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Horse profile

Original Empire (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2012) · Last trainer F Costello · Last owner F Costello
by Second Empire (IRE) out of Originality (GB) (Godswalk)
14 runs · 10 courses · from Apr 2006
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Jul 2012 — 5,219 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2012 · 14th of 22
KTB Profile

Original Empire (IRE) is yet to win from 14 starts.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 12lb off peak
Official rating47↓ 12lb off peak
47 47–59

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 (jumps) 75C the best of the last 1 rated run · Cork, 13 Jul 2012

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 56A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Naas, 13 May 2009 Official rating 47 at the last flat run, 2 Jun 2009

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown
Flat 13 figures · best 60C · median 41
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft460C54.5—
Good to Firm441C39.5—
Soft359A43—
Firm1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f959A40—
6f – 7f260C58—
1m5f – 2m1———
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 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
Second Empire (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 644 runs since Jan 2008 (55 horses).

Strongest on good going: 13.4% from 172. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 14.9% from 134.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm800%−10.10 from 1
Good to Firm106109.4%−0.70 from 4
Good1722313.4%+3.30 from 1
Good to Soft9399.7%−0.40 from 4
Soft127129.4%−0.70 from 4
Heavy4824.2%−5.9—
Standard (AW)90910%−0.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f400%−10.1—
6f – 7f156127.7%−2.40 from 2
1m – 1m1f6234.8%−5.30 from 9
1m2f – 1m4f2800%−10.10 from 1
1m5f – 2m1792111.7%+1.60 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1342014.9%+4.8—
2m5f – 3m69811.6%+1.5—
Over 3m1218.3%−1.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Originality (GB) (Godswalk)

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

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Galway 3 0 0% −3.00
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Ballinrobe 2 0 0% −2.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 9 0 0% −9.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Chris Hayes 3 0 0% −3.00
Colm O'Donoghue 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr R W Barron 1 0 0% −1.00
Wayne Lordan 1 0 0% −1.00
D C Byrne 1 0 0% −1.00
P M McCabe 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Gorey 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Levey 1 0 0% −1.00
Tadhg O'Shea 1 0 0% −1.00
W J Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
P B Beggy 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 1 0 0% −1.00
2009 4 0 0% −4.00
2007 1 0 0% −1.00
2006 8 0 0% −8.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 13 0 0% −13.00
Hurdle 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
2012 · 1 run
13 Jul 12+1137d Cork Jmr Centre Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 22 ran 14/22 1¾ 11-5 —75C Mr R W Barron 66/1
2009 · 4 runs
02 Jun 09+8d Listowel Celebration Handicap (47-65) 8f · Yielding · 15 ran 8/15 nk 8-11 4743A Wayne Lordan 16/1
25 May 09+12d Ballinrobe Treacys Pharmacies Handicap (47-65) 9f · Soft · 15 ran 9/15 3 8-11 4738C Colm O'Donoghue 16/1
13 May 09+31d Naas Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (47-65) 7f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 8/15 shd 8-6 4756A D C Byrne 14/1
12 Apr 09+620d Cork Mitchelstown G.a.a. Handicap (47-65) 8.5f · Soft · 14 ran 5/14 1½ 8-10 4759A Chris Hayes 33/1
2007 · 1 run
01 Aug 07+323d Galway williamhillarcade.com Maiden 8.5f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 10/10 10 9-12 4753C P M McCabe 66/1
2006 · 8 runs
12 Sep 06+34d Galway Great Southern Hotels Galway Handicap (50-80) 8.5f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 6/14 4½ 7-13 5937C Shane Gorey 12/1
09 Aug 06+8d Gowran Park Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (45-70) 9.5f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 5/16 1½ 9-1 5741C Sean Levey 20/1
01 Aug 06+5d Galway Tote EBF Maiden 7f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 5/16 1½ 9-3 5760C Colm O'Donoghue 100/1
27 Jul 06+20d Limerick Coyle Hamilton Willis Handicap (40-70) 8f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 13/15 3½ 8-1 5321C Chris Hayes 33/1
07 Jul 06+18d Wexford Wexford Hire Handicap (40-60) Div 1 13f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 7/13 2½ 8-8 5339C Tadhg O'Shea 20/1
19 Jun 06+16d Ballinrobe Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden 9f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 7/10 2 9-2 5340C Chris Hayes 33/1
03 Jun 06+34d Tramore Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden 12f · Firm · 8 ran 5/8 6 9-2 —51C W J Lee 50/1
30 Apr 06 Gowran Park (IRE) Golf Membership Available At Gowran Park (C & G) Maiden 8f · Good · 16 ran 16/16 3 8-9 —40C P B Beggy 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Original Empire won?
Original Empire (IRE) has yet to win, from 14 archived starts between 2006 and 2012.
Who trained Original Empire?
Original Empire (IRE) was trained by F Costello on the most recent run on record, at Cork on 13 July 2012.
Who is Original Empire's sire?
Original Empire (IRE) is by Second Empire (IRE) out of Originality (GB), whose sire is Godswalk.
What is Original Empire's official rating?
Original Empire (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 59.
What is Original Empire's sire's record?
Second Empire (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 644 runs since Jan 2008 (55 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 13.4% from 172. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 14.9% from 134.

Record shown from April 2006. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.