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Horse profile

Royal Willy (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2011) · Last trainer Chris Grant · Last owner Gareth Cheshire
by Val Royal (FR) out of Neat Dish (CAN) (Stalwart)
16 runs · 10 courses · from Sep 2008
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Mar 2011 — 5,705 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2011 · 5th of 9
KTB Profile

Royal Willy (IRE) is yet to win from 16 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 14 at Newmarket (Oct 2008).

Based on 16 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 11lb off peak
Official rating59↓ 11lb off peak
59 59–70

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 (jumps) 94C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Catterick, 28 Feb 2011

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 75A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 22 Oct 2010 Official rating 59 at the last flat run, 22 Oct 2010

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 →

Jumps 3 figures · best 94C · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Soft294C93—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m292C86—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 13 figures · best 84A · median 67
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)684A72.5—
Good to Firm475A63.5—
Good to Soft280A71.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f784A74—
6f – 7f380A67—
1m2f – 1m4f267A65—
1m5f – 2m1———

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
Val Royal (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 2,015 runs since Jan 2008 (127 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 5% from 140.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm26623.1%+14.3—
Good to Firm327329.8%+10 from 4
Good474347.2%−1.60 from 1
Good to Soft214209.3%+0.50 from 4
Soft303268.6%−0.20 from 1
Heavy14075%−3.8—
Standard (AW)530519.6%+0.80 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f59711.9%+3.1—
6f – 7f370369.7%+0.90 from 3
1m – 1m1f364236.3%−2.50 from 7
1m2f – 1m4f4705010.6%+1.80 from 2
1m5f – 2m477398.2%−0.60 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f194147.2%−1.60 from 1
2m5f – 3m76810.5%+1.7—
Over 3m500%−8.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Neat Dish (CAN) (Stalwart)

5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Vitznau (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Vitznau (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Vitznau (IRE)7766f–1m½fClass 2
Nice Wee Girl (IRE)1526fClass 5
Chater Knight (IRE)1021m3f–1m4fClass 6
For Starters (IRE)311m2f—
Diolta Do Dhaithi (IRE)90——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 6 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Newmarket 3 0 0% −3.00
Catterick 2 0 0% −2.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 7 0 0% −7.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
J-P Guillambert 4 0 0% −4.00
Miss L Horner 3 0 0% −3.00
Alan Munro 3 0 0% −3.00
Steve Drowne 2 0 0% −2.00
Liam Jones 2 0 0% −2.00
Paul Hanagan 1 0 0% −1.00
Joe Fanning 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 3 0 0% −3.00
2010 3 0 0% −3.00
2009 7 0 0% −7.00
2008 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 13 0 0% −13.00
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
09 Mar 11+9d Catterick bodugi.com Launches Social Betting Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 15.5f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 ¾ 10-10 —80C Miss L Horner 11/1
28 Feb 11+45d Catterick Support Racing Welfare's Racing Lottery Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 13/16 3¾ 10-12 —94C Miss L Horner 150/1
14 Jan 11+84d Musselburgh Country Refreshments Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 9/14 3 11-0 —92C Miss L Horner 33/1
22 Oct 10+6d Wolverhampton (AW) Happy 50th Birthday Steve Aries Handicap Class 6 · 9.5f · Standard · 11 ran 4/11 ½ 9-9 5975A Paul Hanagan 7/2F
16 Oct 10+10d Wolverhampton (AW) Play Blackjack At totesport.com Handicap Class 6 · 8.5f · Standard · 12 ran 4/12 hd 9-4 5971A Steve Drowne 8/1
06 Oct 10+338d Kempton (AW) AG Barr Soft Drinks - agbarr.co.uk Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 13 ran 6/13 ½ 9-5 6074A Steve Drowne 25/1
02 Nov 09+19d Wolverhampton (AW) Enjoy The Lucky 7 Group Offer Handicap Class 6 · 8.5f · Standard · 9 ran 9/9 4½ 9-3 6348A Joe Fanning 11/4J
14 Oct 09+14d Lingfield (AW) Bedfords Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran 6/10 ½ 8-13 6567A Alan Munro 5/1
30 Sep 09+27d Salisbury Horsesfirstracing.com Handicap Class 5 · 14f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 9/9 ½ 9-3 6856C Alan Munro 12/1
03 Sep 09+63d Epsom Downs Amato Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 7/9 1¾ 8-10 7063A J-P Guillambert 7/1
02 Jul 09+27d Yarmouth Norfolk Chamber Of Commerce Handicap Class 5 · 9f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 4/8 2 9-7 7075A Liam Jones 13/2
05 Jun 09+21d Wolverhampton (AW) Carlsberg Export Handicap Class 5 · 8.5f · Standard · 13 ran 3/13 1¼ 9-6 6984A Liam Jones 33/1
15 May 09+196d Newmarket Best Odds Guaranteed At Betinternet.com Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 19 ran 19/19 1 8-13 7060C J-P Guillambert 16/1
31 Oct 08+28d Newmarket E.B.F. Charlie Guest 80th Birthday Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 4 · 7f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 2/14 1¾ 9-0 7080A J-P Guillambert 33/1
03 Oct 08+25d Newmarket Nunnery Stud E.B.F. Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 7/13 2½ 9-3 7067A Alan Munro 25/1
08 Sep 08 Folkestone Hythe Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 7f · Soft · 11 ran 7/11 2½ 9-3 7054C J-P Guillambert 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Royal Willy (IRE) won?
Royal Willy (IRE) has yet to win, from 16 archived starts between 2008 and 2011. Placed 2 times in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trained Royal Willy (IRE)?
Royal Willy (IRE) was trained by Chris Grant on the most recent run on record, at Catterick on 9 March 2011.
Who is Royal Willy (IRE)'s sire?
Royal Willy (IRE) is by Val Royal (FR) out of Neat Dish (CAN), whose sire is Stalwart.
What is Royal Willy (IRE)'s official rating?
Royal Willy (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 70.
What is Royal Willy (IRE)'s sire's record?
Val Royal (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 2,015 runs since Jan 2008 (127 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 5% from 140.
Who are Royal Willy (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Neat Dish (CAN), Royal Willy (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Vitznau (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Vitznau (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2008. 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.