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Horse profile

Imperial Emperor (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2023) · Last trainer Charlie Appleby · Last owner Godolphin
by Dubawi (IRE) out of Zhukova (IRE) (Fastnet Rock)
4 runs · 2 courses · from Oct 2022
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 19 Aug 2023 — 1,173 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2023 · 5th of 8 2 wins · Newmarket First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 97
KTB Profile

Imperial Emperor won two of four starts on turf, both at Class 4 level over 1m – 1m1f at Newmarket on good to soft and good ground. The Dubawi gelding took a maiden in Oct 2022 and a novice in Jun 2023 before finishing fifth of eight in a Class 3 handicap at Newbury in Aug 2023 on his first run in first-time headgear. He last ran off an official rating of 97.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 89 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newmarket, 13 Jul 2023

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 4 figures · best 89A · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft283A76—
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f389A83—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 102B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newmarket, 24 Jun 2023 Official rating 97 at the last run, 19 Aug 2023

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 4 figures · best 102B · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft292B89—
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f3102B92—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Dubawi (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 18.4% of 12,979 runs since Apr 2009 (1,530 horses).

Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.8% from 429.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm481122.9%+4.5—
Good to Firm2,32347720.5%+2.10 from 1
Good3,16756417.8%−0.61 from 1
Good to Soft1,74931117.8%−0.61 from 2
Soft1,91632917.2%−1.2—
Heavy59810317.2%−1.2—
Standard (AW)3,17658618.5%+0.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f429429.8%−8.6—
6f – 7f3,12858118.6%+0.2—
1m – 1m1f3,87072718.8%+0.42 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f3,83877120.1%+1.70 from 1
1m5f – 2m1,21018915.6%−2.8—
2m1f – 2m4f3344814.4%−4—
2m5f – 3m1381913.8%−4.6—
Over 3m32618.8%+0.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2009 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Zhukova (IRE) (Fastnet Rock)

3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Classic Encounter (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Classic Encounter (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Classic Encounter (IRE)2131m–1m1fClass 3
First Ruler (GB)721m–1m2fClass 3
Ilda Rosa (GB)711m—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 2 1 50% +0.62
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 1 100% +0.33

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 2 100% +1.95
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 3 2 67% +0.95
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 3 2 67% +0.95
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
William Buick 3 1 33% −0.38
James Doyle 1 1 100% +0.33

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 3 2 67% +0.95
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 3 1 33% −1.67
2022 1 1 100% +1.62

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
2023 · 3 runs
19 Aug 23+37d Newbury Benchmark Handicap Class 3 · 1m2f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 5/8 1¼ 9-11 9769A86A William Buick 4/1
13 Jul 23+19d Newmarket Edmondson Hall Solicitors Sir Henry Cecil Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 1m · Good To Firm · 6 ran 5/6 2¼ 9-5 9789A77B William Buick 5/2
24 Jun 23+266d Newmarket Winners Wear House Of Cavani British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 1m · Good · 6 ran 1/6 9-10 —67A102B James Doyle 1/3F
2022 · 1 run
01 Oct 22 Newmarket Prestige Vehicles British EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 1m · Good To Soft · 6 ran 1/6 9-7 —83A92B William Buick 13/8F

Quick answers

How many races has Imperial Emperor won?
Imperial Emperor (IRE) won 2 of 4 archived starts between 2022 and 2023, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Imperial Emperor?
Imperial Emperor (IRE) was trained by Charlie Appleby on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 19 August 2023.
Who is Imperial Emperor's sire?
Imperial Emperor (IRE) is by Dubawi (IRE) out of Zhukova (IRE), whose sire is Fastnet Rock.
What is Imperial Emperor's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 19 August 2023. That is also the highest on record.
What is Imperial Emperor's sire's record?
Dubawi (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 18.4% of 12,979 runs since Apr 2009 (1,530 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.8% from 429.
Who are Imperial Emperor's siblings?
Out of Zhukova (IRE), Imperial Emperor (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Classic Encounter (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Classic Encounter (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–1m2f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2022. 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.