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Horse profile

Royal Riviera (GB)

10yo gelding (at last run, May 2016) · Last trainer Mrs N Sheppard · Last owner P J Bailey
by Nayef (USA) out of Miss Cap Ferrat (GB) (Darshaan)
34 runs · 22 courses · from Dec 2009
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 May 2016 — 3,806 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2016 · 6th of 9 5 wins · Ffos Las, Hereford & Wetherby New yard Last raced off OR 101
KTB Profile

Royal Riviera (GB) is 5 from 34. Hasn't won since Mar 2014. Last raced off 101, 19lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 34 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 19lb off peak
Official rating101↓ 19lb off peak
101 76–120

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 (jumps) 117B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ffos Las, 27 Mar 2014 Official rating 101 at the last jumps run, 27 May 2016

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 97A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 30 Jun 2010 Official rating 76 at the last flat run, 8 Oct 2010

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 29 figures · best 144A · median 106
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Heavy9144A114—
Good to Soft8120A107.5—
Good7107B96—
Soft3117B103—
Good to Firm2120A119—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m15124A103—
2m1f – 2m4f12120A111.5—
Over 3m1———
1m2f – 1m4f1———
Flat 4 figures · best 97A · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)297A80.5—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f397A86—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 34 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 33 figures from 34 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
Nayef (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 5,636 runs since Jan 2008 (518 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6% from 216.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm661218.2%+8.2—
Good to Firm91010211.2%+1.21 from 2
Good1,4031238.8%−1.20 from 8
Good to Soft693679.7%−0.31 from 10
Soft8799010.2%+0.21 from 3
Heavy308309.7%−0.32 from 9
Standard (AW)1,37714110.2%+0.20 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f84910.7%+0.7—
6f – 7f7357410.1%+0.1—
1m – 1m1f1,16412610.8%+0.8—
1m2f – 1m4f1,81220711.4%+1.41 from 4
1m5f – 2m1,021787.6%−2.40 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f5795810%02 from 12
2m5f – 3m216136%−42 from 16
Over 3m2500%−100 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

Dam
Miss Cap Ferrat (GB) (Darshaan)

7 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Juan Les Pins (GB) (10 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Listed (Miss Cap Estel (GB)).

Family form: Juan Les Pins (GB) won at Newcastle (AW), 12 Oct 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Juan Les Pins (GB)74105f–7fClass 3
Cap Francais (GB)3141m–1m1fClass 2
Miss Cap Estel (GB)1841m–1m4fListed
St Jean Cap Ferrat (GB)1721m2fClass 4
Mlle Chanel (GB)717fClass 4
Miss Scaletta (GB)411mClass 4
Miss Liguria (GB)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 10 1 10% +5.00
Heavy 9 2 22% +0.50
Good 8 0 0% −8.00
Soft 3 1 33% +2.50
Good to Firm 2 1 50% +2.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 21 3 14% +3.50
Class 3 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 5 3 1 33% +0.50
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 1 100% +5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ffos Las 7 2 29% +4.50
Southwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Exeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 2 0 0% −2.00
Hereford 2 2 100% +17.00
Ludlow 2 0 0% −2.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 1 100% +2.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 16 2 13% −4.50
2m1f – 2m4f 12 2 17% +7.00
1m2f – 1m4f 4 1 25% −0.50
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sam Twiston-Davies 25 4 16% +5.50
Steve Drowne 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr Ed Bailey 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Hatch 1 0 0% −1.00
William Twiston-Davies 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Brennan 1 0 0% −1.00
Simon Pearce 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Hughes 1 1 100% +2.50

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 22 4 18% +6.50
Tongue tie 9 0 0% −9.00
Tongue tie + visor 2 1 50% +3.50
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 1 0 0% −1.00
2014 5 1 20% +0.50
2013 7 0 0% −7.00
2012 10 2 20% +0.00
2011 6 1 17% +9.00
2010 4 0 0% −4.00
2009 1 1 100% +2.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 19 3 16% +6.00
Chase 10 1 10% −4.50
Flat 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 1 1 100% +2.50

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2016 · 1 run
27 May 16+757d Worcester Hargreave Hale Investment Managers Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 23f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 5 11-3 10188C Mr Ed Bailey 33/1
2014 · 5 runs
01 May 14+35d Ffos Las Three Rivers Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 12 ran 4/12 3 10-10 104103B Sam Twiston-Davies 5/1
27 Mar 14+30d Ffos Las Tanners Wines Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 5 ran 1/5 10-11 101117B Sam Twiston-Davies 9/2
25 Feb 14+22d Leicester Daniel Lambert Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 8/11 11 11-9 101105C Sam Twiston-Davies 5/1
03 Feb 14+20d Southwell Bet At Totepool.com On Your Mobile Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20.5f · Heavy · 8 ran 2/8 3¼ 11-8 101117B Sam Twiston-Davies 7/1
14 Jan 14+29d Exeter 32Red Casino Handicap Chase Class 4 · 17.5f · Soft · 9 ran 5/9 6 10-12 10396C Sam Twiston-Davies 9/1
2013 · 7 runs
16 Dec 13+20d Ffos Las Walters Land Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21f · Heavy · 7 ran 4/7 ½ 11-7 105104B Sam Twiston-Davies 3/1F
26 Nov 13+28d Lingfield Weatherbys Bank Foreign Exchange Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Heavy · 6 ran 2/6 9 11-3 105118B Sam Twiston-Davies 9/2
29 Oct 13+10d Ffos Las Ava Security Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19.5f · Heavy · 4 ran 3/4 1¾ 10-13 107109B Sam Twiston-Davies 2/1
19 Oct 13+24d Kelso Sir Maxwell Harper Gow Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 ¾ 11-5 105116B Ryan Hatch 5/1
25 Sep 13+33d Perth Bet With The Dewhurst Ring Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 24f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 6/12 3 10-9 108106A Sam Twiston-Davies 17/2
23 Aug 13+230d Ffos Las Todaros Hair Beauty And Barbers Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 24f · Good · 6 ran 6/6 15 11-1 11290B Sam Twiston-Davies 8/1
05 Jan 13+19d Chepstow coral.co.uk Best Price Guaranteed On Horse Racing Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 23.5f · Heavy · 14 ran 10/14 1¼ 10-11 11597C Sam Twiston-Davies 25/1
2012 · 10 runs
17 Dec 12+120d Ffos Las K.p.m.g. Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20f · Heavy · 8 ran 5/8 5 10-12 116104A Sam Twiston-Davies 8/1
19 Aug 12+15d Southwell A Hughes And Son Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 24f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 52 10-11 12098C Sam Twiston-Davies 12/1
04 Aug 12+44d Newton Abbot Attheraces Predictor Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 26.5f · Good · 14 ran 8/14 10 11-0 120101C Sam Twiston-Davies 13/2
21 Jun 12+7d Ffos Las Sinclair Audi Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 24f · Heavy · 10 ran 1/10 10-2 104124A Sam Twiston-Davies 5/1
14 Jun 12+23d Hereford Cadantis Associates Ltd Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 1/10 11-5 104120A Sam Twiston-Davies 3/1F
22 May 12+10d Towcester Betfair Sponsors The Stable Staff Canteen Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 3/12 shd 10-12 101118A Sam Twiston-Davies 9/2F
12 May 12+11d Warwick Holmwood Leasing Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 2/10 2 10-10 98112A Sam Twiston-Davies 3/1F
01 May 12+22d Exeter Higos Insurance Services Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 4½ 11-0 98114A Sam Twiston-Davies 5/1
09 Apr 12+40d Huntingdon Betfair Racing Excellence Conditional Jockeys' Training Series Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 4/14 2¼ 10-13 100109A William Twiston-Davies 11/1
29 Feb 12+108d Folkestone ladbrokespoker.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 22.5f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 45 11-7 10596C Sam Twiston-Davies 11/2
2011 · 6 runs
13 Nov 11+53d Cheltenham Paddy Power Mobile Intermediate Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 21f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 14/18 3 10-2 11087C Sam Twiston-Davies 25/1
21 Sep 11+153d Perth Sis Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 24f · Good To Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-2 111— Sam Twiston-Davies 9/2
21 Apr 11+22d Ludlow Mcconnel Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 15 11-12 113107B Sam Twiston-Davies 5/1
30 Mar 11+27d Hereford Lindley Catering Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 10-12 —120A Sam Twiston-Davies 14/1
03 Mar 11+22d Taunton Exmouth Community College Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 6/14 nk 10-13 —97C Sam Twiston-Davies 12/1
09 Feb 11+124d Ludlow Onibury Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Good · 14 ran 11/14 30 11-4 —95C Paddy Brennan 10/1
2010 · 4 runs
08 Oct 10+62d Wolverhampton (AW) wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk Handicap Class 4 · 14f · Standard · 9 ran 7/9 4 9-7 7664C Steve Drowne 7/1
07 Aug 10+38d Newmarket July Course Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 12f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 3/9 3 9-7 7682A Simon Pearce 8/1
30 Jun 10+9d Kempton (AW) Digibet Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 13 ran 2/13 2 9-12 —97A Steve Drowne 4/1
21 Jun 10+198d Chepstow Real Radio 105-106fm Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 12f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 2¾ 9-12 —86B Steve Drowne 12/1
2009 · 1 run
05 Dec 09 Wetherby E.B.F. 'Junior' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 12.5f · Heavy · 13 ran 1/13 10-12 —144A Brian Hughes 5/2F

Quick answers

How many races has Royal Riviera won?
Royal Riviera (GB) won 5 of 34 archived starts between 2009 and 2016, a strike rate of 14.7%. Placed 13 times in total (38.2% of starts).
Who trained Royal Riviera?
Royal Riviera (GB) was trained by Mrs N Sheppard on the most recent run on record, at Worcester on 27 May 2016.
Who is Royal Riviera's sire?
Royal Riviera (GB) is by Nayef (USA) out of Miss Cap Ferrat (GB), whose sire is Darshaan.
What going does Royal Riviera prefer?
Royal Riviera (GB) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Royal Riviera's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 101, from the run on 27 May 2016. The highest on record is 120.
What is Royal Riviera's sire's record?
Nayef (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 5,636 runs since Jan 2008 (518 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6% from 216.
Who are Royal Riviera's siblings?
Out of Miss Cap Ferrat (GB), Royal Riviera (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Juan Les Pins (GB) (10). Highest grade won: Listed (Miss Cap Estel (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2009. 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.