Imperial Decision
Imperial Decision has run eight times without finding the winner's enclosure, but the 4-year-old keeps showing enough to suggest a breakthrough may not be far away. Three places from eight races tells a story of a horse that regularly gets into the mix but hasn't quite found the decisive turn of foot or the right race conditions to seal a win. The recent form reads 10-9-15-3-2-7, and those middle finishes — third and second — show the horse is competitive and capable of running into the placings on its day.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
S Harvey M Griffiths
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
What's encouraging is that Imperial Decision is still racing regularly and actively. It lined up just a day ago, which suggests trainer Keiran Burke at his Whitcombe yard in Dorset is confident enough in the horse's ability to keep sending it out. The yard itself has had a decent season with twelve winners already, so it's a team that knows how to get horses to the post in form. For a horse that hasn't won yet, consistency in racing is often more valuable than you might think — it builds ring craft, teaches the horse about racing, and puts it in position to capitalize when the pieces finally fall into place. Imperial Decision may be one race away from opening its account.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Yet to win at Lingfield Park in 5 attempts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
1 Sep
10th
Lingfield Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 10 runners
12 Aug
9th
Kempton Park
1m3f – 1m4f · 11 runners
3 Apr
15th
Lingfield Park
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 16 runners
18 Mar
3rd
Kempton Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard_To_Slow · 9 runners
14 Feb
2nd
Lingfield Park
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 9 runners
19 Jan
7th
Kempton Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard_To_Slow · 10 runners
10 Jan
3rd
Lingfield Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 5 runners
2 Dec
6th
Lingfield Park
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 7 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 |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
5 |
1 second, 1 third, 3 other |
1 Sep |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
12 Aug |
0% |