Ireland 4yo

Imperial Trooper

T: Jennie Candlish · J: Liam Wright(3) · O: Brian Verinder

By Belardo out of Oriental Step

Form 9-263306538

33/1 Current odds

1/21 W/R

71 RPR

66 TS

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21 runs
1 wins
placed
5% strike
59 d off
85 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 9-263306538 59 days off

8 3 5 6 0 3

At Chester 0/3 0 wins · 1 placed

On Good to Soft 0/1 0 wins · 0 placed

Best RPR 85 Career peak

Best TS 71 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 21 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 44
Win %: 5%
Placed %: 48%
Trend: Fading

Course Record

13 venues

Career strike 48%; best at Epsom Downs (100% from 2 runs).

Chester 33% 0-1-3
Haydock 33% 0-1-3
Epsom Downs 100% 0-2-2
Newcastle (AW) 100% 0-2-2
Sandown 50% 0-1-2
Worcester 50% 0-1-2
Ffos Las 100% 1-0-1
Redcar 100% 0-1-1
Curragh 0% 0-0-1
Kempton (AW) 0% 0-0-1
Newbury 0% 0-0-1
Wolverhampton (AW) 0% 0-0-1
York 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

11 jockeys · 2 trainers

Jockeys

George Downing 50% 1-2-6
George Wood NOW 33% 0-1-3
Lewis Edmunds 100% 0-2-2
I. J. Power 50% 0-1-2
Luke Morris 50% 0-1-2
Kieran O'Neill 100% 0-1-1
William Buick 100% 0-1-1
Hector Crouch 0% 0-0-1
Paul Mulrennan 0% 0-0-1
Saffie Osborne 0% 0-0-1
Warren Fentiman(3) 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Jennie Candlish NOW 50% 0-6-12
Ed Walker 44% 1-3-9

Going Record

20 classifiable runs

Softspecialist Loves the dig — 100% in-the-money on softer ground vs 67% on fast.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 67% 0-2-3
Good 50% 0-6-12
Good to Soft 0% 0-0-2
Soft 0% 0-0-1
Heavy 100% 1-1-2

Distance Record

21 classifiable runs

Allrounder Versatile — handles a range of trips with similar effectiveness.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f 50% 1-3-8
Mile 7f – 1m1f 0% 0-0-2
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f 56% 0-5-9
Staying ≥ 1m4f 50% 0-1-2

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

25 Jul 2026 Midsummer Meeting Handicap Stakes Chester Class 5 8th/10 3 Good 1m4½f George Wood OR 67 25/1

16 Jul 2026 CopyBet Daily Profit Boost Novices' Hurdle Race (GBB Race) Worcester Class 4 3rd/7 1.25 Good 2m Ian Power 12/1

17 Jun 2026 CopyBet Daily World Cup Profit Boost Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Worcester Class 4 5th/8 7.5 Good 2m Ian Power 20/1

22 May 2026 Oakmere Homes Racing For Macmillan Handicap Haydock Class 5 6th/9 0.3 Good To Soft 1m2f42y Hector Crouch OR 69 18/5

8 May 2026 Chester Roman Day On 30th May Apprentice Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Chester Class 4 15th/15 4 Good 1m4f63y Warren Fentiman OR 71 18/1

20 Apr 2026 Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Redcar Class 5 3rd/9 2 Good To Firm 1m2f1y Lewis Edmunds OR 71 7/2

5 Mar 2026 Midnite Ain't Your Grandad's Bookie Handicap Newcastle (AW) Class 5 3rd/10 0.1 Standard 1m2f42y Lewis Edmunds OR 71 9/2

4 Feb 2026 Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Kempton (AW) Class 5 6th/13 1.25 Standard To Slow 1m2f219y Luke Morris OR 72 14/1

20 Jan 2026 Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Newcastle (AW) Class 5 2nd/11 2.25 Standard 1m2f42y George Wood OR 72 16/1

18 Oct 2025 Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap (Div 1) Wolverhampton (AW) Class 5 9th/10 9.5 Standard 1m1f104y George Wood OR 73 8/1

Connections

Trainer: Jennie Candlish 17%
Jockey: Liam Wright(3) 14%
Owner: Brian Verinder
Sire: Belardo
Dam: Oriental Step
Dam sire: Tamayuz
Country: Ireland
Age: 4yo

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