Horse profile
American Empire (IRE)
14 runs · 11 courses · from Dec 2024
As at 19 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Market Rasen
Ran 11 days ago · 9th of 10
Last raced off OR 88
KTB Profile
American Empire (IRE) is 1 from 14, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Apr 2025. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 4 on softer). Last raced off 88, 15lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 14 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run · updated 19 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Wins on good or faster
Win at Class 5
OR ↓ 15lb off peak
- 1–14Wins / Runs
- 7.1%Strike rate
- 4 (28.6%)Placed
- −10.00£1 level staken=14 at SP
- 0.61Fair A/E n=14 · 0.53 incl. margin
- 103Highest OR
- 51dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating88↓ 15lb off peak
88
88–103
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 123
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 19 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 123A | 86 | 7 · 123 / 86 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 159B | 94 | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 19 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 159B | 84.5 | 5 · 105 / 86 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 123A | 87 | 3 · 123 / 87 |
Of 14 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 14 runs · as at 15 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 5,631 runs since Jan 2008 (563 horses).
Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.5% from 108.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 3 | 23.1% | +11.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 664 | 81 | 12.2% | +1 | — |
| Good | 1,504 | 164 | 10.9% | −0.3 | 1 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 656 | 67 | 10.2% | −1 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 952 | 120 | 12.6% | +1.4 | — |
| Heavy | 324 | 29 | 9% | −2.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,517 | 164 | 10.8% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 32 | 2 | 6.3% | −4.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 641 | 63 | 9.8% | −1.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,239 | 136 | 11% | −0.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,081 | 265 | 12.7% | +1.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,168 | 129 | 11% | −0.2 | 1 from 11 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 351 | 25 | 7.1% | −4.1 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 108 | 7 | 6.5% | −4.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | −2.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 19 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickochea (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Why Oh Why (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Victoria Legend (IRE) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Rivers Of Tay (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.00 |
| Class 4 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedgefield | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Worcester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hereford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 11 | 1 | 9% | −7.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theo Gillard | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Ben Bromley | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| William Maggs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Toby McCain-Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| NH Flat | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Oct 26+27d | Sedgefield | Winning Connections Conference Hire Handicap Hurdle Race (Go North Sea Pigeon Series Qualifier) up with the pace early - dropped back and under pressure 3 out - patently outpaced before fading right away to finish 9th | 9/10 | nk | 11-1 | 88 | 48C | 83C | William Maggs | 11/2 |
| 10 Sep 26+13d | Worcester | CopyBet Bog Now For Doncaster Tomorrow Handicap Hurdle Race (Div II) | 8/9 | 1½ | 11-8 | 91 | 87A | 98A | Theo Gillard | 13/2 |
| 28 Aug 26+35d | Sedgefield | MW Civils & Groundworks Handicap Hurdle Race Sat close to the pace - pushed along after the second-last - dropped back in the closing stages to finish 5th | 5/9 | 1½ | 11-12 | 94 | 123A | 107A | Theo Gillard | 14/1 |
| 24 Jul 26+28d | Uttoxeter | Bridal Rooms Uttoxeter Handicap Hurdle Race (Div I) started at the back - blundered at the 6th - under pressure after 2 out and faded before the last | 7/11 | 3¼ | 11-11 | 97 | 81A | 106A | Theo Gillard | 16/1 |
| 26 Jun 26+52d | Bangor-on-Dee | Rachel Jones Memorial Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Sat in third early - pushed along before two out - unable to respond and beaten into third | 3/4 | 26 | 11-9 | 100 | 86C | 89B | Theo Gillard | 11/2 |
| 05 May 26+19d | Hereford | Green Dragon Hotel Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled in the pack early - made progress on the front group by the 4th - moved into second at the 5th - eased back a place approaching two out - driven in pursuit after that - dropped away before the final fence | 3/6 | 26 | 11-12 | 102 | 75B | 95B | Theo Gillard | 5/2 |
| 16 Apr 26+169d | Hereford | Richard Layton Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled in the pack - fourth with two furlongs left - pushed along soon after - moved into third by the final furlong marker - stayed on without threatening the front pair | 3/13 | 3 | 11-4 | 103 | 88B | 116A | Theo Gillard | 15/2 |
| 29 Oct 25+28d | Fakenham | racingtv.com Free One Month Trial 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Tracked the pace-setter - pushed along after the third-last - gave way before the second-last and dropped away steadily to finish fourth | 4/4 | ¾ | 11-4 | 103 | 105C | 97B | Theo Gillard | 4/1 |
| 01 Oct 25+16d | Warwick | Intuit Quickbooks - Power Your Possible 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled off the pace early - moving smoothly to hit the front approaching 2 out - fumbled the last then overtaken soon after and unable to fight back finishing second | 2/5 | 6½ | 11-3 | — | 80C | 117B | Theo Gillard | 17/2 |
| 15 Sep 25+43d | Worcester | BetWright Bangers N'Cash Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Settled in the pack early - moved into third after 4 out - driven approaching 2 out - kept on to the line but unable to reach the leading pair | 3/14 | 7½ | 11-4 | — | 73B | 114A | Theo Gillard | 17/2 |
| 03 Aug 25+105d | Galway | Fr. Breen Memorial (Pro/Am) Flat Race Held up towards the back - pushed along in 6th with 3f left - unable to find extra - eventually well held | 6/7 | 9 | 11-7 | — | 159B | 108A | Toby McCain-Mitchell | 40/1 |
| 20 Apr 25+69d | Market Rasen | Get Daily Tips At racingtv.com Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Up with the pace from the off - moved to the front after 5f and drew out a decisive advantage - edged left under pressure inside the final furlong and kept on strongly to win | 1/3 | 10-11 | — | 102C | 118C | Ben Bromley | 3/1 | |
| 10 Feb 25+63d | Catterick | RacingTV Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Hit front after opening furlong - driven up and matched for lead approaching 2f out - overtaken with under 2f left - unable to live with winner - surrendered second spot close home to finish third | 3/5 | 4¼ | 10-12 | — | 83C | 112B | Ben Bromley | 17/2 |
| 09 Dec 24 | Lingfield (AW) | Check Our Prices At BetMGM Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (AWT) Wide early up with the front group - moved into second 2f out - pressed for effort and gave up the spot inside the final furlong - held on for third but never able to threaten the winner | 3/7 | ¾ | 10-11 | — | — | 122B | Ben Bromley | 15/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has American Empire (IRE) won?
- American Empire (IRE) won 1 of 14 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 4 times in total (28.6% of starts).
- Who trains American Empire (IRE)?
- American Empire (IRE) is trained by Donald McCain, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 October 2026.
- Who is American Empire (IRE)'s sire?
- American Empire (IRE) is by Australia (GB) out of Rivers Of Babylon (IRE), whose sire is Holy Roman Emperor.
- What going does American Empire (IRE) prefer?
- American Empire (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 9 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is American Empire (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 7 October 2026. The highest on record is 103.
- What is American Empire (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Australia (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 5,631 runs since Jan 2008 (563 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.5% from 108.
- Who are American Empire (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Rivers Of Babylon (IRE), American Empire (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.