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Horse profile

Imperial Gale

Imperial Ballet (IRE) × Pappy's Girlfriend (GB) (Strong Gale (IRE))

Sex: mare
Foaled: 2006

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 17 Nov 2013, Cork (IRE) (16/19)
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	Future form
17 Nov 13	Cork (IRE)	16/19	66/1	dist	Matthew Bowes	A J McNamara	I.N.H. Stallion Owners European Breeders Fund Maiden Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Hurdle	2m	Soft to Heavy	11-0	Real Steel (IRE)	€8,970	0/17

16/1917 Nov 13 · Cork (IRE)66/1
I.N.H. Stallion Owners European Breeders Fund Maiden Hurdle
Non-handicap (unclassified)2mSoft to Heavy
All fields
Date
17 Nov 13
Course
Cork (IRE)
Pos
16/19
SP
66/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Matthew Bowes
Trainer
A J McNamara
Race
I.N.H. Stallion Owners European Breeders Fund Maiden Hurdle
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m
Going
Soft to Heavy
Wgt
11-0
Winner / 2nd
Real Steel (IRE)
Winner prize
€8,970
Future form
0/17

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.

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
A J McNamara	17 Nov 13	17 Nov 13	16/19	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

A J McNamara

Trainer: A J McNamara
First run: 17 Nov 13
Last run: 17 Nov 13
First run for yard: 16/19
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

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	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	17 Nov 13	17 Nov 13

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 17 Nov 13
Last run: 17 Nov 13

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

Pedigree

Sire branchImperial Ballet (IRE)

Parent · 1

SireImperial Ballet (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireSadler's Wells (USA)
Sire's damAmaranda (USA)

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 branchPappy's Girlfriend (GB)

Parent · 1

DamPappy's Girlfriend (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireStrong Gale (IRE)
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 Ballet (IRE)

Pappy's Girlfriend (GB)

Sadler's Wells (USA)

Amaranda (USA)

Strong Gale (IRE)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseImperial Gale (IRE)

Sexmare

Foaled2006

SireImperial Ballet (IRE)

DamPappy's Girlfriend (GB)

DamsireStrong Gale (IRE)

Sire's sireSadler's Wells (USA)

Sire's damAmaranda (USA)

Dam's produce2 winners from 3 runners

Notable siblingOscar Orange (IRE)

Female line

Pappy's Girlfriend (GB) · 2 winners from 3 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Imperial Ballet (IRE)	Pappy's Girlfriend (GB)	Strong Gale (IRE)	mare	Flat 7.2f · NH 2m1½f	Flat 8.7f · NH 2m4½f

Imperial Ballet (IRE)

Sire: Imperial Ballet (IRE)
Dam: Pappy's Girlfriend (GB)
Damsire: Strong Gale (IRE)
Sex: mare
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 7.2f · NH 2m1½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 8.7f · NH 2m4½f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	852	57	191	6.7%	22.4%	1
At 2m to 2m1f	534	38	113	7.1%	21.2%	1
On Soft going	176	13	41	7.4%	23.3%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going	106	10	26	9.4%	24.5%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 852
Wins: 57
Placed: 191
Win %: 6.7%
Place %: 22.4%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 534
Wins: 38
Placed: 113
Win %: 7.1%
Place %: 21.2%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Soft going

Condition: On Soft going
Runs: 176
Wins: 13
Placed: 41
Win %: 7.4%
Place %: 23.3%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going
Runs: 106
Wins: 10
Placed: 26
Win %: 9.4%
Place %: 24.5%
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 Ballet (IRE) × Strong Gale mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	1	0	0.0%	0	1	0	0	0.0%	£0	€0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 1
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

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

Imperial Gale (IRE)

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

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Pappy's Girlfriend (GB)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 2 winners from 3 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Imperial Ballet (IRE) out of Pappy's Girlfriend (GB) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Oscar (IRE)

Oscar Orange (IRE)1W · 5R
Cloughmile (IRE)4W · 28R

Female line

1Pappy's Girlfriend (GB)

Notable relatives

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

View full Pappy's Girlfriend family

In brief

When was Imperial Gale foaled?

Imperial Gale (IRE) was foaled in 2006.

Who are the sire and dam of Imperial Gale?

Imperial Gale (IRE) is by Imperial Ballet (IRE) out of Pappy's Girlfriend (GB), a daughter of Strong Gale (IRE).

Who trained Imperial Gale?

Imperial Gale (IRE) was trained by A J McNamara and owned by Pavarotti Syndicate at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Imperial Gale's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Imperial Gale (IRE) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Imperial Gale still racing?

Imperial Gale (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 17 November 2013 at Cork (IRE) in the I.N.H. Stallion Owners European Breeders Fund Maiden Hurdle, finishing 16th of 19, and has not run there since.