) Prix de Carentan (Conditions) (3yo) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 7 ran 7/7 30 9-0 ——— Antoine Hamelin 84/10
11 Feb 18+58d Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) Prix de la Californie () (3yo) (Polytrack) 8f · Standard · 7 ran 6/7 nse 8-9 ——— Clement Lecoeuvre 46/1
2017 · 1 run
15 Dec 17 Deauville (FR) Prix de la Hauquerie (Div I) (Maiden) (2yo Fillies) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 12 ran 2/12 nk 9-2 ——— Antoine Hamelin 21/10F

Quick answers

How many races has Royal Gift won?
Royal Gift (FR) won 1 of 16 archived starts between 2017 and 2021, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 2 times in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trained Royal Gift?
Royal Gift (FR) was trained by Paul John Gilligan on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 27 May 2021.
Who is Royal Gift's sire?
Royal Gift (FR) is by Palace Episode (USA) out of Laureldean Desert (GB), whose sire is Green Desert.
What going does Royal Gift prefer?
Royal Gift (FR) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 10 starts (10%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Royal Gift's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 27 May 2021. That is also the highest on record.
What is Royal Gift's sire's record?
Palace Episode (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 623 runs since Jan 2008 (58 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 11.5% from 131.
Who are Royal Gift's siblings?
Out of Laureldean Desert (GB), Royal Gift (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2017. 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.