Royal Approval Racehorse Profile
Royal Approval is a 5-year-old Gelding, trained by Gordon Elliott, based at Tramore. With 11 career starts and 3 wins, it has earned $27,593.
- Age
- 5
- Sex
- Gelding
- Trainer
- Gordon Elliott
- Trained at
- Tramore
- Sire
- Cracksman
- Dam
- Nabaraat
- Sire of dam
- War Front
- Career
- 11:3-0-0
- Prize money
- $27,593
- Last start
- 7 July 2026
- Recent form
- 10901-
Royal Approval Form Guide
Royal Approval — last 11 starts
| Date | Track | Dist | Class | Going | Bar | Wgt | Jockey | Result | Margin | Time | SP | Winner / 2nd |
|---|
| 30 May 2026 | Listowel | 4096m | Eamon Foran Memorial Maiden Hurdle | Good To Yielding | 0 | 166kg | Ricky Doyle | PU of 9 | — | - | — | Burning Ability (IRE) |
| 18 Oct 2025 | Limerick | 3283m | Limerick Show Maiden Hurdle | Good To Yielding | 0 | 161kg | Sam Ewing | 5 of 16 | 21.25L | 4:11.72 | — | Talk The Talk (FR) |
| 20 Sept 2025 | Navan | 3168m | Bet XS Maiden Hurdle | Yielding | 0 | 164kg | Jack Kennedy | 6 of 16 | 25.5L | 3:53.07 | — | Friary Road (IRE) |
| 26 June 2025 | Newcastle (aw) | 2050m | Class 2 | Standard | 4 | 121kg | P J Mcdonald | 1 of 11 | — | 2:14.17 | — | Royal Approval (IRE) |
| 16 May 2025 | Newbury | 2012m | Class 3 | Good | 14 | 131kg | Oisin Murphy | 11 of 14 | 13.75L | 2:5.15 | — | Burrito (GB) |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Doncaster | 2051m | Class 3 | Good | 1 | 127kg | Oisin Murphy | 9 of 16 | 5L | 2:10.52 | — | City Of Delight (USA) |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Lingfield (aw) | 2012m | Class 2 | Standard | 1 | 124kg | Jason Watson | 11 of 12 | 11.5L | 2:5.97 | — | The Glen Rovers (GB) |
| 8 Feb 2025 | Newcastle (aw) | 2050m | Class 4 | Standard To Slow | 7 | 135kg | Jason Watson | 1 of 7 | — | 2:20.58 | — | Royal Approval (IRE) |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Newcastle (aw) | 2504m | Class 5 | Standard To Slow | 4 | 137kg | Paul Mulrennan | 6 of 7 | 34.75L | 2:53.49 | — | Northern Ruler (GB) |
| 12 Dec 2024 | Newcastle (aw) | 2050m | Class 5 | Standard | 6 | 131kg | Jason Watson | 1 of 12 | — | 2:11.43 | — | Royal Approval (IRE) |
| 15 June 2024 | Sandown | 2002m | Class 2 | Good To Soft | 15 | 129kg | Oisin Murphy | 8 of 13 | 10.5L | 2:13.30 | — | Prague (IRE) |
Record by Condition
Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
| Condition | Starts | Record | Win % | Place % |
|---|
| Good | 3 | 0-0-0 | 0% | 0% |
| First-up | 4 | 1-0-0 | 25% | 25% |
| Second-up | 2 | 0-0-0 | 0% | 0% |
Record by Track
Performance at each track raced
| Track | Runs | Wins | Places | Win % | Place % |
|---|
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
Record by Jockey