Royal Deeside

The six-year-old is trained by Patrick Morris, based in Prescott, Merseyside — a yard that has sent out 21 winners already this season, so there is clearly a capable operation behind this horse. Royal Deeside has been most frequently partnered by jockey Tom Cannon, though that combination has yet to produce a win across 6 races together, which makes it all the more interesting that the horse keeps finding ways to score elsewhere. The first career win came at Hexham in May 2025, and the second followed at the same track in August — confirming the pattern rather than starting it.

Royal Deeside thrives on normal ground conditions, winning 2 of 10 races on a standard surface. It also does its best work over long distances of two miles or more, winning 2 from 20 at that trip — which sounds modest but accounts for all of its career victories. The horse has been racing at Class 5 level for most of its career, which is the bread-and-butter end of British racing, but it has found a way to be genuinely competitive within that sphere. With recent form showing a win and two thirds from its last three completed runs, Royal Deeside is currently in the form of its life. It raced just yesterday and is very much an active contender — and if the entry comes up at Hexham again, it would be unwise to look the other way.