Horse profile
Roman Emperor (GB)
by Magna Grecia (IRE) out of Alsaaden (GB) (Acclamation)
37 runs · 12 courses · from Jun 2023
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Yarmouth & Southwell (AW)
Last run 28 Feb 2026 · 4th of 7
Last raced off OR 51
KTB Profile
Roman Emperor is a gelding with two wins from 37 starts, both over 6f – 7f. He won a Class 5 novice stakes at Southwell (AW) on standard going in Jan 2024 and a Class 6 classified stakes at Yarmouth on good ground in Jun 2025. Typically held up, he has raced 22 times on all-weather surfaces for one win and 15 times on turf for one win. His last run, at Lingfield (AW) in Feb 2026, saw him finish 4 of 7 off an official rating of 51.
Based on 37 archived runs · run-style from 24 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 30lb off peak
- 2–37Wins / Runs
- 5.4%Strike rate
- 9 (24.3%)Placed
- −29.67£1 level staken=37 at SP
- 0.51Fair A/E n=37 · 0.43 incl. margin
- 81Highest OR
- 28dAvg 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.
Official rating51↓ 30lb off peak
51
49–81
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 97
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 22 | 99A | 91 | 9 runs · 97 / 91 |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 119B | 76 | — |
| Good | 4 | 106A | 86 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 81A | 79.5 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 37 | 119B | 87 | 9 runs · 97 / 91 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 37 figures from 37 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 24 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 14 (58%) · 1 win
- Prominent 5 (21%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 5 (21%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 1,482 runs since Mar 2023 (170 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12.4% from 170.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 6 | 0 | 0% | −7.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 159 | 11 | 6.9% | −0.8 | 0 from 7 |
| Good | 370 | 34 | 9.2% | +1.5 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 125 | 8 | 6.4% | −1.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 204 | 13 | 6.4% | −1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 77 | 0 | 0% | −7.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 541 | 48 | 8.9% | +1.2 | 1 from 22 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 170 | 21 | 12.4% | +4.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 583 | 42 | 7.2% | −0.5 | 2 from 37 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 344 | 25 | 7.3% | −0.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 224 | 13 | 5.8% | −1.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 123 | 12 | 9.8% | +2.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 33 | 1 | 3% | −4.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −7.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2023 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Alsaaden (GB) (Acclamation)
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Bondi Bay (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Souffler (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bondi Bay (IRE) | 4 | 2 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Roman Centurion (GB) | 6 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
| Souffler (GB) | 7 | 1 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Waltzing Queen (IRE) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Waltzing Intime (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 22 | 1 | 5% | −20.17 |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 22 | 1 | 5% | −16.50 |
| Class 4 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 5 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.17 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield (AW) | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Brighton | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Newmarket | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Yarmouth | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Kempton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.17 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callum Shepherd | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.17 |
| Donagh Murphy | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Darragh Keenan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Christian Howarth | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Laura Pearson | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Stevie Donohoe | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Jack Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Luke Morris | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Rob Hornby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lillie Dingle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tyler Heard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Kingscote | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Morgan Cole | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Farragher | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 16 | 1 | 6% | −10.50 |
| None | 10 | 1 | 10% | −8.17 |
| Cheekpieces | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2025 | 15 | 1 | 7% | −9.50 |
| 2024 | 14 | 1 | 7% | −12.17 |
| 2023 | 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 | ||||||||||
| 28 Feb 26+3d | Lingfield (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap (Div 2) Sat just off the leading duo - moved into second by halfway then driven approaching the final two furlongs without threatening the winner - eased back two positions late to finish fourth | 4/7 | ½ | 8-9 | 51 | 86A | 59A | Callum Shepherd | 16/1 |
| 25 Feb 26+15d | Lingfield (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap (Div 1) Handy early - urged along 2f out - boxed in briefly then eased inside final furlong - kept on without threatening for a share | 5/7 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 51 | 91A | 61A | Rob Hornby | 15/2 |
| 10 Feb 26+7d | Lingfield (AW) | Create Your Bet Builders At Midnite Handicap Settled at back of field - closed slightly in closing stages - unable to challenge - finished seventh | 7/12 | ½ | 9-4 | 54 | 97A | 64A | Stevie Donohoe | 25/1 |
| 03 Feb 26+10d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Sluggish break cost significant ground - settled at the rear and driven with over 2f left - failed to threaten and well held at the finish | 8/9 | 7 | 8-10 | 54 | 60C | 36C | Lillie Dingle | 28/1 |
| 24 Jan 26+16d | Lingfield (AW) | BetMGM Supports Safer Gambling Handicap (Div 1) Squeezed for space early - settled near the back - nudged into contention a furlong out before fading to finish sixth | 6/8 | 2¼ | 9-2 | 55 | 82A | 60A | Donagh Murphy | 5/1 |
| 08 Jan 26+17d | Chelmsford City (AW) | 7th March UK Garage Raceday Handicap Sat behind the front group racing wide - driven with two furlongs left but couldn't gain on them - dropped away close home to finish sixth | 6/7 | ¾ | 9-2 | 55 | 81A | 56A | Donagh Murphy | 10/3 |
| 2025 · 15 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Dec 25+7d | Lingfield (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap (Div 1) Handy on the rail early - driven to the front approaching final furlong - edged out close home to finish second | 2/12 | nk | 9-0 | 53 | 94A | 75A | Donagh Murphy | 9/1 |
| 15 Dec 25+9d | Lingfield (AW) | Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap Held up at the back - driven to make late headway before final furlong and shifted right under pressure - kept on to the line but lacked the speed to get on terms - finished fourth beaten 1¾ lengths | 4/9 | hd | 8-10 | 53 | 93A | 69A | Donagh Murphy | 14/1 |
| 06 Dec 25+137d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Create Your Bet Builders At Midnite Handicap (Div 1) Settled off the pace mid-pack - pushed along a furlong out - stayed on late without threatening to finish 7th | 7/12 | nse | 9-2 | 55 | 93A | 67A | Donagh Murphy | 8/1 |
| 22 Jul 25+25d | Lingfield | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Settled towards the back - short of space from over 2f out - checked and moved left entering final furlong - no real threat to the leaders - finished 8th beaten 2¾ lengths | 8/12 | 1 | 9-6 | 55 | 81A | 65A | Oisin Murphy | 15/8F |
| 27 Jun 25+7d | Yarmouth | quinnbet.com Classified Stakes Held up towards back early - moving through smoothly two out before driven in front inside final furlong - kept finding more to the line | 1/10 | 9-9 | 49 | 106A | 92A | Stevie Donohoe | 9/2 | |
| 20 Jun 25+11d | Newmarket | Aston Martin Handicap Fumbled break and dropped in - settled towards the back of the field - stayed on inside the last furlong without threatening the leading group | 5/9 | shd | 8-4 | 50 | 101A | 68A | Tyler Heard | 18/1 |
| 09 Jun 25+10d | Brighton | starsports.bet Handicap Sluggish start - fighting for control early while towards the back - angled left approaching 2f out - stayed on well through the closing stages to finish third | 3/10 | ¾ | 9-4 | 50 | 119B | 73A | Darragh Keenan | 28/1 |
| 30 May 25+22d | Brighton | Call Star Sports On 08000 521 321 Handicap Sluggish start - held up towards the back throughout - finished seventh beaten under two lengths | 7/9 | hd | 9-6 | 52 | 87A | 64A | Darragh Keenan | 12/1 |
| 08 May 25+9d | Brighton | Star Sports Brighton Owners Series Handicap Driven away from the gates - settled towards the back on the rail - moved up to second on the bend - bumped inside the final furlong before fading to finish 4th | 4/6 | nk | 9-1 | 54 | 107B | 65B | Darragh Keenan | 25/1 |
| 29 Apr 25+17d | Brighton | starsportsbet.co.uk Handicap Poor break - stuck at back and shifted to the outside approaching final 2f under pressure - unable to threaten leaders | 8/9 | 2 | 9-8 | 54 | 70A | 55A | Darragh Keenan | 22/1 |
| 12 Apr 25+7d | Brighton | starsports.bet Handicap Settled midfield early - lost touch and dropped away approaching halfway - faded through the closing furlong to finish 11th | 11/12 | hd | 9-4 | 56 | 75A | 55A | Christian Howarth | 11/1 |
| 05 Apr 25+23d | Yarmouth | QuinnBet Quarterback Handicap Held a middle position early - driven for effort with 2f to go - stayed on at one speed into the last furlong - finished 5th beaten 3¼ lengths | 5/7 | 1 | 9-2 | 58 | 85A | 63A | Christian Howarth | 5/1 |
| 13 Mar 25+10d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Bet Boost At bet365 Handicap Handy behind the front group early - driven with two furlongs left - dropped away inside final furlong - finished sixth beaten 12 lengths | 6/6 | 4¾ | 9-4 | 60 | 79A | 44B | Callum Shepherd | 15/2 |
| 03 Mar 25+12d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Handicap Sluggish start - held up towards rear on inner - made ground into contention approaching the turn - pressed for effort but couldn't find another gear and held on for minor gains to finish sixth | 6/8 | nk | 9-7 | 60 | 94A | 69A | Laura Pearson | 5/1 |
| 19 Feb 25+98d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Support Safer Gambling Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) (Div 1) Settled at the back early - eased left and made progress a furlong out then pushed into second inside the final furlong - stayed on to finish second beaten a short head | 2/9 | nk | 9-9 | 60 | 91A | 77A | Laura Pearson | 9/2 |
| 2024 · 14 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Nov 24+29d | Lingfield (AW) | Weekly 5 Free Bet With BetUK Handicap Sat close to the pace - pushed along with a furlong left - couldn't find enough to threaten - finished 8th | 8/12 | hd | 9-6 | 62 | 73A | 66A | Richard Kingscote | 7/1 |
| 15 Oct 24+10d | Yarmouth | Free Digital Racecard At Raceday-Ready.Com Handicap Held in the pack throughout - unable to land a blow - well held at the finish | 6/6 | 5½ | 9-12 | 65 | 61C | 47C | Rossa Ryan | 12/1 |
| 05 Oct 24+10d | Southwell (AW) | Get The Inside Track With Raceday Ready Handicap Held a central spot early - driven approaching final two furlongs and briefly found room wide - then flattened out to finish well beaten | 9/10 | ¾ | 9-4 | 68 | 71A | 57A | Jack Mitchell | 9/2 |
| 25 Sep 24+6d | Goodwood | Heineken Handicap Bumped by another runner at the break and jockey briefly out of the stirrup - soon adrift at the rear - took no part in the finish | 7/9 | ½ | 9-1 | 72 | 91A | 57A | Christian Howarth | 40/1 |
| 19 Sep 24+41d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Betfair Exchange Handicap Held up in the pack early - niggled for effort with 2f left - dropped away and finished near the back | 12/13 | 1 | 9-3 | 72 | 91B | 57A | Christian Howarth | 25/1 |
| 09 Aug 24+29d | Newmarket | Maritime Cargo Services Outperforming The Opposition Handicap Held up at the back - pushed along with 2f left - allowed to drop away in the closing stages - finished 9th | 9/9 | 9½ | 9-4 | 75 | 64C | 34C | Luke Morris | 25/1 |
| 11 Jul 24+19d | Newmarket | Bet Boost At bet365 Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 13/13 | 2 | 7-11 | 76 | 78C | 46A | Morgan Cole | 80/1 |
| 22 Jun 24+85d | Newmarket | Newmarket Equine Hospital Supports Racing Welfare Handicap | 8/10 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 78 | 76A | 67A | Jack Mitchell | 14/1 |
| 29 Mar 24+23d | Newcastle (AW) | BetMGM All-Weather 3 Year Old Championships Handicap | 5/11 | 1½ | 8-5 | 80 | 90A | 73A | Laura Pearson | 25/1 |
| 06 Mar 24+17d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Zero% Mission Handicap | 5/8 | shd | 9-9 | 81 | 92A | 80A | Callum Shepherd | 7/2 |
| 18 Feb 24+14d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap | 8/10 | shd | 9-6 | 81 | 93A | 74A | Callum Shepherd | 15/2 |
| 04 Feb 24+15d | Lingfield (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 At BetMGM Handicap | 2/5 | hd | 8-10 | 81 | 98C | 67B | Callum Shepherd | 9/4 |
| 20 Jan 24+14d | Lingfield (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap | 2/7 | 1 | 9-4 | 80 | 71A | 86A | Callum Shepherd | 9/2 |
| 06 Jan 24+26d | Southwell (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 1/8 | 9-7 | — | 82A | 92A | Callum Shepherd | 5/6F | |
| 2023 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Dec 23+187d | Chelmsford City (AW) | EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 2/7 | 1 | 9-7 | — | 99A | 84A | Adam Farragher | 7/2 |
| 07 Jun 23 | Newbury | Get A Run For Your Money At BetVictor Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 3/10 | 1¼ | 9-7 | — | 72A | 87A | Luke Morris | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Roman Emperor won?
- Roman Emperor (GB) won 2 of 37 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 5.4%. Placed 9 times in total (24.3% of starts).
- Who trains Roman Emperor?
- Roman Emperor (GB) is trained by John Ryan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 February 2026.
- Who is Roman Emperor's sire?
- Roman Emperor (GB) is by Magna Grecia (IRE) out of Alsaaden (GB), whose sire is Acclamation.
- What going does Roman Emperor prefer?
- Roman Emperor (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Roman Emperor's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 51, from the run on 28 February 2026. The highest on record is 81.
- What is Roman Emperor's sire's record?
- Magna Grecia (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 1,482 runs since Mar 2023 (170 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12.4% from 170.
- Who are Roman Emperor's siblings?
- Out of Alsaaden (GB), Roman Emperor (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Bondi Bay (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Souffler (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Nov 2026.