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Imperialism (IRE)

2yo colt · Trainer Andrew Balding · Owner Michael Blencowe
by Churchill (IRE) out of Shannow (IRE) (Pivotal)
1 run · 1 course · from Sep 2026
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Ran 17 days ago · 5th of 10
KTB Profile

Lightly raced 2yo colt with 1 start since Sep 2026. Finished 5 of 10 at Kempton (AW) last time. By Churchill (IRE), whose progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,774 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 1 archived run · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 61 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Kempton (AW), 30 Sep 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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 8 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 55B the best of the last 1 rated run · Kempton (AW), 30 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · 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 11% of 4,774 runs since Jan 2008 (458 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm9111.1%+0.1—
Good to Firm6447912.3%+1.3—
Good1,37416512%+1—
Good to Soft531519.6%−1.4—
Soft701628.8%−2.2—
Heavy224198.5%−2.5—
Standard (AW)1,29115011.6%+0.60 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1461711.6%+0.6—
6f – 7f1,29114511.2%+0.2—
1m – 1m1f1,11411810.6%−0.40 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1,29513810.7%−0.3—
1m5f – 2m6438012.4%+1.4—
2m1f – 2m4f2422811.6%+0.6—
2m5f – 3m4312.3%−8.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Shannow (IRE) (Pivotal)

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

The wins came over 1m2f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Unavoidable (IRE)111m2f—
Passing Storm (IRE)30——
Aurelius Maximus (IRE)70——

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

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
30 Sep 26 Kempton (AW) Bet £20 Get £20 With Unibet Maiden Stakes (Div II) (gbb/gbbplus Race) Class 3 · 8f · Standard / Slow · 10 ran Raced among the backmarkers - stayed on past tiring opponents over 1f out to finish 5th 5/10 6 9-7 61A55B Oisin Murphy 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Imperialism (IRE) won?
Imperialism (IRE) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2026.
Who trains Imperialism (IRE)?
Imperialism (IRE) is trained by Andrew Balding, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 30 September 2026.
Who is Imperialism (IRE)'s sire?
Imperialism (IRE) is by Churchill (IRE) out of Shannow (IRE), whose sire is Pivotal.
What is Imperialism (IRE)'s sire's record?
Churchill (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,774 runs since Jan 2008 (458 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Imperialism (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Shannow (IRE), Imperialism (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Unavoidable (IRE) (1). The wins came over 1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2026. 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.