Royal Bodyguard

The one win came at Kempton Park on 20 August 2025, and the recent form figures tell an interesting story. Reading from most recent backwards — 8, 2, 3, 1, 3, 3 — you can see that after the win, Royal Bodyguard has been knocking on the door again with a third and a second in its last two outings. That suggests the Kempton victory wasn't a fluke, and the horse is running well enough to suggest another win isn't far away.

Distance seems to matter. At a mile and a furlong to a mile and two furlongs, Royal Bodyguard has won 1 from 3 races — roughly one in every three attempts at those trips, which is a genuinely solid record. That's the sweet spot, and it's a useful pointer for anyone watching where it runs next.

The yard behind the horse is Michael Bell's operation in Newmarket, one of the sport's great training centres in Suffolk. Bell's team has sent out 45 winners already this season, which speaks to a busy, well-functioning stable that knows how to get horses ready to win. Royal Bodyguard is competing at Class 4 level — mid-tier racing — and has won 1 from 3 at that level, around one in every three races, which suggests it belongs there and is competitive without yet dominating.

With a race just yesterday and a profile that shows a horse in decent form, Royal Bodyguard looks like one to keep an eye on over the coming weeks — particularly if it lines up at a mile to a mile and a quarter on a track that suits.