Royal Champion Horse Racing Form | Chester 14:40 12th May 2023

Royal Champion' Form | 12th May 2023

12th May 2023 Ire-Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish Huxley Stakes (Group 2)

Age
5
Weight
9-3
Trainer
R Varian
(Last 14 Days: 5-28, 17.86%)
Owner
Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum
Sex
gelding
Colour
Bay
Foaling Date
2018-02-28
Race Type
Flat Turf
Class
1
Classifications
Group, Stakes, Group 2
Ground
Soft
Distance
1m 2f 70y
Runners
6
Prize Money
£120,000
Is Royal Champion Improving?
Does Royal Champion Suit This Race
Horse Strength

43.6%

Session: 6817

Going % good races

13.11%

44 of 61

Distance % good races

12.11%

8 of 61

Class % good races

43.6%

18 of 179

Race Type % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Course % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Royal Champion Statistics
Date Course/Class/Distance/Type/Prize
Classifications
Weight
Headgear
Going Finish Pos./No. Of Runners - Dist. Won/Beaten/Finish Time
In Running Comments
Trainer
Jockey
SP BF Odds
Plc Odds
OR
0 2022-10-15 16:00 Ascot / 1 / 1m 1f 212y / Flat Turf / 1300K
Champion, Group, Stakes, Group 1
9-7 Good To Soft 9 /9 - btn 120.05 Bay Bridge 9-7 2m 39.473s

close up, pushed along and weakened quickly from over 3f out, soon eased

R Varian
J Mitchell
51 83.06
6.6
111
1 2022-09-17 13:55 Ayr / 1 / 1m 2f 0y / Flat Turf / 50K
Cup, Listed, Stakes
9-5 Good 1 /11 - win 5.5 Euchen Glen 9-5 2m 6.2s

tracked leaders, smooth headway on bit 3f out, led over 2f out, clear when shaken up over 1f out, impressive

R Varian
J Mitchell
3.25 3.55
1.4
105
2 2022-08-27 18:35 Windsor / 1 / 1m 2f 0y / Flat Turf / 60K
Group, Maiden, Stakes, Group 3
9-7 Good To Soft 3 /6 - btn 1.8 Regal Reality 9-7 2m 3.46s

wore hood to post, held up off the pace in 5th, headway on rail into 3rd over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on same pace in 3rd inside final furlong

R Varian
J Mitchell
6.5 9.05
3.55
105
3 2022-08-06 15:00 Haydock / 1 / 1m 2f 100y / Flat Turf / 80K
Group, Stakes, Group 3
9-7 Good 4 /10 - btn 6.25 Anmaat 9-7 2m 12.29s

chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, driven over 1f out, no extra final furlong

R Varian
Andrea Atzeni
17 22
5.2
105
4 2022-06-03 15:45 Epsom Downs / 2 / 1m 2f 17y / Flat Turf / 100K
Handicap
9-2 Good 1 /14 - win 2.75 Soto Sizzler 9-10 2m 7.16s

dwelt, soon mid-division on inside, headway over 3f out, chasing leaders over 2f out, led inside final 2f, clear final furlong, stayed on strongly

R Varian
Andrea Atzeni
15 21
5.84
97
5 2022-03-26 15:00 Doncaster / 1 / 1m 0f 0y / Flat Turf / 40K
Listed, Stakes
9-0 Good To Soft 4 /4 - btn 29 Chindit 9-0 1m 45.47s

keen tracked leader until pushed along over 3f out, weakened 2f out, soon eased

R Varian
David Egan
6 6.07
2.22
100
6 2021-05-13 15:10 York / 1 / 1m 2f 56y / Flat Turf / 165K
Group, Stakes, Group 2
9-0 Good 9 /10 - btn 15.5 Hurricane Lane 9-0 2m 13.16s

raced keenly, soon steadied into mid-division, weakened final 2f

R Varian
Andrea Atzeni
9 12.24
3.25
100
7 2021-04-13 15:20 Newmarket / 1 / 1m 1f 0y / Flat Turf / 30K
Listed, Stakes
9-0 Good 3 /8 - btn 7.25 Highland Avenue 9-0 1m 49.68s

tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace

R Varian
Andrea Atzeni
3 3.11
1.57
8 2020-09-24 13:15 Newmarket / 4 / 1m 0f 0y / Flat Turf / 8K
Maiden, Stakes
9-0 Good 1 /8 - win 1.25 Toromona 9-0 1m 38.12s

slowly away, chased leaders on outer after 1f, headway over 2f out, soon pushed along and led, ridden clear 1f out, edged right and ran green inside final furlong, pushed out and reduced lead towards finish, always doing enough, comfortably

R Varian
Andrea Atzeni
4.33 5.52
1.71