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Royal Signaller (GB)

5yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2015) · Last trainer Michael Appleby · Last owner Archibald Hargie Brian Hargie
by Dylan Thomas (IRE) out of Whirly Bird (GB) (Nashwan)
16 runs · 11 courses · from Apr 2013
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Sep 2015 — 4,073 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2015 · 6th of 10 4 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 87
KTB Profile

Royal Signaller (GB) is 4 from 16. Hasn't won since Aug 2015. All 4 wins have come on turf — 0 from 4 on the all-weather. Last raced off a career-high mark of 87.

Based on 16 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance All wins on turf OR at career high
Official rating87At career-high mark
87 76–87

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 78A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 8 Aug 2015 Official rating 87 at the last run, 11 Sep 2015

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 16 figures · best 85A · median 78
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good683A73—
Good to Firm585A78—
Standard (AW)479A78—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m985A77—
1m2f – 1m4f783B78—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 16 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

Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 7,493 runs since Mar 2011 (533 horses).

Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 17.7% from 192.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm50612%+1.5—
Good to Firm6467912.2%+1.72 from 5
Good2,07524011.6%+1.12 from 6
Good to Soft1,1401119.7%−0.8—
Soft1,7121549%−1.50 from 1
Heavy6496510%−0.5—
Standard (AW)1,22013210.8%+0.30 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1923417.7%+7.2—
6f – 7f691608.7%−1.8—
1m – 1m1f1,21412510.3%−0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1,24812710.2%−0.31 from 7
1m5f – 2m1,81218210%−0.53 from 9
2m1f – 2m4f1,55317111%+0.5—
2m5f – 3m6476610.2%−0.3—
Over 3m1362216.2%+5.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2011 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

9 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Poet's Word (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m4½f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Poet's Word (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Poet's Word (IRE)1571m2f–1m4fGroup 1
Malabar (GB)1137f–1mGroup 3
Clowance Estate (IRE)1021m2f–1m3½fClass 3
Whirly Dancer (GB)1227fClass 3
Kingsley Pride (GB)1621m3f–1m4½fClass 4
Top Of The Pops (GB)1821mClass 4
Dervisher (IRE)50——
Givitawhirl (GB)50——
Incharge (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 2 33% +6.75
Good to Firm 5 2 40% +7.25
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 3 50% +10.00
Class 2 4 1 25% +5.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Doncaster 2 1 50% +1.25
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Salisbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Goodwood 2 1 50% +7.00
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Ascot 1 1 100% +8.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 1 100% +2.75
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 9 3 33% +7.00
1m2f – 1m4f 7 1 14% +2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Pat Dobbs 5 2 40% +7.75
Andrew Mullen 4 1 25% −0.75
Tom Marquand 1 0 0% −1.00
Sammy Jo Bell 1 1 100% +8.00
Alistair Rawlinson 1 0 0% −1.00
Charles Bishop 1 0 0% −1.00
Martin Dwyer 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Mulrennan 1 0 0% −1.00
Franny Norton 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 10 4 40% +15.00
None 6 0 0% −6.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 8 2 25% +4.25
2013 8 2 25% +4.75

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
2015 · 8 runs
11 Sep 15+13d Doncaster Ladbrokes Mallard Handicap Class 2 · 1m6½f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 6 8-10 8772A Andrew Mullen 16/1
29 Aug 15+21d Newmarket Fly easyJet From London Southend Airport Handicap Class 2 · 1m5f · Good · 15 ran 5/15 1¾ 8-1 8774A Tom Marquand 14/1
08 Aug 15+16d Ascot Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Stayers (Handicap) Class 2 · 2m · Good To Firm · 10 ran 1/10 8-13 8378A Sammy Jo Bell 8/1
23 Jul 15+55d Doncaster 1stsecuritysolutions.co.uk Handicap Class 4 · 1m6½f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 1/8 9-7 8085A Andrew Mullen 9/4F
29 May 15+33d Newmarket Racing UK Day Pass Just 10 Handicap Class 4 · 1m6f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 2/9 ¾ 8-9 7878A Alistair Rawlinson 8/1
26 Apr 15+21d Chelmsford City (AW) Collect Totepool Winnings At Betfred Shops Handicap Class 3 · 1m5½f · Standard · 6 ran 4/6 2¼ 8-10 7969B Charles Bishop 7/1
05 Apr 15+23d Musselburgh totepool Musselburgh Gold Cup (Handicap) Class 3 · 2m · Soft · 13 ran 12/13 1½ 9-6 8072C Andrew Mullen 10/1
13 Mar 15+545d Wolverhampton (AW) 32Red Handicap Class 4 · 2m½f · Standard · 5 ran 3/5 4½ 9-12 8178B Andrew Mullen 3/1
2013 · 8 runs
14 Sep 13+15d Bath Bathwick Tyres Swindon Handicap Class 4 · 1m5f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 9-3 7977A Pat Dobbs 11/4F
30 Aug 13+27d Salisbury Party Continues At Chapel Nightclub Handicap Class 4 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 4/7 1¼ 9-3 8078A Pat Dobbs 9/2
03 Aug 13+38d Goodwood RAC Handicap Class 2 · 1m4f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 18 8-4 8256C Martin Dwyer 16/1
26 Jun 13+12d Salisbury Ashbrittle Stud Bibury Cup (Handicap) Class 3 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 2/6 1¼ 8-13 8083B Pat Dobbs 7/1
14 Jun 13+22d Goodwood Crimbourne Stud Handicap Class 4 · 1m4f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 9-0 7683A Pat Dobbs 8/1
23 May 13+15d Haydock 32Red Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m4f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 ½ 8-11 —72B Paul Mulrennan 5/2
08 May 13+28d Kempton (AW) Winners Are Welcome At Betdaq Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m3f · Standard · 11 ran 2/11 ¾ 8-11 —79A Pat Dobbs 5/1
10 Apr 13 Kempton (AW) Mike The Knight 13.04.13 Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 1m3f · Standard · 9 ran 3/9 nk 8-8 —78A Franny Norton 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Royal Signaller won?
Royal Signaller (GB) won 4 of 16 archived starts between 2013 and 2015, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 8 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Royal Signaller?
Royal Signaller (GB) was trained by Michael Appleby on the most recent run on record, at Doncaster on 11 September 2015.
Who is Royal Signaller's sire?
Royal Signaller (GB) is by Dylan Thomas (IRE) out of Whirly Bird (GB), whose sire is Nashwan.
What going does Royal Signaller prefer?
Royal Signaller (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Royal Signaller's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 11 September 2015. That is also the highest on record.
What is Royal Signaller's sire's record?
Dylan Thomas (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 7,493 runs since Mar 2011 (533 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 17.7% from 192.
Who are Royal Signaller's siblings?
Out of Whirly Bird (GB), Royal Signaller (GB) has 9 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Poet's Word (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Poet's Word (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m4½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2013. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.