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Horse profile

Aztec Empire (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, May 2024) · Last trainer Andrew Balding · Last owner Isa Salman Al Khalifa
12 runs · 8 courses · from Aug 2021
As at 13 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 May 2024 — 886 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2024 · 4th of 16 2 wins · Kempton (AW) Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 92
KTB Profile

Aztec Empire (IRE) is 2 from 12. Hasn't won since Feb 2023. Both wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 6 on turf.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 13 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins on AW
Official rating92↓ 1lb off peak
92 85–93

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 136 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle (AW), 1 Jul 2023

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.

Flat 12 figures · best 136B · median 97.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)6136B106.5—
Good to Firm2101C97.5—
Good2109C83.5—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m7136B94—
1m2f – 1m4f3111A102—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
6f – 7f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 93A the best of the last 3 rated runs · York, 23 Aug 2023 Official rating 92 at the last run, 10 May 2024

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race.

Flat 12 figures · best 93A · median 81.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)689A80.5—
Good to Firm293A89—
Good284A79—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m793A80—
1m2f – 1m4f389A81—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 4 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

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 9,909 runs since Jan 2008 (1,103 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on heavy going: 9.3% from 451. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm18316.7%+1—
Good to Firm1,50328418.9%+3.20 from 2
Good2,63741915.9%+0.20 from 2
Good to Soft1,23420516.6%+0.90 from 1
Soft1,52218612.2%−3.50 from 1
Heavy451429.3%−6.4—
Standard (AW)2,54342016.5%+0.82 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f27414.8%−0.9—
6f – 7f77011314.7%−10 from 1
1m – 1m1f2,08133216%+0.3—
1m2f – 1m4f4,40475717.2%+1.51 from 3
1m5f – 2m1,88526113.8%−1.91 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f5827312.5%−3.20 from 1
2m5f – 3m1391611.5%−4.2—
Over 3m21314.3%−1.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Azano (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Azano (GB)).

Family form: Azaniya (IRE) finished 2nd of 10 at Saint-Cloud (FR), 2 Oct 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Azano (GB)4257f–1mGroup 3
Azaniya (IRE)1041m–1m2fListed
Aztec Sun (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 2 33% −2.40
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 3 2 1 50% +0.10
Class 5 2 1 50% −0.50
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 3 2 67% +0.60
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 7 1 14% −4.90
1m2f – 1m4f 3 1 33% −1.50
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Oisin Murphy 6 1 17% −3.90
Harry Davies 2 0 0% −2.00
David Probert 2 1 50% −0.50
James Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
William Carver 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 1 0 0% −1.00
2023 9 2 22% −5.40
2022 1 0 0% −1.00
2021 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
10 May 24+244d Chester Duke Of Westminster Supporting The Chester Cup (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 18.5f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 4/16 1 8-9 92101C85A Oisin Murphy 4/1F
09 Sep 23+17d Haydock Betfair Exchange Old Borough Cup Handicap Class 2 · 14f · Good · 14 ran 14/14 11 9-0 9358C74C James Doyle 4/1F
23 Aug 23+32d York Sky Bet Stayers Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 2/14 nk 9-7 9094C93A Oisin Murphy 7/2F
22 Jul 23+21d Newbury Mettal UK Handicap Class 2 · 16.5f · Good · 13 ran 3/13 1¼ 9-1 90109C84A Harry Davies 14/1
01 Jul 23+71d Newcastle (AW) JenningsBet Northumberland Plate Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 16.5f · Standard To Slow · 19 ran 3/19 1¼ 8-5 89136B82A Harry Davies 22/1
21 Apr 23+20d Newbury Compton Beauchamp Estates Ltd Silver Bar Handicap Class 2 · 16.5f · Soft · 10 ran 6/10 3 9-6 9378C75C Oisin Murphy 10/1
01 Apr 23+38d Kempton (AW) Unibet Queen's Prize Handicap Class 2 · 16f · Standard To Slow · 6 ran 6/6 6 9-4 9185A68B Oisin Murphy 5/4F
22 Feb 23+20d Kempton (AW) Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap Class 3 · 16f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran 1/10 9-1 85127A80A Oisin Murphy 11/10F
02 Feb 23+27d Southwell (AW) BetUK's Acca Club 5 Free Bet Apprentice Handicap Class 3 · 12f · Standard · 9 ran 4/9 3¼ 9-8 86102A81A William Carver 13/8F
06 Jan 23+66d Kempton (AW) Unibet Support Safe Gambling Novice Stakes Class 5 · 12f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran 1/8 9-4 —111A89A David Probert 1/2F
01 Nov 22+436d Southwell (AW) Top Odds Every Day With BetUK Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 11 ran 2/11 ½ 9-7 —77A78A David Probert 1/2F
22 Aug 21 Sandown Sky Bet Sunday Series Newcomers' EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 7f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 4/11 1 9-5 —33A87A Oisin Murphy 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Aztec Empire (IRE) won?
Aztec Empire (IRE) won 2 of 12 archived starts between 2021 and 2024, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 7 times in total (58.3% of starts).
Who trained Aztec Empire (IRE)?
Aztec Empire (IRE) was trained by Andrew Balding on the most recent run on record, at Chester on 10 May 2024.
Who is Aztec Empire (IRE)'s sire?
Aztec Empire (IRE) is by Sea The Stars (IRE) out of Azanara (IRE), whose sire is Hurricane Run.
What going does Aztec Empire (IRE) prefer?
Aztec Empire (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Aztec Empire (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 10 May 2024. The highest on record is 93.
What is Aztec Empire (IRE)'s sire's record?
Sea The Stars (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 9,909 runs since Jan 2008 (1,103 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on heavy going: 9.3% from 451. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.
Who are Aztec Empire (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Azanara (IRE), Aztec Empire (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Azano (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Azano (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2021. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.