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Horse profile

The Royal Pump (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, May 2022) · Last trainer Matthew J Smith · Last owner Laois Meath Syndicate
by Valirann (FR) out of Vertical Limit (IRE) (Anshan)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Apr 2021
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 May 2022 — 1,630 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2022 Last raced off OR 86
KTB Profile

The Royal Pump (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 5 figures · best 68C · median 42
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft362C42—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f468C52—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 7 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 100C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Navan, 22 Jan 2022 Official rating 86 at the last run, 12 May 2022

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 5 figures · best 100C · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft3100C98—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f498C85.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 7 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 7 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

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 1,442 runs since Jan 2008 (157 horses).

Weakest on good to soft going: 7% from 343.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm13430.8%+20.6—
Good4534910.8%+0.60 from 2
Good to Soft343247%−3.20 from 1
Soft4485612.5%+2.30 from 3
Heavy171127%−3.20 from 1
Standard (AW)14214.3%+4.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4125%+14.8—
6f – 7f14214.3%+4.1—
1m – 1m1f1600%−10.2—
1m2f – 1m4f28414.3%+4.1—
1m5f – 2m476408.4%−1.8—
2m1f – 2m4f556549.7%−0.50 from 5
2m5f – 3m2833512.4%+2.20 from 2
Over 3m651116.9%+6.7—

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

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Slieve Carran (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m7f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Slieve Carran (IRE)812m7f—
Tobins Cross (IRE)30——
Hidden Marble (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Clonmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Peter Carberry 3 0 0% −3.00
Dillon Maxwell 3 0 0% −3.00
Keith Donoghue 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00
Hood 3 0 0% −3.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 3 0 0% −3.00
2021 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
Chase 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2022 · 3 runs
12 May 22+70d Clonmel Team Powerstown Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 19.5f · Good · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-5 86—— Keith Donoghue 20/1
03 Mar 22+40d Clonmel Rosegreen Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 24f · Heavy · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-7 88—— Peter Carberry 20/1
22 Jan 22+49d Navan Wilkinstown Beginners Chase 24f · Yielding · 9 ran 5/9 57 12-0 —31C100C Peter Carberry 300/1
2021 · 4 runs
04 Dec 21+187d Navan Kilberry Pub & Kitchen Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 20f · Yielding · 17 ran 8/17 9 12-0 —42C98C Peter Carberry 250/1
31 May 21+7d Punchestown Longhouse Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 20.5f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran 13/17 56 11-7 —32C87C Dillon Maxwell 80/1
24 May 21+31d Ballinrobe FBD Maiden Hurdle 18f · Soft · 13 ran 9/13 ¾ 10-13 —62C84C Dillon Maxwell 125/1
23 Apr 21 Kilbeggan KilbegganRaces.com Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 19.5f · Good · 13 ran 8/13 6 10-13 —68C83C Dillon Maxwell 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Royal Pump won?
The Royal Pump (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2021 and 2022.
Who trained The Royal Pump?
The Royal Pump (IRE) was trained by Matthew J Smith on the most recent run on record, at Clonmel on 12 May 2022.
Who is The Royal Pump's sire?
The Royal Pump (IRE) is by Valirann (FR) out of Vertical Limit (IRE), whose sire is Anshan.
What is The Royal Pump's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 12 May 2022. The highest on record is 88.
What is The Royal Pump's sire's record?
Valirann (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 1,442 runs since Jan 2008 (157 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 7% from 343.
Who are The Royal Pump's siblings?
Out of Vertical Limit (IRE), The Royal Pump (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Slieve Carran (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2021. 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.