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Imperial Leader (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2016) · Last trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies · Last owner Imperial Racing Partnership No 2
by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Glamorous Leader (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
17 runs · 12 courses · from Feb 2012
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Feb 2016 — 3,919 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2016 Won at Southwell Last raced off OR 115
KTB Profile

Imperial Leader (IRE) is 1 from 17, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Nov 2012. Last raced off 115, 19lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4 OR ↓ 19lb off peak
Official rating115↓ 19lb off peak
115 115–134

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 121B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Market Rasen, 9 May 2014 Official rating 115 at the last run, 11 Feb 2016

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 13 figures · best 135A · median 121
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good4122B115.5—
Heavy4130A128—
Good to Soft3126A108—
Soft2135A125.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6135A126.5—
2m5f – 3m5130A108—
1m5f – 2m2122B116—

Of 17 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 17 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
Flemensfirth (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 17,287 runs since Jan 2008 (1,595 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3800%−11.9—
Good to Firm522509.6%−2.3—
Good4,05744310.9%−10 from 4
Good to Soft2,93535412.1%+0.21 from 4
Soft5,87675112.8%+0.90 from 3
Heavy3,81744911.8%−0.10 from 6
Standard (AW)4224.8%−7.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−11.9—
1m2f – 1m4f2514%−7.9—
1m5f – 2m4,48654812.2%+0.30 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f6,08272411.9%01 from 6
2m5f – 3m5,26062311.8%−0.10 from 9
Over 3m1,43215310.7%−1.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Glamorous Leader (IRE) (Supreme Leader)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Swantykay (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Imperial Flem (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Swantykay (IRE)4542m–2m4f—
Imperial Flem (IRE)412m½fClass 3
Fayre Cross (IRE)180——
Glamorous Gold (IRE)90——
Blackberry Gale (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 4 1 25% +1.50
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 1 25% +1.50
Class 3 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 2 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Market Rasen 2 0 0% −2.00
Sandown 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Bangor-on-Dee 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 1 100% +4.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 9 0 0% −9.00
2m1f – 2m4f 6 1 17% −0.50
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sam Twiston-Davies 11 1 9% −5.50
Ryan Hatch 3 0 0% −3.00
William Twiston-Davies 2 0 0% −2.00
Jamie Bargary 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 9 0 0% −9.00
None 6 1 17% −0.50
Tongue tie + visor 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 1 0 0% −1.00
2015 4 0 0% −4.00
2014 5 0 0% −5.00
2013 3 0 0% −3.00
2012 4 1 25% +1.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 12 1 8% −6.50
Chase 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2016 · 1 run
11 Feb 16+54d Doncaster Challenger Tracked Tractor Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m · Good To Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-4 115— Ryan Hatch 18/1
2015 · 4 runs
19 Dec 15+14d Newcastle Free Bet At 188bet Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m7½f · Heavy · 6 ran PU/6 — 11-5 120— Ryan Hatch 10/3
05 Dec 15+272d Chepstow Angela Nettlefold Memorial In Aid Of SSAFA Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m7½f · Heavy · 8 ran UR/8 — 10-5 120— Jamie Bargary 5/1
08 Mar 15+36d Market Rasen 10 Free Bet At 32RedSport.com Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m7f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 6/8 4½ 11-8 123108C Sam Twiston-Davies 4/1
31 Jan 15+267d Sandown Betfred Mobile Heroes Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 2m6f · Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-10 124— Sam Twiston-Davies 5/1
2014 · 5 runs
09 May 14+22d Market Rasen Racing UK Anywhere Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m7f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 2 11-9 125121B Sam Twiston-Davies 9/4F
17 Apr 14+33d Cheltenham Barbury International Supporting The IJF Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 3m · Good · 17 ran 6/17 8 10-0 126108A Ryan Hatch 6/1
15 Mar 14+34d Kempton Kempton Park Betdaq Silver Plate (Handicap Hurdle) Class 2 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 20 ran 15/20 2 11-5 128107C Sam Twiston-Davies 7/1
09 Feb 14+22d Exeter Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (series Qualifier) Class 2 · 2m7f · Heavy · 12 ran 3/12 10 10-8 129130A Sam Twiston-Davies 13/2
18 Jan 14+49d Ascot Keltbray Holloway's Hurdle (Grade 2 Limited Handicap) Class 1 · 2m3½f · Heavy · 9 ran 2/9 11 10-7 128127A Sam Twiston-Davies 8/1
2013 · 3 runs
30 Nov 13+266d Newbury Bet365 Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m3f · Soft · 17 ran 13/17 2¼ 10-13 131116A Sam Twiston-Davies 8/1
09 Mar 13+52d Sandown European Breeders' Fund paddypower.com 'National Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Final (Grade 3) Class 1 · 2m4f · Heavy · 16 ran 7/16 11 11-10 134119C Sam Twiston-Davies 25/1
16 Jan 13+33d Newbury Betfred 'the Bonus King' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3f · Soft · 12 ran 3/12 4½ 11-5 134135A Sam Twiston-Davies 7/4
2012 · 4 runs
14 Dec 12+32d Cheltenham British Stallion Studs / Pyments Quantity Surveyors E.B.F. 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 3 · 2m1f · Heavy · 8 ran 4/8 2¼ 11-4 —129A Sam Twiston-Davies 12/1
12 Nov 12+233d Southwell Betfred Mobile Sports Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 10-12 —126A Sam Twiston-Davies 9/2
24 Mar 12+24d Bangor-on-Dee North East Wales Unison Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 2m½f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 10 10-3 —110A William Twiston-Davies 13/8F
29 Feb 12 Bangor-on-Dee Judges Final Decision Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m½f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 1½ 10-1 —122B William Twiston-Davies 85/40F

Quick answers

How many races has Imperial Leader won?
Imperial Leader (IRE) won 1 of 17 archived starts between 2012 and 2016, a strike rate of 5.9%. Placed 6 times in total (35.3% of starts).
Who trained Imperial Leader?
Imperial Leader (IRE) was trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies on the most recent run on record, at Doncaster on 11 February 2016.
Who is Imperial Leader's sire?
Imperial Leader (IRE) is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Glamorous Leader (IRE), whose sire is Supreme Leader.
What going does Imperial Leader prefer?
Imperial Leader (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Imperial Leader's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 11 February 2016. The highest on record is 134.
What is Imperial Leader's sire's record?
Flemensfirth (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 17,287 runs since Jan 2008 (1,595 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Imperial Leader's siblings?
Out of Glamorous Leader (IRE), Imperial Leader (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Swantykay (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Imperial Flem (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2012. 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.