Imperial Ruler (IRE)
Imperial Ruler won both his starts on a first visit to the course, a bumper at Tipperary on soft ground in May 2021 and a maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse on good to soft in April 2022. The gelding, who reached a highest official rating of 114, recorded both wins over 1m5f to 2m and is two from 12 overall on turf. He failed to win in seven starts over 2m1f to 2m4f. His last run, at Wexford in Apr 2024, saw him finish eighth of 10 in a beginners chase.
- 2–12Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 3 (25%)Placed
- +3.50£1 level staken=12 at SP
- 1.50Fair A/E n=12 · 1.18 incl. margin
- 114Highest OR
- 97dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 106
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 106A | 88 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 92B | 59 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 106A | 81 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 88C | 73.5 | — |
Of 12 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (4).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 1,585 runs since Jan 2008 (172 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 11 | 4 | 36.4% | +28.1 | — |
| Good | 488 | 47 | 9.6% | +1.3 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 328 | 26 | 7.9% | −0.4 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 533 | 42 | 7.9% | −0.4 | 1 from 5 |
| Heavy | 218 | 12 | 5.5% | −2.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 0 | 0% | −8.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +91.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 456 | 32 | 7% | −1.3 | 2 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 610 | 42 | 6.9% | −1.4 | 0 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 433 | 45 | 10.4% | +2.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 85 | 11 | 12.9% | +4.6 | — |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Santo Romano (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m2f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Romano (IRE) | 10 | 1 | 1m2f | — |
| Blueberry Hill (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Kiwi King (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +8.00 |
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wexford | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 2 | 40% | +10.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P J O'Hanlon | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Keith Donoghue | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.50 |
| Michael J Molloy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Conor Maxwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr J P Sutton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr B O'Neill | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 8 | 2 | 25% | +7.50 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.50 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 10 | 1 | 10% | −7.50 |
| Chase | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Apr 24+101d | Wexford | Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Beginners Chase | 8/10 | ¾ | 11-12 | — | — | 106A | Conor Maxwell | 14/1 |
| 15 Jan 24+18d | Punchestown | John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle | 12/17 | ½ | 11-10 | 105 | — | 96A | Mr J P Sutton | 20/1 |
| 2023 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Dec 23+78d | Leopardstown | Irish Daily Star Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | 20/21 | 9½ | 11-0 | 109 | 24C | 97C | Michael J Molloy | 66/1 |
| 11 Oct 23+42d | Punchestown | Download The BetVictor App Handicap Hurdle | 13/17 | 2 | 10-4 | 112 | 58C | 98C | Michael J Molloy | 33/1 |
| 30 Aug 23+41d | Bellewstown | Bective Stud Tea Rooms & Apartments Mullacurry Cup Handicap Hurdle | 11/15 | 14 | 10-5 | 114 | 74C | 96C | P J O'Hanlon | 22/1 |
| 20 Jul 23+48d | Killarney | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | 10/15 | ½ | 12-0 | 114 | 88B | 113A | P J O'Hanlon | 12/1 |
| 02 Jun 23+352d | Down Royal | BoyleSports Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle | UR/12 | — | 11-1 | 114 | — | — | P J O'Hanlon | 5/1 |
| 2022 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Jun 22+32d | Wexford | BoyleSports Novice Hurdle | 4/10 | 17 | 11-7 | — | 88C | 93C | P J O'Hanlon | 15/8F |
| 14 May 22+27d | Wexford | Poolcourt Rated Hurdle | 5/11 | 1½ | 11-4 | — | 106A | 114A | Keith Donoghue | 5/2F |
| 17 Apr 22+31d | Fairyhouse | Ryan's Cleaning, Waste & Recycling Maiden Hurdle | 1/24 | 11-12 | — | — | 139A | Keith Donoghue | 6/4F | |
| 17 Mar 22+301d | Down Royal | Bluegrasshorsefeed.com Maiden Hurdle | 2/19 | 5 | 11-12 | — | 92B | 134A | Keith Donoghue | 13/2 |
| 2021 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 20 May 21 | Tipperary | Racing Again June 1st (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 1/13 | 11-5 | — | 59B | 130A | Mr B O'Neill | 12/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Imperial Ruler won?
- Imperial Ruler (IRE) won 2 of 12 archived starts between 2021 and 2024, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 3 times in total (25% of starts).
- Who trained Imperial Ruler?
- Imperial Ruler (IRE) was trained by Dermot A McLoughlin on the most recent run on record, at Wexford on 25 April 2024.
- Who is Imperial Ruler's sire?
- Imperial Ruler (IRE) is by Imperial Monarch (IRE) out of Celinde (FR), whose sire is Anabaa.
- What going does Imperial Ruler prefer?
- Imperial Ruler (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Imperial Ruler's official rating?
- Imperial Ruler (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 114.
- What is Imperial Ruler's sire's record?
- Imperial Monarch (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 1,585 runs since Jan 2008 (172 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Imperial Ruler's siblings?
- Out of Celinde (FR), Imperial Ruler (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Santo Romano (IRE) (1). The wins came over 1m2f. As at Oct 2026.