Royal Soldier (IRE)
Royal Soldier won the Boyle Sports Cheltenham Bank Builder Jackpot Handicap Hurdle at Gowran Park in Mar 2026 on heavy ground off an official rating of 103. The gelding is one from seven on turf, with his sole success coming over 1m5f – 2m. He has raced four times on heavy going. Typically held up, he last ran at Cork in May 2026 off an official rating of 116.
- 1–7Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 1 (14.3%)Placed
- +5.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 3.30Fair A/E n=7 · 2.62 incl. margin
- 116Highest OR
- 26dAvg between runs
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 114
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 4 | 114A | 70.5 | 4 runs · 114 / 70.5 |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 114A | 70 | 3 runs · 114 / 70 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 78C | 74.5 | 2 runs · 78 / 74.5 |
Of 7 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 7 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 Dec 2025
- Held up 6 (86%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 1 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,859 runs since May 2013 (682 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +88.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 80 | 16 | 20% | +8.7 | — |
| Good | 1,538 | 189 | 12.3% | +1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,227 | 136 | 11.1% | −0.2 | — |
| Soft | 1,897 | 214 | 11.3% | 0 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 780 | 86 | 11% | −0.3 | 1 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 336 | 22 | 6.5% | −4.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 71 | 8 | 11.3% | 0 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 249 | 8 | 3.2% | −8.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 493 | 64 | 13% | +1.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,579 | 193 | 12.2% | +0.9 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,986 | 203 | 10.2% | −1.1 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,239 | 155 | 12.5% | +1.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 239 | 33 | 13.8% | +2.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2013 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Soldier In Milan (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m5f; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Soldier In Milan (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soldier In Milan (IRE) | 6 | 3 | 2m3f–3m5f | Grade 3 |
| Time To Rocco (IRE) | 23 | 3 | 2m2f–2m4f | — |
| Western Ruler (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 2m | — |
| Rubydoobs (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | 25% | +8.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 1 | 33% | +9.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donagh Meyler | 4 | 1 | 25% | +8.00 |
| Keith Donoghue | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr D G Lavery | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +6.00 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 6 | 1 | 17% | +6.00 |
| NH Flat | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 May 26+35d | Cork | Sean Murphy Plant Hire Ltd. Rated Novice Hurdle Settled towards the back - urged forward after 5 out but making no inroads from 4 out - withdrawn from the contest before 3 out | PU/8 | — | 11-10 | 116 | — | — | Keith Donoghue | 8/1 |
| 05 Apr 26+29d | Fairyhouse | Cawley Furniture Novice Handicap Hurdle Held up towards back early - made progress before 3 out to move up into 2nd and going nicely into straight - pushed along and edged ahead close to last where came down | F/20 | — | 11-3 | 111 | — | — | Donagh Meyler | 7/1 |
| 07 Mar 26+32d | Gowran Park | BOYLE Sports Cheltenham Bank Builder Jackpot Handicap Hurdle Held up at back early - made progress before 3 out and was 6th - going well 2 out - hit front approaching last - slightly awkward there - pushed on well to the finish | 1/11 | 11-6 | 103 | 114A | 139A | Donagh Meyler | 11/1 | |
| 03 Feb 26+22d | Fairyhouse | BetVictor Still Best Odds Guaranteed Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back - improved into 6th entering the straight and 5th two out under pressure - stayed on into 4th late but never a factor | 4/15 | 16 | 11-12 | — | 61B | 102A | Donagh Meyler | 50/1 |
| 12 Jan 26+11d | Punchestown | Matchbook 50:50 Graduation Series Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back - made ground into 8th by two out - driven out and stayed on at same rate to finish fifth | 5/14 | 20 | 11-12 | — | 71B | 102A | Donagh Meyler | 125/1 |
| 01 Jan 26+26d | Fairyhouse | Easter Festival Early Bird Tickets On Sale Now Maiden Hurdle Held up at the back - no threat throughout - plugged on at one speed in the straight | 11/18 | 3¼ | 11-12 | — | 78C | 106C | Keith Donoghue | 200/1 |
| 2025 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 06 Dec 25 | Navan | Tote Always SP Or Better Flat Race Settled off the pace early - moved into 4th with 3f left - pressed for effort but couldn't threaten leaders and dropped away late | 5/8 | 29 | 12-0 | — | 70C | 103C | Mr D G Lavery | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Royal Soldier won?
- Royal Soldier (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
- Who trains Royal Soldier?
- Royal Soldier (IRE) is trained by Mrs Gillian Callaghan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 May 2026.
- Who is Royal Soldier's sire?
- Royal Soldier (IRE) is by Soldier of Fortune (IRE) out of Time In Milan (IRE), whose sire is Milan.
- What going does Royal Soldier prefer?
- Royal Soldier (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Royal Soldier's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 116, from the run on 10 May 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Royal Soldier's sire's record?
- Soldier of Fortune (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,859 runs since May 2013 (682 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
- Who are Royal Soldier's siblings?
- Out of Time In Milan (IRE), Royal Soldier (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Soldier In Milan (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Soldier In Milan (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m5f. As at Nov 2026.