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Horse profile

Belle Empress (GB)

9yo mare (at last run, Mar 2020) · Last trainer Emma Lavelle · Last owner Mighty Acorn Stables
by Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) out of Empress of Light (GB) (Emperor Jones)
12 runs · 9 courses · from Jan 2018
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Mar 2020 — 2,424 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2020 2 wins · Exeter & Fontwell Last raced off OR 120
KTB Profile

Belle Empress (GB) is 2 from 12. Hasn't won since Dec 2019.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
Official rating120↓ 4lb off peak
120 115–124

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 136 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Exeter, 21 Feb 2020

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 10 figures · best 136B · median 79.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft5109A82—
Heavy2136B132.5—
Good to Soft258A42—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5129A72—
Over 3m3136B109—
2m1f – 2m4f277C51.5—

Of 12 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 121B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Exeter, 6 Dec 2019 Official rating 120 at the last run, 8 Mar 2020

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. What this means →

Jumps 11 figures · best 121B · median 105
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft5121B102—
Heavy3120A114—
Good to Soft2114B109.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5114B102—
Over 3m3121B120—
2m1f – 2m4f3105A95—

Of 12 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 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
Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 4,683 runs since Jan 2008 (466 horses).

Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 145.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−10.3—
Good to Firm112108.9%−1.4—
Good1,3341138.5%−1.80 from 1
Good to Soft1,072989.1%−1.20 from 2
Soft1,40816811.9%+1.61 from 6
Heavy6278313.2%+2.91 from 3
Standard (AW)126118.7%−1.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1417.1%−3.2—
1m – 1m1f2926.9%−3.4—
1m2f – 1m4f14585.5%−4.8—
1m5f – 2m1,30715211.6%+1.3—
2m1f – 2m4f1,4991429.5%−0.80 from 3
2m5f – 3m1,31914110.7%+0.41 from 5
Over 3m3703710%−0.31 from 4

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
Empress of Light (GB) (Emperor Jones)

9 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Rons Dream (GB) (10 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Rons Dream (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Rons Dream (GB)41102m–3m1½fListed
Fistral Beach (IRE)2142m1f–2m5fListed
Tortuga Bay (GB)1022m–2m½fClass 5
Letterpress (IRE)1022m–2m1fClass 4
Watergate Bay (IRE)312m3fClass 4
Hangard (GB)912mClass 6
Brookville (IRE)180——
Hit The Flag (GB)20——
Champagne Beach (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 1 17% −1.50
Heavy 3 1 33% +1.50
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 8 1 13% −3.50
Class 4 3 1 33% +1.50
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Exeter 3 1 33% +1.50
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 1 100% +3.50
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 5 1 20% −0.50
Over 3m 4 1 25% +0.50
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ben Jones 4 1 25% +0.50
Nick Scholfield 4 1 25% +0.50
Aidan Coleman 2 0 0% −2.00
Adam Wedge 1 0 0% −1.00
Patrick Cowley 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 3 0 0% −3.00
2019 5 1 20% −0.50
2018 4 1 25% +0.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 9 1 11% −4.50
Hurdle 3 1 33% +1.50

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2020 · 3 runs
08 Mar 20+16d Warwick Sloane Helicopters Handicap Chase Class 3 · 29f · Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-4 120—— Ben Jones 5/1
21 Feb 20+47d Exeter Be Wiser Insurance Devon National Handicap Chase Class 3 · 30.5f · Heavy · 14 ran 3/14 1¾ 10-9 121136B120A Ben Jones 7/2F
05 Jan 20+30d Plumpton Sky Sports Racing Sussex National Handicap Chase Class 3 · 28.5f · Soft · 11 ran 4/11 3½ 10-10 122101A113A Ben Jones 9/2
2019 · 5 runs
06 Dec 19+31d Exeter Watch On Racing TV Exeter Handicap Chase Class 3 · 30.5f · Soft · 11 ran 1/11 10-11 115109A121B Ben Jones 7/2J
05 Nov 19+21d Exeter 'The Smart Money's On Coral' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Soft · 13 ran 6/13 1½ 10-13 11782B102A Aidan Coleman 20/1
15 Oct 19+218d Hereford Sri Lanka Paradise Island Mares' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 21f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 10 11-0 11857C99C Adam Wedge 5/1
11 Mar 19+44d Stratford David Cowgill Memorial Handicap Chase Class 3 · 22.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 9 11-2 12058A114B Patrick Cowley 15/2
26 Jan 19+44d Uttoxeter Momentum Recruitment Mares' Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 22.5f · Soft · 11 ran 4/11 20 11-7 12472C97C Nick Scholfield 14/1
2018 · 4 runs
13 Dec 18+271d Warwick eventmasters.co.uk Lady Godiva Mares' Novices' Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 20f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 5/7 4 11-0 12426A105A Aidan Coleman 25/1
17 Mar 18+26d Fontwell E.B.F. Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Heavy · 10 ran 1/10 11-0 —129A114A Nick Scholfield 7/2
19 Feb 18+33d Lingfield Play Blackjack At 188bet Casino Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Heavy · 5 ran 3/5 11 10-10 ——93B Nick Scholfield 12/1
17 Jan 18 Newbury Betfred TV British Stallion Studs EBF Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 14 ran 5/14 29 11-0 —77C95C Nick Scholfield 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Belle Empress won?
Belle Empress (GB) won 2 of 12 archived starts between 2018 and 2020, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 4 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Belle Empress?
Belle Empress (GB) was trained by Emma Lavelle on the most recent run on record, at Warwick on 8 March 2020.
Who is Belle Empress's sire?
Belle Empress (GB) is by Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) out of Empress of Light (GB), whose sire is Emperor Jones.
What going does Belle Empress prefer?
Belle Empress (GB) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 3 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 Belle Empress's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 120, from the run on 8 March 2020. The highest on record is 124.
What is Belle Empress's sire's record?
Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 4,683 runs since Jan 2008 (466 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 145.
Who are Belle Empress's siblings?
Out of Empress of Light (GB), Belle Empress (GB) has 9 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Rons Dream (GB) (10). Highest grade won: Listed (Rons Dream (GB)). The wins came over 2m–3m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2018. 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.