Horse profile
Rebel Empire (FR)
by Goken (FR) out of Alzahra (GB) (Exceed And Excel)
20 runs · 9 courses · from Jan 2024
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Chelmsford City (AW), Lingfield (AW) & Southwell (AW)
New yard
Beaten favourite LTO
Last run 26 Nov 2025 · 8th of 11
Last raced off OR 72
KTB Profile
Rebel Empire is a gelding who has won three of 20 starts, all in handicaps over 6f – 7f on standard all-weather surfaces at Chelmsford City, Lingfield and Southwell. He has never won on turf from five starts. His last win came at Chelmsford City in a Class 3 handicap in Jan 2025 off an official rating of 79. His last run, at Chelmsford City in Nov 2025, was his first for Michael Appleby, when he finished eighth of 11 as the beaten favourite.
Based on 20 archived runs · run-style from 13 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on AW
OR ↓ 10lb off peak
- 3–20Wins / Runs
- 15%Strike rate
- 6 (30%)Placed
- +15.00£1 level staken=20 at SP
- 1.18Fair A/E n=20 · 1.02 incl. margin
- 82Highest OR
- 20dBetween runs (median)longest 168 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.
Official rating72↓ 10lb off peak
72
65–82
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 100
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 102A | 86 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 110A | 98 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 18 | 110B | 90.5 | 1 run · — |
| Under 6f | 2 | 98A | 88.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 20 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 13 analysed runs since Dec 2024
- Prominent 7 (54%) · 3 wins
- Held up 5 (38%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (8%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 2,094 runs since May 2020 (246 horses).
Strongest on good going: 12.7% from 245. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 15% from 200.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 55 | 9 | 16.4% | +6.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 245 | 31 | 12.7% | +3.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 409 | 33 | 8.1% | −1.5 | — |
| Soft | 494 | 50 | 10.1% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 169 | 17 | 10.1% | +0.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 722 | 61 | 8.4% | −1.2 | 3 from 15 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 200 | 30 | 15% | +5.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,164 | 111 | 9.5% | −0.1 | 3 from 18 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 463 | 37 | 8% | −1.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 189 | 14 | 7.4% | −2.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 25 | 3 | 12% | +2.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 49 | 6 | 12.2% | +2.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −9.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2020 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Alzahra (GB) (Exceed And Excel)
6 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Albert Cee (FR) (4 wins).
The wins came over 5f–7½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Victor Cee (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Cee (FR) | 26 | 4 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Breakfast Club (GB) | 27 | 2 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Victor Cee (GB) | 15 | 1 | 6f | Class 4 |
| Zahraa (GB) | 9 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Amy C (GB) | 2 | 1 | 7½f | — |
| Amour Rapide (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 3 | 20% | +20.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.00 |
| Class 5 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +19.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +18.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ripon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 18 | 3 | 17% | +17.00 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Leavy | 9 | 2 | 22% | +21.00 |
| Tyrese Cameron | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Sean Levey | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Edward Greatrex | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| John Fahy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P J McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joe Fanning | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cam Hardie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alec Voikhansky | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 13 | 3 | 23% | +22.00 |
| None | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 9% | +10.00 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +5.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Nov 25+60d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Betfair Plays Different Handicap (Timeform Sprint Series Qualifier) Settled at the back - pushed along 2f out and squeezed for space inside the final furlong - never threatened | 8/11 | nk | 9-6 | 72 | 99A | 68A | Edward Greatrex | 100/30F |
| 27 Sep 25+58d | Southwell (AW) | Andrew And Anthony Roy Memorial Race Handicap (Div 2) Settled towards the back early - unable to land a challenge through the race - finished well adrift in 9th | 9/10 | ½ | 9-12 | 75 | 66A | 62A | John Fahy | 18/1 |
| 31 Jul 25+20d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Racing League Race 8 Handicap Settled at back of field - urged to go 2f out but unable to respond - always behind and beaten well clear - finished 13th | 13/13 | 13 | 9-9 | 77 | 44C | 48C | Joe Leavy | 20/1 |
| 11 Jul 25+36d | Ascot | Long Harbour Derek Lucie-Smith Handicap Held up towards the back - pushed along with 3f left - allowed to drop away inside the final furlong - well beaten in the end | 13/13 | 14 | 9-0 | 79 | 73C | 51C | Joe Leavy | 33/1 |
| 05 Jun 25+27d | Lingfield (AW) | Winnings Boost At bet365 Handicap Sat behind pace-setters early - pushed along with two furlongs left - momentary loss of control with hold inside the last furlong - stayed on without threatening the top two finishing third | 3/8 | 1¼ | 9-11 | 80 | 100B | 90A | Joe Leavy | 6/1 |
| 09 May 25+9d | Ripon | Dr Keith Howard OBE Memorial Handicap Settled towards the back - moved right and made progress inside the final two furlongs - stayed on without threatening the leaders | 7/10 | nk | 9-11 | 82 | 110B | 83A | P J McDonald | 14/1 |
| 30 Apr 25+48d | Ascot | eventmasters.co.uk 40th Anniversary Handicap Up with the front group - pressure applied from halfway and lacking the response to go with them over 1f out - faded into 5th | 5/9 | hd | 9-3 | 82 | 98A | 80A | Joe Leavy | 14/1 |
| 13 Mar 25+8d | Newcastle (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap Went clear near inside rail early - drifted off the rail and pushed along inside final furlong - overtaken close home and held on for 3rd beaten a length | 3/4 | hd | 9-2 | 82 | 101C | 79B | Joe Leavy | 4/1 |
| 05 Mar 25+53d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Proudly Supporting Women In Racing Handicap Sat close to the front group early - dropped away with 2f left - no impression from 1f out - finished 11th | 11/11 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 82 | 78A | 60A | Joe Leavy | 9/1 |
| 11 Jan 25+7d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Bet Boost At bet365 Handicap Up with the front group racing wide - hard at work 2f out - taken left and impeded another inside the final furlong but wore that down for the lead - stayed on strongly to score | 1/9 | 8-4 | 79 | 102A | 78A | Joe Leavy | 20/1 | |
| 04 Jan 25+4d | Southwell (AW) | Weekly 5 Free Bet With BetUK Handicap Set the pace early - tracked the front-runner before hitting the front inside the final two furlongs - lost control at the whip and overtaken with a furlong left - faded out of contention late | 6/10 | hd | 9-3 | 74 | 95A | 78A | Tyrese Cameron | 2/1F |
| 2024 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Dec 24+2d | Lingfield (AW) | 30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap Sat just off the front pair - pushed along approaching the final furlong before hitting the front inside it - drew clear to score | 1/8 | 8-12 | 74 | 98A | 82A | Tyrese Cameron | 4/1 | |
| 29 Dec 24+10d | Southwell (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap Tracked pace-setter early - roused into front spot inside final furlong then fought on gamely - overtaken close home to miss out by a short head | 2/11 | ½ | 9-10 | 74 | 99A | 98A | Joe Leavy | 4/1 |
| 19 Dec 24+168d | Southwell (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly With BetUK Handicap Tracked the pace - moved up to challenge and hit the front with a furlong left - pulled well ahead and finished going away | 1/10 | 9-6 | 65 | 86A | 97A | Joe Leavy | 8/1 | |
| 04 Jul 24+15d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's Improved Bet Builder Handicap | 8/12 | 3 | 9-6 | 67 | 73A | 67A | Joe Fanning | 12/1 |
| 19 Jun 24+16d | Ripon | Download The Raceday Ready App Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/12 | 2¾ | 9-7 | 69 | 84B | 74A | Cam Hardie | 4/1 |
| 03 Jun 24+58d | Windsor | Download The Raceday Ready App Confined Handicap | 3/8 | 2¾ | 9-9 | 70 | 110A | 78A | Sean Levey | 3/1 |
| 06 Apr 24+10d | Chelmsford City (AW) | 6 Horses Challenge At bet365 Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/5 | nk | 9-5 | — | 79C | 73B | Ryan Moore | 11/10F |
| 27 Mar 24+72d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Zero% Mission/EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/7 | 1¼ | 9-4 | — | 71A | 79A | Sean Levey | 100/1 |
| 15 Jan 24 | Lingfield (AW) | Find More Big Deals At BetUK Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/7 | 2 | 9-2 | — | 72A | 71A | Alec Voikhansky | 8/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Rebel Empire won?
- Rebel Empire (FR) won 3 of 20 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 15%. Placed 6 times in total (30% of starts).
- Who trains Rebel Empire?
- Rebel Empire (FR) is trained by Michael Appleby, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 November 2025.
- Who is Rebel Empire's sire?
- Rebel Empire (FR) is by Goken (FR) out of Alzahra (GB), whose sire is Exceed And Excel.
- What going does Rebel Empire prefer?
- Rebel Empire (FR) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 3 wins from 15 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 Rebel Empire's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 26 November 2025. The highest on record is 82.
- What is Rebel Empire's sire's record?
- Goken (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 2,094 runs since May 2020 (246 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 12.7% from 245. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 15% from 200.
- Who are Rebel Empire's siblings?
- Out of Alzahra (GB), Rebel Empire (FR) has 6 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Albert Cee (FR) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Victor Cee (GB)). The wins came over 5f–7½f. As at Nov 2026.