Racing Royalty
Racing Royalty has won just 2 of its 28 races across a seven-year career, but there is something worth watching in the partnership between horse and jockey W J Lee. Lee has ridden the horse 10 times and won twice—a 20 per cent win rate that stands in sharp contrast to Racing Royalty's overall record of roughly 1 win in every 14 races. That gap suggests the horse runs better for this particular jockey, a relationship worth monitoring for anyone willing to back it.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Racing Royalty Syndicate
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The horse has not tasted victory for three years. Its last win came at The Curragh on 12 October 2023, and the recent form—a sequence of 14th, 7th, 5th, 7th, 9th and 9th place finishes—offers little encouragement. Racing Royalty raced just a day ago and continues to be campaigned by trainer Gillian Scott at Ballingarry in County Limerick, though the yard itself has managed only three winners all season. At seven years old, Racing Royalty belongs firmly to the veteran class, a horse that has spent most of its career chasing minor prizes and showing only occasional glimpses of better things. For casual observers, this is honest plodding stock—the kind of horse that shows up week after week, earns its place somewhere in the field, and very occasionally surprises its the yard on the day. The value lies entirely in catching it when W J Lee has the ride and conditions favour it. Otherwise, Racing Royalty is simply a working horse, profitable mostly for those patient enough to know its patterns.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Galway in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Tight tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
5 Oct
14th
Killarney
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 18 runners
8 Sep
7th
Galway
7f – 1m · Soft · 12 runners
19 Jun
5th
Limerick
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 19 runners
10 Jun
7th
Limerick
7f – 1m · Good_To_Yielding · 14 runners
13 Oct
9th
Roscommon
7f – 1m · Soft · 18 runners
22 Sep
9th
Listowel
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 17 runners
9 Sep
3rd
Galway
7f – 1m · Soft · 18 runners
4 Aug
5th
Naas
7f – 1m · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
12 Jun
10th
Leopardstown
7f – 1m · Good · 19 runners
28 Oct
2nd
Galway
7f – 1m · Heavy · 19 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| The Curragh Galloping |
5 |
1 win, 1 third, 3 other |
22 Oct |
20% |
| Galway Tight |
5 |
2 seconds, 1 third, 2 other |
8 Sep |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
4 |
1 third, 3 other |
19 Jun |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
22 Sep |
33.3% |
| Cork Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
30 Aug |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
12 Jun |
0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
20 Sep |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
13 Oct |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Aug |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 Oct |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 May |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
5 Oct |
0% |