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Horse profile

Imperial Esprit (IRE)

12yo gelding · Trainer R W Varnham · Owner Gunshot Paddocks Racing Club
by Scorpion (IRE) out of Shesourpresent (IRE) (Presenting)
12 runs · 7 courses · from Dec 2018
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Uttoxeter Last run 1 May 2026 · 2nd of 4 Last raced off OR 116
KTB Profile

Imperial Esprit is 1 from 12, the win coming at Class 5 level in the Cazoo Handicap Chase over 2m1f – 2m4f on good to soft at Uttoxeter in Oct 2021 off an official rating of 91. The gelding has not won since. He last ran at Warwick in May 2026 where he finished 2 of 4 in the Jonathan Neesom Memorial Open Hunters' Chase off an official rating of 116.

Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Apr 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5 OR at career high
Official rating116At career-high mark
116 91–116

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 87 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ffos Las, 17 Nov 2021

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 11 figures · best 128C · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good5128C861 run · —
Soft3105A87—
Good to Soft297B84.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m4128C83.5—
1m5f – 2m4105A86—
2m1f – 2m4f286A79—
Over 3m1——1 run · —

Of 12 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 116C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Warwick, 1 May 2026 Official rating 116 at the last run, 1 May 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 11 figures · best 119B · median 110
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good5119B1131 run · —
Soft3110A110—
Good to Soft2114A113.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m4119B111.5—
1m5f – 2m4114A102.5—
2m1f – 2m4f2113A108—
Over 3m1——1 run · —

Of 12 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 12 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 since Apr 2025

  • Held up 2 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Scorpion (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 6,313 runs since Jan 2008 (609 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 141.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1412014.2%+5—
Good2,30323910.4%+1.20 from 5
Good to Soft1,1161009%−0.21 from 2
Soft1,8301397.6%−1.60 from 3
Heavy898778.6%−0.60 from 2
Standard (AW)25312%+2.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−9.2—
1m – 1m1f1400%−9.2—
1m2f – 1m4f38410.5%+1.3—
1m5f – 2m1,8531427.7%−1.50 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f2,2972249.8%+0.61 from 3
2m5f – 3m1,77618210.2%+10 from 4
Over 3m332267.8%−1.40 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Shesourpresent (IRE) (Presenting)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Deputy's Oscar (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m½f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Deputy's Oscar (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Deputy's Oscar (IRE)822m½f–2m4½fClass 4
Sparksfrommyheels (IRE)20——
Mariah Royale (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 1 50% +4.50
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 5 1 20% +1.50
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chepstow 4 0 0% −4.00
Stratford 3 0 0% −3.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 1 100% +5.50
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 1 33% +3.50
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell 2 0 0% −2.00
Lorcan Murtagh 2 1 50% +4.50
Paddy Brennan 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr Michael Legg 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr Sean O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss Immy Robinson 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Daniel Kyne 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Bowen 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 0 0% −9.00
Tongue tie 2 1 50% +4.50
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2025 2 0 0% −2.00
2024 2 0 0% −2.00
2021 4 1 25% +2.50
2019 2 0 0% −2.00
2018 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 7 1 14% −0.50
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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 · 1 run
01 May 26+336d Warwick Jonathan Neesom Memorial Open Hunters' Chase Class 4 · 25.5f · Good · 4 ran Settled at rear early - lost touch after 10th - made ground into the pack by the 14th - up to second by the 16th - pressed on from two out but unable to reel in winner 2/4 1½ 11-12 11690C116C Mr Sean O'Connor 12/1
2025 · 2 runs
30 May 25+47d Stratford Olly Murphy Racing Stratford Ladies Open Championship Final Hunters' Chase (Female Amateurs) Class 3 · 22.5f · Good · 4 ran Held up towards the back - improved into contention by the 7th and challenged the leading duo 3 out - driven out after the second-last and stayed on one-paced for third 3/4 2 11-0 11080C113B Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell 6/1
13 Apr 25+317d Stratford Racing TV Open Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 22.5f · Good · 5 ran Sat behind pace early - clipped a hurdle 5th - moved up into second before 10th - took command 12th - lost the advantage soon after - clumsy again twice more late and unable to find more in the finish - held for 3rd 3/5 14 11-3 11165C110B Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell 7/1
2024 · 2 runs
31 May 24+39d Stratford Stratford Ladies Open Championship Final Hunters' Chase Class 3 · 22.5f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 3 11-2 100128C119B Miss Immy Robinson 7/1
22 Apr 24+887d Kempton Sri Lanka, The Teardrop Island Open Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 20.5f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 7½ 11-5 10086A103B Mr Daniel Kyne 22/1
2021 · 4 runs
17 Nov 21+19d Ffos Las Casumo Best Odds Guaranteed Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 21f · Soft · 13 ran 4/13 1¼ 11-8 10187B110A Lorcan Murtagh 11/4J
29 Oct 21+282d Uttoxeter Cazoo Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 1/11 11-0 9172A113A Lorcan Murtagh 11/2
20 Jan 21+11d Chepstow Providers Of Man Power Silvershine Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 12 ran 4/12 5 11-4 —75C95C Sean Bowen 20/1
09 Jan 21+390d Chepstow Coral 'Fail To Finish' Free Bets Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 11 ran 8/11 5 10-12 —58C92C Paddy Brennan 33/1
2019 · 2 runs
16 Dec 19+296d Plumpton Derek Hunnisett Memorial 'national Hunt' Auction Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Heavy · 5 ran PU/5 — 11-0 ——— Paddy Brennan 6/4
23 Feb 19+58d Chepstow Pertemps Commercial Maiden NH Flat Race (Conditionals And Amateurs) Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 5/15 4½ 11-0 —97B114A Mr Michael Legg 7/4F
2018 · 1 run
27 Dec 18 Chepstow 'Build Your Bet' On Football At Coral Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 13 10-9 —105A110A Mr Michael Legg 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Imperial Esprit won?
Imperial Esprit (IRE) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2018 and 2026, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 3 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trains Imperial Esprit?
Imperial Esprit (IRE) is trained by R W Varnham, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 May 2026.
Who is Imperial Esprit's sire?
Imperial Esprit (IRE) is by Scorpion (IRE) out of Shesourpresent (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
What is Imperial Esprit's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 116, from the run on 1 May 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Imperial Esprit's sire's record?
Scorpion (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 6,313 runs since Jan 2008 (609 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 141.
Who are Imperial Esprit's siblings?
Out of Shesourpresent (IRE), Imperial Esprit (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Deputy's Oscar (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Deputy's Oscar (IRE)). The wins came over 2m½f–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2018. 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.