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Imaginary Dragon (FR)

8yo gelding · Trainer Paul Robson · Owner Ms N J Grieve C A Turner
by Kapgarde (FR) out of Call Me Dragon (FR) (Poliglote)
11 runs · 9 courses · from Mar 2022
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Kelso Headgear returns LTO Off 288 days · 8th of 10 Last raced off OR 111
KTB Profile

Imaginary Dragon won the Class 3 Slainte Mhath Handicap Hurdle at Kelso in Dec 2023 off an official rating of 110 on soft ground over 2m5f – 3m. The gelding has one win and three places from 11 starts on turf, all at Class 3 level. He has raced three times at Ayr without success and finished 8 of 10 when prominent in the Golf Inn Prestwick For The Ayr Stayers Trophy Handicap Hurdle there in Jan 2026 off an official rating of 111. Headgear returned at that last run.

Based on 11 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 3
Official rating111↓ 6lb off peak
111 107–117

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 129 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Musselburgh, 4 Feb 2024

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 129B · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft6129B82.52 · 84 / 73
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m3129B911 · —
2m1f – 2m4f3118B621 · —
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 128B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ayr, 2 Jan 2025 Official rating 111 at the last run, 2 Jan 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 8 figures · best 138A · median 116
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft6138A1122 · 107 / 104
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4132A1111 · —
2m5f – 3m3138A1171 · —
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 10 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style from 3 analysed runs

  • Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Kapgarde (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,604 runs since Jan 2008 (722 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−12.5—
Good to Firm981313.3%+0.8—
Good1,27018614.6%+2.10 from 1
Good to Soft1,02715014.6%+2.10 from 1
Soft2,70432211.9%−0.61 from 8
Heavy1,45615210.4%−2.10 from 1
Standard (AW)4037.5%−5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−12.5—
1m – 1m1f800%−12.5—
1m2f – 1m4f32721.9%+9.4—
1m5f – 2m1,35220715.3%+2.80 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f3,20237411.7%−0.80 from 6
2m5f – 3m1,62219712.1%−0.41 from 3
Over 3m3874110.6%−1.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Call Me Dragon (FR) (Poliglote)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 8 1 13% −2.50
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 3 4 1 25% +1.50
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ayr 3 0 0% −3.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 1 100% +4.50
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Auteuil (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
2m5f – 3m 3 1 33% +2.50
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ryan Mania 7 1 14% −1.50
Gavin Sheehan 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean Quinlan 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Nabet 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 1 11% −3.50
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2025 3 0 0% −3.00
2024 2 0 0% −2.00
2023 3 1 33% +2.50
2022 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 1 13% −2.50
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
02 Jan 26+51d Ayr Golf Inn Prestwick For The Ayr Stayers Trophy Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 24.5f · Soft · 10 ran Handy early - hit front 6th - clouted a fence 4 out - scratchy 3 out - lost lead 2 out and dropped away to finish 8th 8/10 4¾ 10-9 11184C101A Ryan Mania 40/1
12 Nov 25+284d Ayr Coral 'Daily Rewards Shaker' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 11 ran Settled just off the pace - pressed for a response before 4 out - dropped away soon after - well beaten in 10th 10/11 8 11-7 11362C107C Ryan Mania 12/1
01 Feb 25+30d Wetherby William Hill B.O.G Is Back Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 19.5f · Soft · 12 ran Struggled from the outset near the back - dropped away with no impression made - eased and pulled up before 5 out PU/12 — 11-3 114—— Ryan Mania 8/1
02 Jan 25+32d Ayr Midburn Construction Ltd Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 4 ran Clear in front early before fumbling over a fence and losing top spot - fumbled second flight too and slipped to third - regained second at the 6th - over ten lengths adrift three out and kept battling but always held 2/4 6½ 12-0 11581C128B Ryan Mania 11/2
01 Dec 24+301d Carlisle Myles Turns 30 Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 7 ran Held up towards the back - dropped away with three furlongs left - eased down and taken out of contention before the finish PU/7 — 11-4 117—— Ryan Mania 14/1
04 Feb 24+37d Musselburgh Pertemps Network Group Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 24f · Soft · 14 ran 5/14 nse 10-2 117129B117A Sean Quinlan 5/1
29 Dec 23+36d Kelso Slainte Mhath Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 22.5f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-2 11091A138A Ryan Mania 9/2
23 Nov 23+298d Newcastle Get The Favourite Pullout Every Day Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 2/12 3½ 11-11 107—132A Ryan Mania 9/2
29 Jan 23+39d Southwell Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 16 11-10 —118B115A Gavin Sheehan 33/1
21 Dec 22+284d Hereford Hereford Motor Group Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 15 ran 10/15 23 11-4 —57C105C Gavin Sheehan 66/1
12 Mar 22 Auteuil (FR) Prix de l'Yonne (Hurdle) (AQPS Conditions) (4yo Colts & Geldings unraced over obstacles) (Turf) 17.5f · Heavy · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-8 ——— Kevin Nabet 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Imaginary Dragon (FR) won?
Imaginary Dragon (FR) won 1 of 11 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 3 times in total (27.3% of starts).
Who trains Imaginary Dragon (FR)?
Imaginary Dragon (FR) is trained by Paul Robson, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 January 2026.
Who is Imaginary Dragon (FR)'s sire?
Imaginary Dragon (FR) is by Kapgarde (FR) out of Call Me Dragon (FR), whose sire is Poliglote.
What going does Imaginary Dragon (FR) prefer?
Imaginary Dragon (FR) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Imaginary Dragon (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 111, from the run on 2 January 2026. The highest on record is 117.
What is Imaginary Dragon (FR)'s sire's record?
Kapgarde (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,604 runs since Jan 2008 (722 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from March 2022. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.