Abu Royal (2020) Horse
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About
Abu Royal is a six-year-old bay gelding by Dark Angel out of Spesialta. He is trained by L Morgan and owned by Mr T Barton. From 31 starts he has secured one win, finished three seconds and two thirds, earning $31,714. His last start came at Yarmouth on 12 October 2026, finishing 7th of 12. His most recent victory was at Ayr on 8 May 2023.
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Southwell • Yarmouth • Beverley • Musselburgh • Ayr • Wolverhampton • Goodwood • Epsom Downs • Newbury • Nottingham • Windsor • Doncaster • Bath • Lingfield • Kempton • ThirskRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Southwell 01-Nov-26 1621m STANDARD R2 ARC All Weather Bonus Is Back Handicap (Div 2), SP: 67.00 | O McSweeney 9L | 14 (14) |
| Yarmouth 12-Oct-26 1612m GOOD R7 CL6 Hcp (of $13,446) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:41.440, SP: 9.00 1st Potters Prince ( C Shepherd 130 ) 2nd Desert Charm ( P Bradley 130 ) 2.75L 3rd Star Suepreme ( M Ghiani 123 ) 3.25L 7th Abu Royal ( T Marquand 124 ) 7.75L See full results | T Marquand 56.2kg 7.75L | 7 (12) |
| Beverley 16-Sep-26 1701m GOOD R8 CL6 Hcp $890 (of $7,582) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:48.400, SP: 6.00 1st Evelyn's Phoenix ( D Allan 129 ) 2nd Hostelry ( J Mason 135 ) 2.50L 3rd Dumfries ( J P Sullivan 134 ) 0.50L 4th Abu Royal ( B Garritty 131 ) 3.20L See full results | B Garritty 59.4kg 3.20L | 4 (10) |
| Musselburgh 24-Aug-26 1611m GOOD R6 CL6 Hcp $3,286 (of $7,003) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:39.690, SP: 17.00 1st Misemerald ( K Stott 127 ) 2nd Abu Royal ( B Garritty 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Thats My Boy Luke ( S Kirrane 134 ) 3.50L See full results | B Garritty 57.2kg 0.75L | 2 (13) |
| Ayr 05-Jul-26 1609m GOOD R4 CL6 (of $7,049) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:39.880, SP: 6.00 1st Approaching Dawn ( L Young 135 ) 2nd Park Lane Penny ( B Loughnane 126 ) 0.15L 3rd Millbuie ( W Pyle 135 ) 0.00L 7th Abu Royal ( A Brookes 135 ) 8.75L See full results | A Brookes 61.2kg 8.75L | 7 (12) |
| Newcastle 25-Jun-26 1614m SYNTHETIC R8 CL6 Hcp (of $8,975) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:40.590, SP: 19.00 1st Sassy Glory ( R Elliott 130 ) 2nd Little Ted ( D Allan 133 ) 0.20L 3rd I Can Boogy ( A Jary 129 ) 1.00L 6th Abu Royal ( A Brookes 130 ) 9.25L See full results | A Brookes 59kg 9.25L | 6 (13) |
| Newcastle 02-Jun-26 1614m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 50/1 Mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on well final furlong | Aiden Brookes 57.2kg Head | 3 (13) |
| Southwell 28-Mar-26 2235m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 22/1 Led, set steady pace, raced keenly, pushed along when headed over 2f out, soon weakened | Cam Hardie 57.6kg Neck | 10 (10) |
| Southwell 13-Mar-26 2836m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 7/1 Slowly away, towards rear, outpaced and pushed along over 4f out, tailed off from 3f out, never travelled | Amie Waugh 59kg 20l | 8 (10) |
| Southwell 05-Feb-26 2427m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 16/1 Held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, went past beaten rivals over 1f out, went fifth near finish | S D Bowen 59kg 1 length | 5 (11) |
| Southwell 22-Jan-26 2234m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 25/1 Midfield, progress over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong | S D Bowen 59.9kg 1/2 length | 6 (12) |
| Wolverhampton 02-Sep-25 2461m STANDARD CL6 Flat, SP: 28/1 Mid-division, driven over 5f out, soon lost touch, well behind final 3f, tailed off | T E Whelan 58.1kg Neck | 10 (10) |
| Beverley 29-Jul-25 2000m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 50/1 Awkward start, mid-division, ridden and no impression from over 2f out | Miss Ellie Mayo 68.5kg Nose | 11 (14) |
| Wolverhampton 23-Jun-25 1739m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 40/1 Slowly into stride, towards rear, never involved | Miss Ellie Mayo 68.5kg 14l | 11 (13) |
| GOODwood 03-Sep-24 1991m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 10/1 Raced wide and never closer than mid-division | J Mitchell 58.5kg 12l | 14 (15) |
| Epsom Downs 18-Jul-24 2420m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 12/1 Chased leaders, lost place 10f out, some headway over 1f out, no impression, weakened inside final furlong | Miss Violet Barton 63.5kg 4l | 7 (11) |
| Newbury 11-Jul-24 2012m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 12/1 Slowly into stride, held up in mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, switched left and effort over 1f out, no impression | A J Farragher 61.2kg 2 3/4l | 5 (9) |
| Nottingham 19-Jun-24 2057m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 8/1 Held up behind, pushed along off pace 2f out, late headway on outside | Ray Dawson 62.1kg 1/2 length | 4 (10) |
| Windsor 13-May-24 2012m GOOD TO FIRM CL5 Flat, SP: 5/2 Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, lost place over 1f out | Oisin Murphy 58.5kg 2 1/4l | 6 (7) |
| Doncaster 26-Apr-24 2393m SOFT CL5 Flat, SP: 18/1 Soon led, 3 lengths clear 5f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong | Cieren Fallon 60.3kg 2l | 4 (16) |
| Bath 07-Apr-24 2046m HEAVY (SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 9/1 Raced keenly in mid-division, ridden 2f out, soon weakened | A J Farragher 59.4kg 1 1/4 length | 7 (13) |
| Lingfield 01-Mar-24 2012m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 25/1 Mid-division, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, kept on final 100 yards | A J Farragher 54.9kg Neck | 3 (9) |
| Lingfield 19-Feb-24 2012m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 17/2 Held up towards rear, headway out wide over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd final strides, readily held | Rossa Ryan 60.3kg 3/4 length | 2 (12) |
| Lingfield 05-Feb-24 2012m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 12/1 Slowly into stride, raced keenly in last pair, headway between horses inside final furlong, just missed 3rd | Rossa Ryan 60.3kg Nose | 4 (8) |
| Kempton 27-Jan-24 1609m STANDARD / SLOW CL4 Flat, SP: 40/1 Prominent, ridden over 3f out, soon switched right, no impression 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | Miss Violet Barton 66.7kg 3 1/4l | 7 (7) |
| Wolverhampton 19-Dec-23 1906m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 25/1 Started slowly, held up in rear, never a factor | Miss Violet Barton 66.7kg Neck | 10 (11) |
| Wolverhampton 23-Nov-23 2461m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 12/1 Never closer than mid-division | Gina Mangan 61.2kg 2 1/2l | 7 (8) |
| Sandown 08-Jul-23 2002m GOOD CL4 Flat, SP: 9/1 Slow into stride, headway and close up in chasing group 8f out, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 1f out | Andrea Atzeni 62.1kg 3 3/4l | 6 (8) |
| Nottingham 07-Jun-23 1678m GOOD TO FIRM (FIRM IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 15/2 Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, no impression and soon beaten | Rob Hornby 59.9kg 1 1/4 length | 6 (7) |
| Ayr 08-May-23 1609m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 1/1 Tracked leaders, led inside final 2f, pushed along and stayed on well final furlong | J Fanning 58.5kg | 1 (7) |
| Thirsk 22-Apr-23 1608m SOFT CL5 Flat, SP: 11/1 Tracked leaders, pushed along to lead 2f out, ridden and joined inside final furlong, headed close home | B A Curtis 60.3kg Head | 2 (9) |
| Kempton 05-Apr-23 1609m STANDARD / SLOW CL5 Flat, SP: 5/1 Chased leaders, outpaced over 3f out, edged left and lost place over 2f out, well held over 1f out | W Buick 57.6kg 2 1/4l | 6 (9) |