Ancient Empire (IRE)
Ancient Empire (IRE) is yet to win from 8 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 3rd of 14 at Wexford (Oct 2017).
- 0–8Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 2 (25%)Placed
- −8.00£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=8 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 93Highest OR
- 42dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 149
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 4 | 112B | 87 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 149B | 101.5 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 149B | 112 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 70B | 65 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 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.
Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since Jan 2008 (1,456 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.1% from 105.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 58 | 5 | 8.6% | −2.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 760 | 64 | 8.4% | −2.5 | — |
| Good | 4,658 | 479 | 10.3% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 2,804 | 358 | 12.8% | +1.9 | — |
| Soft | 5,006 | 540 | 10.8% | −0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 3,152 | 345 | 10.9% | 0 | 0 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 105 | 19 | 18.1% | +7.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +5.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 2 | 28.6% | +17.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 90 | 8 | 8.9% | −2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,439 | 514 | 11.6% | +0.7 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5,912 | 630 | 10.7% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4,996 | 537 | 10.7% | −0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 1,093 | 118 | 10.8% | −0.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Moonlight Drive (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m5½f–3m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Moonlight Drive (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moonlight Drive (IRE) | 10 | 1 | 2m5½f | Class 3 |
| Ballybough Nora (IRE) | 21 | 1 | 3m2½f | Class 4 |
| Keep Up Keira (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Lady Perspex (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Truth Be Told (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clonmel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J J Slevin | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jody McGarvey | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Shane Shortall | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr T Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Oct 17+26d | Wexford | Casey Concrete Gorey Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 3/14 | 7½ | 11-6 | 92 | 112B | 114A | Shane Shortall | 13/2 |
| 03 Oct 17+42d | Tipperary | Follow Tipperary Races On Twitter Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 5/14 | 2¼ | 10-13 | 92 | 149B | 107A | J J Slevin | 9/1 |
| 22 Aug 17+10d | Sligo | Callan Tansey Solicitors Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 11/14 | hd | 11-8 | 93 | 104B | 90A | J J Slevin | 11/2C |
| 12 Aug 17+163d | Kilbeggan | Like Kilbeggan Races On Facebook Maiden Hurdle | 3/8 | 9½ | 11-1 | — | 70B | 100A | J J Slevin | 7/1 |
| 02 Mar 17+14d | Clonmel | Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden Hurdle | 8/12 | 3¼ | 11-4 | — | 70C | 101C | Jody McGarvey | 66/1 |
| 16 Feb 17+5d | Clonmel | Clonmel Maiden Hurdle | 11/15 | nk | 11-11 | — | 65C | 94C | Jody McGarvey | 66/1 |
| 11 Feb 17+35d | Naas | Credo Pizza Supporting Kill GAA Maiden Hurdle | 13/15 | 1 | 11-12 | — | 54C | 103C | Jody McGarvey | 66/1 |
| 07 Jan 17 | Cork (IRE) | McCarthy Insurance Group Flat Race | 5/7 | 12 | 11-5 | — | — | 57C | Mr T Hamilton | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Ancient Empire won?
- Ancient Empire (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts in 2017. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
- Who trained Ancient Empire?
- Ancient Empire (IRE) was trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Wexford on 29 October 2017.
- Who is Ancient Empire's sire?
- Ancient Empire (IRE) is by Oscar (IRE) out of Perspex Queen (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
- What is Ancient Empire's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 29 October 2017. The highest on record is 93.
- What is Ancient Empire's sire's record?
- Oscar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since Jan 2008 (1,456 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.1% from 105.
- Who are Ancient Empire's siblings?
- Out of Perspex Queen (IRE), Ancient Empire (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Moonlight Drive (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Moonlight Drive (IRE)). The wins came over 2m5½f–3m2½f. As at Oct 2026.