Pure Decent (IRE)
Pure Decent is a gelding by Shantou out of a Saddlers Hall mare and has yet to win from four starts on turf. All four runs came over 2m5f to 3m on good to soft going at four different Irish tracks between May 2023 and May 2026. He finished 10 of 12 when held in the Thorn Plant Hire Hunters Chase at Killarney in May 2026.
- 0–4Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −4.00£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 368dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed —
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 4 | 89C | 38 | 3 runs · 89 / 43 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 89C | 38 | 3 runs · 89 / 43 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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 3 analysed runs since Apr 2026
- Held up 3 (100%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,822 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +36.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 158 | 32 | 20.3% | +6.7 | — |
| Good | 2,288 | 311 | 13.6% | 0 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,430 | 176 | 12.3% | −1.3 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 2,610 | 363 | 13.9% | +0.3 | — |
| Heavy | 1,283 | 178 | 13.9% | +0.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 51 | 5 | 9.8% | −3.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 62 | 6 | 9.7% | −3.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,030 | 276 | 13.6% | 0 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,709 | 378 | 14% | +0.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,339 | 334 | 14.3% | +0.7 | 0 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 668 | 72 | 10.8% | −2.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Ballagh (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballagh (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 2m | — |
| Mor Go Leor (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr W Verling | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Mr J C Barry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 11 May 26+21d | Killarney | Thorn Plant Hire Hunters Chase Held up at the back - drifted left over the first two fences - unable to make headway - lost touch 4 out after ballooning left again - finished well beaten | 10/12 | 1½ | 11-0 | 3C | 105C | Mr W Verling | 200/1 |
| 20 Apr 26+14d | Tramore | O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Hunters Chase Struggled from the outset - remained detached throughout - finished well behind - down the field in 12th | 12/13 | ¾ | 11-0 | 43C | 95C | Mr W Verling | 100/1 |
| 06 Apr 26+1068d | Cork | John Thomas McNamara Series Maiden Hunters Chase Held up near back - minor error at 1st - lacking impetus by halfway - never a factor from 5 out and stayed on same gear to finish well beaten | 9/16 | ¾ | 11-10 | 89C | 88C | Mr W Verling | 125/1 |
| 2023 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 04 May 23 | Tipperary | Glenview And Rathbarry Stud Novice Hunters Chase | 10/10 | 2¾ | 11-6 | 33C | 92C | Mr J C Barry | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Pure Decent won?
- Pure Decent (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2023 and 2026.
- Who trains Pure Decent?
- Pure Decent (IRE) is trained by Patrick Michael Verling, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 May 2026.
- Who is Pure Decent's sire?
- Pure Decent (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Go Along (IRE), whose sire is Saddlers' Hall.
- What is Pure Decent's sire's record?
- Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,822 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
- Who are Pure Decent's siblings?
- Out of Go Along (IRE), Pure Decent (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Ballagh (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m. As at Oct 2026.