Empty Metaphor (IRE)
Empty Metaphor (IRE) is 1 from 6. Hasn't won since Apr 2023.
- 1–6Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 1 (16.7%)Placed
- +1.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 3.91Fair A/E n=6 · 3.22 incl. margin
- 87Highest OR
- 47dAvg between runs
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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 80
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 80B | 79 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 80B | 77.5 | — |
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 723 runs since Jan 2008 (64 horses).
Strongest on good going: 13.1% from 183.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 124 | 9 | 7.3% | −1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 183 | 24 | 13.1% | +4.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 79 | 8 | 10.1% | +1.1 | — |
| Soft | 78 | 7 | 9% | 0 | 1 from 1 |
| Heavy | 20 | 1 | 5% | −4 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 237 | 16 | 6.8% | −2.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 140 | 16 | 11.4% | +2.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 440 | 39 | 8.9% | −0.1 | 1 from 6 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 102 | 8 | 7.8% | −1.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 37 | 2 | 5.4% | −3.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Villalobos (IRE) (7 wins).
The wins came over 7f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (La Rav (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villalobos (IRE) | 52 | 7 | 1m–1m2f | Class 6 |
| La Rav (IRE) | 45 | 6 | 7f–1m | Class 4 |
| Nusra (IRE) | 49 | 3 | 1m4f–2m | Class 6 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siobhan Rutledge | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| W J Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.00 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.00 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Jul 23+14d | Sandown | Coral Racing Club Handicap | 8/8 | 29 | 9-5 | 86 | 16C | 53C | Andrea Atzeni | 40/1 |
| 24 Jun 23+63d | Ascot | Jersey Stakes (Group 3) | 14/15 | 12 | 9-3 | 87 | 23C | 63C | Hollie Doyle | 100/1 |
| 22 Apr 23+20d | Limerick | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden | 1/11 | 9-8 | 87 | 77A | 89A | Declan McDonogh | 6/1 | |
| 02 Apr 23+116d | Leopardstown | Ballylinch Stud 'Red Rocks' 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes (Group 3) | 4/5 | 2½ | 9-5 | — | 78C | 68B | W J Lee | 100/1 |
| 07 Dec 22+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Race | 6/12 | 3¼ | 8-11 | — | 78A | 62A | Siobhan Rutledge | 8/1 |
| 16 Nov 22 | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Median Auction Maiden | 4/14 | 1¾ | 8-13 | — | 80B | 79A | Siobhan Rutledge | 80/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Empty Metaphor (IRE) won?
- Empty Metaphor (IRE) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2022 and 2023, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
- Who trained Empty Metaphor (IRE)?
- Empty Metaphor (IRE) was trained by M Al Attiya on the most recent run on record, at Sandown on 8 July 2023.
- Who is Empty Metaphor (IRE)'s sire?
- Empty Metaphor (IRE) is by James Garfield (IRE) out of Swift Acclaim (IRE), whose sire is Acclamation.
- What is Empty Metaphor (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 8 July 2023. The highest on record is 87.
- What is Empty Metaphor (IRE)'s sire's record?
- James Garfield (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 723 runs since Jan 2008 (64 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 13.1% from 183.
- Who are Empty Metaphor (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Swift Acclaim (IRE), Empty Metaphor (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Villalobos (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Class 4 (La Rav (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m. As at Oct 2026.