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Vaguely Royal: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Vaguely Royal is a 6-year-old gelding by Galileo, trained by Ian Williams. He has won 6 of 37 starts and placed in 11 more, for £102,366 in prize money. His best trip is 1m 4f, where 2 wins from 6 is a 33% strike rate against 13% at every other distance. He runs next in the 4:45 at Ascot on 2 October. His best performance rating is 119, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 37
  • Wins 6
  • Placed 17
  • Strike rate 16%
  • Prize money £102,366
  • Best rating 119
  • Official rating 73

Where Vaguely Royal runs next

Time Course Race Best price
4:45 Ascot Melbourne Cup Carnival Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) —

Vaguely Royal form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
25 Aug 26 Musselburgh Portobello Cup Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 2m 2f Good 6 9.75 4/1F Ryan Kavanagh 73
24 Jul 26 York Elevator Company Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 2m 0.5f Good To Firm 1 — 100/30F William Buick 69
11 Jul 26 Chester Bootleg Beatles Live At Chester Apprentice Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 1m 6.5f Good 1 — 11/2 Ryan Kavanagh 65
1 Jun 26 Newbury South Downs Water Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 2m Good To Firm 6 17.5 15/2 Jamie Spencer 67
22 May 26 Pontefract Thank You Alexia And Good Luck Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 2m 1f Good To Soft 3 5.25 7/1 Cam Hardie 69
17 May 26 Ripon Anglo Stainless Supporting Yorkshire Wooden Spoon Apprentice Handicap Class 5 2m Good 3 3.75 13/2 Ryan Kavanagh 69
23 Apr 26 Southwell (AW) Dog Friendly Raceday Tues 2nd June Handicap Class 5 1m 6f Standard 3 1.75 15/8F Jamie Spencer 70
3 Apr 26 Lingfield (AW) Midnite All-Weather Vase Marathon Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 2m Standard 9 11.25 33/1 Paul Mulrennan 72
4 Mar 26 Southwell (AW) Midnite Aint Your Grandads Bookie Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 2m 2.5f Standard 6 3.25 18/1 Edward Greatrex 74
19 Feb 26 Newcastle (AW) Join The Midnite Movement Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) (GBBPlus Race) Class 3 2m 0.5f Standard 6 10 50/1 Ryan Kavanagh 77
6 Feb 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 3 1m 4f Standard 7 47.25 20/1 Cieren Fallon 81
31 Dec 25 Warwick Download The PricedUp App Handicap Hurdle Class 4 3m 2f Good To Soft PU - 40/1 Paddy Hanlon 109
27 Nov 25 Uttoxeter ORS UK 25th Anniversary Race Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m 7.5f Soft 5 31.75 28/1 Shane Fenelon 111
29 Oct 25 Newton Abbot ITUS Events, Safety And Security Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m 1f Good To Soft 5 13.75 16/1 Paddy Hanlon 113
11 Oct 25 Newmarket Club Godolphin Cesarewitch Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 2m 2f Good To Firm 15 42.5 200/1 Cam Hardie 84
28 Jun 25 Newcastle (AW) JenningsBet Festival Northumberland Vase Handicap (Consolation Race For The Northumberland Plate) (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 2m 0.5f Standard 16 8.75 80/1 Sam James 87
9 May 25 Chester Ladbrokes Chester Cup (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 2m 2.5f Good 12 13.75 125/1 Connor Beasley 90
9 Apr 25 Taunton 'Who Dares Wins' Golden Ace Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 0.5f Good To Firm 3 11.5 7/2 Callum Pritchard 115
4 Mar 25 Southwell (AW) Weekly 5 Free Bet With BetUK Handicap (GBB Plus Race) Class 3 2m 0.5f Standard 3 8.75 13/2 Hollie Doyle 93
17 Dec 24 Wincanton TrustATrader Apply Today Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 4f Good To Soft 7 29 15/2 Tom Cannon 116
18 Nov 24 Exeter DragonBet Oncourse Service Online Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 0.5f Good 2 3.75 4/6F Freddie Gingell 118
27 Oct 24 Wincanton Dan Skelton Supports Wincanton Charity Day Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 1m 7f Good 1 — 6/1 Tom Cannon –
17 Oct 24 Wincanton Fitzdares Season Opener At Wincanton Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 1m 7f Good 4 20.25 9/1 Harry Cobden –
21 Jun 24 Ascot Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes (Handicap) Class 2 1m 4f Good To Firm 15 25.75 40/1 Kieran Shoemark 94
25 May 24 Goodwood William Hill Epic Value Handicap Class 2 1m 6f Good 5 3.5 2/1F Robert Havlin 95
5 May 24 Newmarket William Hill Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 1m 6f Good 2 1.75 16/1 Kieran Shoemark 93
29 Mar 24 Newcastle (AW) BetUK All-Weather Championships Marathon Handicap Class 2 2m 0.5f Standard 5 5.5 9/2F Oisin Murphy 93
1 Mar 24 Lingfield (AW) BetUK AWC Marathon Trial Handicap Class 2 2m Standard 3 1.75 5/1 Oisin Murphy 92
17 Feb 24 Wolverhampton (AW) Build Your Acca With BetUK Handicap Class 2 1m 4f Standard 5 5.75 9/4F Kieran Shoemark 92
9 Dec 23 Wolverhampton (AW) Always Gamble Responsibly With BetUK Handicap Class 2 1m 4f Standard 1 — 8/15F Oisin Murphy 89
2 Oct 23 Newcastle (AW) Vickers.Bet Weekly Free Bet Club Handicap Class 3 1m 4.5f Standard 1 — 11/8F Kieran Shoemark 86
14 Sep 23 Doncaster Winners Wear Skopes Menswear Handicap Class 3 1m 4f Soft 4 3.5 11/2 Kieran Shoemark 87
26 Aug 23 York Sky Bet Melrose Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 1m 6f Good To Firm 7 10.75 12/1 Robert Havlin 87
18 Jun 23 Doncaster Five-Rivers Fostering Doncaster Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 1m 4f Good To Firm 1 — 4/7F Kieran Shoemark 85
2 Jun 23 Chepstow Kit Klub Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 1m 2f Good To Firm 2 .5 8/11F Kieran Shoemark –
19 May 23 Newmarket British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 1m 2f Good 2 4.25 18/5 Kieran Shoemark –
15 Sep 22 Yarmouth British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 1m Good 3 4 6/1 Robert Havlin –

Last time out

Finished 6 in the Portobello Cup Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) at Musselburgh on 25 August 2026. Settled towards the back early - lost touch with the pace over 3f out - dropped away inside final furlong - eventually finished sixth.

Vaguely Royal by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
16.5f 7 1 14% —
12f 6 2 33% —
16f 4 0 0% —
14f 4 0 0% —
18f 2 0 0% —
17f 2 0 0% —
18.5f 2 0 0% —
15f 2 1 50% —
10f 2 0 0% —
14.5f 1 1 100% —
26f 1 0 0% —
23.5f 1 0 0% —
20f 1 0 0% —
12.5f 1 1 100% —
8f 1 0 0% —

Vaguely Royal by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Standard 12 2 17% —
Good 11 2 18% —
Good To Firm 8 2 25% —
Good To Soft 4 0 0% —
Soft 2 0 0% —

Vaguely Royal by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Newcastle (AW) 4 1 25% —
Southwell (AW) 3 0 0% —
Wolverhampton (AW) 3 1 33% —
Newmarket 3 0 0% —
Wincanton 3 1 33% —
York 2 1 50% —
Chester 2 1 50% —
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% —
Doncaster 2 1 50% —
Musselburgh 1 0 0% —

Vaguely Royal breeding

  • Sire Galileo (IRE)
  • Dam Danilovna (IRE)
  • Damsire Dansili (GB)
  • Breeder Bjorn Nielsen
  • Foaled 21 April 2020

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