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Horse profile

Royal King (FR)

5yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2025) · Last trainer T Ellis · Last owner Will Simpson
by Saint Des Saints (FR) out of Anaqueen (FR) (Martaline)
11 runs · 6 courses · from Mar 2024
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Mar 2025 — 594 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2025 · 2nd of 6 Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 107
KTB Profile

Royal King is a maiden who won none of 11 starts on turf though he placed three times. He reached a highest official rating of 112 and his best effort came when he led and finished second of six at Fontwell in Mar 2025 in a Class 4 handicap chase off a mark of 107. The gelding, by Saint Des Saints out of an Anaqueen mare, raced on soft going in seven of those starts. His last run, at Fontwell in Mar 2025, saw headgear return.

Based on 11 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 22 Oct 2026
Official rating107↓ 5lb off peak
107 107–112

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 128 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Huntingdon, 23 Jan 2025

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 5 figures · best 128B · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft3128B56—
Good to Soft298C92—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m398C86—
2m1f – 2m4f2128B77—

Of 6 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 · 5 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 115B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Huntingdon, 20 Feb 2025 Official rating 107 at the last run, 6 Mar 2025

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 6 figures · best 117A · median 113.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft4115A111.5—
Good to Soft2117A116—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4117A115—
2m1f – 2m4f2112A111.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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 from 6 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Held up 3 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Led 2 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Saint Des Saints (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 15.1% of 5,341 runs since Jan 2008 (642 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−15.1—
Good to Firm35514.3%−0.8—
Good6899814.2%−0.9—
Good to Soft6499214.2%−0.90 from 2
Soft2,44134814.3%−0.80 from 7
Heavy1,50525817.1%+20 from 2
Standard (AW)16212.5%−2.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−15.1—
1m2f – 1m4f4149.8%−5.3—
1m5f – 2m99916916.9%+1.80 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f2,78040414.5%−0.60 from 6
2m5f – 3m1,23519115.5%+0.40 from 1
Over 3m2843713%−2.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Anaqueen (FR) (Martaline)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Kapking (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m1f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Kapking (FR)712m1f—
Balking (FR)70——
Goliath Du Luy (FR)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 0 0% −6.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 5 0 0% −5.00
Huntingdon 2 0 0% −2.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jack Andrews 6 0 0% −6.00
Nicolas Gauffenic 2 0 0% −2.00
Johnny Charron 1 0 0% −1.00
James Reveley 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Nabet 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie 5 0 0% −5.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 3 0 0% −3.00
2024 8 0 0% −8.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
Chase 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
06 Mar 25+14d Fontwell BetGoodwin Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 18f · Soft · 6 ran Set the pace early - challenged approaching 3 out then lost the advantage with a slight blunder 2 out - unable to find more up the run-in finishing second 2/6 21 11-8 10726B111B Jack Andrews 7/4
20 Feb 25+28d Huntingdon 2025 Season Tickets On Sale Now Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 5 ran Settled in 4th early - moved into second three out - pushed along but unable to close the gap between the last two furlongs - finished second 2/5 6 10-10 10798C115B Jack Andrews 7/4F
23 Jan 25+27d Huntingdon Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 14 ran Set the early pace before yielding it approaching the 2nd - regained command 4 out - driven up front but overtaken before 2 out then slipped to third at the same point - dropped away on the run-in to finish fourth 4/14 1½ 10-13 107128B112A Jack Andrews 12/1
27 Dec 24+20d Chepstow Coral Racing Club Join For Free Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 14 ran Held up towards the back - still behind with three furlongs left - well held at the finish 11/14 12 11-5 10856C95C Jack Andrews 22/1
07 Dec 24+24d Wetherby William Hill Christmas Meeting Up Next Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 8 ran Settled towards the back - moved into contention by the 5th - closed on the leader approaching the last but unable to threaten - stayed on to finish second 2/8 7½ 10-13 108—115A Jack Andrews 5/1
13 Nov 24+141d Bangor-on-Dee Field & Falcon Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Held up in 6th - driven for effort but couldn't close before 2 out - moved into a distant 4th at the last 4/10 9 10-11 11286A117A Jack Andrews 8/1
25 Jun 24+17d Auteuil (FR) Prix Katko (Chase) (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Very Soft · 11 ran F/11 — 10-7 ——— Nicolas Gauffenic 37/10
08 Jun 24+42d Auteuil (FR) Prix Samour (Chase) (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 22f · Very Soft · 12 ran 5/12 1¼ 10-1 ——— Nicolas Gauffenic 49/10
27 Apr 24+34d Auteuil (FR) Prix Maguelonne (Chase) (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Very Soft · 12 ran 4/12 hd 10-4 ——— Johnny Charron 81/10
24 Mar 24+15d Auteuil (FR) Prix Alcide (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 18f · Heavy · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-7 ——— James Reveley 68/10
09 Mar 24 Auteuil (FR) Prix Ventriloque (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Heavy · 9 ran 7/9 2½ 10-8 ——— Kevin Nabet 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Royal King (FR) won?
Royal King (FR) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2024 and 2025. Placed 3 times in total (27.3% of starts).
Who trained Royal King (FR)?
Royal King (FR) was trained by T Ellis on the most recent run on record, at Fontwell on 6 March 2025.
Who is Royal King (FR)'s sire?
Royal King (FR) is by Saint Des Saints (FR) out of Anaqueen (FR), whose sire is Martaline.
What is Royal King (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 107, from the run on 6 March 2025. The highest on record is 112.
What is Royal King (FR)'s sire's record?
Saint Des Saints (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.1% of 5,341 runs since Jan 2008 (642 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Royal King (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Anaqueen (FR), Royal King (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Kapking (FR) (1). The wins came over 2m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2024. 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.