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Purple Lane (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2016) · Last trainer Luke Dace · Last owner Angmering Park Farms Llp
by Danehill Dancer (IRE) out of Big Heart (GB) (Mr Greeley)
11 runs · 7 courses · from Oct 2013
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Aug 2016 — 3,746 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2016 · 2nd of 11 Last raced off OR 56
KTB Profile

Purple Lane (IRE) is yet to win from 11 starts, though has placed 3 times. Best effort: 2nd of 11 at Kempton (AW) (Aug 2016). Last raced off 56, 13lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 13lb off peak
Official rating56↓ 13lb off peak
56 56–69

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 82A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 3 Aug 2016 Official rating 56 at the last run, 3 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 →

Flat 11 figures · best 84A · median 70
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)684A68.5—
Good to Firm280A66.5—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f484A78—
1m – 1m1f471A65.5—
1m2f – 1m4f382A66—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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
Danehill Dancer (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 10,094 runs since Jan 2008 (783 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.2% from 130.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm911011%−0.2—
Good to Firm1,74022312.8%+1.60 from 2
Good2,4992489.9%−1.30 from 1
Good to Soft1,08912011%−0.20 from 1
Soft1,73322412.9%+1.70 from 1
Heavy6567811.9%+0.7—
Standard (AW)2,2852249.8%−1.40 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4035313.2%+2—
6f – 7f2,71033112.2%+10 from 4
1m – 1m1f2,71531211.5%+0.30 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f2,31123710.3%−0.90 from 3
1m5f – 2m1,27013410.6%−0.6—
2m1f – 2m4f533519.6%−1.6—
2m5f – 3m13086.2%−5—
Over 3m2214.5%−6.7—

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
Big Heart (GB) (Mr Greeley)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Heartasia (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Heartasia (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Heartasia (IRE)922mClass 4
Arizona Boy (IRE)70——
Wee Terry (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 6 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Martin Lane 3 0 0% −3.00
Josh Quinn 2 0 0% −2.00
Fergus Sweeney 2 0 0% −2.00
Ted Durcan 1 0 0% −1.00
Callum Shepherd 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J Doe 1 0 0% −1.00
Cam Hardie 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 0 0% −9.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 3 0 0% −3.00
2015 3 0 0% −3.00
2014 3 0 0% −3.00
2013 2 0 0% −2.00

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 · 3 runs
03 Aug 16+21d Kempton (AW) Racing Uk In Hd Handicap Class 6 · 1m4f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran 2/11 ½ 9-10 5682A Ted Durcan 14/1
13 Jul 16+18d Lingfield (AW) 188bet Roa/racing Post Owners Jackpot Handicap Class 6 · 1m2f · Standard · 13 ran 8/13 ½ 9-5 5966A Josh Quinn 50/1
25 Jun 16+319d Lingfield (AW) Wimbledon Betting At 188bet Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran 10/10 16 9-4 6233C Josh Quinn 33/1
2015 · 3 runs
11 Aug 15+61d Lingfield (AW) Centrepoint Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Standard · 11 ran 11/11 16 9-4 6437C Callum Shepherd 6/1
11 Jun 15+22d Newbury Wiser Academy Gentleman Amateur Riders' Handicap Class 5 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 6/7 5 10-12 6653C Mr J Doe 11/4F
20 May 15+256d Lingfield Smiths News Handicap Class 5 · 7½f · Good · 14 ran 5/14 1 8-10 6776A Cam Hardie 16/1
2014 · 3 runs
06 Sep 14+32d Wolverhampton (AW) Tile Choice Bilston Cannock & Walsall Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran 3/8 1½ 9-5 6884A Martin Lane 5/2F
05 Aug 14+17d Ffos Las 10 Free Bet At 32redsport.com Handicap Class 5 · 1m · Good To Soft · 7 ran 5/7 shd 9-1 6970A Fergus Sweeney 9/4F
19 Jul 14+229d Newmarket Peter Allum Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 3/10 6 9-5 —80A Martin Lane 16/1
2013 · 2 runs
02 Dec 13+40d Kempton (AW) Cheltenham 2014 NRRB At BetVictor.com Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 1m · Standard · 13 ran 6/13 ¾ 9-5 —71A Martin Lane 7/1
23 Oct 13 Newmarket British Stallion Studs E.b.f. Tba Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 1m · Soft · 12 ran 11/12 3 9-5 —61A Fergus Sweeney 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Purple Lane won?
Purple Lane (IRE) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2013 and 2016. Placed 3 times in total (27.3% of starts).
Who trained Purple Lane?
Purple Lane (IRE) was trained by Luke Dace on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 3 August 2016.
Who is Purple Lane's sire?
Purple Lane (IRE) is by Danehill Dancer (IRE) out of Big Heart (GB), whose sire is Mr Greeley.
What is Purple Lane's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 56, from the run on 3 August 2016. The highest on record is 69.
What is Purple Lane's sire's record?
Danehill Dancer (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 10,094 runs since Jan 2008 (783 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.2% from 130.
Who are Purple Lane's siblings?
Out of Big Heart (GB), Purple Lane (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Heartasia (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Heartasia (IRE)). The wins came over 2m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2013. 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.