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Imperial Rocket (USA)

9yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2006) · Last trainer Keith Goldsworthy · Last owner Mrs L A Goldsworthy
by Northern Flagship (USA) out of Starsawhirl (USA) (Star De Naskra)
19 runs · 7 courses · from May 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Aug 2006 — 7,386 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2006 · 5th of 11 Won at Stratford Last raced off OR 95
KTB Profile

Imperial Rocket (USA) is 1 from 19, the win coming at Class 3 level. Hasn't won since Jul 2005. Last raced off 95, 10lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 3 OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating95↓ 10lb off peak
95 52–105

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 (jumps) 94C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Taunton, 24 Apr 2006 Official rating 95 at the last jumps run, 7 Aug 2006

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 43C the best of the last 1 rated run · Bath, 28 Jun 2006 Official rating 52 at the last flat run, 28 Jun 2006

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 16 figures · best 113C · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good8113C79—
Good to Firm6102C85—
Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m12111C88—
2m1f – 2m4f4113C72.5—
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 19 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 · 17 figures from 19 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
Northern Flagship (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 0% of 4 runs since Jan 2008 (1 horse). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good100%00 from 9
Good to Soft300%00 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
2m1f – 2m4f100%00 from 6
2m5f – 3m300%0—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Starsawhirl (USA) (Star De Naskra)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 9 0 0% −9.00
Good to Firm 8 1 13% +3.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 10 1 10% +1.00
Class 4 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newton Abbot 5 0 0% −5.00
Ludlow 4 0 0% −4.00
Stratford 3 1 33% +8.00
Hereford 3 0 0% −3.00
Taunton 2 0 0% −2.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 12 1 8% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Lee Stephens 5 0 0% −5.00
Christian Williams 3 0 0% −3.00
Richard Johnson 2 0 0% −2.00
Carl Llewellyn 2 1 50% +9.00
Mick Fitzgerald 2 0 0% −2.00
Timmy Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss Hayley Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Joe Tizzard 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Thornton 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 18 1 6% −7.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 11 0 0% −11.00
2005 8 1 13% +3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 1 9% +0.00
Chase 7 0 0% −7.00
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2006 · 11 runs
07 Aug 06+22d Newton Abbot Smirnoff Vodka Claiming Hurdle Class 5 · 17f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 5/11 12 10-10 9583C Timmy Murphy 9/1
16 Jul 06+18d Stratford Birmingham Mail Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 5/7 13 10-4 10087C Christian Williams 25/1
28 Jun 06+24d Bath Bathwick Tyres Lady Riders' Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 14/15 1½ 9-4 5243C Miss Hayley Moore 40/1
04 Jun 06+41d Hereford Butlins Bingo Jackpot Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 19f · Good To Firm · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-0 105— Jamie Moore 33/1
24 Apr 06+11d Taunton Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 16f · Firm · 6 ran 3/6 1 11-1 10594C Richard Johnson 7/2
13 Apr 06+24d Wincanton Rollin Clones On 12 May Novices' Chase Class 3 · 15.5f · Good · 4 ran 3/4 6 11-0 10289C Joe Tizzard 33/1
20 Mar 06+26d Hereford Weatherbys Messaging Service Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 1½ 10-12 10092C Lee Stephens 9/1
22 Feb 06+23d Ludlow Arrow Handicap Chase Class 3 · 16f · Good · 5 ran 4/5 16 10-13 10461C Lee Stephens 8/1
30 Jan 06+11d Ludlow Dinham Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 3/9 12 10-11 104102C Lee Stephens 80/1
19 Jan 06+7d Ludlow Clive Pavilion Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 4/10 9 10-10 9475C Lee Stephens 20/1
12 Jan 06+13d Ludlow 1871 Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Good · 15 ran 13/15 20 9-12 10258C Lee Stephens 100/1
2005 · 8 runs
30 Dec 05+132d Taunton Steve Logan Memorial (County Contractors) Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 14 ran 14/14 23 11-3 10483C Christian Williams 40/1
20 Aug 05+23d Newton Abbot Totesport 0800 221 221 Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 17f · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-9 104— Robert Thornton 6/1
28 Jul 05+11d Stratford John Smith Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 2/9 3 10-10 102111C Richard Johnson 6/1
17 Jul 05+7d Newton Abbot South West Racing Club Handicap Hurdle Class D Class 3 · 18.5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 6/8 ½ 10-6 10462C Carl Llewellyn 7/4F
10 Jul 05+26d Stratford Birmingham Evening Mail Summer Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 1/15 10-1 9794C Carl Llewellyn 10/1
14 Jun 05+8d Hereford HFT - Hereford Low Loaders Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 3/16 1½ 11-1 9483C Mick Fitzgerald 4/1F
06 Jun 05+21d Newton Abbot 'Surfs Up' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 4 11-6 94113C Mick Fitzgerald 10/1
16 May 05 Newton Abbot Totesport Summer Festival 20th & 21st August Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 18.5f · Good · 15 ran 8/15 1½ 10-0 9760C Christian Williams 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Imperial Rocket won?
Imperial Rocket (USA) won 1 of 19 archived starts between 2005 and 2006, a strike rate of 5.3%. Placed 5 times in total (26.3% of starts).
Who trained Imperial Rocket?
Imperial Rocket (USA) was trained by Keith Goldsworthy on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 7 August 2006.
Who is Imperial Rocket's sire?
Imperial Rocket (USA) is by Northern Flagship (USA) out of Starsawhirl (USA), whose sire is Star De Naskra.
What going does Imperial Rocket prefer?
Imperial Rocket (USA) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Imperial Rocket's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 7 August 2006. The highest on record is 105.
What is Imperial Rocket's sire's record?
Northern Flagship (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 0% of 4 runs since Jan 2008 (1 horse), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.

Record shown from May 2005. 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.