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Horse profile

Imperial Storm (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2025) · Last trainer Sue Gardner · Last owner D V Gardner
by Shantou (USA) out of Vindonissa (IRE) (Definite Article)
15 runs · 10 courses · from Nov 2020
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Apr 2025 — 559 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2025 2 wins · Wetherby & Perth Last raced off OR 87
KTB Profile

Imperial Storm won two of 15 starts on turf, both at Class 4 level. His wins came at Wetherby in Dec 2022 in the Jenny Corke Memorial Handicap Hurdle over 2m5f – 3m on soft ground off 115, and at Perth in Apr 2021 in a 1m5f – 2m bumper on good ground. He raced prominently. His last run, at Ffos Las in Apr 2025, was off an official rating of 87, 33lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 15 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4 OR ↓ 33lb off peak
Official rating87↓ 33lb off peak
87 87–120

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 130 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wetherby, 3 Dec 2022

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 →

Jumps 8 figures · best 143A · median 102.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft5143A97—
Good2123C78—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3143A123—
2m5f – 3m2130A81.5—
2m1f – 2m4f297B93—
Over 3m1———

Of 15 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 15 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 97C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hereford, 11 Dec 2024 Official rating 87 at the last run, 16 Apr 2025

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 11 figures · best 125A · median 118
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft6125A108.5—
Good3121B117—
Heavy1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4125A119.5—
2m5f – 3m3119B118—
2m1f – 2m4f3125A99—
Over 3m1———

Of 15 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 · 11 figures from 15 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 from 8 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Prominent 4 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 2 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Shantou (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,824 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+36.4—
Good to Firm1583220.3%+6.7—
Good2,28931113.6%01 from 4
Good to Soft1,43017612.3%−1.30 from 6
Soft2,61136313.9%+0.31 from 3
Heavy1,28317813.9%+0.30 from 2
Standard (AW)5159.8%−3.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−13.6—
1m – 1m1f1100%−13.6—
1m2f – 1m4f6269.7%−3.9—
1m5f – 2m2,03027613.6%01 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f2,71137813.9%+0.30 from 3
2m5f – 3m2,33933414.3%+0.71 from 6
Over 3m6687210.8%−2.80 from 1

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
Vindonissa (IRE) (Definite Article)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Krugermac (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Krugermac (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Krugermac (IRE)912m3½fClass 3
Waterloo Warrior (IRE)220——
Imperial Lightning (IRE)30——
Good Vibrations (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good 4 1 25% −2.38
Soft 3 1 33% −0.12
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 10 2 20% −5.50
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Exeter 3 0 0% −3.00
Ffos Las 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 2 0 0% −2.00
Wetherby 2 1 50% +0.88
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 1 100% +0.62
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 6 1 17% −3.12
1m5f – 2m 5 1 20% −3.38
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr James Shaw 8 0 0% −8.00
Paddy Brennan 3 0 0% −3.00
Jack Hogan 2 1 50% +0.88
Liam Harrison 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Quinlan 1 1 100% +0.62

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 2 15% −8.50
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 6 0 0% −6.00
2024 2 0 0% −2.00
2023 1 0 0% −1.00
2022 3 1 33% −0.12
2021 2 1 50% −0.38
2020 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 1 13% −5.12
Chase 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 3 1 33% −1.38

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2025 · 6 runs
16 Apr 25+14d Ffos Las Landofsmiles Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Soft · 11 ran Handy early - clipped the 11th and dropped back after another error two fences later - eased and withdrawn approaching the third-last PU/11 — 10-8 87—— Mr James Shaw 80/1
02 Apr 25+26d Exeter Celebrate At Hawke Barn Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 24f · Good · 4 ran Handy early - dropped back around the 7th - hit a flat spot from 11th and outpaced late on - well adrift in the finish 4/4 52 10-3 9233C85C Mr James Shaw 8/1
07 Mar 25+7d Exeter South West Rail Solutions Ltd Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 8 ran Handy behind pace but eased and fumbled first fence badly - regained rhythm quickly - lost touch with rivals by 12th - found renewed energy heading toward five out - dropped away on home turn - blundered three out and pulled up soon after PU/8 — 11-5 97—— Mr James Shaw 33/1
28 Feb 25+21d Ffos Las DragonBet Proud To Be Welsh Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Heavy · 7 ran Handy with front group early - stumbled and lost rider at 3rd UR/7 — 11-7 97—— Mr James Shaw 40/1
07 Feb 25+22d Bangor-on-Dee RW Hough & Son Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 11 ran Held up in the pack - driven with no real progress to note two out - dislodged rider at the last UR/11 — 10-13 102—— Mr James Shaw 100/1
16 Jan 25+36d Wincanton Four Legged Fun On Kingwell Day Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 15 ran Held up towards the back - urged forward from the 5th - dropped away 3 out - well beaten in 12th 12/15 3 10-9 10897B94A Mr James Shaw 200/1
2024 · 2 runs
11 Dec 24+19d Hereford Green Dragon Hotel Hereford Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Settled in the pack early - slipped towards the back by the 6th and pushed along - well behind before the last and finished well beaten 6/10 17 11-9 11287C97C Mr James Shaw 125/1
22 Nov 24+682d Chepstow Lynne Fletcher Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 17 ran Held up early - dropped away and never a factor - finished well adrift in last 13/17 27 11-7 11589C99C Mr James Shaw 100/1
2023 · 1 run
10 Jan 23+38d Exeter Exeter Stayers' Conditional Jockeys' Training Series Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23f · Heavy · 6 ran 3/6 1¾ 11-11 120—118B Jack Hogan 6/5F
2022 · 3 runs
03 Dec 22+31d Wetherby Jenny Corke Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-7 115130A119B Jack Hogan 15/8F
02 Nov 22+81d Chepstow Vickers.Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 3/14 1¾ 11-4 ——125A Paddy Brennan 9/2
13 Aug 22+477d Market Rasen Skylark Homes Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 4 ran 2/4 2 10-13 ——117C Liam Harrison 10/11F
2021 · 2 runs
23 Apr 21+46d Perth William Hill Play Responsibly Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 11-0 —123C121B Sean Quinlan 8/13F
08 Mar 21+104d Wetherby BoscaSports The Retail Bookmakers Choice Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 2/12 7½ 11-2 —108B125A Paddy Brennan 11/4
2020 · 1 run
24 Nov 20 Southwell Visit attheraces.com Intermediate Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 5/10 nse 11-0 —143A118A Paddy Brennan 3/1

Quick answers

How many races has Imperial Storm won?
Imperial Storm (IRE) won 2 of 15 archived starts between 2020 and 2025, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 4 times in total (26.7% of starts).
Who trained Imperial Storm?
Imperial Storm (IRE) was trained by Sue Gardner on the most recent run on record, at Ffos Las on 16 April 2025.
Who is Imperial Storm's sire?
Imperial Storm (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Vindonissa (IRE), whose sire is Definite Article.
What going does Imperial Storm prefer?
Imperial Storm (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Imperial Storm's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 16 April 2025. The highest on record is 120.
What is Imperial Storm's sire's record?
Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,824 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
Who are Imperial Storm's siblings?
Out of Vindonissa (IRE), Imperial Storm (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Krugermac (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Krugermac (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2020. 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.