Abu Royal (2020) Horse

Foal Date

03-Feb-20

Colour

bay

Sire

Dark Angel

Dam

Spesialta

Prize Money

25461

Trainer

L Morgan

Owners

Mr T Barton

About

Abu Royal is a 6yo colt trained by L Morgan. It is by Dark Angel out of Spesialta. To date it has won one race. On 8 May 2023 at Ayr, Abu Royal secured its biggest victory, earning $7,869.00 in the Cl5 Md.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Southwell 06-Feb-26 2427m SYNTHETIC R5 CL6 Hcp $184 (of $5,902) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:40.680, SP: 17.00 1st Havachoc ( P Bradley 131 ) 2nd Haliphon ( E Greatrex 132 ) 0.15L 3rd Night Bear ( W Carson 134 ) 1.40L 5th Abu Royal ( S D Bowen 130 ) 2.50L See full resultsS D Bowen 59kg 2.50L5 (11)
Southwell 23-Jan-26 2234m SYNTHETIC R7 CL6 Hcp (of $5,902) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:29.140, SP: 26.00 1st Alfred Spero ( F Marsh 132 ) 2nd Night Bear ( W Carson 132 ) 0.20L 3rd Silkies Sib ( P Cosgrave 135 ) 1.25L 6th Abu Royal ( S D Bowen 132 ) 2.95L See full resultsS D Bowen 59.9kg 2.95L6 (12)
Wolverhampton 03-Sep-25 2460m SYNTHETIC R7 CL6 Hcp (of $6,100) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:36.480, SP: 29.00 1st Rubellite ( O J Orr 128 ) 2nd Bunker Bay ( A Brookes 135 ) 1.25L 3rd Berkshire Phantom ( B Loughnane 132 ) 5.50L 10th Abu Royal ( T E Whelan 128 ) 84.05L See full resultsT E Whelan 58.1kg 84kgL10 (10)
Beverley 29-Jul-25 2000m GOOD R1 CL6 Hcp (of $7,074) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 02:07.050, SP: 51.00 1st Star Start ( C Parker 147 ) 2nd Poet's Dawn ( E Roberts 156 ) 0.00L 3rd Carnival Zain ( B Smith 155 ) 1.25L 11th Abu Royal ( E Mayo 151 , Cd 156 ) 10.40L See full resultsE Mayo 68.5kg, Cd 70.8kg 10.40L11 (14)
Wolverhampton 23-Jun-25 1740m GOOD R1 CL5 Hcp (of $7,316) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:51.010, SP: 41.00 Slowly into stride, towards rear, never involved 1st Sense Of Worth ( A Blakemore 154 ) 2nd I Follow Rivers ( E Cagney 142 ) 0.30L 3rd Northbound ( R Howarth 152 ) 0.15L 11th Abu Royal ( E Mayo 151 , Cd 156 ) 24.70L See full resultsE Mayo 68.5kg, Cd 70.8kg 24.70L11 (13)
GOODwood 03-Sep-24 1990m GOOD R7 CL5 Hcp (of $10,477) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:08.820, SP: 11.00 Raced wide and never closer than mid-division 1st Pink Lily ( J Leavy 131 ) 2nd Meleri ( P Cosgrave 129 ) 2.00L 3rd Solanna ( S M Levey 128 ) 0.30L 14th Abu Royal ( J Mitchell 129 ) 21.50L See full resultsJ Mitchell 58.5kg 21.50L14 (15)
Epsom Downs 19-Jul-24 2420m GOOD R4 CL5 Hcp (of $9,625) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:41.530, SP: 13.00 Chased leaders, lost place 10f out, some headway over 1f out, no impression, weakened inside final furlong 1st Gordon Grey ( M Jordan 143 ) 2nd Sameem ( E Roberts 137 ) 3.75L 3rd Naasma ( B Smith 143 ) 1.00L 7th Abu Royal ( V Barton 140 , Cd 145 ) 11.25LV Barton 63.5kg, Cd 65.8kg 11.25L7 (11)
Newbury 12-Jul-24 2010m SOFT R5 CL5 Hcp $337 (of $10,821) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:10.320, SP: 13.00 Slowly into stride, held up in mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, switched left and effort over 1f out, no impression 1st Giselles Defence ( J Leavy 140 ) 2nd Tipsy Tiger ( P Jamin 131 ) 0.20L 3rd Double Jump ( D C Costello 135 ) 4.50L 5th Abu Royal ( A J Farragher 135 ) 7.50L See full resultsA J Farragher 61.2kg 7.50L5 (9)
Nottingham 20-Jun-24 2060m SOFT R4 CL6 Hcp $399 (of $6,394) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:10.150, SP: 9.00 Held up behind, pushed along off pace 2f out, late headway on outside 1st Sisterandbrother ( P Mathers 132 ) 2nd Laser Focus ( S D Bowen 134 ) 0.20L 3rd Showy ( J Mitchell 133 ) 2.00L 4th Abu Royal ( R Dawson 137 ) 2.50L See full resultsR Dawson 62.1kg 2.50L4 (10)
Windsor 14-May-24 2010m GOOD R6 CL5 Hcp (of $8,264) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:07.220, SP: 3.50 Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, lost place over 1f out 1st Richard P Smith ( S Osborne 135 ) 2nd Partisan Hero ( L Pearson 127 ) 0.50L 3rd Loughville ( R Ryan 133 ) 0.30L 6th Abu Royal ( O Murphy 129 ) 5.50L See full resultsO Murphy 58.5kg 5.50L6 (7)
Doncaster 26-Apr-24 2390m SOFT R7 CL5 Hcp $516 (of $8,264) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:40.530, SP: 19.00 Soon led, 3 lengths clear 5f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong 1st Fiddlers Green ( G Mangan 119 ) 2nd Waxing Gibbous ( H Davies 133 ) 7.50L 3rd Animato ( M Winn 134 ) 9.00L 4th Abu Royal ( C Fallon 133 ) 18.50L See full resultsC Fallon 60.3kg 18.50L4 (16)
Bath 07-Apr-24 2050m HEAVY R6 CL5 Hcp (of $19,674) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:22.810, SP: 10.00 Raced keenly in mid-division, ridden 2f out, soon weakened 1st Loughville ( R Ryan 129 ) 2nd Chantico ( O J Orr 131 ) 0.20L 3rd Big Bear Hug ( T E Whelan 130 ) 1.50L 7th Abu Royal ( A J Farragher 131 ) 4.25L See full resultsA J Farragher 59.4kg 4.25L7 (13)
Lingfield 02-Mar-24 2010m GOOD R1 CL4 Hcp $1,840 (of $14,755) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:09.120, SP: 26.00 Mid-division, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, kept on final 100 yards 1st Bystander ( B Wilkie 131 ) 2nd Inspiritus ( A Keeley 134 ) 1.50L 3rd Abu Royal ( A J Farragher 121 ) 1.75L See full resultsA J Farragher 54.9kg 1.75L3 (9)
Lingfield 20-Feb-24 2010m GOOD R3 CL5 Hcp $2,947 (of $11,804) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:06.860, SP: 9.50 Held up towards rear, headway out wide over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd final strides, readily held 1st Masqool ( J Leavy 132 ) 2nd Abu Royal ( R Ryan 133 ) 0.75L 3rd Tribal Wisdom ( C Bishop 133 ) 0.20L See full resultsR Ryan 60.3kg 0.75L2 (12)
Lingfield 06-Feb-24 2010m GOOD R5 CL5 Hcp $553 (of $8,853) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:07.600, SP: 13.00 Slowly into stride, raced keenly in last pair, headway between horses inside final furlong, just missed 3rd 1st Masqool ( J Leavy 130 ) 2nd Romilda ( T Marquand 135 ) 0.30L 3rd Eagle Eyed Tom ( D Egan 132 ) 1.75L 4th Abu Royal ( R Ryan 133 ) 2.00L See full resultsR Ryan 60.3kg 2.00L4 (8)
Kempton 28-Jan-24 1610m GOOD R1 CL4 Hcp (of $11,549) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:41.080, SP: 41.00 Prominent, ridden over 3f out, soon switched right, no impression 2f out, weakened inside final furlong 1st Stately Home ( M Jordan 148 ) 2nd Enough Already ( S Brotherton 150 ) 0.30L 3rd Billy Mill ( P Millman 151 ) 3.00L 7th Abu Royal ( V Barton 147 , Cd 152 ) 11.25L See full resultsV Barton 66.7kg, Cd 68.9kg 11.25L7 (7)
Wolverhampton 20-Dec-23 1910m GOOD R1 CL4 Hcp (of $9,433) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:02.320, SP: 26.00 Started slowly, held up in rear, never a factor 1st Queen Of Ipanema ( S Walker 156 ) 2nd Alazwar ( B Hampson 153 ) 0.75L 3rd Champagne City ( M Scudamore 144 ) 1.00L 10th Abu Royal ( V Barton 147 , Cd 152 ) 9.00L See full resultsV Barton 66.7kg, Cd 68.9kg 9.00L10 (11)
Wolverhampton 24-Nov-23 2460m GOOD R9 CL4 Hcp (of $9,640) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:42.210, SP: 13.00 Never closer than mid-division 1st Bohemian Breeze ( J Fanning 130 ) 2nd Way Of Life ( R Hornby 140 ) 0.75L 3rd Sun Tracker ( L P Keniry 139 ) 1.50L 7th Abu Royal ( G Mangan 135 , Cd 138 ) 7.25L See full resultsG Mangan 61.2kg, Cd 62.6kg 7.25L7 (8)
Sandown 08-Jul-23 2000m GOOD R7 CL4 Hcp $302 (of $19,674) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:09.740, SP: 10.00 Slow into stride, headway and close up in chasing group 8f out, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 1f out 1st Lisboa ( R L Moore 128 ) 2nd Ribal ( H Doyle 134 ) 4.75L 3rd Hakuna Babe ( K Shoemark 127 ) 0.20L 6th Abu Royal ( A Atzeni 137 ) 12.75L See full resultsA Atzeni 62.1kg 12.75L6 (8)
Nottingham 07-Jun-23 1680m GOOD R6 CL4 Hcp (of $11,804) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:45.250, SP: 8.50 Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, no impression and soon beaten 1st Starnberg ( A Voikhansky 135 ) 2nd Gulmarg ( B A Curtis 134 ) 7.00L 3rd August ( K T O'neill 125 ) 0.50L 6th Abu Royal ( R Hornby 132 ) 11.75L See full resultsR Hornby 59.9kg 11.75L6 (7)
Ayr 08-May-23 1610m GOOD R4 CL5 Md $4,320 (of $7,869) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:43.020, SP: 2.00 Tracked leaders, led inside final 2f, pushed along and stayed on well final furlong 1st Abu Royal ( J Fanning 129 ) 2nd Golden Move ( O J Orr 129 ) 2.00L 3rd Iron Lion ( D Tudhope 129 ) 0.50L See full resultsJ Fanning 58.5kg1 (7)
Thirsk 22-Apr-23 1610m GOOD R2 CL5 Nv $2,028 (of $7,869) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:47.530, SP: 12.00 Tracked leaders, pushed along to lead 2f out, ridden and joined inside final furlong, headed close home 1st Old Smoke ( O J Orr 133 ) 2nd Abu Royal ( B A Curtis 133 ) 0.20L 3rd Hills Of Gold ( C Beasley 133 ) 4.25L See full resultsB A Curtis 60.3kg 0.20L2 (9)
Kempton 06-Apr-23 1610m SYNTHETIC R5 CL5 Md (of $6,886) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:39.180, SP: 6.00 Chased leaders, outpaced over 3f out, edged left and lost place over 2f out, well held over 1f out 1st Lose Your Wad ( K Shoemark 127 ) 2nd Royal Cape ( R Coakley 127 ) 0.20L 3rd Cracksking ( D Muscutt 127 ) 0.20L 6th Abu Royal ( W Buick 127 ) 7.25L See full resultsW Buick 57.6kg 7.25L6 (9)