Royal Playwright
Respectable fourth in this contest last year but showed better form, including success in conditions race and third-place finishes at Listed/Group level, over 1m2f/1m3f later in 2025; doesn't seem to be crying out for this drop back in trip on reappearance.
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Breeding
- Sire
- Lope De Vega
- Dam
- Arabian Queen
- Damsire
- Dubawi
From the connections
“I was very pleased with the performance. Royal Playwright is a talented horse who hasn't had things go his way this year, but we've been really happy with him at home and I think he's at his best at the moment. He ran a muddling race in the Dante which sort of threw us off. I was hoping we would step him up to a mile and a half and things didn't pan out that way. In hindsight, we should have put a line through it and cracked on with what we had in mind - Andrew Balding, trainer.”
Past runs (tracked here)
| Date | Race | Type | Pos | SP | AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 2026 | Epsom 14:40 Betfred Diomed Stakes (Group 3) | Flat Class 1 | 5 | 14/1 | 58.7 |
Only runs Racing Alpha has synced are shown. Lifetime form is in the Racing Post form section above.
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