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Empirical (IRE)

3yo gr g · Form & record 2025-12-12 to 2026-07-02 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Ed Walker.

Pedigree Kingman (GB) × Hidden Breeze (GB) (by Dark Angel)

OwnerTbt Racing

BreederHaras D'Etreham & Eric De Chambure

Ratings Official 66 · best RPR 78 · best TS 78

Runs

Wins

20.0%

Strike rate

60.0%

Place rate

0.93

Actual / Expected

-55.0%

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Full form — last 5 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.

Date	Off	Course	Dist	Going	Cl	Pos	Btn	Jockey	Wgt	OR	RPR	TS	SP
2026-07-02	54d	Nottingham	8.5f	Firm	5	1/8	0	Cieren Fallon p	132	66	78	78	5/4F
Flat Turf Watch Racing TV Now Handicap Slow into stride and niggled along early - held up in rear - shifted through to make headway from 2f out - hit the front over 1f out - quickly asserted and drew clear approaching the final 110 yards - comfortable success
2026-05-09	101d	Nottingham	8.5f	Good	5	3/7	0.2	George Downing p	131	66	68	39	9/2
Flat Turf Bet 10 Get 30 At Betano Handicap Slowly away - held up in rear - in touch with leaders 3f out - outpaced 2f out - rallied inside final furlong - kept on well final 110yds (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 7/2)
2026-01-28	32d	Kempton (AW)	8f	Standard	4	8/13	0.3	Luke Morris	122	–	43	46	12/1
Flat AW Unibet Supports Safer Gambling Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Slowly away - in rear - some headway inside final furlong (jockey said colt was slowly away)(op 10/1)
2025-12-27	15d	Wolverhampton (AW)	8.5f	Standard	4	3/13	5.5	Jack Doughty	133	–	62	43	25/1
Flat AW Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Slowly away - midfield - headway from 2f out - hung left from over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 16/1 tchd 14/1)
2025-12-12	DEB	Southwell (AW)	7f	Standard	5	7/9	0.5	Jack Doughty	133	–	31	–	2/1
Flat AW Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div I) Slowly away - ran green throughout - always behind(tchd 7/4)

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 run	Runs	Wins	SR
Normal (2-4wk)	1	0	0.0%
Freshened (1-2m)	2	1	50.0%
Layoff (2-6m)	1	0	0.0%

Record by class

Class	Runs	Wins	SR
Class 4	2	0	0.0%
Class 5	3	1	33.3%

Record by distance

Trip	Runs	Wins	SR
Mile (7-9f)	5	1	20.0%

Record by going

Going	Runs	Wins	SR
Standard	3	0	0.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2025-12-12–2026-07-02. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.