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Horse profile

Imperial Ballet (GB)

3yo filly · Trainer Andrew Balding · Owner Cheveley Park Stud
3 runs · 3 courses · from Aug 2025
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out 2 wins · Kempton (AW) & Newbury Last run 26 Oct 2026 · 1st of 9 Last raced off OR 83
KTB Profile

Imperial Ballet won two of her three starts, both at Class 4 level. She won on her debut at Newbury on good ground in Aug 2025 and led to victory at Kempton on Standard going in Oct 2026, her last run. Both wins came at 6f to 7f on her first visit to the course. The Blue Point filly has raced once on turf and twice on all-weather.

Based on 3 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Aug 2025 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 91 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kempton (AW), 26 Oct 2026

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 →

Flat 3 figures · best 91A · median 81
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)291A862 runs · 91 / 86
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
6f – 7f391A812 runs · 91 / 86

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 runs · as at 1 Nov 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 96A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 28 Aug 2025 Official rating 83 at the last run, 26 Oct 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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 3 figures · best 96A · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)285B81.52 runs · 85 / 81.5
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
6f – 7f396A852 runs · 85 / 81.5

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 runs · as at 1 Nov 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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.

The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 26 Oct 2026: top-rated on KTB Rating in 1 run (won 1) · to 26 Oct 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.

Run style from 3 analysed runs since Aug 2025

  • Led 1 (33%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 1 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (33%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 13.9% of 3,429 runs since Apr 2023 (418 horses).

Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 10.5% from 210.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1000%−13.9—
Good to Firm6278713.9%0—
Good7919712.3%−1.61 from 1
Good to Soft3395716.8%+2.9—
Soft3924912.5%−1.4—
Heavy1131412.4%−1.5—
Standard (AW)1,15717415%+1.11 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f6568813.4%−0.5—
6f – 7f1,87726514.1%+0.22 from 3
1m – 1m1f6189615.5%+1.6—
1m2f – 1m4f2102210.5%−3.4—
1m5f – 2m48510.4%−3.5—
2m1f – 2m4f19210.5%−3.4—
Over 3m100%−13.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2023 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Positive (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Positive (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Positive (GB)1647f–1m½fGroup 3
Karsavina (GB)1527f–1mClass 4
Spirit Of The Rose (GB)70——
Nikulina (GB)30——
Gerty Macdowell (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 2 1 50% +0.50
Good 1 1 100% +5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 1 1 100% +1.50
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 1 100% +5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Oisin Murphy 2 2 100% +6.50
Rob Hornby 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 1 50% +0.50
2025 1 1 100% +5.00

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
2026 · 2 runs
26 Oct 26+23d Kempton (AW) Unibet's New Var Goal Guarantee Novice Stakes (gbb Race) Class 4 · 7f · Standard / Slow · 9 ran Led from the start - Challenged throughout by a rival - Edged clear over 1f out and found plenty final furlong to win 1/9 9-7 8391A85B Oisin Murphy 6/4
03 Oct 26+401d Southwell (AW) Bettingsites.co.uk Free Bet Offers Novice Stakes (gbb Race) Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran Raced in the pack - shaken up and gained ground 2f out - challenging for second over 1f out - weakened inside the last 110yds to finish 5th 5/11 ½ 9-7 —81A78A Rob Hornby 2/1
2025 · 1 run
28 Aug 25 Newbury Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 6f · Good · 11 ran Drifted left at the off - settled on the far flank of the field just behind the pace - hit the front with authority 2f out - opened up in the closing furlong to win readily 1/11 9-2 —79A96A Oisin Murphy 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Imperial Ballet won?
Imperial Ballet (GB) won 2 of 3 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 66.7%. Placed 2 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trains Imperial Ballet?
Imperial Ballet (GB) is trained by Andrew Balding, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 October 2026.
Who is Imperial Ballet's sire?
Imperial Ballet (GB) is by Blue Point (IRE) out of Osipova (GB), whose sire is Makfi.
What is Imperial Ballet's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 83, from the run on 26 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Imperial Ballet's sire's record?
Blue Point (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.9% of 3,429 runs since Apr 2023 (418 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 10.5% from 210.
Who are Imperial Ballet's siblings?
Out of Osipova (GB), Imperial Ballet (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Positive (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Positive (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.