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Optima RacingHorses › Royal Champion (IRE)

Royal Champion (IRE)

7yo b g · Form & record 2020-09-24 to 2025-09-13 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by K R Burke.
Pedigree Shamardal (USA) × Emirates Queen (GB) (by Street Cry)
OwnerSheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum
BreederSheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum
Ratings Official 120 · best RPR 121 · best TS 113
17
Runs
7
Wins
41.2%
Strike rate
64.7%
Place rate
2.43
Actual / Expected
211.3%
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Full form — last 17 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.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2025-09-13 49d Leopardstown 10f Soft 3/12 2.25 Clifford Lee 135 120 120 102 18/1
Group 1 Flat Turf Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes Towards rear - hampered soon after start - headway on outer and raced in second from over 7f out - lost second and outpaced from over 1f out(op 16/1 tchd 14/1)
2025-07-26 38d York 10.5f Good 1 1/7 0 Clifford Lee 134 115 121 113 8/1
Group 2 Flat Turf Sky Bet York Stakes In touch with leaders - headway going easily over 2f out - shaken up to lead over 1f out - ridden final furlong - ran on(tchd 15/2 and tchd 9/1)
2025-06-18 116d Ascot 10f Firm 1 7/8 0.1 Clifford Lee 128 115 113 81 25/1
Group 1 Flat Turf Prince Of Wales's Stakes Prominent - bumped after 1f - headway over 2f out - weakened final furlong
2025-02-22 53d Southwell (AW) 11f Standard 1 1/7 Clifford Lee 129 113 117 61 6/4
BetUK Winter Derby Stakes
2024-12-31 521d Lingfield (AW) 10f Standard 1 1/6 0 Clifford Lee 136 113 116 97 5/6F
Listed Flat AW BetUK Quebec Stakes () Led early - headed and prominent after 1f - going easily when led over 2f out - ran on well from over 1f out(op 10/11 tchd Evens)
2023-07-29 39d York 10.5f Good 1 3/5 Jack Mitchell 134 116 118 65 9/2
Sky Bet York Stakes
2023-06-20 39d Ascot 10f Good 1 1/16 Jack Mitchell 134 111 119 99 16/1
Wolferton Stakes ()
2023-05-12 209d Chester 10.5f Soft 1 5/6 Jack Mitchell 129 111 106 88 22/1
IRE-Incentive It Pays To Buy Irish Huxley Stakes (IRE Incentive Race)
2022-10-15 28d Ascot 10f Soft 1 9/9 Jack Mitchell 133 111 50/1
Qipco Champion Stakes (British Champions Middle Distance)
2022-09-17 21d Ayr 10f Good 1 1/11 Jack Mitchell 131 105 115 82 9/4
Virgin Bet Doonside Cup Stakes ()
2022-08-27 21d Windsor 10f Soft 1 3/6 Jack Mitchell 133 105 110 104 11/2
Sytner BMW Winter Hill Stakes
2022-08-06 64d Haydock 10.5f Good 1 4/10 Andrea Atzeni 133 105 108 95 16/1
Betfred Rose Of Lancaster Stakes
2022-06-03 69d Epsom 10f Good 2 1/14 Andrea Atzeni 128 97 111 89 14/1
Cazoo Handicap
2022-03-26 317d Doncaster 8f Soft 1 4/4 David Egan 126 100 42 5/1
SBK Doncaster Mile Stakes ()
2021-05-13 30d York 10.5f Good 1 9/10 Andrea Atzeni 126 100 83 66 8/1
Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Dante Stakes
2021-04-13 201d Newmarket 9f Good 1 3/8 Andrea Atzeni 126 93 73 2/1
bet365 Feilden Stakes ()
2020-09-24 DEB Newmarket 8f Good 4 1/8 Andrea Atzeni 126 88 81 10/3
Rossdales EBF Stallions Maiden Stakes (Colts & Geldings) (Plus 10 Race)

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 runRunsWinsSR
Normal (2-4wk)4125.0%
Freshened (1-2m)5360.0%
Layoff (2-6m)3133.3%
Long break (6m+)4125.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 114535.7%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Mile (7-9f)3133.3%
Middle (10-12f)14642.9%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Good9555.6%
Soft500.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Ascot3133.3%
York3133.3%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2020-09-24–2025-09-13. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.