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Horse profile

Empowering (IRE)

4yo filly (at last run, Aug 2012) · Last trainer A P O'Brien · Last owner Mrs A M Obrien Mrs John Magnier
by Encosta de Lago (AUS) out of Blue Cloud (IRE) (Nashwan)
15 runs · 6 courses · from Oct 2010
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Aug 2012 — 5,171 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2012 · 7th of 11 3 wins · Naas, Leopardstown & Dundalk (AW) Last raced off OR 98
KTB Profile

Empowering (IRE) is 3 from 15, including a Group 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the Leopardstown 1,000 Guineas Trial Stakes at Leopardstown (Mar 2011). Hasn't won since Jul 2012.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Empowering (IRE) has 6 produce in the archive, 2 winners — most wins Mohawk (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m1f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Mohawk (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mohawk (IRE)1137f–1m1fGroup 2
Whispersinthewind (IRE)827f—
King Leodegrance (IRE)50——
Jigsaw (IRE)60——
Loch Ness (IRE)10——
Metallic (IRE)50——
Official rating98↓ 7lb off peak
98 84–105

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 102A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Naas, 25 Jul 2012 Official rating 98 at the last run, 23 Aug 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 15 figures · best 102A · median 81
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft497A82—
Heavy3102A81—
Good to Soft398A91—
Good298A86.5—
Standard (AW)281A79.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f9102A91—
1m – 1m1f397A78—
Under 6f275A54.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 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
Encosta de Lago (AUS)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 367 runs since Jan 2008 (32 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5240%+29.1—
Good to Firm811113.6%+2.70 from 1
Good78810.3%−0.60 from 2
Good to Soft38513.2%+2.31 from 3
Soft3800%−10.90 from 4
Heavy10110%−0.91 from 3
Standard (AW)1171311.1%+0.21 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f8112.5%+1.60 from 2
6f – 7f58610.3%−0.62 from 9
1m – 1m1f56916.1%+5.21 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f1321410.6%−0.30 from 1
1m5f – 2m8655.8%−5.1—
2m1f – 2m4f16425%+14.1—
2m5f – 3m1119.1%−1.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Blue Cloud (IRE) (Nashwan)

12 siblings in the archive, 9 winners — best of them Casbah Rock (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Blue Angel (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Casbah Rock (IRE)2041m2f–1m2½f—
Bank Guard (IRE)2441m1f–1m4f—
Blue Angel (IRE)1317fClass 5
On A Pedestal (IRE)811m3f—
Ahimsa (IRE)1511m—
Shackleton Hero (IRE)1316f—
The Islander (IRE)1317f—
Julienne (IRE)711m1f—
Bomber Pilot (IRE)611m½f—
Commodus (IRE)130——
The Wave Rock (IRE)40——
Batian (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 3 1 33% +10.00
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +3.50
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 2 1 50% +1.75
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 5 0 0% −5.00
Naas 3 1 33% +10.00
Leopardstown 3 1 33% +3.50
Dundalk (AW) 2 1 50% +1.75
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 9 2 22% +10.50
1m – 1m1f 3 1 33% +0.75
Under 6f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Joseph O'Brien 13 3 23% +10.25
Colm O'Donoghue 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Levey 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 4 1 25% +9.00
2011 8 1 13% −1.50
2010 3 1 33% +0.75

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
23 Aug 12+29d Tipperary Fairy Bridge Stakes (Fillies Group 3) 7.5f · Soft To Heavy · 11 ran 7/11 1 9-5 9881A Joseph O'Brien 9/1
25 Jul 12+25d Naas Dark Angel E.B.F. Sweet Mimosa Stakes (Fillies' Listed) 6f · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran 1/9 9-5 95102A Joseph O'Brien 12/1
30 Jun 12+16d Curragh Woodies D.i.y. Sapphire Stakes (group 3) Class 1 · 5f · Soft To Heavy · 8 ran 8/8 10 9-4 10034C Joseph O'Brien 14/1
14 Jun 12+242d Leopardstown Ballycorus Stakes (group 3) 7f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 6/6 8 9-6 10254C Joseph O'Brien 11/2
16 Oct 11+35d Naas Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Garnet Stakes (Listed) 8f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran 3/12 nk 9-5 10597A Joseph O'Brien 9/2
11 Sep 11+14d Curragh www.thetote.com Renaissance Stakes (group 3) 6f · Soft · 9 ran 4/9 ½ 9-1 10393A Joseph O'Brien 12/1
28 Aug 11+21d Curragh Market Slide Flying Five Stakes (group 3) 5f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 1¼ 9-1 10375A Joseph O'Brien 7/1
07 Aug 11+18d Curragh Patrick P. O'leary Memorial Phoenix Sprint Stakes (group 3) 6f · Good To Yielding · 8 ran 2/8 7 9-1 10391A Joseph O'Brien 5/1
20 Jul 11+25d Naas Dark Angel E.B.F. Sweet Mimosa Stakes (Fillies' Listed) 6f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 shd 9-3 10398A Joseph O'Brien 8/1
25 Jun 11+55d Curragh Stobart Ireland Pretty Polly Stakes (Fillies' Group 1) 10f · Yielding To Soft · 7 ran 7/7 22 8-12 10371C Colm O'Donoghue 40/1
01 May 11+35d Newmarket Qipco 1000 Guineas Stakes (Fillies' Group 1) Class 1 · 8f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 15/18 3¼ 9-0 8476C Joseph O'Brien 25/1
27 Mar 11+107d Leopardstown Leopardstown 1,000 Guineas Trial Stakes (Fillies' Group 3) 7f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 1/14 9-0 8498A Joseph O'Brien 11/2
10 Dec 10+5d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden 8f · Standard · 4 ran 1/4 8-9 —78B Joseph O'Brien 11/4
05 Dec 10+35d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden (Div 2) 7f · Standard · 9 ran 2/9 ¾ 8-9 —81A Joseph O'Brien 5/1
31 Oct 10 Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Fillies Maiden 7f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 8/18 1½ 8-9 —55A Sean Levey 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Empowering (IRE) won?
Empowering (IRE) won 3 of 15 archived starts between 2010 and 2012, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 7 times in total (46.7% of starts).
Who trained Empowering (IRE)?
Empowering (IRE) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Tipperary on 23 August 2012.
Who is Empowering (IRE)'s sire?
Empowering (IRE) is by Encosta de Lago (AUS) out of Blue Cloud (IRE), whose sire is Nashwan.
What going does Empowering (IRE) prefer?
Empowering (IRE) 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 Empowering (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 23 August 2012. The highest on record is 105.
What is Empowering (IRE)'s sire's record?
Encosta de Lago (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 367 runs since Jan 2008 (32 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Empowering (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Blue Cloud (IRE), Empowering (IRE) has 12 other produce in our archive, 9 of them winners. Most wins: Casbah Rock (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Blue Angel (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.
Has Empowering (IRE) produced winners?
As a dam, Empowering (IRE) has 6 produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Mohawk (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Mohawk (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2010. 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.