First Emperor (GB)
First Emperor won three of 29 starts, all over 1m5f – 2m, with victories in handicaps at Goodwood, Kempton (AW) and Lingfield (AW). The gelding, by Galileo out of Sky Lantern, gained his highest win on turf when taking a Class 3 handicap at Goodwood in May 2023 off a mark of 83. He raced off an official rating of 82 when finishing 9 of 12 at Lingfield (AW) in Mar 2024.
- 3–29Wins / Runs
- 10.3%Strike rate
- 10 (34.5%)Placed
- +10.25£1 level staken=29 at SP
- 0.92Fair A/E n=29 · 0.79 incl. margin
- 87Highest OR
- 26dAvg 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 114
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) | 15 | 114B | 92 | — |
| Good | 9 | 126A | 94 | — |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 116A | 78.5 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 22 | 126A | 89 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 112A | 94 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 29 figures from 29 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 14.5% of 18,191 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).
Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 72 | 14 | 19.4% | +4.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,765 | 442 | 16% | +1.5 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 5,307 | 790 | 14.9% | +0.4 | 1 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 2,342 | 328 | 14% | −0.5 | — |
| Soft | 3,844 | 575 | 15% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 1,378 | 190 | 13.8% | −0.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,482 | 304 | 12.2% | −2.3 | 2 from 15 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −7.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,383 | 252 | 18.2% | +3.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,021 | 517 | 17.1% | +2.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6,848 | 1,051 | 15.3% | +0.8 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,237 | 554 | 13.1% | −1.4 | 3 from 22 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,649 | 170 | 10.3% | −4.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 889 | 83 | 9.3% | −5.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 150 | 16 | 10.7% | −3.8 | — |
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
6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Snow Lantern (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m–1m6f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Snow Lantern (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Lantern (GB) | 8 | 2 | 1m | Group 1 |
| Midnight Gun (GB) | 12 | 2 | 1m–1m½f | Class 3 |
| Noonday Gun (GB) | 13 | 2 | 1m4f–1m6f | Class 4 |
| Gentile Bellini (GB) | 4 | 1 | 1m2f | — |
| Apolo (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Komodo Island (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 2 | 13% | +17.25 |
| Good | 9 | 1 | 11% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.75 |
| Class 2 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +27.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield (AW) | 6 | 1 | 17% | +23.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.75 |
| Leopardstown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Goodwood | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 22 | 3 | 14% | +17.25 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Morris | 6 | 1 | 17% | +23.00 |
| Robert Havlin | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.00 |
| Gavin Ryan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Adam Farragher | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.25 |
| Darragh Keenan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Paddy Harnett | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killian Leonard | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Liam Keniry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cieren Fallon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 27 | 3 | 11% | +12.25 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| None | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2023 | 16 | 3 | 19% | +23.25 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 24+28d | Lingfield (AW) | BetUK All-Weather Vase Marathon Handicap | 9/12 | 2¾ | 9-6 | 82 | 92A | 67A | Darragh Keenan | 20/1 |
| 01 Mar 24+6d | Lingfield (AW) | BetUK AWC Marathon Trial Handicap | 6/13 | hd | 8-11 | 83 | 114B | 74A | Luke Morris | 12/1 |
| 24 Feb 24+20d | Southwell (AW) | BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Handicap | 3/13 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 83 | 70B | 83A | Luke Morris | 20/1 |
| 04 Feb 24+29d | Lingfield (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly With BetUK Handicap | 6/9 | nk | 9-13 | 84 | 85A | 79A | Oisin Murphy | 8/1 |
| 06 Jan 24+136d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Zero% Mission Handicap | 7/12 | 1 | 10-0 | 85 | 81A | 80A | Robert Havlin | 16/1 |
| 23 Aug 23+8d | York | Sky Bet Stayers Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 8/14 | 4 | 9-3 | 86 | 83C | 67A | Tom Marquand | 40/1 |
| 15 Aug 23+34d | Nottingham | Weatherbys Digital Solutions Colwick Cup Handicap | 10/13 | 3¾ | 10-3 | 86 | 114C | 74A | Liam Keniry | 40/1 |
| 12 Jul 23+18d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Boosts In More Races Handicap | 7/8 | ½ | 9-9 | 87 | 108A | 76A | Robert Havlin | 15/2 |
| 24 Jun 23+13d | Ascot | Queen Alexandra Stakes (Conditions Race) | 9/9 | 15 | 9-3 | 87 | 52C | 71C | Cieren Fallon | 20/1 |
| 11 Jun 23+16d | Goodwood | Rod Gaskin Garden Machinery Handicap | 3/7 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 87 | 116A | 84A | Robert Havlin | 10/3 |
| 26 May 23+7d | Goodwood | Goodwood Racehorse Owners Group Handicap | 1/11 | 9-5 | 83 | 126A | 89A | Robert Havlin | 6/1 | |
| 19 May 23+12d | Newmarket | Racehorse Lotto Get Your Ticket Now Handicap | 5/9 | 1½ | 9-0 | 84 | 78A | 75A | Adam Farragher | 9/1 |
| 07 May 23+30d | Newmarket | Howden Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 8/16 | ½ | 8-4 | 84 | 73C | 72A | Adam Farragher | 25/1 |
| 07 Apr 23+9d | Lingfield (AW) | Betuk All-weather Vase Marathon Handicap | 3/14 | ½ | 9-5 | 83 | 108B | 82A | Luke Morris | 28/1 |
| 29 Mar 23+14d | Kempton (AW) | More Extra Place Races At Unibet Handicap | 2/7 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 83 | 70A | 77A | Oisin Murphy | 4/1 |
| 15 Mar 23+7d | Kempton (AW) | Read Nicky Henderson's Cheltenham Blog At UnibetRacing Handicap | 2/7 | 1¼ | 8-11 | 82 | 75B | 73A | Billy Loughnane | 11/8F |
| 08 Mar 23+14d | Kempton (AW) | Extra Place Races Throughout Cheltenham Handicap | 3/12 | 1 | 9-8 | 82 | 86B | 81A | Luke Morris | 8/1 |
| 22 Feb 23+28d | Newcastle (AW) | Huge Daily Boosts Only At Betuk Handicap | 2/4 | 3 | 9-7 | 82 | 96C | 77B | Luke Morris | 11/4 |
| 25 Jan 23+4d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap | 1/6 | 8-12 | 72 | 96A | 73B | Adam Farragher | 9/4F | |
| 21 Jan 23+14d | Lingfield (AW) | BetUK's Acca Club 5 Free Bet Handicap | 1/10 | 9-6 | 72 | 99A | 79A | Luke Morris | 28/1 | |
| 07 Jan 23+106d | Lingfield (AW) | Betuk's Acca Club 5 Free Bet Handicap | 7/13 | 1½ | 9-8 | 74 | 96B | 67A | Darragh Keenan | 9/1 |
| 23 Sep 22+25d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Racing Radio Handicap (50-85) | 10/14 | nk | 9-1 | 77 | 85B | 61A | Paddy Harnett | 20/1 |
| 29 Aug 22+16d | Roscommon | Oran Handicap (50-80) | 3/13 | 5 | 9-3 | 81 | 108C | 74A | Paddy Harnett | 9/1 |
| 13 Aug 22+37d | Tramore | Dan Cowman Memorial Maiden | 4/12 | 1¾ | 9-8 | 82 | 94A | 76A | Killian Leonard | 9/2 |
| 07 Jul 22+21d | Limerick | Garryowen Maiden | 5/11 | nk | 9-8 | 82 | 112A | 73A | Killian Leonard | 4/1 |
| 16 Jun 22+19d | Leopardstown | TRI Equestrian Maiden | 2/6 | hd | 9-8 | 82 | 74A | 76B | Gavin Ryan | 11/4 |
| 28 May 22+20d | Navan | Navan Racecourse Maiden | 4/8 | ½ | 9-8 | — | 72A | 69A | Gavin Ryan | 8/1 |
| 08 May 22+32d | Leopardstown | Captain Dara Fitzpatrick Memorial Maiden | 6/11 | 3 | 9-8 | — | 94A | 70A | Gavin Ryan | 6/1 |
| 06 Apr 22 | Leopardstown | Aparto Student (c & G) Maiden | 5/7 | nse | 9-8 | — | 86A | 81A | Gavin Ryan | 4/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has First Emperor (GB) won?
- First Emperor (GB) won 3 of 29 archived starts between 2022 and 2024, a strike rate of 10.3%. Placed 10 times in total (34.5% of starts).
- Who trained First Emperor (GB)?
- First Emperor (GB) was trained by John Ryan on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 29 March 2024.
- Who is First Emperor (GB)'s sire?
- First Emperor (GB) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Sky Lantern (IRE), whose sire is Red Clubs.
- What going does First Emperor (GB) prefer?
- First Emperor (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 15 starts (13.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is First Emperor (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 29 March 2024. The highest on record is 87.
- What is First Emperor (GB)'s sire's record?
- Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,191 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
- Who are First Emperor (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Sky Lantern (IRE), First Emperor (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Snow Lantern (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Snow Lantern (GB)). The wins came over 1m–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.