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Impressor: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Impressor is a 9-year-old gelding by Footstepsinthesand, trained by Phillip Makin. He has won 6 of 50 starts and placed in 13 more, for £50,008 in prize money. His best trip is 5f, where 4 wins from 21 is a 19% strike rate against 7% at every other distance. He runs next in the 3:00 at Hamilton on 20 September. His best performance rating is 86, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 50
  • Wins 6
  • Placed 19
  • Strike rate 12%
  • Prize money £50,008
  • Best rating 86
  • Official rating 57

Where Impressor runs next

Time Course Race Best price
3:00 Hamilton Heineken Zero Drink Responsibly At Hamilton Park Handicap Stakes —

Impressor form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
2 Sep 26 Hamilton Hampton By Hilton Hotel Handicap Stakes Class 6 6f Soft 12 7.75 7/1 Sam James 57
21 Aug 26 Hamilton Hemmings Homes 10th Anniversary Handicap Stakes Class 6 5f Good To Soft 8 4 17/2 Sam James 60
8 Aug 26 Ayr Christmas Parties At Western House Hotel Handicap Stakes Class 6 6f Good 10 9.25 12/1 Lewis Edmunds 63
10 Jun 26 Hamilton Indigo Unified Comms Handicap Class 5 6f Good To Soft 6 4.25 4/1 Sam James 66
4 Jun 26 Hamilton Morton Fraser Macroberts LLP Handicap Class 5 6f Good 3 3.75 14/1 Sam James 66
18 May 26 Carlisle Watch Racing TV Live Handicap Class 5 6f Good To Soft 6 4.75 11/1 P J McDonald 68
18 Apr 26 Thirsk Nick Simpson Cannot Be 60 Handicap Class 5 6f Good 10 6.25 14/1 Sam James 70
12 Apr 26 Musselburgh Sky Bet Price Boosts Handicap Class 4 5f Good To Soft 10 6.75 33/1 Sam James 70
29 Mar 26 Doncaster William Hill Price Boosts Every Day Handicap Class 5 5f Good To Soft 4 1.5 40/1 Connor Beasley 71
28 Oct 25 Leicester Jumping's Back At Leicesterraces Monday 17th November Handicap Class 5 5f Soft 7 7.25 11/1 Shane Gray 73
24 Oct 25 Doncaster Final One Standing By William Hill Handicap Class 4 6f Soft 6 6 16/1 Archie Young 73
29 Sep 25 Hamilton Sharing Angels Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Class 5 6f Soft 5 4.5 5/2F Mr Finian Maguire 68
22 Sep 25 Hamilton Heineken Low & No Bar Handicap Class 5 5f Soft 1 — 9/4F Archie Young 68
21 Sep 25 Hamilton Heineken Low & No Bar Handicap Class 5 6f Soft 2 .5 5/1 Sam James 68
12 Sep 25 Doncaster Danum Homes Excellence In Build Apprentice Handicap Class 4 6f Good 3 1 66/1 Archie Young 68
25 Jul 25 York Tomahawk Restaurants Handicap Class 4 6f Good 21 10 80/1 Rowan Scott 71
18 Jul 25 Haydock Lancashire DAF Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 6f Good 5 4.25 33/1 Pat Cosgrave 71
29 May 25 Carlisle PricedUp Handicap Class 4 5f Good To Soft 7 7.5 50/1 Sam James 72
6 Nov 24 Nottingham Book Your Christmas Party Here Handicap Class 4 5f Soft 7 5.5 11/1 Tom Kiely-Marshall 72
18 Oct 24 Redcar Sam Hall Memorial Handicap Class 5 5f Soft 1 — 7/1 Connor Beasley 69
8 Oct 24 Leicester Andy Buxton Handicap Class 5 6f Heavy 5 6.5 9/1 Sam James 69
22 Sep 24 Hamilton Follow Us On X At hamiltonpark Handicap Class 5 6f Good To Soft 9 7.75 15/2 Rowan Scott 70
13 Aug 24 Hamilton McEwan Grant Construction & Retail Joinery Handicap Class 4 6f Soft 2 .25 17/2 Rowan Scott 69
17 Jul 24 Thirsk Nicky Warren's 53rd Happy Birthday Handicap Class 4 6f Good To Soft 2 .5 14/1 Rowan Scott 67
13 Jul 24 Hamilton Hampton By Hilton Hamilton Park Apprentice Handicap Class 6 5f Good To Soft 4 4.25 3/1J Andrew Breslin 67
20 Jun 24 Ripon Grantley Hall Handicap Class 6 6f Good To Soft 2 .5 14/1 Rowan Scott 66
6 Jun 24 Hamilton Morton Fraser Macroberts LLP Handicap Class 5 5f Good 5 3 14/1 Oisin Orr 68
30 May 24 Carlisle Euro2024 Daily Giveaways On Rhino.Bet Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Class 5 5f Soft 5 2.25 9/1 Mr Ned Sangster 70
22 May 24 Ayr Follow The Racing App On Twitter Handicap Class 5 5f Good To Firm 8 4.75 22/1 Sam James 70
1 May 24 Pontefract Go Racing In Yorkshire Future Stars Apprentice Handicap Class 4 5f Soft 3 7 11/2 Archie Young 72
20 Apr 24 Thirsk Happy 19th Birthday Lily Watkinson Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 6f Soft 3 3.5 22/1 Rowan Scott 73
3 Apr 24 Catterick Racing Again 24th April Handicap Class 5 6f Heavy 5 6.25 10/1 Shane Gray 74
3 Oct 23 Ayr Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Class 4 6f Soft 3 4 12/1 Rowan Scott 75
14 Aug 23 Hamilton Book Your Tickets At hamilton-park.co.uk 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Handicap Class 5 5f Soft 2 1.25 6/5F Brandon Wilkie 75
5 Aug 23 Hamilton PDM Buildbase Scotland Handicap Class 4 6f Heavy 1 — 7/4F Ben Curtis 71
1 Aug 23 Beverley Beverley Annual Badgeholders Handicap Class 5 5f Good To Soft 3 .25 9/2 Shane Gray 66
24 Jul 23 Beverley Jaimie Kerr Memorial Handicap Class 6 5f Heavy 1 — 9/4F Shane Gray 66
15 Jul 23 Hamilton Jordan Electrics Handicap Class 6 5f Soft 1 — 7/2 Shane Gray 59
4 Jul 23 Hamilton Every Race Live On Racing Tv Handicap Class 6 5f Good To Soft 2 — 11/4J Rowan Scott 57
30 Jun 23 Newcastle (AW) skopes.co.uk Shop Skopes Menswear Online Handicap Class 6 6f Standard To Slow 8 4.5 10/1 Ben Curtis 57
20 May 23 Thirsk 50K ITV7 Weekly Jackpot Handicap Class 6 6f Good 4 6.5 14/1 Rowan Scott 58
7 May 23 Hamilton Fraser Tool Hire 40th Anniversary Handicap Class 6 6f Good To Soft 3 2.5 11/1 Rowan Scott 59
22 Apr 23 Thirsk Vickers.Bet Independent Family-Owned Bookmaker Handicap Class 6 6f Soft 6 4.75 10/1 Rowan Scott 59
10 Apr 23 Redcar Tony Dyson Memorial Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 6f Soft 1 — 4/1 Rowan Scott 56
24 Mar 23 Newcastle (AW) Top Odds Every Day With Betuk Handicap Class 6 5f Standard 11 4.25 18/1 Rowan Scott 58
2 Dec 22 Newcastle (AW) Top Odds Every Day With BetUK Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 6f Standard To Slow 11 6 16/1 Rowan Scott 60
1 Nov 22 Southwell (AW) BetUK Over 40,000 Live Streamed Races Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 6f Standard 7 3.25 8/1 Rowan Scott 62
18 Oct 22 Newcastle (AW) BetUK's Acca Club 5 Free Bet Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 5f Standard 6 4 8/1 Rowan Scott 63
7 Oct 22 Newcastle (AW) Free Replays On Attheraces.com Handicap Class 6 5f Standard 4 1.25 9/2J Shane Gray 63
8 Sep 22 Doncaster Hippo Pro3 Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 5.5f Good To Soft 7 6 9/1 Rowan Scott 64

Last time out

Finished 12 in the Hampton By Hilton Hotel Handicap Stakes at Hamilton on 2 September 2026. Settled around midfield - pressed for effort with 2f left - dropped away final furlong - finished 12th.

Impressor by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
6f 28 2 7% —
5f 21 4 19% —
5.5f 1 0 0% —

Impressor by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Soft 17 4 24% —
Good To Soft 14 0 0% —
Good 8 0 0% —
Heavy 4 2 50% —
Standard 4 0 0% —
Standard To Slow 2 0 0% —
Good To Firm 1 0 0% —

Impressor by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Hamilton 16 3 19% —
Thirsk 5 0 0% —
Newcastle (AW) 5 0 0% —
Doncaster 4 0 0% —
Ayr 3 0 0% —
Carlisle 3 0 0% —
Leicester 2 0 0% —
Redcar 2 2 100% —
Beverley 2 1 50% —
Musselburgh 1 0 0% —

Impressor breeding

  • Sire Footstepsinthesand (GB)
  • Dam Little Empress (IRE)
  • Damsire Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)
  • Breeder Cottage Bloodstock
  • Foaled 18 February 2017

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