Horse profile
Impero (IRE)
by Zoffany (IRE) out of On A Pedestal (IRE) (Montjeu)
35 runs · 22 courses · from Sep 2021
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 5 courses
Headgear returns LTO
Ran 74 days ago · 4th of 7
KTB Profile
Impero is a gelding who has won five of 35 starts. All five wins have come on turf with three on good ground and two on good to soft. He has recorded two wins over 1m5f to 2m and three over 2m1f to 2m4f. His last win came at Kelso in May 2025 in a Class 2 handicap hurdle off a mark of 129. He finished fourth of seven at Roscommon in Aug 2026 in a beginners steeplechase having raced in mid division and headgear returned.
Based on 35 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
OR at career high
- 5–35Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 16 (45.7%)Placed
- −16.14£1 level staken=35 at SP
- 0.91Fair A/E n=35 · 0.77 incl. margin
- 140Highest OR
- 52dAvg 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.
Official rating140At career-high mark
140
76–140
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 100
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 130C | 107.5 | 2 · 101 / 85.5 |
| Soft | 4 | 84B | 70.5 | 2 · 58 / 56.5 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 106B | 92 | 1 · — |
| Heavy | 2 | 122B | 101.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 130C | 92.5 | 3 · 101 / 70 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 127A | 92 | 2 · 100 / 77.5 |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 118A | 90.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 94A | 87.5 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 93C | 92 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 103C | 102 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 111A | 93 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 118A | 97.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 86A | 83 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 35 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 34 figures from 35 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 from 10 analysed runs
- Led 5 (50%) · 3 wins
- Midfield 2 (20%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (20%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (10%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 10,760 runs since Jan 2008 (799 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 27 | 3 | 11.1% | +1.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,268 | 146 | 11.5% | +1.6 | — |
| Good | 2,501 | 249 | 10% | +0.1 | 3 from 14 |
| Good to Soft | 1,297 | 130 | 10% | +0.1 | 2 from 6 |
| Soft | 1,826 | 177 | 9.7% | −0.2 | 0 from 8 |
| Heavy | 655 | 55 | 8.4% | −1.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 3,186 | 306 | 9.6% | −0.3 | 0 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 379 | 29 | 7.7% | −2.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,981 | 288 | 9.7% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,799 | 287 | 10.3% | +0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,509 | 252 | 10% | +0.1 | 0 from 9 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,349 | 135 | 10% | +0.1 | 2 from 15 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 555 | 57 | 10.3% | +0.4 | 3 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 154 | 13 | 8.4% | −1.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 34 | 5 | 14.7% | +4.8 | — |
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
On A Pedestal (IRE) (Montjeu)
3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Skyquake (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Yulong Moneyreef (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 14 | 3 | 21% | +1.50 |
| Soft | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 2 | 33% | −2.64 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.53 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Killarney | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Punchestown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kelso | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Roscommon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Roscommon (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.53 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.83 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 15 | 2 | 13% | −4.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 3 | 43% | +1.36 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Cleary | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Gavin Ryan | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Danny Gilligan | 5 | 2 | 40% | +7.00 |
| Jordan Gainford | 4 | 2 | 50% | +1.33 |
| Paddy Harnett | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ben Harvey | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Carl Millar | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.47 |
| B J Cooper | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gary Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brian Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 19 | 0 | 0% | −19.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 15 | 5 | 33% | +3.86 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +3.50 |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | 33% | +1.36 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 18 | 0 | 0% | −18.00 |
| Hurdle | 14 | 5 | 36% | +4.86 |
| Chase | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Aug 26+35d | Roscommon (IRE) | J.F. Hanley Groundscare Beginners Steeplechase Settled midfield early - up to 3rd by halfway - pushed on after 3 out then slipped to 4th approaching 2 out - lost momentum before the last - held on for 4th well beaten | 4/7 | 13 | 11-12 | — | 58A | 101A | Jack Kennedy | 100/30 |
| 30 Jun 26+15d | Wexford | Dunbrody Beginners Chase Edged in front early - lost the advantage and settled midpack before 5th - improved into contention 4 out - hit a flat spot 3 out - slipped back to 5th and lost momentum before 2 out - held on for 5th | 5/6 | 25 | 11-12 | — | 70C | 99C | Ben Harvey | 10/3 |
| 15 Jun 26+22d | Kilbeggan | T. Murray & Son Ltd. Beginners Chase Went straight to front - pressed for effort and lost command approaching final two furlongs then slipped to third before the last - unable to find more in the finish | 5/12 | ¾ | 11-12 | — | 55A | 114A | Ben Harvey | 3/1 |
| 24 May 26+15d | Kelso | Elliot Henderson Group Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled in second early - urged on after being overtaken two out - lost momentum after the last and slipped to third close to the line | 3/4 | 1¾ | 12-0 | 140 | 101C | 133C | Danny Gilligan | 5/1 |
| 09 May 26+280d | Killarney | Kelly Bros Handicap Hurdle Sent to front early - clipped the fence 4 out - baulked by a stray runner before 3 out and lost command there - stumbled again approaching last two - fought back in front near the final fence - overtaken close home but battled on at an even gallop to finish second | 2/10 | 2¼ | 11-7 | 136 | 100A | 138A | Carl Millar | 7/1 |
| 02 Aug 25+46d | Galway | McDonogh Capital Investments Handicap Shared the pace early - sat behind the front-runner from 2f in - up in third by halfway - pushed along with nothing more 3f out and dropped away | 17/18 | 22 | 9-11 | 76 | 40C | 65C | Gary Carroll | 9/1 |
| 17 Jun 25+23d | Stratford | George And Dragon Handicap Hurdle Sat close to leader early - jumped awkwardly in second - dropped to third at the 4th - driven and left behind entering straight for eventual third | 3/4 | 7½ | 12-0 | 137 | 109C | 132B | Jordan Gainford | 13/8 |
| 25 May 25+26d | Kelso | Celebrating Dick's 90th Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Tracked the pace-setter early - clipped through both of the last two obstacles - hit the front approaching the final fence - given a shake up on the run to the line - drew away to score comfortably | 1/5 | 12-0 | 129 | 130C | 157B | Jordan Gainford | 5/2 | |
| 29 Apr 25+18d | Punchestown | Killashee Hotel Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Sat close to the pace early - third at halfway then fifth and unable to threaten before the last - held no gain on the run-in finishing 10th | 10/17 | 1 | 10-6 | 127 | 83B | 123A | Danny Gilligan | 14/1 |
| 11 Apr 25+111d | Ballinrobe | McGrath Limestone Works Handicap Hurdle Settled in a forward spot - third with two out and asked for more effort - improved into second approaching the last - went in front after jumping it - stayed on strongly to score | 1/8 | 11-3 | 121 | 127A | 132A | Danny Gilligan | 4/1 | |
| 21 Dec 24+23d | Ascot | Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled around midfield - jumped awkwardly three out - dropped away before the final two - beaten a long way home in 9th | 9/12 | 18 | 10-9 | 127 | 84C | 113C | Danny Gilligan | 22/1 |
| 28 Nov 24+34d | Musselburgh | Join Racing TV Now Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Set the pace from the start - stumbled at the 8th - travelling strongly turning for home - opened a gap despite an error at the last and ran out an easy winner | 1/4 | 11-2 | 121 | 83C | 127B | Carl Millar | 8/15F | |
| 25 Oct 24+14d | Cheltenham | Abu Dhabi Digital Markets Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Tracked the pace - blundered four out then clipped the following fence - moved into second two out - pushed into the front and drifted left approaching the line - held on to prevail | 1/10 | 11-3 | 119 | 106A | 139A | Danny Gilligan | 6/1 | |
| 11 Oct 24+16d | Downpatrick | Toals Bookmakers Maiden Hurdle Set the pace from the off - margin cut and rivals up alongside approaching two out - pushed along to pull away close home for the win | 1/7 | 11-12 | 103 | 106B | 128B | Jordan Gainford | 5/6F | |
| 25 Sep 24+41d | Listowel | Brandon Hotel Handicap Hurdle (80-109) Shared front spot early - lost it before the 6th - rallied to share advantage again before 2 out - overtaken close to the last - stayed on to finish second beaten 2 1/2 lengths | 2/15 | 2½ | 11-5 | 100 | 84B | 128A | Jordan Gainford | 11/1 |
| 15 Aug 24+160d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Red God Handicap (Premier Handicap) Settled at the back early - pushed along nearing final 2f - unable to close - beaten into 8th | 8/9 | 5½ | 8-1 | 80 | 78A | 54A | Jack Cleary | 40/1 |
| 08 Mar 24+28d | Dundalk (AW) | Unitek Handicap | 7/9 | 4½ | 8-7 | 81 | 94A | 59A | Jack Cleary | 14/1 |
| 09 Feb 24+24d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap | 2/7 | 5½ | 8-8 | 82 | 94A | 72A | Jack Cleary | 10/3 |
| 16 Jan 24+132d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Maiden | 2/12 | ½ | 9-8 | 82 | 81A | 88A | Jack Cleary | 13/2 |
| 06 Sep 23+50d | Gowran Park | Racing Again September 16th Maiden | 4/12 | 2¼ | 9-2 | 83 | 118A | 66A | Jack Cleary | 4/1 |
| 18 Jul 23+14d | Killarney | William Hill Extra Place Races Daily Handicap | 3/14 | 1¼ | 8-13 | 82 | 93C | 76A | Jack Cleary | 22/1 |
| 04 Jul 23+10d | Roscommon | Colm Markey, MEP, Supporting Roscommon Racecourse Maiden | 4/14 | 2¼ | 9-2 | 84 | 103C | 73A | Jack Cleary | 12/1 |
| 24 Jun 23+39d | Down Royal | Watch Racing TV With Free Trial Now Maiden | 2/9 | 3 | 9-2 | 84 | 88A | 70A | Jack Cleary | 15/2 |
| 16 May 23+136d | Killarney | Killarney Outlook Race | 3/7 | 1¾ | 9-4 | 76 | 101A | 76A | Gavin Ryan | 80/1 |
| 31 Dec 22+41d | Punchestown | Play The Tote Exacta On Every Race 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 10/20 | 5 | 11-0 | — | 81B | 109A | B J Cooper | 16/1 |
| 20 Nov 22+22d | Punchestown | John Lynch Carpets 3-y-o Hurdle | 7/16 | 7 | 11-0 | — | — | 110A | B J Cooper | 6/1 |
| 29 Oct 22+99d | Galway | Renvyle House Hotel 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 2/14 | 3½ | 11-0 | — | 122B | 125A | Brian Hayes | 5/2F |
| 22 Jul 22+15d | Down Royal | Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Median Auction Maiden | 3/10 | 8 | 9-8 | 79 | 93A | 65A | Gavin Ryan | 3/1 |
| 07 Jul 22+13d | Limerick | Caherdavin Handicap (50-80) | 5/10 | hd | 8-10 | 79 | 111A | 72A | Paddy Harnett | 11/8F |
| 24 Jun 22+12d | Curragh | Dng Apprentice Derby | 4/18 | ½ | 8-13 | 79 | 101C | 80A | Paddy Harnett | 15/2 |
| 12 Jun 22+20d | Gowran Park | Ladies Day July 23rd Apprentice Handicap | 4/8 | hd | 9-10 | 80 | 83A | 78A | Paddy Harnett | 9/4F |
| 23 May 22+204d | Roscommon | Follow Roscommon Racecourse On Facebook Maiden | 3/14 | 1¾ | 9-8 | 82 | 92C | 72A | Gavin Ryan | 3/1 |
| 31 Oct 21+15d | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 3/20 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 61C | 95A | Gavin Ryan | 9/2 |
| 16 Oct 21+20d | Leopardstown | Irish EBF Supporting Treo Eile (C & G) Maiden | 2/11 | 5 | 9-5 | — | 86A | 82A | Gavin Ryan | 20/1 |
| 26 Sep 21 | Curragh | William Hill Ireland Play Responsibly Irish EBF Maiden | 10/15 | nse | 9-7 | — | 72C | 66A | Gavin Ryan | 18/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Impero (IRE) won?
- Impero (IRE) won 5 of 35 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 16 times in total (45.7% of starts).
- Who trains Impero (IRE)?
- Impero (IRE) is trained by Cian Collins, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 August 2026.
- Who is Impero (IRE)'s sire?
- Impero (IRE) is by Zoffany (IRE) out of On A Pedestal (IRE), whose sire is Montjeu.
- What going does Impero (IRE) prefer?
- Impero (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 6 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 Impero (IRE)'s official rating?
- Impero (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 140.
- What is Impero (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Zoffany (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 10,760 runs since Jan 2008 (799 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Impero (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of On A Pedestal (IRE), Impero (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.