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Horse profile

Royal Hilarity (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2009) · Last trainer Peter Bowen · Last owner Dont Darling Me Partnership
by Zaffaran (USA) out of Brown's Cantata (GB) (Grange Melody)
16 runs · 13 courses · from Oct 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Apr 2009 — 6,408 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2009 · 5th of 11 2 wins · Newcastle & Folkestone Last raced off OR 106
KTB Profile

Royal Hilarity (IRE) is 2 from 16. Hasn't won since Mar 2009. Last raced off a career-high mark of 106.

Based on 16 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating106At career-high mark
106 86–106

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 120A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle, 30 Mar 2009 Official rating 106 at the last run, 20 Apr 2009

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 15 figures · best 120A · median 100
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good7110C100—
Good to Firm4120A102—
Soft294A92—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m8119A94—
2m1f – 2m4f4120A101.5—
1m5f – 2m2110C103—
Over 3m1———

Of 16 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 · 15 figures from 16 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
Zaffaran (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 1,087 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 13.4% from 209. Weakest on good to soft going: 4% from 174. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 5.2% from 155.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1200%−8.6—
Good to Firm10965.5%−3.11 from 4
Good286207%−1.60 from 7
Good to Soft17474%−4.61 from 2
Soft2963311.1%+2.50 from 2
Heavy2092813.4%+4.80 from 1
Standard (AW)100%−8.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f1218.3%−0.3—
1m5f – 2m137118%−0.60 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f3773910.3%+1.71 from 4
2m5f – 3m406358.6%01 from 9
Over 3m15585.2%−3.40 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Brown's Cantata (GB) (Grange Melody)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Royal Artisan (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Firm 4 1 25% +1.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 1 50% +1.25
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 8 1 13% −3.00
Class 5 4 1 25% −0.75
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Folkestone 2 1 50% +1.25
Leicester 2 0 0% −2.00
Worcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 1 100% +4.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 9 1 11% −5.75
2m1f – 2m4f 4 1 25% +1.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Seamus Durack 8 2 25% +0.25
Paul Moloney 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom Messenger 1 0 0% −1.00
Jason Maguire 1 0 0% −1.00
Dominic Elsworth 1 0 0% −1.00
David Dennis 1 0 0% −1.00
Christian Williams 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Thornton 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 0 0% −11.00
Tongue tie 5 2 40% +3.25

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 6 2 33% +2.25
2008 3 0 0% −3.00
2007 3 0 0% −3.00
2006 2 0 0% −2.00
2005 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 12 2 17% −3.75
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
NH Flat 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
2009 · 6 runs
20 Apr 09+21d Hexham Gee Aker Malayo Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 5/11 10 11-11 106103A Seamus Durack 17/2
30 Mar 09+13d Newcastle S.v. Rutter Ltd Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 1/8 11-4 101120A Seamus Durack 4/1
17 Mar 09+46d Exeter Canadatravelcentre.co.uk Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m · Good · 12 ran 4/12 19 11-7 103101C Seamus Durack 17/2
30 Jan 09+17d Catterick Happy 70th Birthday John Jarvis Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m3f · Soft · 11 ran 8/11 4½ 10-13 10394A Seamus Durack 11/2
13 Jan 09+11d Folkestone Stone Of Folca Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-5 88119A Seamus Durack 9/4F
02 Jan 09+33d Folkestone NKF Seymour Electical & Plumbing Conditionals' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m5f · Good · 14 ran 4/14 1 11-11 89109A Tom Messenger 14/1
2008 · 3 runs
30 Nov 08+13d Leicester Ladbrokes.com Classified Chase Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 14 10-12 89100A Seamus Durack 9/2
17 Nov 08+33d Leicester Katherine Swynford Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m6½f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 13 10-8 8693A Seamus Durack 7/1
15 Oct 08+491d Uttoxeter totesuper7 Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m · Good To Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-12 90— Jason Maguire 14/1
2007 · 3 runs
12 Jun 07+9d Worcester coral.co.uk Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m7f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 9/14 8 10-3 9572C Seamus Durack 7/1
03 Jun 07+21d Hereford NSPCC Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m1f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 2/14 6 11-3 95101C Dominic Elsworth 25/1
13 May 07+443d Worcester BBC Hereford And Worcester Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 2m7½f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 11 11-2 10095C David Dennis 20/1
2006 · 2 runs
24 Feb 06+51d Sandown Devine IAC 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 2m · Heavy · 10 ran 4/10 11 11-0 10096C Paul Moloney 66/1
04 Jan 06+43d Wincanton Morris Furniture Group Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m5½f · Soft · 15 ran 13/15 4 11-6 —90C Paul Moloney 22/1
2005 · 2 runs
22 Nov 05+27d Warwick Weatherbys Insurance Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Good · 18 ran 10/18 21 10-12 —81C Christian Williams 66/1
26 Oct 05 Cheltenham Weatherbys Bank NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m½f · Good · 17 ran 9/17 ¾ 11-0 —110C Robert Thornton 22/1

Quick answers

How many races has Royal Hilarity won?
Royal Hilarity (IRE) won 2 of 16 archived starts between 2005 and 2009, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 5 times in total (31.3% of starts).
Who trained Royal Hilarity?
Royal Hilarity (IRE) was trained by Peter Bowen on the most recent run on record, at Hexham on 20 April 2009.
Who is Royal Hilarity's sire?
Royal Hilarity (IRE) is by Zaffaran (USA) out of Brown's Cantata (GB), whose sire is Grange Melody.
What going does Royal Hilarity prefer?
Royal Hilarity (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Royal Hilarity's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 20 April 2009. That is also the highest on record.
What is Royal Hilarity's sire's record?
Zaffaran (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 1,087 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 13.4% from 209. Weakest on good to soft going: 4% from 174. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 5.2% from 155.
Who are Royal Hilarity's siblings?
Out of Brown's Cantata (GB), Royal Hilarity (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.