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Optima RacingHorses › Imperial Guard (IRE)

Imperial Guard (IRE)

5yo b g · Form & record 2023-09-22 to 2026-07-13 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Michael Dods.
Pedigree Night Of Thunder (IRE) × Ancestral (GB) (by Bated Breath)
OwnerCsk Services Limited
BreederRabbah Bloodstock Limited
Ratings Official 60 · best RPR 91 · best TS 83
23
Runs
2
Wins
8.7%
Strike rate
43.5%
Place rate
0.41
Actual / Expected
-41.3%
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Full form — last 23 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2026-07-13 12d Ayr 7f Firm 6 1/9 0 Connor Beasley 140 60 65 53 8/1
Flat Turf Try Racing TV For Free Now Handicap settled in the pack - made headway 2f out - driven to the front final furlong and stayed on strongly
2026-07-01 26d Thirsk 7f Firm 5 5/10 1.75 Connor Beasley 127 62 65 71 10/1
Flat Turf William Hill Summer Cup Saturday 1st August Book Now Handicap Towards rear - bit short of room and switched right over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - never dangerous(op 8/1)
2026-06-05 18d Thirsk 6f Good 6 8/10 1 Connor Beasley v 135 64 53 83 4/1
Flat Turf Moody Construction Handicap Pulled hard - led at fast pace - drifted right and headed over 1f out - weakened quickly inside final furlong(op 11/2)
2026-05-18 210d Carlisle 5f Good 5 8/10 0.5 Mark Winn 127 67 45 26 11/2
Flat Turf Racing TV Handicap Midfield - outpaced from 2f out(op 13/2 tchd 7/1)
2025-10-20 29d Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Standard 5 6/9 0.75 Sean Kirrane b 132 69 51 44 15/2
Flat AW ARC £1Million Bonus Has £150K Increase! Handicap Prominent early - led at fast pace after 2f - headed and weakened from over 1f out(op 13/2)
2025-09-21 24d Southwell (AW) 5f Standard 5 9/14 0.3 Daniel Muscutt b 134 71 68 43 5/1
Flat AW Free Bets On attheraces.com Handicap (Div I) In touch with leaders - weakened from 1f out(tchd 9/2)
2025-08-28 22d Chelmsford (AW) 5f Standard 5 6/9 0.5 Sean Kirrane b 136 73 74 57 9/2
Flat AW Paddy Power Handicap In rear - raced wide but some headway final furlong(op 5/1 tchd 11/2)
2025-08-06 18d Pontefract 6f Firm 4 10/10 0.5 Daniel Tudhope 131 76 47 33 11/2
Flat Turf Bet With Jayne - Your Local Bookmaker Handicap Dwelt start - towards rear throughout(op 15/2 tchd 8/1)
2025-07-19 23d Newmarket (July) 6f Soft 4 8/10 0.2 Oisin Murphy 139 79 59 33 9/4
Flat Turf Woodland Group Challenge Handicap (Jockey Club Grassroots Sprint Series Qualifier) Always behind - hampered soon after start(op 15/8)
2025-06-26 26d Hamilton 5f Good 3 6/8 0.3 Connor Beasley p 136 81 67 58 5/1
Flat Turf Patersons Of Greenoakhill Handicap Carried right and bumped rival start - in touch with leaders - not clear run over 2f out - hung right and outpaced final furlong (jockey said gelding hung right-handed under pressure)(op 4/1)
2025-05-31 14d Southwell (AW) 5f Standard 4 3/9 1.25 Lewis Edmunds 132 81 83 56 7/2
Flat AW wingmanclub.co.uk Handicap In touch with leaders - headway and pressed leader when hampered over 1f out - lost position then rallied final 110yds(op 3/1)
2025-05-17 14d Newmarket 6f Firm 4 4/9 0.3 Cieren Fallon 135 82 85 78 10/3
Flat Turf Suffolk Chamber Of Commerce And USVF Handicap Towards far side - in touch with leaders - headway and disputing second inside final furlong - kept on(op 10/3 tchd 7/2)
2025-05-03 34d Thirsk 6f Good 4 3/10 1.25 Connor Beasley 132 82 85 76 3/1
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2025-03-30 190d Doncaster 7f Good 4 8/15 Connor Beasley 133 83 72 56 13/2
Flat William Hill Proper Prices Handicap (Div II)
2024-09-21 42d Newmarket 6f Firm 4 2/11 0.3 Callum Hutchinson 135 82 91 83 4/1
Flat Turf Turners Parks Group Ltd Handicap Raced near side - towards rear - outpaced over 2f out - rallied inside final furlong - ran on well final 110yds - went second final strides - nearest finish(tchd 7/2)
2024-08-10 30d Ascot 6f Firm 2 6/10 1 Nanako Fujita 129 83 73 58 5/1
Flat Turf Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Sprint (Handicap) In touch with leaders on outer - weakened gradually from over 1f out
2024-07-11 26d Newmarket (July) 6f Soft 2 3/13 0.5 Hayley Turner 118 83 90 67 6/1
Flat Turf Bet Boost At bet365 Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Towards near side - prominent - outpaced over 1f out - rallied final 110yds - kept on - 2nd of 8 in group(op 7/1 tchd 11/2 and tchd 15/2)
2024-06-15 36d York 6f Soft 2 5/17 0.3 Hayley Turner 117 84 84 53 9/1
Flat Turf Churchill Tyres Supporting Macmillan Sprint Handicap Bumped start - took keen hold - towards rear - going easily halfway - headway 2f out - edged right but keeping on inside final furlong - nearest finish(op 10/1)
2024-05-10 25d Ascot 6f Good 4 3/12 2.25 Daniel Tudhope 137 84 87 78 5/1
Flat Turf Racing Together Community Day Ascot Handicap Took keen hold - in rear towards near side - headway when bit short of room over 1f out - went third inside final 110yds - kept on - no match for first two(op 7/1)
2024-04-15 19d Kempton (AW) 6f Standard 4 3/3 4.75 Daniel Tudhope 132 85 73 61 8/13F
Flat AW Try Unibets Improved Bet Builder Handicap (London Sprint Series Qualifier) Set good pace - led narrowly - headed over 2f out - weakened over 1f out - eased inside final furlong (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)
2024-03-27 168d Kempton (AW) 6f Standard 4 1/7 0 Daniel Tudhope 130 86 44 7/2
Flat AW Unibet Zero% Mission/EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Prominent - headway to lead over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 10/3)
2023-10-11 19d Kempton (AW) 7f Standard 5 2/10 1.25 Oisin Murphy 133 81 72 4/6F
Flat AW Unibet More Extra Place Races Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div II) Prominent - led over 3f out - went clear from over 2f out - reduced lead over 1f out - headed inside final 110yds - weakened towards finish(op 4/5)
2023-09-22 DEB Kempton (AW) 7f Standard 4 3/12 Oisin Murphy 133 77 43 4/1
Unibet Zero% Mission/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div I)

Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.
Time since last runRunsWinsSR
Quick (under 2wk)3133.3%
Normal (2-4wk)1300.0%
Freshened (1-2m)300.0%
Layoff (2-6m)11100.0%
Long break (6m+)200.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 2300.0%
Class 41119.1%
Class 5600.0%
Class 62150.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)1815.6%
Mile (7-9f)5120.0%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Standard8112.5%
Firm6116.7%
Good600.0%
Soft300.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Kempton (AW)4125.0%
Thirsk300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2023-09-22–2026-07-13. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.