Horse profile
Chola Empire (GB)
by Territories (IRE) out of Veena (FR) (Elusive City)
46 runs · 11 courses · from Oct 2021
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · Chelmsford City (AW) & Southwell (AW)
Last run 26 Feb 2026 · 6th of 8
Last raced off OR 70
KTB Profile
Chola Empire is a gelding with five wins from 46 starts. All five wins have come on the all-weather over 6f – 7f, three of them at Southwell and two at Chelmsford City. He won a Class 5 handicap at Chelmsford City in Oct 2025 off an official rating of 70 and a Class 4 handicap at Southwell in Mar 2024 off 75. He finished sixth of eight in a Class 5 handicap at Chelmsford City in Feb 2026.
Based on 46 archived runs · run-style from 20 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on AW
OR ↓ 9lb off peak
- 5–46Wins / Runs
- 10.9%Strike rate
- 16 (34.8%)Placed
- −20.30£1 level staken=46 at SP
- 0.87Fair A/E n=46 · 0.74 incl. margin
- 79Highest OR
- 22dBetween runs (median)longest 302 d
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 rating70↓ 9lb off peak
70
70–79
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 104
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 36 | 121B | 94.5 | 8 runs · 105 / 96.5 |
| Good | 5 | 99A | 92 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 103B | 88 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 109A | 96 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 44 | 121B | 92 | 8 runs · 105 / 96.5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 105A | 98 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 46 figures from 46 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 from 20 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Mid-division 10 (50%) · 1 win
- Prominent 8 (40%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (5%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (5%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 3,628 runs since May 2020 (350 horses).
Strongest on soft going: 13.7% from 540.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 10 | 2 | 20% | +9.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 433 | 39 | 9% | −1.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 763 | 81 | 10.6% | +0.3 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 467 | 55 | 11.8% | +1.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 540 | 74 | 13.7% | +3.4 | — |
| Heavy | 203 | 22 | 10.8% | +0.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,212 | 100 | 8.3% | −2 | 5 from 36 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 298 | 32 | 10.7% | +0.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,627 | 162 | 10% | −0.3 | 5 from 44 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 994 | 91 | 9.2% | −1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 457 | 55 | 12% | +1.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 182 | 18 | 9.9% | −0.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 58 | 14 | 24.1% | +13.8 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 1 | 10% | −0.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2020 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Veena (FR) (Elusive City)
3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Rajendra (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Raja Raja (GB)).
Family form: Rajendra (GB) won at Wolverhampton (AW), 2 Nov 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajendra (GB) | 9 | 2 | 1m½f–1m1½f | Class 5 |
| Raja Raja (GB) | 8 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 3 |
| Thuritha (GB) | 5 | 1 | 1m | Class 3 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 36 | 5 | 14% | −10.30 |
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 21 | 2 | 10% | −11.00 |
| Class 5 | 18 | 3 | 17% | −2.30 |
| Class 3 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell (AW) | 15 | 3 | 20% | −2.50 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 12 | 2 | 17% | +1.20 |
| Newmarket | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Yarmouth | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 44 | 5 | 11% | −18.30 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Morris | 13 | 1 | 8% | −4.00 |
| Jamie Spencer | 10 | 2 | 20% | +0.00 |
| Daniel Muscutt | 4 | 2 | 50% | +2.70 |
| Hayley Turner | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sean D Bowen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Callum Shepherd | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| David Probert | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dylan Hogan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieran Shoemark | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rob Hornby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jonny Peate | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hector Crouch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| George Rooke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rhys Clutterbuck | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Levey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stevie Donohoe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 42 | 5 | 12% | −16.30 |
| Hood | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 18% | +0.50 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −6.00 |
| 2023 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −8.00 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.20 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Feb 26+6d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Chelmsford Mile Series Qualifier Handicap Settled with the pack early - pushed along approaching 2f out but couldn't land a challenge - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish sixth | 6/8 | ¾ | 9-4 | 70 | 86A | 78A | Luke Morris | 17/2 |
| 20 Feb 26+21d | Southwell (AW) | Bet Responsibly With SBK Handicap (Div 2) Pulled hard - in the middle of the field and advanced before being nudged left inside the final furlong - found little in the closing stages | 5/12 | ½ | 9-9 | 70 | 77A | 85A | Luke Morris | 6/1 |
| 30 Jan 26+7d | Southwell (AW) | BetMGM Supports Safer Gambling Handicap Settled in the pack early - still close to the front group two out and pressed for a run into the last furlong to close on the front pair - flattened out close home to finish third | 3/12 | 2 | 9-5 | 71 | 104A | 87A | Sean D Bowen | 10/1 |
| 23 Jan 26+21d | Southwell (AW) | BetMGM Supports Safer Gambling Handicap (Div 1) Held mid-pack early - angled right and driven on approaching 2f out - closed strongly inside final furlong but edged out for the runner-up spot | 3/8 | nse | 9-0 | 71 | 105A | 81A | Luke Morris | 18/1 |
| 02 Jan 26+14d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Chelmsford Mile Series Qualifying Handicap Settled in the pack early - pushed along with over 2f left - unable to find the speed to get on terms - finished 5th | 5/9 | 2¾ | 9-5 | 72 | 98A | 81A | Dylan Hogan | 5/1 |
| 2025 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Dec 25+28d | Southwell (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Sat close up in second early - pushed into the advantage over 1f out - unable to find more when overtaken and held for second | 2/7 | 2½ | 9-7 | 72 | 95A | 88A | Luke Morris | 11/1 |
| 21 Nov 25+14d | Southwell (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap Settled in the pack early - suffered interference soon after - pushed along with 2f left then fading inside the final furlong to finish 9th | 9/13 | 2½ | 9-5 | 73 | 74B | 69A | Luke Morris | 20/1 |
| 07 Nov 25+36d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite: Built For 2025 Not 2005 Handicap Settled midpack early - shifted left and made progress inside final furlong - unable to reach front pair - finished 7th beaten 1¾ lengths | 7/12 | ½ | 9-8 | 73 | 103A | 87A | Luke Morris | 14/1 |
| 02 Oct 25+66d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Betfair Exchange Handicap Settled midfield early - improved position with a furlong left - moved into second inside the last - kept on strongly to hit the front late and score | 1/10 | 10-0 | 70 | 97A | 88A | Luke Morris | 8/1 | |
| 28 Jul 25+67d | Southwell (AW) | Join Southwell Golf Club Handicap Settled towards the back early - unable to challenge into contention - finished eighth beaten five and a half lengths | 8/12 | ¾ | 9-2 | 73 | 92A | 71A | Callum Shepherd | 25/1 |
| 22 May 25+25d | Yarmouth | Gold And Silver Exchange Handicap Handy in first rank early - driven approaching final 2f then edged left under pressure and lost placings - dropped away steadily to finish seventh | 7/8 | ¾ | 9-9 | 75 | 86B | 60A | Jamie Spencer | 16/1 |
| 27 Apr 25+23d | Southwell (AW) | Grace & Dotty Fedora's And Feathers Handicap Settled mid-pack early - nudged into contention approaching the two-furlong marker - pressed for effort then lost momentum inside the final furlong - well held at the finish | 10/14 | 3 | 9-5 | 76 | 58B | 68A | Callum Shepherd | 25/1 |
| 04 Apr 25+14d | Southwell (AW) | Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Prominent on the outside - urged for effort with over 2f left - eased back through the field late - finished ninth | 9/12 | 1¾ | 9-6 | 77 | 91A | 72A | Kieran Shoemark | 18/1 |
| 21 Mar 25+21d | Southwell (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Settled with the pack early - pressed for effort a furlong out - held safe to the line - finished fourth beaten 2 lengths | 4/12 | nk | 9-8 | 77 | 94A | 84A | Jamie Spencer | 10/1 |
| 28 Feb 25+30d | Southwell (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap (Div 1) Set the pace from the off - driven hard and challenged inside the final furlong then briefly overtaken - dug in to prevail right at the line | 1/5 | 9-6 | 71 | 76C | 83B | Daniel Muscutt | 6/4F | |
| 29 Jan 25+41d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Handicap Settled just off the pace on the rail - drifted left approaching the final 2f and pushed along a furlong out - lost momentum inside the closing stages to finish fourth | 4/12 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 72 | 99A | 87A | Sean D Bowen | 10/1 |
| 2024 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Dec 24+14d | Southwell (AW) | Find More Big Deals At BetUK Handicap Held a midfield spot wide of rivals - driven for effort as field bent for home and lost ground - dropped away shortly after - eventually well held in 11th | 11/11 | 4¼ | 9-2 | 75 | 81A | 54A | Rob Hornby | 16/1 |
| 05 Dec 24+21d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap Tracked front group early - faded from 2f out - dropped away inside final furlong - finished 13th | 13/13 | ½ | 9-7 | 76 | 79B | 69A | Luke Morris | 13/2 |
| 14 Nov 24+24d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Betfair Racing Podcasts Handicap Tracked front group from a wide position - urged forward with 2f left then drifted left approaching the furlong pole - held sixth late without threatening | 6/10 | nk | 9-9 | 77 | 107A | 85A | Luke Morris | 11/2 |
| 21 Oct 24+80d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Stay At The Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Handicap Held a forward position early - pressed for effort with 2f to run - stayed on to finish fourth beaten two and a half lengths | 4/12 | nk | 9-6 | 77 | 99A | 84A | Luke Morris | 25/1 |
| 02 Aug 24+16d | Southwell (AW) | Borders Ltd 2024 Handicap Wide on own early - moved up behind pace on outside - roused to hit front 2f out - drifted left inside final furlong under pressure - overtaken close home - unable to find more | 2/13 | 1½ | 9-11 | 77 | 86B | 98A | Daniel Muscutt | 9/2 |
| 17 Jul 24+13d | Yarmouth | Freederm Apprentice Handicap | 5/8 | ¾ | 10-2 | 78 | 99A | 89A | Jonny Peate | 8/1 |
| 04 Jul 24+47d | Newbury | Billington Foods Supports The Billington Foundation Handicap | 3/7 | ¾ | 10-0 | 78 | 103B | 87A | Hector Crouch | 7/1 |
| 18 May 24+10d | Newmarket | trustatrader.com Handicap | 15/15 | 1½ | 8-2 | 79 | 91C | 59A | George Rooke | 40/1 |
| 08 May 24+43d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Acca Boosts Handicap | 6/11 | ½ | 9-8 | 79 | 97A | 86A | Luke Morris | 9/1 |
| 26 Mar 24+31d | Southwell (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 At BetMGM Handicap | 1/8 | 8-13 | 75 | 96A | 83A | Jamie Spencer | 5/1 | |
| 24 Feb 24+23d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Beverley Knight On Ladies Day Handicap | 2/8 | 1¾ | 9-0 | 75 | 103A | 80A | Jamie Spencer | 13/2 |
| 01 Feb 24+32d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Book Your Good Friday Raceday Handicap | 2/6 | shd | 9-9 | 72 | 78B | 83B | Luke Morris | 5/1 |
| 2023 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Dec 23+122d | Lingfield (AW) | Win 2,000,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap | 6/9 | nse | 9-9 | 75 | 95A | 75A | Hayley Turner | 7/2J |
| 31 Aug 23+7d | Newcastle (AW) | William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive Racing League Race 24 Handicap | 8/13 | 1 | 9-8 | 76 | 91B | 76A | Rhys Clutterbuck | 7/1 |
| 24 Aug 23+14d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Weatherbys Stallion Book Chelmsford City Cup Handicap | 3/7 | ½ | 8-9 | 76 | 90B | 76A | David Probert | 11/2 |
| 10 Aug 23+42d | Sandown | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap | 8/9 | 2¾ | 9-8 | 77 | 83B | 58A | Jamie Spencer | 3/1 |
| 29 Jun 23+18d | Newmarket | Celebrating Racing's Workforce Handicap | 3/6 | 1½ | 9-0 | 78 | 109A | 75B | Sean Levey | 9/2 |
| 11 Jun 23+22d | Goodwood | William Hill Epic Value Handicap | 4/9 | ½ | 9-0 | 79 | 88A | 81A | Jamie Spencer | 11/2 |
| 20 May 23+79d | Newmarket | Aspall Blush Cyder Handicap | 4/7 | shd | 8-2 | 78 | 78A | 80A | Luke Morris | 18/1 |
| 02 Mar 23+7d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Support The Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap | 2/9 | shd | 9-11 | 77 | 90A | 84A | Jamie Spencer | 6/4F |
| 23 Feb 23+19d | Southwell (AW) | Spreadex Sports Live Uk Racing Streaming Handicap | 3/11 | ¾ | 8-8 | 77 | 77A | 82A | Jamie Spencer | 3/1 |
| 04 Feb 23+14d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap | 2/8 | 6 | 9-2 | 77 | 101A | 83A | Jamie Spencer | 5/2 |
| 21 Jan 23+18d | Southwell (AW) | Spreadex Sports Get 40 In Bonuses Handicap | 1/11 | 9-4 | 73 | 121B | 93A | Jamie Spencer | 3/1F | |
| 03 Jan 23+29d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Clockstock 2023 Handicap | 5/10 | ½ | 9-5 | 75 | 105A | 79A | Tom Marquand | 7/2F |
| 2022 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Dec 22+39d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Spreadex Sports Get 50 In Bonuses Handicap | 4/8 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 76 | 115A | 75A | Daniel Muscutt | 16/5F |
| 27 Oct 22+40d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Illuminate Christmas Ball Handicap | 2/9 | 1¾ | 9-11 | 76 | 98A | 93A | David Probert | 7/2 |
| 17 Sep 22+21d | Newmarket | Turners Handicap | 7/12 | 1 | 9-2 | 78 | 92A | 75A | Hayley Turner | 17/2 |
| 27 Aug 22+302d | Newmarket | Jenningsbet Handicap | 5/6 | hd | 8-9 | 79 | 92A | 74B | Hayley Turner | 8/1 |
| 2021 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Oct 21+20d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet/British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (Div 2) (GBB Race) | 3/13 | 1 | 9-9 | — | 81B | 80A | Stevie Donohoe | 11/4 |
| 09 Oct 21 | Chelmsford City (AW) | EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/12 | 9-5 | — | 70A | 88A | Daniel Muscutt | 16/5 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Chola Empire won?
- Chola Empire (GB) won 5 of 46 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 10.9%. Placed 16 times in total (34.8% of starts).
- Who trains Chola Empire?
- Chola Empire (GB) is trained by David Simcock, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 February 2026.
- Who is Chola Empire's sire?
- Chola Empire (GB) is by Territories (IRE) out of Veena (FR), whose sire is Elusive City.
- What going does Chola Empire prefer?
- Chola Empire (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 5 wins from 36 starts (13.9%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Chola Empire's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 70, from the run on 26 February 2026. The highest on record is 79.
- What is Chola Empire's sire's record?
- Territories (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 3,628 runs since May 2020 (350 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 13.7% from 540.
- Who are Chola Empire's siblings?
- Out of Veena (FR), Chola Empire (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Rajendra (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Raja Raja (GB)). The wins came over 1m–1m4f. As at Nov 2026.