Royal Approval (2021) Horse

Foal Date

20-Feb-21

Colour

chestnut

Sire

Cracksman

Dam

Nabaraat

Prize Money

57136

Trainer

G Elliott

Owners

EASYFIX

About

Royal Approval, a 5yo gelding trained by G Elliott, contested the Listowel R3 Eamon Foran Memorial Maiden Hurdle. Sired by Cracksman out of Nabaraat, the horse has recorded three victories to date. Its biggest triumph came on 26 Jun 2025 at Newcastle, winning the $34,429.00 Class 2 Handicap. The runner has consistently delivered value for bettors; backing it throughout its career would have yielded a 95% return on investment.

Raced At

Limerick • Navan • Newbury • Doncaster • Lingfield • Sandown

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Limerick 18-Oct-25 3280m GOOD R1 MdH $361 (of $12,000), Winning Time: 04:07.000, SP: 21.00 1st Talk The Talk ( J J Slevin 161 ) 2nd Starting Fifteen ( S Flanagan 161 ) 1.00L 3rd Touch The Moon ( P Byrnes 161 ) 7.50L 5th Royal Approval ( S Ewing 161 ) 21.25L See full results	S Ewing 73kg 21.25L	5 (16)
Navan 20-Sep-25 3170m SOFT R1 MdH $240 (of $12,000), Winning Time: 03:46.700, SP: 6.00 1st Friary Road ( S O'callaghan 166 ) 2nd Touch The Moon ( P Byrnes 164 ) 0.15L 3rd Powerful ( S Torrens 164 ) 10.00L 6th Royal Approval ( J Kennedy 164 ) 25.65L See full results	J Kennedy 74.4kg 25.65L	6 (18)
Newcastle 26-Jun-25 2050m GOOD R3 CL2 Hcp $18,319 (of $34,429) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:14.170, SP: 9.50 1st Royal Approval ( P J Mcdonald 121 ) 2nd Romieu ( S H James 128 ) 0.50L 3rd Fantasy Believer ( T Marquand 128 ) 0.50L See full results	P J Mcdonald 54.9kg	1 (11)
Newbury 16-May-25 2010m GOOD R2 CL3 Hcp (of $34,429) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 02:02.860, SP: 10.00 Always towards rear 1st Burrito ( B D L Sayette 134 ) 2nd Sovereign Sea ( R Dawson 132 ) 0.50L 3rd Beauld As Brass ( P Cosgrave 130 ) 4.75L 11th Royal Approval ( O Murphy 131 ) 13.85L See full results	O Murphy 59.4kg 13.85L	11 (14)
Doncaster 30-Mar-25 2050m GOOD R5 CL3 Hcp (of $22,133) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:09.670, SP: 13.00 Front mid-division, closer 2f out, edged left and pushed along in 2nd over 1f out, soon lost position and faded 1st City Of Delight ( H Davies 125 ) 2nd Magico ( R Ryan 132 ) 0.30L 3rd Qitaal ( J Fanning 130 ) 0.75L 9th Royal Approval ( O Murphy 127 ) 4.95L See full results	O Murphy 57.6kg 4.95L	9 (16)
Lingfield 01-Mar-25 2010m GOOD R6 CL2 Hcp (of $44,266) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:04.040, SP: 26.00 Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, not much room over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out 1st The Glen Rovers ( S D Bowen 124 ) 2nd Charlotte's Web ( H Davies 134 ) 0.30L 3rd Kind Of Kiss ( P Bradley 127 ) 3.25L 11th Royal Approval ( J Watson 124 ) 11.50L See full results	J Watson 56.2kg 11.50L	11 (12)
Newcastle 09-Feb-25 2050m GOOD R2 CL4 Hcp $4,972 (of $9,345) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:20.580, SP: 6.50 Mid-division on outside, going well 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, soon clear when hung left, ran on well, just held on 1st Royal Approval ( J Watson 135 ) 2nd Humble Spark ( P Mulrennan 126 ) 0.15L 3rd Yokohama ( H Crouch 132 ) 1.75L See full results	J Watson 61.2kg	1 (7)
Newcastle 09-Jan-25 2500m GOOD R3 CL5 Nv (of $7,182) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:46.540, SP: 2.63 Held up in mid-division, took keen hold, closed over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened 1st Northern Ruler ( C Lee 130 ) 2nd Fireblade ( B D L Sayette 130 ) 5.50L 3rd Scotland The Brave ( R Scott 130 ) 9.00L 6th Royal Approval ( P Mulrennan 137 ) 34.75L See full results	P Mulrennan 62.1kg 34.75L	6 (7)
Newcastle 12-Dec-24 2050m GOOD R2 CL5 Nv $3,942 (of $7,182) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:11.430, SP: 3.50 Mid-division on inside, headway hung left and led inside final furlong, continued to hang left, in command final 110 yards 1st Royal Approval ( J Watson 131 ) 2nd Stifling ( K Shoemark 126 ) 1.00L 3rd King Chaos ( K Fraser 131 , Cd 128 ) 1.75L See full results	J Watson 59.4kg	1 (12)
Sandown 15-Jun-24 2000m SOFT R5 Md (of $20,616), Winning Time: 02:11.390, SP: 8/1 Held up towards rear, never on terms 1st Prague ( J Gilligan 142 ) 2nd Mutaawid ( J Crowley 129 ) 4.00L 3rd Chorus ( T Marquand 124 ) 0.50L 8th Royal Approval ( O Murphy 129 ) 10.50L See full results	O Murphy 58.5kg 10.50L	8 (13)