Horse Details

Royal Duke (GB)

23 Runs 3 Wins (13.0%) 4 Places (17.4%)

Owner: Steve Dick Silks

Steve Dick Trainer: R Mike Smith

4 years old b GB

Sire: Music Master

Dam: Royal Duchess

Damsire: Dutch Art

Past Runs (23 Total)

Date/Time	Course	Distance	Jockey	Trainer	Position	Time	Beaten By	OR	Weight	SP	Comment
05/11/25 12:53	Musselburgh	5f	Rhys Elliott	R Mike Smith	10	1:3.87	1	59	8-12	28/1	In rear(tchd 33/1) In rear(tchd 33/1)
17/10/25 17:25	Haydock	5f	Oisin McSweeney	R Mike Smith	8	1:3.16	0.2	61	8-10	9/1	Ducked left start - always behind (jockey said gelding jumped left-handed leaving stalls)(op 14/1 tchd 17/2) Ducked left start - always behind (jockey said gelding jumped left-handed leaving stalls)(op 14/1 tchd 17/2)
13/10/25 14:52	Musselburgh	5f	Rhys Elliott	R Mike Smith	6	0:59.68	1.25	61	8-5	22/1	Dwelt start - in rear - outpaced over 3f out - headway on far side of group over 1f out - no extra final 110yds (jockey said gelding never travelled)(op 16/1) Dwelt start - in rear - outpaced over 3f out - headway on far side of group over 1f out - no extra final 110yds (jockey said gelding never travelled)(op 16/1)
18/09/25 14:15	Ayr	5f	Rhys Elliott	R Mike Smith	10	1:2.38	1.25	61	8-12	16/1	Raced near side - midfield - headway on outer over 2f out - hung left and weakened over 1f out - 3rd of 10 in group(op 18/1) Raced near side - midfield - headway on outer over 2f out - hung left and weakened over 1f out - 3rd of 10 in group(op 18/1)
27/08/25 17:05	Musselburgh	5f	Rhys Elliott	R Mike Smith	1st	0:59.09	Won	57	8-10	11/2	Slowly away - in rear - nudged along early - still plenty to do over 1f out - soon ridden - headway inside final furlong - led inside final 110yds - kept on - always doing enough(op 13/2 tchd 5/1) Slowly away - in rear - nudged along early - still plenty to do over 1f out - soon ridden - headway inside final furlong - led inside final 110yds - kept on - always doing enough(op 13/2 tchd 5/1)
09/08/25 18:12	Ayr	5f	Rhys Elliott	R Mike Smith	2nd	1:0.18	0.3	55	8-13	9/2	In touch with leaders - led narrowly over 1f out - faced challenge and headed inside final furlong - kept on final 110yds(op 5/1 tchd 4/1 and tchd 11/2) In touch with leaders - led narrowly over 1f out - faced challenge and headed inside final furlong - kept on final 110yds(op 5/1 tchd 4/1 and tchd 11/2)
28/07/25 16:40	Ayr	5f	Aiden Brookes	R Mike Smith	1st	1:0.77	Won	46	8-9	13/2	In touch with leaders - smooth headway on far side of group 2f out - pushed along to lead 1f out - went clear inside final furlong - easily (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding benefitted from being ridden handy on this occasion)(op 7/1 tchd 8/1) In touch with leaders - smooth headway on far side of group 2f out - pushed along to lead 1f out - went clear inside final furlong - easily (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding benefitted from being ridden handy on this occasion)(op 7/1 tchd 8/1)
01/07/25 17:00	Musselburgh	5f	Rhys Elliott	R Mike Smith	6	-	-	46	8-9	5/1	Slowly away - in rear - outpaced 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - never on terms(op 11/2 tchd 9/2) Slowly away - in rear - outpaced 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - never on terms(op 11/2 tchd 9/2)
07/06/25 13:20	Musselburgh	5f	Aiden Brookes	R Mike Smith	7	0:59.39	.5	48	8-6	10/1	In touch with leaders on outer - weakened final furlong(op 9/1) In touch with leaders on outer - weakened final furlong(op 9/1)
16/05/25 17:35	Hamilton	5f	Rhys Elliott	R Mike Smith	6	-	-	49	8-8	7/2	Raced in last - detached and struggling after 1f - rallied and some headway from over 1f out - never on terms (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 4/1 tchd 9/2) Raced in last - detached and struggling after 1f - rallied and some headway from over 1f out - never on terms (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 4/1 tchd 9/2)
28/04/25 14:00	Ayr	6f	Rhys Elliott	R Mike Smith	5	1:12.63	0.3	50	8-8	11/2	Dwelt start - towards rear - headway into midfield halfway - in touch with leaders over 1f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 7/1 and tchd 15/2) Dwelt start - towards rear - headway into midfield halfway - in touch with leaders over 1f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 7/1 and tchd 15/2)
02/04/25 16:43	Musselburgh	5f	Rhys Elliott	R Mike Smith	4	0:59.62	0.3	51	8-9	4/1F	In touch with leaders - outpaced and dropped to last halfway - rallied inside final furlong - ran on well final 110yds - no extra towards finish(Mkt1: op 11/2; Mkt2 tchd 7/2) In touch with leaders - outpaced and dropped to last halfway - rallied inside final furlong - ran on well final 110yds - no extra towards finish(Mkt1: op 11/2; Mkt2 tchd 7/2)
06/11/24 12:35	Musselburgh	5f	Shay Farmer	R Mike Smith	2nd	1:1.58	0.05	50	8-1	6/1	Pressed leader on outer - ridden and disputing lead from over 1f out - kept on - just failed(op 15/2) Pressed leader on outer - ridden and disputing lead from over 1f out - kept on - just failed(op 15/2)
14/10/24 16:55	Musselburgh	5f	Rhys Elliott	R Mike Smith	6	-	-	50	9-0	3/1J	Towards rear on outer - headway 3f out - challenging over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 9/4) Towards rear on outer - headway 3f out - challenging over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 9/4)
02/10/24 15:30	Musselburgh	5f	Rhys Elliott	R Mike Smith	1st	0:59.75	Won	46	8-4	11/2	Towards rear - pushed along before halfway - switched right and headway over 1f out - ridden and led inside final furlong - kept on(op 9/1) Towards rear - pushed along before halfway - switched right and headway over 1f out - ridden and led inside final furlong - kept on(op 9/1)
22/09/24 14:42	Hamilton	5f	Rhys Elliott	R Mike Smith	3rd	1:0.03	0.3	46	8-3	10/1	Slightly awkward start - midfield - outpaced halfway - rallied from over 1f out - kept on well inside final furlong - went third towards finish - not pace to challenge(op 9/1 tchd 11/1) Slightly awkward start - midfield - outpaced halfway - rallied from over 1f out - kept on well inside final furlong - went third towards finish - not pace to challenge(op 9/1 tchd 11/1)
15/09/24 14:45	Musselburgh	5f	Rhys Elliott	R Mike Smith	2nd	1:0.43	.5	34	9-0	66/1	Held up in last against near rail - going okay but waiting for room halfway - went third over 1f out - kept on well and went second inside final 110yds - nearest finish(op 50/1 tchd 66/1) Held up in last against near rail - going okay but waiting for room halfway - went third over 1f out - kept on well and went second inside final 110yds - nearest finish(op 50/1 tchd 66/1)
27/08/24 14:40	Musselburgh	5f	Rhys Elliott	R Mike Smith	6	1:1.02	1.5	46	8-5	200/1	Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - prominent from over 2f out - bumped over 1f out - soon carried left - weakened gradually final furlong Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - prominent from over 2f out - bumped over 1f out - soon carried left - weakened gradually final furlong
10/08/24 18:42	Ayr	5f	Paula Muir	R Mike Smith	8	1:1.86	5	46	8-3	80/1	Slowly away - in rear - outpaced and struggling halfway - weakened quickly from over 1f out(op 50/1 tchd 100/1) Slowly away - in rear - outpaced and struggling halfway - weakened quickly from over 1f out(op 50/1 tchd 100/1)
29/07/24 17:20	Ayr	5f	Tom Kiely-Marshall	R Mike Smith	7	0:58.41	.5	46	8-1	100/1	Towards rear but in touch with leaders - never on terms(op 80/1) Towards rear but in touch with leaders - never on terms(op 80/1)
18/07/24 15:25	Hamilton	1m½f	Rhys Elliott	R Mike Smith	7	1:50.62	9.5	–	8-11	250/1	Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - weakened quickly from over 2f out - tailed off (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 200/1) Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - weakened quickly from over 2f out - tailed off (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 200/1)
27/06/24 19:45	Hamilton	1m1f	Paul Mulrennan	R Mike Smith	7	2:12.61	21	–	9-5	150/1	Took keen hold - prominent - prominent behind clear leaders after 3f - lost position over 4f out - soon struggling(op 125/1 tchd 200/1) Took keen hold - prominent - prominent behind clear leaders after 3f - lost position over 4f out - soon struggling(op 125/1 tchd 200/1)
13/06/24 18:10	Musselburgh	1m	William Pyle	R Mike Smith	7	1:43.91	7	–	9-0	200/1	Dwelt start - never better than midfield(op 100/1) Dwelt start - never better than midfield(op 100/1)