Horse profile
Imperial Guard (IRE)
28 runs · 14 courses · from Sep 2023
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · Ayr & Kempton (AW)
Last run 30 Sep 2026 · 4th of 9
Last raced off OR 74
KTB Profile
Imperial Guard (IRE) has four wins from 28 starts all over 6f – 7f. Three of those came at Ayr on good to firm in Jul 2026 and one at Kempton (AW) on standard in Mar 2024. Typically held up he finished 4 of 9 at Catterick in Sep 2026 last raced off 74 which was 11lb below his highest ever mark of 85.
Based on 28 archived runs · run-style from 20 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 11lb off peak
- 4–28Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 11 (39.3%)Placed
- −10.35£1 level staken=28 at SP
- 0.73Fair A/E n=28 · 0.63 incl. margin
- 85Highest OR
- 41dAvg 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 rating74↓ 11lb off peak
74
60–85
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 91
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 9 | 111A | 86 | 5 runs · 104 / 84 |
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 103A | 93.5 | — |
| Good | 7 | 111A | 93 | 3 runs · 91 / 91 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 100C | 79.5 | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 23 | 111A | 91 | 8 runs · 104 / 85 |
| Under 6f | 5 | 103A | 100 | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 28 figures from 28 runs · as at 8 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 20 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 7 (35%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 7 (35%) · 2 wins
- Prominent 6 (30%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 16.3% of 5,076 runs since Jan 2008 (562 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7% from 157.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 2 | 50% | +33.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 831 | 154 | 18.5% | +2.2 | 3 from 9 |
| Good | 1,220 | 199 | 16.3% | 0 | 0 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 580 | 92 | 15.9% | −0.4 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 703 | 120 | 17.1% | +0.8 | — |
| Heavy | 215 | 36 | 16.7% | +0.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,523 | 224 | 14.7% | −1.6 | 1 from 8 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 383 | 60 | 15.7% | −0.6 | 0 from 5 |
| 6f – 7f | 2,115 | 372 | 17.6% | +1.3 | 4 from 23 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,361 | 206 | 15.1% | −1.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,002 | 172 | 17.2% | +0.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 157 | 11 | 7% | −9.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 47 | 5 | 10.6% | −5.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −5.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −16.3 | — |
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
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Electric Storm (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Listed (Electric Storm (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Storm (IRE) | 13 | 4 | 5f–7f | Listed |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 9 | 3 | 33% | +4.15 |
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.50 |
| Good | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 13 | 2 | 15% | −5.88 |
| Class 5 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 6 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +7.53 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thirsk | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Newmarket | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Ayr | 3 | 3 | 100% | +10.15 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 23 | 4 | 17% | −5.35 |
| Under 6f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Beasley | 9 | 2 | 22% | +2.62 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 5 | 2 | 40% | +1.03 |
| Oisin Murphy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sean Kirrane | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hayley Turner | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sam James | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mark Winn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Muscutt | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lewis Edmunds | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cieren Fallon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Callum Hutchinson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nanako Fujita | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 23 | 4 | 17% | −5.35 |
| Blinkers | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 3 | 33% | +4.15 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.50 |
| 2023 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Sep 26+25d | Catterick | Bet At racingtv.com Handicap Stakes (Div II) Pulled hard early - settled at back of field - urged along over 2f out - crept past tired ones inside final furlong - soon flattened out to finish 4th | 4/9 | 2½ | 9-13 | 74 | 91A | 85A | Connor Beasley | 10/1 |
| 05 Sep 26+21d | Thirsk | Thirsk Racecourse Ideal Conference & Events Venue Handicap Stakes (Div II) Held up early - shaken up and made headway over 2f out but boxed in on inner - shifted right 1f out - unable to find further improvement finishing 7th | 7/8 | 2½ | 9-4 | 75 | 70A | 72A | Connor Beasley | 9/2 |
| 15 Aug 26+19d | Doncaster | Phase Eight At Meadowhall Handicap Stakes Pulling hard early - settled around mid-pack - pushed along a furlong out - faded quickly to finish tenth | 10/12 | 1½ | 9-9 | 75 | 84A | 79A | Sam James | 11/2 |
| 27 Jul 26+7d | Ayr | Ladbrokes 'Big Daily Boosts On Racing' Handicap Stakes held up towards the back - progress over 1f out - went in front inside final 110yds - quickly matched - found extra to prevail by a whisker at the line | 1/5 | 9-12 | 67 | 104C | 82B | Connor Beasley | 13/8F | |
| 20 Jul 26+7d | Ayr | 25% Off Lunch At Western House Hotel Handicap Stakes going well settled in the pack - made rapid progress 2f out - went to the front entering the final furlong - clear and untroubled to the line | 1/6 | 10-5 | 60 | 86A | 93B | Daniel Tudhope | 8/15F | |
| 13 Jul 26+12d | Ayr | Try Racing TV For Free Now Handicap settled in the pack - made headway 2f out - driven to the front final furlong and stayed on strongly | 1/9 | 10-0 | 60 | 82A | 92A | Connor Beasley | 8/1 | |
| 01 Jul 26+26d | Thirsk | William Hill Summer Cup Saturday 1st August Book Now Handicap Settled at back of field - pushed along with 2f left - progress late inside final furlong - grabbed fifth close home but no real impact on the finish | 5/10 | 1¾ | 9-1 | 62 | 83A | 75A | Connor Beasley | 10/1 |
| 05 Jun 26+18d | Thirsk | Moody Construction Handicap Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - clear at the front - pushed along 2f out then edged off a true line and overtaken approaching the final furlong - faded fast late to finish eighth | 8/10 | 1 | 9-9 | 64 | 91A | 71A | Connor Beasley | 4/1 |
| 18 May 26+210d | Carlisle | Racing TV Handicap Settled handily early - pushed along with two furlongs left - made gradual progress under pressure but couldn't threaten leaders - dropped away close home to finish eighth | 8/10 | ½ | 9-1 | 67 | 86A | 69A | Mark Winn | 11/2 |
| 2025 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Oct 25+29d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Arc 1MILLION Bonus Has 150K Increase! Handicap Sat close up early - hit front approaching 3f out - pressed for effort inside final 2f - overtaken with a furlong left and slipped back - faded to finish sixth | 6/9 | ¾ | 9-6 | 69 | 101A | 68A | Sean Kirrane | 15/2 |
| 21 Sep 25+24d | Southwell (AW) | Free Bets On attheraces.com Handicap (Div 1) Held mid-pack early - pushed for effort with 2f left - kept on at one gear through the final stretch - finished 9th beaten 3 lengths | 9/14 | nk | 9-8 | 71 | 89B | 74A | Daniel Muscutt | 5/1 |
| 28 Aug 25+22d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Paddy Power Handicap Held up rear of the field - shifted wide and edged into contention late - unable to land a blow on the leaders - finished sixth beaten 2 lengths | 6/9 | ½ | 9-10 | 73 | 101B | 80A | Sean Kirrane | 9/2 |
| 06 Aug 25+18d | Pontefract | Bet With Jayne - Your Local Bookmaker Handicap Checked at the off and shifted left - settled towards the back of the field - made no meaningful impact and finished 10th | 10/10 | ½ | 9-5 | 76 | 95B | 58A | Daniel Tudhope | 11/2 |
| 19 Jul 25+23d | Newmarket | Woodland Group Challenge Handicap Hampered severely at the break and dropped in - settled towards the back - pushed along with a furlong to go but no impression made - finished well held in 8th | 8/10 | hd | 9-13 | 79 | 69A | 65A | Oisin Murphy | 9/4J |
| 26 Jun 25+26d | Hamilton | Patersons Of Greenoakhill Handicap Bumped at the start after drifting right - up with the front group but pulling hard and veering right throughout - dropped away sharply over 1f out to finish 6th | 6/8 | nk | 9-10 | 81 | 100A | 77A | Connor Beasley | 5/1 |
| 31 May 25+14d | Southwell (AW) | wingmanclub.co.uk Handicap Settled with the pack early - improved position 2f out - blocked when pushed for effort inside final 2f - moved right and finished strongly for third | 3/9 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 81 | 103A | 97A | Lewis Edmunds | 7/2 |
| 17 May 25+14d | Newmarket | Suffolk Chamber Of Commerce And USVF Handicap Knocked at the break - tracked group on far rail - pressed for effort 2f out and kept on for fourth | 4/9 | nk | 9-9 | 82 | 101A | 94A | Cieren Fallon | 16/5F |
| 03 May 25+34d | Thirsk | Ladbrokes 'Get Rewarded With Ladbucks' Handicap Sat close behind front group early - urged forward with two furlongs left - stayed on without finding enough to get involved late - unable to improve position inside final furlong finishing third | 3/10 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 82 | 106A | 103A | Connor Beasley | 3/1 |
| 30 Mar 25+190d | Doncaster | William Hill Proper Prices Handicap (Div 2) Sat close to front pack - pressed for effort with 2f remaining - lost momentum inside final furlong to finish 8th | 8/15 | 2¼ | 9-7 | 83 | 93C | 83A | Connor Beasley | 13/2 |
| 2024 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Sep 24+42d | Newmarket | Turners Parks Group Ltd Handicap Settled in the middle of the pack - driven forward from 2f out - stayed on strongly inside the final furlong to finish second by a short head | 2/11 | nk | 9-9 | 82 | 111A | 93A | Callum Hutchinson | 4/1 |
| 10 Aug 24+30d | Ascot | Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Sprint (Handicap) Settled midpack early - urged for effort inside final two furlongs - could not land a challenge - finished sixth well beaten | 6/10 | 1 | 9-3 | 83 | 84B | 79A | Nanako Fujita | 5/1 |
| 11 Jul 24+26d | Newmarket | Bet Boost At bet365 Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 3/13 | ½ | 8-6 | 83 | 100C | 87A | Hayley Turner | 6/1 |
| 15 Jun 24+36d | York | Churchill Tyres Supporting Macmillan Sprint Handicap | 5/17 | nk | 8-5 | 84 | 89C | 102A | Hayley Turner | 9/1 |
| 10 May 24+25d | Ascot | Racing Together Community Day Ascot Handicap | 3/12 | 2¼ | 9-11 | 84 | 111A | 88A | Daniel Tudhope | 5/1 |
| 15 Apr 24+19d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's Improved Bet Builder Handicap | 3/3 | 4¾ | 9-6 | 85 | 91C | 73C | Daniel Tudhope | 8/13F |
| 27 Mar 24+168d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Zero% Mission/EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/7 | 9-4 | — | 80A | 90A | Daniel Tudhope | 7/2 | |
| 2023 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Oct 23+19d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 2/10 | 1¼ | 9-7 | — | 96A | 101A | Oisin Murphy | 4/6F |
| 22 Sep 23 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Zero% Mission/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 3/12 | ¾ | 9-7 | — | 89A | 86A | Oisin Murphy | 4/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Imperial Guard won?
- Imperial Guard (IRE) won 4 of 28 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 11 times in total (39.3% of starts).
- Who trains Imperial Guard?
- Imperial Guard (IRE) is trained by Michael Dods, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 30 September 2026.
- Who is Imperial Guard's sire?
- Imperial Guard (IRE) is by Night Of Thunder (IRE) out of Ancestral (GB), whose sire is Bated Breath.
- What going does Imperial Guard prefer?
- Imperial Guard (IRE) has the best record on good to firm 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 Guard's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 74, from the run on 30 September 2026. The highest on record is 85.
- What is Imperial Guard's sire's record?
- Night Of Thunder (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 16.3% of 5,076 runs since Jan 2008 (562 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7% from 157.
- Who are Imperial Guard's siblings?
- Out of Ancestral (GB), Imperial Guard (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Electric Storm (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Electric Storm (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.