Purcell (IRE)
Purcell (IRE) is 4 from 18. Hasn't won since Apr 2014. 3 of 4 starts at Lingfield (AW) have ended in wins. All 4 wins have come over 6f – 7f.
- 4–18Wins / Runs
- 22.2%Strike rate
- 10 (55.6%)Placed
- −5.95£1 level staken=18 at SP
- 1.23Fair A/E n=18 · 1.05 incl. margin
- 98Highest OR
- 46dAvg between runs
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
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 19,685 runs since Jan 2008 (1,326 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 194.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 151 | 23 | 15.2% | +5.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,917 | 446 | 11.4% | +1.4 | 0 from 7 |
| Good | 4,409 | 400 | 9.1% | −0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,951 | 214 | 11% | +1 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 2,131 | 184 | 8.6% | −1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 562 | 46 | 8.2% | −1.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6,563 | 663 | 10.1% | +0.1 | 3 from 6 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3,758 | 409 | 10.9% | +0.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 10,495 | 1,078 | 10.3% | +0.3 | 4 from 18 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,506 | 331 | 9.4% | −0.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,209 | 106 | 8.8% | −1.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 481 | 37 | 7.7% | −2.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 194 | 13 | 6.7% | −3.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 42 | 2 | 4.8% | −5.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
8 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Elmejor (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Franca Florio (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmejor (IRE) | 32 | 4 | 6f–1m2f | Class 5 |
| Pose (IRE) | 39 | 2 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Franca Florio (IRE) | 7 | 2 | 5f–6f | Class 2 |
| Quite Smart (IRE) | 11 | 2 | 7f–1m | Class 5 |
| Jobekani (IRE) | 27 | 0 | — | — |
| Urban Step (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Gracious Grace (IRE) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| St Helens Gate (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 3 | 50% | +3.05 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 3 | 5 | 3 | 60% | +5.25 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.20 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 4 | 3 | 75% | +5.05 |
| Newmarket | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chester | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Probert | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.00 |
| Jimmy Fortune | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.20 |
| Oisin Murphy | 5 | 2 | 40% | +2.25 |
| Jimmy Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 17 | 4 | 24% | −4.95 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +2.25 |
| 2013 | 10 | 2 | 20% | −5.20 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Purcell (IRE) won?
- Purcell (IRE) won 4 of 18 archived starts between 2012 and 2014, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 10 times in total (55.6% of starts).
- Who trained Purcell (IRE)?
- Purcell (IRE) was trained by Andrew Balding on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 6 September 2014.
- Who is Purcell (IRE)'s sire?
- Purcell (IRE) is by Acclamation (GB) out of Lyca Ballerina (GB), whose sire is Marju.
- What going does Purcell (IRE) prefer?
- Purcell (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 3 wins from 6 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Purcell (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 6 September 2014. The highest on record is 98.
- What is Purcell (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Acclamation (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 19,685 runs since Jan 2008 (1,326 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 194.
- Who are Purcell (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Lyca Ballerina (GB), Purcell (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Elmejor (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Franca Florio (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.