Royal Rhyme (IRE)
Royal Rhyme won five of 20 starts including the Group 3 Chasemore Farm Brigadier Gerard Stakes at Sandown in May 2024. Four of those wins came over 1m2f – 1m4f on soft or good to soft ground. He has five wins from seven starts on soft and one from two on good to soft. His last run, at Sandown in Jul 2026, saw him finish 5 of 6 in a Class 1 race off a mark of 113.
- 5–20Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 7 (35%)Placed
- +6.20£1 level staken=20 at SP
- 1.84Fair A/E n=20 · 1.63 incl. margin
- 117Highest OR
- 28dBetween runs (median)longest 329 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 105
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 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 7 | 123C | 108 | 1 run · — |
| Good | 6 | 111A | 93 | 2 runs · 96 / 92 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 97A | 86 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 16 | 123C | 100 | 4 runs · 105 / 92 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 90A | 88 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 19 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 7 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 5 (71%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (29%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,230 runs since Apr 2014 (1,109 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.4% from 960.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 4 | 22.2% | +8.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,560 | 238 | 15.3% | +1.5 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 2,756 | 383 | 13.9% | +0.1 | 0 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 1,564 | 184 | 11.8% | −2 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,882 | 254 | 13.5% | −0.3 | 4 from 7 |
| Heavy | 721 | 85 | 11.8% | −2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,727 | 536 | 14.4% | +0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 478 | 71 | 14.9% | +1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,613 | 512 | 14.2% | +0.4 | 1 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,612 | 519 | 14.4% | +0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,287 | 468 | 14.2% | +0.4 | 4 from 17 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 960 | 90 | 9.4% | −4.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 247 | 24 | 9.7% | −4.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | −10.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2014 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
8 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Sharja Queen (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m3f; the highest grade won is Listed (Victoria Harbour (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharja Queen (GB) | 8 | 3 | 7½f–1m2f | Class 2 |
| Aristocratic Lady (IRE) | 6 | 3 | 6f | Class 3 |
| Regal Director (IRE) | 9 | 2 | 1m2f–1m3f | Class 4 |
| Victoria Harbour (IRE) | 3 | 2 | 1m2f | Listed |
| Zabeel Queen (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Will Sommers (GB) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| King Of Paris (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Esprit Queen (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 7 | 4 | 57% | +17.00 |
| Good | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.20 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 10 | 2 | 20% | −6.30 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +7.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Sandown | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.50 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| York | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.20 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 1 | 100% | +9.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.50 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 17 | 4 | 24% | +1.70 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.50 |
| 2023 | 7 | 3 | 43% | +10.20 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +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 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Jul 26+17d | Sandown | Davies Insurance Solutions Gala Stakes (Listed) Fought for control early - settled midpack then pressed into contention 2f out - lost ground close home to finish fifth | 5/6 | 2¾ | 9-9 | 113 | 96A | 93B | Clifford Lee | 10/1 |
| 16 Jun 26+39d | Ascot | Wolferton Stakes (Listed) Settled just off the pace in a group behind the leaders - boxed in with 2f left and dropped back - unable to regain momentum through to the line - eventually well held in 14th | 14/16 | nk | 9-5 | 113 | 78C | 90A | Clifford Lee | 12/1 |
| 08 May 26+19d | Chester | Deepbridge Huxley Stakes (Group 2) Settled in the pack - pushed along inside final furlong - came home fifth without getting closer | 5/9 | 1½ | 9-3 | 115 | 88A | 92A | Clifford Lee | 11/1 |
| 19 Apr 26+329d | Curragh | Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Alleged Stakes (Group 3) Held a forward spot fighting for control early - up into a share of front spot 3f out - clear in front and going strongly 2f out - asked for effort soon after - overtaken with a furlong left - unable to fight back to finish sixth | 6/12 | ¾ | 9-5 | 114 | 105A | 93A | Clifford Lee | 10/3F |
| 2025 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 May 25+28d | Curragh | Tattersalls Gold Cup (Group 1) Settled in the pack early - still 4th at halfway - improved into position with 2f left - couldn't reel in the front-runner and slipped to 4th then 5th inside the final furlong - held that spot to the line | 5/9 | 2¾ | 9-5 | 117 | 108A | 99A | Clifford Lee | 20/1 |
| 27 Apr 25+190d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix Ganay (4yo+) (Grande Course) (Turf) | 3/6 | 2 | 9-2 | — | — | — | Clifford Lee | 12/1 |
| 2024 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Oct 24+35d | Ascot | Qipco Champion Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Middle Distance) Tracked the front group from a good position - hemmed in approaching 2f out - shifted wide and driven up - hit the front inside the last furlong - overtaken close home and held on for third | 3/11 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 116 | 122B | 107A | Clifford Lee | 25/1 |
| 14 Sep 24+24d | Leopardstown | Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes (Group 1) Sat close behind the front group - third at halfway - urged forward turning into the straight - driven with no headway made in 5th a furlong out - hampered for room and eased right in the closing stages before finishing seventh one paced | 7/8 | ½ | 9-9 | 113 | 111A | 98A | Clifford Lee | 25/1 |
| 21 Aug 24+25d | York | Juddmonte International Stakes (British Champions Series) (Group 1) Sat close to leader early - pushed along with 2f left - dropped away in closing stages - finished sixth | 6/13 | hd | 9-8 | 113 | 94C | 99A | Clifford Lee | 80/1 |
| 27 Jul 24+38d | York | Sky Bet York Stakes (Group 2) | 4/4 | ½ | 9-8 | 113 | 16C | 95B | Clifford Lee | 9/2 |
| 19 Jun 24+27d | Ascot | Prince Of Wales's Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) | 5/10 | nk | 9-2 | 113 | 97A | 99A | Clifford Lee | 16/1 |
| 23 May 24+215d | Sandown | Chasemore Farm Brigadier Gerard Stakes (Group 3) | 1/4 | 9-2 | 113 | 123C | 98B | Clifford Lee | 1/2F | |
| 2023 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Oct 23+28d | Ascot | Qipco Champion Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Middle Distance) | 5/8 | 2¼ | 9-3 | 113 | 114B | 94A | Clifford Lee | 16/1 |
| 23 Sep 23+51d | Ayr | Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Doonside Cup Stakes (Listed) | 1/7 | 9-0 | 108 | 103A | 103A | Clifford Lee | 6/5F | |
| 03 Aug 23+75d | Goodwood | Coral Kincsem Handicap | 1/15 | 9-0 | 95 | 108C | 115A | Clifford Lee | 9/1 | |
| 20 May 23+13d | Newbury | BetVictor London Gold Cup Heritage Handicap | 11/14 | 1 | 9-1 | 95 | 48C | 84A | Clifford Lee | 6/1 |
| 07 May 23+8d | Newmarket | Howden Bloodstock Handicap | 1/6 | 9-7 | 85 | 86A | 95B | Clifford Lee | 4/1 | |
| 29 Apr 23+19d | Haydock | Lathom Handicap | 3/9 | 1¼ | 9-1 | 85 | 90A | 89A | Clifford Lee | 4/1C |
| 10 Apr 23+210d | Kempton (AW) | Join Racing Tv Now Conditions Stakes | 4/5 | 3½ | 9-6 | — | 86C | 79B | Clifford Lee | 9/2 |
| 2022 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 12 Sep 22 | Thirsk | British EBF Future Stayers Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/11 | 9-7 | — | 76A | 92A | Clifford Lee | 13/2 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Royal Rhyme won?
- Royal Rhyme (IRE) won 5 of 20 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 7 times in total (35% of starts).
- Who trains Royal Rhyme?
- Royal Rhyme (IRE) is trained by K R Burke, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 July 2026.
- Who is Royal Rhyme's sire?
- Royal Rhyme (IRE) is by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Dubai Queen (USA), whose sire is Kingmambo.
- What going does Royal Rhyme prefer?
- Royal Rhyme (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 4 wins from 7 starts (57.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Royal Rhyme's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 113, from the run on 3 July 2026. The highest on record is 117.
- What is Royal Rhyme's sire's record?
- Lope De Vega (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,230 runs since Apr 2014 (1,109 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.4% from 960.
- Who are Royal Rhyme's siblings?
- Out of Dubai Queen (USA), Royal Rhyme (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Sharja Queen (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Victoria Harbour (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m3f. As at Nov 2026.