How Impressive (IRE) — Horse Explorer | Saturday Racing

Career Trajectory

last 14 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 32
Win %: 7%
Placed %: 21%
Trend: Climbing

Course Record

7 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Kempton (AW) — well clear of the 21% career baseline.

Kempton (AW) SPEC 50% 1-1-4
Southwell (AW) 33% 0-1-3
Chelmsford (AW) 0% 0-0-3
Catterick 0% 0-0-1
Leicester 0% 0-0-1
Lingfield (AW) 0% 0-0-1
York 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

10 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

Jason Watson 25% 1-0-4
Joe Leavy 50% 0-1-2
Pierre-Louis Jamin 100% 0-1-1
Edward Greatrex 0% 0-0-1
Harry Vigors(7) NOW 0% 0-0-1
Hollie Doyle 0% 0-0-1
Jack Callan 0% 0-0-1
Jason Hart 0% 0-0-1
Luke Morris 0% 0-0-1
Stevie Donohoe 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Hugo Palmer NOW 21% 1-2-14

Going Record

14 classifiable runs

Allrounder Handles a range — peak 50% on Good to Soft, but no surface bias jumps out.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 0% 0-0-2
Good 12% 0-1-8
Good to Soft 50% 1-1-4
Soft — 0 runs
Heavy — 0 runs

Distance Record

14 classifiable runs

Mixed No standout trip — every bracket comes in around the same modest strike rate.

Sprint ≤ 6f 0% 0-0-1
Seven 6½ – 7f 23% 1-2-13
Mile 7f – 1m1f — 0 runs
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f — 0 runs
Staying ≥ 1m4f — 0 runs

Recent Runs

last 10 races · newest first

12th/13 11 May 2026 21 days ago

Catterick
- 7f
- Good
- Class 6
- Tongue tie + visor
btn 11 OR 65 -9

Harry Vigors

Pressed leader - prominent 4f out - weakened over 1f out(op 9/1 tchd 8/1)
9th/9 11 Mar 2026 82 days ago

Southwell (AW)
- 7f
- Standard
- Class 5
- Tongue tie + visor
btn 1.25 OR 74

Jack Callan

Taken down early - in touch with leaders - raced wide from over 4f out - weakened from over 2f out(op 9/1)
2nd/7 2 Mar 2026 91 days ago

Kempton (AW)
- 7f
- Standard To Slow
- Class 5
- Tongue tie + visor
btn 1.25 OR 74 -1

Joe Leavy

Anticipated start - led - headed and no extra towards finish(op 7/2)
4th/9 12 Feb 2026 109 days ago

Chelmsford (AW)
- 7f
- Standard
- Class 5
- Tongue tie + visor
btn 1 OR 75

Jason Hart

Taken down early - led - hung right from 2f out - headed and weakened inside final furlong(op 7/1 tchd 15/2)
PU 30 Jan 2026 122 days ago

Southwell (AW)
- 7f
- Standard
- Class 5
- Tongue tie + visor
OR 75

Edward Greatrex

Mounted in chute - taken down early - raced wide and pulled up soon after start (jockey said he felt something was amiss with gelding after…
7th/8 14 Jan 2026 138 days ago

Lingfield (AW)
- 7f
- Standard
- Class 5
- Tongue tie + visor
btn 1 OR 75

Jason Watson

Mounted in chute and taken down early - pressed leader - prominent after 2f - weakened over 1f out
2nd/12 4 Jan 2026 148 days ago

Southwell (AW)
- 7f
- Standard
- Class 5
- Tongue tie + visor
btn 1.25 OR 75 -1

Pierre-Louis Jamin

Soon led - clear with one other over 4f out - reduced lead over 2f out - headed then no extra inside final 110yds(op 9/1)
6th/12 18 Dec 2025 165 days ago

Chelmsford (AW)
- 7f
- Standard
- Class 4
- Tongue tie + visor
btn 0.05 OR 76

Luke Morris

Raced wide early - led narrowly - headed and pressed leader over 5f out - briefly led over 1f out - weakened inside final 110yds
8th/10 1 Dec 2025 182 days ago

Kempton (AW)
- 7f
- Standard To Slow
- Class 4
- Tongue tie + visor
btn 1.75 OR 76 +3

Jason Watson

Led - headed over 1f out - weakened final furlong(op 17/2)
1st/12 22 Oct 2025 222 days ago

Kempton (AW)
- 7f
- Standard To Slow
- Class 5
- Tongue tie + visor
won 0 OR 73

Jason Watson

Taken down early - started quickly - made all - set fast pace - weakened and edged left inside final furlong - always doing enough(op 22/1)