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

Royal Poetry is a 3-year-old filly by Lope De Vega, trained by Richard Hannon. She has won 2 of 9 starts and placed in 4 more, for £19,951 in prize money. Her best trip is 1m 4f, where 1 win from 3 is a 33% strike rate against 17% at every other distance. She runs next in the 5:32 at Sandown on 11 September. Her best performance rating is 80, which is the figure to judge her against in this grade.

  • Runs 9
  • Wins 2
  • Placed 6
  • Strike rate 22%
  • Prize money £19,951
  • Best rating 80
  • Official rating 80

Where Royal Poetry runs next

Time Course Race Best price
5:32 Sandown Sporting Times Apprentice Handicap Stakes —

Royal Poetry form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
8 Aug 26 Ascot Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Classic (Class 3 Handicap) (gbbplus Race) Class 3 1m 4f Good To Firm 10 10.5 25/1 Yutaka Take 80
25 Jul 26 Salisbury Madar Corporation 'Proud To Support Salisbury' Handicap Stakes Class 5 1m 4f Good To Firm 2 1 5/4F Seamus Cronin 80
18 Jul 26 Doncaster Summer Saturdays At Doncaster Handicap Stakes Class 5 1m 4f Good To Firm 1 — 9/2 Seamus Cronin 75
9 Jun 26 Salisbury Everywhen Margadale Fillies' Handicap Class 4 1m 2f Soft 2 6.5 15/2 Sean Levey 77
16 May 26 Newmarket BetMGM Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 1m 2f Good 7 28.5 9/1 Joe Leavy 78
3 May 26 Salisbury Call Fitzdares For Top Prices Fillies' Handicap Class 4 1m 2f Good To Firm 2 4.75 9/2 Joe Leavy 78
10 Apr 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 1m 0.5f Standard 1 — 5/2 Sean Levey –
30 Mar 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Make The Move To Midnite Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 6f Standard 4 7.5 5/2 Joe Leavy –
26 Nov 25 Southwell (AW) Free Tips Daily On AtTheRaces.com Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Class 5 1m Standard 3 3.5 15/2 Alec Voikhansky –

Last time out

Finished 10 in the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Classic (Class 3 Handicap) (gbbplus Race) at Ascot on 8 August 2026. Midfield through the race - pushed along and dropped away inside the final furlong - finished tenth.

Royal Poetry by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
12f 3 1 33%
10f 3 0 0%
8.5f 1 1 100%
6f 1 0 0%
8f 1 0 0%

Royal Poetry by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Good To Firm 4 1 25%
Standard 3 1 33%
Soft 1 0 0%
Good 1 0 0%

Royal Poetry by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Salisbury 3 0 0%
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 1 50%
Ascot 1 0 0%
Doncaster 1 1 100%
Newmarket 1 0 0%
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0%

Royal Poetry breeding

  • Sire Lope De Vega (IRE)
  • Dam Zabeel Queen (IRE)
  • Damsire Frankel (GB)
  • Breeder Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum
  • Foaled 11 February 2023

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