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Horse profile

Imperial Class

Imperial Monarch (IRE) × Catch The Class (IRE) (Flemensfirth (USA))

TrainerGordon Elliott
OwnerMiddle Shop Syndicate

Sex: mare
Foaled: 2018
Colour: bay

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): €520 IRE
Last run (GB & IRE): 7 Oct 2023, Fairyhouse (IRE) (4/15)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
7 Oct 23	Fairyhouse (IRE)	4/15	17/2	dist	Jack Kennedy	Gordon Elliott	Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Hurdle	2m4½f	Soft	10-13	Miss Oreo (IRE)	€7,670	21	0/13
16 Sep 23	Navan (IRE)	7/17	28/1	27¼	Jordan Gainford	Gordon Elliott	Bar One Racing Price Boost All Channels Maiden Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Hurdle	2m4f	Yielding	11-5	Sign From Above (IRE)	€7,375	-	2/15

4/157 Oct 23 · Fairyhouse (IRE)17/2
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle
Non-handicap (unclassified)2m4½fSoft
All fields
Date
7 Oct 23
Course
Fairyhouse (IRE)
Pos
4/15
SP
17/2
Btn
dist
Jockey
Jack Kennedy
Trainer
Gordon Elliott
Race
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m4½f
Going
Soft
Wgt
10-13
Winner / 2nd
Miss Oreo (IRE)
Winner prize
€7,670
Days
21
Future form
0/13
7/1716 Sep 23 · Navan (IRE)28/1
Bar One Racing Price Boost All Channels Maiden Hurdle
Non-handicap (unclassified)2m4fYielding
All fields
Date
16 Sep 23
Course
Navan (IRE)
Pos
7/17
SP
28/1
Btn
27¼
Jockey
Jordan Gainford
Trainer
Gordon Elliott
Race
Bar One Racing Price Boost All Channels Maiden Hurdle
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m4f
Going
Yielding
Wgt
11-5
Winner / 2nd
Sign From Above (IRE)
Winner prize
€7,375
Days
-
Future form
2/15

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

Date	Course	Race	This horse	Winner next time	Their pos	Won on	At	Race won
16 Sep 23	Navan (IRE)	Bar One Racing Price Boost All Channels Maiden Hurdle	7/17	Antrim Coast (IRE)	2	10 Oct 23	Punchestown (IRE)	Paddy Power Maiden Hurdle
16 Sep 23	Navan (IRE)	Bar One Racing Price Boost All Channels Maiden Hurdle	7/17	Skradin (IRE)	4	2 Oct 23	Fairyhouse (IRE)	Bet Responsibly At Novibet Maiden Hurdle

7/1716 Sep 23 · Navan (IRE)
Bar One Racing Price Boost All Channels Maiden Hurdle
All fields
Date
16 Sep 23
Course
Navan (IRE)
Race
Bar One Racing Price Boost All Channels Maiden Hurdle
This horse
7/17
Winner next time
Antrim Coast (IRE)
Their pos
2
Won on
10 Oct 23
At
Punchestown (IRE)
Race won
Paddy Power Maiden Hurdle
7/1716 Sep 23 · Navan (IRE)
Bar One Racing Price Boost All Channels Maiden Hurdle
All fields
Date
16 Sep 23
Course
Navan (IRE)
Race
Bar One Racing Price Boost All Channels Maiden Hurdle
This horse
7/17
Winner next time
Skradin (IRE)
Their pos
4
Won on
2 Oct 23
At
Fairyhouse (IRE)
Race won
Bet Responsibly At Novibet Maiden Hurdle

Other runners from this horse's races (latest 20 races with a next-time-out winner, up to 40 rows) that won on their next start in Britain or Ireland. FF on the race record = next-time-out winners / runners that have run again (this horse excluded).

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Gordon Elliott	16 Sep 23	7 Oct 23	7/17	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€520

Gordon Elliott

Trainer: Gordon Elliott
First run: 16 Sep 23
Last run: 7 Oct 23
First run for yard: 7/17
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €520

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
National Hunt	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€520	16 Sep 23	7 Oct 23

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €520
First run: 16 Sep 23
Last run: 7 Oct 23

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Sire branchImperial Monarch (IRE)

Parent · 1

SireImperial Monarch (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireGalileo (IRE)
Sire's damIonian Sea (GB)

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchCatch The Class (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamCatch The Class (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireFlemensfirth (USA)
Dam's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireNot traced
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Imperial Monarch (IRE)

Catch The Class (IRE)

Galileo (IRE)

Ionian Sea (GB)

Flemensfirth (USA)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseImperial Class (IRE)

Sexmare

Foaled2018

SireImperial Monarch (IRE)

DamCatch The Class (IRE)

DamsireFlemensfirth (USA)

Sire's sireGalileo (IRE)

Sire's damIonian Sea (GB)

Dam's produce0 winners from 4 runners

Notable siblingWest Class (IRE)

Female line

Catch The Class (IRE) · 0 winners from 4 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Imperial Monarch (IRE)	Catch The Class (IRE)	Flemensfirth (USA)	Denis Ahern	1 Jun 18	bay	mare	Flat 12.0f · NH 2m4f	Flat 12.1f · NH 2m4f

Imperial Monarch (IRE)

Sire: Imperial Monarch (IRE)
Dam: Catch The Class (IRE)
Damsire: Flemensfirth (USA)
Breeder: Denis Ahern
Foaled: 1 Jun 18
Colour: bay
Sex: mare
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 12.0f · NH 2m4f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 12.1f · NH 2m4f

Progeny of Imperial Monarch (IRE) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	1,570	130	341	8.3%	21.7%	2
At 2m2f to 2m5f	582	48	129	8.2%	22.2%	2
On Good to soft or yielding going	384	34	76	8.9%	19.8%	1
At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good to soft or yielding going	152	10	26	6.6%	17.1%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 1,570
Wins: 130
Placed: 341
Win %: 8.3%
Place %: 21.7%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f
Runs: 582
Wins: 48
Placed: 129
Win %: 8.2%
Place %: 22.2%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 384
Wins: 34
Placed: 76
Win %: 8.9%
Place %: 19.8%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 152
Wins: 10
Placed: 26
Win %: 6.6%
Place %: 17.1%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Imperial Monarch (IRE) × Flemensfirth (USA) mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	14	3	21.4%	1	112	8	10	7.1%	£21,437	€134,835

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 14
Winners: 3
Winners %: 21.4%
Black-type winners: 1
Runs: 112
Wins: 8
2nd/3rd: 10
Win %: 7.1%
Prize GB (£): £21,437
Prize IRE (€): €134,835

All British and Irish runners by this sire out of mares by this damsire, since 1990 (includes this horse). Black type = Group/Grade 1-3 or Listed winner.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Best win	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
We'llhavewan (IRE)	25	6	1	Listed	£2,398	€124,000
Imperial Lord (IRE)	9	1	0	-	£0	€9,450
Final Edgar (IRE)	22	1	0	-	£18,307	€105
Highermonarchy (IRE)	1	0	0	-	£0	€0
Our Lily Belle (IRE)	1	0	0	-	£0	€0
Freddie Flip Flop (IRE)	2	0	0	-	£0	€0
Imperial Class (IRE)	2	0	0	-	£0	€520
Call Me Flash (IRE)	2	0	0	-	£0	€0
Modern Monarch (IRE)	4	0	0	-	£0	€0
Raise Your Hand (IRE)	7	0	0	-	£0	€0
Balthar Boy (IRE)	7	0	0	-	£0	€100
Imperial Fox (IRE)	8	0	0	-	£0	€120

We'llhavewan (IRE)

Horse: We'llhavewan (IRE)
Runs: 25
Wins: 6
Black-type wins: 1
Best win: Listed
Prize GB (£): £2,398
Prize IRE (€): €124,000

Imperial Lord (IRE)

Horse: Imperial Lord (IRE)
Runs: 9
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €9,450

Final Edgar (IRE)

Horse: Final Edgar (IRE)
Runs: 22
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £18,307
Prize IRE (€): €105

Highermonarchy (IRE)

Horse: Highermonarchy (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Our Lily Belle (IRE)

Horse: Our Lily Belle (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Freddie Flip Flop (IRE)

Horse: Freddie Flip Flop (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Imperial Class (IRE)

Horse: Imperial Class (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €520

Call Me Flash (IRE)

Horse: Call Me Flash (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Modern Monarch (IRE)

Horse: Modern Monarch (IRE)
Runs: 4
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Raise Your Hand (IRE)

Horse: Raise Your Hand (IRE)
Runs: 7
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Balthar Boy (IRE)

Horse: Balthar Boy (IRE)
Runs: 7
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €100

Imperial Fox (IRE)

Horse: Imperial Fox (IRE)
Runs: 8
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €120

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Catch The Class (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 4 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Imperial Monarch (IRE) out of Catch The Class (IRE) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Westerner (GB)

West Class (IRE)0W · 16R

By Arcadio (GER)

Mystical Mover (IRE)0W · 2R
Bishopswood Flyer (IRE)0W · 3R

Female line

1Catch The Class (IRE)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

In brief

When was Imperial Class foaled?

Imperial Class (IRE), a bay racehorse, was foaled on 1 June 2018.

Who are the sire and dam of Imperial Class?

Imperial Class (IRE) is by Imperial Monarch (IRE) out of Catch The Class (IRE), a daughter of Flemensfirth (USA), and was bred by Denis Ahern.

Who trained Imperial Class?

Imperial Class (IRE) was trained by Gordon Elliott and owned by Middle Shop Syndicate at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Imperial Class' race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Imperial Class (IRE) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Imperial Class still racing?

Imperial Class (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 7 October 2023 at Fairyhouse (IRE) in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle, finishing 4th of 15, and has not run there since.