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Horse profile

Our Imperial Bay (USA)

6yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2005) · Last trainer Jennie Candlish · Last owner Racing For You Limited
by Smart Strike (CAN) out of Heat Lightning (USA) (Summer Squall)
4 runs · 2 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Feb 2005 — 7,941 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2005 · 8th of 13 Last raced off OR 35
KTB Profile

Our Imperial Bay (USA) is yet to win from 4 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 11 at Southwell (AW) (Jan 2005).

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

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 61C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 7 Feb 2005 Official rating 35 at the last run, 7 Feb 2005

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 3 figures · best 61C · median 51
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)361C51—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m361C51—

Of 4 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 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
Smart Strike (CAN)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.7% of 1,222 runs since Apr 2008 (139 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 16.1% from 192. Weakest on good to soft going: 9.3% from 150. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 16.3% from 209. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.7% from 165.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm8112.5%−0.2—
Good to Firm1923116.1%+3.4—
Good2913211%−1.7—
Good to Soft150149.3%−3.4—
Soft1631710.4%−2.3—
Heavy3525.7%−7—
Standard (AW)3835815.1%+2.40 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f14321.4%+8.7—
6f – 7f2093416.3%+3.6—
1m – 1m1f3494914%+1.3—
1m2f – 1m4f3944912.4%−0.3—
1m5f – 2m165169.7%−30 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f6734.5%−8.2—
2m5f – 3m2015%−7.7—
Over 3m400%−12.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Heat Lightning (USA) (Summer Squall)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Theyskens' Theory (USA) (4 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Theyskens' Theory (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Theyskens' Theory (USA)747f–1mGroup 3

Record by conditions

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sam Hitchcott 2 0 0% −2.00
Adrian Nicholls 2 0 0% −2.00

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
2005 · 4 runs
07 Feb 05+6d Wolverhampton (AW) Banded Stakes Class 7 · 1m6f · Standard · 13 ran 8/13 1¼ 8-13 3561C Sam Hitchcott 7/1
01 Feb 05+19d Southwell (AW) Banded Stakes Class 7 · 1m6f · Standard · 14 ran 8/14 4 8-12 3551C Adrian Nicholls 14/1
13 Jan 05+11d Southwell (AW) Banded Stakes Class 7 · 1m6f · Standard · 11 ran 3/11 1¼ 9-4 3546C Adrian Nicholls 8/1
02 Jan 05 Southwell (AW) Banded Stakes Class 7 · 1m6f · Standard · 13 ran 4/13 nk 9-4 35— Sam Hitchcott 7/2J

Quick answers

How many races has Our Imperial Bay won?
Our Imperial Bay (USA) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2005. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Our Imperial Bay?
Our Imperial Bay (USA) was trained by Jennie Candlish on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 7 February 2005.
Who is Our Imperial Bay's sire?
Our Imperial Bay (USA) is by Smart Strike (CAN) out of Heat Lightning (USA), whose sire is Summer Squall.
What is Our Imperial Bay's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 35, from the run on 7 February 2005. That is also the highest on record.
What is Our Imperial Bay's sire's record?
Smart Strike (CAN)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.7% of 1,222 runs since Apr 2008 (139 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 16.1% from 192. Weakest on good to soft going: 9.3% from 150. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 16.3% from 209. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.7% from 165.
Who are Our Imperial Bay's siblings?
Out of Heat Lightning (USA), Our Imperial Bay (USA) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Theyskens' Theory (USA) (4). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Theyskens' Theory (USA)). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from January 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.