Horse Details

Royal Approval (IRE)

10 Runs 3 Wins (30.0%) 0 Places (0.0%)
Owner: Easyfix Silks Easyfix Trainer: Gordon Elliott
4 years old ch IRE
Sire: Cracksman (GB)
Dam: Nabaraat (USA)
Damsire: War Front
Past Runs (10 Total)
Date/Time Course Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
18/10/25
13:45
Limerick (IRE) 2m½f Sam Ewing Gordon Elliott 5 4:11.72 3.75 11-7 20/1
In touch with leaders - brief headway home turn - weakened before 2 out(op 16/1)
20/09/25
13:25
Navan (IRE) 2m Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott 6 3:53.07 3.75 11-10 5/1
Prominent - disputed lead before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 4/1 tchd 11/2)
26/06/25
15:10
Newcastle (AW) 1m2f P J McDonald Andrew Balding 1st 2:14.17 Won 83 8-9 17/2
Midfield - in touch with leaders over 2f out - headway over 1f out - hung left but led inside final furlong - ran on final 110yds(op 13/2 tchd 6/1)
16/05/25
14:25
Newbury 1m2f Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding 11 2:5.15 2.25 84 9-5 9/1
In rear throughout(op 11/1)
30/03/25
16:15
Doncaster 1m2f Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding 9 - - 85 9-1 12/1
Midfield - headway and prominent 2f out - hung left and weakened from over 1f out (jockey said gelding hung left-handed under pressure)(op 11/1)
28/02/25
16:45
Lingfield (AW) 1m2f Jason Watson Andrew Balding 11 2:5.97 0.05 85 8-12 25/1
Slowly into stride - soon midfield - not clear run over 2f out - soon lost position and in rear(op 12/1 tchd 22/1)
08/02/25
16:28
Newcastle (AW) 1m2f Jason Watson Andrew Balding 1st 2:20.58 Won 82 9-9 11/2
Took keen hold - prominent - going easily over 2f out - pushed along to lead against near rail over 1f out - hung left inside final furlong - pushed along and kept on inside final 110yds - just did enough(op 13/2 tchd 8/1)
08/01/25
14:03
Newcastle (AW) 1m4½f Paul Mulrennan Andrew Balding 6 - - 9-11 13/8
Took keen hold - towards rear - some headway 6f out - in touch with leaders when pushed along 3f out - weakened over 1f out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 9/4 tchd 7/4 and tchd 5/2)
12/12/24
12:17
Newcastle (AW) 1m2f Jason Watson Andrew Balding 1st - Won 9-5 5/2
Took keen hold - midfield - headway over 2f out - led narrowly over 1f out - pushed along and clear with one other when hung badly left inside final furlong - kept on well final 110yds(op 7/2)
15/06/24
15:50
Sandown 1m2f Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding 8 2:13.30 2.5 9-3 8/1
Never better than midfield(op 9/1)