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The Imitation Game (GB)

5yo mare (at last run, Mar 2018) · Last trainer Sue Gardner · Last owner William Belcher
by Yeats (IRE) out of Katmai (IRE) (Bob Back)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Feb 2017
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Mar 2018 — 3,146 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2018
KTB Profile

The Imitation Game (GB) is yet to win from 6 starts. Best effort: 4th of 6 at Fontwell (Jan 2018).

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, The Imitation Game (GB) has 1 produce in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
False Impression (GB)10——

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 76 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ascot, 17 Feb 2018

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 5 figures · best 76A · median 65
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft376A65—
Heavy269B46—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m476A67—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 97A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 17 Feb 2018

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 →

Jumps 5 figures · best 97A · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft397A78—
Heavy297B88—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m497A88—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 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
Yeats (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,839 runs since Jul 2013 (707 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.2% from 820.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm500%−11.9—
Good to Firm2222812.6%+0.7—
Good3,44347613.8%+1.9—
Good to Soft1,96421210.8%−1.1—
Soft2,84130510.7%−1.20 from 4
Heavy1,16013611.7%−0.20 from 2
Standard (AW)204146.9%−5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f2813.6%−8.3—
1m – 1m1f8667%−4.9—
1m2f – 1m4f263269.9%−2—
1m5f – 2m2,44127411.2%−0.70 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f3,29435210.7%−1.20 from 2
2m5f – 3m2,90738713.3%+1.4—
Over 3m82012515.2%+3.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2013 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Katmai (IRE) (Bob Back)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Double Click (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m7f–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Double Click (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Double Click (IRE)2351m7f–3m1½fClass 4
College Oak (GB)2342m1f–2m6fClass 4
Found A Diamond (IRE)1122m6½f–3m1f—
Catmygirl (GB)30——
Kivalina (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Taunton 2 0 0% −2.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Lucy Gardner 4 0 0% −4.00
Micheal Nolan 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Houlihan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 4 0 0% −4.00
2017 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
NH Flat 4 0 0% −4.00
Hurdle 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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2018 · 4 runs
26 Mar 18+14d Taunton Clarke Wilmott Taunton Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3f · Soft · 12 ran UR/12 — 10-9 —— Micheal Nolan 100/1
12 Mar 18+23d Taunton Court Farm Butchers Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Heavy · 11 ran 11/11 2½ 10-4 23C79C Sean Houlihan 20/1
17 Feb 18+27d Ascot Millgate Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 4 · 1m7½f · Soft · 9 ran 7/9 2¾ 10-13 76A97A Lucy Gardner 25/1
21 Jan 18+324d Fontwell Spode, Mole, Twiglet & Dibbler Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 1m5½f · Heavy · 6 ran 4/6 4½ 10-6 69B97B Lucy Gardner 20/1
2017 · 2 runs
03 Mar 17+19d Newbury West Berkshire Racing Club Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 2m½f · Soft · 11 ran 10/11 3 10-4 65A78A Lucy Gardner 50/1
12 Feb 17 Exeter Free Spins At 188Bet Casino Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m1f · Soft · 15 ran 13/15 5 9-12 64C77C Lucy Gardner 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Imitation Game won?
The Imitation Game (GB) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2017 and 2018.
Who trained The Imitation Game?
The Imitation Game (GB) was trained by Sue Gardner on the most recent run on record, at Taunton on 26 March 2018.
Who is The Imitation Game's sire?
The Imitation Game (GB) is by Yeats (IRE) out of Katmai (IRE), whose sire is Bob Back.
What is The Imitation Game's sire's record?
Yeats (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,839 runs since Jul 2013 (707 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.2% from 820.
Who are The Imitation Game's siblings?
Out of Katmai (IRE), The Imitation Game (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Double Click (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Double Click (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7f–3m1½f. As at Nov 2026.
Has The Imitation Game produced winners?
As a dam, The Imitation Game (GB) has 1 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2017. 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.