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Horse profile

Searing Heat (USA)

4yo colt (at last run, Jun 2012) · Last trainer Sir Henry Cecil · Last owner K Abdullah
by Empire Maker (USA) out of Valentine Band (USA) (Dixieland Band)
6 runs · 5 courses · from May 2011
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Jun 2012 — 5,255 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2012 · 12th of 12 Won at Ripon Last raced off OR 63
KTB Profile

Searing Heat (USA) is 1 from 6, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since May 2012. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 4 on softer).

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5

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 84A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ripon, 29 May 2012 Official rating 63 at the last run, 8 Jun 2012

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 6 figures · best 84A · median 61
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft367C61—
Good to Firm284A72.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f684A61—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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
Empire Maker (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.7% of 441 runs since Jan 2008 (68 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 10.7% from 122.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm300%−14.7—
Good to Firm841821.4%+6.71 from 2
Good1141614%−0.7—
Good to Soft54713%−1.70 from 1
Soft53815.1%+0.40 from 3
Heavy11327.3%+12.6—
Standard (AW)1221310.7%−4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f6116.7%+2—
6f – 7f631320.6%+5.9—
1m – 1m1f821214.6%−0.1—
1m2f – 1m4f1873016%+1.31 from 6
1m5f – 2m6968.7%−6—
2m1f – 2m4f29310.3%−4.4—
2m5f – 3m500%−14.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Valentine Band (USA) (Dixieland Band)

5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Await The Dawn (USA) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m5f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Await The Dawn (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Await The Dawn (USA)751m–1m4fGroup 2
Vastly (USA)3251m½f–1m2fClass 5
Spruce (USA)841m3f–1m5fClass 4
Putney Bridge (USA)1121m–1m1fListed
Card Shop (USA)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 1 50% +9.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 1 20% +6.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 1 100% +10.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Queally 4 1 25% +7.00
Ian Mongan 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 4 1 25% +7.00
2011 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2012 · 4 runs
08 Jun 12+10d Newmarket Racing UK Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Soft · 12 ran 12/12 12 9-1 6359C Tom Queally 5/1
29 May 12+18d Ripon Follow At RiponRaces On Twitter Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 1/18 9-1 6384A Tom Queally 10/1
11 May 12+13d Nottingham Inkerman London Handicap (Betfair 10 Furlong Flat Series Qualifier) Class 5 · 10f · Soft · 14 ran 14/14 46 9-2 6761C Ian Mongan 12/1
28 Apr 12+321d Doncaster Fine & Country - Bawtrys Premier Agent Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 12f · Soft · 9 ran 6/9 nk 9-12 —67C Ian Mongan 11/2
2011 · 2 runs
12 Jun 11+29d Doncaster totepool quick pick Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 12f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 14/14 7 8-12 —57C Tom Queally 9/1
14 May 11 Newbury Bet On The Cup Final At totesport.com Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 4 · 10f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 8/11 2¼ 9-3 —61A Tom Queally 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Searing Heat won?
Searing Heat (USA) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2011 and 2012, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Searing Heat?
Searing Heat (USA) was trained by Sir Henry Cecil on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 8 June 2012.
Who is Searing Heat's sire?
Searing Heat (USA) is by Empire Maker (USA) out of Valentine Band (USA), whose sire is Dixieland Band.
What is Searing Heat's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 63, from the run on 8 June 2012. The highest on record is 67.
What is Searing Heat's sire's record?
Empire Maker (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.7% of 441 runs since Jan 2008 (68 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 10.7% from 122.
Who are Searing Heat's siblings?
Out of Valentine Band (USA), Searing Heat (USA) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Await The Dawn (USA) (5). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Await The Dawn (USA)). The wins came over 1m–1m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2011. 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.