Royal Champion (IRE) Horse Record, Performance Stats & Odds

b gelding · by Shamardal (USA) out of Emirates Queen (GB)

Profile

Royal Champion (IRE) is a b gelding, by Shamardal (USA) out of Emirates Queen (GB). From 25 career starts, Royal Champion (IRE) has 9 wins, 15 total placed finishes (strike rate 36%, place rate 60%) and total recorded prize money of £2,591,124.

— British Gambler form team · auto-updated from official results

Career Record

25
Runs
9
Wins
36%
Win %
15
Placed
60%
Place %
£2,591,124
Earnings

Peak Ratings Achieved

122
Peak OR
1
Best finish

OR = Official Rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed

Performance Breakdowns

By course

course Runs Wins Placed Win %
York 4 1 2 25%
Ascot 3 1 1 33%
Newmarket 2 1 2 50%
Sha Tin (HK) 1 0 0 0%
Riyadh (KSA) 1 1 1 100%
Bahrain (BHR) 1 1 1 100%

By going

going Runs Wins Placed Win %
Good 13 6 9 46%
Good To Firm 4 1 1 25%
Good To Soft 3 0 1 0%
Standard 2 2 2 100%
Good To Yielding 1 0 1 0%
Yielding 1 0 1 0%

By distance

distance Runs Wins Placed Win %
1m1f–1m2f 14 5 9 36%
1m3f–1m4f 8 3 4 38%
1m 3 1 2 33%

Recent Form Analyst Notes

  • Pos 4 25 Jul 2026 York

    Settled handy early and pulling hard - made progress five furlongs out - moved into second four furlongs out but came under pressure a furlong out - found nothing more inside the final furlong to finish fourth

Per-race notes from official racing analyst commentary.

Race History

4
25 Jul 2026
York — Sky Bet York Stakes
1m2½f · Good To Firm · Class 1 · Clifford Lee
100/30
SP
4
26 Apr 2026
Sha Tin (HK) — FWD QEII Cup
1m2f · Good To Firm · Oisin Murphy
16/1
SP
1
14 Feb 2026
Riyadh (KSA) — Neom Turf Cup Presented by Howden
1m2½f · Good To Firm · Oisin Murphy
13/8F
SP
1
14 Nov 2025
Bahrain (BHR) — Bahrain International Trophy
1m2f · Good · James Doyle
15/8F
SP
3
13 Sep 2025
Leopardstown — Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes
1m2f · Good To Yielding · Clifford Lee
18/1
SP
1
26 Jul 2025
York — Sky Bet York Stakes
1m2f56y · Good · Class 1 · Clifford Lee
8/1
SP
7
18 Jun 2025
Ascot — Prince of Wales's Stakes
1m1f212y · Good To Firm · Class 1 · Clifford Lee
25/1
SP
4
25 Apr 2025
Sandown — bet365 Gordon Richards Stakes
1m1f209y · Good · Class 1 · Clifford Lee
4/1
SP
1
22 Feb 2025
Southwell (AW) — BetUK Winter Derby Stakes
1m3f23y · Standard · Class 1 · Clifford Lee
6/4J
SP
1
31 Dec 2024
Lingfield (AW) — BetUK Quebec Stakes
1m2f1y · Standard · Class 1 · Clifford Lee
5/6F
SP
10
9 Nov 2024
Flemington (AUS) — TAB Champions Stakes
1m2f · Good · Craig A Williams
25/1
SP
2
26 Oct 2024
Moonee Valley (AUS) — Alinta Energy Crystal Mile
1m · Good · Mark Zahra
17/5
SP

Breeding

Date of birth
28 Feb 2018
Sire
Shamardal (USA)
Dam
Emirates Queen (GB)
Damsire
Street Cry (IRE)
Breeder
Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum

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