Imperial Sovereign (IRE) — Horse Explorer | Saturday Racing

Career Trajectory

last 20 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 34
Win %: 5%
Placed %: 30%
Trend: Steady

Course Record

12 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Southwell (AW) — well clear of the 30% career baseline.

Southwell (AW) SPEC 67% 0-2-3
Newcastle (AW) 33% 1-0-3
Haydock 0% 0-0-3
Ascot 0% 0-0-2
Chester 0% 0-0-2
Kempton (AW) 100% 0-1-1
Nottingham 100% 0-1-1
Wolverhampton (AW) 100% 0-1-1
Lingfield 0% 0-0-1
Newmarket 0% 0-0-1
Newmarket (July) 0% 0-0-1
York 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

10 jockeys · 2 trainers

Jockeys

Cam Hardie 33% 0-2-6
Clifford Lee 33% 1-1-6
Luke Morris 100% 0-1-1
Tom Eaves 100% 0-1-1
Billy Loughnane 0% 0-0-1
James Doyle 0% 0-0-1
Jason Hart NOW 0% 0-0-1
Pierre-Louis Jamin 0% 0-0-1
Saffie Osborne 0% 0-0-1
Sam James 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Philip Kirby NOW 31% 0-4-13
K R Burke 29% 1-1-7

Going Record

20 classifiable runs

Mixed No clear going preference — moderate strike on every surface they've tried.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 0% 0-0-3
Good 38% 1-4-13
Good to Soft 33% 0-1-3
Soft 0% 0-0-1
Heavy — 0 runs

Distance Record

20 classifiable runs

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

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f — 0 runs
Mile 7f – 1m1f 100% 1-0-1
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f 17% 0-1-6
Staying ≥ 1m4f 31% 0-4-13

Recent Runs

last 10 races · newest first

6th/9 30 May 2026 2 days ago

Chester
- 2m
- Good
- Class 4
btn .5 OR 80 -1

Jason Hart

Led early - headed and prominent after 1f - led again halfway - headed over 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 8/1 tchd 13/2)
7th/17 8 May 2026 24 days ago

Chester
- 2m2½f
- Good
- Class 2
btn 1.75 OR 81

Billy Loughnane

Held up in rear - headway over 1f out - not pace to challenge(tchd 12/1)
3rd/6 26 Apr 2026 36 days ago

Nottingham
- 1m6f
- Good
- Class 4
btn 1.25 OR 81 -2

Luke Morris

In touch with leaders - outpaced 3f out - rallied from over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - went third towards finish - not pace to…
4th/5 9 Apr 2026 53 days ago

Southwell (AW)
- 2m½f
- Standard
- Class 4
btn 3.25 OR 83

Cam Hardie

In touch with leaders - headway over 2f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 7/1)
3rd/6 29 Nov 2025 184 days ago

Wolverhampton (AW)
- 1m6f
- Standard
- Class 3
btn .75 OR 83 +2

Cam Hardie

In rear - headway when bit short of room 2f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 15/2)
2nd/10 20 Nov 2025 193 days ago

Southwell (AW)
- 2m½f
- Standard
- Class 4
btn 0.3 OR 81 -1

Tom Eaves

Towards rear - midfield 3f out - in touch with leaders 2f out - headway and pressed leader inside final furlong - no extra towards…
4th/10 7 Nov 2025 206 days ago

Newcastle (AW)
- 1m4½f
- Standard
- Class 4
btn 1.5 OR 82

Cam Hardie

In rear - headway from over 2f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong(tchd 8/1)
6th/8 17 Oct 2025 227 days ago

Haydock
- 1m6f
- Good To Soft
Clifford Lee

Always behind(op 9/1)
3rd/11 23 Sep 2025 251 days ago

Southwell (AW)
- 1m6f
- Standard
- Class 4
btn 1.75 OR 85 -4

Cam Hardie

Towards rear - headway from over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 18/1)
14th/15 6 Sep 2025 268 days ago

Haydock
- 1m6f
- Good
- Class 2
- Cheekpieces
btn 1.25 OR 89

Cam Hardie

Prominent - weakened over 2f out(op 50/1)