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Royal Approval

4-year-old gelding with a 30% win rate who thrives on standard all-weather surface over 1m3f – 1m4f.
Quick Facts
Age
4 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Cracksman
Mother
Nabaraat
Owner
Easyfix

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
10
Career races
3
Wins
30%
Win rate
avg ~10%
30%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
162 days
Since last race

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on standard ground: 2 wins from 3 starts (67%)
Course specialist at Newcastle: 3 wins from 4 starts (75%)
Well suited by 1m3f – 1m4f distances: 50% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
Returning from a 162-day absence

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good (firm-ish)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
1M3F – 1M4F
Loves
1M1F – 1M2F
Unknown
1M6F – 2M
Unknown
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
18 Oct
5th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 16 runners
20 Sep
6th
Navan
1m6f – 2m · Yielding · 19 runners
26 Jun
🏆 Won
Newcastle
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 11 runners
16 May
11th
Newbury
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 15 runners
30 Mar
9th
Doncaster
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 18 runners
28 Feb
11th
Lingfield Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 12 runners
8 Feb
🏆 Won
Newcastle
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard_To_Slow · 7 runners
8 Jan
6th
Newcastle
1m6f – 2m · Standard_To_Slow · 8 runners
12 Dec
🏆 Won
Newcastle
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 12 runners
15 Jun
8th
Sandown Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 15 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
66.7%
Win rate
2/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Sam Ewing Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Newcastle
Galloping
4 3 wins, 1 other 26 Jun 75%
Limerick
Galloping
1 1 other 18 Oct 0%
Sandown Park
Galloping
1 1 other 15 Jun 0%
Lingfield Park
Sharp
1 1 other 28 Feb 0%
Newbury
Galloping
1 1 other 16 May 0%
Navan
Galloping
1 1 other 20 Sep 0%
Doncaster
Galloping
1 1 other 30 Mar 0%