Real Empire (2020) Horse
About
Real Empire is a 5yo bay colt trained by J J Hanlon in Carlow. He is by the stallion Teofilo out of Discursus. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in 12 starts. In his most recent outing at Tramore on 25 November 2025, Real Empire, ridden by Darragh O'Keeffe, finished ninth behind the winner Alright Darling.
Raced At
Tramore
• Down Royal
• Naas
• Fairyhouse
• Galway
• Downpatrick
• Kilbeggan
• Punchestown
• Ballinrobe
• Gowran ParkRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tramore 25-Nov-25 4220m HEAVY R4 HcpH (of $9,999), SP: 17.00 1st Alright Darling ( P Donovan 149 ) 2nd Pleasureofpressure ( D Robinson 150 ) 4.50L 3rd Oogum Boogum ( S Fitzgerald 155 ) 3.25L 9th Real Empire ( D O'keeffe 160 ) 54.25L See full results | D O'keeffe 72.6kg 54.2kgL | 9 (16) |
| Bangor-on-Dee 05-Jul-25 3930m GOOD R5 CL5 HcpH (of $9,837), Winning Time: 04:47.290, SP: 5.00 In rear, not fluent 5th, always behind 1st G'day Aussie ( L Edwards 152 ) 2nd Land Girl's Luck ( F Mitchell 165 ) 3.25L 3rd Grey Skies ( B S Hughes 168 ) 14.00L 6th Real Empire ( G Sheehan 163 ) 28.00L See full results | G Sheehan 73.9kg 28.00L | 6 (6) |
| Down Royal 13-Apr-25 3980m GOOD R2 HcpH $375 (of $12,501), Winning Time: 04:46.700, SP: 2.75 Tracked leader, ran freely and 2nd halfway, led briefly 3 out, soon pushed along and dropped to 4th when slight mistake next, no extra 1st Circus Act ( B P Kennedy 149 ) 2nd Bayou Belle ( T O'connor 153 ) 2.50L 3rd Mickey Cohen ( N J Ryan 153 ) 2.50L 5th Real Empire ( P Hanlon 150 ) 19.00L See full results | P Hanlon 68kg 19.00L | 5 (7) |
| Naas 03-Apr-25 3220m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $9,999), Winning Time: 04:02.800, SP: 13.00 In rear, hampered 4 out, pushed along and some progress entering straight, entering straight, kept on without threatening run-in 1st Party President ( A Leahy 162 ) 2nd Patty O'Farrell ( S O'keeffe 153 ) 1.25L 3rd Queen Of Seduction ( C Clarke 156 ) 1.00L 7th Real Empire ( R P Treacy 161 ) 11.20L See full results | R P Treacy 73kg 11.20L | 7 (18) |
| Fairyhouse 23-Feb-25 4020m SOFT R4 HcpH (of $11,499), SP: 101.00 Rear of mid-division on outer, no impression from 3 out, never a factor 1st Westernersunrise ( P K Donovan 152 , Cd 147 ) 2nd Joya Del Mar ( L A Mckenna 157 , Cd 152 ) 4.25L 3rd Nelson County ( D J O'keeffe 161 ) 5.50L 12th Real Empire ( R P Treacy 152 ) 82.70L See full results | R P Treacy 68.9kg 82.7kgL | 12 (23) |
| Galway 03-Aug-24 3380m SOFT R1 MdH (of $17,000), Winning Time: 04:08.000, SP: 81.00 Mid-division, mistake and unseated rider 4 out 1st Jackfinbar ( D E Mullins 166 ) 2nd Hipop De Loire ( P Townend 166 ) 1.75L 3rd Arabian Diamond ( J Kennedy 166 ) 4.25L Real Empire ( S Fenelon 163 , Cd 170 ) 0.00L See full results | S Fenelon 73.9kg, Cd 77.1kg 0.00L | UPD (20) |
| Downpatrick 16-Jun-24 4390m GOOD R1 MdH $240 (of $11,999), Winning Time: 05:23.800, SP: 67.00 Towards rear, some headway after 2 out and 8th before last, kept on one pace run-in, never a factor 1st Talk In The Park ( T P Harney 158 ) 2nd Charlie's Dilemma ( A Harvey 158 ) 2.75L 3rd Ollie La Ba Ba ( G Noonan 158 ) 1.25L 6th Real Empire ( S Fenelon 152 , Cd 156 ) 16.00L See full results | S Fenelon 68.9kg, Cd 70.8kg 16.00L | 6 (13) |
| Kilbeggan 18-May-24 3820m GOOD R3 MdH $210 (of $10,501), Winning Time: 04:52.000, SP: 10.00 Towards rear, not fluent at 1st, progress to 7th after 5th, no impression last where not fluent, kept on same pace run-in 1st Win Some Lose Some ( M P Walsh 158 ) 2nd Two Become One ( D J Gilligan 151 ) 1.50L 3rd Silent Dawn ( E G Kelly 158 ) 1.50L 6th Real Empire ( S Fenelon 152 , Cd 159 ) 5.25L See full results | S Fenelon 68.9kg, Cd 72.1kg 5.25L | 6 (12) |
| Punchestown 01-May-24 3880m SOFT R3 H (of $12,626), Winning Time: 04:50.500, SP: 300/1 Always behind, mistakes, never a factor 1st Gorgeous Tom ( D J O'keeffe 166 ) 2nd Mistergif ( P Townend 166 ) 1.00L 3rd Antrim Coast ( S W Flanagan 166 ) 5.00L 12th Real Empire ( S Fenelon 154 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L See full results | S Fenelon 69.9kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 12 (14) |
| Ballinrobe 20-Apr-24 3170m HEAVY R7 NHF $210 (of $10,501), Winning Time: 04:15.300, SP: 8.00 Prominent, 3rd halfway, 2nd over 4f out, under pressure in 3rd over 2f out, lost place and weakened 1 1/2f out 1st Butch Cassidy ( E P O'brien 164 ) 2nd Swingin Safari ( H C Swan 164 ) 0.50L 3rd Gino Bella ( L T Turner 157 ) 6.00L 6th Real Empire ( F Maguire 164 ) 16.75L See full results | F Maguire 74.4kg 16.75L | 6 (10) |
| Punchestown 22-Feb-24 3350m HEAVY R7 NHF $2,100 (of $6,629), Winning Time: 04:40.300, SP: 22/1 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along and headway to lead entering straight, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon no impression on winner, 3rd and kept on one pace final 150 yards (finished 3rd, placed 2nd) 1st Sermandzarak ( J L Gleeson 164 ) 2nd Real Empire ( P Hanlon 164 ) 11.00L 3rd Real Empire ( P Hanlon 164 ) See full results | P Hanlon 74.4kg 11.00L 3rd Real Empire ( P Hanlon 74.4kg | 2 (6) |
| Gowran Park 26-Jan-24 3220m HEAVY R7 NHF $1,050 (of $10,500), Winning Time: 04:57.400, SP: 51.00 Held up towards rear, 4th and pushed along 2f out, soon no impression, kept on one pace into 3rd final 150 yards 1st Samyr ( J L Gleeson 164 ) 2nd Harry's Dream ( P Elvin 164 ) 8.00L 3rd Real Empire ( P Hanlon 164 ) 11.25L See full results | P Hanlon 74.4kg 11.25L | 3 (6) |