Royal Sapphire (2023) Horse
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About
Royal Sapphire is a 3yo horse trained by J Candlish. He is by the stallion Australia out of the dam Shahnila. To date he has recorded one win. On 22 Sep 2026 at Fontwell he achieved his most important victory, taking the $9837.00 Cl4 Mdh. The animal has been a profitable choice for punters, delivering roughly a 110% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fontwell 22-Sep-26 3568m GOOD R3 CL4 MdH $10,241 (of $18,498), Winning Time: 04:25.180, SP: 21.00 1st Royal Sapphire ( I Power 156 ) 2nd Houndswood Willow ( D Bass 156 ) 4.25L 3rd Rum Diamond ( J Brace 156 , Cd 151 ) 5.25L See full results | I Power 70.8kg | 1 (6) |
| Limerick 20-Jun-26 2478m SOFT R7 Md $1,963 (of $11,237) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:55.300, SP: 41.00 1st Themis ( J M Sheridan 128 ) 2nd Blissful Bonita ( R Whearty 128 ) 4.25L 3rd Royal Sapphire ( D Mcdonogh 133 ) 5.50L See full results | D Mcdonogh 60.3kg 5.50L | 3 (13) |
| Limerick 11-Jun-26 2405m GOOD R2 Hcp (of $11,308) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:43.190, SP: 67.00 1st Lord Aus ( B Coen 133 ) 2nd Point Cartwright ( N Crosse 122 ) 3.50L 3rd Femme Beauty ( M Popan 131 ) 1.75L 12th Royal Sapphire ( J M Sheridan 125 ) 14.85L See full results | J M Sheridan 56.7kg 14.85L | 12 (19) |
| Gowran Park 01-Jun-26 1920m GOOD R6 Md (of $12,060) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:04.860, SP: 201.00 1st Confused ( S Foley 134 ) 2nd Listentodwindblow ( J M Sheridan 134 ) 1.75L 3rd Will You Stop ( A Slattery 134 ) 0.50L 10th Royal Sapphire ( H Horgan 134 , Cd 129 ) 16.55L See full results | H Horgan 60.8kg, Cd 58.5kg 16.55L | 10 (17) |
| Gowran Park 21-May-26 1408m GOOD R1 Golf At Gowran Park Optional Claiming Race (of $9,342) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:27.920, SP: 51.00 1st Gloriously Glam ( A Caffrey 139 ) 2nd Profit Surge ( C Keane 134 ) 0.50L 3rd Salacious ( A Slattery 123 ) 0.50L 7th Royal Sapphire ( D B Mcmonagle 131 ) 12.75L See full results | D B Mcmonagle 59.4kg 12.75L | 7 (10) |