Imperial Fighter
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Imperial Fighter is a 6yo from Ireland trained by P J McKenna. It is sired by the stallion The Gurkha out of the dam Endure. Imperial Fighter has won 2 races in its career so far. On 31st Jul 2021 at Goodwood, Imperial Fighter achieved its most significant victory to date, winning the $25000 British European Breeders Fund Ebf Maiden Stakes. It has been a profitable horse for bettors. If you had backed Imperial Fighter throughout its career you'd have achieved a 18% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown 09-Apr-25 m R6 Hcp (of $20,000), Winning Time: 01:29.820, SP: 4/1 | W J Lee 58.5kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 12 (13) |
| Dundalk 22-Mar-25 1408m GOOD R5 Hcp $600 (of $12,000), Winning Time: 01:26.090, SP: 8/1 Led, took keen hold, travelling well 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, headed inside final furlong, no impression on leaders inside final furlong | W M Lordan 56.2kg, Cd 0 2.50L | 5 (8) |
| Dundalk 15-Mar-25 1609m GOOD R5 Hcp $211 (of $6,300), Winning Time: 01:38.960, SP: 11/1 Dwelt, soon headway to lead after 1 1/2f, 4 lengths clear halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra inside final 150 yards | R M Mulligan 64.4kg, Cd 0 3.75L | 6 (13) |
| Kempton 30-Jan-25 1408m GOOD R5 Hcp $245 (of $5,067), Winning Time: 01:25.260, SP: 12/1 Led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | W Carver 60.8kg, Cd 0 3.50L | 5 (12) |
| Wolverhampton 19-Jan-25 1739m GOOD R3 Hcp (of $6,333), Winning Time: 01:48.110, SP: 8/1 Soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furllong | W Carver 60.3kg, Cd 0 4.25L | 6 (11) |
| Wolverhampton 12-Jan-25 1739m GOOD R7 Hcp $3,716 (of $4,497), Winning Time: 01:48.930, SP: 22/1 Soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, led again inside final furlong, kept on well | W Carver 61.2kg | 1 (10) |
| Lingfield 03-Jan-25 2011m GOOD R7 Hcp (of $4,497), Winning Time: 02:04.120, SP: 16/1 Tracked leader and clear of rest, pushed along halfway, ridden and lost 2nd turning in, weakened quickly, soon behind | W Carver 61.2kg, Cd 0 22.00L | 7 (10) |
| Southwell 15-Dec-24 1621m GOOD R3 Hcp (of $6,016), Winning Time: 01:40.740, SP: 40/1 Wore red hood to post, rear mid-division, pushed along and switched left for headway 2f out, ridden and chased front rank over 1f out, weakened inside last | W Carver 59.4kg, Cd 0 5.00L | 6 (10) |
| Lingfield 03-Dec-24 2011m GOOD R8 Hcp (of $4,972), Winning Time: 02:06.090, SP: 50/1 Wore red hood to post, edged right leaving stalls, switched left soon after start, took keen hold, held up in rear, pushed along 2f out, short of room 1f out, made no impression final furlong | W Carver 62.6kg, Cd 0 4.50L | 9 (11) |
| Southwell 22-Nov-24 1621m GOOD R2 Hcp (of $4,972), Winning Time: 01:38.670, SP: 40/1 Steadied start, held up in mid-division, effort 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | W Carver 60.8kg, Cd 0 8.50L | 9 (11) |
| Wolverhampton 22-Oct-24 1441m GOOD R2 Hcp (of $4,972), Winning Time: 01:27.090, SP: 80/1 Always towards rear | W Carver 63.5kg, Cd 0 5.50L | 10 (12) |
| Ascot 04-Oct-24 1609m SOFT R6 (of $10,800), Winning Time: 01:44.260, SP: 40/1 Held up in rear, never a factor | W Carver 60.3kg, Cd 0 9.25L | 8 (11) |
| York 13-Jul-24 1583m SOFT R1 Hcp (of $23,193), Winning Time: 01:38.830, SP: 33/1 Always in rear | S Osborne 59.9kg, Cd 0 15.25L | 14 (14) |
| Sandown 15-Jun-24 1609m SOFT R2 Hcp (of $50,960), Winning Time: 01:44.660, SP: 50/1 Raced keenly, always towards rear | S Osborne 61.2kg, Cd 0 8.25L | 12 (15) |
| Newmarket 18-May-24 1408m GOOD R3 Hcp (of $51,540) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:24.120, SP: 50/1 Raced near side, held up and always towards rear | S Osborne 59kg, Cd 0 6.00L | 13 (15) |
| Ayr 23-Sep-23 2011m SOFT R2 $3,216 (of $34,026) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:06.260, SP: 25/1 Held up in mid-division, ridden and effort over 2f out, no impression, well held and disputing 4th from over 1f out | P J Mcdonald 59.4kg, Cd 0 10.50L | 4 (8) |
| Goodwood 01-Aug-23 1990m SOFT R3 Hcp (of $51,540) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 02:09.900, SP: 28/1 Steadied start, off the pace in last trio, never involved | O Murphy 59kg, Cd 0 10.25L | 11 (16) |
| Ascot 21-Jun-23 1609m GOOD R5 HcpNHF (of $90,195) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:39.480, SP: 100/1 Raced centre until switch to join far side group, in touch, weakened over 2f out | C Hutchinson 61.2kg, Cd 0 18.50L | 23 (30) |
| Epsom 03-Jun-23 1712m GOOD R1 $2,690 (of $56,710) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:43.560, SP: 9/1 Raced keenly tracking leading trio, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, plugged on final 110 yards, never a threat | O Murphy 60.8kg, Cd 0 4.75L | 5 (6) |
| Newmarket 05-May-23 1609m GOOD R2 $2,152 (of $45,368) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:37.180, SP: 22/1 Raced alone towards stand side, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | O Murphy 58.5kg, Cd 0 9.25L | 5 (5) |
| Doncaster 01-Apr-23 1609m HEAVY R5 $608 (of $25,520) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:50.180, SP: 9/4 Tracked leaders, pushed along and lost place over 2f out | A Atzeni 58.1kg, Cd 0 26.25L | 6 (7) |
| Chantilly 05-Jun-22 2099m SOFT CL1 (of $720,252), Winning Time: 02:06.650 | J Doyle 58.1kg, Cd 0 11.25L | 13 (15) |
| Curragh 21-May-22 1609m GOOD R4 CL1 $50,000 (of $500,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:39.280, SP: 28/1 Towards rear, 7th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, headway and ridden to go 4th 1f out, kept on well to go 3rd closing stages | B M Coen 58.1kg 2.50L | 3 (9) |
| Newcastle 15-Apr-22 1613m SYNTHETIC R1 CL1 $11,567 (of $107,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:38.680, SP: 7/4 Chased leaders, raced keenly, not much room over 2f out, switched right and not much room over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish | D Probert 58.1kg 1.50L | 3 (6) |
| Doncaster 23-Oct-21 1609m SOFT R5 CL1 (of $200,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:43.610, SP: 11/1 Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong | D Probert 57.6kg, Cd 0 2.50L | 5 (8) |
| Newmarket 09-Oct-21 1609m GOOD R3 CL1 $12,900 (of $60,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:38.650, SP: 7/1 Held up towards rear, headway towards far side over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, edged left and stayed on to chase winner final furlong | O Murphy 57.6kg 2.00L | 2 (10) |
| York 18-Aug-21 1408m GOOD R2 CL1 $21,500 (of $100,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:23.560, SP: 11/2 Tracked leaders, pushed along well over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on one pace, not trouble winner | O Murphy 57.6kg 2.25L | 2 (5) |
| Goodwood 31-Jul-21 1408m SOFT R6 CL2Md $13,085 (of $25,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:34.220, SP: 9/1 Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, headway going well from 3f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, comfortably | O Murphy 57.2kg | 1 (11) |