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Horse profile

Empty Sky (GB)

8yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2012) · Last trainer M A Watts · Last owner M A Watts
by Machiavellian (USA) out of Zafadola (IRE) (Darshaan)
15 runs · 11 courses · from Dec 2007
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Mar 2012 — 5,318 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2012 2 wins · Catterick & Ludlow New yard Last raced off OR 105
KTB Profile

Empty Sky (GB) is 2 from 15, both wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Feb 2010. Last raced off 105, 17lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4 OR ↓ 17lb off peak
Official rating105↓ 17lb off peak
105 105–122

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 132A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Catterick, 15 Feb 2010 Official rating 105 at the last run, 29 Mar 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 →

Jumps 13 figures · best 132A · median 105
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft5122A100—
Good5120A105—
Good to Soft3132A130—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m6132A112.5—
2m1f – 2m4f6130A108—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

Of 15 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 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
Machiavellian (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 1,598 runs since Jan 2008 (74 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm13215.4%+7.4—
Good to Firm292217.2%−0.8—
Good370246.5%−1.50 from 6
Good to Soft170127.1%−0.91 from 4
Soft221188.1%+0.11 from 5
Heavy68913.2%+5.2—
Standard (AW)464429.1%+1.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f6346.3%−1.7—
6f – 7f368349.2%+1.2—
1m – 1m1f264155.7%−2.3—
1m2f – 1m4f310289%+10 from 1
1m5f – 2m337288.3%+0.32 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f206167.8%−0.20 from 7
2m5f – 3m4636.5%−1.50 from 1
Over 3m400%−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
Zafadola (IRE) (Darshaan)

3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Emily Bronte (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m–2m3f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Emily Bronte (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Emily Bronte (GB)321mGroup 3
Civil Servant (GB)2912mClass 4
Zululand (IRE)2112m3f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 0 0% −6.00
Soft 5 1 20% +4.00
Good to Soft 4 1 25% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 9 2 22% +2.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Catterick 3 1 33% −1.00
Musselburgh 2 0 0% −2.00
Bangor-on-Dee 2 0 0% −2.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 1 100% +8.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 0 0% −7.00
1m5f – 2m 6 2 33% +5.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jason Maguire 6 1 17% −4.00
P J Benson 3 0 0% −3.00
Adrian Lane 2 1 50% +7.00
Mr I Chanin 1 0 0% −1.00
Timmy Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00
Felix De Giles 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Moloney 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 1 10% −1.00
Cheekpieces 4 1 25% −2.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 1 0 0% −1.00
2010 4 1 25% −2.00
2009 3 1 33% +6.00
2008 6 0 0% −6.00
2007 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 12 2 17% −1.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00
Chase 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
29 Mar 12+747d Ffos Las Llewellyn Humphreys Novices' Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 21f · Good · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-7 105— Mr I Chanin 16/1
13 Mar 10+26d Sandown E.B.F. Paddy Power 'National Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Final (Grade 3) Class 1 · 20f · Good To Soft · 18 ran PU/18 — 10-11 122— Timmy Murphy 33/1
15 Feb 10+10d Catterick Yorkshire4x4.com 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 1/11 11-9 122132A Jason Maguire EvensF
05 Feb 10+35d Catterick E.B.F. 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 2/13 nk 11-5 112130A Adrian Lane 12/1
01 Jan 10+22d Cheltenham Cheltenham And Three Counties Race Club 'National Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 17f · Soft · 10 ran 8/10 15 11-7 113100C Jason Maguire 9/1
10 Dec 09+293d Ludlow Perrott Properties Novices' Claiming Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 13 ran 1/13 11-1 113122A Adrian Lane 8/1
20 Feb 09+28d Musselburgh Racing Uk Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 ½ 11-3 107111A Jason Maguire 15/2
23 Jan 09+51d Doncaster E.B.F.Get Well Soon Ed 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 3 · 19.5f · Soft · 21 ran 3/21 25 11-3 108105A Jason Maguire 11/2
03 Dec 08+19d Catterick Richmondshire Conditionals' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 ¾ 11-7 105120A Felix De Giles 7/2
14 Nov 08+181d Newcastle O2 Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 4/16 3½ 10-12 105120A Jason Maguire 16/1
17 May 08+26d Bangor-on-Dee Oswestry Advertiser And Denbigh Free Press NH Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 7 10-5 108105A P J Benson 25/1
21 Apr 08+23d Sedgefield toteplacepot Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good · 13 ran 5/13 1¼ 10-2 10887C P J Benson 25/1
29 Mar 08+45d Bangor-on-Dee puredarts.co.uk 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 11 ran 6/11 10 10-7 10876A Paul Moloney 50/1
13 Feb 08+67d Musselburgh WBX.com Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 15.5f · Good · 13 ran 6/13 3½ 10-8 —100A Jason Maguire 20/1
08 Dec 07 Wetherby E.B.F. 'Junior' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 12.5f · Soft · 16 ran 10/16 nk 10-5 —69C P J Benson 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Empty Sky (GB) won?
Empty Sky (GB) won 2 of 15 archived starts between 2007 and 2012, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 7 times in total (46.7% of starts).
Who trained Empty Sky (GB)?
Empty Sky (GB) was trained by M A Watts on the most recent run on record, at Ffos Las on 29 March 2012.
Who is Empty Sky (GB)'s sire?
Empty Sky (GB) is by Machiavellian (USA) out of Zafadola (IRE), whose sire is Darshaan.
What going does Empty Sky (GB) prefer?
Empty Sky (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Empty Sky (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 29 March 2012. The highest on record is 122.
What is Empty Sky (GB)'s sire's record?
Machiavellian (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 1,598 runs since Jan 2008 (74 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Empty Sky (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Zafadola (IRE), Empty Sky (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Emily Bronte (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Emily Bronte (GB)). The wins came over 1m–2m3f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2007. 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.