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Horse profile

Royal Nite Owl (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2005) · Last trainer John Balding · Last owner J Saul
by Royal Applause (GB) out of Nite-Owl Dancer (GB) (Robellino)
3 runs · 1 course · from Jan 2005
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Feb 2005 — 7,932 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2005 · 2nd of 13 Beaten favourite LTO Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 40
KTB Profile

Royal Nite Owl (GB) is yet to win from 3 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 13 at Southwell (AW) (Feb 2005).

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 21C the best of the last 1 rated run · Southwell (AW), 18 Jan 2005 Official rating 40 at the last run, 1 Feb 2005

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 3 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 3 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
Royal Applause (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 12,434 runs since Jan 2008 (774 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 3.4% from 323.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm189189.5%+0.9—
Good to Firm2,6082188.4%−0.2—
Good2,65527310.3%+1.7—
Good to Soft1,2331169.4%+0.8—
Soft1,225917.4%−1.2—
Heavy323113.4%−5.2—
Standard (AW)4,2013378%−0.60 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,4841399.4%+0.80 from 3
6f – 7f5,4364748.7%+0.1—
1m – 1m1f2,5182118.4%−0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1,6181418.7%+0.1—
1m5f – 2m728547.4%−1.2—
2m1f – 2m4f420307.1%−1.5—
2m5f – 3m193136.7%−1.9—
Over 3m3725.4%−3.2—

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
Nite-Owl Dancer (GB) (Robellino)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
The Cube (GB)210——
Niteowl Dream (GB)90——
Flossytoo (GB)30——

Record by conditions

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 7 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jason Edmunds 2 0 0% −2.00
David Allan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
01 Feb 05+14d Southwell (AW) Banded Stakes Class 7 · 5f · Standard · 13 ran 2/13 1¾ 9-2 40— David Allan 3/1F
18 Jan 05+13d Southwell (AW) Banded Stakes Class 7 · 5f · Standard · 14 ran 5/14 ½ 9-7 4021C Jason Edmunds 9/2
05 Jan 05 Southwell (AW) Bet Direct Selling Stakes Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 12 ran 6/12 ½ 9-0 40— Jason Edmunds 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Royal Nite Owl (GB) won?
Royal Nite Owl (GB) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2005. Placed 1 time in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Royal Nite Owl (GB)?
Royal Nite Owl (GB) was trained by John Balding on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 1 February 2005.
Who is Royal Nite Owl (GB)'s sire?
Royal Nite Owl (GB) is by Royal Applause (GB) out of Nite-Owl Dancer (GB), whose sire is Robellino.
What is Royal Nite Owl (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 40, from the run on 1 February 2005. That is also the highest on record.
What is Royal Nite Owl (GB)'s sire's record?
Royal Applause (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 12,434 runs since Jan 2008 (774 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 3.4% from 323.
Who are Royal Nite Owl (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Nite-Owl Dancer (GB), Royal Nite Owl (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2005. 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.