How many races has Royal Way won?

Royal Way (FR) won 4 of 18 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 8 times in total (44.4% of starts).

Who trains Royal Way?

Royal Way (FR) is trained by Gary & Josh Moore, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 May 2026.

Who is Royal Way's sire?

Royal Way (FR) is by Galiway (GB) out of Belle Et Royale (FR), whose sire is Astronomer Royal.

What going does Royal Way prefer?

Royal Way (FR) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.

What is Royal Way's official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 117, from the run on 4 May 2026. The highest on record is 124.

Who are Royal Way's siblings?

Out of Belle Et Royale (FR), Royal Way (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Horse profile

Royal Way (FR)

6yo gelding · Trainer Gary & Josh Moore · Owner Celtic Contractors Limited

by Galiway (GB) out of Belle Et Royale (FR) (Astronomer Royal)

18 runs · 9 courses · from Dec 2023

As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

4 wins · Ludlow & Ascot Last run 4 May 2026 · 2nd of 12 Last raced off OR 117

KTB Profile

Royal Way (FR) has four wins from 18 starts on turf, with three of those at Ludlow and one at Ascot. All wins came in handicaps or juvenile hurdles between 1m5f and 3m on good or soft ground. He won a Class 4 handicap hurdle at Ludlow in Mar 2026 off an official rating of 111 and finished second of 12 in a Class 2 handicap hurdle at Fakenham in May 2026, having raced prominently off 117. He is usually held up.

Based on 18 archived runs · run-style from 13 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026

KTB at a glance Typically prominent

4–18Wins / Runs
22.2%Strike rate
8 (44.4%)Placed
+0.91£1 level staken=18 at SP
1.30Fair A/E n=18 · 1.14 incl. margin
124Highest OR
52dAvg between runs

Official rating117↓ 7lb off peak

117 108–124

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 128 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ascot, 29 Mar 2026

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 15 figures · best 149^B · median 101

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 1 Nov 2025
Good	7	149^B	112	4 runs · 149 / 122.5
Heavy	3	89^A	69	1 run · —
Soft	3	130^A	122	1 run · —
Good to Soft	2	89^C	80	1 run · —

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 1 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m	9	130^A	89	1 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f	4	122^B	111	4 runs · 122 / 111
2m5f – 3m	2	149^B	138.5	2 runs · 149 / 138.5

Of 18 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 18 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 134^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 29 Mar 2026 Official rating 117 at the last run, 4 May 2026

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 →

Jumps 17 figures · best 140^A · median 128

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 1 Nov 2025
Good	8	140^A	132	4 runs · 136 / 133
Soft	4	134^A	130	1 run · —
Heavy	3	120^B	119	1 run · —
Good to Soft	2	134^B	124.5	1 run · —

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 1 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m	11	140^A	127	1 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f	4	132^A	129.5	4 runs · 132 / 129.5
2m5f – 3m	2	136^A	135	2 runs · 136 / 135

Of 18 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 · 17 figures from 18 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 13 analysed runs since Oct 2024

Prominent 9 (69%) · 1 win
Mid-division 3 (23%) · 0 wins
Held up 1 (8%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Galiway (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 1,730 runs since Mar 2019 (287 horses).

Strongest on good going: 15.5% from 265. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.1% from 393. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19% from 231. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 5.6% from 483.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Good to Firm	41	4	9.8%	−1.7	—
Good	265	41	15.5%	+4	2 from 8
Good to Soft	308	33	10.7%	−0.8	0 from 3
Soft	481	58	12.1%	+0.6	2 from 4
Heavy	242	31	12.8%	+1.3	0 from 3
Standard (AW)	393	32	8.1%	−3.4	—

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	13	2	15.4%	+3.9	—
6f – 7f	232	29	12.5%	+1	—
1m – 1m1f	483	27	5.6%	−5.9	—
1m2f – 1m4f	534	63	11.8%	+0.3	—
1m5f – 2m	231	44	19%	+7.5	3 from 11
2m1f – 2m4f	210	28	13.3%	+1.8	0 from 5
2m5f – 3m	27	6	22.2%	+10.7	1 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2019 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Belle Et Royale (FR) (Astronomer Royal)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Bella Amarilla (FR)	2	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Good	8	2	25%	+7.00
Soft	4	2	50%	−0.09
Heavy	3	0	0%	−3.00
Good to Soft	3	0	0%	−3.00

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 2	7	1	14%	−1.00
Class 4	6	3	50%	+6.91
Class 3	4	0	0%	−4.00
Class 1	1	0	0%	−1.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Sandown	4	0	0%	−4.00
Ludlow	3	3	100%	+9.91
Fakenham	2	0	0%	−2.00
Ascot	2	1	50%	+4.00
Kempton	2	0	0%	−2.00
Cheltenham	2	0	0%	−2.00
Fontwell	1	0	0%	−1.00
Huntingdon	1	0	0%	−1.00
Chepstow	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
1m5f – 2m	11	3	27%	−1.09
2m1f – 2m4f	5	0	0%	−5.00
2m5f – 3m	2	1	50%	+7.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Niall Houlihan	7	3	43%	+2.91
Sean Houlihan	6	1	17%	+3.00
Caoilin Quinn	3	0	0%	−3.00
Freddie Mitchell	2	0	0%	−2.00

Headgear	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
None	8	3	38%	+1.91
Cheekpieces	4	1	25%	+5.00
Tongue tie	4	0	0%	−4.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces	1	0	0%	−1.00
Tongue tie + blinkers	1	0	0%	−1.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2026	6	1	17%	+3.00
2025	4	0	0%	−4.00
2024	6	3	50%	+3.91
2023	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

Date	Course	Race	Pos	Btn	Wgt	OR	Spd	KTB	Jockey	SP
2026 · 6 runs
04 May 26+9d	Fakenham	Chestnut Group Fakenham Grand Prix Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m4f · Good · 12 ran Handy early on - clipped a couple of obstacles including the 8th - urged along from three out and driven two out - couldn't get to leader and hit last - stayed on well up the run-in to finish second	2/12	1	11-6	117	105^A	132^A	Sean Houlihan	10/1
25 Apr 26+27d	Sandown	bet365 Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m4f · Good · 10 ran Held up in midfield - pressed for effort before two out - finished with good late progress - beaten 5.25 lengths in 4th	4/10	½	10-2	117	117^A	127^A	Sean Houlihan	9/1
29 Mar 26+10d	Ascot	Colts And Fillies Club Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5½f · Good · 9 ran Settled in the pack - pressed for effort and closed on leader before two out - held the gallop but couldn't find extra approaching the last - finished second	2/9	9	10-13	117	128^A	134^A	Sean Houlihan	10/3F
19 Mar 26+25d	Ludlow	GC Rickards Ltd Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Good · 8 ran Held up eagerly early - tracked the pace - moved into second spot approaching 3 out - pushed to the front before 2 out with a scrappy jump - hit last fence - stayed on strongly to draw well away on the run-in	1/8		11-5	111	149^B	136^A	Sean Houlihan	8/1
22 Feb 26+31d	Fontwell	Star Sports Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1½f · Heavy · 6 ran Held a central position early - still in contention 3 out and asked for effort - closed on the front group 2 out - maintained effort at a steady rate to the last - held on for third at the finish	3/6	hd	11-6	113	69^B	119^B	Sean Houlihan	4/1
22 Jan 26+74d	Huntingdon	Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Soft · 15 ran Close to pace early - pressed for effort three out and tracking the front group after two out - found renewed energy after the last - kept going to claim third late	3/15	8½	11-13	114	122^B	132^A	Sean Houlihan	16/1
2025 · 4 runs
09 Nov 25+222d	Sandown	Oddschecker Free Bets Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m · Good To Soft · 4 ran Settled just behind the pace early - hit the deck approaching the second - slipped to third and met further trouble at the third - clumsy again three out - kept battling on but unable to threaten the front two from two out home	3/4	11	10-6	116	89^C	115^B	Caoilin Quinn	2/1
01 Apr 25+38d	Kempton	Download The Racing TV App Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 6 ran Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - tracking pace on terms with front group - stumbled at 2nd and hit 3rd - improved into contention 3 out - closed on pacesetters despite blunder 2 out - errored at last and driven on - stayed on to finish third	3/6	¾	11-10	116	101^B	132^B	Caoilin Quinn	7/4F
22 Feb 25+52d	Chepstow	Pertemps Network EMEA Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m · Soft · 7 ran Settled just off the pace - clumsy 4 out then pushed along and outpaced thereafter - beaten a long way home in 7th	7/7	½	11-10	119	68^C	107^C	Niall Houlihan	15/2
01 Jan 25+25d	Fakenham	Gamble Plant Norfolk Ltd Grand Prix Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Struggled for pace at the back - eased and pulled up before 3 out	PU/8	—	11-9	122	—	—	Freddie Mitchell	16/5
2024 · 6 runs
07 Dec 24+20d	Sandown	Betfair Plays Different Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m · Heavy · 6 ran Up with the early pace - untidy at the second - lost touch from 2 out and struggling - error at the last before dropping away on the run-in	4/6	1	9-11	123	89^A	120^B	Freddie Mitchell	9/2
17 Nov 24+22d	Cheltenham	Unibet Greatwood Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 2m½f · Good · 15 ran Tracked the pace early - hit the second and slipped back before the fourth - squeezed for space after the following fence - dropped right out from three out	11/15	1	11-1	124	92^C	104^C	Niall Houlihan	22/1
26 Oct 24+216d	Cheltenham	Masterson Holdings Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m½f · Good · 8 ran Raced handy early - fighting for control - fluffed the second-last and dropped back - unable to match the pace - stayed on for fourth without threatening the front-runners	4/8	6	11-0	124	—	127^A	Niall Houlihan	12/1
24 Mar 24+46d	Ascot	Events At Ascot Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 1m7½f · Good · 9 ran	1/9		12-0	121	112^A	140^A	Niall Houlihan	5/1
07 Feb 24+33d	Ludlow	Racing To School Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 11 ran	1/11		11-7	111	130^A	134^A	Niall Houlihan	10/11F
05 Jan 24+9d	Ludlow	Vobe Electrics Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 4 ran	1/4		11-0	108	—	128^C	Niall Houlihan	EvensF
2023 · 2 runs
27 Dec 23+19d	Kempton	ladbrokeslive.co.uk To Win Free Music Tickets 'Introductory' Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m · Good To Soft · 8 ran	2/8	14	11-0	—	71^B	134^B	Niall Houlihan	28/1
08 Dec 23	Sandown	betting.betfair.com 'Introductory' Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m · Heavy · 7 ran	3/7	13	11-2	—	41^B	113^A	Caoilin Quinn	6/1

Quick answers

How many races has Royal Way won?: Royal Way (FR) won 4 of 18 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 8 times in total (44.4% of starts).
Who trains Royal Way?: Royal Way (FR) is trained by Gary & Josh Moore, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 May 2026.
Who is Royal Way's sire?: Royal Way (FR) is by Galiway (GB) out of Belle Et Royale (FR), whose sire is Astronomer Royal.
What going does Royal Way prefer?: Royal Way (FR) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Royal Way's official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 117, from the run on 4 May 2026. The highest on record is 124.
What is Royal Way's sire's record?: Galiway (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 1,730 runs since Mar 2019 (287 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 15.5% from 265. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.1% from 393. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19% from 231. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 5.6% from 483.
Who are Royal Way's siblings?: Out of Belle Et Royale (FR), Royal Way (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

Run style from 13 analysed runs since Oct 2024

Pedigree intelligence

Record by conditions

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