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Imperial Saint: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Imperial Saint is an 8-year-old gelding by Saint Des Saints, trained by Philip Hobbs & Johnson White. He has won 6 of 17 starts and placed in 5 more, for £154,732 in prize money. His best trip is 2m, where 3 wins from 4 is a 75% strike rate against 23% at every other distance. He runs next in the 3:00 at Aintree on 25 October, where the best price is 7/1 with Bet365. His best performance rating is 147, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 17
  • Wins 6
  • Placed 11
  • Strike rate 35%
  • Prize money £154,732
  • Best rating 147
  • Official rating 144

Where Imperial Saint runs next

Time Course Race Best price
3:00 Aintree William Hill Old Roan Limited Handicap Steeple Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) 7/1 Bet365 bet365

Imperial Saint form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
11 Apr 26 Aintree Randox Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 4m 2.5f Good To Soft 13 42 50/1 Callum Pritchard 144
10 Mar 26 Cheltenham Trustmarque Ultima Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 3m 1f Good To Soft 8 22.75 20/1 Callum Pritchard 144
17 Jan 26 Haydock Sky Bet Peter Marsh Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 3m 1.5f Good To Soft 1 — 7/2 Callum Pritchard 141
13 Dec 25 Cheltenham Support The Hunt Family Fund December Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 4.5f Good To Soft 6 11.5 14/1 Sean Houlihan 143
26 Oct 25 Aintree William Hill Old Roan Limited Handicap Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 4f Good To Soft 5 10.75 2/1F Sean Houlihan 144
5 Apr 25 Aintree William Hill Handicap Chase (Registered As The Freebooter Handicap Chase) (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 3m 1f Good 2 5 11/4F Micheal Nolan 144
22 Feb 25 Kempton Ladbrokes Pendil Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 4.5f Good To Soft 4 7.5 9/4 Micheal Nolan 145
25 Jan 25 Cheltenham Betfair Exchange Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 4.5f Soft 3 2.25 9/2 Micheal Nolan 144
26 Dec 24 Aintree William Hill Betting Done Properly Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 4f Good To Soft 1 — 11/4 Micheal Nolan 137
30 Nov 24 Newbury Coral 'Pipped-At-The-Post' And Win Handicap Chase (For The Jim Joel Memorial Trophy) (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 0.5f Good To Soft 7 20.5 5/2 Micheal Nolan 138
9 Nov 24 Aintree BoyleSports Choose Wisely Handicap Chase Class 3 2m Good 1 — 5/6F Micheal Nolan 128
27 Oct 24 Aintree Jason Salleh Memorial Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 2m Good 1 — 3/1J Micheal Nolan 124
22 Apr 24 Ffos Las DragonBet Born From The Betting Ring Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m 4f Good To Soft 1 — 9/4F Micheal Nolan 117
7 Apr 24 Exeter Harcombe Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m 2.5f Heavy 3 5.5 11/4 Micheal Nolan 119
22 Mar 24 Newbury Daily Racing Specials At BetVictor Handicap Hurdle Class 3 2m 0.5f Good To Soft 3 9.75 7/2 Micheal Nolan 119
27 Dec 23 Chepstow Coral Get Closer To The Action Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m Soft 2 3.25 11/4 Micheal Nolan –
27 Nov 23 Ludlow Racing TV Club Day Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m Good To Soft 1 — 13/2 Micheal Nolan –

Last time out

Finished 13 in the Randox Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) at Aintree on 11 April 2026. Handy early - hit front at the 25th before blundering and being passed - dropped away three out - well held at the finish.

Imperial Saint by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
16f 4 3 75% —
20.5f 3 0 0% —
20f 3 2 67% —
25f 2 0 0% —
16.5f 2 0 0% —
34.5f 1 0 0% —
25.5f 1 1 100% —
18.5f 1 0 0% —

Imperial Saint by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good To Soft 11 4 36% —
Good 3 2 67% —
Soft 2 0 0% —
Heavy 1 0 0% —

Imperial Saint by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Aintree 6 3 50% —
Cheltenham 3 0 0% —
Newbury 2 0 0% —
Haydock 1 1 100% —
Kempton 1 0 0% —
Ffos Las 1 1 100% —
Exeter 1 0 0% —
Chepstow 1 0 0% —
Ludlow 1 1 100% —

Imperial Saint breeding

  • Sire Saint Des Saints (FR)
  • Dam Quinine De Mazille (FR)
  • Damsire Network (GER)
  • Breeder Karine Perreau & Louis Colson
  • Foaled 22 May 2018

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