Horse profile
Imperial Alex (IRE)
by Imperial Monarch (IRE) out of What Can I Say (IRE) (Mister Lord)
27 runs · 17 courses · from Mar 2021
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
7 wins · 6 courses
Last run 26 Jul 2026 · 5th of 7
Last raced off OR 126
KTB Profile
Imperial Alex is a 7 from 27 gelding with six of those wins at 2m5f – 3m. He has won on good ground, good to firm, soft and heavy, including two Class 2 handicaps at Uttoxeter. His most recent success came in the bet365 Summer Cup Handicap Chase at Uttoxeter in Jun 2026 off an official rating of 122. Aged 9 at his last run in Jul 2026 he finished 5 of 7 in a Class 2 handicap at the same track off a career-high mark of 126. He is usually held up.
Based on 27 archived runs · run-style from 12 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR at career high
- 7–27Wins / Runs
- 25.9%Strike rate
- 14 (51.9%)Placed
- +10.69£1 level staken=27 at SP
- 1.66Fair A/E n=27 · 1.43 incl. margin
- 126Highest OR
- 75dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating126At career-high mark
126
86–126
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 116
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 116A | 100 | 4 runs · 116 / 100.5 |
| Soft | 8 | 108A | 85.5 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 90C | 74 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 116A | 95 | 5 runs · 116 / 100 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 107B | 42 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 109B | 58 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 92C | 91 | 1 run · — |
Of 27 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (5) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 21 figures from 27 runs · as at 3 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 12 analysed runs since Dec 2024
- Prominent 6 (50%) · 3 wins
- Mid-division 4 (33%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 1,584 runs since Jan 2008 (172 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 11 | 4 | 36.4% | +28.1 | 1 from 1 |
| Good | 488 | 47 | 9.6% | +1.3 | 3 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 328 | 26 | 7.9% | −0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 533 | 42 | 7.9% | −0.4 | 2 from 11 |
| Heavy | 217 | 12 | 5.5% | −2.8 | 1 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 0 | 0% | −8.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +91.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 456 | 32 | 7% | −1.3 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 610 | 42 | 6.9% | −1.4 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 432 | 45 | 10.4% | +2.1 | 6 from 16 |
| Over 3m | 85 | 11 | 12.9% | +4.6 | 1 from 4 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
What Can I Say (IRE) (Mister Lord)
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silent Encore (IRE) | 25 | 0 | — | — |
| Threesixfive (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 11 | 2 | 18% | −4.93 |
| Good | 9 | 3 | 33% | +16.75 |
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.38 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.75 |
| Class 4 | 7 | 3 | 43% | +2.69 |
| Class 5 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.75 |
| Class 2 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +16.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uttoxeter | 7 | 2 | 29% | +14.50 |
| Warwick | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.25 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chepstow | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.62 |
| Stratford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.57 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 16 | 6 | 38% | +18.44 |
| Over 3m | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.75 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Sheppard | 21 | 5 | 24% | +8.94 |
| Jonathan Burke | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Mr Sean O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cameron Iles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brendan Powell | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Mr R W Barron | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 16 | 4 | 25% | −4.06 |
| Cheekpieces | 11 | 3 | 27% | +14.75 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +14.25 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.50 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 50% | +2.69 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.75 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 21 | 6 | 29% | +13.44 |
| Hurdle | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.75 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Jul 26+28d | Uttoxeter | Sheila And Wayne Golden Wedding Anniversary Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race) tracking the pace - driven at the 11th - lost touch before 4 out and faded before 3 out | 5/7 | 6½ | 11-5 | 126 | 116A | 107B | Stan Sheppard | 9/2 |
| 28 Jun 26+29d | Uttoxeter | bet365 Summer Cup Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Sat behind pace early - moved into second spot 4 out - shaken up to hit front before 3 out - urged on approaching last and cleared it well - fended off pressure up the run-in - prevailed by a whisker | 1/13 | 10-4 | 122 | 100B | 125A | Stan Sheppard | 16/1 | |
| 30 May 26+25d | Stratford | Farmers Fresh Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Tracked front group early - hit the ditch and lost momentum at the 13th - urged forward after two out - edged in front close home - driven out to assert on the run to the line | 1/5 | 12-0 | 119 | 92C | 130B | Stan Sheppard | 9/4F | |
| 05 May 26+40d | Ffos Las | Sean Bowen Champion Jockey Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up in the pack early - urged into contention after 4 out to move into second before 2 out - pressed the leader at the last - battled on but couldn't find more close home | 2/9 | nk | 11-9 | 115 | 101B | 125A | Stan Sheppard | 9/2 |
| 26 Mar 26+19d | Warwick | JCB Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up in the pack early - pushed along after the third-last - unable to close ground nearing the final fence - held on for fifth well held | 5/8 | 5 | 11-5 | 117 | 79B | 117A | Stan Sheppard | 15/2 |
| 07 Mar 26+112d | Sandown | Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up at the back - nudged for effort after 4 out - found nothing and finished 7th | 7/8 | 3½ | 10-11 | 118 | 87A | 107A | Jonathan Burke | 18/1 |
| 2025 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Nov 25+160d | Cheltenham | Debenhams Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up in the pack - urged forward 15th - had no say from 3 out and dropped away late | 11/16 | 1¾ | 10-11 | 120 | — | 102C | Mr Sean O'Connor | 18/1 |
| 08 Jun 25+22d | Perth | Bet Boost At bet365 Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Sat behind pace early - driven up alongside front-runner approaching 3 out - stumbled at 2 out - went on before the finish to score | 1/9 | 11-13 | 117 | 95A | 129A | Stan Sheppard | 9/2 | |
| 17 May 25+80d | Uttoxeter | 4 Oaks Group Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled behind the front group - up to 3rd at the 4th after one departed - suffered a bump from a loose horse at the 7th - stayed on well through the closing stages - pressed the front-runner approaching the last and battled on to finish 2nd | 2/9 | 1¾ | 11-6 | 116 | 99C | 131A | Stan Sheppard | 15/2 |
| 26 Feb 25+44d | Bangor-on-Dee | Bangor-On-Dee Occasion Package Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Sat close to the pace to the 5th - stayed with the main group - urged forward before 4 out - regained second place 2 out - no match for the winner and weakened late | 2/4 | 26 | 11-5 | 118 | — | 115C | Stan Sheppard | 4/1 |
| 13 Jan 25+34d | Exeter | Desert Orchid Restaurant Dining For 99 Handicap Chase Settled towards the back - urged forward 11th - well adrift when eased and pulled up before 4 out | PU/8 | — | 11-9 | 120 | — | — | Stan Sheppard | 20/1 |
| 2024 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Dec 24+163d | Uttoxeter | 4 Oaks Group Handicap Chase Settled in the pack - errors at the 5th and 13th - pushed along after four out - dropped away three out to finish well behind | 8/9 | 16 | 11-5 | 121 | — | 101C | Stan Sheppard | 14/1 |
| 30 Jun 24+57d | Uttoxeter | Bet365 Summer Cup Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 9/14 | 10 | 9-9 | 121 | 90C | 96C | Cameron Iles | 7/1 |
| 04 May 24+37d | Uttoxeter | Carlsberg Marston's Staffordshire Plate Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 1/9 | 10-2 | 115 | 108A | 130A | Brendan Powell | 7/2C | |
| 28 Mar 24+11d | Wetherby | Best Odds Guaranteed Daily At Vickers.Bet Handicap Chase | 1/6 | 11-11 | 100 | 49A | 133B | Stan Sheppard | 4/7F | |
| 17 Mar 24+54d | Chepstow | Capital Windscreens Supports Autism Charity Handicap Chase | 1/9 | 11-2 | 100 | 94A | 131C | Stan Sheppard | 13/8F | |
| 23 Jan 24+32d | Leicester | Racecourse Live Streams On Racingtv Extra Handicap Chase | 2/10 | 3¼ | 11-9 | 100 | 93B | 123A | Stan Sheppard | 2/1F |
| 2023 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Dec 23+29d | Uttoxeter | Andy Edwards Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase | 2/11 | 3¾ | 11-13 | 99 | — | 123A | Stan Sheppard | 5/1 |
| 23 Nov 23+16d | Newcastle | Favourite From The Sun Every Day Novices' Handicap Chase | 2/8 | nk | 12-0 | 97 | 84C | 115B | Stan Sheppard | 2/1F |
| 07 Nov 23+44d | Warwick | TrustATrader Approved And Reviewed Trades People Handicap Chase | 2/18 | 2¼ | 11-6 | 92 | — | 127A | Stan Sheppard | 15/2 |
| 24 Sep 23+189d | Plumpton | Andrew 'Super Wack' Jackson Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase | 3/5 | 19 | 11-12 | 92 | 42C | 93B | Stan Sheppard | 11/4 |
| 19 Mar 23+36d | Carlisle | Pauline Phizacklea Memorial Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 2/8 | shd | 11-10 | 91 | 107B | 117A | Stan Sheppard | 7/4F |
| 11 Feb 23+34d | Warwick | Virgin Bet Fives Handicap Hurdle | 1/12 | 11-0 | 86 | 101A | 118A | Jonathan Burke | 9/4F | |
| 08 Jan 23+61d | Chepstow | Follow Vickers.Bet On Facebook Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 10/16 | 3¾ | 11-1 | — | 51C | 102C | Stan Sheppard | 66/1 |
| 2022 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Nov 22+14d | Hereford | Hereford Racehorse Ownership Club EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 8/16 | 3 | 11-0 | — | 109B | 100A | Stan Sheppard | 80/1 |
| 25 Oct 22+580d | Bangor-on-Dee | Nightingale House Hospice Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 7/13 | 18 | 11-0 | — | 58C | 95C | Stan Sheppard | 80/1 |
| 2021 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 24 Mar 21 | Tipperary | Lisronagh Point-To-Point Flat Race | 11/11 | 2¾ | 11-2 | — | 30C | 89C | Mr R W Barron | 28/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Imperial Alex won?
- Imperial Alex (IRE) won 7 of 27 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 25.9%. Placed 14 times in total (51.9% of starts).
- Who trains Imperial Alex?
- Imperial Alex (IRE) is trained by Tom Lacey, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 July 2026.
- Who is Imperial Alex's sire?
- Imperial Alex (IRE) is by Imperial Monarch (IRE) out of What Can I Say (IRE), whose sire is Mister Lord.
- What going does Imperial Alex prefer?
- Imperial Alex (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 9 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Imperial Alex's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 126, from the run on 26 July 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Imperial Alex's sire's record?
- Imperial Monarch (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 1,584 runs since Jan 2008 (172 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Imperial Alex's siblings?
- Out of What Can I Say (IRE), Imperial Alex (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.