The most striking thing about Royal Hollow right now is the current form. Over the last six races, the record reads second, second, third, first, second, sixth — with the most recent run coming just yesterday. That is a horse in the thick of things, placing in five of the last six and winning one of them. The win came at Clonmel on 14 April 2026, roughly three months ago, and the horse has kept racing consistently since without dropping far from the front.
Find the right trip, and Royal Hollow becomes an even more interesting proposition. Over distances between a mile and six furlongs and two miles, the record is 2 wins from 7 races — that works out at just under 1 in 3, or a 29% win rate. For context, the overall career win rate is 16%, so at those distances the horse is nearly twice as effective. It suggests a horse that genuinely needs a proper test of stamina to show its best.
Jockey Cian Quirke has been the regular partner, riding Royal Hollow in 10 of those 31 races and winning 2 of them — a win rate of 20%, or 1 in every 5 rides together. That is meaningfully better than the career average, and the combination clearly works. Royal Hollow's first career win came at Ballinrobe back in July 2024, a relatively late starting point for a horse now aged eight, but the record since has been one of steady improvement and consistency rather than a slow fade.
Still racing, still placing, and with a trainer in the form of his life — Royal Hollow is exactly the kind of dependable, honest performer that any yard builds its season around.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killarney Sharp |
4 | 1 win, 2 seconds, 1 third | 9 May | 25% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
3 | 1 win, 1 second, 1 other | 14 Apr | 33.3% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
3 | 1 win, 2 seconds | 3 Oct | 33.3% |
| Galway Tight |
3 | 1 third, 2 other | 31 Jul | 0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
2 | 1 win, 1 second | 28 Aug | 50% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
2 | 1 win, 1 second | 22 Jun | 50% |
| Listowel Sharp |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 30 May | 0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 1 May | 0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
2 | 2 seconds | 31 Oct | 0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 | 1 third | 13 May | 0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 4 Jun | 0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 16 Nov | 0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 8 Jul | 0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 21 Dec | 0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 25 Apr | 0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 | 1 second | 3 Jun | 0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 19 Jun | 0% |