Horse profile
Royal Musketeer (GB)
by Acclamation (GB) out of Queen's Pearl (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)
46 runs · 15 courses · from Aug 2020
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 5 courses
Last run 2 Jan 2026 · 9th of 11
Last raced off OR 60
KTB Profile
Royal Musketeer is a gelding with five wins from 46 starts, all over 6f – 7f. He won a Class 5 handicap at Wolverhampton on Standard going in Jan 2025 off 66, having previously scored in the same class at Southwell in Dec 2023, at Newmarket in May 2022, at Ripon in Jun 2021 and in a novice at Chelmsford City in Aug 2020. Three of those wins came on the all-weather. He usually races prominently and finished 9 of 11 at Wolverhampton in Jan 2026 off an official rating of 60.
Based on 46 archived runs · run-style from 13 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically prominent
OR ↓ 22lb off peak
- 5–46Wins / Runs
- 10.9%Strike rate
- 13 (28.3%)Placed
- −2.50£1 level staken=46 at SP
- 1.18Fair A/E n=45 · 0.98 incl. margin
- 82Highest OR
- 28dBetween runs (median)longest 238 d
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.
Official rating60↓ 22lb off peak
60
60–82
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 84
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 16 | 118A | 91 | 2 runs · 84 / 76.5 |
| Good to Firm | 13 | 112A | 94 | — |
| Good | 11 | 111C | 90 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 100A | 80.5 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 43 | 118A | 91 | 2 runs · 84 / 76.5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 91A | 73 | — |
Of 46 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 45 figures from 46 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 13 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 11 (85%) · 1 win
- Led 2 (15%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Acclamation (GB)
Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 19,716 runs since Jan 2008 (1,327 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 195.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 151 | 23 | 15.2% | +5.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,917 | 446 | 11.4% | +1.4 | 1 from 13 |
| Good | 4,410 | 400 | 9.1% | −0.9 | 1 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 1,953 | 214 | 11% | +1 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 2,135 | 184 | 8.6% | −1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 563 | 46 | 8.2% | −1.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6,586 | 663 | 10.1% | +0.1 | 3 from 17 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3,760 | 409 | 10.9% | +0.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 10,512 | 1,078 | 10.3% | +0.3 | 5 from 44 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,513 | 331 | 9.4% | −0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,212 | 106 | 8.7% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 482 | 37 | 7.7% | −2.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 195 | 13 | 6.7% | −3.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 42 | 2 | 4.8% | −5.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Queen's Pearl (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)
3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Aramram (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 6f–7f; the highest grade won is Listed (Aramram (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aramram (IRE) | 30 | 6 | 6f | Listed |
| Al Arbeed (GB) | 9 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Al Muzn (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 7f | Class 6 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 17 | 3 | 18% | +7.00 |
| Good to Firm | 13 | 1 | 8% | −2.00 |
| Good | 11 | 1 | 9% | −2.50 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 21 | 4 | 19% | +14.00 |
| Class 4 | 21 | 1 | 5% | −12.50 |
| Class 6 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 9 | 1 | 11% | −0.50 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 7 | 1 | 14% | +1.50 |
| Haydock | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Doncaster | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Chester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leicester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| York | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Windsor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.50 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 44 | 5 | 11% | −0.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Allan | 7 | 1 | 14% | +1.50 |
| Kieran Shoemark | 7 | 1 | 14% | +4.00 |
| Dougie Costello | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Cieren Fallon | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.50 |
| Ray Dawson | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Clifford Lee | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.00 |
| Charles Bishop | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hayley Turner | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| David Probert | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| P J McDonald | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kieran O'Neill | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ben Curtis | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.50 |
| Sam James | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Kirrane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke Morris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Kingscote | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Saffie Osborne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 42 | 5 | 12% | +1.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −4.00 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.50 |
| 2022 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −1.50 |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +3.00 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.50 |
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 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 02 Jan 26+15d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Prominent early - urged into effort with over 2f left - lost momentum and found space tight 1f out - finished 9th | 9/11 | 1 | 9-4 | 60 | 84A | 67A | Charles Bishop | 15/2 |
| 2025 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Dec 25+97d | Southwell (AW) | Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Handicap (Div 2) Handy in the pack early - pressed for effort with a furlong left - lost momentum inside the last 110yds - finished 8th | 8/11 | nk | 9-7 | 63 | 69A | 69A | Sam James | 6/1 |
| 12 Sep 25+18d | Chester | LiveScoreBet Handicap (Div 1) Tracked the front group early - pushed along with 2f left - stayed on at one speed inside final furlong - finished sixth beaten 5 lengths | 6/10 | ½ | 9-11 | 65 | 66A | 75A | Sean Kirrane | 14/1 |
| 25 Aug 25+24d | Southwell (AW) | N&L Franklin Ltd Handicap Tracked the pace group wide - urged forward but couldn't gain over 2f out - well held at the finish | 10/14 | nk | 9-6 | 67 | 82B | 72A | Dougie Costello | 16/1 |
| 01 Aug 25+14d | Newmarket | Hallgarten Novum Wines Handicap Settled handy under strong restraint - pushed along a furlong out - hit the front entering the final furlong - drifted left and gave up advantage - unable to find more and held for fourth | 4/12 | 1¼ | 9-10 | 68 | 83B | 88A | Cieren Fallon | 3/1F |
| 18 Jul 25+28d | Haydock | Lancashire DAF Handicap (Div 2) Sat close to the pace early - pressed for effort with 2f left before dropping back - faded through the final furlong to finish sixth | 6/9 | 3¼ | 9-0 | 68 | 98A | 69A | Jack Callan | 13/2 |
| 20 Jun 25+34d | Newmarket | Aston Martin Handicap Set the pace early - pressed for effort a furlong out and overtaken inside the final furlong - unable to reclaim advantage close home | 2/9 | 1 | 9-7 | 68 | 108A | 96A | Ray Dawson | 5/2F |
| 17 May 25+78d | Newmarket | Suffolk Chamber Of Commerce And USVF Handicap Sat close to the front on the far rail - asked for effort with 2f to run - stayed on at one speed to finish third beaten 2 1/4 lengths | 3/9 | nk | 8-9 | 68 | 101A | 81A | Ray Dawson | 14/1 |
| 28 Feb 25+32d | Southwell (AW) | Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap Tracked the front group wide - pressed for effort with 2f left then drifted left as the tank emptied approaching the final furlong - dropped away close home to finish ninth | 9/9 | ½ | 9-0 | 69 | 88A | 59A | Clifford Lee | 20/1 |
| 27 Jan 25+21d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap Went straight to front early - pressed for effort and lost command inside final furlong - dropped away close home to finish 5th | 5/11 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 70 | 96A | 82A | Clifford Lee | 10/3F |
| 06 Jan 25+118d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap Settled with a strong hold early - tracking the front group - shaken up to hit the front a furlong out drifting left inside the last - stayed on strongly to score | 1/10 | 9-8 | 66 | 93A | 94A | Clifford Lee | 5/1 | |
| 2024 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Sep 24+25d | Leicester | Find An Event At nationalracehorseweek.uk Handicap Held up handy on the wide side - pressed for run with 2f left - dropped away soon after - eventually well held in 12th | 12/12 | 5 | 9-8 | 66 | 71A | 43A | Charles Bishop | 8/1 |
| 16 Aug 24+22d | Newmarket | JenningsBet Bishop's Stortford Handicap Sat close to the pace - pushed along with 2f left - moved left approaching the final furlong - took second and kept on to finish second by three-quarters of a length | 2/10 | ¾ | 9-10 | 66 | 104B | 99A | Ray Dawson | 4/1 |
| 25 Jul 24+30d | Doncaster | Aalberts Ips Pegler Xpress Handicap | 3/13 | ½ | 9-10 | 66 | 94C | 86A | David Allan | 9/1 |
| 25 Jun 24+37d | Newbury | Pride Embracing Every Shade Handicap | 10/13 | 1 | 9-1 | 67 | 93C | 66A | Dougie Costello | 16/1 |
| 19 May 24+68d | Newmarket | Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap | 3/11 | ½ | 8-10 | 67 | 92A | 72A | Hayley Turner | 16/1 |
| 12 Mar 24+31d | Southwell (AW) | Stay Golden With BetMGM Safer Gambling Handicap | 11/12 | shd | 9-5 | 68 | 72A | 67A | David Allan | 11/1 |
| 10 Feb 24+22d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 At Betmgm Handicap | 8/12 | 1½ | 8-12 | 69 | 118A | 71A | David Allan | 22/1 |
| 19 Jan 24+28d | Newcastle (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap (Div 1) | 5/7 | 3½ | 9-5 | 69 | 91A | 67A | David Allan | 16/5 |
| 2023 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Dec 23+104d | Southwell (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 At BetMGM Handicap (Div 1) | 1/12 | 9-4 | 67 | 106A | 84A | David Allan | 15/2 | |
| 09 Sep 23+50d | Haydock | Extra Places Any Day With Betfair Handicap | 9/12 | 3¼ | 9-4 | 70 | 55C | 56C | Luke Morris | 33/1 |
| 21 Jul 23+33d | Newmarket | Pertemps Medical Mental Health Handicap | 3/9 | 7 | 9-11 | 72 | 87B | 83A | David Probert | 9/2 |
| 18 Jun 23+12d | Doncaster | Mr Dan Entertainers Parties And Events Handicap | 6/15 | shd | 9-7 | 73 | 95C | 86A | Dougie Costello | 11/1 |
| 06 Jun 23+19d | Leicester | Ivan Ayris 70th Birthday June 1st Handicap | 5/8 | ¾ | 8-11 | 73 | 106A | 71A | P J McDonald | 9/2 |
| 18 May 23+147d | Newmarket | Time Test At The National Stud Handicap | 2/8 | 1 | 9-2 | 73 | 91A | 79A | David Probert | 13/2 |
| 2022 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Dec 22+17d | Southwell (AW) | Spreadex Sports Live UK Racing Streaming Handicap | 7/12 | ¾ | 9-12 | 75 | 91A | 75A | David Allan | 22/1 |
| 05 Dec 22+19d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Spreadex Sports Get 50 In Bonuses Handicap | 6/8 | nk | 9-4 | 77 | 113A | 73A | Kieran O'Neill | 12/1 |
| 16 Nov 22+40d | Southwell (AW) | Spreadex Sports Bet-Builder Double Odds Handicap | 4/14 | 1¾ | 9-5 | 78 | 91B | 85A | P J McDonald | 40/1 |
| 07 Oct 22+13d | York | Ire Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish Handicap | 15/19 | 8½ | 9-8 | 79 | 31C | 69C | Cieren Fallon | 33/1 |
| 24 Sep 22+70d | Chester | Boulton Group Handicap | 6/12 | nk | 9-4 | 80 | 100A | 81A | Hayley Turner | 40/1 |
| 16 Jul 22+21d | Newmarket | Montaz Handicap | 5/7 | 1¼ | 10-2 | 82 | 91A | 79A | Dougie Costello | 18/5 |
| 25 Jun 22+15d | Doncaster | Download The Free At The Races App Handicap | 3/6 | 4½ | 9-6 | 82 | 112A | 82B | Dougie Costello | 15/2 |
| 10 Jun 22+28d | York | Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Handicap | 9/16 | nk | 9-3 | 82 | 90C | 82A | Kieran O'Neill | 33/1 |
| 13 May 22+47d | Newmarket | Racing Welfare Supporting Racing's Workforce Handicap | 1/9 | 9-5 | 76 | 89A | 92A | Cieren Fallon | 15/2 | |
| 27 Mar 22+167d | Doncaster | SBK Price+ Gives You The Best Odds Handicap | 5/18 | ½ | 8-13 | 77 | 111C | 91A | David Allan | 40/1 |
| 2021 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Oct 21+13d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap | 4/10 | ¾ | 9-7 | 78 | 101A | 92A | Kieran Shoemark | 8/1 |
| 28 Sep 21+31d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap | UR/10 | — | 9-2 | 78 | — | — | Kieran Shoemark | 11/1 |
| 28 Aug 21+30d | Windsor | St Leger On Sky Sports Racing Handicap | 4/7 | ½ | 9-2 | 79 | 91A | 81A | Richard Kingscote | 6/1 |
| 29 Jul 21+27d | Newcastle (AW) | William Hill Plus Bet Club Racing League Race Two (Handicap) | 5/12 | 1 | 8-5 | 79 | 91B | 73A | Saffie Osborne | 6/1 |
| 02 Jul 21+18d | Haydock | Every Race Live On Racingtv Handicap | 2/10 | 1 | 8-13 | 77 | 98A | 76A | Kieran Shoemark | 12/1 |
| 14 Jun 21+12d | Windsor | Fitzdares Racing Sportsbook Of The Year Handicap | 9/11 | ¾ | 9-5 | 78 | 93A | 69A | Kieran Shoemark | 5/1 |
| 02 Jun 21+26d | Ripon | Ripon Farm Services Handicap | 1/7 | 9-4 | 72 | 100A | 86A | Kieran Shoemark | 10/1 | |
| 07 May 21+238d | Ascot | tote+ Pays You More Handicap | 13/13 | ¾ | 8-10 | 74 | 78C | 55A | Kieran Shoemark | 16/1 |
| 2020 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Sep 20+20d | Salisbury | Draintech Tankers Nursery | 5/8 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 75 | 85A | 69A | Kieran Shoemark | 11/2 |
| 22 Aug 20+19d | Chelmsford City (AW) | British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes | 1/12 | 9-5 | — | 89A | 96A | Ben Curtis | 17/2 | |
| 03 Aug 20 | Haydock | Join Racing TV Now EBF Novice Stakes | 4/8 | 2 | 9-5 | — | 55A | 75A | Ben Curtis | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Royal Musketeer won?
- Royal Musketeer (GB) won 5 of 46 archived starts between 2020 and 2026, a strike rate of 10.9%. Placed 13 times in total (28.3% of starts).
- Who trains Royal Musketeer?
- Royal Musketeer (GB) is trained by Steph Hollinshead, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 January 2026.
- Who is Royal Musketeer's sire?
- Royal Musketeer (GB) is by Acclamation (GB) out of Queen's Pearl (IRE), whose sire is Exceed And Excel.
- What going does Royal Musketeer prefer?
- Royal Musketeer (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 3 wins from 17 starts (17.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Royal Musketeer's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 60, from the run on 2 January 2026. The highest on record is 82.
- What is Royal Musketeer's sire's record?
- Acclamation (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 19,716 runs since Jan 2008 (1,327 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 195.
- Who are Royal Musketeer's siblings?
- Out of Queen's Pearl (IRE), Royal Musketeer (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Aramram (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Listed (Aramram (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Nov 2026.