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Horse profile

Imperial Nation (IRE)

2yo colt · Trainer Andrew Balding · Owner Saeed Suhail
2 runs · 2 courses · from May 2026
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 16 Sep 2026 · 2nd of 7
KTB Profile

Lightly raced 2yo colt with 2 starts since May 2026. Finished 2 of 7 at Sandown last time. By Sioux Nation (USA), whose progeny in our archive have won 12.4% of 2,906 runs since Mar 2022.

Based on 2 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs since May 2026 · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 78 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Newmarket, 15 May 2026

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 2 figures · best 78A · median 73.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good278A73.52 runs · 78 / 73.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f278A73.52 runs · 78 / 73.5

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 81A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Sandown, 16 Sep 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 — 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 2 figures · best 81A · median 79.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good281A79.52 runs · 81 / 79.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f281A79.52 runs · 81 / 79.5

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 12.4% of 2,906 runs since Mar 2022 (360 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 17.2% from 425. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.2% from 580. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.7% from 190.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−12.4—
Good to Firm4257317.2%+4.8—
Good7387810.6%−1.80 from 2
Good to Soft2933110.6%−1.8—
Soft3914912.5%+0.1—
Heavy1131412.4%0—
Standard (AW)94211412.1%−0.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5809416.2%+3.8—
6f – 7f1,58620212.7%+0.30 from 2
1m – 1m1f533539.9%−2.5—
1m2f – 1m4f19094.7%−7.7—
1m5f – 2m1100%−12.4—
2m1f – 2m4f6116.7%+4.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2022 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Brave Emperor (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Brave Emperor (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Brave Emperor (IRE)2065f–1mGroup 3
Puella Law (IRE)1217½fClass 5

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
16 Sep 26+124d Sandown Trainor Stone & Tile Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 3 · 7f · Good · 7 ran Raced close to the front - pushed along and gained ground over a furlong out - stayed on strongly to the line but no match for the runaway winner 2/7 4¼ 9-4 69A81A Oisin Murphy 8/1
15 May 26 Newmarket EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 6f · Good · 6 ran Held up towards back of field - found extra close home in final furlong - stayed on without threatening front pair near line - finished third 3/6 5 9-7 78A78B David Probert 11/2

Quick answers

How many races has Imperial Nation won?
Imperial Nation (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Imperial Nation?
Imperial Nation (IRE) is trained by Andrew Balding, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 September 2026.
Who is Imperial Nation's sire?
Imperial Nation (IRE) is by Sioux Nation (USA) out of Roman Gal (IRE), whose sire is Holy Roman Emperor.
What is Imperial Nation's sire's record?
Sioux Nation (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.4% of 2,906 runs since Mar 2022 (360 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 17.2% from 425. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.2% from 580. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.7% from 190.
Who are Imperial Nation's siblings?
Out of Roman Gal (IRE), Imperial Nation (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Brave Emperor (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Brave Emperor (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2026. 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.