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Horse profile

Dark Empress (IRE)

4yo filly (at last run, Jun 2005) · Last trainer Ralph Beckett · Last owner Lady Marchwood
by Second Empire (IRE) out of Good Reference (IRE) (Reference Point)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Apr 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Jun 2005 — 7,807 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2005 · 9th of 10 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 83
KTB Profile

Dark Empress (IRE) is yet to win from 3 starts.

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 52C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sandown, 23 Apr 2005 Official rating 83 at the last run, 12 Jun 2005

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 →

Flat 3 figures · best 52C · median 47
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Firm247C44.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f352C47—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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
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.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm800%−10.1—
Good to Firm106109.4%−0.70 from 2
Good1722313.4%+3.30 from 1
Good to Soft9399.7%−0.4—
Soft127129.4%−0.7—
Heavy4824.2%−5.9—
Standard (AW)90910%−0.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f400%−10.1—
6f – 7f156127.7%−2.4—
1m – 1m1f6234.8%−5.30 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f2800%−10.1—
1m5f – 2m1792111.7%+1.6—
2m1f – 2m4f1342014.9%+4.8—
2m5f – 3m69811.6%+1.5—
Over 3m1218.3%−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
Good Reference (IRE) (Reference Point)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them At The Helm (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (At The Helm (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
At The Helm (IRE)1621m–1m2fClass 6
Cush Rock (IRE)20——
The Fairy Flag (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Nelson De Souza 1 0 0% −1.00
Tony Culhane 1 0 0% −1.00
Steve Carson 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 2 0 0% −2.00
Visor 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2005 · 3 runs
12 Jun 05+23d Doncaster Fox Security Systems Handicap (Str) Class 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 9/10 1 9-11 8347C Nelson De Souza 25/1
20 May 05+27d Haydock Bank Of Scotland Corporate Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 16/16 30 9-2 8842C Tony Culhane 33/1
23 Apr 05 Sandown Double Result Handicap Class 2 · 8f · Good · 17 ran 16/17 1 8-8 9052C Steve Carson 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Dark Empress won?
Dark Empress (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2005.
Who trained Dark Empress?
Dark Empress (IRE) was trained by Ralph Beckett on the most recent run on record, at Doncaster on 12 June 2005.
Who is Dark Empress's sire?
Dark Empress (IRE) is by Second Empire (IRE) out of Good Reference (IRE), whose sire is Reference Point.
What is Dark Empress's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 83, from the run on 12 June 2005. The highest on record is 90.
What is Dark Empress'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 Dark Empress's siblings?
Out of Good Reference (IRE), Dark Empress (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: At The Helm (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 6 (At The Helm (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2005. 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.