Royal Illusion (IRE)
Owner: Ballylinch Stud Trainer: W P Mullins Sex: mare Age: 12
Breeding: King's Theatre / Spirit Run (Luso)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places on round course) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in Places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 2 | |||
| Heavy (Soft in Places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Yielding | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | |||
| Totals | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2021 | Naas | Heavy | 2m 25y | 0 | Yaxeni | 9st 3lbs | of 23 | J A Heffernan | 0/0 |
| 10 Oct 2021 | Curragh | Yielding | 2m | 0 | Line Out | 9st 6lbs | 4 of 30 | K J Manning | 25/1 |
| tracked leaders, 10th 6f out, headway under 2f out, 3rd and ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final 150 yards | |||||||||
| 11 Sep 2021 | Leopardstown | Good | 1m 4f 180y | 0 | Ever Present | 9st 5lbs | 18 of 23 | W J Lee | 18/1 |
| rear of mid-division, no impression from 3f out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 19 Aug 2021 | Killarney | Good | 2m 180y | 0 | Dalton Highway | 11st 4lbs | 4 of 7 | Mr P W Mullins | 5/4 |
| prominent and disputed lead, travelled well over 2f out, soon pushed along, ridden and headed over 1f out, bumped by rival inside final furlong, kept on, dropped to 4th close home | |||||||||
| 26 Jul 2021 | Galway | Yielding to Soft | 2m 179y | 0 | Coltor | 11st 9lbs | 7 of 23 | Mr T Hamilton | 28/1 |
| rear, 16th halfway, good headway on outer over 2f out, ridden in 5th entering straight, kept on same pace, weakened closing stages | |||||||||
| 15 Jun 2021 | Royal Ascot | Good to Firm | 2m 3f 210y | 2 | Reshoun | 9st 4lbs | 13 of 20 | Tom Marquand | 14/1 |
| towards rear, ridden over 2f out, short of room over 1f out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 04 Apr 2021 | Fairyhouse | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Skyace | 11st 9lbs | Fell of 14 | B J Cooper | 11/2 |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, progress travelling well after 3 out, on terms next, soon ridden and no impression, weakened and fell last | |||||||||
| 07 Mar 2021 | Leopardstown | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Royal Illusion | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 15 | P Townend | 8/13 |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 2nd before 2 out, led 2 out, asserted before last, pushed out briefly run-in, easily | |||||||||
| 14 Dec 2020 | Naas | Heavy (Soft in Places) | 2m | 0 | Delvino | 11st 9lbs | 3 of 23 | P Townend | 13/8 |
| tracked leaders, 4th bypassing 2 out, soon ridden, 3rd bypassing last, kept on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 07 Nov 2020 | Naas | Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1m 6f | 0 | De Name Escapes Me | 9st 11lbs | 3 of 19 | J A Heffernan | 18/1 |
| chased leaders, improved to dispute lead 2 1/2f out, ridden and led 2f out, headed 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, 3rd close home | |||||||||
| 11 Oct 2020 | Curragh | Soft | 2m | 0 | Cape Gentleman | 9st 9lbs | 6 of 25 | J M Sheridan | 3/1 |
| towards rear, headway on outer from 5f out, disputed 9th 3f out, soon effort, no impression when switched left 1f out, kept on same pace, finished 6th, disqualified, rider failed to weigh in | |||||||||
| 12 Sep 2020 | Leopardstown | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 4f 180y | 0 | Halimi | 9st 8lbs | 6 of 21 | P A Harnett | 33/1 |
| tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along in straight and closer 1f out, kept on inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 03 Nov 2019 | Naas | Heavy | 1m 6f | 0 | Jukebox Jive | 9st 3lbs | 9 of 19 | J M Sheridan | 4/1 |
| waited with, soon in rear, headway after halfway, effort behind horses straight, one pace over 1f out | |||||||||
| 13 Oct 2019 | Curragh | Soft | 2m | 0 | Royal Illusion | 8st 12lbs | 1 of 18 | J M Sheridan | 10/1 |
| held up towards rear, progress in 9th 4f out, 5th 3f out, challenged travelling well 2 1/2f out, led 2f out, ridden to assert 1 1/2f out, kept on strongly to stretch clear inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 12 Sep 2019 | Listowel | Soft | 1m 6f | 0 | Rock De Baune | 9st 8lbs | 2 of 8 | C T Keane | 13/8 |
| held up, mid-division in 6th halfway, progress in 3rd 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to dispute 1 1/2f out, headed final 200 yards, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 29 Jul 2019 | Galway | Good | 2m 179y | 0 | Great White Shark | 10st 12lbs | 7 of 23 | Mr M J O'Hare | 8/1 |
| in touch, dropped to 10th 6f out, took closer order under 2f out, ridden under 1f out, kept on without threatening | |||||||||
| 20 Jul 2019 | Curragh | Good (Good to Firm in places on round course) | 1m 4f | 0 | Moonmeister | 10st 11lbs | 4 of 14 | Jodie Townend | 11/8 |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, some headway early straight and 2nd 2f out, pushed along and no impression in 3rd 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 04 Jul 2019 | Bellewstown | Good | 1m 4f 39y | 0 | Royal Illusion | 11st | 1 of 8 | R Deegan | 5/2 |
| tracked leaders, moderate 4th halfway, headway over 2f out and pushed along to lead over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 13 Jun 2019 | Leopardstown | Good to Firm (Good in Places) | 1m 7f | 0 | Royal Illusion | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 13 | Mr P W Mullins | 8/11 |
| led early, tracked leaders, led again approaching straight, soon joined, gained narrow lead inside final furlong, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 13 May 2019 | Roscommon | Good | 1m 3f 207y | 0 | Tipitena | 9st 2lbs | 2 of 14 | C T Keane | 2/1 |
| chased leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along 3f out, ridden to press leader 2f out, led narrowly over 1f out, soon joined, headed final 150 yards, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 17 Nov 2018 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 87y | 1 | The Glancing Queen | 11st | 3 of 15 | D E Mullins | 1/1 |
| slight lead 2f, mostly tracked leader after until entering straight, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, 2nd again and every chance inside final furlong, not pace of winner towards finish | |||||||||
| 04 Nov 2018 | Cork | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | Royal Illusion | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 10 | Mr P W Mullins | 4/6 |
| led, headed inside first 3f, tracked leaders after, closed up travelling smoothly from before straight, led 2f out, soon pushed along to assert, stayed on well final furlong, easily | |||||||||
| 16 Oct 2018 | Punchestown | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 0 | Royal Illusion | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 8 | Mr P W Mullins | 7/2 |
| disputed lead early, soon close up in 2nd, on terms from 5f out, led 2f out, ridden clear final furlong and stayed on well | |||||||||