Royal Playwright (2022) Horse
About
Royal Playwright is a 3yo b horse trained by A M Balding. It is by the stallion Lope De Vega out of the mare Arabian Queen. The horse has won 2 races so far. On 24th Sep 2025 at Goodwood, Royal Playwright achieved its biggest victory, earning $24592.00 in the Cl2.
Raced At
Southwell
• Newmarket
• Goodwood
• Windsor
• Epsom Downs
• Epsom
• Doncaster
• Sandown
• SalisburyRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Southwell 29-Nov-25 2230m GOOD R1 CL1 $5,380 (of $49,185) 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 $1,210 (of $44,267) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:06.040, SP: 12.00 1st Liberty Lane ( S A 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) |
| GOODwood 24-Sep-25 1990m SOFT R1 CL2 $12,885 (of $24,592) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:14.120, SP: 1.67 1st Royal Playwright ( O Murphy 136 ) 2nd Mister Rizz ( K Shoemark 136 ) 1.25L 3rd Too Soon ( T P Queally 136 ) 3.75L See full results | O Murphy 61.7kg | 1 (3) |
| Windsor 24-Aug-25 2010m GOOD R4 CL1 $7,532 (of $68,859) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:03.410, SP: 8.50 1st Silawi ( C Fallon 133 ) 2nd Military Order ( B Loughnane 133 ) 0.75L 3rd Royal Playwright ( R Hornby 126 ) 2.00L See full results | R Hornby 57.2kg 2.00L | 3 (5) |
| Newmarket 10-Jul-25 1610m GOOD R6 CL1 $1,480 (of $54,103) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:36.430, SP: 4.50 1st Opera Ballo ( W Buick 134 ) 2nd Seagulls Eleven ( H Davies 131 ) 2.75L 3rd King Of Cities ( S M Levey 131 ) 1.50L 5th Royal Playwright ( O Murphy 131 ) 6.55L See full results | O Murphy 59.4kg 6.55L | 5 (7) |
| Epsom Downs 07-Jun-25 1710m GOOD R2 CL1 $5,360 (of $98,370) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:44.570, SP: 5.00 Led, pushed along and headed 2f out, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong 1st Persica ( R L Moore 137 ) 2nd Ice Max ( C Lee 134 ) 0.75L 3rd Docklands ( R Kingscote 134 ) 0.90L 4th Royal Playwright ( O Murphy 122 ) 3.40L See full results | O Murphy 55.3kg 3.40L | 4 (8) |
| Epsom 07-Jun-25 1710m GOOD (of $56,710), SP: 5.00 1st Persica ( R L Moore 137 ) 2nd Ice Max ( C Lee 134 ) 0.75L 3rd Docklands ( R Kingscote 134 ) 0.15L 4th Royal Playwright ( O Murphy 122 , Cd 0 ) 3.25L | O Murphy 55.3kg, Cd 0 3.25L | 4 |
| York 15-May-25 2060m GOOD R4 CL1 (of $189,067) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:11.560, SP: 13.00 Held up in last pair, never involved 1st Pride Of Arras ( R Ryan 128 ) 2nd Damysus ( K Shoemark 128 ) 1.25L 3rd Wimbledon Hawkeye ( H Crouch 128 ) 1.75L 9th Royal Playwright ( O Murphy 128 ) 5.30L See full results | O Murphy 58.1kg 5.30L | 9 (11) |
| Newcastle 18-Apr-25 1610m GOOD R1 CL1 $10,760 (of $98,370) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:37.660, SP: 3.50 Tracked leaders, waited with until switched left and pushed along over 1f out, ran on one pace 1st Glittering Legend ( D Muscutt 130 ) 2nd Bowmark ( K Shoemark 130 ) 0.30L 3rd Royal Playwright ( O Murphy 130 ) 2.05L See full results | O Murphy 59kg 2.05L | 3 (6) |
| Doncaster 26-Oct-24 1610m SOFT R3 CL1 (of $211,986) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:41.950, SP: 9.00 Always rear-division, ridden and struggling over 2f out, never on terms 1st Hotazhell ( S Foley 129 ) 2nd Delacroix ( R L Moore 129 ) 0.00L 3rd Wimbledon Hawkeye ( J Doyle 129 ) 4.75L 8th Royal Playwright ( O Murphy 129 ) 9.85L See full results | O Murphy 58.5kg 9.85L | 8 (8) |
| Newmarket 28-Sep-24 1610m SOFT R2 CL1 $26,875 (of $122,963) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:38.380, SP: 8.00 Chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on 1st Wimbledon Hawkeye ( J Doyle 128 ) 2nd Royal Playwright ( O Murphy 128 ) 1.50L 3rd Angelo Buonarroti ( D Egan 128 ) 1.75L See full results | O Murphy 58.1kg 1.50L | 2 (7) |
| Sandown 31-Aug-24 1410m GOOD R4 $6,994 (of $36,862), Winning Time: 01:29.480, SP: 15/8 Went left and bumped rival start, led, pushed along and quickened inside final 2f, ridden and headed inside final furlong, soon outpaced, weakened into 3rd inside final 100 yards 1st Field Of Gold ( K Shoemark 129 ) 2nd Matauri Bay ( H Crouch 129 ) 0.75L 3rd Royal Playwright ( O Murphy 129 ) 2.25L See full results | O Murphy 58.5kg 2.25L | 3 (7) |
| Salisbury 14-Jul-24 1400m GOOD R2 Nv $5,400 (of $5,400), Winning Time: 01:27.610, SP: 3/1 Chased leaders, nudged along over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon led, went clear inside final furlong, won going away 1st Royal Playwright ( H Turner 133 ) 2nd Original Outlaw ( R Clutterbuck 133 ) 3.00L 3rd Defence Missile ( G Downing 133 ) 0.20L See full results | H Turner 60.3kg | 1 (13) |
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