Empirical: horse profile, stats, records and next races
Empirical is a 3-year-old gelding by Kingman, trained by Ed Walker. He has won 2 of 7 starts and placed in 3 more, for £15,753 in prize money. His best trip is 1m 0.5f, where 1 win from 3 is a 33% strike rate against 25% at every other distance. He runs next in the 5:17 at Newbury on 18 September. His best performance rating is 85, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.
- Runs 7
- Wins 2
- Placed 5
- Strike rate 29%
- Prize money £15,753
- Best rating 85
- Official rating 80
Where Empirical runs next
| Time | Course | Race | Best price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:17 | Newbury | Fitzdares Handicap Stakes (Div I) (gbbplus Race) | — | |
| 5:50 | Newbury | Fitzdares Handicap (GBBPlus Race) (Div 2) | — |
Empirical form and race record
| Date | Course | Race | Dist | Going | Pos | Beaten | SP | Jockey | OR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Aug 26 | Newbury | Sheldrake Training Limited 'train An Apprentice' Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race) Class 4 | 1m 2f | Good To Firm | 2 | .5 | 3/1 | Kieran Shoemark | 80 |
| 27 Jul 26 | Ayr | Ladbrokes 'Insure Your Acca On Football' Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 | 1m 2f | Good To Firm | 1 | — | 5/2 | Kieran Shoemark | 76 |
| 2 Jul 26 | Nottingham | Watch Racing TV Now Handicap Class 5 | 1m 0.5f | Good To Firm | 1 | — | 5/4F | Cieren Fallon | 66 |
| 9 May 26 | Nottingham | Bet 10 Get 30 At Betano Handicap Class 5 | 1m 0.5f | Good | 3 | 1.5 | 9/2 | George Downing | 66 |
| 28 Jan 26 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Supports Safer Gambling Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 | 1m | Standard To Slow | 8 | 11.5 | 12/1 | Luke Morris | – |
| 27 Dec 25 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Class 4 | 1m 0.5f | Standard | 3 | 8.5 | 25/1 | Jack Doughty | – |
| 12 Dec 25 | Southwell (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 5 | 7f | Standard | 7 | 19.75 | 2/1 | Jack Doughty | – |
Last time out
Finished 2 in the Sheldrake Training Limited 'train An Apprentice' Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race) at Newbury on 26 August 2026. Fought for control early - raced wide in the early stages and travelled well - went ahead approaching 2f out - overtaken with a furlong left - drifted right inside the final furlong - stayed on to go down by a short margin.
Empirical by distance
| Split | Runs | Wins | Strike rate | Level stakes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.5f | 3 | 1 | 33% | — |
| 10f | 2 | 1 | 50% | — |
| 8f | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
Empirical by going
| Split | Runs | Wins | Strike rate | Level stakes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good To Firm | 3 | 2 | 67% | — |
| Standard | 2 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Standard To Slow | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
Empirical by course
| Split | Runs | Wins | Strike rate | Level stakes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham | 2 | 1 | 50% | — |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Ayr | 1 | 1 | 100% | — |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
Empirical breeding
- Sire Kingman (GB)
- Dam Hidden Breeze (GB)
- Damsire Dark Angel (IRE)
- Breeder Haras D'Etreham & Eric De Chambure
- Foaled 7 February 2023
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