Royal Playwright (2022) Horse
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Royal Playwright, a 4yo bay trained by A M Balding, is by Lope De Vega out of Arabian Queen. The horse has claimed two victories so far. Its biggest triumph came on 24 Sep 2025 at Goodwood, where it earned the $24592.00 Cl2 prize.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ascot 03-Oct-26 2406m GOOD R3 CL1 $38,942 (of $178,174) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:34.970, SP: 9.00 1st Al Aasy ( D Tudhope 136 ) 2nd Royal Playwright ( J Watson 131 ) 0.30L 3rd Tenability ( H Davies 131 ) 1.55L See full results | J Watson 59.4kg 0.30L | 2 (6) |
| Epsom Downs 05-Jun-26 1713m GOOD R3 CL1 $6,335 (of $231,695) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:46.740, SP: 15.00 1st Seagulls Eleven ( O Murphy 134 ) 2nd Persica ( S M Levey 134 ) 0.10L 3rd Boiling Point ( C Lee 134 ) 2.10L 5th Royal Playwright ( S D Sousa 134 ) 5.85L See full results | S D Sousa 60.8kg 5.85L | 5 (8) |
| Epsom 05-Jun-26 1713m SOFT (of $133,572), SP: 15.00 1st Seagulls Eleven ( O Murphy 134 ) 2nd Persica ( S M Levey 134 ) 0.00L 3rd Boiling Point ( C Lee 134 ) 2.00L 5th Royal Playwright ( S D Sousa 134 ) 5.75L | S D Sousa 60.8kg 5.75L | 5 |
| Southwell 29-Nov-25 2230m GOOD R1 CL1 $10,923 (of $57,569) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:20.520, SP: 17.00 1st Dubai Honour ( C Fallon 137 ) 2nd Shader ( C Keane 133 ) 1.00L 3rd Royal Playwright ( J Watson 126 ) 1.30L See full results | J Watson 57.2kg 1.30L | 3 (4) |
| Newmarket 01-Nov-25 2010m SOFT R6 CL1 $2,430 (of $51,243) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:06.040, SP: 12.00 1st Liberty Lane ( S Gray 135 ) 2nd Gethin ( C Rodriguez 129 ) 2.25L 3rd Torito ( J P Spencer 132 ) 0.75L 5th Royal Playwright ( R Hornby 129 ) 4.30L See full results | R Hornby 58.5kg 4.30L | 5 (10) |