French Emperor (FR)
French Emperor is 3 from 9 on turf, with all three wins in handicaps. He won at Worcester in Class 4 off 108 on good ground over 1m5f to 2m in Oct 2025, at Cheltenham in Class 3 off 113 on soft ground over the same trip in Nov 2025, and at Bangor-on-Dee in Class 3 off 116 on good ground over 2m5f to 3m in Mar 2026. He led when winning last time out at Bangor-on-Dee in Mar 2026. He has raced off his career-high mark of 120.
- 3–9Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 6 (66.7%)Placed
- +8.50£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 2.09Fair A/E n=9 · 1.73 incl. margin
- 120Highest OR
- 60dAvg 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 124
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 4 | 124A | 106.5 | 2 runs · 109 / 106.5 |
| Good | 2 | 107B | 101 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 2 | 124A | 108.5 | 2 runs · 124 / 108.5 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 124A | 105.5 | 2 runs · 104 / 98.5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 124A | 109 | 2 runs · 124 / 116.5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
Of 9 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 9 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 9 analysed runs since Nov 2024
- Led 3 (33%) · 1 win
- Prominent 3 (33%) · 1 win
- Held up 2 (22%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (11%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 766 runs since Apr 2021 (112 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 12.9% from 155. Weakest on good to soft going: 5.6% from 143.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 9 | 3 | 33.3% | +23.9 | — |
| Good | 208 | 24 | 11.5% | +2.1 | 2 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 143 | 8 | 5.6% | −3.8 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 249 | 17 | 6.8% | −2.6 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 155 | 20 | 12.9% | +3.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −9.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 226 | 15 | 6.6% | −2.8 | 2 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 379 | 39 | 10.3% | +0.9 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 130 | 14 | 10.8% | +1.4 | 1 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 25 | 4 | 16% | +6.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2021 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.00 |
| Good | 2 | 2 | 100% | +9.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +8.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 2 | 40% | +6.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Bowen | 4 | 2 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| James Best | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Sean Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Houlihan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.50 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +7.00 |
| 2024 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Mar 26+15d | Bangor-on-Dee | Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Cleared obstacles cleanly early - set the pace throughout - travelling strongest after the third-last - hit the second-last - pressed on before edging up under a squeeze - margin shrank late but hung on to prevail | 1/6 | 11-8 | 116 | 95A | 131B | James Best | 11/2 | |
| 06 Mar 26+38d | Exeter | Brett Martin Handicap Hurdle Held up early - improved position after the 3rd - dropped away from four out and lost touch before the last two fences | 8/10 | 2 | 11-12 | 118 | 104A | 120A | James Bowen | 15/8F |
| 27 Jan 26+46d | Chepstow | Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Handicap Hurdle Held up early - made progress 3 out to move into second - unable to live with front two 2 out - kept on but couldn't close on run-in | 3/10 | 12 | 11-11 | 119 | 124A | 130A | James Bowen | 4/1J |
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Dec 25+28d | Cheltenham | Catesby Estates Handicap Hurdle Disputed the lead - gave way after the 1st - sat up with the two ahead and kept tabs comfortably enough - nudged for effort before the last and quickly out of contention to finish 7th | 7/11 | 2 | 10-10 | 120 | 109A | 124A | Sean Bowen | 9/4F |
| 14 Nov 25+23d | Cheltenham | Valda Energy Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled in the pack early - pushed along to close in on the front group nearing the final fence where a slight mistake occurred - hit the front soon after and stayed on strongly to score | 1/15 | 11-3 | 113 | 93B | 141A | James Bowen | 5/1 | |
| 22 Oct 25+279d | Worcester | Vellacotts & Smiths Go Racing Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the pace early - moved into second with real fluency approaching 3 out - clean leap 2 out then hit the front before the last where a touch scrappy - drifted left but stayed on strongly to score | 1/14 | 12-0 | 108 | 107B | 138A | James Bowen | 4/1 | |
| 16 Jan 25+32d | Newcastle | attheraces.com/marketmovers Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Went straight to front early - lost it before the second and regained advantage at 3rd - dropped back again 4th - method faltered 5th and dropping away 2 out - well held at the finish | 7/10 | 1¾ | 11-10 | 108 | 102A | 107A | Sean Houlihan | 6/1 |
| 2024 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Dec 24+17d | Windsor | Fitzdares Royal Windsor Racecourse Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Sat close to the pace - pressed for the lead approaching 2 out - kept going without reward on the run-in - finished third | 3/11 | 5 | 11-7 | — | 124A | 130A | Sam Twiston-Davies | 6/1 |
| 28 Nov 24 | Lingfield | Sky Sports Racing Virgin 535 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Handy position on the outside - shared front spot 2f out and asked for effort before edging behind and slightly awkward at last - stayed on same rate to finish 3rd | 3/9 | 3 | 11-0 | — | — | 121A | Sam Twiston-Davies | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has French Emperor won?
- French Emperor (FR) won 3 of 9 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 6 times in total (66.7% of starts).
- Who trains French Emperor?
- French Emperor (FR) is trained by Nicky Martin, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 21 March 2026.
- Who is French Emperor's sire?
- French Emperor (FR) is by Clovis Du Berlais (FR) out of Modigliana (FR), whose sire is Fuisse.
- What going does French Emperor prefer?
- French Emperor (FR) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). 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 116, from the run on 21 March 2026. The highest on record is 120.
- What is French Emperor's sire's record?
- Clovis Du Berlais (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 766 runs since Apr 2021 (112 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 12.9% from 155. Weakest on good to soft going: 5.6% from 143.