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Horse profile

Royal Tribute (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2025) · Last trainer John C McConnell · Last owner John C Mcconnell
by Kingman (GB) out of Sweet Acclaim (IRE) (Acclamation)
52 runs · 14 courses · from Jun 2020
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Jul 2025 — 459 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2025 · 8th of 13 2 wins · Dundalk (AW) & Leopardstown Last raced off OR 40
KTB Profile

Royal Tribute won twice from 52 starts, both over 6f – 7f, at Dundalk on standard going in Dec 2022 and at Leopardstown on good to firm in Jun 2022. The gelding, by Kingman out of a daughter of Acclamation, was held up in three of five analysed runs. He last ran at Gowran Park in Jul 2025, finishing eighth of 13 off an official rating of 40, 35lb below his highest ever mark of 75.

Based on 52 archived runs · run-style from 14 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 35lb off peak
Official rating40↓ 35lb off peak
40 36–75

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 90 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Dundalk (AW), 21 Mar 2025

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 →

Flat 51 figures · best 109B · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)31109B85—
Good993C82—
Good to Soft491A70.5—
Soft389A66—
Good to Firm385A68—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f2695B82.5—
1m – 1m1f24109B86.5—
Under 6f1———

Of 52 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 51 figures from 52 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 51A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Gowran Park, 26 Jul 2025 Official rating 40 at the last run, 26 Jul 2025

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 →

Flat 52 figures · best 86A · median 65.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)3286A65.5—
Good986A64—
Good to Soft485A75—
Soft368A57—
Good to Firm375A66—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f2786A73—
1m – 1m1f2486A57.5—
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 52 figures from 52 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 from 14 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Held up 7 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 4 (29%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 3 (21%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 7,488 runs since Jan 2008 (775 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 11% from 961. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 9.1% from 121.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1317.7%−6.8—
Good to Firm1,20120116.7%+2.21 from 3
Good1,68424014.3%−0.20 from 9
Good to Soft91112313.5%−10 from 4
Soft96110611%−3.50 from 3
Heavy2943612.2%−2.30 from 1
Standard (AW)2,42438215.8%+1.31 from 32
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2753914.2%−0.30 from 1
6f – 7f2,63038614.7%+0.22 from 27
1m – 1m1f2,57539715.4%+0.90 from 24
1m2f – 1m4f1,49021814.6%+0.1—
1m5f – 2m362369.9%−4.6—
2m1f – 2m4f121119.1%−5.4—
2m5f – 3m3326.1%−8.4—
Over 3m200%−14.5—

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
Sweet Acclaim (IRE) (Acclamation)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Greatest Drama (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Doux Esprit (IRE)).

Family form: Saint Acclaim (IRE) finished 3rd of 9 at Navan (IRE), 21 Oct 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Greatest Drama (IRE)1117f—
Doux Esprit (IRE)617fClass 5
Final Curtain (IRE)40——
Saint Acclaim (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 32 1 3% −22.00
Good 9 0 0% −9.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 3 1 33% +10.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 6 0 0% −6.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 29 1 3% −19.00
Gowran Park 4 0 0% −4.00
Bellewstown 4 0 0% −4.00
Leopardstown 3 1 33% +10.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Sandown 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Laytown (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 27 2 7% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 24 0 0% −24.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Colin Keane 8 0 0% −8.00
Sean D Bowen 8 0 0% −8.00
Seamie Heffernan 5 1 20% +8.00
Robert Whearty 3 1 33% +7.00
Sean Levey 3 0 0% −3.00
Chris Hayes 2 0 0% −2.00
Ruby Kinkaid 2 0 0% −2.00
Jamie Powell 2 0 0% −2.00
Cian Fahy 2 0 0% −2.00
Shane Foley 2 0 0% −2.00
Daniel King 2 0 0% −2.00
Keithen Kennedy 1 0 0% −1.00
Julian Pietropaolo 1 0 0% −1.00
Ross Coakley 1 0 0% −1.00
Rory Mulligan 1 0 0% −1.00
Siobhan Rutledge 1 0 0% −1.00
Nathan Crosse 1 0 0% −1.00
James Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00
Dylan Browne McMonagle 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Coen 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Enright 1 0 0% −1.00
Rossa Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00
Callum Shepherd 1 0 0% −1.00
David Probert 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 21 2 10% +2.00
Cheekpieces 13 0 0% −13.00
Visor 10 0 0% −10.00
None 8 0 0% −8.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 8 0 0% −8.00
2024 9 0 0% −9.00
2023 9 0 0% −9.00
2022 20 2 10% +3.00
2021 4 0 0% −4.00
2020 2 0 0% −2.00

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
2025 · 8 runs
26 Jul 25+14d Gowran Park Racing TV Apprentice Handicap (0-60) (Div 2) 9.5f · Good · 13 ran Sluggish getaway - settled towards the back - pushed along into 9th two out - improved slightly to 8th final furlong but unable to threaten leaders 8/13 1¾ 8-11 4089C51A Keithen Kennedy 33/1
12 Jul 25+8d Dundalk (AW) QuinnBet Handicap (0-60) (Div 2) 8f · Standard · 12 ran Settled around midfield - 6th with 4f left before being urged forward approaching the final 2f - stayed on at one speed to finish 7th 7/12 2 8-3 4085A47A Julian Pietropaolo 66/1
04 Jul 25+93d Bellewstown Meath Farm Machinery Claiming Race 8f · Good · 11 ran Sent forward early and shared command - pressed for effort before losing front spot inside final 2f - unable to find more late - finished 9th 9/11 4¼ 9-5 3649C51C Ross Coakley 80/1
02 Apr 25+12d Gowran Park Paulstown Handicap (0-60) 8f · Yielding · 12 ran Settled in the pack early - improved into 4th with 3f left - pressed into 3rd 2f out but couldn't find more - held with little response through the last furlong 9/12 1¾ 8-10 4066A45A Chris Hayes 18/1
21 Mar 25+14d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium Winter Series Awards Day Handicap (47-65) 8f · Standard · 13 ran Held up towards the back - pushed along but made no headway in the straight - well held throughout 11/13 nk 8-9 4790B46A Robert Whearty 50/1
07 Mar 25+28d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap (47-65) 7f · Standard · 14 ran Held up towards back of field for much of race - pushed along and made no headway 2f out - well held at finish 12/14 ¾ 8-13 4776B57A Chris Hayes 28/1
07 Feb 25+28d Dundalk (AW) Dundalkstadium.com Apprentice Handicap (47-65) 8f · Standard · 14 ran Dwelt at the start and well adrift in the early stages - made a little progress from the back of the pack approaching the final 2f - one-paced through the closing furlong and finished ninth 9/14 1 8-5 4794B51A Ruby Kinkaid 12/1
10 Jan 25+28d Dundalk (AW) William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 8f · Standard · 13 ran Settled at the back - made progress on the favoured rail approaching the final furlong and briefly short of room - ran on strongly in the closing stages to finish 6th 6/13 nk 8-3 4794B55A Ruby Kinkaid 14/1
2024 · 9 runs
13 Dec 24+7d Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 8f · Standard · 11 ran Sat behind the front group - 4th at halfway - moved right and driven approaching 2f out then finished one-paced for 4th 4/11 ½ 8-8 4792A61A Rory Mulligan 11/2
06 Dec 24+9d Dundalk (AW) Friday Night Lights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 8f · Standard · 14 ran Away smartly and settled just off the front group in 5th at halfway - moved into 2nd 2f out - pressed for the lead but couldn't match the winner inside the last - stayed on at the same rate to finish 2nd 2/14 2¾ 8-9 4798B71A Jamie Powell 22/1
27 Nov 24+37d Dundalk (AW) Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 8f · Standard · 14 ran Sluggish start settling towards the back - driven up into contention but boxed in with 2f left before finding room and improving to 10th under pressure inside the final furlong - held on for the same effort late finishing 11th 11/14 ½ 8-11 4979B50A Jamie Powell 18/1
21 Oct 24+24d Gowran Park Racing Club Membership Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 8.5f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran Sat close to pace early - went clear before halfway - margin narrowed 3f out - overtaken with 2f left - dropped away final furlong 15/16 3 8-4 4935C37C Cian Fahy 25/1
27 Sep 24+31d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 8f · Standard · 13 ran Settled in midpack pulling hard - pressed for effort with 2f left - angled left approaching final furlong - held no more ground to finish 11th 11/13 nk 8-11 4970B49A Siobhan Rutledge 14/1
27 Aug 24+48d Bellewstown Gibneys Malahide Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 8f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran Sluggish start settling near the back - still down the field at halfway - moved through strongly from 3f out to reach contention with a furlong left - shared the front briefly before being overhauled inside the final 150 yards and unable to fight back 2/14 1¼ 8-12 4779C85A Nathan Crosse 18/1
10 Jul 24+28d Fairyhouse Chill & Grill Handicap (47-65) 7f · Good · 17 ran 8/17 1½ 9-0 4982C64A Shane Foley 11/2
12 Jun 24+26d Limerick Conference & Banqueting Facilities At Limerick Racecourse Handicap (47-65) 7f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 8/16 ½ 8-6 5168C58A Cian Fahy 50/1
17 May 24+380d Leopardstown GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap (50-70) (Div 2) 8f · Good · 16 ran 9/16 nk 9-0 5282C58A Colin Keane 25/1
2023 · 9 runs
03 May 23+19d Gowran Park Save 33% Buying Tickets Online Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 8f · Yielding · 16 ran 12/16 1¼ 9-12 5964C57C Shane Foley 16/1
14 Apr 23+3d Dundalk (AW) 12th July Ladies Day At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 7f · Standard · 12 ran 6/12 nse 9-10 5976A73A Colin Keane 9/4F
11 Apr 23+11d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Dundalk Race & Stay Package Apprentice Handicap (47-65) 8f · Standard · 12 ran 7/12 ½ 9-7 5994A70A James Ryan 9/4F
31 Mar 23+7d Dundalk (AW) 12th July Ladies Day At Dundalk Handicap (47-65) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 2/14 nk 9-9 5894B77A Colin Keane 10/3
24 Mar 23+8d Dundalk (AW) SKY BET Extra Places Every Day Handicap (47-65) 8f · Standard · 13 ran 3/13 ½ 9-9 5892B78A Colin Keane 4/1J
16 Mar 23+20d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap (47-70) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 3/14 ¾ 9-4 58109B86A Colin Keane 7/1
24 Feb 23+9d Dundalk (AW) Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap (47-65) 7f · Standard · 14 ran 4/14 1 9-9 5890B82A Colin Keane 10/1
15 Feb 23+14d Dundalk (AW) Join Us On Instagram At dundalk_stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 6f · Standard · 14 ran 6/14 nse 9-10 5883B76A Dylan Browne McMonagle 13/2
01 Feb 23+49d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Dundalk Race & Stay Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 7f · Standard · 12 ran 2/12 2¼ 9-9 5880A80A Colin Keane 8/1
2022 · 20 runs
14 Dec 22+7d Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 8f · Standard · 13 ran 9/13 nse 9-5 6186B58A Robert Whearty 12/1
07 Dec 22+14d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Claiming Race 7f · Standard · 12 ran 1/12 8-10 6189A73A Robert Whearty 9/1
23 Nov 22+5d Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-70) (Div 2) 7f · Standard · 14 ran 8/14 1½ 9-3 6485B65A Sean D Bowen 16/1
18 Nov 22+63d Dundalk (AW) William Hill Bet Boost Handicap (47-65) 6f · Standard · 14 ran 7/14 nk 9-9 6495B69A Daniel King 10/1
16 Sep 22+8d Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-70) 7f · Standard · 14 ran 14/14 ½ 10-0 6676B59A Ben Coen 28/1
08 Sep 22+35d Laytown (AW) Tote Always SP Or Better At Laytown Handicap (50-75) 6f · Standard · 10 ran 8/10 2½ 10-8 68—60A Seamie Heffernan 8/1
04 Aug 22+29d Leopardstown Manguard Plus Handicap (47-70) 7f · Good · 18 ran 2/18 2¼ 9-11 6593C86A Seamie Heffernan 5/1
06 Jul 22+6d Fairyhouse Come Racing To Fairyhouse Next Sunday Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 7f · Good · 17 ran 2/17 1¼ 9-12 6182C86A Seamie Heffernan 11/1
30 Jun 22+14d Bellewstown Peadar Kearney's Pub Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 8f · Yielding · 12 ran 8/12 1¾ 10-0 6189A68A Seamie Heffernan 8/1
16 Jun 22+30d Leopardstown Leopardstown Golf Course & Driving Range Handicap (47-70) 7f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 1/10 8-13 5364A75A Seamie Heffernan 12/1
17 May 22+11d Sligo Yeats Country Claiming Race 6f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran 2/11 1½ 8-9 5791A83A Sean D Bowen 17/2
06 May 22+16d Cork Follow Us On Instagram Handicap (47-65) 7f · Good · 14 ran 14/14 2½ 9-4 6070C39A Sean D Bowen 16/1
20 Apr 22+28d Bellewstown INPBA On Course Bookmakers Claiming Race 8f · Good · 13 ran 4/13 1½ 8-3 6287C66A Sean D Bowen 9/1
23 Mar 22+12d Dundalk (AW) Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (45-70) 6f · Standard · 14 ran 9/14 1¼ 9-3 6382B66A Sean D Bowen 14/1
11 Mar 22+14d Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (45-65) 5f · Standard · 14 ran 14/14 nk 9-9 6470B53A Sean D Bowen 18/1
25 Feb 22+9d Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Maiden 7f · Standard · 10 ran 6/10 shd 9-9 6688A75A Colin Keane 9/2
16 Feb 22+19d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium Handicap (45-75) 6f · Standard · 10 ran 3/10 1¾ 9-3 6676A84A Daniel King 6/1
28 Jan 22+21d Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Apprentice Maiden 7f · Standard · 13 ran 5/13 1¾ 9-2 7083B62A Sean D Bowen 10/1
07 Jan 22+2d Dundalk (AW) DundalkStadium.com Maiden 6f · Standard · 7 ran 2/7 3 8-13 7288A65A Sean D Bowen 10/1
05 Jan 22+153d Dundalk (AW) Join Us On Instagram At dundalk_stadium Claiming Race 7f · Standard · 11 ran 3/11 4 9-6 7279A74A Mark Enright 40/1
2021 · 4 runs
05 Aug 21+55d Sandown Casumo Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 12/12 18 9-9 7217C53C Rossa Ryan 8/1
11 Jun 21+28d Sandown Sandown Park Supporting Racingwithpride Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 ½ 9-5 7383A74A Sean Levey 28/1
14 May 21+17d Newmarket Betfair Racing Only Bettor Podcast Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 8/12 1 9-7 7562A67A Callum Shepherd 12/1
27 Apr 21+299d Nottingham Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Novice Stakes Class 5 · 8.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 4/7 5 9-5 7585A66A Sean Levey 11/2
2020 · 2 runs
02 Jul 20+12d Wolverhampton (AW) British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 6 ran 4/6 ¾ 9-5 —83A63B Sean Levey 11/1
20 Jun 20 Kempton (AW) British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 6 ran 4/6 hd 9-5 —83A81B David Probert 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Royal Tribute won?
Royal Tribute (IRE) won 2 of 52 archived starts between 2020 and 2025, a strike rate of 3.8%. Placed 14 times in total (26.9% of starts).
Who trained Royal Tribute?
Royal Tribute (IRE) was trained by John C McConnell on the most recent run on record, at Gowran Park on 26 July 2025.
Who is Royal Tribute's sire?
Royal Tribute (IRE) is by Kingman (GB) out of Sweet Acclaim (IRE), whose sire is Acclamation.
What going does Royal Tribute prefer?
Royal Tribute (IRE) has the best record on good to firm 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 Tribute's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 40, from the run on 26 July 2025. The highest on record is 75.
What is Royal Tribute's sire's record?
Kingman (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 7,488 runs since Jan 2008 (775 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 11% from 961. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 9.1% from 121.
Who are Royal Tribute's siblings?
Out of Sweet Acclaim (IRE), Royal Tribute (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Greatest Drama (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Doux Esprit (IRE)). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2020. 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.