Horse profile
Purple Gown (IRE)
by Teofilo (IRE) out of Saintly Hertfield (USA) (Saint Ballado)
46 runs · 22 courses · from Jul 2021
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Hamilton & Leopardstown
Beaten favourite LTO
Last run 28 Nov 2025 · 4th of 9
Last raced off OR 83
KTB Profile
Purple Gown is a mare who has won two of 46 starts, both in handicaps on turf. She won at Hamilton over 1m2f – 1m4f on good ground in Jun 2024 off an official rating of 63 and at Leopardstown over 1m – 1m1f on heavy ground in Apr 2023 off 61. She has raced 11 times over 1m2f – 1m4f for one win and 13 times over 1m – 1m1f for one win. Her last run, at Musselburgh in Nov 2025, was a 4 of 9 finish in the Badachro Hydro Handicap Hurdle off an official rating of 83.
Based on 46 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
OR ↓ 10lb off peak
- 2–46Wins / Runs
- 4.3%Strike rate
- 11 (23.9%)Placed
- −24.80£1 level staken=46 at SP
- 0.56Fair A/E n=46 · 0.47 incl. margin
- 93Highest OR
- 21dBetween runs (median)longest 196 d
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.
Official rating83↓ 10lb off peak
83
55–93
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 151
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 →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 103A | 94 | 1 run · — |
| Good | 3 | 151A | 101 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 92B | 84.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 103A | 92 | 1 run · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 151A | 96 | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 16 | 120A | 72.5 | — |
| Soft | 5 | 113A | 83 | — |
| Heavy | 5 | 86A | 70 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 107A | 70 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 78A | 73 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 79B | 65 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 13 | 113A | 73 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 11 | 120A | 79 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 82C | 72 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 105A | 88.5 | — |
| Under 6f | 2 | 67A | 63.5 | — |
Of 46 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 45 figures from 46 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 11 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 6 (55%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 4 (36%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (9%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 10,083 runs since Apr 2011 (908 horses).
Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7% from 625.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 41 | 4 | 9.8% | −2.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,510 | 218 | 14.4% | +1.9 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 2,626 | 342 | 13% | +0.5 | 1 from 19 |
| Good to Soft | 1,130 | 138 | 12.2% | −0.3 | 0 from 6 |
| Soft | 1,632 | 187 | 11.5% | −1 | 0 from 8 |
| Heavy | 528 | 55 | 10.4% | −2.1 | 1 from 6 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,613 | 312 | 11.9% | −0.6 | 0 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 40 | 6 | 15% | +2.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,295 | 154 | 11.9% | −0.6 | 0 from 7 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,107 | 263 | 12.5% | 0 | 1 from 13 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,764 | 512 | 13.6% | +1.1 | 1 from 11 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,980 | 258 | 13% | +0.5 | 0 from 8 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 625 | 44 | 7% | −5.5 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 230 | 18 | 7.8% | −4.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 42 | 3 | 7.1% | −5.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2011 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Saintly Hertfield (USA) (Saint Ballado)
8 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Late Debate (USA) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m–1m2½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Late Debate (USA) | 12 | 2 | 1m–1m2f | — |
| Selskar Abbey (USA) | 10 | 1 | 1m2½f | — |
| Benignitas (IRE) | 17 | 0 | — | — |
| My Fere Lady (USA) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Centre Of Interest (USA) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Vocal Saint (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| O'Graolaigh (USA) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Mac Lir (USA) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 19 | 1 | 5% | +0.00 |
| Soft | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Heavy | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.80 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 15 | 1 | 7% | +4.00 |
| Class 6 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 4 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.80 |
| Catterick | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Hamilton | 4 | 1 | 25% | +15.00 |
| Naas | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Musselburgh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newcastle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Curragh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sedgefield | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 13 | 1 | 8% | −10.80 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 11 | 1 | 9% | +8.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Manning | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Rory Cleary | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Derek Fox | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ben Robinson | 3 | 1 | 33% | +16.00 |
| Charlie Maggs | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr Eireann Cagney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Luke Morris | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| David Noonan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rhys Elliott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joshua Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brandon Wilkie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Maggs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stephen Mulqueen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss Becky Smith | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Hart | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Callum Rodriguez | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Hanagan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke McAteer | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.20 |
| Willie Byrne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 21 | 1 | 5% | −18.80 |
| Cheekpieces | 10 | 1 | 10% | +9.00 |
| Blinkers | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tongue tie | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hood | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 9% | +8.00 |
| 2023 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −8.80 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 35 | 2 | 6% | −13.80 |
| Hurdle | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Nov 25+29d | Musselburgh | Badachro Hydro Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back - pushed along with work needed after the second-last - improved to 4th on the run-in | 4/9 | 1½ | 9-11 | 83 | 103A | 95A | Charlie Maggs | 9/4F |
| 30 Oct 25+22d | Newcastle | Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Handicap Hurdle Settled with the pack early - progressed smoothly 3 out - checked in running 2 out - driven approaching final flight - stayed on to finish fourth without threatening the front | 4/11 | 1¼ | 10-12 | 83 | 151A | 112A | Brian Hughes | 7/1 |
| 08 Oct 25+51d | Sedgefield | Case IH The Team Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - made ground before 4 out - driven approaching the turn - shared 4th spot 2 out - stayed on but hit last and one-paced to the line | 3/11 | 1 | 10-7 | 83 | 96B | 103A | Charlie Maggs | 9/1 |
| 18 Aug 25+12d | Catterick | Download The Raceday Ready App Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Sluggish start and drifted right early - settled at the back - made no impact through the race - finished well beaten in 7th | 7/8 | 1¼ | 10-11 | 64 | 79B | 69A | Mr Eireann Cagney | 14/1 |
| 06 Aug 25+196d | Pontefract | Heb Cleaning And Hygiene Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Sluggish start - settled at back of field - made progress wide out with a furlong left - showed frustration but kept on inside final furlong without enough speed to get closer - finished third beaten a length and a quarter | 3/8 | 1¼ | 11-1 | 64 | 51B | 82A | Mr Eireann Cagney | 22/1 |
| 22 Jan 25+65d | Catterick | Download Raceday Ready Today Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - improved position after 3 out - lost ground before the last - eventually finished 5th | 5/12 | 7 | 11-0 | 86 | 94A | 94A | David Noonan | 28/1 |
| 2024 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Nov 24+18d | Leicester | Watch On Racing TV Mares' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Settled midpack near the rail - stumbled slightly 3rd - pushed along before two out but faded from the last | 6/8 | 4½ | 11-12 | 87 | 81A | 95A | Brian Hughes | 15/2 |
| 31 Oct 24+21d | Newcastle | Dunes Eat Drink Bowl Play Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back of the pack early - made ground three out to hit the front approaching the last - overtaken close home to finish fourth | 4/14 | ¾ | 11-2 | 87 | 101B | 106A | Derek Fox | 8/1 |
| 10 Oct 24+14d | Ayr | Patron Tequila Handicap Sluggish start - held up rear of field - made no impact on the finish - eventually beaten well in 7th | 7/10 | nk | 9-9 | 65 | 105A | 66A | Rhys Elliott | 20/1 |
| 26 Sep 24+48d | Perth | Perth Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack - fumbled the 2nd - stormed forward with a leap to hit the front approaching 2 out - pressed on soon after - overtaken before the last - held on at one speed to the line finishing 5th | 5/12 | nse | 11-3 | 88 | 76A | 103A | Joshua Thompson | 9/1 |
| 09 Aug 24+22d | Musselburgh | Champagne Pommery Cuvee Louise Handicap Sluggish start - settled quickly behind the front pair - closing on the pacesetter with 4f left - pushed along 2f out - stayed on same effort to finish 2nd beaten 2 1/2 lengths | 2/6 | 2½ | 9-9 | 65 | 72B | 79B | Ben Robinson | 7/2 |
| 18 Jul 24+21d | Hamilton | Follow RacingTV On X Handicap | 4/7 | 3 | 9-10 | 66 | 98B | 71A | Ben Robinson | 12/1 |
| 27 Jun 24+8d | Hamilton | Ecosave Installations Captain JC Stewart Fillies' Handicap | 4/6 | 9½ | 9-11 | 63 | 69A | 58B | Brandon Wilkie | 5/1 |
| 19 Jun 24+116d | Hamilton | Scottish Racing Supporting RacingWithPride Handicap | 1/7 | 9-2 | 63 | 120A | 78A | Ben Robinson | 18/1 | |
| 24 Feb 24+17d | Newcastle | Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 5/9 | 1¾ | 11-5 | 90 | 57A | 100A | William Maggs | 17/2 |
| 07 Feb 24+27d | Sedgefield | Michael Watson MW Paving & Groundworks Mares' Handicap Hurdle | 5/9 | nk | 11-2 | 93 | 77B | 94A | Derek Fox | 14/1 |
| 11 Jan 24+14d | Catterick | Watch Racing TV Now Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/13 | 5½ | 11-4 | — | 92B | 106A | Stephen Mulqueen | 28/1 |
| 2023 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Dec 23+20d | Catterick | Sky Bet Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/10 | 4¾ | 11-0 | — | — | 91B | Derek Fox | 40/1 |
| 08 Dec 23+21d | Newcastle (AW) | BetUK. Home Of The Acca-Fenwa Handicap | 5/12 | ½ | 9-10 | 64 | 29A | 77A | Daniel Tudhope | 7/2F |
| 17 Nov 23+10d | Newcastle (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap | 2/11 | hd | 9-10 | 64 | 107A | 85A | Luke Morris | 50/1 |
| 07 Nov 23+22d | Newcastle (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly With BetUK Handicap | 5/11 | 4¼ | 9-11 | 64 | 68A | 78A | Luke Morris | 66/1 |
| 16 Oct 23+28d | Musselburgh | Visit Racingtv.Com Amateur Jockeys' Handicap | 6/8 | nk | 11-0 | 66 | 58A | 71A | Miss Becky Smith | 6/1 |
| 18 Sep 23+13d | Thirsk | Join Racing TV Today Fillies' Handicap | 9/11 | 7½ | 9-13 | 67 | 39C | 52C | Jason Hart | 15/2 |
| 05 Sep 23+17d | Hamilton | Book Our Onsite Hampton By Hilton Hotel Handicap | 2/7 | 1 | 9-11 | 67 | 50A | 79A | Callum Rodriguez | 6/1 |
| 19 Aug 23+104d | Ripon | William Hill Epic Value Handicap | 5/12 | 3 | 8-12 | 67 | 78A | 68A | Paul Hanagan | 66/1 |
| 07 May 23+35d | Leopardstown | 19th May Friday Night Party At Leopardstown Handicap | 13/19 | ¾ | 8-8 | 70 | 70C | 61A | Rory Cleary | 12/1 |
| 02 Apr 23+8d | Leopardstown | Sunday 7th May Leopardstown Family Day Handicap (47-70) | 1/6 | 9-5 | 61 | 86A | 96B | Luke McAteer | 6/5F | |
| 25 Mar 23+145d | Curragh | Westgrove Hotel Handicap | 2/19 | ¾ | 8-13 | 55 | 63C | 92A | Rory Cleary | 28/1 |
| 2022 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Oct 22+13d | Galway | Barna Recycling Handicap (47-70) | 8/16 | 1¼ | 9-0 | 56 | 82C | 59A | Rory Cleary | 12/1 |
| 18 Oct 22+85d | Gowran Park | Dine At Gowran Park Handicap (47-70) | 4/16 | 2¼ | 9-2 | 56 | 83C | 77A | Kevin Manning | 22/1 |
| 25 Jul 22+23d | Galway | Claytonhotelgalway.ie Handicap (50-80) | 8/15 | hd | 8-7 | 59 | 61C | 63A | Rory Cleary | 25/1 |
| 02 Jul 22+23d | Naas | Sign Up On coasttocurragh.ie For Saturday August 27th Handicap (47-65) | 10/15 | nk | 9-9 | 60 | 92C | 56A | Kevin Manning | 12/1 |
| 09 Jun 22+27d | Leopardstown | Manguard Plus Handicap (47-65) | 11/22 | ½ | 8-13 | 60 | 73C | 62A | Kevin Manning | 11/1 |
| 13 May 22+18d | Leopardstown | Sandyford Business District Handicap (50-70) | 13/18 | ½ | 8-8 | 61 | 79C | 50A | Kevin Manning | 11/2 |
| 25 Apr 22+4d | Naas | Naas Welcomes Racing TV Members Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 2/15 | 2¼ | 8-9 | 58 | 82C | 70A | Rory Cleary | 20/1 |
| 21 Apr 22+23d | Tipperary | Tipperary Handicap (47-65) | 10/15 | hd | 9-5 | 58 | 69C | 47C | Kevin Manning | 15/2 |
| 29 Mar 22+162d | Navan | Tote Sp Or Better At Navan Racecourse Handicap (47-70) | 5/9 | 1½ | 9-6 | 59 | 79A | 58A | Kevin Manning | 15/2 |
| 2021 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Oct 21+3d | Gowran Park | BetVictor Loyalty Club Nursery Handicap (45-65) | 5/12 | 2½ | 9-2 | 62 | 113A | 61A | Willie Byrne | 12/1 |
| 15 Oct 21+20d | Dundalk (AW) | Floodlit Fridays At Dundalk Nursery Handicap (45-70) | 7/14 | hd | 9-4 | 62 | 72B | 60A | Kevin Manning | 16/1 |
| 25 Sep 21+9d | Curragh | GAIN The Advantage Series Nursery Handicap (45-70) | 13/15 | 1¾ | 9-6 | 64 | 57C | 49A | Kevin Manning | 20/1 |
| 16 Sep 21+13d | Naas | Naas Racecourse Nursery Handicap | 11/13 | ¾ | 9-2 | 65 | 60C | 57A | Kevin Manning | 20/1 |
| 03 Sep 21+6d | Down Royal | Grant Thornton Nursery Handicap | 6/14 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 67 | 73C | 71A | Kevin Manning | 8/1 |
| 28 Aug 21+16d | Navan (IRE) | Welcome Back To Navan Racecourse Nursery Handicap | 4/10 | shd | 9-4 | 68 | 67A | 74A | Kevin Manning | 16/1 |
| 12 Aug 21+10d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden | 13/13 | 1½ | 9-2 | — | 49C | 58A | Rory Cleary | 200/1 |
| 02 Aug 21+15d | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden | 10/14 | nk | 9-2 | — | 69C | 63A | Rory Cleary | 80/1 |
| 18 Jul 21 | Curragh | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden | 9/10 | 1¾ | 9-2 | — | 73A | 60A | Rory Cleary | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Purple Gown won?
- Purple Gown (IRE) won 2 of 46 archived starts between 2021 and 2025, a strike rate of 4.3%. Placed 11 times in total (23.9% of starts).
- Who trains Purple Gown?
- Purple Gown (IRE) is trained by Adam Nicol, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 November 2025.
- Who is Purple Gown's sire?
- Purple Gown (IRE) is by Teofilo (IRE) out of Saintly Hertfield (USA), whose sire is Saint Ballado.
- What going does Purple Gown prefer?
- Purple Gown (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Purple Gown's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 83, from the run on 28 November 2025. The highest on record is 93.
- What is Purple Gown's sire's record?
- Teofilo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 10,083 runs since Apr 2011 (908 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7% from 625.
- Who are Purple Gown's siblings?
- Out of Saintly Hertfield (USA), Purple Gown (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Late Debate (USA) (2). The wins came over 1m–1m2½f. As at Nov 2026.