Horse profile
Evening's Empire (IRE)
by Kessaar (IRE) out of Somewhere (IRE) (Dalakhani)
33 runs · 17 courses · from Jun 2022
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Down Royal & Galway
Last run 29 May 2026
Last raced off OR 85
KTB Profile
Evening's Empire is a mare who has won two of 33 starts on turf. She took a 6f to 7f maiden at Galway on soft ground in Jul 2022 and a handicap over 1m5f to 2m at Down Royal on good ground in Jul 2024 off an official rating of 63. Typically held up, she last ran at Tramore in May 2026 in a handicap hurdle off 85, 17lb below her highest ever mark of 102.
Based on 33 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 17lb off peak
- 2–33Wins / Runs
- 6.1%Strike rate
- 5 (15.2%)Placed
- −12.25£1 level staken=33 at SP
- 0.95Fair A/E n=33 · 0.77 incl. margin
- 102Highest OR
- 45dAvg 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.
Official rating85↓ 17lb off peak
85
59–102
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 122
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 146C | 88.5 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 6 | 101A | 71 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 108C | 82 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 77A | 61 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 106A | 94 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 108C | 85 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 91A | 85 | 1 run · — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 106A | 79 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 101A | 57 | — |
| Under 6f | 2 | 65A | 60.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 3 | 98A | 62 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 122B | 117.5 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 98A | 91 | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 113B | 62 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 33 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (3) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 27 figures from 33 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 from 10 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 5 (50%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (20%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (20%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (10%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 1,099 runs since Apr 2022 (97 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 14% from 107.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 143 | 12 | 8.4% | +0.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 273 | 20 | 7.3% | −0.3 | 1 from 12 |
| Good to Soft | 107 | 15 | 14% | +6.4 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 141 | 13 | 9.2% | +1.6 | 1 from 10 |
| Heavy | 45 | 1 | 2.2% | −5.4 | 0 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 383 | 23 | 6% | −1.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 158 | 12 | 7.6% | 0 | 0 from 2 |
| 6f – 7f | 466 | 27 | 5.8% | −1.8 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 238 | 24 | 10.1% | +2.5 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 130 | 10 | 7.7% | +0.1 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 64 | 8 | 12.5% | +4.9 | 1 from 9 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 38 | 3 | 7.9% | +0.3 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −7.6 | 0 from 3 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2022 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Somewhere (IRE) (Dalakhani)
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Duke Of Verona (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 1m2f–1m6f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Duke Of Verona (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Of Verona (IRE) | 22 | 5 | 1m2f–1m6f | Class 3 |
| Ceuta (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 12 | 1 | 8% | +5.00 |
| Soft | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.25 |
| Heavy | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Down Royal | 5 | 1 | 20% | +12.00 |
| Leopardstown | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Gowran Park | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Curragh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tramore | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
| Listowel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 1 | 11% | +8.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.25 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Doyle | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.25 |
| Donagh Meyler | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| James Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Alexandra Egan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +15.00 |
| Jack Kearney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Conor Stone-Walsh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sam Ewing | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gary Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Gilligan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alex Harvey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Frankie Dettori | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Powell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Manning | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 24 | 1 | 4% | −20.25 |
| Tongue tie | 4 | 1 | 25% | +13.00 |
| Hood | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +9.00 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.25 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 21 | 2 | 10% | −0.25 |
| Hurdle | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 May 26+14d | Tramore | Tramore Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up towards the back - drifted off a straight line before the 7th - eased and pulled up soon after | PU/16 | — | 10-13 | 85 | — | — | Sam Ewing | 40/1 |
| 15 May 26+171d | Leopardstown | Mervue Equine Supplements Handicap (0-60) Held up at the back - still last with 4f to run - never a threat - well beaten in 18th | 18/19 | 5 | 10-1 | 59 | 68C | 62C | Gary Carroll | 50/1 |
| 2025 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Nov 25+17d | Tramore | Karl Casey Outstanding Contribution Award 2025 Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Sat handy behind the pace - 5th at halfway before losing touch with a lap left to race - eased out of it ahead of two out | PU/16 | — | 11-3 | 88 | — | — | Donagh Meyler | 50/1 |
| 08 Nov 25+35d | Gowran Park | Pat Carroll's Pub Kilkenny Mares Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Sat close to the pace early - 7th at halfway - pushed along and unable to quicken 3 out - well held at the finish | 15/19 | 7 | 11-6 | 92 | 39C | 96C | Danny Gilligan | 66/1 |
| 04 Oct 25+60d | Gowran Park | Racing TV Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Held up towards the back - awkward at the opening fence - urged into contention around 10th but making no headway from four out - lost touch and pulled up before the second last | PU/14 | — | 11-9 | 94 | — | — | Alex Harvey | 22/1 |
| 05 Aug 25+43d | Roscommon | DNG Ivan Connaughton Handicap Hurdle Held up at the back - took a wide route throughout - error 3 out - plugged on from 2 out but well held in 9th | 9/16 | 2 | 10-10 | 94 | 122B | 98A | Donagh Meyler | 50/1 |
| 23 Jun 25+12d | Ballinrobe | GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap Held up in the pack throughout - lost touch with the field 5f out - unable to find more late and beaten a long way | 14/14 | 5½ | 9-5 | 64 | 77C | 61C | James Ryan | 125/1 |
| 11 Jun 25+251d | Limerick | HM Travel Handicap Slow to break - settled towards the back - 11th at halfway - unable to make headway - dropped away from 2f out and finished well beaten | 11/11 | 14 | 9-6 | 65 | 146C | 56C | James Ryan | 100/1 |
| 2024 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Oct 24+55d | Clonmel | Derrinlaur Mares Handicap Hurdle Took the initiative and drifted left at the 1st - bolted into a massive advantage through the early stages showing a tendency to pull - untidy at the 2nd and erratic around the 4th - 30 lengths to the good before veering sharply left and departing the course before the 7th | RO/10 | — | 11-0 | 100 | — | — | Ricky Doyle | 5/1 |
| 09 Aug 24+10d | Tipperary | GAIN The Advantage Series (Ladies) Handicap Settled in the pack early - 6th around halfway - pushed along inside final 2f but unable to close and finished well held | 12/14 | 2 | 10-6 | 67 | 108C | 58C | Alexandra Egan | 16/1 |
| 30 Jul 24+11d | Galway | COLM QUINN BMW Novice Hurdle (Listed) | 6/8 | 6½ | 10-5 | 99 | — | 97A | Ricky Doyle | 33/1 |
| 19 Jul 24+27d | Down Royal | GAIN The Advantage Series Apprentice Handicap | 1/12 | 9-0 | 63 | 91A | 74A | Alexandra Egan | 16/1 | |
| 22 Jun 24+19d | Down Royal | Mount Charles Handicap (47-65) | 5/13 | 1¼ | 9-10 | 64 | 90C | 66A | Jack Kearney | 6/1 |
| 03 Jun 24+46d | Listowel | Southern Waste Management Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 3/14 | 2¾ | 10-12 | 98 | 113B | 121A | Ricky Doyle | 8/1 |
| 18 Apr 24+81d | Cheltenham | Ktda Fillies' Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | 5/11 | 8½ | 10-4 | 102 | 91A | 98A | Ricky Doyle | 12/1 |
| 28 Jan 24+32d | Naas | Download The BetVictor App Maiden Hurdle | 5/16 | 10 | 11-0 | — | 46B | 111A | Ricky Doyle | 20/1 |
| 2023 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 23+17d | Leopardstown | Paddy Power I Have No Idea What Day It Is 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 9/19 | 1¾ | 10-7 | — | 62B | 110A | Ricky Doyle | 33/1 |
| 10 Dec 23+40d | Cork | Bar One Racing 'Bet 10 Euros Get 50 Euros Sign Up Offer' 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 2/10 | 8 | 10-7 | — | 98A | 109A | Ricky Doyle | 7/2 |
| 31 Oct 23+53d | Curragh | Tote Fantasy Handicap (47-70) | 16/19 | 6½ | 9-8 | 66 | 45C | 60C | Chris Hayes | 14/1 |
| 08 Sep 23+42d | Down Royal | Children's Heartbeat Trust Handicap (50-70) | 7/13 | 1¾ | 9-8 | 66 | 88C | 65A | Frankie Dettori | 10/3 |
| 28 Jul 23+34d | Down Royal | Proparamedics Handicap | 2/13 | shd | 9-2 | 65 | 85C | 70A | Jack Kearney | 12/1 |
| 24 Jun 23+6d | Down Royal | Polypipe Handicap | 4/10 | 3 | 8-12 | 66 | 89A | 62A | Conor Stone-Walsh | 12/1 |
| 18 Jun 23+48d | Gowran Park | Ladies Day July 29th Apprentice Handicap | 3/7 | nse | 8-9 | 66 | 79A | 65A | Conor Stone-Walsh | 10/3 |
| 01 May 23+10d | Curragh | Treacy Group Irish European Breeders Fund Fillies Handicap | 4/9 | 3 | 8-2 | 71 | 101A | 62A | Jamie Powell | 8/1 |
| 21 Apr 23+19d | Cork | GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap | 9/13 | 1 | 9-11 | 74 | 82C | 66A | Chris Hayes | 17/2 |
| 02 Apr 23+168d | Leopardstown | Porsche Centre Dublin In Support Of Breast Cancer Ireland Handicap | 6/12 | 2½ | 8-11 | 75 | 77A | 65A | Chris Hayes | 40/1 |
| 2022 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Oct 22+26d | Naas | Irish EBF Auction Series Race Final | 8/14 | nk | 8-12 | 77 | 52C | 71A | Chris Hayes | 50/1 |
| 20 Sep 22+10d | Listowel | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Premier Nursery Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 4/7 | hd | 8-11 | 79 | 106A | 72B | Chris Hayes | 28/1 |
| 10 Sep 22+14d | Leopardstown | Ballylinch Stud Irish EBF Ingabelle Stakes (Fillies' Listed) | 11/11 | 1¼ | 9-2 | — | 57A | 58A | Tom Marquand | 125/1 |
| 27 Aug 22+27d | Curragh | Newtownanner Stud Irish EBF Stakes (Fillies' Group 3) | 8/8 | 1¾ | 9-2 | — | 69A | 59A | Chris Hayes | 40/1 |
| 31 Jul 22+22d | Galway | Irish Ebf Auction Series Maiden | 1/7 | 8-10 | — | — | 71A | Chris Hayes | 11/4 | |
| 09 Jul 22+9d | Navan | Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden | 4/14 | ½ | 9-2 | — | 56C | 75A | Declan McDonogh | 11/1 |
| 30 Jun 22 | Bellewstown | Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden | 4/10 | 3 | 8-12 | — | 65A | 60A | Kevin Manning | 7/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Evening's Empire won?
- Evening's Empire (IRE) won 2 of 33 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 6.1%. Placed 5 times in total (15.2% of starts).
- Who trains Evening's Empire?
- Evening's Empire (IRE) is trained by James M Barcoe, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 29 May 2026.
- Who is Evening's Empire's sire?
- Evening's Empire (IRE) is by Kessaar (IRE) out of Somewhere (IRE), whose sire is Dalakhani.
- What going does Evening's Empire prefer?
- Evening's Empire (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 10 starts (10%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Evening's Empire's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 29 May 2026. The highest on record is 102.
- What is Evening's Empire's sire's record?
- Kessaar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 1,099 runs since Apr 2022 (97 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 14% from 107.
- Who are Evening's Empire's siblings?
- Out of Somewhere (IRE), Evening's Empire (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Duke Of Verona (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Duke Of Verona (IRE)). The wins came over 1m2f–1m6f. As at Nov 2026.