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

Royal Time is a 7-year-old gelding by Court Cave, trained by Christian Williams. He has won 1 of 19 starts and placed in 4 more, for £1,215 in prize money. His best trip is 2m, where 1 win from 6 is a 17% strike rate against 0% at every other distance. He runs next in the 3:47 at Newton Abbot on 18 September. His best performance rating is 100, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 19
  • Wins 1
  • Placed 5
  • Strike rate 5%
  • Prize money £1,215
  • Best rating 100
  • Official rating 94

Where Royal Time runs next

Time Course Race Best price
3:47 Newton Abbot Bayside Signs & Display Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Steeple Chase —

Royal Time form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
4 Sep 26 Bangor-on-Dee Lexus Wrexham Open 2026 Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) Class 4 3m Good 3 4.25 18/1 Jack Tudor 94
21 May 26 Limerick Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Handicap Chase (0-100) (Div 1) 2m 6.5f Good 4 33.5 12/1 James Smith 91
12 Apr 26 Down Royal Fibrus Total Home Wi-Fi Handicap Chase (0-100) 3m 2f Good UR - 11/1 Eoin Staples 92
5 Mar 26 Thurles Duggan Veterinary Supplies Handicap Chase 2m 5.5f Soft 7 97.25 10/1 Eoin Staples 93
20 Jan 26 Down Royal Aspall Handicap Chase (0-100) 2m 4.5f Yielding To Soft 3 2.25 14/1 Eoin Staples 91
26 Dec 25 Down Royal BAR 1 Betting Handicap Chase (0-100) 2m 4.5f Good To Yielding 5 24 15/2 Eoin Staples 92
20 Nov 25 Thurles Racing Again On The 27th November Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m Yielding To Soft 11 17.5 33/1 James Smith 94
6 Nov 25 Clonmel Prior Park Service Station Clonmel Handicap Chase (0-100) 2m 1f Soft 14 26.25 40/1 Keith Donoghue 94
12 Oct 25 Cork William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Rated Novice Chase 2m 1.5f Good 3 23.75 10/1 Darragh O'Keeffe 94
10 Apr 25 Limerick Racing Again April 25th Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m 3.5f Good 12 72.75 7/1 James Smith 95
2 Mar 25 Leopardstown Cancer Fund For Children Charity Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) 2m Yielding 8 19.25 9/2F Sean O'Keeffe 95
13 Jan 25 Punchestown John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle 2m 0.5f Soft 2 12 11/2 Mr O McGill 95
16 Dec 24 Naas John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m Good To Yielding 1 — 12/1 Eoin Staples 88
4 Oct 24 Gowran Park Golf At Gowran Park Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 2m Good 10 25 11/2 Kieren Buckley 89
6 May 24 Down Royal Club Lemon Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m 1f Good 8 16.5 16/1 Kieren Buckley 90
10 Mar 24 Naas Bar One Racing 'Price Boosts All 28 Favourites At Cheltenham' Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 1) 1m 7.5f Soft 14 38 33/1 Sean Flanagan 91
12 Jan 24 Naas Matt Britton Irish EBF Maiden Hurdle 2m Soft 19 43.5 200/1 Kieren Buckley –
9 Dec 23 Navan Mervyn Gray Construction Maiden Hurdle 2m Heavy 22 69.5 250/1 Donagh Meyler –
11 Nov 23 Down Royal Tayto Group Maiden Hurdle 2m 1f Soft 12 26.25 80/1 Donagh Meyler –

Last time out

Finished 3 in the Lexus Wrexham Open 2026 Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) at Bangor-on-Dee on 4 September 2026. Handy early - urged forward after 3 out - stayed on at same effort to finish third.

Royal Time by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
16f 6 1 17% —
17f 3 0 0% —
20.5f 2 0 0% —
24f 1 0 0% —
22.5f 1 0 0% —
26f 1 0 0% —
21.5f 1 0 0% —
17.5f 1 0 0% —
19.5f 1 0 0% —
16.5f 1 0 0% —
15.5f 1 0 0% —

Royal Time by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good 7 0 0% —
Soft 6 0 0% —
Yielding To Soft 2 0 0% —
Good To Yielding 2 1 50% —
Yielding 1 0 0% —
Heavy 1 0 0% —

Royal Time by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Down Royal 5 0 0% —
Naas 3 1 33% —
Limerick 2 0 0% —
Thurles 2 0 0% —
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% —
Clonmel 1 0 0% —
Cork 1 0 0% —
Leopardstown 1 0 0% —
Punchestown 1 0 0% —
Gowran Park 1 0 0% —

Royal Time breeding

  • Sire Court Cave (IRE)
  • Dam Billythefilly (IRE)
  • Damsire Exit To Nowhere (USA)
  • Breeder E J P Kane
  • Foaled 30 June 2019

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