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Horse profile

Imperious One (IRE)

2yo colt (at last run, Sep 2015) · Last trainer Charles Hills · Last owner D M James
by Royal Applause (GB) out of Never a Doubt (GB) (Night Shift)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Jul 2015
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Sep 2015 — 4,059 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2015 · 11th of 22 Won at Windsor Last raced off OR 86
KTB Profile

Imperious One (IRE) is 1 from 4, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Jul 2015.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5

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 86B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Goodwood, 28 Aug 2015 Official rating 86 at the last run, 10 Sep 2015

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 4 figures · best 94A · median 84.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm294A84.5—
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f494A84.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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
Royal Applause (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 12,434 runs since Jan 2008 (774 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 3.4% from 323.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm189189.5%+0.9—
Good to Firm2,6082188.4%−0.21 from 2
Good2,65527310.3%+1.70 from 1
Good to Soft1,2331169.4%+0.8—
Soft1,225917.4%−1.20 from 1
Heavy323113.4%−5.2—
Standard (AW)4,2013378%−0.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,4841399.4%+0.8—
6f – 7f5,4364748.7%+0.11 from 4
1m – 1m1f2,5182118.4%−0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1,6181418.7%+0.1—
1m5f – 2m728547.4%−1.2—
2m1f – 2m4f420307.1%−1.5—
2m5f – 3m193136.7%−1.9—
Over 3m3725.4%−3.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Never a Doubt (GB) (Night Shift)

6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Doctor Sardonicus (GB) (8 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Listed (Royal Confidence (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Doctor Sardonicus (GB)3285f–7fClass 2
Royal Confidence (GB)2235f–7fListed
Rougette (GB)1011mClass 5
Conclusive (GB)50——
White Elephant (GB)30——
Forever Excel (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 2 1 50% +9.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +10.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 1 100% +10.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jim Crowley 3 0 0% −3.00
James McDonald 1 1 100% +10.00

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
10 Sep 15+13d Doncaster Weatherbys Hamilton 300,000 2-Y-O Stakes Class 2 · 6.5f · Good · 22 ran 11/22 nse 8-9 8683A Jim Crowley 25/1
28 Aug 15+17d Goodwood Doom Bar Nursery Class 4 · 7f · Soft · 5 ran 2/5 nk 9-6 8386B Jim Crowley 5/1
11 Aug 15+36d Nottingham British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 3/5 3 9-7 —75B Jim Crowley 15/8F
06 Jul 15 Windsor British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 1/16 9-5 —94A James McDonald 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Imperious One (IRE) won?
Imperious One (IRE) won 1 of 4 archived starts in 2015, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Imperious One (IRE)?
Imperious One (IRE) was trained by Charles Hills on the most recent run on record, at Doncaster on 10 September 2015.
Who is Imperious One (IRE)'s sire?
Imperious One (IRE) is by Royal Applause (GB) out of Never a Doubt (GB), whose sire is Night Shift.
What is Imperious One (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 10 September 2015. That is also the highest on record.
What is Imperious One (IRE)'s sire's record?
Royal Applause (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 12,434 runs since Jan 2008 (774 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 3.4% from 323.
Who are Imperious One (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Never a Doubt (GB), Imperious One (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Doctor Sardonicus (GB) (8). Highest grade won: Listed (Royal Confidence (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2015. 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.