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Horse profile

Purple Gang (IRE)

6yo mare (at last run, Aug 2016) · Last trainer Shane Ryder · Last owner Purple Gang Syndicate
by Beneficial (GB) out of Melana Star (IRE) (Carroll House)
9 runs · 7 courses · from Dec 2014
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Aug 2016 — 3,720 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2016 · 7th of 10 Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile

Purple Gang (IRE) is yet to win from 9 starts. Best effort: 4th of 13 at Roscommon (Jun 2016).

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
Official rating80↓ 5lb off peak
80 80–85

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 83C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ballinrobe, 19 Jul 2016 Official rating 80 at the last run, 29 Aug 2016

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 9 figures · best 105A · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft3105A85—
Good283C80—
Good to Soft292A82.5—
Heavy292C85.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m5105A92—
2m1f – 2m4f385C78—
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Beneficial (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 17,045 runs since Jan 2008 (1,155 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm6657.6%−2.8—
Good to Firm93910711.4%+1—
Good5,29654910.4%00 from 2
Good to Soft2,46726710.8%+0.40 from 2
Soft5,05751910.3%−0.10 from 3
Heavy3,15932810.4%00 from 2
Standard (AW)6169.8%−0.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−10.4—
1m – 1m1f10110%−0.4—
1m2f – 1m4f6457.8%−2.6—
1m5f – 2m4,89050210.3%−0.10 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f6,35566110.4%00 from 3
2m5f – 3m4,70252211.1%+0.70 from 1
Over 3m1,022908.8%−1.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Melana Star (IRE) (Carroll House)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Roscommon 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ger Fox 3 0 0% −3.00
Paddy Kennedy 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean McDermott 2 0 0% −2.00
Brian O'Connell 1 0 0% −1.00
John Cullen 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Hood + tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 6 0 0% −6.00
2015 2 0 0% −2.00
2014 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2016 · 6 runs
29 Aug 16+28d Downpatrick Thanking Murphy Jewellers For 30 Years Of Sponsorship Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m2½f · Good · 10 ran 7/10 4¼ 10-8 8077C Paddy Kennedy 20/1
01 Aug 16+13d Cork Irishinjuredjockeys.com Mares Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m3f · Yielding · 23 ran 9/23 1¼ 10-9 8078C Paddy Kennedy 28/1
19 Jul 16+14d Ballinrobe Mcwilliam Park Hotel Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m5f · Good · 15 ran 11/15 4 10-12 8183C Ger Fox 8/1
05 Jul 16+21d Roscommon Keen Print Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 7/18 2¼ 10-13 8292A Ger Fox 16/1
14 Jun 16+22d Roscommon Ivan Connaughton Auctioneer Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 2m½f · Soft · 13 ran 4/13 2 10-13 82105A Ger Fox 33/1
23 May 16+162d Sligo Callan Tansey Solicitors Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 2m · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 13/16 14 11-2 8573C Brian O'Connell 25/1
2015 · 2 runs
13 Dec 15+242d Navan Irish Stallion Owners E.B.F. Maiden Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 28 ran 25/28 4½ 11-5 —92C Sean McDermott 100/1
15 Apr 15+107d Limerick National Student Raceday Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m3f · Soft · 18 ran 10/18 4¾ 11-7 —85C John Cullen 100/1
2014 · 1 run
29 Dec 14 Limerick Family Fun Day Maiden Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 15 ran 15/15 56 11-0 —79C Sean McDermott 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Purple Gang won?
Purple Gang (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2014 and 2016.
Who trained Purple Gang?
Purple Gang (IRE) was trained by Shane Ryder on the most recent run on record, at Downpatrick on 29 August 2016.
Who is Purple Gang's sire?
Purple Gang (IRE) is by Beneficial (GB) out of Melana Star (IRE), whose sire is Carroll House.
What is Purple Gang's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 29 August 2016. The highest on record is 85.
What is Purple Gang's sire's record?
Beneficial (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 17,045 runs since Jan 2008 (1,155 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from December 2014. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.