Royal Champion

(IRE)

Country

Ireland

Foal Date

28-Feb-18

Colour

bay

Sire

Shamardal

Dam

Emirates Queen

Prize Money

$953633

Trainer

K R Burke

Owners

Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum

About

Royal Champion is a 7yo from Ireland trained by K R Burke. It is sired by the stallion Shamardal out of the dam Emirates Queen. As a stakes winner with career earnings of $953,633, Royal Champion is considered a racehorse of above-average ability. On 20th Jun 2023 at Ascot, Royal Champion, ridden by J Mitchell, achieved its most notable victory in the $62381 Wolferton Stakes (listed), defeating Bolshoi Ballet. Throughout its career, Royal Champion has been a profitable choice for bettors. If you had backed Royal Champion consistently, you would have seen a 163% return on investment.

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Southwell 23-Feb-25 m R2 CL1 $56,710 (of $98,370), Winning Time: 03:43.140, SP: 6/4	C Lee 58.5kg	1 (7)
Lingfield 31-Dec-24 2012m GOOD R6 $28,355 (of $28,355), Winning Time: 02:02.770, SP: 5/6 Tracked leader, led still going well 2f out, ridden entering final furlong, kept on well	C Lee 61.7kg	1 (6)
Flemington 09-Nov-24 2011m GOOD 4 R8 (of $962,567) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:01.860, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th	C Williams 59kg, Cd 59kg 10.50L	10 (11)
Moonee Valley 26-Oct-24 1609m GOOD 3 R8 G2 $72,000 (of $962,567) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:34.880, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.740	M Zahra 57.2kg, Cd 57kg 0.75L	2 (11)
Flemington 05-Oct-24 1400m SOFT 6 R6 LR 4YO+ Open Hcp $3,500 (of $176,725) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:23.140, SP: 3.90 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.660	M Zahra 61kg 3.40L	6 (10)
Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 30-Apr-24 1000m HEAVY 8 R1 Open-trl Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:03.230 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.700	J Byrne 3.00L	2 (5)
Woodbine 09-Oct-23 2011m FIRM R9 G1 NHF $150,000 (of $274,384) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:03.650, SP: 5/1 Ridden 1/4, 2nd best	J Doyle 57.2kg, Cd 57kg 2.25L	2 (8)
York 29-Jul-23 2062m GOOD R1 G2 $13,450 (of $70,888) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:10.170, SP: 9/2 Prominent, led over 1f out and ridden, soon edged left, headed under 110 yard out, no extra	J Mitchell 60.8kg, Cd 61kg 1.50L	3 (5)
Ascot 20-Jun-23 2004m GOOD R3 LR $62,381 (of $62,381) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:07.550, SP: 16/1 Raced wide, close up, headway 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on	J Mitchell 60.8kg, Cd 61kg	1 (16)
Chester 12-May-23 2075m SOFT R1 G2 $3,204 (of $67,224) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:13.980, SP: 22/1 Raced wide, close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong	J Mitchell 58.5kg, Cd 58.5kg 5.00L	5 (6)
Ascot 15-Oct-22 2004m SOFT R2 G1 (of $1,300,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:09.460, SP: 50/1 Close up, pushed along and weakened quickly from over 3f out, soon eased	J Mitchell 60.3kg, Cd 60.5kg 0.00L	9 (9)
Ayr 17-Sep-22 2012m GOOD R1 LR CL1 $52,822 (of $50,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:06.200, SP: 3.25 Tracked leaders, smooth headway on bit 3f out, led over 2f out, clear when shaken up over 1f out, impressive	J Mitchell 59.5kg	1 (11)
Windsor 28-Aug-22 2012m SOFT R1 G3 CL1Md $12,027 (of $60,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:03.010, SP: 6.50 Wore hood to post, held up off the pace in 5th, headway on rail into 3rd over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on same pace in 3rd inside final furlong	J Mitchell 60.5kg 1.80L	3 (6)
Haydock 06-Aug-22 2103m GOOD R1 G3 CL1 $7,988 (of $80,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:11.040, SP: 17.00 Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, driven over 1f out, no extra final furlong	A Atzeni 60.5kg 6.30L	4 (10)
Epsom 03-Jun-22 2027m SOFT R1 CL2Hcp $94,933 (of $100,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:07.160, SP: 15.00 Dwelt, soon mid-division on inside, headway over 3f out, chasing leaders over 2f out, led inside final 2f, clear final furlong, stayed on strongly	A Atzeni 58kg	1 (14)
Doncaster 27-Mar-22 1609m SOFT R1 LR CL1 $3,994 (of $40,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:38.220, SP: 6.00 Keen tracked leader until pushed along over 3f out, weakened 2f out, soon eased	D Egan 57kg 29.00L	4 (4)
York 13-May-21 2063m GOOD R1 G2 CL1 (of $165,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:10.060, SP: 9.00 Raced keenly, soon steadied into mid-division, weakened final 2f	A Atzeni 57kg 15.50L	9 (10)
Newmarket 13-Apr-21 1811m GOOD R1 LR CL1 $5,679 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:48.229, SP: 3.00 Tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace	A Atzeni 57kg 7.30L	3 (8)
Newmarket 24-Sep-20 1609m GOOD R2 CL4Md $9,784 (of $8,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:38.120, SP: 4.30 Slowly into stride, recovered and headway on outside chasing leaders 6f out, went 2nd 2f out, led inside final 2f, quickened clear over 1f out, stayed on well	A Atzeni 57kg	1 (8)