Trained by Henry De Bromhead at Knockeen in Co Waterford, Wannabe Royal is part of one of the most productive yards in Ireland right now. De Bromhead's team has sent out 107 winners already this season — a number that tells you this is an operation that knows how to get horses ready to perform. Being part of that setup matters.
The four-year-old has found its best form over distances of seven furlongs to a mile, winning 2 of its 6 races at those trips — roughly 1 in every 3, which is a genuinely strong record. That kind of ratio suggests the horse isn't just competitive at those distances, it is well suited to them, and the team clearly knows it. The first win came at Limerick in April 2025, and then, most recently, Wannabe Royal won at Naas just this week — a result that underlines the horse is in form right now, not coasting on past efforts.
Recent results have been a little mixed — a win followed by finishes of eighth, fifth, fourth, third, and seventh going back through the last six races — but the key detail is the direction of travel. That win at Naas is the most recent run on record, which means Wannabe Royal heads into whatever comes next off the back of a victory. For a horse with a 17% win rate overall, or roughly 1 win from every 6 races across its career, finding form at the right moment is exactly what you want to see.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Curragh Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 28 Mar | 0% |
| Naas Galloping |
2 | 1 win, 1 second | 17 May | 50% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
2 | 1 second, 1 third | 12 Feb | 0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 | 1 win | 25 Apr | 100% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 | 1 third | 20 Sep | 0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 16 Jul | 0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 4 Apr | 0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 7 Jun | 0% |