Royal Hollow

The recent form tells an even sharper story. Over the last six races, Royal Hollow has won twice and finished second twice — that is four top-two finishes from six runs, with just one real blip in the sequence. The most recent of those wins came at Clonmel on 14 April 2026, only four weeks ago, and with a race logged just yesterday, this is a horse very much in the thick of things right now. Horses that maintain this level of consistency at eight years old are not always easy to find — some are running out of gas by this point, but Royal Hollow gives no sign of it.

Dig into the distance figures and something interesting emerges. Over a mile and six furlongs to two miles — the longer end of the spectrum — Royal Hollow has won 2 from 5 races, a 40% win rate. That is a striking number. For context, most horses at this level win somewhere between 10 and 20% of their races overall. At the distances that suit best, Royal Hollow is winning two in every five, which suggests there is a real preference worth paying attention to when entries come around.

The partnership with jockey Cian Quirke is worth noting too — 2 wins from 10 races together, or 1 in every 5, which is a noticeably better return than Royal Hollow's overall record and hints that Quirke understands how to ride this horse. Behind the scenes, trainer Andrew Slattery has had a strong season from his Thurles yard in County Tipperary, sending out 60 winners — a yard clearly in form and running things well. Royal Hollow's first win came at Ballinrobe in July 2024, and since then the horse has kept adding to the tally steadily. Not flashy, not headline-grabbing — just reliable, competitive, and still winning races at eight years old. That, in itself, is worth respecting.