Royal Impact (IRE)
Royal Impact is 1 from 8 with the win coming at Dundalk over 6f – 7f on standard going in a handicap off an official rating of 63 in Feb 2026. The gelding is 0 from 5 on turf. Typically held up he was beaten favourite when finishing 6 of 15 at Roscommon in May 2026 last raced off a career-high mark of 69.
- 1–8Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 3 (37.5%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 1.37Fair A/E n=8 · 1.03 incl. margin
- 69Highest OR
- 38dAvg between runs
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 98
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 98B | 92 | 3 runs · 98 / 92 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 90C | 80 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 2 | 87C | 82 | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 98B | 88.5 | 6 runs · 98 / 88.5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 from 8 analysed runs since Aug 2025
- Prominent 4 (50%) · 0 wins
- Held up 3 (38%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 1 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 643 runs since Jan 2008 (71 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 2.9% from 102.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 94 | 12 | 12.8% | +4.1 | — |
| Good | 179 | 18 | 10.1% | +1.4 | — |
| Good to Soft | 52 | 2 | 3.8% | −4.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 102 | 3 | 2.9% | −5.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 23 | 2 | 8.7% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 193 | 19 | 9.8% | +1.1 | 1 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 107 | 7 | 6.5% | −2.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 379 | 37 | 9.8% | +1.1 | 1 from 6 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 119 | 8 | 6.7% | −2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 26 | 4 | 15.4% | +6.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −8.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bellewstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Ryan | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.00 |
| Jack Kearney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.00 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.00 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 May 26+29d | Roscommon | Knockcroghery Handicap Slow to begin - settled towards the back - pushed along and 11th with 2f left - improved to 7th inside final furlong holding on for sixth | 6/15 | 3½ | 9-10 | 69 | 90C | 80A | Jack Kearney | 3/1F |
| 19 Apr 26+22d | Curragh | Final Furlong Podcast With 1xBet.ie Handicap Sat close to the front group early - urged up to share control approaching 2f out - lost the advantage 1f out and unable to threaten again through the closing stages | 5/21 | ½ | 9-13 | 69 | 87C | 97A | James Ryan | 4/1 |
| 28 Mar 26+36d | Curragh | Cavalor Equine Nutrition Handicap Hampered and sluggish start - held up towards the back - pushed along and improved into 7th with 2f left - up into 5th a furlong out and stuck on for 4th | 4/23 | ½ | 9-13 | 69 | 82C | 98A | James Ryan | 9/1 |
| 20 Feb 26+28d | Dundalk (AW) | Put The Fun In Fundraising At Dundalk Handicap Held up towards the back - still 11th at halfway - moving smoothly to improve 2f out - driven up into second inside the final furlong before hitting the front - shaken up and stayed on strongly to score | 1/14 | 9-8 | 63 | 92B | 98A | James Ryan | 6/1 | |
| 23 Jan 26+42d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Apprentice Maiden Sat close to front early - still in second at halfway - pushed along but couldn't threaten up front over 2f out and eased back to finish third | 3/14 | 2¾ | 9-9 | 63 | 98B | 87A | Jack Kearney | 15/2 |
| 2025 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Dec 25+72d | Dundalk (AW) | New Saddle Bar At Dundalk Stadium Maiden Held a midfield spot wide - improved into 4th and asked for effort 2f out - moved up to 3rd inside the final furlong - edged back to finish 4th with nothing more to give | 4/13 | hd | 9-8 | — | 75B | 82A | James Ryan | 18/1 |
| 01 Oct 25+36d | Bellewstown | Natures Best Maiden Settled behind front pack early - 4th at halfway - moved through going well 3f out - pushed along and unable to close on 3rd approaching final furlong - lost ground steadily to finish 9th | 9/11 | 3 | 9-8 | — | 77A | 54A | James Ryan | 12/1 |
| 26 Aug 25 | Bellewstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden Slow to break - settled just behind the front group on the rail - urged into 6th two furlongs out - dropped to 7th with a furlong left - unable to close and finished well held | 6/14 | 2½ | 9-8 | — | 70C | 73A | James Ryan | 28/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Royal Impact won?
- Royal Impact (IRE) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).
- Who trains Royal Impact?
- Royal Impact (IRE) is trained by Jack W Davison, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 18 May 2026.
- Who is Royal Impact's sire?
- Royal Impact (IRE) is by Far Above (IRE) out of Queen Of Dunsany (IRE), whose sire is Most Improved.
- What going does Royal Impact prefer?
- Royal Impact (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Royal Impact's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 69, from the run on 18 May 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Royal Impact's sire's record?
- Far Above (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 643 runs since Jan 2008 (71 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 2.9% from 102.