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Optima RacingHorses › Chola Empire (GB)

Chola Empire (GB)

7yo b g · Form & record 2021-10-09 to 2026-02-26 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by David Simcock.
Pedigree Territories (IRE) × Veena (FR) (by Elusive City)
OwnerChola Dynasty
BreederDr Arujuna Sivananthan
Ratings Official 70 · best RPR 85 · best TS 74
45
Runs
5
Wins
11.1%
Strike rate
42.2%
Place rate
0.77
Actual / Expected
-42.9%
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Full form — last 30 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2026-02-26 6d Chelmsford (AW) 7f Standard 5 6/8 0.75 Luke Morris 130 70 64 25 17/2
Flat AW Chelmsford Mile Series Qualifier Handicap (Chelmsford Mile Series Qualifier) Took keen hold - never better than midfield(op 13/2)
2026-02-20 21d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 5 5/12 0.5 Luke Morris 135 70 68 42 6/1
Flat AW Bet Responsibly With SBK Handicap (Div II) Took keen hold - midfield - headway on far side of group over 2f out - weakened final 110yds(op 9/2)
2026-01-30 7d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 5 3/12 2 Sean D Bowen 131 71 73 64 10/1
Flat AW BetMGM Supports Safer Gambling Handicap Midfield - headway on far side of group over 1f out - kept on but no match for first two(op 8/1)
2026-01-23 21d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 4 3/8 0.05 Luke Morris 126 71 73 46 18/1
Flat AW BetMGM Supports Safer Gambling Handicap (Div I) Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders 1f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 12/1)
2026-01-02 14d Chelmsford (AW) 7f Standard 5 5/9 2.75 Dylan Hogan 131 72 65 52 5/1
Flat AW Chelmsford Mile Series Qualifying Handicap (Chelmsford Mile Series Qualifier) Raced wide - midfield - no extra inside final furlong(op 9/2)
2025-12-19 28d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 5 2/7 2.5 Luke Morris 133 72 76 46 11/1
Flat AW Win £250 000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Raced in second - briefly led over 1f out - no chance with winner towards finish(op 9/1 tchd 17/2)
2025-11-21 14d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 5 9/13 2.5 Luke Morris 131 73 57 45 20/1
Flat AW Bet £10 Get £40 With BetMGM Handicap Midfield on inner - edged left and hampered rivals over 1f out - soon weakened(op 12/1)
2025-11-07 36d Newcastle (AW) 6f Standard 5 7/12 0.5 Luke Morris 134 73 73 71 14/1
Flat AW Midnite: Built For 2025 Not 2005 Handicap Midfield - headway on far side of group 2f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 12/1)
2025-10-02 66d Chelmsford (AW) 7f Standard 5 1/10 0 Luke Morris 140 70 80 50 8/1
Flat AW Betfair Exchange Handicap Midfield - in touch with leaders from over 3f out - headway from over 1f out - ridden inside final furlong - kept on to lead final strides(op 13/2 tchd 11/2)
2025-07-28 67d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 4 8/12 0.75 Callum Shepherd 128 73 69 34 25/1
Flat AW Join Southwell Golf Club Handicap Midfield early - towards rear after 2f - not clear run then some headway over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong(op 22/1)
2025-05-22 25d Yarmouth 7f Firm 5 7/8 0.75 Jamie Spencer 135 75 49 43 16/1
Flat Turf Gold And Silver Exchange Handicap Prominent - hung left and weakened over 1f out(tchd 12/1)
2025-04-27 23d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 4 10/14 3 Callum Shepherd 131 76 57 30 25/1
Flat Grace & Dotty Fedoras And Feathers Handicap
2025-04-04 14d Southwell (AW) 8f Standard 4 9/12 Kieran Shoemark 132 77 72 33 18/1
Flat Win £1M With BetMGMs Golden Goals Handicap
2025-03-21 21d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 4 4/12 Jamie Spencer 134 77 80 67 10/1
Flat Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap
2025-02-28 30d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 1/5 Daniel Muscutt 132 71 80 6/4
Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap (Div I)
2025-01-29 41d Kempton (AW) 7f Standard 5 4/12 Sean D Bowen 135 72 76 69 10/1
Try Unibets New Improved Acca Boosts Handicap
2024-12-19 14d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 4 11/11 4.25 Rob Hornby 128 75 49 38 16/1
Flat AW Find More Big Deals At BetUK Handicap Midfield on outer - weakened over 2f out(op 14/1 tchd 18/1)
2024-12-05 21d Chelmsford (AW) 7f Standard 4 13/13 0.5 Luke Morris 133 76 61 38 13/2
Flat AW Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap In touch with leaders - lost position over 1f out - weakened final furlong(tchd 6/1)
2024-11-14 24d Chelmsford (AW) 7f Standard 4 6/10 0.3 Luke Morris 135 77 79 61 11/2
Flat AW Betfair Racing Podcasts Handicap In touch with leaders - headway over 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds(op 5/1)
2024-10-21 80d Wolverhampton (AW) 7f Standard 4 4/12 0.3 Luke Morris 132 77 82 59 25/1
Flat AW Stay At The Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Handicap Prominent - bit short of room over 1f out - lost two places towards finish(op 16/1)
2024-08-02 16d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 5 2/13 1.5 Daniel Muscutt 137 77 85 62 9/2
Flat AW Borders Ltd 2024 Handicap Raced wide early - prominent - pushed along to lead over 1f out - soon hung left and ridden - headed inside final furlong - kept on - no match for winner(op 5/1)
2024-07-17 13d Yarmouth 7f Good 4 5/8 0.75 Jonny Peate 142 78 83 73 8/1
Flat Turf Freederm Apprentice Handicap In touch with leaders - no impression over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 17/2 tchd 7/1)
2024-07-04 47d Newbury 7f Firm 4 3/7 0.75 Hector Crouch 140 78 83 65 7/1
Flat Turf Billington Foods Supports The Billington Foundation Handicap Prominent - challenging from under 2f out - no extra inside final 110yds(tchd 13/2 and tchd 15/2)
2024-05-18 10d Newmarket 7f Good 2 15/15 1.5 George Rooke 114 81 64 37 40/1
Flat Turf trustatrader.com Handicap Raced centre - prominent - weakened over 1f out - 3rd of 3 in group (trainer was asked - prior to this race - to explain the reason why he was running gelding here on going described as good - having declared the gelding a non-runner at Newmarket on 3 May 2024 on ground with the same official description; trainer said he was happy as having walked the track this morning - in his opinion the ground was riding quicker on this occasion and was therefore happy for gelding to take his chance)(op 50/1)
2024-05-08 43d Kempton (AW) 7f Standard 4 6/11 0.5 Luke Morris 134 79 76 46 9/1
Flat AW Try Unibets New Acca Boosts Handicap Midfield - headway from 2f out - outpaced inside final furlong(op 10/1)
2024-03-26 31d Southwell (AW) 7f Standard 4 1/8 0 Jamie Spencer 125 75 85 40 5/1
Flat AW Bet £10 Get £40 At BetMGM Handicap Made all - kept on well from over 1f out(op 9/2)
2024-02-24 23d Chelmsford (AW) 7f Standard 4 2/8 1.75 Jamie Spencer 126 75 81 56 13/2
Flat AW Beverley Knight On Ladies Day Handicap In touch with leaders - switched right and on outer from under 2f out - soon some headway - kept on inside final furlong - went second final stride(op 7/1)
2024-02-01 32d Chelmsford (AW) 7f Standard 5 2/6 0.1 Luke Morris h 135 72 83 32 5/1
Flat AW Book Your Good Friday Raceday Handicap In touch with leaders - headway from over 1f out - led inside final furlong - headed final strides
2023-12-31 122d Lingfield (AW) 7f Standard 5 6/9 0.05 Hayley Turner h 135 75 70 46 7/2J
Flat AW Win £2 000 000 With BetMGMs Golden Goals Handicap Towards rear - some headway from over 1f out - in touch with leaders but short of room 1f out - no extra when in the clear final 110yds(tchd 10/3)
2023-08-31 7d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 4 8/13 Rhys Clutterbuck 134 76 74 57 7/1
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Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.
Time since last runRunsWinsSR
Quick (under 2wk)1100.0%
Normal (2-4wk)18211.1%
Freshened (1-2m)9111.1%
Layoff (2-6m)5120.0%
Long break (6m+)100.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 2200.0%
Class 3500.0%
Class 420210.0%
Class 517211.8%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Mile (7-9f)44511.4%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Standard36513.9%
Good500.0%
Firm300.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Southwell (AW)15320.0%
Chelmsford (AW)12216.7%
Kempton (AW)400.0%
Newmarket300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2021-10-09–2026-02-26. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.