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Horse profile

French Emperor (IRE)

2yo colt (at last run, Aug 2011) · Last trainer Edward Lynam · Last owner N W T Dalzell
by Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) out of Se La Vie (FR) (Highest Honor)
5 runs · 4 courses · from Mar 2011
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Aug 2011 — 5,574 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2011 · 1st of 5 Won last time out 2 wins · Naas & Leopardstown Last raced off OR 98
KTB Profile

French Emperor (IRE) is 2 from 5. Won last time out at Naas.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

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 109B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Naas, 1 Aug 2011 Official rating 98 at the last run, 1 Aug 2011

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 5 figures · best 109B · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good3109B91—
Good to Firm1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f4109B88.5—
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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

Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 11,883 runs since Mar 2010 (949 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.9% from 305.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm571119.3%+9—
Good to Firm1,62217911%+0.70 from 1
Good2,60526710.2%−0.12 from 3
Good to Soft1,1721089.2%−1.1—
Soft1,72718410.7%+0.4—
Heavy609518.4%−1.9—
Standard (AW)4,09042410.4%+0.10 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f88210511.9%+1.60 from 1
6f – 7f4,78049910.4%+0.12 from 4
1m – 1m1f3,04933811.1%+0.8—
1m2f – 1m4f2,0901959.3%−1—
1m5f – 2m698598.5%−1.8—
2m1f – 2m4f305185.9%−4.4—
2m5f – 3m761114.5%+4.2—
Over 3m300%−10.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2010 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Se La Vie (FR) (Highest Honor)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Cassells Rock (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m1½f–2m4f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cassells Rock (IRE)6051m1½f–2m4f—
La Vien Zen (IRE)80——
Argayash Lake (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 2 67% +13.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Naas 2 1 50% +1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 1 100% +12.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 4 2 50% +12.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Colm O'Donoghue 4 2 50% +12.00
Wayne Lordan 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
2011 · 5 runs
01 Aug 11+36d Naas Panoramic Restaurant Auction Race 6f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 9-4 98109B Colm O'Donoghue 2/1J
26 Jun 11+20d Curragh Dubai Duty Free Railway Stakes (group 2) 6f · Good · 5 ran 3/5 4½ 9-1 —86B Wayne Lordan 33/1
06 Jun 11+29d Naas Alfred Nobel Rochestown (C & G) Stakes (Listed) 6f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 3/5 ½ 9-0 —83B Colm O'Donoghue 11/2
08 May 11+44d Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Auction Maiden 6f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 8-11 —91A Colm O'Donoghue 12/1
25 Mar 11 Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Auction Maiden 5f · Standard · 9 ran 6/9 2½ 9-0 —62A Colm O'Donoghue 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has French Emperor won?
French Emperor (IRE) won 2 of 5 archived starts in 2011, a strike rate of 40%. Placed 2 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained French Emperor?
French Emperor (IRE) was trained by Edward Lynam on the most recent run on record, at Naas on 1 August 2011.
Who is French Emperor's sire?
French Emperor (IRE) is by Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) out of Se La Vie (FR), whose sire is Highest Honor.
What going does French Emperor prefer?
French Emperor (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is French Emperor's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 1 August 2011. That is also the highest on record.
What is French Emperor's sire's record?
Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 11,883 runs since Mar 2010 (949 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.9% from 305.
Who are French Emperor's siblings?
Out of Se La Vie (FR), French Emperor (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Cassells Rock (IRE) (5). The wins came over 1m1½f–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2011. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.