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

Royal Playwright is a 4-year-old colt by Lope De Vega, trained by Andrew Balding. He has won 2 of 13 starts and placed in 5 more, for £87,239 in prize money. His best trip is 1m 2f, where 1 win from 3 is a 33% strike rate against 10% at every other distance. He runs next in the 2:25 at Ascot on 3 October, where the best price is 16/1 with Bet365. His best performance rating is 110, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 13
  • Wins 2
  • Placed 7
  • Strike rate 15%
  • Prize money £87,239
  • Best rating 110
  • Official rating 106

Where Royal Playwright runs next

Time Course Race Best price
2:25 Ascot Betmgm Cumberland Lodge Stakes (Group 3) 16/1 Bet365 bet365

Royal Playwright form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
5 Jun 26 Epsom Downs Betfred Diomed Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 1m 0.5f Good To Soft 5 5.75 14/1 Silvestre De Sousa 106
28 Nov 25 Southwell (AW) Midnite Churchill Stakes (Listed) Class 1 1m 3f Standard 3 1.25 16/1 Jason Watson 106
1 Nov 25 Newmarket German Group One Racecourses James Seymour Stakes (Listed) Class 1 1m 2f Good To Soft 5 4.25 11/1 Rob Hornby 108
24 Sep 25 Goodwood Virgin Bet Best Odds Daily 'Confined' Conditions Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 1m 2f Soft 1 — 4/6F Oisin Murphy 108
23 Aug 25 Windsor Weatherbys Global Stallions App Winter Hill Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 1m 2f Good To Firm 3 2 15/2 Rob Hornby 105
10 Jul 25 Newmarket Edmondson Hall Solicitors Sir Henry Cecil Stakes (Listed) Class 1 1m Good To Firm 5 6.5 7/2 Oisin Murphy 105
7 Jun 25 Epsom Downs Betfred Diomed Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 1m 0.5f Good 4 3.25 4/1 Oisin Murphy 104
15 May 25 York Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Dante Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 1m 2.5f Good To Firm 9 5.25 12/1 Oisin Murphy 108
18 Apr 25 Newcastle (AW) BetMGM Burradon Stakes (Listed) Class 1 1m Standard 3 2 5/2 Oisin Murphy 110
26 Oct 24 Doncaster William Hill Futurity Trophy Stakes (Group 1) (Str) Class 1 1m Soft 8 9.75 8/1 Oisin Murphy 110
28 Sep 24 Newmarket Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 1m Soft 2 1.5 7/1 Oisin Murphy 103
31 Aug 24 Sandown Sky Bet Solario Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 7f Good 3 2.25 15/8 Oisin Murphy –
13 Jul 24 Salisbury Byerley Stud British Ebf Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 7f Good 1 — 3/1 Hayley Turner –

Last time out

Finished 5 in the Betfred Diomed Stakes (Group 3) at Epsom Downs on 5 June 2026. Sat close up with the pace - pushed along with 2f left - drifted left approaching the final furlong - faded to finish fifth.

Royal Playwright by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
8f 4 0 0% —
10f 3 1 33% —
8.5f 2 0 0% —
7f 2 1 50% —
11f 1 0 0% —
10.5f 1 0 0% —

Royal Playwright by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Soft 3 1 33% —
Good To Firm 3 0 0% —
Good 3 1 33% —
Good To Soft 2 0 0% —
Standard 2 0 0% —

Royal Playwright by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Newmarket 3 0 0% —
Epsom Downs 2 0 0% —
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% —
Goodwood 1 1 100% —
Windsor 1 0 0% —
York 1 0 0% —
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% —
Doncaster 1 0 0% —
Sandown 1 0 0% —
Salisbury 1 1 100% —

Royal Playwright breeding

  • Sire Lope De Vega (IRE)
  • Dam Arabian Queen (IRE)
  • Damsire Dubawi (IRE)
  • Breeder Littleton Stud
  • Foaled 30 March 2022

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