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Horse profile

Royal Road (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2020) · Last trainer Paul Traynor · Last owner Miss K Mcneilly
by Brian Boru (GB) out of Road Trip (IRE) (Anshan)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Jun 2019
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Aug 2020 — 2,252 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2020 New yard Last raced off OR 87
KTB Profile

Royal Road (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 8 at Stratford (Jul 2019). Last raced off 87, 13lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 134 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Southwell, 23 Jul 2019

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 134B · median 98
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good5134B98—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4134B101.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 96B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell, 23 Jul 2019 Official rating 87 at the last run, 28 Aug 2020

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 5 figures · best 108A · median 96
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good5108A96—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4108A97.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 6 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 · 5 figures from 6 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
Brian Boru (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,123 runs since Jan 2008 (285 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−11—
Good to Firm157138.3%−2.7—
Good1,42717212.1%+1.10 from 5
Good to Soft6207311.8%+0.8—
Soft1,1991068.8%−2.20 from 1
Heavy6878712.7%+1.7—
Standard (AW)3113.2%−7.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−11—
6f – 7f300%−11—
1m – 1m1f600%−11—
1m2f – 1m4f1700%−11—
1m5f – 2m1,069969%−20 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f1,38815511.2%+0.20 from 1
2m5f – 3m1,25615912.7%+1.7—
Over 3m3834211%0—

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
Road Trip (IRE) (Anshan)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Next Sensation (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m½f–2m1f; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Next Sensation (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Next Sensation (IRE)3152m½f–2m1fGrade 3
Fantasy Shift (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Stratford 2 0 0% −2.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom O'Brien 5 0 0% −5.00
Donal McInerney 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 1 0 0% −1.00
2019 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2020 · 1 run
28 Aug 20+375d Down Royal Download The Ladbrokes App Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16.5f · Yielding To Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-6 87—— Donal McInerney 14/1
2019 · 5 runs
19 Aug 19+27d Bangor-on-Dee Rachel Jones Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 17.5f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 3½ 11-2 9477B82B Tom O'Brien 8/1
23 Jul 19+9d Southwell Peter Hayward Memorial Novices' Selling Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 10 ran 4/10 5 10-12 100134B96B Tom O'Brien 11/2
14 Jul 19+18d Stratford Bob Fenwick 80th Celebration 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 24 10-12 —84A87A Tom O'Brien 5/1
26 Jun 19+16d Ffos Las Trustmark Design & Print Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 12 10-12 —98A108A Tom O'Brien 20/1
10 Jun 19 Stratford Watch Racing Tv Now Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 6 10-12 —105B99A Tom O'Brien 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Royal Road won?
Royal Road (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2019 and 2020. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Royal Road?
Royal Road (IRE) was trained by Paul Traynor on the most recent run on record, at Down Royal on 28 August 2020.
Who is Royal Road's sire?
Royal Road (IRE) is by Brian Boru (GB) out of Road Trip (IRE), whose sire is Anshan.
What is Royal Road's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 28 August 2020. The highest on record is 100.
What is Royal Road's sire's record?
Brian Boru (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,123 runs since Jan 2008 (285 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Royal Road's siblings?
Out of Road Trip (IRE), Royal Road (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Next Sensation (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Next Sensation (IRE)). The wins came over 2m½f–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2019. 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.