Royal Velvet (2021) Horse
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Royal Velvet is a 5yo b horse trained by W J Knight, Newmarket. It is by Lightning Spear out of Velvet Morn. Royal Velvet has won 8 races to date. On 21st Aug 2025 at York it claimed its biggest win, taking the $98370.00 Cl2 Hcp. The horse has been profitable for punters; backing it throughout its career would have delivered a 250% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Newmarket 16-Apr-26 1408m GOOD R7 CL3 Hcp $15,462 (of $29,511) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:23.650, SP: 7.50 1st Royal Velvet ( W Buick 132 ) 2nd Jordan Electrics ( L Young 131 , Cd 126 ) 2.75L 3rd Crimson Spirit ( A Voikhansky 128 ) 3.05L See full results | W Buick 59.9kg | 1 (18) |
| Newmarket 25-Sep-25 1210m GOOD R3 CL2 Hcp $1,812 (of $59,022) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:11.190, SP: 5.00 1st Arabian Leopard ( S M Levey 125 ) 2nd Lady Roxby ( J Mitchell 127 ) 0.30L 3rd Powdering ( B Loughnane 130 ) 1.25L 5th Royal Velvet ( W Buick 138 ) 2.35L See full results | W Buick 62.6kg 2.35L | 5 (11) |
| York 21-Aug-25 1410m GOOD R7 CL2 Hcp $51,540 (of $98,370) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:23.460, SP: 13.00 1st Royal Velvet ( W Buick 134 ) 2nd Maybe Not ( R Ryan 124 ) 1.00L 3rd Dance In The Storm ( O Murphy 133 ) 0.30L See full results | W Buick 60.8kg | 1 (18) |
| Newmarket 09-Aug-25 1410m GOOD R3 CL2 Hcp (of $24,592) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:23.590, SP: 2.63 1st Royal Zabeel ( J Watson 140 ) 2nd Sterling Knight ( C Fallon 131 ) 1.00L 3rd Jumby ( C Bishop 134 ) 0.30L 8th Royal Velvet ( O Murphy 126 ) 5.85L See full results | O Murphy 57.2kg 5.85L | 8 (8) |
| Newmarket 12-Jul-25 1410m GOOD R2 CL2 Hcp $25,770 (of $49,185) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:25.310, SP: 5.00 Patiently ridden and held up in last pair, good headway near side rail over 1f out, quickened and challenging inside final furlong, ridden and ran on well to lead towards finish, won going away 1st Royal Velvet ( W Buick 125 ) 2nd Havana Pusey ( R Havlin 138 ) 1.00L 3rd Miss Nightfall ( S Osborne 125 ) 1.50L See full results | W Buick 56.7kg | 1 (9) |
| Newmarket 26-Jun-25 1410m GOOD R5 CL3 Hcp $2,418 (of $19,674) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:24.710, SP: 11.00 Tracked leaders in centre, led and hung left over 1f out, headed towards finish, lost 2nd soon after 1st Cracking Gold ( R Ryan 134 ) 2nd Great Acclaim ( C Bishop 131 ) 0.15L 3rd Royal Velvet ( C Fallon 124 ) 0.45L See full results | C Fallon 56.2kg 0.45L | 3 (12) |
| Yarmouth 11-Jun-25 1610m GOOD R5 CL4 Hcp $330 (of $10,623) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:37.550, SP: 2.75 Tracked leading trio, headway far side of group to lead 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong 1st Unassuming ( B Loughnane 126 ) 2nd Believe The Storm ( J Doyle 133 ) 0.20L 3rd Rogue Encore ( D Egan 132 ) 1.50L 5th Royal Velvet ( C Fallon 131 ) 3.70L See full results | C Fallon 59.4kg 3.70L | 5 (7) |
| Newmarket 17-May-25 1610m GOOD R3 CL4 Hcp $10,308 (of $19,674) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:36.450, SP: 12.00 Wore hood to post, held up in rear, headway and ridden to lead 2f out, ran on final furlong 1st Royal Velvet ( C Fallon 127 ) 2nd Mythical Guest ( T P Queally 135 ) 2.50L 3rd Classic Encounter ( B Loughnane 134 ) 1.00L See full results | C Fallon 57.6kg | 1 (6) |
| Yarmouth 01-May-25 1610m GOOD R5 CL4 Hcp $663 (of $10,623) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:38.420, SP: 3.50 Slow to break, held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong 1st Mr Swivell ( R Dawson 133 ) 2nd Kingdom Of Time ( H Doyle 134 ) 0.75L 3rd Encourageable ( B Loughnane 132 ) 1.25L 4th Royal Velvet ( O Murphy 133 ) 1.75L See full results | O Murphy 60.3kg 1.75L | 4 (9) |
| Sandown 18-Sep-24 1610m 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 furlong 1st Windcrack ( O Murphy 133 ) 2nd Expensive Queen ( N Callan 137 ) 0.30L 3rd Crystal Casque ( O Searle 138 ) 0.30L 5th Royal Velvet ( C Shepherd 136 , Cd 0 ) 2.25L See full results | C Shepherd 61.7kg, Cd 0 2.25L | 5 (10) |
| Newmarket 23-Aug-24 1610m 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 furlong 1st Great Chieftain ( D Probert 132 ) 2nd Promethean ( S M Levey 133 ) 0.15L 3rd Monkey Island ( H Davies 136 ) 0.75L 6th Royal Velvet ( C Shepherd 129 , Cd 0 ) 11.25L See full results | C Shepherd 58.5kg, Cd 0 11.25L | 6 (7) |
| Wolverhampton 01-Aug-24 1740m 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 furlong 1st Glam Squad ( N Callan 130 ) 2nd Silver Trumpet ( R Kingscote 136 ) 0.50L 3rd Nakasero ( B M Coen 128 ) 0.20L 5th Royal Velvet ( D Muscutt 136 , Cd 0 ) 1.75L | D Muscutt 61.7kg, Cd 0 1.75L | 5 (13) |
| Yarmouth 26-Jul-24 1610m 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, comfortably 1st Royal Velvet ( C Shepherd 122 ) 2nd Lough Leane ( P Cosgrave 134 ) 2.75L 3rd Mostawaa ( J Doughty 133 ) 0.00L See full results | C Shepherd 55.3kg | 1 (14) |
| Yarmouth 04-Jul-24 1610m 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 out 1st Royal Velvet ( B Wilkie 135 ) 2nd Salamanca City ( R Coakley 133 ) 0.00L 3rd Anglo Saxson ( B D L Sayette 138 ) 0.75L See full results | B Wilkie 61.2kg | 1 (10) |
| Sandown 15-Jun-24 1610m SOFT R6 Hcp $604 (of $10,308), Winning Time: 01:47.180, SP: 4/1 Held up in 5th, ridden and weakened 2f out 1st Asteverdi ( T Marquand 132 ) 2nd Ziggy's Phoenix ( S M Levey 135 ) 3.75L 3rd Imperial Express ( O Murphy 131 ) 0.75L 5th Royal Velvet ( N Callan 128 , Cd 0 ) 10.75L See full results | N Callan 58.1kg, Cd 0 10.75L | 5 (7) |
| GOODwood 08-Jun-24 1410m GOOD R4 CL5 Hcp $326 (of $10,477) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:28.490, SP: 2.88 Mid-division, headway over 2f out, kept on but unable to get on terms 1st Never Dream ( K Fraser 124 ) 2nd Sonmarg ( S D Bowen 135 ) 0.15L 3rd Hurricane Power ( G Dobie 137 ) 0.15L 5th Royal Velvet ( B Wilkie 137 , Cd 140 ) 0.15L See full results | B Wilkie 62.1kg, Cd 63.5kg 0.15L | 5 (10) |
| Newmarket 20-May-24 1610m GOOD R7 CL5 Hcp (of $20,657) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:37.440, SP: 13.00 Raced near side, held up off the pace in last pair, headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong 1st Ziggy's Phoenix ( S M Levey 130 ) 2nd Victoria Falls ( O Murphy 141 ) 0.75L 3rd Heartwarmer ( W Buick 130 ) 0.50L 7th Royal Velvet ( C Shepherd 127 ) 3.25L | C Shepherd 57.6kg 3.25L | 7 (17) |
| Newcastle 27-Apr-24 1420m SYNTHETIC R5 CL5 Hcp $3,716 (of $6,984) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:27.400, SP: 3.50 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 yards 1st Royal Velvet ( J Hart 136 ) 2nd Berrygate ( C Rodriguez 131 ) 0.75L 3rd Buttercross Flyer ( W Pyle 135 ) 0.50L See full results | J Hart 61.7kg | 1 (8) |
| Wolverhampton 19-Dec-23 1440m GOOD R2 CL5 Md $3,564 (of $6,492) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:29.740, SP: 13.00 Held up off the pace towards rear, good headway towards inside over 1f out, strong run between horses inside final furlong, led towards finish 1st Royal Velvet ( C Shepherd 126 ) 2nd Handsome Chap ( G Wood 133 ) 0.75L 3rd Super Hit ( M Ghiani 131 ) 0.00L See full results | C Shepherd 57.2kg | 1 (11) |
| Kempton 07-Dec-23 1410m GOOD R1 CL5 Nv (of $6,689) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:28.160, SP: 151.00 Slowly away, in rear, switched left and ran on inside final furlong, never nearer 1st Arisaig ( W Buick 133 ) 2nd D Flawless ( K Shoemark 128 ) 0.00L 3rd Princess Alice ( D Muscutt 128 ) 3.50L 6th Royal Velvet ( R Coakley 126 ) 5.75L See full results | R Coakley 57.2kg 5.75L | 6 (13) |