Northern Empire (IRE)
Northern Empire is 1 from 8 with the win at Class 2 level in the Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Novice Stakes over 6f-7f on standard going at Lingfield in Jan 2026. The gelding has three places from his eight starts. He finished third of nine in the Class 4 Sapporo Japanese Premium Lager Brighton Mile Challenge Handicap Stakes at Brighton in Aug 2026 off an official rating of 76. All his wins are on all-weather.
- 1–8Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 3 (37.5%)Placed
- −4.50£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 0.94Fair A/E n=8 · 0.78 incl. margin
- 82Highest OR
- 35dBetween runs (median)longest 76 d
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 109
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 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 99A | 71 | 5 runs · 99 / 71 |
| Good | 2 | 88A | 69 | 2 runs · 88 / 69 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 99A | 71 | 5 runs · 99 / 71 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 109B | 92 | 3 runs · 109 / 92 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 8 analysed runs since Dec 2025
- Mid-division 3 (38%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (25%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (25%) · 1 win
- Held up 1 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 16.3% of 5,119 runs since Apr 2019 (564 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6.9% from 160.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 2 | 50% | +33.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 831 | 154 | 18.5% | +2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,220 | 199 | 16.3% | 0 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 589 | 96 | 16.3% | 0 | — |
| Soft | 716 | 120 | 16.8% | +0.5 | — |
| Heavy | 217 | 36 | 16.6% | +0.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,542 | 229 | 14.9% | −1.4 | 1 from 5 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 384 | 60 | 15.6% | −0.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,137 | 380 | 17.8% | +1.5 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,374 | 207 | 15.1% | −1.2 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,006 | 172 | 17.1% | +0.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 160 | 11 | 6.9% | −9.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 47 | 5 | 10.6% | −5.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −5.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −16.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2019 · as at 7 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Crown Board (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Crown Board (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crown Board (IRE) | 13 | 4 | 7f–1m½f | Class 2 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.50 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kieran Shoemark | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Ashley Lewis | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.50 |
| 2025 | 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 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Aug 26+35d | Brighton | Sapporo Japanese Premium Lager Brighton Mile Challenge Handicap Stakes (For The Brighton Mile Challenge Trophy) Held a central position early - urged forward with two furlongs left before responding well in the closing stages - grabbed third close home | 3/9 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 76 | 109B | 82A | Ashley Lewis | 17/2 |
| 01 Jul 26+35d | Epsom Downs | Betfred 'Matchday Turbo Boosts' Handicap Settled towards the back - progress late inside the final furlong - stayed on without the speed to get involved close home - finished fifth beaten 4 lengths | 5/10 | ¾ | 9-0 | 77 | 88A | 71A | Kieran Shoemark | 5/1J |
| 27 May 26+19d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Supports Safer Gambling Handicap Sat off the pace on the outside - pressed for a run 2f out - dropped away quickly to finish well held | 12/13 | 5½ | 9-5 | 80 | 55C | 53C | Kieran Shoemark | 20/1 |
| 08 May 26+35d | Ascot | Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0% Style Handicap (Str) Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - settled midpack - moved through to hit the front after a furlong - overtaken 3f out - driven with two to go before fading rapidly to finish last of the runners | 8/11 | 9 | 9-5 | 81 | 50C | 58C | Kieran Shoemark | 9/2 |
| 03 Apr 26+76d | Newcastle (AW) | BetMGM All-Weather 3 Year Old Championships Handicap Handy early - asked for effort after halfway then faded fast 2f out - slipped to the rear - well beaten through the last furlong | 14/14 | 4¼ | 8-3 | 82 | 45C | 43C | Ashley Lewis | 13/2 |
| 17 Jan 26+26d | Lingfield (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Set the pace throughout - given a nudge approaching 2f out then pushed out inside the final furlong - finished strongly to score | 1/7 | 8-12 | — | 99A | 73A | Tom Marquand | 5/2J | |
| 2025 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Dec 25+21d | Lingfield (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Up with the pace - moved up on the rail under pressure 2f out and challenged over 1f out - stayed on but the winner had flown by the final 110yds | 2/12 | 3 | 9-7 | — | 92A | 87A | Kieran Shoemark | 5/2 |
| 01 Dec 25 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day/EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Set the early tempo - nudged into action approaching 2f out before surrendering the front near the final furlong - plugged on at one speed to finish 4th | 4/12 | nk | 9-4 | — | 71A | 80A | Kieran Shoemark | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Northern Empire won?
- Northern Empire (IRE) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).
- Who trains Northern Empire?
- Northern Empire (IRE) is trained by Ed Walker, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 August 2026.
- Who is Northern Empire's sire?
- Northern Empire (IRE) is by Night Of Thunder (IRE) out of Against Rules (FR), whose sire is Aussie Rules.
- What going does Northern Empire prefer?
- Northern Empire (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Northern Empire's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 76, from the run on 5 August 2026. The highest on record is 82.
- What is Northern Empire's sire's record?
- Night Of Thunder (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 16.3% of 5,119 runs since Apr 2019 (564 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6.9% from 160.
- Who are Northern Empire's siblings?
- Out of Against Rules (FR), Northern Empire (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Crown Board (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Crown Board (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m½f. As at Nov 2026.