In The Purple (IRE)
In The Purple is a Mahler gelding who has one win from five starts on turf, the success coming in a Class 5 handicap hurdle at Southwell over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground in Feb 2026. He won last time out off an official rating of 97, which equalled his career high mark. All four previous runs came over 1m5f – 2m.
- 1–5Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 1 (20%)Placed
- +7.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 9.27Fair A/E n=5 · 7.37 incl. margin
- 100Highest OR
- 13dBetween runs (median)
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 86
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 86B | 64 | 2 runs · 86 / 64 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 84B | 75 | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 84B | 66 | 2 runs · 66 / 54 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style from 4 analysed runs since Nov 2025
- Mid-division 3 (75%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,888 runs since Sep 2014 (790 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 119 | 18 | 15.1% | +4.3 | — |
| Good | 2,982 | 381 | 12.8% | +2 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,821 | 179 | 9.8% | −1 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 2,742 | 259 | 9.4% | −1.4 | 1 from 2 |
| Heavy | 1,214 | 124 | 10.2% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 1 | 10% | −0.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 16 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,051 | 199 | 9.7% | −1.1 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3,215 | 326 | 10.1% | −0.7 | 1 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,831 | 342 | 12.1% | +1.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 770 | 95 | 12.3% | +1.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Sep 2014 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Just A Dime (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Just A Dime (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Just A Dime (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 2m7f | Class 4 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +10.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +10.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uttoxeter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Stones | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sean Bowen | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
| Kevin Brogan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 18 Feb 26+49d | Southwell | Ladies Day Sunday 16th August Handicap Hurdle Settled among rivals early - mistake at 3rd - tracking front group by 8th - urged along before two out - briefly lost ground - found renewed effort approaching last - stayed on strongly to hit front near line | 1/11 | 11-11 | 97 | 86B | 122A | Sean Bowen | 11/1 | |
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Dec 25+33d | Uttoxeter | Malcolm Harrison Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack - lost touch three out - dropped away steadily late - finished well beaten in 10th | 10/12 | shd | 12-0 | 100 | 66C | 100C | Kevin Brogan | 33/1 |
| 28 Nov 25+13d | Newbury | Play Coral 'Racing-Super-Series' 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up in the pack - dropped away after 4 out - well beaten in 13th | 13/15 | 14 | 11-1 | — | 42C | 102C | Lewis Stones | 250/1 |
| 15 Nov 25+10d | Uttoxeter | Chris, Sue And Gail Birthday Celebration Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up in the pack - driven approaching second last where jumped awkwardly - soon dropped away - finished seventh | 7/12 | 3 | 10-11 | — | — | 102A | Lewis Stones | 80/1 |
| 05 Nov 25 | Chepstow | Angela Nettlefold Memorial 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Settled towards the rear - never able to land a blow from 3 out - finished eighth | 8/14 | 5½ | 11-1 | — | 84B | 92A | Lewis Stones | 150/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has In The Purple won?
- In The Purple (IRE) won 1 of 5 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
- Who trains In The Purple?
- In The Purple (IRE) is trained by Olly Murphy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 18 February 2026.
- Who is In The Purple's sire?
- In The Purple (IRE) is by Mahler (GB) out of Somebody's Darling (IRE), whose sire is Royal Anthem.
- What is In The Purple's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 18 February 2026. The highest on record is 100.
- What is In The Purple's sire's record?
- Mahler (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,888 runs since Sep 2014 (790 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
- Who are In The Purple's siblings?
- Out of Somebody's Darling (IRE), In The Purple (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Just A Dime (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Just A Dime (IRE)). The wins came over 2m7f. As at Nov 2026.