The overall career numbers — 3 wins and 15 places from 28 races, roughly 1 win in every 9 races — might not leap off the page, but context matters. Imola competes almost exclusively at Class 6, the entry level of British racing, where margins are tight and consistency is genuinely hard to find. What stands out is the recent purple patch: two wins from the last six races, including a victory at Wolverhampton just this week. The current form line reads 1 – – 1 – 2 – 4 – 2, which, aside from one disappointing run, shows a horse that has rediscovered something.
The distance sweet spot is equally clear. At a mile and one furlong to a mile and two furlongs, Imola has won 3 of its 14 races — that's 21%, or roughly 1 in 5. Stretch it shorter or longer and the results dry up. Ramsden's yard has sent out five winners this season, and Imola is doing its fair share of the lifting.
One genuinely curious subplot is the partnership with jockey J F Egan. He has ridden Imola eight times without a win between them, yet Imola has clearly found the winner's enclosure with other riders. That's the kind of stat that makes you lean forward slightly and wonder whether the right combination is fully sorted yet. With the horse raced as recently as yesterday and seemingly in the form of its life, that question might get answered sooner rather than later.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell Galloping |
10 | 1 win, 2 seconds, 3 thirds, 4 other | 28 Feb | 10% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
5 | 2 wins, 3 seconds | 1 Jun | 40% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
4 | 2 thirds, 2 other | 2 Oct | 0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
3 | 1 second, 2 other | 9 Dec | 0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 24 Oct | 0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 23 May | 0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 2 Sep | 0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 14 Jun | 0% |
| chelmsford | 1 | 1 other | 11 Jan | 0% |