Wannabe Royal (2022) Horse
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About
Wannabe Royal is a 4yo bay horse trained by H De Bromhead. He is by Wootton Bassett out of Lady Wannabe. To date he has won two races. On 17 May 2026 at Naas he claimed his biggest victory, securing the $49998.00 Cl1 prize. He has been a profitable runner for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 184% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown 12-Jun-26 1440m SOFT R4 CL1 (of $70,002) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:35.030, SP: 9.00 1st Native Warrior ( J Doyle 135 ) 2nd Audience ( C Keane 135 ) 0.75L 3rd Redemption Road ( R Colgan 125 ) 1.50L 7th Wannabe Royal ( R Whelan 132 ) 6.95L See full results | R Whelan 59.9kg 6.95L | 7 (8) |
| Naas 17-May-26 1408m GOOD R5 CL1 $30,000 (of $49,998) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:29.120, SP: 34.00 1st Wannabe Royal ( R Whelan 132 ) 2nd Expanded ( R L Moore 137 ) 0.20L 3rd Greek Mythology ( D B Mcmonagle 126 ) 0.75L See full results | R Whelan 59.9kg | 1 (11) |
| Cork 05-Apr-26 1207m GOOD R4 CL1 (of $49,998) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:17.420, SP: 15.00 1st Navassa Island ( C Keane 130 ) 2nd Soldier's Tree ( S Heffernan 135 ) 3.25L 3rd King Cuan ( B Lee 135 ) 0.30L 8th Wannabe Royal ( R Whelan 130 ) 23.55L See full results | R Whelan 59kg 23.55L | 8 (11) |
| Curragh 29-Mar-26 1408m SOFT R4 CL1 $1,500 (of $49,998) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:33.710, SP: 41.00 1st Big Gossey ( B Lee 135 ) 2nd East Hampton ( L Mcateer 135 ) 1.50L 3rd Neolithic ( W Lordan 124 ) 0.30L 5th Wannabe Royal ( R Whelan 130 ) 3.65L See full results | R Whelan 59kg 3.65L | 5 (10) |
| Curragh 04-Oct-25 1210m SOFT R3 CL1 $2,750 (of $54,999) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:13.290, SP: 9.00 1st Carla Ridge ( C Hayes 128 ) 2nd Navassa Island ( J Powell 129 ) 10.00L 3rd Sparkling Sea ( G Carroll 128 ) 0.50L 4th Wannabe Royal ( J M Sheridan 128 ) 11.25L See full results | J M Sheridan 58.1kg 11.25L | 4 (18) |