Horse Details

Imperial Express (IRE)

12 Runs 1 Wins (8.3%) 3 Places (25.0%)
Owner: Michael Blencowe Silks Michael Blencowe Trainer: Andrew Balding
3 years old
Sire: Inns Of Court (IRE)
Dam: Soft Power (IRE)
Damsire: Balmont
Past Runs (12 Total)
Date/Time Course Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
07/02/25
14:32 		Lingfield (AW) 1m Callum Hutchinson Andrew Balding 4 1:39.83 8.5 82 8-11 100/1
Led - headed over 2f out - soon weakened(op 66/1)
18/01/25
13:25 		Lingfield (AW) 1m2f Jason Watson Andrew Balding 7 2:7.14 .75 83 9-0 40/1
Took keen hold - in rear - headway inside final 110yds - no impression
10/11/24
14:50 		Saint-Cloud (FR) 1m2f Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding 9 2:20.38 1.75 – 8-11 31/1
Midfield - asked for effort 2 1/2f out - ridden just under 2f out - limited response - plugged on same pace inside final furlong - never involved
07/09/24
16:30 		Ascot 1m Callum Hutchinson Andrew Balding 4 1:46.44 0.2 83 8-12 9/1
Held up in rear - headway on far side of group 2f out - briefly went second inside final furlong - edged left and weakened gradually final 110yds(op 8/1)
23/08/24
18:05 		Hamilton 1m1f Jason Watson Andrew Balding 1st 2:4.68 Won 81 9-10 4/1
Soon pressed leader - against near rail when led over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - drifted right but kept on inside final furlong(op 5/1)
30/07/24
17:20 		Goodwood 1m Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding 5 1:37.83 .5 81 8-10 12/1
Raced in second - lost second under 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 11/1)
15/06/24
16:25 		Sandown 1m Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding 3rd 1:48.00 .75 74 9-5 9/1
Slowly away - held up in last - ridden over 2f out - headway against rail over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 7/1)
29/05/24
20:12 		Kempton (AW) 7f Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding 5 1:26.09 1 75 8-9 33/1
Towards rear - waiting for room over 2f out - headway from over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong(tchd 28/1 and tchd 40/1)
09/04/24
19:30 		Southwell (AW) 7f Callum Hutchinson Andrew Balding 6 1:31.76 5.5 76 8-10 13/2
Raced wide - took keen hold - in touch with leaders - outpaced over 2f out - no impression from over 1f out (jockey said filly ran too free)(op 7/1)
01/11/23
17:15 		Kempton (AW) 7f Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding 3rd 1:27.64 0.1 76 9-2 3/1
Pressed winner - lost second and outpaced over 1f out - rallied inside final 110yds - kept on(op 9/2)
14/09/23
14:25 		Doncaster 6½f P J McDonald Andrew Balding 9 1:22.62 1.5 – 8-9 66/1
Raced centre - in touch with leaders - outpaced on far side of group 2f out - weakened inside final furlong - 6th of 11 in group(op 40/1)
26/08/23
13:40 		Newmarket (July) 6f P J McDonald Andrew Balding 3rd 1:12.57 1.25 – 8-13 7/2
In touch with leaders - headway 3f out - outpaced over 1f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong(Mkt1: op 4/1 tchd 9/2; Mkt2 op 10/3)