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Horse profile

Imprevu Du Large (FR)

5yo gelding (at last run, May 2023) · Last trainer Paul Nicholls · Last owner D G Staddon
by Kapgarde (FR) out of Emy Chope (FR) (Soave)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Nov 2022
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 31 May 2023 — 1,245 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2023 · 4th of 7 Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 73
KTB Profile

Imprevu Du Large finished with a career record of zero wins from six starts on turf. He showed his best effort when third of six at Ludlow in May 2023 and was fourth of seven at Newton Abbot later that month in a Class 5 novices handicap chase off an official rating of 73. The gelding, by Kapgarde out of Emy Chope, raced over trips from 1m5f to 3m on good or good to soft ground. Headgear returned at his last run.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 105 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Ludlow, 14 May 2023

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 6 figures · best 105A · median 70
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good4105A70—
Good to Soft282C70—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m4105A71—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 90C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Taunton, 2 Mar 2023 Official rating 73 at the last run, 31 May 2023

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 6 figures · best 96C · median 87.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good490C83—
Good to Soft296C94—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m496C88.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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
Kapgarde (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,617 runs since Jan 2008 (724 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−12.5—
Good to Firm981313.3%+0.8—
Good1,27318614.6%+2.10 from 4
Good to Soft1,03015014.6%+2.10 from 2
Soft2,70832211.9%−0.6—
Heavy1,45915210.4%−2.1—
Standard (AW)4037.5%−5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−12.5—
1m – 1m1f800%−12.5—
1m2f – 1m4f32721.9%+9.4—
1m5f – 2m1,35520715.3%+2.80 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f3,20837411.7%−0.80 from 1
2m5f – 3m1,62619712.1%−0.40 from 4
Over 3m3874110.6%−1.9—

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
Emy Chope (FR) (Soave)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Jack Du Large (FR)80——
Goldchop (FR)40——
Hotel Du Large (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Exeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Buckley 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr Charlie Sprake 2 0 0% −2.00
Harry Cobden 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Hood 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 5 0 0% −5.00
2022 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2023 · 5 runs
31 May 23+17d Newton Abbot Racing Partnership Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 21f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 ¾ 9-13 7360C74C Tom Buckley 7/1
14 May 23+73d Ludlow See You In October Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 1¾ 10-2 74105A85B Harry Cobden 16/5
02 Mar 23+29d Taunton Rowcliffes Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 18 10-13 —60C90C Tom Buckley 40/1
01 Feb 23+25d Exeter Virgin Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 9/11 35 11-2 —58C92C Mr Charlie Sprake 150/1
07 Jan 23+54d Wincanton Virgin Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 8/11 19 10-9 —82C96C Mr Charlie Sprake 50/1
2022 · 1 run
14 Nov 22 Exeter Wadge's Wager Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 14 ran 11/14 7½ 10-11 —80B81A Tom Buckley 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Imprevu Du Large won?
Imprevu Du Large (FR) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2022 and 2023.
Who trained Imprevu Du Large?
Imprevu Du Large (FR) was trained by Paul Nicholls on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 31 May 2023.
Who is Imprevu Du Large's sire?
Imprevu Du Large (FR) is by Kapgarde (FR) out of Emy Chope (FR), whose sire is Soave.
What is Imprevu Du Large's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 73, from the run on 31 May 2023. The highest on record is 74.
What is Imprevu Du Large's sire's record?
Kapgarde (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,617 runs since Jan 2008 (724 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Imprevu Du Large's siblings?
Out of Emy Chope (FR), Imprevu Du Large (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2022. 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.