Imperial Aura

The Cheltenham Festival winner is an “absolute gentleman” and a careful jumper who loves to show off, as his connections tell Hannah Lemieux

- Hannah Lemieux

Need to know

IMPERIAL AURA

Age: seven Breeding: Kalanisi x Executive Perk Trainer: Kim Bailey Owner: Imperial Racing Partnership 2016 Jockey: David Bass Form: 31/11/31221-11 Breeder: Headfield Farm Ltd Greatest achievements: hasn’t been out of the top three in 11 starts; seven wins under Rules, including the Listed Northern Trust Company Novices’ Handicap Chase at the 2020 Cheltenham Festival and the Grade Two Chanelle Pharma 1965 Chase at Ascot in November.

“He’s very quiet to ride at home, but then comes alive at the races, where he’s so different – he suddenly gets big and flashy” LAUREN JACK

TRAINER KIM BAILEY

“IMPERIAL AURA came to me as a four-year-old and ran in a couple of bumpers, before breaking the track record at Carlisle when winning a hurdle race in October 2018. However, he came home with sore shins, so we realized we needed to be careful and patient with him.