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Sire profile

Royal Applause (GB)

Best progeny: Acclamation (GB), Finjaan (GB), Mister Blue Sky (IRE)

Avg winning distance: Flat 7.2f · NH 2m2f
Damsire avg winning distance: Flat 7.1f · NH 2m2f
Race record: 13 runs, 9 wins
By: Waajib (IRE)
As damsire: 459 winners from 903 runners
Country: GB

Flat 2026 (GB & IRE): 1 winner from 1 runner
Jumps 2026/27 (GB & IRE): 0 winners from 1 runner
Winners (GB & IRE): 537 of 981 runners (55%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 1,423 from 16,473 runs
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 32 (13 Group/Grade)
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £11,955,132 GB · €1,784,194 IRE
Best progeny: Acclamation (GB), Finjaan (GB), Mister Blue Sky (IRE)

Progeny

Progeny record by season


2026	Flat	1	1	4	1	25.0%	£4,768	-
2026/27	NH	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	-
2025	Flat	2	1	18	1	5.6%	£11,093	-
2025/26	NH	1	0	3	0	0.0%	£479	-
2024	Flat	4	1	29	1	3.4%	£16,318	-
2024/25	NH	1	1	3	1	33.3%	£4,008	-
2023	Flat	7	4	68	6	8.8%	£35,635	€510
2022	Flat	12	4	82	5	6.1%	£48,535	€17,350
2022/23	NH	3	1	10	3	30.0%	£15,667	-
2021	Flat	19	1	134	4	3.0%	£65,507	€2,350
2021/22	NH	3	1	10	1	10.0%	£9,847	-
2020	Flat	27	9	214	16	7.5%	£105,766	€18,882
2020/21	NH	5	0	15	0	0.0%	£2,445	-
2019	Flat	41	15	286	21	7.3%	£177,915	€42,039
2019/20	NH	8	2	22	2	9.1%	£13,036	€1,593
2018	Flat	74	23	528	39	7.4%	£360,214	€79,220
2018/19	NH	15	6	48	7	14.6%	£32,651	€47,859
2017	Flat	112	46	774	76	9.8%	£461,498	€85,050
2017/18	NH	13	3	65	3	4.6%	£26,612	€10,992
2016	Flat	157	49	890	64	7.2%	£505,808	€88,023
2016/17	NH	19	2	77	2	2.6%	£17,647	€2,426
2015	Flat	158	62	833	80	9.6%	£658,728	€66,810
2015/16	NH	17	6	83	12	14.5%	£62,819	€4,945
2014	Flat	156	54	867	85	9.8%	£608,912	€208,405
2014/15	NH	19	3	65	3	4.6%	£27,783	-
2013	Flat	167	68	958	94	9.8%	£676,754	€82,015
2013/14	NH	21	3	79	5	6.3%	£32,861	-
2012	Flat	175	55	1,004	80	8.0%	£519,292	€44,450
2012/13	NH	28	7	105	8	7.6%	£37,973	€14,005
2011	Flat	169	61	1,062	89	8.4%	£509,352	€19,508
2011/12	NH	33	11	140	18	12.9%	£75,169	€660
2010	Flat	169	49	945	69	7.3%	£470,260	€78,300
2010/11	NH	31	6	135	8	5.9%	£35,711	€1,373
2009	Flat	177	69	1,091	101	9.3%	£816,956	€121,716
2009/10	NH	32	6	132	7	5.3%	£32,703	€12,690
2008	Flat	175	63	1,031	100	9.7%	£757,099	€137,088
2008/09	NH	29	5	118	6	5.1%	£31,341	€14,356
2007	Flat	159	63	996	93	9.3%	£913,067	€137,842
2007/08	NH	28	2	104	2	1.9%	£11,133	€13,758
2006	Flat	147	47	801	60	7.5%	£515,280	€219,171
2006/07	NH	19	5	67	6	9.0%	£32,740	-
2005	Flat	133	47	675	64	9.5%	£711,820	€83,545
2005/06	NH	19	3	64	5	7.8%	£28,630	€3,847
2004	Flat	124	41	708	56	7.9%	£653,523	€34,021
2004/05	NH	11	1	37	1	2.7%	£5,632	€9,091
2003	Flat	90	33	537	59	11.0%	£915,917	€30,670
2003/04	NH	9	0	19	0	0.0%	£2,770	-
2002	Flat	71	23	357	35	9.8%	£415,905	€49,640
2002/03	NH	4	0	10	0	0.0%	£850	-
2001	Flat	44	18	169	24	14.2%	£478,704	-

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Current season runners and winners


Reputation (IRE)	Flat	13	gelding	Semaphore (GB)	Ruth Carr	4	1	1	25.0%	£4,768	30 Jul 26	57
Abbey Law (GB)	NH	5	mare	Brunton Blue (GB)	Lucy Wadham	1	0	0	0.0%	-	4 May 26	83

Flat 2026 and NH 2026/27; up to 100 runners, winners first.

Best offspring: top 50 progeny


Acclamation (GB)	-	-	L G Cottrell	2001-2003	14	6	7	42.9%	2	Group 2	£327,937	-
Finjaan (GB)	-	-	Marcus Tregoning	2008-2010	11	3	2	27.3%	2	Group 2	£168,328	-
Mister Blue Sky (IRE)	gelding	Mujdeya (GB)	Willie Mullins	2016-2020	24	6	8	25.0%	1	Grade 2	£31,826	€49,452
Please Sing (GB)	-	-	Mick Channon	2008-2010	20	2	5	10.0%	1	Group 2	£95,528	-
Mister Cosmi (GB)	-	-	Mark Johnston	2001-2002	12	2	1	16.7%	1	Group 2	£64,140	-
Nevisian Lad (GB)	-	-	Michael Bell	2003	5	2	1	40.0%	1	Group 2	£53,158	-
Majestic Missile (IRE)	-	-	William Haggas	2003-2006	18	5	6	27.8%	3	Group 3	£129,866	€9,100
Lovelace (GB)	-	-	Richard Fahey	2006-2011	39	8	6	20.5%	2	Group 3	£198,259	€1,950
Prince Siegfried (FR)	-	-	John Ferguson	2008-2014	28	8	5	28.6%	2	Group 3	£149,316	-
Peak To Creek (GB)	-	-	Jeremy Noseda	2003-2004	14	7	6	50.0%	2	Group 3	£187,066	-
Crime Scene (IRE)	-	-	Saeed bin Suroor	2005-2009	19	5	4	26.3%	2	Group 3	£87,481	-
Take A Bow I (GB)	-	-	Patrick Chamings	2003-2007	26	5	13	19.2%	1	Group 3	£164,176	-
Habaayib (GB)	-	-	Ed Dunlop	2009-2010	9	2	3	22.2%	1	Group 3	£74,304	-
Sir Maximilian (IRE)	gelding	Nebraska Lady (IRE)	Ian Williams	2012-2021	56	10	13	17.9%	2	Listed	£89,708	€137,500
Expensive (GB)	-	-	Chris Wall	2005-2007	17	4	4	23.5%	2	Listed	£198,248	-
Corporal Maddox (GB)	gelding	Noble View (USA)	Ronald Harris	2009-2018	127	13	23	10.2%	1	Listed	£116,478	€8,970
Royal Storm (IRE)	-	-	Rod Millman	2001-2008	82	9	14	11.0%	1	Listed	£128,550	-
The Bonus King (GB)	-	-	J Jay	2002-2008	59	7	10	11.9%	1	Listed	£73,332	-
Musical Comedy (GB)	gelding	Spinning Top (GB)	Mike Murphy	2013-2018	36	4	7	11.1%	1	Listed	£59,170	€8,550
Colonel Cotton (IRE)	-	-	William Knight	2001-2007	73	3	18	4.1%	1	Listed	£85,800	€32,500
Royal Confidence (GB)	-	-	B W Hills	2007-2009	22	3	5	13.6%	1	Listed	£87,298	-
Royal Intrigue (IRE)	-	-	D K Weld	2005-2006	9	3	3	33.3%	1	Listed	-	€73,874
Apple Charlotte (GB)	-	-	Sir Henry Cecil	2008-2009	5	3	2	60.0%	1	Listed	£47,958	-
Royal Exchange (GB)	-	-	Richard Hannon Snr	2010	7	3	4	42.9%	1	Listed	£43,788	-
Moth Ball (GB)	-	-	Jamie Osborne	2004	8	3	3	37.5%	1	Listed	£40,604	-
Prince Charming (GB)	-	-	John Gosden	2004-2005	8	3	0	37.5%	1	Listed	£31,038	-
Auditorium (GB)	-	-	Amanda Perrett	2003-2005	11	2	3	18.2%	1	Listed	£75,152	-
Hoyam (GB)	-	-	Michael Bell	2012-2013	15	2	5	13.3%	1	Listed	£64,589	-
SaigonI (GB)	-	-	James Toller	2011-2012	17	2	6	11.8%	1	Listed	£58,499	-
Progressing Times (GB)	-	-	Jeremy Noseda	2002	7	2	2	28.6%	1	Listed	£28,123	-
Kulachi (IRE)	-	-	Mick Channon	2001-2002	17	2	3	11.8%	1	Listed	£26,469	-
Speed Lord (GB)	-	-	Brian Meehan	2001-2002	7	2	0	28.6%	1	Listed	£23,251	-
Deeds Not Words (IRE)	gelding	Wars (IRE)	Robyn Brisland	2013-2022	130	17	19	13.1%	0	-	£150,072	€6,633
Grams And Ounces (GB)	gelding	Ashdown Princess (IRE)	Grace Harris	2009-2020	112	15	28	13.4%	0	-	£74,376	-
Save The Bees (GB)	gelding	Rock Concert (GB)	Declan Carroll	2010-2018	112	14	27	12.5%	0	-	£101,721	-
Balakiref (GB)	-	-	Michael Dods	2001-2008	92	12	16	13.0%	0	-	£98,604	-
Englishman (GB)	gelding	Tesary (GB)	Charlie Wallis	2012-2021	80	11	10	13.8%	0	-	£109,720	-
Storm Melody (GB)	gelding	Plume (GB)	Ali Stronge	2015-2023	103	11	21	10.7%	0	-	£75,544	-
Round The Island (GB)	gelding	Luanshya (GB)	Simon Whitaker	2015-2023	97	11	20	11.3%	0	-	£69,403	-
Flying Applause (GB)	-	-	Roy Bowring	2007-2014	91	11	15	12.1%	0	-	£32,541	-
Reputation (IRE)	gelding	Semaphore (GB)	Ruth Carr	2015-2026	94	10	22	10.6%	0	-	£129,199	-
Oldjoesaid (GB)	-	-	Paul Midgley	2006-2015	101	10	16	9.9%	0	-	£100,260	-
Munfallet (IRE)	gelding	Princess Mood (GER)	D P Coakley	2013-2023	90	10	14	11.1%	0	-	£45,907	€32,447
Royal Challenge (GB)	-	-	Ian McInnes	2003-2009	79	10	12	12.7%	0	-	£60,720	-
Princely Hero (IRE)	-	-	R Cummings	2006-2015	91	9	32	9.9%	0	-	£43,736	€27,602
Veiled Applause (GB)	-	-	John Quinn	2005-2012	82	9	22	11.0%	0	-	£68,793	-
Dodgy Bob (GB)	gelding	Rustam (GB)	Michael Mullineaux	2015-2025	130	9	19	6.9%	0	-	£61,212	-
King Of Eden (IRE)	-	-	Eric Alston	2009-2015	65	9	13	13.8%	0	-	£44,257	-
Shearian (GB)	gelding	Regal Asset (USA)	Declan Carroll	2012-2019	88	9	19	10.2%	0	-	£40,234	-
Royal Envoy (IRE)	-	-	Paul Howling	2005-2013	86	9	16	10.5%	0	-	£34,230	-

Ranked by best win (Group/Grade 1 first), then black-type wins, then wins. GB and IRE races only.

Quick answers

How many winners has Royal Applause sired?: Royal Applause (GB) has sired 537 winners from 981 runners in Britain and Ireland since 2001 (55%), with 1,423 wins from 16,473 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
How many black-type winners has Royal Applause sired?: Royal Applause (GB) has sired 32 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland since 2001, 13 of them at Group or Grade level.
Who is the best offspring of Royal Applause?: Ranked by level of win and black-type wins, the leading runner by Royal Applause (GB) in Britain and Ireland is Acclamation (GB), a Group 2 winner with 2 black-type wins from 14 runs.
Who is Royal Applause's sire?: Royal Applause (GB) is by Waajib (IRE), and won 9 of 13 races in Britain and Ireland as a racehorse.
What is the average winning distance of Royal Applause's progeny?: The average winning distance of Royal Applause (GB)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 7.2 furlongs on the Flat and 2m2f over jumps.
How are Royal Applause's progeny doing this season?: Royal Applause (GB) has had 1 winner from 1 runner in the 2026 Flat season and no winners from 1 runner in the 2026/27 jumps season in Britain and Ireland.
How much prize money have Royal Applause's progeny won?: Royal Applause (GB)'s progeny have earned £11,955,132 in Britain and €1,784,194 in Ireland since 2001.
How has Royal Applause done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of Royal Applause (GB)'s daughters include 459 winners from 903 runners in Britain and Ireland, 24 of them black-type winners.

Updated 2026-07-30

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