Royal Approval
4-year-old gelding with a 30% win rate who thrives on standard all-weather surface over 1m3f – 1m4f.
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
30%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
⚡ 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
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Likes
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
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
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win 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% |