Royal Velvet (FR)
Royal Velvet is a lightly raced filly by Zarak out of a Galileo mare whose four previous foals to race include two winners. Zarak's progeny in the archive have recorded 303 wins from 1,958 runs since Jan 2008 at a 15.5% strike rate with their strongest record over 1m5f – 2m. She made her only start in Apr 2024 when finishing 14 of 15 in the Prix Parade d'Amour at Saint-Cloud on soft ground over 1m – 1m1f.
- 0–1Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=1 at SP
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 15.3% of 2,025 runs since May 2021 (329 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 18.3% from 278. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 10.8% from 371. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 20.6% from 257. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.9% from 203.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −15.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 81 | 13 | 16% | +0.7 | — |
| Good | 300 | 49 | 16.3% | +1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 415 | 63 | 15.2% | −0.1 | — |
| Soft | 578 | 93 | 16.1% | +0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 278 | 51 | 18.3% | +3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 371 | 40 | 10.8% | −4.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −15.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 203 | 14 | 6.9% | −8.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 596 | 99 | 16.6% | +1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 757 | 112 | 14.8% | −0.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 257 | 53 | 20.6% | +5.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 178 | 26 | 14.6% | −0.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 32 | 5 | 15.6% | +0.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −15.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2021 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Lights Come On (FR) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m2½f–1m4½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lights Come On (FR) | 10 | 1 | 1m2½f | — |
| Lhommaize (FR) | 19 | 1 | 1m4½f | — |
| Lady Million (FR) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Garden Angel (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 1 run | |||||||
| 19 Apr 24 | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix Parade d'Amour (Maiden) (Unraced 3yo Fillies) (Turf) | 14/15 | 30 | 9-0 | Ioritz Mendizabal | 13/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Royal Velvet won?
- Royal Velvet (FR) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2024.
- Who trained Royal Velvet?
- Royal Velvet (FR) was trained by F Chappet on the most recent run on record, at Saint-Cloud (FR) on 19 April 2024.
- Who is Royal Velvet's sire?
- Royal Velvet (FR) is by Zarak (FR) out of Libbard (GB), whose sire is Galileo.
- What is Royal Velvet's sire's record?
- Zarak (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.3% of 2,025 runs since May 2021 (329 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 18.3% from 278. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 10.8% from 371. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 20.6% from 257. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.9% from 203.
- Who are Royal Velvet's siblings?
- Out of Libbard (GB), Royal Velvet (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Lights Come On (FR) (1). The wins came over 1m2½f–1m4½f. As at Nov 2026.