Skip to content
Horse profile

Royal Line (GB)

6yo horse (at last run, Jun 2020) · Last trainer John Gosden · Last owner Hh Sheikha Al Jalila Racing
by Dubawi (IRE) out of Melikah (IRE) (Lammtarra)
12 runs · 9 courses · from Sep 2017
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Jun 2020 — 2,335 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2020 · 9th of 11 5 wins · 5 courses Last raced off OR 113
KTB Profile

Royal Line (GB) is 5 from 12, including a Group 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the Sun Racing September Stakes at Kempton (AW) (Sep 2019). Hasn't won since Sep 2019. All 5 wins have come over 1m2f – 1m4f. Last raced off a career-high mark of 113.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating113At career-high mark
113 88–113

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 104 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle (AW), 6 Jun 2020

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 →

Flat 12 figures · best 107A · median 94.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft494C86—
Standard (AW)3107A104—
Good to Soft297B83—
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f9107A94—
1m5f – 2m3104A97—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 94A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 19 Oct 2019 Official rating 113 at the last run, 6 Jun 2020

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 →

Flat 12 figures · best 112A · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft4112A83.5—
Standard (AW)396A81—
Good to Soft294A88.5—
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f9112A90—
1m5f – 2m394A81—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 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 18.4% of 12,953 runs since Jan 2008 (1,525 horses).

Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.8% from 429.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm481122.9%+4.5—
Good to Firm2,32347720.5%+2.10 from 1
Good3,16656317.8%−0.61 from 1
Good to Soft1,74231017.8%−0.61 from 2
Soft1,90832717.1%−1.31 from 4
Heavy59510317.3%−1.11 from 1
Standard (AW)3,16958518.5%+0.11 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f429429.8%−8.6—
6f – 7f3,12158018.6%+0.2—
1m – 1m1f3,85872618.8%+0.4—
1m2f – 1m4f3,83376920.1%+1.75 from 9
1m5f – 2m1,20918815.6%−2.80 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f3334814.4%−4—
2m5f – 3m1381913.8%−4.6—
Over 3m32618.8%+0.4—

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
Melikah (IRE) (Lammtarra)

10 siblings in the archive, 8 winners — best of them Hidden Gold (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Masterstroke (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Hidden Gold (IRE)1561m2f–2m½fListed
Mr Moonlight Magic (GB)1447f–1m2fGroup 3
Masterstroke (USA)1041m–1m4½fGroup 2
Burj Nahar (GB)621m½f–1m2fClass 2
Urban Dance (IRE)621m2fClass 3
Villarrica (USA)521m2f–1m3fClass 5
Valedictory (IRE)117f—
Chief Of Staff II (GB)511m—
Message (GB)90——
Lunar Landscape (USA)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 1 25% +6.00
Standard (AW) 3 1 33% +4.00
Good to Soft 2 1 50% −0.33
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 1 100% +5.00
Heavy 1 1 100% +1.25

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 5 1 20% +2.00
Class 2 4 1 25% +6.00
Class 3 2 2 100% +6.25
Class 5 1 1 100% +0.67

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Doncaster 3 1 33% +7.00
Kempton (AW) 2 1 50% +5.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Epsom Downs 1 1 100% +5.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 1 100% +1.25
Windsor 1 1 100% +0.67

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 9 5 56% +17.92
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robert Havlin 6 2 33% +11.00
James Doyle 3 2 67% +4.67
William Buick 1 0 0% −1.00
Frankie Dettori 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Tart 1 1 100% +1.25

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 1 0 0% −1.00
2019 4 1 25% +3.00
2018 3 2 67% +13.00
2017 4 2 50% −0.08

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
2020 · 1 run
06 Jun 20+215d Newcastle (AW) Betway Sagaro Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 16.5f · Standard · 11 ran 9/11 ½ 9-3 113104A81A Robert Havlin 6/1
2019 · 4 runs
04 Nov 19+16d Kempton (AW) Matchbook Floodlit Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 12f · Standard To Slow · 6 ran 5/6 3 9-7 11395A77B Robert Havlin 5/6F
19 Oct 19+42d Ascot Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 2) Class 1 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 3/9 5 9-7 11197B94A Robert Havlin 12/1
07 Sep 19+64d Kempton (AW) Sun Racing September Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 12f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 1/12 9-5 111107A96A Robert Havlin 6/1
05 Jul 19+237d Sandown Davies Insurance Services Gala Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 10f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 4/7 1¾ 9-7 11197A90A Robert Havlin 5/1
2018 · 3 runs
10 Nov 18+199d Doncaster Marathonbet November Handicap Class 2 · 12f · Soft · 23 ran 1/23 9-8 10594C112A Robert Havlin 9/1
25 Apr 18+31d Epsom Downs Investec Corporate Banking Great Metropolitan Handicap Class 3 · 12f · Good · 13 ran 1/13 9-7 95104C108A James Doyle 5/1
25 Mar 18+134d Doncaster Unibet Supporting Owlerton Greyhound Stadium Sheffield Conditions Stakes Class 2 · 12f · Soft · 4 ran 3/4 3¼ 9-2 9691C80B James Doyle EvensF
2017 · 4 runs
11 Nov 17+15d Doncaster Betfred November Handicap Class 2 · 12f · Soft · 23 ran 7/23 shd 8-9 9681C86A William Buick 5/1F
27 Oct 17+27d Newbury British Stallion Studs EBF Conditions Stakes (Plus 10) Class 2 · 13.5f · Soft · 3 ran 3/3 ¾ 9-2 9666C81C Frankie Dettori 10/11F
30 Sep 17+26d Haydock 32Red Casino Handicap Class 3 · 12f · Heavy · 7 ran 1/7 8-11 8849A95A Robert Tart 5/4F
04 Sep 17 Windsor Call Star Spreads On 0808 234 9709 Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 11.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 1/6 9-5 —69A83B James Doyle 4/6F

Quick answers

How many races has Royal Line won?
Royal Line (GB) won 5 of 12 archived starts between 2017 and 2020, a strike rate of 41.7%. Placed 6 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Royal Line?
Royal Line (GB) was trained by John Gosden on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle (AW) on 6 June 2020.
Who is Royal Line's sire?
Royal Line (GB) is by Dubawi (IRE) out of Melikah (IRE), whose sire is Lammtarra.
What going does Royal Line prefer?
Royal Line (GB) 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 Line's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 113, from the run on 6 June 2020. That is also the highest on record.
What is Royal Line's sire's record?
Dubawi (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 18.4% of 12,953 runs since Jan 2008 (1,525 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.8% from 429.
Who are Royal Line's siblings?
Out of Melikah (IRE), Royal Line (GB) has 10 other produce in our archive, 8 of them winners. Most wins: Hidden Gold (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Masterstroke (USA)). The wins came over 7f–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 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.