Horse profile
Barnbrook Empire (IRE)
by Second Empire (IRE) out of Home Comforts (GB) (Most Welcome)
32 runs · 20 courses · from May 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 19 Jun 2008 — 6,704 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2008 · 7th of 11
2 wins · Newton Abbot & Cheltenham
Last raced off OR 85
KTB Profile
Barnbrook Empire (IRE) is 2 from 32. Hasn't won since Aug 2006. Both wins have come on turf — 0 from 8 on the all-weather, and both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 4 on softer). Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off 85, 15lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 32 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
Wins on good or faster
OR ↓ 15lb off peak
- 2–32Wins / Runs
- 6.3%Strike rate
- 8 (25%)Placed
- +7.50£1 level staken=32 at SP
- 0.99Fair A/E n=32 · 0.84 incl. margin
- 100Highest OR
- 37dAvg 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 rating85↓ 15lb off peak
85
41–100
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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
Second Empire (IRE)
Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 644 runs since Jan 2008 (55 horses).
Strongest on good going: 13.4% from 172. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 14.9% from 134.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 8 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 106 | 10 | 9.4% | −0.7 | 1 from 15 |
| Good | 172 | 23 | 13.4% | +3.3 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 93 | 9 | 9.7% | −0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 127 | 12 | 9.4% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 48 | 2 | 4.2% | −5.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 90 | 9 | 10% | −0.1 | 0 from 8 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 156 | 12 | 7.7% | −2.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 62 | 3 | 4.8% | −5.3 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 28 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | 0 from 7 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 179 | 21 | 11.7% | +1.6 | 1 from 11 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 134 | 20 | 14.9% | +4.8 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 69 | 8 | 11.6% | +1.5 | 0 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | −1.8 | — |
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
Dam
Home Comforts (GB) (Most Welcome)
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Croft (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Croft (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croft (IRE) | 32 | 1 | 1m | Class 6 |
| My Jeanie (IRE) | 28 | 1 | 1m | Class 6 |
| Glaoinn An Airgead (IRE) | 19 | 0 | — | — |
| Lauren's Kitty (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 15 | 1 | 7% | −9.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good | 4 | 1 | 25% | +30.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 16 | 0 | 0% | −16.00 |
| Class 4 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 5 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.50 |
| Class 7 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +32.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Chepstow | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Beverley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bath | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Towcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Folkestone | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +33.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 11 | 1 | 9% | +23.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tolley Dean | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ollie McPhail | 4 | 1 | 25% | +30.00 |
| Paul Doe | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Colin Bolger | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Paul Fitzsimons | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mark Savage | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Richard Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| David England | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kylie Manser | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tony Dobbin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Johnson | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Steve Drowne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adrian McCarthy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Neil Chalmers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Amir Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mark Coumbe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J-P Guillambert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 31 | 2 | 6% | +8.50 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2006 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −4.50 |
| 2005 | 16 | 1 | 6% | +18.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 23 | 0 | 0% | −23.00 |
| Hurdle | 9 | 2 | 22% | +30.50 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 · 6 runs | |||||||||
| 19 Jun 08+76d | Towcester | Oracle Handicap Hurdle | 7/11 | 30 | 9-11 | 85 | 76C | Colin Bolger | 50/1 |
| 04 Apr 08+26d | Lingfield (AW) | Lingfield Park For Conferences Handicap | 11/12 | 1¼ | 8-4 | 45 | 46A | Paul Doe | 25/1 |
| 09 Mar 08+6d | Warwick | Turftv Handicap Hurdle | 6/10 | 9 | 9-13 | 90 | 73C | David England | 25/1 |
| 03 Mar 08+17d | Lingfield (AW) | All New At betdaq.co.uk Classified Stakes | 3/13 | ¾ | 9-2 | 45 | 57A | Paul Doe | 16/1 |
| 15 Feb 08+9d | Lingfield (AW) | lingfieldpark.co.uk Handicap | 7/7 | 12 | 8-8 | 45 | 32A | Paul Doe | 20/1 |
| 06 Feb 08+514d | Lingfield (AW) | Next Meeting On Saturday Claiming Stakes | 4/7 | ¾ | 8-9 | 45 | 43A | Kylie Manser | 33/1 |
| 2006 · 10 runs | |||||||||
| 10 Sep 06+15d | Stratford | John Smith Handicap Hurdle | 6/12 | 21 | 10-3 | 96 | 55C | Colin Bolger | 50/1 |
| 26 Aug 06+11d | Market Rasen | Cross Roads Truck & Bus Handicap Hurdle | PU/5 | — | 11-2 | 100 | — | Tony Dobbin | 9/1 |
| 15 Aug 06+18d | Newton Abbot | 'Eleven Days To Go' Selling Hurdle | 1/10 | 10-11 | 100 | 96C | Richard Johnson | 9/2 | |
| 28 Jul 06+15d | Chepstow | dashCasino.com Claiming Stakes | 3/11 | ¾ | 9-0 | 45 | 43C | Steve Drowne | 10/1 |
| 13 Jul 06+16d | Folkestone | Curzon Place Recruitment Handicap | 10/13 | ½ | 8-2 | 41 | 34C | Tolley Dean | 14/1 |
| 27 Jun 06+16d | Beverley | Racing UK On Sky 432 Claiming Stakes | 5/9 | 5 | 8-7 | 41 | 28C | Tolley Dean | 20/1 |
| 11 Jun 06+4d | Bath | Toteexacta Handicap | 3/10 | 1 | 8-1 | 42 | 45C | Tolley Dean | 16/1 |
| 07 Jun 06+36d | Kempton (AW) | Weatherbys Printing Apprentice Handicap | 7/12 | ½ | 8-2 | 42 | 40C | Tolley Dean | 25/1 |
| 02 May 06+105d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Wolverhampton Racecourse Conference Centre Banded Stakes | 10/13 | 3½ | 8-10 | 42 | 34C | Adrian McCarthy | 14/1 |
| 17 Jan 06+21d | Fontwell | Crown Champion Tipster 'Colin Sheppard' Mares' Handicap Hdle | PU/9 | — | 10-0 | 99 | — | Ollie McPhail | 10/1 |
| 2005 · 16 runs | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 05+63d | Chepstow | At The Races 1.2 Million Viewers Finale Juvenile Hurdle | 11/15 | 6 | 10-7 | — | 91C | Ollie McPhail | 100/1 |
| 25 Oct 05+17d | Cheltenham | Scarvagh House Stud PTA Juvenile Novices' Hurdle | 1/12 | 10-5 | — | 90C | Ollie McPhail | 33/1 | |
| 08 Oct 05+21d | Chepstow | Betfairpoker.com Juvenile Novices' Hurdle | 5/16 | 5 | 10-3 | — | 90C | Ollie McPhail | 66/1 |
| 17 Sep 05+22d | Lingfield (AW) | Betfredpoker.com Maiden Claiming Stakes | 10/14 | ¾ | 8-4 | 47 | 32C | Neil Chalmers | 8/1 |
| 26 Aug 05+8d | Bath | Cantor Spreadfair Betting Exchange Selling Stakes | 3/7 | 1¼ | 8-6 | 53 | 37C | Paul Fitzsimons | 9/2 |
| 18 Aug 05+7d | Chepstow | 32red Online Casino Selling Handicap | 6/9 | ¾ | 9-3 | 55 | 40C | Mark Savage | 11/2 |
| 11 Aug 05+8d | Chepstow | New Jaguar Diesel At Stratstone Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 3/7 | ¾ | 8-5 | 55 | 49C | Paul Fitzsimons | 8/1 |
| 03 Aug 05+11d | Epsom Downs | Epsom Downs Apprentice Handicap | 6/16 | hd | 8-11 | 55 | 54C | Amir Quinn | 14/1 |
| 23 Jul 05+3d | Lingfield (AW) | Sponsor A Race Handicap (AW) | 3/14 | 1½ | 9-7 | 56 | 51C | Richard Thomas | 13/2 |
| 20 Jul 05+8d | Leicester | Northcliffe Direct Selling Stakes | 9/14 | 6 | 8-6 | 52 | 30C | Pat Cosgrave | 6/1 |
| 12 Jul 05+3d | Beverley | Habbershaws Daily Odds Apprentice Handicap | 2/10 | nk | 9-3 | 54 | 65C | Mark Savage | 4/1 |
| 09 Jul 05+10d | Nottingham | Nottinghamshire Lifeboats Selling Stakes | 4/16 | 1¼ | 8-7 | 54 | 56C | Richard Thomas | 16/1 |
| 29 Jun 05+13d | Chepstow | Saltwell Signs Selling Stakes | 2/18 | 2½ | 8-9 | 55 | 55C | Pat Cosgrave | 10/1 |
| 16 Jun 05+23d | Newbury | Cantorspreadfair.com Apprentice Handicap | 8/14 | nk | 8-2 | 57 | 35C | Mark Coumbe | 66/1 |
| 24 May 05+15d | Lingfield | Furlongs And Fairways At Lingfield Park Handicap | 16/17 | ½ | 9-4 | 60 | 21C | J-P Guillambert | 25/1 |
| 09 May 05 | Windsor | Universal Events Handicap | 16/18 | 9 | 8-12 | 64 | 27C | Jamie Spencer | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Barnbrook Empire won?
- Barnbrook Empire (IRE) won 2 of 32 archived starts between 2005 and 2008, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 8 times in total (25% of starts).
- Who trained Barnbrook Empire?
- Barnbrook Empire (IRE) was trained by Luke Dace on the most recent run on record, at Towcester on 19 June 2008.
- Who is Barnbrook Empire's sire?
- Barnbrook Empire (IRE) is by Second Empire (IRE) out of Home Comforts (GB), whose sire is Most Welcome.
- What going does Barnbrook Empire prefer?
- Barnbrook Empire (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Barnbrook Empire's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 19 June 2008. The highest on record is 100.
- What is Barnbrook Empire's sire's record?
- Second Empire (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 644 runs since Jan 2008 (55 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 13.4% from 172. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 14.9% from 134.
- Who are Barnbrook Empire's siblings?
- Out of Home Comforts (GB), Barnbrook Empire (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Croft (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Croft (IRE)). The wins came over 1m. As at Oct 2026.