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Horse profile

Royal Regatta (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2018) · Last trainer Philip Hobbs · Last owner Mrs Lesley Field Mrs Eileen Murphy
by King's Theatre (IRE) out of Friendly Craic (IRE) (Mister Lord)
27 runs · 8 courses · from Mar 2013
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Dec 2018 — 2,867 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2018 · 7th of 10 7 wins · 6 courses Last raced off OR 145
KTB Profile

Royal Regatta (IRE) is 7 from 27, including a Grade 2 win. The biggest win we hold: the Stella Artois 1965 Chase at Ascot (Nov 2016). Hasn't won since Nov 2016. 6 of 20 starts with soft in the ground have ended in wins — 1 from 7 on quicker. Last raced off 145, 13lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 27 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 13lb off peak
Official rating145↓ 13lb off peak
145 130–158

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 93 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Aintree, 23 Oct 2016

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 5 figures · best 93B · median 67
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft267A48.5—
Good293B78—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m380B67—
2m1f – 2m4f293B61.5—

Of 9 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (4).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 133B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 18 Feb 2017 Official rating 145 at the last run, 22 Dec 2018

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 21 figures · best 147B · median 132
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft9147B138—
Soft7143B132—
Good5142A119—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f10147B121—
2m5f – 3m7143B133—
1m5f – 2m4140A135.5—

Of 27 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (6).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 21 figures from 27 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
King's Theatre (IRE)

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.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4449.1%−5.3—
Good to Firm78612015.3%+0.9—
Good4,05559514.7%+0.31 from 7
Good to Soft2,13431614.8%+0.45 from 12
Soft3,30046414.1%−0.31 from 8
Heavy1,68424614.6%+0.2—
Standard (AW)12564.8%−9.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f400%−14.4—
6f – 7f1715.9%−8.5—
1m – 1m1f2800%−14.4—
1m2f – 1m4f203167.9%−6.5—
1m5f – 2m3,34447614.2%−0.23 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f4,31465115.1%+0.72 from 13
2m5f – 3m3,30847914.5%+0.12 from 8
Over 3m91112914.2%−0.2—

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

Dam
Friendly Craic (IRE) (Mister Lord)

8 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Royal Plaza (GB) (6 wins).

The wins came over 2m½f–3m2½f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Three Musketeers (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Royal Plaza (GB)5462m½f–2m3fClass 4
Three Musketeers (IRE)2652m4f–2m5½fGrade 2
Jen's Boy (GB)2842m4½f–3m2½fClass 4
Lady Robinn (GB)413mClass 5
Fully Booked (GB)70——
Edieskaia (IRE)20——
Splendid Senorita (IRE)30——
Queens Regatta (IRE)90——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 12 5 42% +17.75
Soft 8 1 13% −4.25
Good 7 1 14% −3.25

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 11 1 9% +0.00
Class 2 10 2 20% +2.75
Class 3 3 1 33% +0.75
Class 4 2 2 100% +3.75
Class 5 1 1 100% +3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ascot 10 2 20% +10.00
Aintree 5 1 20% −1.25
Cheltenham 4 0 0% −4.00
Newbury 4 1 25% −0.25
Doncaster 1 1 100% +2.75
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 1 100% +1.00
Haydock 1 1 100% +3.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 13 2 15% −7.25
2m5f – 3m 8 2 25% +12.00
1m5f – 2m 6 3 50% +5.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richard Johnson 21 6 29% +5.25
Tom O'Brien 5 1 20% +6.00
Micheal Nolan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 14 5 36% +3.25
Tongue tie + blinkers 12 2 17% +8.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 2 0 0% −2.00
2017 5 0 0% −5.00
2016 4 1 25% +7.00
2015 7 2 29% +5.75
2014 6 1 17% −2.25
2013 3 3 100% +6.75

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 20 4 20% +7.50
Hurdle 6 2 33% −0.25
NH Flat 1 1 100% +3.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2018 · 2 runs
22 Dec 18+29d Ascot My Pension Expert Handicap Chase Class 2 · 19f · Soft · 10 ran 7/10 25 11-12 14530C118C Richard Johnson 16/1
23 Nov 18+363d Ascot Waitrose & Partners Handicap Chase Class 2 · 21f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 21 11-12 14563C116C Richard Johnson 4/1F
2017 · 5 runs
25 Nov 17+27d Ascot Christy 1965 Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 21f · Good To Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-7 153—— Tom O'Brien 20/1
29 Oct 17+205d Aintree 188Bet Monet's Garden Old Roan Limited Handicap Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 20f · Good To Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-12 154—— Richard Johnson 28/1
07 Apr 17+48d Aintree JLT Melling Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 20f · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-7 156—— Richard Johnson 25/1
18 Feb 17+21d Ascot Betfair Ascot Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 21f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 3¾ 11-7 15767A133B Richard Johnson 11/1
28 Jan 17+70d Cheltenham Spectra Cyber Security Solutions Clarence House Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16.5f · Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-7 158—— Richard Johnson 25/1
2016 · 4 runs
19 Nov 16+27d Ascot Stella Artois 1965 Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 21f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-7 14980B140B Tom O'Brien 10/1
23 Oct 16+246d Aintree 188Bet Monet's Garden Old Roan Handicap Chase Class 1 · 20f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 3½ 10-7 15093B124A Richard Johnson 13/2
20 Feb 16+28d Ascot Betfair Ascot Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 21f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 2¼ 11-7 152—132B Tom O'Brien 9/1
23 Jan 16+35d Ascot Bet365 Handicap Chase Class 2 · 21f · Soft · 10 ran 2/10 2¼ 11-11 149—143B Richard Johnson 7/2F
2015 · 7 runs
19 Dec 15+22d Ascot GL Events Owen Brown Graduation Chase Class 2 · 21f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-7 145—142B Richard Johnson 8/1
27 Nov 15+27d Newbury Bet365 Open Handicap Chase Class 2 · 20f · Soft · 12 ran 5/12 6 11-6 147—117A Richard Johnson 8/1
31 Oct 15+205d Ascot Byrne Group Handicap Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 17f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 10 11-12 148—119A Tom O'Brien 8/1
09 Apr 15+11d Aintree Betfred Red Rum Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Soft · 17 ran PU/17 — 11-3 144—— Richard Johnson 8/1
29 Mar 15+29d Ascot Waitrose Novices' Handicap Chase Class 2 · 17f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 shd 11-3 144—147B Richard Johnson 13/2
28 Feb 15+35d Newbury StanJames.com Supporting Greatwood Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 20f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 5/11 9 11-7 144—117C Richard Johnson 5/1
24 Jan 15+26d Doncaster trm-excellence In Equine Nutrition Handicap Chase Class 2 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-7 138—138A Richard Johnson 11/4
2014 · 6 runs
29 Dec 14+30d Newbury Betfred 'Racing's Biggest Supporter' Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (For The Hallowe'en Trophy) Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 3/4 7 11-5 139—123C Tom O'Brien EvensF
29 Nov 14+26d Newbury Bet365.com Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 3 · 16.5f · Soft · 7 ran 1/7 10-13 130—133B Richard Johnson 11/4J
03 Nov 14+201d Kempton Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Series Qualifier) Class 2 · 21f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 1¾ 11-6 130—130B Richard Johnson 5/2F
16 Apr 14+33d Cheltenham Longcroft Building Services Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 20.5f · Good · 14 ran PU/14 — 10-13 133—— Richard Johnson 11/2
14 Mar 14+72d Cheltenham Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 20.5f · Good · 24 ran 10/24 1½ 10-9 133—115A Micheal Nolan 12/1
01 Jan 14+31d Cheltenham Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 20.5f · Soft · 6 ran 5/6 3¼ 11-12 133—123B Richard Johnson 3/1
2013 · 3 runs
01 Dec 13+35d Leicester Fernie Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-5 ——135A Richard Johnson EvensF
27 Oct 13+221d Aintree E.b.f. Stallions Matalan 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (qualifier) Class 4 · 20f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 10-12 ——142A Richard Johnson 11/4
20 Mar 13 Haydock Molson Coors Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-2 ——140A Richard Johnson 3/1

Quick answers

How many races has Royal Regatta won?
Royal Regatta (IRE) won 7 of 27 archived starts between 2013 and 2018, a strike rate of 25.9%. Placed 11 times in total (40.7% of starts).
Who trained Royal Regatta?
Royal Regatta (IRE) was trained by Philip Hobbs on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 22 December 2018.
Who is Royal Regatta's sire?
Royal Regatta (IRE) is by King's Theatre (IRE) out of Friendly Craic (IRE), whose sire is Mister Lord.
What going does Royal Regatta prefer?
Royal Regatta (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 5 wins from 12 starts (41.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Royal Regatta's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 145, from the run on 22 December 2018. The highest on record is 158.
What is Royal Regatta'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 Regatta's siblings?
Out of Friendly Craic (IRE), Royal Regatta (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Royal Plaza (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Three Musketeers (IRE)). The wins came over 2m½f–3m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2013. 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.