Regal Renaissance

Across a 29-race career, Regal Renaissance has won 7 times and finished in the places a further 17 times, giving a win rate of around 1 in every 4 races. That is a solid return by any measure, and the recent form makes it look even better. The last six runs read 1-1-1-2-4, meaning three wins on the bounce and only one finish outside the top two in the last five outings. The most recent of those wins came at Market Rasen just this week, which tells you everything about how sharply this horse is running right now.

The trainer is Jack Jones, based at Newmarket in Suffolk — a yard that has sent out 33 winners already this season, so this is clearly a place that knows how to keep horses fit and firing. The most regular partner in the saddle is Sam Twiston-Davies, who has ridden Regal Renaissance in 12 races and won 3 of them, a win rate of 25%, or roughly 1 in every 4 rides together. That is a productive partnership by any standard.

One detail worth noting is the ground. Regal Renaissance has won 3 of 8 races on slightly soft, wet ground — a win rate of 38%, or almost 2 in every 5. Compare that to the overall record and it is clear this horse genuinely thrives when there is a bit of give underfoot. Most of its racing has come at Class 4 level, the middle tier of the sport, where it has won 2 from 14 — a tougher conversion rate, which suggests the horse sometimes faces competitive fields at that level but has the quality to come out on top regardless.

The career began with a first win at Ludlow back in December 2022, and Regal Renaissance has been quietly building a record ever since. At eight, with a winning streak in full flow and a race just yesterday, this is a horse very much at the top of its game right now.