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River King (IRE)

4yo b g · Form & record 2024-08-07 to 2026-06-18 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Richard Hannon.

Pedigree King Of Change (GB) × Precipitous (IRE) (by Indian Ridge)

OwnerGrande Motte

BreederForenaghts Stud & Jim Bolger

Ratings Official 95 · best RPR 102 · best TS 84

Runs

Wins

25.0%

Strike rate

75.0%

Place rate

0.71

Actual / Expected

-28.9%

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Full form — last 8 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.

Date	Off	Course	Dist	Going	Cl	Pos	Btn	Jockey	Wgt	OR	RPR	TS	SP
2026-06-18	17d	Ascot	7f	Firm	2	5/28	2	Pat Dobbs	128	95	96	84	14/1
Flat Turf Buckingham Palace Stakes (Handicap) Raced near side - led but pestered - hung right and headed 1f out - no extra final 110yds - 5th of 22 in group
2026-06-01	11d	Newbury	8f	Firm	4	1/12	0	Pat Dobbs	137	87	102	77	100/30J
Flat Turf BetVictor Backing England To Win Handicap Made all - ridden inside final furlong - ran on well(op 3/1)
2026-05-21	339d	Chepstow	10f	Soft	4	2/6	0.3	Sean Levey	134	84	92	36	8/13F
Flat Turf David Lucas Wales Leading Independent Bookmaker Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Midfield - headway going easily over 2f out - led over 1f out - headed final 110yds - just held(op 5/6)
2025-06-16	25d	Windsor	10f	Firm	5	1/9	0	Sean Levey	130	85	85	74	1/3
Flat Turf Call Fitzdares For Top Prices Restricted Novice Stakes (For horses In Bands C And D) (GBB Race) Made all - hung left 6f out - pushed along and went clear from over 1f out - comfortably(tchd 2/5)
2025-05-22	13d	Chelmsford (AW)	8f	Standard	4	3/15	3.25	Sean Levey	130	85	83	68	15/8
Flat AW Watch Live Racing At bet365 Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div II) Pressed leader - went second over 3f out - lost second 1f out - soon weakened(op 7/4 tchd 13/8)
2025-05-09	14d	Nottingham	8.5f	Good	5	2/12	5	Sean Levey	133	–	84	64	4/5
Flat Oddschecker Free Bets Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
2025-04-25	261d	Doncaster	7f	Firm	4	3/12	1.5	Sean Levey	129	–	82	63	11/4
Flat Weekend Winners On Sky Sports Racing Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
2024-08-07	DEB	Kempton (AW)	7f	Standard	4	4/13	0.5	Sean Levey	130	–	72	33	40/1
Flat AW Unibet/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Towards rear - going okay 2f out - shaken up and headway from over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - eyecatcher(op 20/1)

Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.

Time since last run	Runs	Wins	SR
Quick (under 2wk)	3	1	33.3%
Normal (2-4wk)	2	1	50.0%
Long break (6m+)	2	0	0.0%

Record by class

Class	Runs	Wins	SR
Class 4	5	1	20.0%
Class 5	2	1	50.0%

Record by distance

Trip	Runs	Wins	SR
Mile (7-9f)	6	1	16.7%
Middle (10-12f)	2	1	50.0%

Record by going

Going	Runs	Wins	SR
Firm	4	2	50.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2024-08-07–2026-06-18. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.