Empire Soldier (2020) Horse

Foal Date

01-Jan-20

Colour

bay

Sire

Walk In The Park

Dam

Fintara

Trainer

D P Murphy

Owners

Denis Paul Murphy

About

In the Punchestown R1 Kildare Hunt Club Cross Country Chase for the Ladies Perpetual Cup, Empire Soldier is a 6yo trained by D P Murphy. He is by the stallion Walk In The Park out of the dam Fintara and has secured one victory in his career to date.

Raced At

Punchestown

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Curraghmore 05-Apr-26 4828m SOFT (of $29,578), SP: 8.00 1st Johnny K ( P A King 170 ) 2nd Maison De Balzac ( B O'neill 170 ) 8.00L 3rd Empire Soldier ( S Cotter 170 )S Cotter 77.1kg3
Lingstown 08-Mar-26 4828m SOFT (of $29,578), SP: 15.00 1st Fountain House ( E Mahon 170 ) 2nd What Path ( R Sugrue 170 ) 0.75L 3rd Gale Force Jet ( C J Byrne 165 ) 0.30L Empire Soldier ( J W Hendrick 170 ) 0.00LJ W Hendrick 77.1kg 0.00LUPD
Tinahely 22-Feb-26 4828m SOFT (of $29,578), SP: 3.50 1st Dromleigh ( D Doyle 170 ) 2nd Erigmoor ( J L Mccarthy 165 ) 0.00L Empire Soldier ( S W Kehoe 165 ) 0.00LS W Kehoe 74.8kg 0.00LUPD
Ballycrystal 18-Jan-26 4828m SOFT (of $6,000), SP: 5.00 1st Lord Desart ( D T Hyde 165 ) 2nd Empire Soldier ( S W Kehoe 165 ) 3rd Regal Thunder ( B Lawless 170 ) 6.00LS W Kehoe 74.8kg2
Tinahely 10-Jan-26 4828m SOFT Nv (of $6,000), SP: 5.00 1st Lord Desart ( D T Hyde 170 ) 2nd Mint Approved ( D M O'connor 170 ) 2.50L 3rd Empire Soldier ( S W Kehoe 165 )S W Kehoe 74.8kg3
Lingstown 23-Nov-25 4828m SOFT (of $102,130), SP: 6.00 1st Chemical Energy ( B O'neill 170 ) 2nd Fralimonti Bilbery ( S W Kehoe 165 ) 6.00L 3rd Knockiel Synge ( D Higgins 165 ) 8.00L 5th Empire Soldier ( S Cotter 170 ) 22.00LS Cotter 77.1kg 22.00L5
Tinahely 19-Oct-25 4828m GOOD Md (of $102,130), SP: 1.67 1st Empire Soldier ( S Cotter 170 ) 2nd Solar Stride ( B O'neill 170 ) 4.50L 3rd Larkfield Lidaho ( T Walsh 170 ) 9.00LS Cotter 77.1kg1
Punchestown 01-May-25 m R3 Ch (of $40,001), SP: 33/1 1st Busselton ( J J Slevin 161 ) 2nd Desertmore House ( R A Doyle 161 ) 0.75L 3rd Three By Two ( R Deegan 159 ) 0.30L UPL Empire Soldier ( J L Scallan 161 ) 0.00L See full resultsJ L Scallan 73kg 0.00LUPD (12)
Lingstown 09-Mar-25 4828m SOFT (of $24,000), SP: 13.00 Twrds rr, rdn & sm prog into 6th from 4out, no ex & wknd from 3out 1st Vital Island ( B T Stone 170 ) 2nd Fralimonti Bilbery ( J W Hendrick 170 ) 3.00L 3rd Knockiel Synge ( G Benson 165 ) 10.00L 8th Empire Soldier ( J J Berry 165 ) 26.00LJ J Berry 74.8kg 26.00L8
Ballycrystal 19-Jan-25 4830m SOFT Md (of $275,000), SP: 2/1 Chsd clr dr early, 2l 3rd 1/2way, disp ld aftr 4out, ev ch till slwr jmp 3out & hdd, drpd to 3rd 2out, no ex 2nd Thankyouandplease ( A Harney 165 ) 10.00L 3rd Empire Soldier ( S Cotter 165 ) 19.00LS Cotter 74.8kg 19.00L3
Lingstown 24-Nov-24 4830m SOFT (of $275,000), SP: 5/1 Chsd ldrs, 8l 3rd by 5th & 2nd by 6th, clsr in 4l 2nd from 8th, wknd from 3out & pu bef 2out in poor 5th Empire Soldier ( J W Hendrick 165 ) 0.00LJ W Hendrick 74.8kg 0.00LUPD
Tinahely 27-Oct-24 4830m GOOD Md (of $275,000), SP: 7/2 Alw pr, jnd ldr 3rd, prog to disp ld 1/2way, cl 2nd 5out, rejnd ldr appr str, nt mtch wnr from 2out, ko smepce 1st Purple Owl ( B O'neill 165 ) 3rd Empire Soldier ( J W Hendrick 165 ) 5.50LJ W Hendrick 74.8kg 5.50L3
Toomebridge 11-May-24 4830m SOFT Md (of $275,000), SP: 7/2 Ww twrds rr, disp 4l 5th 6th, 3l 6th 6out, rdn bef 5out, no ex in 6th appr str & ko one pce 1st Manhattan Valley ( N Mcparlan 165 ) 2nd Kap Vert ( O Mcgill 165 ) 1.50L 5th Empire Soldier ( J W Hendrick 165 ) 15.50LJ W Hendrick 74.8kg 15.50L5
Tattersalls 21-Apr-24 4830m SOFT Md (of $275,000), SP: 5/2 Mid-div, 4th 1/2way, rdn bef 3out & sn nt qckn, drpd to 5th bef 2out when left 4th, wknd 2nd Tokyo Tom ( J W Hendrick 165 ) 1.25L 4th Empire Soldier ( B O'neill 165 ) 13.75LB O'neill 74.8kg 13.75L4