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Horse profile

Empire Rising (IRE)

2yo gelding · Trainer Charlie Clover · Owner Amo Racing Limited
by Persian Force (IRE) out of Single Thought (GB) (Teofilo)
6 runs · 6 courses · from May 2026
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Beverley Last run 5 Sep 2026 · 3rd of 9 Last raced off OR 74
KTB Profile

Empire Rising is a gelding who has one win from six starts on turf, the success coming at Class 4 level in a 6f-7f maiden at Beverley on good to firm ground in Aug 2026. He has since finished third of nine in a Class 5 nursery at Thirsk in Sep 2026 when last raced off his career-high mark of 74. The son of Persian Force out of a Teofilo mare has also placed once.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since May 2026 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 84 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ripon, 27 Jul 2026

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 6 figures · best 84B · median 71
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good to Firm384B823 runs · 84 / 82
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Firm1——1 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
6f – 7f484B764 runs · 84 / 76
1m – 1m1f1——1 run · —
Under 6f1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 88A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Thirsk, 5 Sep 2026 Official rating 74 at the last run, 5 Sep 2026

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 6 figures · best 88A · median 80
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good to Firm380A753 runs · 80 / 75
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Firm1——1 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
6f – 7f480A77.54 runs · 80 / 77.5
1m – 1m1f1——1 run · —
Under 6f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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 from 5 analysed runs since May 2026

  • Prominent 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Persian Force (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 220 runs since Mar 2026 (54 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+36.40 from 1
Good to Firm58813.8%+0.21 from 3
Good57814%+0.4—
Good to Soft20210%−3.60 from 1
Soft3126.5%−7.10 from 1
Heavy7228.6%+15—
Standard (AW)45715.6%+2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7279.7%−3.90 from 1
6f – 7f1432316.1%+2.51 from 4
1m – 1m1f500%−13.60 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2026 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Single Thought (GB) (Teofilo)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Single Track Mind (IRE)10——
Hazy Cosmic Jane (IRE)100——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 1 33% +2.50
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 4 1 1 100% +4.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 1 100% +4.50
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 4 1 25% +1.50
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Rowan Scott 2 0 0% −2.00
David Egan 2 0 0% −2.00
Darragh Keenan 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam James 1 1 100% +4.50

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
2026 · 6 runs
05 Sep 26+24d Thirsk Personal Touches Day Of Elegance Nursery Handicap Stakes Class 5 · 1m · Good To Soft · 9 ran Held a forward position early - urged forward approaching 2f out - responded but lacked the speed to get involved late on - finished third beaten two and a half lengths 3/9 1½ 9-9 7472A88A Darragh Keenan 11/2
12 Aug 26+16d Beverley 911 At Porsche Centre Hull EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (For Horses In Bands B, C And D) (EBF Restricted Race Qualifier) (GBB Race) Class 4 · 7½f · Good To Firm · 12 ran Drifted right at the off - travelling strongly early - set the pace throughout - pushed along with 2f remaining - three lengths to the good entering the last furlong - stayed on strongly - allowed to idle close home 1/12 9-7 6882B80A Sam James 9/2
27 Jul 26+26d Ripon Napoleons Casino And Restaurant Leeds Nursery Handicap Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 6 ran Sluggish start - settled in contention - lost ground over 2f out and unable to challenge - battled on inside final furlong 4/6 1¼ 9-3 6984B75B Rowan Scott 7/1
01 Jul 26+22d Bath British EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 5½f · Firm · 11 ran Broke to the right early - settled in the pack - pushed along over 2f out and finished with running on well inside final furlong 4/11 nse 9-6 —65B82A David Egan 9/2
09 Jun 26+17d Salisbury Clive Cox Racing EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 5 · 6f · Soft · 11 ran Handy in the early running - driven approaching final furlong - stayed on same gait to finish 4th beaten 3 1/4 lengths 4/11 nk 9-7 —70A80A David Egan 20/1
23 May 26 Windsor Bodhi Solutions - Exceeding Expectations In Construction EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 12 ran Slow to break and drifted left losing ground - never a factor thereafter - finished well held in 11th 11/12 1¾ 9-7 —56A44A Rowan Scott 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Empire Rising won?
Empire Rising (IRE) won 1 of 6 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trains Empire Rising?
Empire Rising (IRE) is trained by Charlie Clover, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 September 2026.
Who is Empire Rising's sire?
Empire Rising (IRE) is by Persian Force (IRE) out of Single Thought (GB), whose sire is Teofilo.
What going does Empire Rising prefer?
Empire Rising (IRE) has the best record on good to firm 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 Empire Rising's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 74, from the run on 5 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Empire Rising's sire's record?
Persian Force (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 220 runs since Mar 2026 (54 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Empire Rising's siblings?
Out of Single Thought (GB), Empire Rising (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2026. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.