Royal Velvet

 (GB)
Country
United Kingdom
Foal Date
26-Mar-21
Colour
bay
Sire
Lightning Spear
Dam
Velvet Morn
Prize Money
$86447
Trainer
W J Knight
Owners
Mrs Susie Hartley
About

Royal Velvet is a 4yo from the United Kingdom, trained by W J Knight based in Newmarket. Sired by Lightning Spear and out of Velvet Morn, Royal Velvet has won 5 races in its career. On July 26th, 2024 at Yarmouth, Royal Velvet achieved its most significant win by securing the $18,319.00 Racing League Race 3 Handicap. It has been a profitable horse for punters. Having backed Royal Velvet throughout its career would have resulted in a 218% return on investment.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Yarmouth 11-Jun-25 m R5 CL4 Hcp $330 (of $10,623), Winning Time: 01:37.550, SP: 7/4C Fallon 59.4kg, Cd 0 3.70L5 (7)
Newmarket 17-May-25 1609m GOOD R3 Hcp $10,308 (of $10,308), Winning Time: 01:36.450, SP: 11/1 Wore hood to post, held up in rear, headway and ridden to lead 2f out, ran on final furlongC Fallon 57.6kg1 (6)
Yarmouth 01-May-25 1612m GOOD R5 Hcp $663 (of $5,653), Winning Time: 01:38.420, SP: 5/2 Slow to break, held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlongO Murphy 60.3kg, Cd 0 1.75L4 (9)
Sandown 18-Sep-24 1609m GOOD R5 Hcp $352 (of $6,019), Winning Time: 01:43.720, SP: 11/1 Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlongC Shepherd 61.7kg, Cd 0 2.25L5 (10)
Newmarket 23-Aug-24 1609m GOOD R4 Hcp $196 (of $6,700), Winning Time: 01:39.650, SP: 15/2 Prominent, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, well beaten inside final furlongC Shepherd 58.5kg, Cd 0 11.25L6 (7)
Wolverhampton 01-Aug-24 1739m GOOD R10 Hcp $1,057 (of $18,039), Winning Time: 01:49.520, SP: 10/3 Tracked leaders, chased leader 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlongD Muscutt 61.7kg, Cd 0 1.75L5 (13)
Yarmouth 26-Jul-24 1612m GOOD R3 Hcp $18,319 (of $18,319), Winning Time: 01:39.800, SP: 8/1 Prominent, chased leaders halfway, ran on strongly when led entering final furlong, soon asserted, ran on well towards finish, comfortablyC Shepherd 55.3kg1 (14)
Yarmouth 04-Jul-24 1612m GOOD R5 Hcp $4,397 (of $4,397), Winning Time: 01:38.300, SP: 6/1 In touch, wide and headway 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, all outB Wilkie 61.2kg1 (10)
Sandown 15-Jun-24 1609m SOFT R6 Hcp $604 (of $10,308), Winning Time: 01:47.180, SP: 4/1 Held up in 5th, ridden and weakened 2f outN Callan 58.1kg, Cd 0 10.75L5 (7)
Goodwood 08-Jun-24 1408m GOOD R4 Hcp $326 (of $5,574), Winning Time: 01:28.490, SP: 15/8 Mid-division, headway over 2f out, kept on but unable to get on termsB Wilkie 62.1kg, Cd 0 0.15L5 (10)
Newmarket 19-May-24 1609m GOOD R7 Hcp (of $10,823), Winning Time: 01:37.440, SP: 12/1 Raced near side, held up off the pace in last pair, headway over 2f out, weakened final furlongC Shepherd 57.6kg, Cd 0 3.25L7 (17)
Newcastle 27-Apr-24 1420m GOOD R5 Hcp $3,716 (of $3,716), Winning Time: 01:27.400, SP: 5/2 Slowly into stride and squeezed out start, raced keenly towards near side of centre, held up in last pair, headway chasing leaders 3f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, driven ahead final 110 yardsJ Hart 61.7kg1 (8)
Wolverhampton 19-Dec-23 1441m GOOD R2 Md $3,564 (of $3,564) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:29.740, SP: 12/1 Held up off the pace towards rear, good headway towards inside over 1f out, strong run between horses inside final furlong, led towards finishC Shepherd 57.2kg1 (11)
Kempton 07-Dec-23 1408m GOOD R1 Nv (of $3,672) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:28.160, SP: 150/1 Slowly away, in rear, switched left and ran on inside final furlong, never nearerR Coakley 57.2kg, Cd 0 5.75L6 (13)