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Optima RacingHorses › Royal Musketeer (GB)

Royal Musketeer (GB)

8yo b g · Form & record 2020-08-03 to 2026-01-02 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Steph Hollinshead.
Pedigree Acclamation (GB) × Queen's Pearl (IRE) (by Exceed And Excel)
OwnerS And S Racing
BreederGaladari Sons Stud Company Limited
Ratings Official 60 · best RPR 87 · best TS 75
46
Runs
5
Wins
10.9%
Strike rate
30.4%
Place rate
0.98
Actual / Expected
-5.4%
Level-stake ROI

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Full form — last 30 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
2026-01-02 15d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 6 9/11 1 Charles Bishop 130 60 47 22 15/2
Flat AW Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Pressed winner - lost second then hampered over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 7/1)
2025-12-18 97d Southwell (AW) 6f Standard 6 8/11 0.3 Sam James 133 63 55 24 6/1
Flat AW Midnite Building The Future Of Betting Handicap (Div II) Pressed leader - briefly led over 1f out - soon hung left - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 11/2 and tchd 13/2)
2025-09-12 18d Chester 6f Good 5 6/10 0.5 Sean Kirrane p 137 65 59 22 14/1
Flat Turf Livescorebet Handicap (Div I) Took keen hold - prominent - hung left and weakened over 1f out (jockey said gelding hung left-handed under pressure)(op 12/1 tchd 11/1)
2025-08-25 24d Southwell (AW) 6f Standard 5 10/14 0.3 Dougie Costello p 132 67 52 38 16/1
Flat AW At The Races App Expert Tips Handicap Raced wide - in touch with leaders - weakened from over 2f out(op 12/1 tchd 18/1)
2025-08-01 14d Newmarket (July) 6f Soft 5 4/12 1.25 Cieren Fallon p 136 68 69 46 3/1
Flat Turf Hallgarten Novum Wines Handicap Prominent - led inside final furlong - headed then no extra inside final 110yds(op 7/2)
2025-07-18 28d Haydock 6f Good 5 6/9 3.25 Jack Callan 126 68 55 36 13/2
Flat Turf Lancashire DAF Handicap (Div II) Prominent - weakened over 1f out(op 11/2 tchd 9/2 and tchd 13/2)
2025-06-20 34d Newmarket (July) 6f Firm 5 2/9 1 Ray Dawson 133 68 72 55 5/2
Flat Turf Aston Martin Handicap Led narrowly - ridden over 1f out - edged left inside final furlong - headed and no extra inside final 110yds(tchd 9/4 and tchd 11/4)
2025-05-17 78d Newmarket 6f Firm 4 3/9 0.3 Ray Dawson 121 68 72 65 14/1
Flat Turf Suffolk Chamber Of Commerce And USVF Handicap Towards far side - prominent - kept on well inside final furlong - went third final strides(tchd 16/1)
2025-02-28 32d Southwell (AW) 6f Standard 9/9 Clifford Lee 126 69 57 20/1
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2025-01-27 21d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 5 5/11 Clifford Lee 135 70 67 43 10/3
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2025-01-06 118d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 5 1/10 Clifford Lee 134 66 75 51 5/1
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2024-09-10 25d Leicester 6f Soft 5 12/12 5 Charles Bishop 134 66 33 17 8/1
Flat Turf Find An Event At nationalracehorseweek.uk Handicap Prominent on far side of group - weakened from 2f out (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by today's going - which was officially described as soft - and would prefer a faster surface)(op 7/1)
2024-08-16 22d Newmarket (July) 6f Good 5 2/10 0.75 Ray Dawson 136 66 74 58 4/1
Flat Turf Jenningsbet Bishops Stortford Handicap In touch with leaders - headway inside final 110yds - kept on well and went second post(tchd 9/2)
2024-07-25 30d Doncaster 7f Firm 5 3/13 0.5 David Allan 136 66 74 64 9/1
Flat Turf Aalberts IPS Pegler Xpress Handicap Pulled hard - in touch with leaders - prominent - led over 1f out - headed final 110yds - soon lost second - kept on(op 10/1 tchd 8/1)
2024-06-25 37d Newbury 7f Firm 5 10/13 1 Dougie Costello h 127 67 56 28 16/1
Flat Turf Pride Embracing Every Shade Handicap Midfield - hung left and weakened over 1f out(op 18/1)
2024-05-19 68d Newmarket 7f Firm 4 3/11 0.5 Hayley Turner 122 67 72 59 16/1
Flat Turf Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap Prominent - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and went second 1f out - no extra and lost second towards finish(op 14/1)
2024-03-12 31d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 5 11/12 0.1 David Allan 131 68 61 45 11/1
Flat AW Stay Golden With BetMGM Safer Gambling Handicap In touch with leaders - challenging over 2f out - weakened from over 1f out(tchd 12/1)
2024-02-10 22d Wolverhampton (AW) 7f Standard 4 8/12 1.5 David Allan 124 69 66 56 22/1
Flat AW Bet £10 Get £40 At BetMGM Handicap Led - headed over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong
2024-01-19 28d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 5 5/7 3.5 David Allan 131 69 58 28 16/5
Flat AW Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap (Div I) Took keen hold - pressed leaders towards far side - challenging when ridden under 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 10/3)
2023-12-22 104d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 5 1/12 0 David Allan 130 67 77 65 15/2
Flat AW Bet £10 Get £40 At BetMGM Handicap (Div I) Raced in second behind clear leader - ridden and led over 1f out - much reduced lead inside final 110yds - always doing enough (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding appeared to benefit from a break)(op 11/1 tchd 13/2)
2023-09-09 50d Haydock 8f Good 4 9/12 Luke Morris 130 70 41 24 33/1
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2023-07-21 33d Newmarket (July) 7f Good 5 3/9 David Probert 137 72 60 54 9/2
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2023-06-18 12d Doncaster 7f Firm 5 6/15 Dougie Costello 133 73 74 48 11/1
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2023-06-06 19d Leicester 7f Firm 4 5/8 P J McDonald 123 73 71 60 9/2
Ivan Ayris 70th Birthday June 1st Handicap
2023-05-18 147d Newmarket 7f Good 4 2/8 David Probert 128 73 77 38 13/2
Time Test At The National Stud Handicap
2022-12-22 17d Southwell (AW) 8f Standard 5 7/12 David Allan 138 75 70 55 22/1
Spreadex Sports Live UK Racing Streaming Handicap
2022-12-05 19d Wolverhampton (AW) 7f Standard 4 6/8 Kieran ONeill 130 77 73 69 12/1
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2022-11-16 40d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 4 4/14 P J McDonald 131 78 79 64 40/1
Spreadex Sports Bet-Builder Double Odds Handicap
2022-10-07 13d York 7f Soft 4 15/19 Cieren Fallon 134 79 18 33/1
IRE Incentive It Pays To Buy Irish Handicap
2022-09-24 70d Chester 7f Soft 4 6/12 Hayley Turner 130 80 76 64 40/1
Boulton Group Handicap

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
Quick (under 2wk)500.0%
Normal (2-4wk)2229.1%
Freshened (1-2m)9111.1%
Layoff (2-6m)8225.0%
Long break (6m+)100.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 3200.0%
Class 42015.0%
Class 521419.0%
Class 6200.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)23313.0%
Mile (7-9f)2328.7%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Standard17317.6%
Firm1317.7%
Good1119.1%
Soft500.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Wolverhampton (AW)7114.3%
Southwell (AW)7114.3%
Newmarket (July)500.0%
Newmarket4125.0%
Haydock400.0%
Doncaster400.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2020-08-03–2026-01-02. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.