Imperial Eloquence
(2012 Bay Gelding)
By Kalanisi ex Babble On (Anita's Prince)
Occasionally we see individuals at the sales which simply must be bought, and Imperial Eloquence fitted neatly into that category. By Kalanisi a rising sire, out of a top-class race mare and easy on the eye. He was a sharper type than many of the horses we buy and didn't take long to come to hand. There is plenty of speed in his pedigree and as an easy moving, highly athletic specimen he was expected to make his mark in bumpers. He came into full training with Fergal O'Brien in January 2016 and progressed very quickly. Still very green and with a lot to learn he made his debut in a bumper at Hexham at the end of March winning by 1¾. He went on to be placed in two listed bumpers at Cheltenham and Ascot but ended the season with a heavy fall on his hurdling debut at Warwick. He is being kept to higher grade novice races at present but has a very attractive handicap mark which we will look to use to good effect later in the season. Anything he does over hurdles is a bonus as he is a three-mile chaser in the making and will benefit from another summer.
Date
Course
Race Type
Weight
Going
Result
Jockey
SP
Distance
Full Result
02/12/2017
Newcastle
Nvc Hdle
10-12
Sft/ Hvy
5/6
Conor Shoemark
17/2
2m 6f
11/11/2017
Aintree
Nvc Hdle
10-12
Gd/Sft
2/9
Conor Shoemark
14/1
2m 4f
25/10/2017
Sedgefield
Mdn Hdl
10-12
Gd/Sft
4/12
Paddy Brennan
2/1
2m
01/05/2017
Warwick
Nvc Hdle
11-00
Gd
F/13
Paddy Brennan
7/4
2m 2f
15/03/2017
Cheltenham
NHF
11-05
Gd/Sft
17/22
Paddy Brennan
25/1
2m
16/12/2016
Ascot
NHF
11-04
Gd/Sft
2/12
Conor Shoemark
13/2
2m
13/11/2016
Cheltenham
NHF
11-00
Gd/Sft
3/11
Conor Shoemark
25/1
2m
22/04/2016
Perth
NHF
10-13
Gd
2/6
Conor Shoemark
2/1jf
2m
29/03/2016
Hexham
NHF
10-08
Sft
1/11
Conor Shoemark
6/1
2m