Imperial Dream (2020) Horse
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Imperial Dream, a six-year-old bay gelding sired by Holy Roman Emperor out of Iffa Red, is trained by P J Flynn and owned by the Dream Team Syndicate. Across 35 starts he has achieved three wins, six second‑place finishes and two thirds, earning $82,392 in prize money. His most recent start was at Thurles on 8 October 2026, where he finished eighth of seventeen runners, and his latest victory occurred at the Curragh on 17 August 2024.
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Thurles • Listowel • Galway • Leopardstown • Curragh • Fairyhouse • Dundalk • Cork • Limerick • Down Royal • Chelmsford City • Southwell • Chepstow • Epsom Downs • Wolverhampton • Lingfield • WindsorRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Thurles 08-Oct-26 1672m GOOD R3 Hcp (of $16,119) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:46.860, SP: 7.00 1st Starflow ( C Cusack 134 , Cd 127 ) 2nd Cause I Like You ( G Carroll 128 ) 1.75L 3rd The Blue Panther ( R Holohan 138 , Cd 133 ) 2.25L 8th Imperial Dream ( R Donaghue-leahy 134 , Cd 127 ) 5.60L See full results | R Donaghue-leahy 60.8kg, Cd 57.6kg 5.60L | 8 (17) |
| Listowel 22-Sep-26 1422m SOFT R2 Hcp $927 (of $11,128) Barrier 17, Winning Time: 01:29.740, SP: 17.00 1st Platino Bianco ( R Whearty 126 ) 2nd She's On The Ball ( W Lordan 128 ) 0.50L 3rd Brains ( S Foley 136 ) 0.50L 4th Imperial Dream ( R Donaghue-leahy 135 , Cd 128 ) 1.50L See full results | R Donaghue-leahy 61.2kg, Cd 58.1kg 1.50L | 4 (18) |
| Galway 09-Sep-26 1408m SOFT R5 Hcp $3,869 (of $11,613) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:33.540, SP: 23.00 1st Bang Po ( R Mulligan 119 ) 2nd Imperial Dream ( R Donaghue-leahy 122 , Cd 115 ) 4.25L 3rd Merisi Diamond ( B Lee 138 ) 0.75L See full results | R Donaghue-leahy 55.3kg, Cd 52.2kg 4.25L | 2 (12) |
| Leopardstown 07-Aug-26 1447m GOOD R5 Hcp (of $11,797) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:29.690, SP: 19.00 1st Launch Time ( C Keane 136 ) 2nd Jazzit ( S Tormey 133 ) 0.50L 3rd Draiocht ( W Lordan 126 ) 0.30L 15th Imperial Dream ( A Persse 142 , Cd 137 ) 8.50L See full results | A Persse 64.4kg, Cd 62.1kg 8.50L | 15 (20) |
| Curragh 18-Jul-26 1006m GOOD R9 Hcp (of $24,591) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:58.550, SP: 51.00 1st Mary Shoelaces ( J O'gorman 126 ) 2nd Harry's Hill ( C Keane 127 ) 0.50L 3rd Namiid ( J Maye 140 ) 0.30L 15th Imperial Dream ( A Persse 123 , Cd 118 ) 8.40L See full results | A Persse 55.8kg, Cd 53.5kg 8.40L | 15 (18) |
| Fairyhouse 08-Jul-26 1408m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 66/1 Always towards rear, never a factor | Alan Persse 62.1kg 1 length | 13 (15) |
| Curragh 04-May-26 1207m GOOD Flat, SP: 22/1 Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened | Alan Persse 63.5kg Neck | 15 (20) |
| Dundalk 14-Nov-25 1207m STANDARD Flat, SP: 16/1 Tracked leaders, ridden in 4th 2f out, weakened | Robyn Donaghue-Leahy 59.4kg 1 length | 10 (10) |
| Dundalk 24-Oct-25 1408m STANDARD Flat, SP: 4/1 Mid-division, 7th halfway, headway early straight, 4th and ridden over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace | Robyn Donaghue-Leahy 64kg 3 1/4l | 4 (14) |
| Dundalk 19-Sep-25 1408m STANDARD Flat, SP: 7/2 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along 2f out and ridden over 1f out, 2nd and kept on well inside final 150 yards | Billy Lee 63.5kg 3/4 length | 2 (14) |
| Curragh 09-Aug-25 1207m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 18/1 Towards rear, ridden in 9th 2f out, 7th 1f out, no impression | Robyn Donaghue-Leahy 61.7kg 1/2 length | 6 (13) |
| Fairyhouse 09-Jul-25 1408m GOOD Flat, SP: 11/1 Soon rear of mid-division, dropped towards rear after 1f, 5th halfway, dropped to 6th 1 1/2f out, one paced in 5th closing stages | Alan Persse 58.1kg 3 1/2l | 5 (6) |
| Curragh 12-Apr-25 1408m GOOD Flat, SP: 14/1 Disputed lead early, 4th halfway, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong | Robyn Donaghue-Leahy 63.5kg 3/4 length | 7 (13) |
| Dundalk 22-Nov-24 1408m STANDARD Flat, SP: 11/2 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along 2f out, 3rd and ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | Billy Lee 60.8kg 1 length | 9 (10) |
| Dundalk 01-Nov-24 1207m STANDARD Flat, SP: 6/1 Mid-division, closer in 5th and ridden 2f out, 4th 1f out, no extra | Robyn Donaghue-Leahy 55.3kg 1/2 length | 4 (9) |
| Curragh 28-Sep-24 1408m GOOD TO YIELDING (GOYIELDING IN PLACESOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 15/2 Led centre group, overall leader under 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, weakened inside final furlong | Billy Lee 59.9kg Short Head | 10 (16) |
| Cork 11-Sep-24 1207m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 7/1 Tracked leader, travelled well to lead over 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, joined under 1f out, headed final 150 yards, kept on same pace | Robyn Donaghue-Leahy 62.6kg 1 1/2 length | 2 (9) |
| Curragh 17-Aug-24 1207m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 9/1 Always prominent, pushed along 2f out, soon ridden, led 1 1/2f out, stayed on well under pressure final furlong | Billy Lee 64kg | 1 (21) |
| Galway 30-Jul-24 1408m YIELDING Flat, SP: 8/1 Held up, ridden and no impression 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace final furlong | Billy Lee 62.6kg Neck | 10 (16) |
| Leopardstown 18-Jul-24 1408m GOOD Flat, SP: 15/2 Mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along early straight and some headway in 5th 1f out, ridden and kept on to go 2nd final 100 yards, no impression on winner | Robyn Donaghue-Leahy 63.5kg 2 3/4l | 2 (16) |
| Limerick 07-Jul-24 1344m GOOD Flat, SP: 13/2 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden into 3rd 2f out, challenged 1 1/2f out, close 2nd 1f out, kept on final furlong, held in 2nd close home | Robyn Donaghue-Leahy 58.5kg 1/2 length | 2 (9) |
| Leopardstown 13-Jun-24 1451m GOOD TO YIELDING Flat, SP: 5/1 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along under 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace inside final furlong | Robyn Donaghue-Leahy 60.8kg Short Head | 6 (8) |
| Down Royal 31-May-24 1408m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 16/1 Mid-division, headway on outer to go 3rd 2f out, ridden and challenged early final furlong, 4th and no impression closing stages | Robyn Donaghue-Leahy 64kg 3/4 length | 4 (14) |
| Cork 10-May-24 1609m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 25/1 Mid-division, ridden 2f out, not clear run 1 1/2f out, switched left over 1f out, 5th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | Robyn Donaghue-Leahy 61.2kg 1/2 length | 6 (12) |
| Chelmsford City 14-Oct-23 1408m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 13/2 Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten | Morgan Cole 60.8kg 2l | 10 (11) |
| Southwell 13-Sep-23 1421m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 9/2 Close up in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon made headway between rivals, every chance entering final furlong, kept on inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish | L Morris 54.9kg Neck | 3 (12) |
| Chepstow 04-Sep-23 1423m GOOD CL4 Flat, SP: 10/3 Tracked leaders, went 2nd 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well | Morgan Cole 59.9kg | 1 (8) |
| Epsom Downs 18-Aug-23 1411m GOOD CL5 Flat, SP: 11/4 In touch in rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders | Thore Hammer-Hansen 60.3kg 3/4 length | 5 (6) |
| Wolverhampton 25-Jul-23 1225m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 9/1 Held up in mid-division, headway on outside final furlong, kept on, went 4th close home | Darragh Keenan 60.8kg Head | 4 (12) |
| Wolverhampton 11-Jul-23 1225m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 11/2 Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, 3rd and held final 75 yards, kept on | L Morris 60.8kg 1 3/4 length | 3 (11) |
| Wolverhampton 19-Jun-23 1441m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 13/8 Chased leaders, switched right and ridden over 2f out, edged left and led over 1f out, stayed on | L Morris 60.3kg | 1 (10) |
| Lingfield 12-Jun-23 1532m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 5/4 Led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra and lost 2 places towards finish | L Morris 59kg Neck | 4 (7) |
| Chelmsford City 08-Sep-22 1408m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 9/4 Edged left leaving stalls, led, pushed along 2f out, strongly ridden and edged left over 1f out, kept on well, headed final strides | L Morris 60.3kg 1/2 length | 2 (12) |
| Windsor 07-Aug-22 1638m GOOD TO FIRM CL5 Flat, SP: 11/4 Tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | L Morris 59kg 1 length | 4 (6) |
| Southwell 29-Jul-22 1222m STANDARD / SLOW CL5 Flat, SP: 12/1 Tracked leader, disputed lead going well approaching final furlong, ridden and outpaced final 100 yards, promising | Darragh Keenan 60.3kg Nose | 4 (14) |