Empirical (2023) Horse
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About
Empirical is a 3yo gelding trained by E Walker. It is by Kingman out of Hidden Breeze. Empirical remains a maiden, having failed to win in four starts. In its most recent race at Nottingham on 9th May 2026, George Downing rode it to a third‑place finish behind winner Valkyrie Storm.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Nottingham 09-May-26 1678m GOOD R3 CL5 Hcp $1,227 (of $9,837) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:46.290, SP: 5.50 1st Valkyrie Storm ( H Vigors 138 , Cd 131 ) 2nd Lillie Margot ( J Garritty 133 ) 1.25L 3rd Empirical ( G Downing 131 ) 1.45L See full results | G Downing 59.4kg 1.45L | 3 (9) |
| Kempton 29-Jan-26 1609m SYNTHETIC R4 CL4 Md (of $9,837) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:42.630, SP: 13.00 1st Palladas ( C Planas 122 ) 2nd Al Azd ( J Mitchell 122 ) 2.75L 3rd Shafdar ( E Greatrex 142 ) 2.00L 8th Empirical ( L Morris 122 ) 11.55L See full results | L Morris 55.3kg 11.55L | 8 (13) |
| Wolverhampton 28-Dec-25 1739m GOOD R5 CL4 Nv $1,224 (of $9,493) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:49.300, SP: 26.00 1st Objector ( C Shepherd 133 ) 2nd Mythical Bay ( C Hutchinson 133 ) 3.00L 3rd Empirical ( J Doughty 133 ) 8.50L See full results | J Doughty 60.3kg 8.50L | 3 (13) |
| Southwell 13-Dec-25 1420m SYNTHETIC R4 CL5 Md (of $6,197) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:29.970, SP: 3.00 1st Tales Of Wisdom ( D C Costello 133 ) 2nd John Harrison ( R Ryan 133 ) 11.00L 3rd Rawson ( A Rawlinson 133 ) 1.00L 7th Empirical ( J Doughty 133 ) 19.75L See full results | J Doughty 60.3kg 19.75L | 7 (9) |