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Horse profile

Emperor Vespasian (GB)

3yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2012) · Last trainer Andrew Balding · Last owner The Emperor Syndicate
by Royal Applause (GB) out of Flavian (GB) (Catrail)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Sep 2011
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Jun 2012 — 5,233 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2012 · 4th of 7 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 70
KTB Profile

Emperor Vespasian (GB) is yet to win from 8 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 11 at Chepstow (Jun 2012). Last raced off 70, 12lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 12lb off peak
Official rating70↓ 12lb off peak
70 70–82

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 87A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chepstow, 4 Jun 2012 Official rating 70 at the last run, 29 Jun 2012

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 8 figures · best 87A · median 65
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Firm263A57.5—
Soft287A82—
Good to Soft267A58—
Heavy1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
6f – 7f477B65—
1m – 1m1f387A78—
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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
Royal Applause (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 12,434 runs since Jan 2008 (774 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 3.4% from 323.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm189189.5%+0.9—
Good to Firm2,6082188.4%−0.20 from 2
Good2,65527310.3%+1.70 from 1
Good to Soft1,2331169.4%+0.80 from 2
Soft1,225917.4%−1.20 from 2
Heavy323113.4%−5.20 from 1
Standard (AW)4,2013378%−0.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,4841399.4%+0.80 from 1
6f – 7f5,4364748.7%+0.10 from 4
1m – 1m1f2,5182118.4%−0.20 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f1,6181418.7%+0.1—
1m5f – 2m728547.4%−1.2—
2m1f – 2m4f420307.1%−1.5—
2m5f – 3m193136.7%−1.9—
Over 3m3725.4%−3.2—

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
Flavian (GB) (Catrail)

6 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Royal Acquisition (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Listed (Flambeau (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Royal Acquisition (GB)3055fClass 4
Flambeau (GB)1127fListed
Capton (GB)2621m2fClass 4
Young Flavio (GB)1726f–7fClass 5
Bended Knee (GB)417fClass 4
Bosmann (GB)10——

Record by conditions

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

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Salisbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jimmy Fortune 3 0 0% −3.00
David Probert 2 0 0% −2.00
Liam Keniry 2 0 0% −2.00
Ryan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 5 0 0% −5.00
2011 3 0 0% −3.00

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
2012 · 5 runs
29 Jun 12+17d Folkestone Fgs Access Handicap Class 5 · 9.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 4/7 6 8-11 7052A David Probert 14/1
12 Jun 12+8d Lingfield Visit attheraces.com/ascot Handicap Class 5 · 9f · Heavy · 11 ran 4/11 3½ 9-7 7078A Ryan Moore 7/4F
04 Jun 12+29d Chepstow Premier Food Courts Ltd Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Soft · 11 ran 2/11 1½ 9-7 7087A David Probert 15/2
06 May 12+16d Salisbury Betfred Mobile Casino Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4/8 1¼ 8-10 7467A Liam Keniry 11/1
20 Apr 12+182d Bath Peri Ltd Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 5/6 1¾ 9-0 8249B Liam Keniry 8/1
2011 · 3 runs
21 Oct 11+23d Newbury Download The Blue Square Bet App E.B.F. Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 4 · 6.5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 6/9 ½ 9-3 —63A Jimmy Fortune 15/8F
28 Sep 11+25d Salisbury E.B.F. 'Haafhd' Bathwick Tyres Novice Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 ¾ 8-12 —77B Jimmy Fortune 20/1
03 Sep 11 Ascot Ark Build Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Good · 13 ran 10/13 3¾ 9-3 —53C Jimmy Fortune 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Emperor Vespasian won?
Emperor Vespasian (GB) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2011 and 2012. Placed 1 time in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trained Emperor Vespasian?
Emperor Vespasian (GB) was trained by Andrew Balding on the most recent run on record, at Folkestone on 29 June 2012.
Who is Emperor Vespasian's sire?
Emperor Vespasian (GB) is by Royal Applause (GB) out of Flavian (GB), whose sire is Catrail.
What is Emperor Vespasian's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 70, from the run on 29 June 2012. The highest on record is 82.
What is Emperor Vespasian's sire's record?
Royal Applause (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 12,434 runs since Jan 2008 (774 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 3.4% from 323.
Who are Emperor Vespasian's siblings?
Out of Flavian (GB), Emperor Vespasian (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Royal Acquisition (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Listed (Flambeau (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2011. 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.