Royal Pretender (FR)
Royal Pretender won four of 24 starts between Sep 2020 and Aug 2024. He gained three of those wins over hurdles at Warwick, Plumpton and Stratford, all in Class 4 events, with two of them over 2m5f – 3m on good ground. His other success came in an all-weather bumper at Kempton. The gelding, who reached a highest ever mark of 127, was last seen finishing 7 of 9 in a handicap hurdle at Market Rasen in Aug 2024 off an official rating of 120.
- 4–24Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 12 (50%)Placed
- −6.78£1 level staken=24 at SP
- 0.83Fair A/E n=24 · 0.72 incl. margin
- 127Highest OR
- 62dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 110
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 11 | 140C | 112 | — |
| Soft | 5 | 131B | 105 | — |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 112A | 99 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 12 | 125A | 104.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 140C | 113.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 24 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 21 figures from 24 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13% of 3,544 runs since Jan 2008 (410 horses).
Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.5% from 728. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 6.6% from 151.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +87 | — |
| Good to Firm | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | −2.5 | — |
| Good | 715 | 100 | 14% | +1 | 2 from 12 |
| Good to Soft | 567 | 78 | 13.8% | +0.8 | 1 from 6 |
| Soft | 1,402 | 181 | 12.9% | −0.1 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 756 | 96 | 12.7% | −0.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 81 | 4 | 4.9% | −8.1 | 1 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −5.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 28 | 0 | 0% | −13 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 151 | 10 | 6.6% | −6.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 728 | 120 | 16.5% | +3.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,652 | 210 | 12.7% | −0.3 | 2 from 9 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 769 | 94 | 12.2% | −0.8 | 2 from 14 |
| Over 3m | 202 | 27 | 13.4% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
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
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Royal Moon (FR) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m1f–2m2f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Moon (FR) | 20 | 2 | 2m1f–2m2f | — |
| High Vocation (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Royal Game (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Royal Country (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 12 | 2 | 17% | −2.50 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.78 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Class 4 | 8 | 3 | 38% | +2.72 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.50 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Rasen | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Plumpton | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.78 |
| Wincanton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chepstow | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 14 | 2 | 14% | −4.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 2 | 22% | −1.28 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Cannon | 11 | 3 | 27% | −0.28 |
| Tom Bellamy | 8 | 1 | 13% | −1.50 |
| Oscar Palmer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bryan Carver | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alexander Thorne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gavin Sheehan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| A P Heskin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.50 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2021 | 8 | 3 | 38% | +2.72 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 20 | 3 | 15% | −9.28 |
| Chase | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Aug 24+27d | Market Rasen | Chris & Louise Fairburn Handicap Hurdle Held up at the back of the field - driven from three out and finding little - well held at the finish | 7/9 | 13 | 12-0 | 120 | 106C | 107A | Tom Cannon | 11/2 |
| 21 Jul 24+45d | Stratford | Hiorns Hats Handicap Hurdle | 1/8 | 11-9 | 115 | 108A | 129B | Tom Cannon | 11/2 | |
| 06 Jun 24+53d | Uttoxeter | Uttoxeter Caravan And Motorhome Site Handicap Hurdle | 3/8 | 8½ | 11-12 | 118 | 110A | 121B | Tom Cannon | 10/1 |
| 14 Apr 24+68d | Plumpton | Extech Racing To The Cloud! Handicap Hurdle | 10/11 | 16 | 11-10 | 120 | 109C | 105C | Tom Cannon | 11/1 |
| 06 Feb 24+42d | Market Rasen | Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Handicap Hurdle | 5/7 | 13 | 11-6 | 122 | 98A | 102B | Oscar Palmer | 17/2 |
| 2023 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 23+63d | Wincanton | Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | PU/8 | — | 11-8 | 124 | — | — | Bryan Carver | 10/1 |
| 24 Oct 23+325d | Exeter | Exeter 'Challenger' Staying Handicap Hurdle | 2/10 | ¾ | 11-11 | 122 | 91A | 125B | Tom Bellamy | 12/1 |
| 2022 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Dec 22+25d | Chepstow | Happy Birthday To John Maisey Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 4/12 | 9½ | 11-8 | 124 | 102A | 129A | Alexander Thorne | 13/2 |
| 08 Nov 22+25d | Lingfield | Sharon Knapp Memorial Cup Handicap Hurdle | 2/11 | 6 | 11-2 | 123 | 103B | 129B | Gavin Sheehan | 7/2 |
| 14 Oct 22+161d | Uttoxeter | Cazoo Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | UR/5 | — | 11-2 | 123 | — | — | Tom Cannon | 6/1 |
| 06 May 22+45d | Market Rasen | Unibet Horserace Betting Operator Of The Year Handicap Chase | 3/7 | 2¼ | 11-8 | 124 | 112A | 123B | Tom Cannon | 7/4F |
| 22 Mar 22+45d | Market Rasen | Racing TV Handicap Hurdle | 2/6 | nse | 11-8 | 123 | 96B | 127B | Tom Bellamy | 7/4F |
| 05 Feb 22+58d | Sandown | Virgin Bet Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/7 | 9 | 11-12 | 124 | 65A | 130B | Tom Cannon | 17/2 |
| 2021 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Dec 21+21d | Taunton | Dave Criddle Travel And Classic Holidays Handicap Hurdle | 3/13 | 3¼ | 11-8 | 124 | 124B | 128A | A P Heskin | 9/2 |
| 18 Nov 21+17d | Wincanton | Smith & Williamson Handicap Hurdle | 2/3 | ¾ | 11-8 | 124 | 140C | 123C | Tom Cannon | 4/5F |
| 01 Nov 21+32d | Plumpton | John Paul Killick Memorial Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/6 | 11-5 | 124 | 112A | 128B | Tom Cannon | 2/9F | |
| 30 Sep 21+179d | Warwick | Agetur UK Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/9 | 11-4 | 119 | 125A | 126A | Tom Cannon | 2/1F | |
| 04 Apr 21+31d | Market Rasen | MansionBet Morethanthenational Bet 10 Get 20 Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/8 | 8½ | 11-4 | 124 | 115A | 120A | Tom Bellamy | 4/5F |
| 04 Mar 21+21d | Ludlow | West Mercia Air Conditioning Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 6/8 | 10 | 11-10 | 126 | 121A | 109A | Tom Bellamy | 9/2 |
| 11 Feb 21+31d | Kempton (AW) | vbet.co.uk 'Jumpers' Bumper' NH Flat Race (Div 2) | 1/12 | 11-4 | — | — | 111A | Tom Bellamy | 11/2 | |
| 11 Jan 21+52d | Doncaster | Sky Bet Extra Place Races Every Day Maiden Hurdle | 3/16 | ½ | 11-6 | 127 | 99B | 113A | Tom Cannon | 11/10F |
| 2020 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Nov 20+24d | Ascot | Lexicon Recruitment 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/6 | 1¼ | 11-0 | — | 105B | 126B | Tom Bellamy | 14/1 |
| 27 Oct 20+38d | Chepstow | JPW Racing Tipster At tipstersempire.co.uk Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 4/15 | 1 | 11-0 | — | 131B | 119A | Tom Bellamy | 33/1 |
| 19 Sep 20 | Newton Abbot | Sky Sports Racing On Sky 415 Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 6/10 | nk | 10-12 | — | 112A | 107A | Tom Bellamy | 17/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Royal Pretender won?
- Royal Pretender (FR) won 4 of 24 archived starts between 2020 and 2024, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 12 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Royal Pretender?
- Royal Pretender (FR) was trained by Alan King on the most recent run on record, at Market Rasen on 17 August 2024.
- Who is Royal Pretender's sire?
- Royal Pretender (FR) is by Great Pretender (IRE) out of Robinia Directa (GER), whose sire is Law Society.
- What going does Royal Pretender prefer?
- Royal Pretender (FR) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 12 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Royal Pretender's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 120, from the run on 17 August 2024. The highest on record is 127.
- What is Royal Pretender's sire's record?
- Great Pretender (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13% of 3,544 runs since Jan 2008 (410 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.5% from 728. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 6.6% from 151.
- Who are Royal Pretender's siblings?
- Out of Robinia Directa (GER), Royal Pretender (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Royal Moon (FR) (2). The wins came over 2m1f–2m2f. As at Oct 2026.