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Horse profile

Imperial Knight (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2022) · Last trainer Ben Pauling · Last owner Middleham Park Racing Lxxxix
by Mahler (GB) out of And Whatever Else (IRE) (Bob Back)
21 runs · 15 courses · from Feb 2018
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Sep 2022 — 1,499 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2022 · 5th of 5 3 wins · Worcester & Warwick Last raced off OR 118
KTB Profile

Imperial Knight won three of 21 starts between Feb 2018 and Sep 2022. All three wins came on good ground at Worcester and Warwick over 2m5f – 3m or over 3m. The last win came at Worcester in Aug 2022 in a Class 3 novices chase off an official rating of 119. The gelding aged 10 at his last run in Sep 2022 finished fifth of five at Southwell in a Class 4 novices handicap chase off 118.

Based on 21 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating118↓ 8lb off peak
118 118–126

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 127 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ffos Las, 10 May 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 19 figures · best 140C · median 108
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good10140C114.5—
Good to Soft3127A108—
Heavy396A94—
Soft3137B74—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m10140C113.5—
Over 3m3129A114—
2m1f – 2m4f3137B85—
1m5f – 2m3108A94—

Of 21 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 21 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 111C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Worcester, 23 Aug 2022 Official rating 118 at the last run, 27 Sep 2022

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 →

Jumps 19 figures · best 132A · median 122
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good10131C115—
Good to Soft3126A125—
Heavy3132A124—
Soft3132A124—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m10132A120—
Over 3m3127B117—
2m1f – 2m4f3132A120—
1m5f – 2m3125A124—

Of 21 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 21 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

Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,877 runs since Sep 2014 (787 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1191815.1%+4.3—
Good2,97437812.7%+1.93 from 10
Good to Soft1,8181799.8%−10 from 3
Soft2,7422599.4%−1.40 from 5
Heavy1,21412410.2%−0.60 from 3
Standard (AW)10110%−0.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f500%−10.8—
1m2f – 1m4f1600%−10.8—
1m5f – 2m2,0491999.7%−1.10 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f3,21232410.1%−0.70 from 3
2m5f – 3m2,82634112.1%+1.32 from 11
Over 3m7699512.4%+1.61 from 3

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Sep 2014 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Queen Jane (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m½f–3m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Go Whatever (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Queen Jane (IRE)1732m1½f–2m4f—
Go Whatever (IRE)1232m4½f–3m4½fClass 2
The Secret Pearl (IRE)2022m½f–2m4fClass 4
Magnetic Zero (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 10 3 30% −2.06
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 9 2 22% −3.68
Class 3 8 1 13% −5.38
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Worcester 4 2 50% +0.19
Southwell 3 0 0% −3.00
Warwick 2 1 50% +1.75
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 11 2 18% −6.81
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
Over 3m 3 1 33% +0.75
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Luca Morgan 6 1 17% −2.25
Kielan Woods 4 2 50% +0.19
David Bass 3 0 0% −3.00
Nico de Boinville 3 0 0% −3.00
Tom Bellamy 1 0 0% −1.00
Aidan Coleman 1 0 0% −1.00
Fergus Gregory 1 0 0% −1.00
Noel Fehily 1 0 0% −1.00
David England 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 0 0% −11.00
Cheekpieces 10 3 30% −2.06

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 4 1 25% −1.38
2021 7 2 29% −1.68
2020 3 0 0% −3.00
2019 3 0 0% −3.00
2018 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 15 2 13% −9.68
Chase 3 1 33% −0.38
NH Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2022 · 4 runs
27 Sep 22+27d Southwell Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 3m½f · Good · 5 ran 5/5 12 11-7 11891C95C Luca Morgan 9/2
31 Aug 22+8d Worcester Get Pulling With P J Nicholls SsangYong Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m7f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 22 11-8 119122B93B Kielan Woods 3/1
23 Aug 22+26d Worcester Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m7f · Good · 2 ran 1/2 11-4 11978C111C Kielan Woods 13/8
28 Jul 22+303d Stratford Every Race Live On Racing Tv Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m2½f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 8½ 11-11 120101A112A Luca Morgan 5/1
2021 · 7 runs
28 Sep 21+27d Worcester Cazoo Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m7f · Good · 3 ran 1/3 11-5 122140C131C Kielan Woods 4/7F
01 Sep 21+114d Worcester Mansionbet Watch And Bet Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m7f · Good · 4 ran 4/4 3¾ 11-12 123115C113B Kielan Woods 85/40
10 May 21+29d Ffos Las Download The vickers.bet App Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 3m · Good To Soft · 12 ran 3/12 5 11-0 123127A126A Luca Morgan 5/1
11 Apr 21+11d Warwick Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m2f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 11-5 120129A127B Luca Morgan 11/4J
31 Mar 21+26d Southwell Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m½f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 6½ 11-3 118116B122A Luca Morgan 13/2
05 Mar 21+46d Newbury BetVictor Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 3m · Good · 13 ran 5/13 nk 10-11 119112B118A David Bass 22/1
18 Jan 21+58d Ayr Ayrshire Cancer Support Patient Transport Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 3m½f · Heavy · 5 ran 3/5 3 10-12 12293C122B Nico de Boinville 1/3F
2020 · 3 runs
21 Nov 20+21d Huntingdon Watch And Bet At MansionBet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 3m1f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 1¾ 10-9 126114A117A Luca Morgan 3/1
31 Oct 20+287d Wetherby bet365 Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m3½f · Soft · 18 ran 10/18 1¾ 11-8 12673B111A David Bass 16/1
18 Jan 20+42d Haydock Old Boston Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 3m½f · Heavy · 9 ran 2/9 2 11-1 12496A132A Nico de Boinville 10/1
2019 · 3 runs
07 Dec 19+264d Chepstow Kubota The UKs Leading Mini Excavator Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 2m7½f · Soft · 9 ran UR/9 — 11-2 124—— Tom Bellamy 22/1
18 Mar 19+30d Southwell Toalsbet App Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Soft · 9 ran 2/9 ½ 11-1 —137B132A Nico de Boinville 2/1
16 Feb 19+52d Ascot Thames Materials Novices' Hurdle Class 2 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 3/6 11 11-0 —85A120B David Bass 66/1
2018 · 4 runs
26 Dec 18+249d Market Rasen Apm Commercials Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-0 ——— Aidan Coleman 7/1
21 Apr 18+41d Bangor-on-Dee bangorBET Standard NH Flat Race (Conditionals/Amateurs) (Div 1) Class 5 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 2/10 ¾ 10-13 —108A125A Fergus Gregory 7/2
11 Mar 18+23d Warwick Kerry Burton Memorial Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 2m · Heavy · 7 ran 3/7 ¾ 11-2 —94A124A Noel Fehily 9/2
16 Feb 18 Fakenham Fakenham Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 9 ran 3/9 3 11-2 —74C124A David England 15/2

Quick answers

How many races has Imperial Knight won?
Imperial Knight (IRE) won 3 of 21 archived starts between 2018 and 2022, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 10 times in total (47.6% of starts).
Who trained Imperial Knight?
Imperial Knight (IRE) was trained by Ben Pauling on the most recent run on record, at Southwell on 27 September 2022.
Who is Imperial Knight's sire?
Imperial Knight (IRE) is by Mahler (GB) out of And Whatever Else (IRE), whose sire is Bob Back.
What going does Imperial Knight prefer?
Imperial Knight (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 10 starts (30%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Imperial Knight's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 118, from the run on 27 September 2022. The highest on record is 126.
What is Imperial Knight's sire's record?
Mahler (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,877 runs since Sep 2014 (787 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
Who are Imperial Knight's siblings?
Out of And Whatever Else (IRE), Imperial Knight (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Queen Jane (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Go Whatever (IRE)). The wins came over 2m½f–3m4½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2018. 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.