Horse profile
Imperial Cult (IRE)
by Sea The Moon (GER) out of Proserpine (USA) (Hat Trick)
41 runs · 12 courses · from Sep 2022
As at 9 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · 4 courses
New yard
Last run 28 Oct 2026 · 10th of 10
Last raced off OR 71
KTB Profile
Imperial Cult is a gelding with six wins from 41 starts, all over 1m2f – 1m4f. He has won three times from six starts at Lingfield (AW) and once each at Kempton (AW), Epsom Downs and Sandown, with victories on Standard (AW), Good to Firm and Soft. His last win came at Sandown in Jul 2026 in a Class 5 handicap off a mark of 67. Aged 7 at his last run in Oct 2026, his last run at Kempton (AW) was his first for the yard of Pat Phelan and came off a career-high mark of 71.
Based on 41 archived runs · run-style from 22 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 9 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR at career high
- 6–41Wins / Runs
- 14.6%Strike rate
- 15 (36.6%)Placed
- −18.04£1 level staken=41 at SP
- 1.05Fair A/E n=41 · 0.88 incl. margin
- 71Highest OR
- 20dBetween runs (median)longest 188 d
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 rating71At career-high mark
71
49–71
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 95
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 9 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 16 | 112A | 87 | 3 runs · 103 / 93 |
| Good | 10 | 105B | 78.5 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 6 | 107B | 87 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 99A | 94.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 101C | 98 | 2 runs · 101 / 98 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 9 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 30 | 112A | 90 | 6 runs · 103 / 94.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 102A | 77 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 85C | 61 | — |
Of 41 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 39 figures from 41 runs · as at 5 Nov 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 22 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Led 11 (50%) · 3 wins
- Prominent 8 (36%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 3 (14%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Sea The Moon (GER)
Progeny in our archive have won 12% of 4,587 runs since Apr 2018 (505 horses).
Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 15% from 814.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 10 | 1 | 10% | −2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 406 | 51 | 12.6% | +0.6 | 1 from 3 |
| Good | 1,061 | 129 | 12.2% | +0.2 | 0 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 627 | 85 | 13.6% | +1.6 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 877 | 103 | 11.7% | −0.3 | 1 from 6 |
| Heavy | 324 | 43 | 13.3% | +1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,282 | 140 | 10.9% | −1.1 | 4 from 17 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 64 | 9 | 14.1% | +2.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 691 | 69 | 10% | −2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,035 | 98 | 9.5% | −2.5 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,542 | 198 | 12.8% | +0.8 | 6 from 32 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 814 | 122 | 15% | +3 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 358 | 51 | 14.2% | +2.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 74 | 5 | 6.8% | −5.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 9 | 0 | 0% | −12 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2018 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Proserpine (USA) (Hat Trick)
4 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Desert Voice (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 7f–2m1f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (High Stock (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Voice (GB) | 5 | 2 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Cedar Creek (GB) | 4 | 1 | 2m1f | Class 4 |
| High Stock (GB) | 9 | 1 | 1m | Class 2 |
| Mr Colonel (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 3 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 17 | 4 | 24% | −0.75 |
| Good | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.67 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.62 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 19 | 2 | 11% | −12.29 |
| Class 6 | 18 | 4 | 22% | −1.75 |
| Class 4 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 11 | 1 | 9% | −6.50 |
| Epsom Downs | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.67 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 6 | 3 | 50% | +5.75 |
| Newbury | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Windsor | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sandown | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.38 |
| Bath | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Epsom | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 32 | 6 | 19% | −9.04 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gina Mangan | 14 | 2 | 14% | −2.67 |
| Paddy Bradley | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Neil Callan | 3 | 2 | 67% | +4.00 |
| Jack Callan | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.62 |
| Rhys Clutterbuck | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Finley Marsh | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.25 |
| Miss Arabella Fox | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Aidan Keeley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Shane Kelly | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Joe Bradnam | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warren Fentiman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joe Leavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Morgan Cole | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shariq Mohd | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieran O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 36 | 6 | 17% | −13.04 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 3 | 50% | +3.38 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2024 | 14 | 3 | 21% | −0.42 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2022 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Oct 26+90d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Racing Bet Builder Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) Prominent early and pressed the pace until 3f out - dropped away from over 2f out to finish 10th | 10/10 | ½ | 9-2 | 71 | 86A | 52A | Paddy Bradley | 40/1 |
| 30 Jul 26+6d | Epsom | Spillers Handicap Stakes Set the pace early - lost the front after a furlong but stayed close up - pressed for effort with 3f left - unable to go with rivals soon after - dropped away in the final furlong to finish fourth | 4/5 | 2 | 9-2 | 67 | 101C | 66B | Neil Callan | 1/3F |
| 24 Jul 26+23d | Sandown | Close Brothers Asset Finance Apprentice Handicap Stakes Set the pace from the start - urged forward passing the 2f marker - driven and overtaken a furlong out - fought back to get back in front deep inside the final furlong and prevailed | 1/6 | 9-9 | 67 | 95B | 81B | Jack Callan | 11/8F | |
| 01 Jul 26+21d | Epsom Downs | Betfred 'Bet Builder' Apprentice Handicap Handy near the front - pushed along 3f out then edged right and found space inside final 2f - closed on the leading pair approaching the last furlong - flattened out in the closing stages to finish fourth | 4/9 | hd | 9-9 | 67 | 94A | 84A | Jack Callan | 9/4F |
| 10 Jun 26+41d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Supports Safer Gambling Handicap Went straight to front - lost command 7f out but remained close up - hit the front once more 3f out - drifted left approaching the final furlong - kept finding more under pressure - drew away near the line to score | 1/14 | 9-5 | 61 | 103B | 89A | Neil Callan | 7/2J | |
| 30 Apr 26+188d | Lingfield (AW) | Download The At The Races App Handicap Set the pace from the off - challenged for the front spot 2f out - responded to urging and stayed on inside final furlong to win | 1/8 | 9-4 | 58 | 93A | 74A | Neil Callan | 6/4F | |
| 2025 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 Oct 25+30d | Newbury | Watch Weekend Winners Powered By BetVictor 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Handicap Went straight to the front - urged forward with over 2f left - overtaken close to the final furlong - stayed on same gait to finish third | 3/11 | ¾ | 8-10 | 57 | 102A | 75A | Joe Bradnam | 33/1 |
| 24 Sep 25+13d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet 40,000+ Live Streamed Events Handicap Went straight to front - had company from the 2f mark - opened up in command 3f out - overtaken with 2f remaining - lost ground over 1f out - found renewed energy inside final furlong to close on the front two - finished 3rd keeping on | 3/14 | 2 | 8-10 | 57 | 69B | 70A | Jack Callan | 16/1 |
| 11 Sep 25+12d | Epsom Downs | Chigwell Group Handicap Sat close to front - pushed along with over 2f left - fell away inside final furlong - finished 8th | 8/11 | ½ | 8-12 | 58 | 99A | 62A | Gina Mangan | 4/1J |
| 30 Aug 25+30d | Lingfield (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Virgin 519 Handicap Went straight to the front - lost the advantage 10f out - sat in behind the pace and squeezed for room over 2f out - unable to close the gap late finishing fifth | 5/10 | 1 | 9-0 | 59 | 92B | 68A | Gina Mangan | 7/1 |
| 31 Jul 25+10d | Epsom Downs | Sporting Times Sri Lanka Handicap Went straight to the front - lost command approaching 2f out - unable to reel in the winner late but stayed on well for second | 2/6 | 1¾ | 8-7 | 59 | 99B | 74B | Gina Mangan | 10/1 |
| 21 Jul 25+19d | Windsor | Download The Fitzdares App Now Handicap Sat behind front group early - moved into second place from the 8f marker until 6f out - pressed the pace before being roused approaching 3f out - lost ground over the final 2f to finish eighth | 8/13 | 1 | 9-3 | 59 | 67C | 66A | Gina Mangan | 9/1 |
| 02 Jul 25+36d | Epsom Downs | Betfred 'Bet Builder' Apprentice Handicap Sat close to the pace early - pushed for effort 3f out and dropped away - weakened final furlong to finish 4th | 4/7 | 4¼ | 9-2 | 61 | 90B | 68A | Warren Fentiman | 14/1 |
| 27 May 25+50d | Brighton | Download The Star Sports App 'Confined' Handicap Made the running to 4f - sat second until past the 4f mark - stayed in touch with the front group - lost momentum inside the final furlong to finish fourth | 4/6 | 6½ | 9-4 | 63 | 90B | 63B | Joe Leavy | 9/4 |
| 07 Apr 25+14d | Kempton (AW) | Bet At racingtv.com Handicap Shared control early - held a forward spot before being pushed along with 2f left - unable to close from a furlong out and held for sixth | 6/12 | 1 | 9-5 | 64 | 82A | 66A | Finley Marsh | 12/1 |
| 24 Mar 25+143d | Lingfield (AW) | 30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap Set the pace early - lost the front after 2f - stayed in touch through the middle stages - asked for effort over 2f out - dropped away soon after - finished 7th | 7/11 | 2¼ | 9-4 | 65 | 86A | 67A | Gina Mangan | 10/1 |
| 2024 · 14 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Nov 24+6d | Newmarket | Cologne's 63rd Preis Von Europa Handicap Sat close to pace early - moved onto heels of front group 3f out - pressed for effort 2f out and stayed on strongly late - claimed third spot close home | 3/14 | 2¼ | 9-10 | 66 | 85C | 82A | Gina Mangan | 8/1 |
| 26 Oct 24+10d | Newbury | Venture Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Went wide early - up with leaders from 2f in - shifted across straightening for home - lost touch with those on far rail 3f out then held on without further progress late | 8/13 | 3 | 10-5 | 66 | 24C | 60C | Miss Arabella Fox | 12/1 |
| 16 Oct 24+34d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Acca Boosts Handicap Settled midpack early - pushed along with 2f left but made no headway - dropped away inside the final furlong | 9/14 | 1¾ | 8-9 | 66 | 97B | 61A | Gina Mangan | 50/1 |
| 12 Sep 24+9d | Epsom Downs | Pilkington Mirai '50% Less Carbon Glass' Handicap Settled midpack early - made ground into contention with 4f remaining - urged forward and moved onto the heels of the front group 2f out - locked in a battle with the second-placed rival from a furlong out - dug in to edge ahead near the finish for victory | 1/9 | 9-3 | 61 | 107B | 86A | Gina Mangan | 10/3F | |
| 03 Sep 24+18d | Goodwood | William Hill Offers Proper Prices Handicap Went wide from the outset - held around midpack thereafter - unable to make ground - finished eighth beaten 5.25 lengths | 8/15 | 1 | 9-0 | 61 | 72C | 68A | Rossa Ryan | 7/2F |
| 16 Aug 24+17d | Epsom Downs | Betfred Play Fred's 5 Million Handicap Tracked front group early - pushed along with 2f left - closed hard inside final furlong - kept up the fight but denied by a whisker | 2/10 | shd | 9-8 | 59 | 105B | 76A | Gina Mangan | 10/3J |
| 30 Jul 24+7d | Lingfield (AW) | Get Raceday Ready Handicap (AWT) | 1/12 | 9-8 | 49 | — | 77A | Finley Marsh | 5/4F | |
| 23 Jul 24+20d | Lingfield (AW) | Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Classified Stakes | 1/12 | 9-6 | 49 | 97A | 80A | Gina Mangan | 6/1 | |
| 03 Jul 24+7d | Epsom Downs | Betfred 'Double Delight' Handicap | 8/14 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 51 | 85C | 61A | Aidan Keeley | 16/1 |
| 26 Jun 24+29d | Kempton (AW) | Kempton Park Supporting Racing Staff Week Handicap | 7/13 | 2¼ | 9-0 | 51 | 84B | 54A | Paddy Bradley | 14/1 |
| 28 May 24+20d | Lingfield | Tips For Every Race At Raceday-Ready.Com Handicap | 9/11 | 3½ | 9-8 | 54 | — | 49A | Rhys Clutterbuck | 10/1 |
| 08 May 24+19d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Boosts In More Races Handicap | 6/13 | nk | 8-10 | 55 | 88B | 62A | Gina Mangan | 13/2 |
| 19 Apr 24+23d | Bath | Havana Grey Standing At Whitsbury Manor Handicap | 10/10 | 8 | 9-6 | 56 | 63C | 56C | Rhys Clutterbuck | 9/2 |
| 27 Mar 24+163d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap (London Stayers' Qualifiers) | 4/8 | 2 | 8-10 | 57 | 70A | 63A | Rhys Clutterbuck | 22/1 |
| 2023 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Oct 23+14d | Windsor | Download The At The Races App Handicap | 6/11 | hd | 9-6 | 58 | 92A | 66A | Gina Mangan | 11/4J |
| 02 Oct 23+24d | Bath | Vickers.Bet Apprentice Handicap | 6/13 | 3¼ | 10-1 | 59 | 67C | 69A | Morgan Cole | 13/8F |
| 08 Sep 23+21d | Kempton (AW) | Sig Building Solutions Handicap | 2/11 | 2¼ | 9-11 | 58 | 93A | 78A | Gina Mangan | 7/1 |
| 18 Aug 23+22d | Newbury | BetVictor Apprentice Handicap | 3/7 | 1 | 9-0 | 59 | 78B | 74A | Shariq Mohd | 11/4 |
| 27 Jul 23+20d | Newbury | Rayner Bosch Car Service Handicap | 3/8 | 1 | 8-13 | 60 | 82B | 76A | Kieran O'Neill | 7/2 |
| 07 Jul 23+23d | Sandown | Vintage Acquisitions Whisky Chaser Handicap (Female Amateur Jockeys) | 5/11 | 1 | 9-7 | 61 | 39A | 70A | Miss Arabella Fox | 18/1 |
| 14 Jun 23+117d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Support Safe Gambling Handicap | 2/10 | 4½ | 9-6 | 60 | 75A | 71A | Gina Mangan | 15/2 |
| 17 Feb 23+130d | Lingfield (AW) | BetUK Over 40,000 Live Streamed Races Handicap | 3/9 | hd | 9-4 | 60 | 112A | 76A | Paddy Bradley | 66/1 |
| 2022 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Oct 22+15d | Windsor | At The Races App Expert Tips Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 6/11 | 3½ | 9-2 | — | 61A | 56A | Aidan Keeley | 250/1 |
| 25 Sep 22+13d | Epsom Downs | Federation Of Bloodstock Agents Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 6/7 | 9½ | 9-4 | — | 56A | 53A | Shane Kelly | 200/1 |
| 12 Sep 22 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Support Safe Gambling Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 10/12 | 9 | 9-4 | — | 76C | 47C | Shane Kelly | 250/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Imperial Cult won?
- Imperial Cult (IRE) won 6 of 41 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.6%. Placed 15 times in total (36.6% of starts).
- Who trains Imperial Cult?
- Imperial Cult (IRE) is trained by Pat Phelan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 October 2026.
- Who is Imperial Cult's sire?
- Imperial Cult (IRE) is by Sea The Moon (GER) out of Proserpine (USA), whose sire is Hat Trick.
- What going does Imperial Cult prefer?
- Imperial Cult (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 3 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 Cult's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 71, from the run on 28 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Imperial Cult's sire's record?
- Sea The Moon (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 12% of 4,587 runs since Apr 2018 (505 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 15% from 814.
- Who are Imperial Cult's siblings?
- Out of Proserpine (USA), Imperial Cult (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Desert Voice (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 2 (High Stock (GB)). The wins came over 7f–2m1f. As at Nov 2026.