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Horse profile

Imperial Scam (FR)

4yo filly (at last run, Jun 2022) · Last trainer V Devillars · Last owner Valentin Devillars Alberto Romaldi Et Al
by Whipper (USA) out of Groovin High (USA) (Elusive Quality)
8 runs · 3 courses · from Feb 2021
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Jun 2022 — 1,608 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2022 · 10th of 10 Won at Longchamp (FR)
KTB Profile

Imperial Scam (FR) is 1 from 8. Hasn't won since Jul 2021. The win came on turf — 0 from 4 on the all-weather, and the win came on good or faster ground (0 from 3 on softer).

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Won on turf, 0 on AW Wins on good or faster

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

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

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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 9.8% of 4,596 runs since Jan 2008 (395 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 13.6% from 513. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.6% from 1,128.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm22313.6%+3.8—
Good to Firm3144213.4%+3.6—
Good985878.8%−11 from 1
Good to Soft6176210%+0.20 from 2
Soft1,01611211%+1.2—
Heavy5137013.6%+3.80 from 1
Standard (AW)1,128756.6%−3.20 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2252812.4%+2.6—
6f – 7f1,3391329.9%+0.10 from 1
1m – 1m1f1,3131299.8%01 from 7
1m2f – 1m4f963919.4%−0.4—
1m5f – 2m425388.9%−0.9—
2m1f – 2m4f232198.2%−1.6—
2m5f – 3m901415.6%+5.8—
Over 3m900%−9.8—

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
Groovin High (USA) (Elusive Quality)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Story Begins (FR)210——
High Success (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 1 100% +16.80
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chantilly (FR) 5 0 0% −5.00
Longchamp (FR) 2 1 50% +15.80
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 7 1 14% +10.80
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alexis Pouchin 3 1 33% +14.80
Cristian Demuro 2 0 0% −2.00
Jerome Moutard 1 0 0% −1.00
Annaelle Didon-Yahlali 1 0 0% −1.00
Hugo Besnier 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 4 1 25% +13.80
None 4 0 0% −4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 2 0 0% −2.00
2021 6 1 17% +11.80

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 Jockey SP
2022 · 2 runs
02 Jun 22+17d Longchamp (FR) Prix de l'Ile aux Cygnes (Handicap) (4yo+) (Grande Course) (Turf) 9f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 10/10 30 9-5 Alexis Pouchin 61/1
16 May 22+298d Chantilly (FR) Prix de Thiverny (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 9f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 16/16 8 8-11 Alexis Pouchin 63/1
2021 · 6 runs
22 Jul 21+65d Longchamp (FR) Prix de Gaillon (Handicap) (3yo) (Moyenne Course) (Turf) 9f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 9-2 Alexis Pouchin 168/10
18 May 21+11d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de Thoiry (Claimer) (3yo) (Turf) 8f · Heavy · 13 ran 7/13 3 8-11 Jerome Moutard 43/1
07 May 21+35d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Bois d'Orival (Claimer) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 6.5f · Standard · 14 ran 11/14 1¾ 8-11 Cristian Demuro 25/1
02 Apr 21+23d Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Garenne Maillard (Handicap) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 5/14 1 9-1 Cristian Demuro 14/1
10 Mar 21+25d Chantilly (FR) Prix Molton (Handicap) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 8f · Standard · 15 ran 10/15 1¾ 8-7 Annaelle Didon-Yahlali 41/1
13 Feb 21 Chantilly (FR) Prix du Bois de Beauvilliers (Handicap) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 8f · Standard · 17 ran 15/17 hd 8-7 Hugo Besnier 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Imperial Scam won?
Imperial Scam (FR) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2021 and 2022, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 1 time in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trained Imperial Scam?
Imperial Scam (FR) was trained by V Devillars on the most recent run on record, at Longchamp (FR) on 2 June 2022.
Who is Imperial Scam's sire?
Imperial Scam (FR) is by Whipper (USA) out of Groovin High (USA), whose sire is Elusive Quality.
What is Imperial Scam's sire's record?
Whipper (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 4,596 runs since Jan 2008 (395 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 13.6% from 513. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.6% from 1,128.
Who are Imperial Scam's siblings?
Out of Groovin High (USA), Imperial Scam (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2021. 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.