Pure Champion (IRE)
Pure Champion (IRE) is 3 from 7, including a Group 3 win. Won last time out in the O'Brien's Wines Supporting Jack & Jill Solonaway Stakes at Curragh — a first Group 3 win in our archive.
- 3–7Wins / Runs
- 42.9%Strike rate
- 4 (57.1%)Placed
- +0.88£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 1.75Fair A/E n=7 · 1.47 incl. margin
- 115Highest OR
- 81dAvg 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 10.2% of 12,794 runs since Jan 2008 (937 horses).
Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 72 | 16 | 22.2% | +12 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,911 | 220 | 11.5% | +1.3 | 1 from 2 |
| Good | 2,945 | 268 | 9.1% | −1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 1,240 | 108 | 8.7% | −1.5 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,774 | 144 | 8.1% | −2.1 | 1 from 2 |
| Heavy | 545 | 62 | 11.4% | +1.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 4,305 | 486 | 11.3% | +1.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,127 | 142 | 12.6% | +2.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 5,042 | 528 | 10.5% | +0.3 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,331 | 336 | 10.1% | −0.1 | 2 from 5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,102 | 196 | 9.3% | −0.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 838 | 80 | 9.5% | −0.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 320 | 22 | 6.9% | −3.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 31 | 1 | 3.2% | −7 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −10.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Corsicanrun (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 7½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Corsicanrun (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corsicanrun (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 7½f | Class 5 |
| Excellent Mariner (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Sea Goddess (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Cora Pearl (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.38 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.25 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.38 |
| Killarney | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.25 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 2 | 40% | −0.37 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Murtagh | 6 | 2 | 33% | −0.37 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.25 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 | 2 | 40% | −0.37 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 12 Sep 10+26d | Curragh | O'Brien's Wines Supporting Jack & Jill Solonaway Stakes (Group 3) | 1/8 | 9-1 | 114 | 108A | Johnny Murtagh | 11/8F | |
| 17 Aug 10+26d | Killarney | Vincent O'Brien Ruby Stakes (Listed) | 1/8 | 9-1 | 114 | 94A | Seamie Heffernan | 5/4F | |
| 22 Jul 10+37d | Leopardstown | Jockey Club Of Turkey Meld Stakes (group 3) | 2/6 | 2½ | 8-12 | 115 | 97B | Johnny Murtagh | 7/4 |
| 15 Jun 10+24d | Ascot | St James's Palace Stakes (Group 1) (Rnd) | 8/9 | 1½ | 9-0 | 115 | 93A | Johnny Murtagh | 15/2 |
| 22 May 10+217d | Curragh | Abu Dhabi Irish 2,000 Guineas (group 1) | 4/13 | ½ | 9-0 | — | 102A | Johnny Murtagh | 9/2 |
| 2009 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 17 Oct 09+157d | Newmarket | Jumeirah Dewhurst Stakes (Group 1) | 4/15 | nk | 9-1 | — | 107A | Johnny Murtagh | 4/1 |
| 13 May 09 | Naas | Pat Dunlea Memorial Race | 1/6 | 9-0 | — | 104B | Johnny Murtagh | 9/4 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Pure Champion won?
- Pure Champion (IRE) won 3 of 7 archived starts between 2009 and 2010, a strike rate of 42.9%. Placed 4 times in total (57.1% of starts).
- Who trained Pure Champion?
- Pure Champion (IRE) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Curragh on 12 September 2010.
- Who is Pure Champion's sire?
- Pure Champion (IRE) is by Footstepsinthesand (GB) out of Castara Beach (IRE), whose sire is Danehill.
- What is Pure Champion's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 12 September 2010. The highest on record is 115.
- What is Pure Champion's sire's record?
- Footstepsinthesand (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 12,794 runs since Jan 2008 (937 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.
- Who are Pure Champion's siblings?
- Out of Castara Beach (IRE), Pure Champion (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Corsicanrun (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Corsicanrun (IRE)). The wins came over 7½f. As at Oct 2026.