Imola
Imola has been a steady middle-distance operator for five years, winning just 3 times from 33 races across the board—a modest 9% win rate that speaks to a horse who finishes in the money far more often than it gets its nose in front. But there is a clear pattern here: send Imola to the mile-and-a-furlong to mile-and-a-quarter range, and the horse wakes up. Over that distance it wins roughly 1 in every 6 races (3 wins from 19), more than doubling its overall conversion rate. Even more striking, Wolverhampton has become something close to a happy hunting ground. From eight starts there Imola has taken two races, and the most recent came in June—a four-month gap that suggests the horse may have had a break or simply run out of luck since then.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Hill Top Equestrian Centre Ltd
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Trained by Joey Ramsden's Newark yard and most often in the saddle with jockey J F Egan, Imola is a horse that seems to know its ceiling. It races almost exclusively in Class 6, where it has won 2 of 21 races. That grade, the lower reaches of British racing, suits a horse of this calibre perfectly. Recent form is inconsistent—a win, then sixth, then 11th, 12th, fourth, and fourth again in its last six—but given Imola returned to the track just a day ago, there is life in this five-year-old yet. The question for the yard will be whether another trip to Wolverhampton, at the distance where Imola thrives, might unlock another win before the season closes.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 16% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard_to_slow ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Ok
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
Class 6 (grassroots)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
12 Oct
4th
Newcastle
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 14 runners
26 Sep
12th
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 14 runners
21 Jul
11th
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 13 runners
6 Jul
6th
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 13 runners
16 Jun
4th
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 13 runners
1 Jun
🏆 Won
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 11 runners
28 Feb
DNF
Southwell
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 21 runners
17 Feb
🏆 Won
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · 9 runners
11 Feb
2nd
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 11 runners
23 Jan
4th
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 11 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Southwell Galloping |
11 |
1 win, 2 seconds, 3 thirds, 5 other |
26 Sep |
9.1% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
8 |
2 wins, 3 seconds, 3 other |
21 Jul |
25% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
4 |
2 thirds, 2 other |
2 Oct |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
4 |
1 second, 3 other |
12 Oct |
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% |