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Horse profile

Royal Mal (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer Mrs Gillian Callaghan · Owner Pearse Callaghan
by Malinas (GER) out of Valsugana (IRE) (King's Theatre)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Apr 2026
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Off 148 days · 13th of 15
KTB Profile

Royal Mal is a lightly raced gelding with two starts since Apr 2026, both over 2m1f – 2m4f on turf. He finished 13 of 15, having been held, at Downpatrick in May 2026. By Malinas, whose progeny have won 556 of 3,923 runs since Jan 2008. His dam has produced one winner from two runners to date, with Get The Value successful twice.

Based on 2 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 2 figures · best 110C · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1——1 · —
Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2110C832 · 110 / 83

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 87C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Downpatrick, 22 May 2026

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 2 figures · best 87C · median 82
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1——1 · —
Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f287C822 · 87 / 82

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Malinas (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 3,936 runs since Jan 2008 (418 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−14.2—
Good to Firm36616.7%+2.5—
Good1,18416914.3%+0.1—
Good to Soft91214015.4%+1.20 from 1
Soft1,23616613.4%−0.80 from 1
Heavy5327413.9%−0.3—
Standard (AW)3412.9%−11.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−14.2—
1m – 1m1f1218.3%−5.9—
1m2f – 1m4f50510%−4.2—
1m5f – 2m1,09515213.9%−0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f1,36818213.3%−0.90 from 2
2m5f – 3m1,07917616.3%+2.1—
Over 3m3304112.4%−1.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Valsugana (IRE) (King's Theatre)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Get The Value (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m½f–2m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Get The Value (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Get The Value (IRE)2222m½f–2m2½fClass 5
Champagne Mal (IRE)20——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
22 May 26+46d Downpatrick Randox Maiden Hurdle 19f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran Held up at the back throughout - drifted left and driven at the 4th - couldn't find more from 2 out and well held 13/15 1½ 11-4 56C87C Donagh Meyler 10/1
06 Apr 26 Cork Pegus Horse Feed Point-To-Point Flat Race 19f · Yielding · 8 ran Up with the front group but pulling hard and swishing behind early - 4th at halfway - moved to 3rd 4f out before pressure was applied - 5th and making no headway 2f out - faded to finish well beaten 5/8 3½ 11-7 110C77C Mr L P Shanahan 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Royal Mal (IRE) won?
Royal Mal (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026.
Who trains Royal Mal (IRE)?
Royal Mal (IRE) is trained by Mrs Gillian Callaghan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 May 2026.
Who is Royal Mal (IRE)'s sire?
Royal Mal (IRE) is by Malinas (GER) out of Valsugana (IRE), whose sire is King's Theatre.
What is Royal Mal (IRE)'s sire's record?
Malinas (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 3,936 runs since Jan 2008 (418 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Royal Mal (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Valsugana (IRE), Royal Mal (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Get The Value (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Get The Value (IRE)). The wins came over 2m½f–2m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2026. 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.