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Optima RacingHorses › Royal Infantry (IRE)

Royal Infantry (IRE)

7yo br g · Form & record 2024-01-10 to 2026-04-15 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Dan Skelton.
Pedigree Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) × Sovereign Lass (IRE) (by Presenting)
OwnerCraig Laura Buckingham
BreederKevin Neville
Ratings Official 139 · best RPR 140 · best TS 136
15
Runs
4
Wins
26.7%
Strike rate
53.3%
Place rate
1.17
Actual / Expected
60.3%
Level-stake ROI

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Full form — last 15 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
2026-04-15 32d Haydock 21f Good 2 5/11 1 Harry Skelton tp 168 139 131 116 11/2
Hurdle Turf Try Unibets Smartview Racecards Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Midfield - headway 4 out - soon went second - weakened and lost two places before last(op 6/1)
2026-03-14 21d Kempton 21f Good 2 9/13 2.75 Tristan Durrell t 168 140 125 114 10/1
Hurdle Turf Virgin Bet A Good Bet Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Prominent - pressed leaders 6th - went second 3 out - lost position before 2 out - soon weakened(tchd 9/1)
2026-02-21 36d Kempton 21f Soft 3 2/9 3.5 Harry Skelton t 166 138 140 136 10/1
Hurdle Turf Ladbrokes "New Horse Racing Bet Builder" Handicap Hurdle Took keen hold - prominent - led narrowly before 2 out - headed last - no extra run-in(op 8/1)
2026-01-16 35d Windsor 20f Soft 2 5/5 3 Tristan Durrell t 154 137 139 56 18/1
Hurdle Turf Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Hurdle (GBB Race) In rear - headway going okay after 3 out - disputing third after 2 out - weakened run-in(op 16/1 tchd 14/1)
2025-12-12 27d Cheltenham 20.5f Soft 2 3/3 36 Harry Skelton t 158 138 120 90 9/4
Chase Turf Santa - "The Visit" "Chasing Excellence" Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Prominent - pressed leader briefly 10th - struggling after 3 out - tailed off(op 2/1)
2025-11-15 35d Cheltenham 21f Soft 3 4/10 2.25 Harry Skelton 168 138 139 133 7/2
Hurdle Turf Paddy Power Intermediate Handicap Hurdle In rear - steady headway from 6th - went second on turn before last - weakened and lost two places final 110yds(tchd 4/1)
2025-10-11 171d Chepstow 19.5f Good 2 3/14 3.75 Harry Skelton 158 136 134 115 4/1
Hurdle Turf Wasdell Group Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Towards rear - headway 5th - pressed leaders 3 out - 4 lengths down last - went third run-in - kept on(op 7/2 tchd 10/3)
2025-04-23 19d Perth 24f Soft 1 2/14 4.25 Harry Skelton 159 134 134 106 16/1
Listed Hurdle British EBF Gold Castle National Hunt Novices Hurdle () (GBB Race)
2025-04-04 76d Aintree 16.5f Good 1 5/9 Harry Skelton 161 134 130 112 28/1
Grade 1 Hurdle TrustATrader Top Novices Hurdle (GBB Race)
2025-01-18 45d Haydock 15.5f Soft 1 4/7 Harry Skelton 161 135 117 68 1/3
Sky Bet Supreme Trial Rossington Main Novices Hurdle (GBB Race)
2024-12-04 28d Haydock 15.5f Soft 2 1/6 0 Harry Skelton 161 131 100 11/10F
Hurdle Turf TrustATrader Approved And Reviewed Tradespeople Introductory Hurdle (GBB Race) Made all - increased tempo and clear before 3 out - unchallenged(tchd Evens)
2024-11-06 238d Chepstow 16f Good 4 1/9 0 Harry Skelton 158 119 63 4/9F
Hurdle Turf Spectra Group National Hunt Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div I) Made virtually all - not fluent 4 out - shaken up after 2 out - not fluent last - pushed out - comfortably(tchd 2/5 and tchd 1/2)
2024-03-13 32d Cheltenham 16.5f Soft 1 8/19 5 Harry Skelton 161 124 120 104 18/1
Grade 1 NH Flat Turf Weatherbys Champion Bumper (A Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race) (GBB Race) Held up in rear - headway 4f out - weakened over 1f out(tchd 14/1 and 20/1)
2024-02-10 31d Newbury 16.5f Heavy 1 1/9 0 Harry Skelton 161 120 78 9/2
Listed NH Flat Turf Betfair Exchange Beacons Bumper (A Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race) () (GBB Race) Towards rear - headway but not clear run over 3f out - pushed along over 2f out - ridden to lead inside final furlong - kept on well(op 11/2 tchd 6/1)
2024-01-10 DEB Doncaster 16.5f Soft 5 1/18 0 Harry Skelton 162 110 47 14/1
NH Flat Turf Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Open Maiden National Hunt Flat Race (Category 3 Elimination) (GBB Race) Midfield - steady headway from over 4f out - switched left going easily 3f out - soon short of room - switched right 2f out - ridden to lead over 1f out - kept on well inside final furlong - comfortably(op 11/1)

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 runRunsWinsSR
Normal (2-4wk)4125.0%
Freshened (1-2m)7114.3%
Layoff (2-6m)200.0%
Long break (6m+)11100.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 15120.0%
Class 26116.7%
Class 3200.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Staying (13f+)15426.7%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Soft9222.2%
Good5120.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Haydock3133.3%
Cheltenham300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2024-01-10–2026-04-15. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.