Royal Time
Seven years old with just one win to its name from 17 races, Royal Time is the kind of horse that tests an owner's patience — but that single victory at Naas in December 2024 at least proved it can get the job done when everything clicks. A win rate of around 1 in every 17 races tells you this isn't a horse that makes a habit of reaching the winner's enclosure, and with five places alongside that solitary success, it has shown enough ability to suggest the talent is there, even if the results haven't always followed.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
27.8%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The recent run of form makes for difficult reading. Royal Time has gone six races without winning, and the last two outings in particular — finishing 11th and 14th — suggest it has been struggling to land a blow at its current level. A third-place finish earlier in that sequence offered a brief glimmer, but the overall picture is of a horse that is finding things tough. It raced just yesterday, so Shane Crawley's team clearly still believe there is a performance in there worth chasing.
Crawley's yard has sent out two winners this season, which is a modest return, and turning Royal Time's fortunes around will be one of the tasks on the to-do list. At seven, the horse is no longer young, and the window for improvement is narrowing. Still, stranger things have happened — and anyone who has followed racing long enough knows that a horse which has found a way to win once can sometimes find a way to do it again.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_yielding ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Down Royal in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 9 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding (mild give)
Loves
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
21 May
4th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 14 runners
12 Apr
DNF
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
5 Mar
7th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 17 runners
20 Jan
3rd
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 14 runners
26 Dec
5th
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 16 runners
20 Nov
11th
Thurles
1m6f – 2m · Yielding_To_Soft · 21 runners
6 Nov
14th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 19 runners
12 Oct
3rd
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 4 runners
10 Apr
12th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 21 runners
2 Mar
8th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 18 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
James Smith Current Jockey
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Down Royal Galloping |
5 |
1 third, 4 other |
12 Apr |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
16 Dec |
33.3% |
| Limerick Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
21 May |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
5 Mar |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Mar |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
4 Oct |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
6 Nov |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
9 Dec |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
12 Oct |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
13 Jan |
0% |