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Horse profile

Roman Empress (IRE)

3yo filly (at last run, Oct 2009) · Last trainer A P O'Brien · Last owner Mrs John Magnier
by Sadler's Wells (USA) out of Ionian Sea (GB) (Slip Anchor)
12 runs · 8 courses · from Oct 2008
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 Oct 2009 — 6,212 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2009 · 4th of 18 Won at Limerick Last raced off OR 112
KTB Profile

Roman Empress (IRE) is 1 from 12. Hasn't won since Jun 2009. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 7 on softer). Last raced off a career-high mark of 112.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR at career high
Official rating112At career-high mark
112 93–112

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 95A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Naas, 18 Oct 2009 Official rating 112 at the last run, 18 Oct 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 →

Flat 12 figures · best 103A · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft491B72.5—
Good to Firm490B74.5—
Heavy285A80—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f891B74.5—
1m – 1m1f4103A90—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 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
Sadler's Wells (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,636 runs since Jan 2008 (370 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.7% from 107.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm46715.2%+3.9—
Good to Firm6449014%+2.71 from 4
Good1,24815212.2%+0.90 from 1
Good to Soft716709.8%−1.50 from 1
Soft1,08511710.8%−0.50 from 4
Heavy5135210.1%−1.20 from 2
Standard (AW)384369.4%−1.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−11.3—
6f – 7f1072018.7%+7.4—
1m – 1m1f286279.4%−1.90 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f1,18813411.3%01 from 8
1m5f – 2m1,39417612.6%+1.3—
2m1f – 2m4f9619610%−1.3—
2m5f – 3m556539.5%−1.8—
Over 3m1431812.6%+1.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ionian Sea (GB) (Slip Anchor)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Mount Athos (IRE) (9 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m6f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Imperial Monarch (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mount Athos (IRE)2591m2½f–1m6fGroup 3
Imperial Monarch (IRE)431m–1m4fGroup 1
Special Reserve (IRE)2821m2fClass 4
Magritte (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 4 1 25% +0.50
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 4 0 0% −4.00
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 1 100% +3.50
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 8 1 13% −3.50
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Seamie Heffernan 5 0 0% −5.00
Sean Levey 3 1 33% +1.50
Johnny Murtagh 3 0 0% −3.00
Joseph O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 11 1 9% −6.50
2008 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
18 Oct 09+7d Naas Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F Garnet Stakes (Listed) 8f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 4/18 2 8-12 11295A Seamie Heffernan 14/1
11 Oct 09+15d Curragh Kevin Deering Lifetime In Racing Achievement Finale Stakes (Listed) 12f · Soft · 13 ran 11/13 14 8-11 11267C Joseph O'Brien 7/1
26 Sep 09+14d Gowran Park Denny Cordell Lavarack & Lanwades Stud Fillies Stakes (group 3) 9.5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 10/11 1¼ 8-11 11262C Seamie Heffernan 5/2F
12 Sep 09+23d Curragh Irish National Stud Blandford Stakes (Fillies Group 2) 10f · Soft · 5 ran 2/5 2 8-12 11291B Seamie Heffernan 8/1
20 Aug 09+8d York Darley Yorkshire Oaks (Fillies' Group 1) Class 1 · 12f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 3/6 1½ 8-11 9390B Seamie Heffernan 40/1
12 Aug 09+9d Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F Hurry Harriet Stakes (Listed) 9.5f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 1½ 8-12 93103A Seamie Heffernan 14/1
03 Aug 09+22d Cork Ladbrokes Give Thanks Stakes (Fillies Group 3) 12f · Soft · 7 ran 5/7 4 8-10 9372A Sean Levey 14/1
12 Jul 09+15d Curragh Darley Irish Oaks (group 1) 12f · Heavy · 10 ran 6/10 3½ 9-0 9375C Johnny Murtagh 16/1
27 Jun 09+8d Curragh Audi Pretty Polly Stakes (Fillies Group 1) 10f · Yielding · 7 ran 6/7 3 8-11 9373A Johnny Murtagh 16/1
19 Jun 09+82d Limerick Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F Fillies Maiden 11.5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 1/11 8-9 9375A Sean Levey 7/2C
29 Mar 09+172d Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F Fillies Maiden 10f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 8/16 shd 9-0 —74A Johnny Murtagh 2/1F
08 Oct 08 Navan Kilcarn Stud EBF (Fillies) Maiden Stakes 8f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran 3/14 1¼ 8-7 —85A Sean Levey 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Roman Empress (IRE) won?
Roman Empress (IRE) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2008 and 2009, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 4 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Roman Empress (IRE)?
Roman Empress (IRE) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Naas on 18 October 2009.
Who is Roman Empress (IRE)'s sire?
Roman Empress (IRE) is by Sadler's Wells (USA) out of Ionian Sea (GB), whose sire is Slip Anchor.
What going does Roman Empress (IRE) prefer?
Roman Empress (IRE) has the best record on good to firm 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 Empress (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 112, from the run on 18 October 2009. That is also the highest on record.
What is Roman Empress (IRE)'s sire's record?
Sadler's Wells (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,636 runs since Jan 2008 (370 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.7% from 107.
Who are Roman Empress (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Ionian Sea (GB), Roman Empress (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Mount Athos (IRE) (9). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Imperial Monarch (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2008. 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.