Royal Player (GB)
Royal Player (GB) is 4 from 10. Hasn't won since Jan 2015. 4 of 7 starts with soft in the ground have ended in wins — 0 from 3 on quicker. All 4 wins have come over 2m5f – 3m. Last raced off a career-high mark of 147.
- 4–10Wins / Runs
- 40%Strike rate
- 5 (50%)Placed
- +8.16£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 2.16Fair A/E n=10 · 1.89 incl. margin
- 147Highest OR
- 73dAvg between runs
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.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 14.4% of 12,129 runs since Jan 2008 (746 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.8% from 125. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.9% from 203.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 44 | 4 | 9.1% | −5.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 786 | 120 | 15.3% | +0.9 | — |
| Good | 4,055 | 595 | 14.7% | +0.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 2,134 | 316 | 14.8% | +0.4 | 2 from 3 |
| Soft | 3,300 | 464 | 14.1% | −0.3 | 2 from 4 |
| Heavy | 1,684 | 246 | 14.6% | +0.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 125 | 6 | 4.8% | −9.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −14.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | −8.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 28 | 0 | 0% | −14.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 203 | 16 | 7.9% | −6.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3,344 | 476 | 14.2% | −0.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4,314 | 651 | 15.1% | +0.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3,308 | 479 | 14.5% | +0.1 | 4 from 9 |
| Over 3m | 911 | 129 | 14.2% | −0.2 | 0 from 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
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Pires (GB) (9 wins).
The wins came over 7f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Pires (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pires (GB) | 84 | 9 | 7f–2m1f | Class 1 |
| Queen Of The Wind (GB) | 15 | 3 | 1m7½f–2m4½f | Class 4 |
| Tara Queen (GB) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Sapphire Flame (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Milanese Queen (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 2 | 50% | +5.75 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 2 | 67% | +5.41 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 6 | 3 | 50% | +6.16 |
| Class 1 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.91 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 4 | 44% | +9.16 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Johnson | 7 | 3 | 43% | +7.41 |
| Tom O'Brien | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
| Ciaran Gethings | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.09 |
| 2014 | 6 | 3 | 50% | +10.25 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 6 | 2 | 33% | +2.41 |
| Hurdle | 4 | 2 | 50% | +5.75 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Royal Player (GB) won?
- Royal Player (GB) won 4 of 10 archived starts between 2014 and 2015, a strike rate of 40%. Placed 5 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Royal Player (GB)?
- Royal Player (GB) was trained by Philip Hobbs on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 31 October 2015.
- Who is Royal Player (GB)'s sire?
- Royal Player (GB) is by King's Theatre (IRE) out of Kaydee Queen (IRE), whose sire is Bob's Return.
- What going does Royal Player (GB) prefer?
- Royal Player (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Royal Player (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 147, from the run on 31 October 2015. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Royal Player (GB)'s sire's record?
- King's Theatre (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.4% of 12,129 runs since Jan 2008 (746 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.8% from 125. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.9% from 203.
- Who are Royal Player (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Kaydee Queen (IRE), Royal Player (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Pires (GB) (9). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Pires (GB)). The wins came over 7f–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.