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

Imperial Trooper is a 4-year-old gelding by Belardo, trained by Jennie Candlish. He has won 1 of 21 starts and placed in 9 more, for £21,588 in prize money. He runs next in the 5:03 at Chester on 11 September. His best performance rating is 102, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 21
  • Wins 1
  • Placed 10
  • Strike rate 5%
  • Prize money £21,588
  • Best rating 102
  • Official rating 67

Where Imperial Trooper runs next

Time Course Race Best price
5:03 Chester Inkerman London Apprentice Handicap Stakes —

Imperial Trooper form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
25 Jul 26 Chester Midsummer Meeting Handicap Stakes Class 5 1m 4.5f Good 8 12.5 25/1 George Wood 67
16 Jul 26 Worcester CopyBet Daily Profit Boost Novices' Hurdle Race (GBB Race) Class 4 2m Good 3 9.25 12/1 Ian Power –
17 Jun 26 Worcester CopyBet Daily World Cup Profit Boost Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 2m Good 5 18.5 20/1 Ian Power –
22 May 26 Haydock Oakmere Homes Racing For Macmillan Handicap Class 5 1m 2f Good To Soft 6 23.25 18/5 Hector Crouch 69
8 May 26 Chester Chester Roman Day On 30th May Apprentice Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 1m 4.5f Good 15 24 18/1 Warren Fentiman 71
20 Apr 26 Redcar Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Class 5 1m 2f Good To Firm 3 2.75 7/2 Lewis Edmunds 71
5 Mar 26 Newcastle (AW) Midnite Ain't Your Grandad's Bookie Handicap Class 5 1m 2f Standard 3 .25 9/2 Lewis Edmunds 71
4 Feb 26 Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Class 5 1m 3f Standard To Slow 6 4.75 14/1 Luke Morris 72
20 Jan 26 Newcastle (AW) Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Class 5 1m 2f Standard 2 2.25 16/1 George Wood 72
18 Oct 25 Wolverhampton (AW) Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 1m 1.5f Standard 9 19.75 8/1 George Wood 73
20 Sep 25 Chester Lord Mayor's Fireworks Extravaganza Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 1m 2.5f Heavy 3 14.5 10/3 Kieran O'Neill 74
4 Sep 25 Haydock Happy 1st Birthday Lottie Ashmore Williams Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 1m 2f Good 3 6.25 80/1 Luke Morris 75
3 Jul 25 Newbury Sequoia Spirit & Style Handicap Class 4 7f Good To Firm 12 11.25 13/2 George Downing 78
29 May 25 Sandown starsports.bet Handicap Class 4 1m Good 8 5 14/1 George Downing 80
26 Apr 25 Haydock Get Best Odds Guaranteed At Unibet Handicap Class 4 1m Good 6 12.25 12/1 George Downing 82
11 Oct 24 York British EBF 100,000 Final (Colts And Geldings) Class 2 7f Soft 7 4.25 8/1 Paul Mulrennan 80
28 Sep 24 Curragh Goffs Million 7f Good To Yielding 8 8.25 14/1 Saffie Osborne 80
31 Aug 24 Sandown Sky Bet Acca Freeze Nursery Class 4 7f Good 2 .25 11/4F William Buick 77
14 Aug 24 Ffos Las Prostate Cymru Swansea Building Society EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 7.5f Heavy 1 — 4/5F George Downing –
1 Aug 24 Epsom Downs Pick And Place Your Stakes Challenge EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 7f Good To Firm 2 1.25 4/1 George Downing –
18 Jul 24 Epsom Downs Betfred Play Fred's 5 Million EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 7f Good 3 4.25 25/1 George Downing –

Last time out

Finished 8 in the Midsummer Meeting Handicap Stakes at Chester on 25 July 2026. Settled towards the back early - lost ground and toiling 4f out - responded and found a little more inside final furlong to stay on.

Imperial Trooper by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
7f 6 0 0%
10f 5 0 0%
12.5f 2 0 0%
16f 2 0 0%
8f 2 0 0%
11f 1 0 0%
9.5f 1 0 0%
10.5f 1 0 0%
7.5f 1 1 100%

Imperial Trooper by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Good 9 0 0%
Good To Firm 3 0 0%
Standard 3 0 0%
Heavy 2 1 50%
Good To Soft 1 0 0%
Standard To Slow 1 0 0%
Soft 1 0 0%
Good To Yielding 1 0 0%

Imperial Trooper by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Chester 3 0 0%
Haydock 3 0 0%
Worcester 2 0 0%
Newcastle (AW) 2 0 0%
Sandown 2 0 0%
Epsom Downs 2 0 0%
Redcar 1 0 0%
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0%
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0%
Newbury 1 0 0%

Imperial Trooper breeding

  • Sire Belardo (IRE)
  • Dam Oriental Step (IRE)
  • Damsire Tamayuz (GB)
  • Breeder Highpark Bloodstock Ltd
  • Foaled 12 February 2022

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