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Purple Owl (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer David Pipe · Owner Claire Harrison Jane Gerard Pearse
by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Only Exception (IRE) (Jeremy)
9 runs · 6 courses · from Feb 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 26 Jul 2026 · 5th of 10 Last raced off OR 105
KTB Profile

Purple Owl is a maiden who has yet to win from nine starts on turf, with three places. His best effort came when second of eight at Worcester in Jun 2026. He has raced over 1m5f – 2m and 2m1f – 2m4f, on good ground and softer, and last ran when fifth of 10 in a Class 5 handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter in Jul 2026 off an official rating of 105. He has reached a highest ever mark of 108.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since Feb 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
Official rating105↓ 3lb off peak
105 103–108

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 103 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Worcester, 1 Jul 2026

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 8 figures · best 125A · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good4125A98.53 runs · 103 / 94
Soft280B74.52 runs · 80 / 74.5
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5125A943 runs · 103 / 94
2m1f – 2m4f3105B863 runs · 105 / 86

Of 9 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 124A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Worcester, 11 Jun 2026 Official rating 105 at the last run, 26 Jul 2026

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 8 figures · best 124A · median 117
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good4124A1203 runs · 124 / 120
Soft2122A111.52 runs · 122 / 111.5
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5124A1203 runs · 124 / 122
2m1f – 2m4f3114A1113 runs · 114 / 111

Of 9 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 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 from 9 analysed runs since Feb 2025

  • Mid-division 3 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 3 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Led 2 (22%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (11%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Elusive Pimpernel (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 3,131 runs since Jan 2008 (315 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−7.7—
Good to Firm11797.7%0—
Good966889.1%+1.40 from 5
Good to Soft509336.5%−1.20 from 1
Soft895667.4%−0.30 from 2
Heavy394246.1%−1.60 from 1
Standard (AW)248208.1%+0.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2100%−7.7—
6f – 7f208209.6%+1.9—
1m – 1m1f315288.9%+1.2—
1m2f – 1m4f303155%−2.7—
1m5f – 2m980717.2%−0.50 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f853607%−0.70 from 4
2m5f – 3m3814010.5%+2.8—
Over 3m7068.6%+0.9—

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

Dam
Only Exception (IRE) (Jeremy)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Loingseoir (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m4f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Loingseoir (IRE)8477f–1m4f—
Eadbhard (IRE)2321m2f–1m4f—
Perfect Reel (IRE)10——
Fairy Love (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 3 0 0% −3.00
Worcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jack Tudor 8 0 0% −8.00
David Noonan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 5 0 0% −5.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 5 0 0% −5.00
2025 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00
NH Flat 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 5 runs
26 Jul 26+25d Uttoxeter QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle Race (Div I) Class 5 · 20f · Good · 10 ran racing in the pack - made progress at the 3rd and was in contention when unbalanced 3 out - faded at the last 5/10 2¼ 12-0 10586A114A Jack Tudor 4/1J
01 Jul 26+20d Worcester Jane Newman Financial Planning Ltd Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 11 ran Held up towards the back - made progress 3 out - closed on the front group 2 out - pressed for effort after last and stayed on steadily to finish 4th 4/11 3¼ 11-4 107103A120A Jack Tudor 6/5F
11 Jun 26+79d Worcester CopyBet Support Safer Gambling Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 8 ran Settled midfield early - moved into contention approaching three out and went second before being asked for effort in pursuit of the front-runner - stayed on to the line but never able to get closer finishing second beaten a length and a half 2/8 1½ 11-4 10394A124A Jack Tudor 4/1
24 Mar 26+68d Southwell Join Southwell Golf Club Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 10 ran Settled just off the pace early - pushed along and lost contact after 3 out - eased and pulled up before 2 out PU/10 — 11-3 106—— Jack Tudor 11/1
15 Jan 26+37d Wincanton Bet Smarter With Oddschecker Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 12 ran Settled in the pack - blundered 5th then lost touch 3 out - dropped away before 2 out to finish 10th 10/12 10 11-2 10869C101C Jack Tudor 12/1
2025 · 4 runs
09 Dec 25+28d Uttoxeter Camburg Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 10 ran Made the running - lost advantage after the 4th - moved back to the fore before 4 out - pressure applied and surrendered lead 2 out - stayed on but the first two pulled clear on the run-in 3/10 12 11-7 —80B122A Jack Tudor 22/1
11 Nov 25+25d Lingfield Sharon Knapp Memorial Cup EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran Held handy early - clipped one and lost momentum in 3rd - closed to challenge before 2 out and hit front - pressed for effort soon after - drifted right and lost place before fading through closing stages 5/6 ½ 11-0 —105B111B Jack Tudor 5/1
17 Oct 25+232d Uttoxeter British EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 8 ran Tracked the front group - jumped poorly at the 2nd and made an error at the 3rd - moved up to second before 3 out - driven before 2 out and stayed on but well held by the winner approaching the last 2/8 12 11-0 —125A120A Jack Tudor 18/1
27 Feb 25 Taunton Free Racing On Monday 10th March Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16.5f · Heavy · 6 ran Sent clear early and held advantage until past the 3f marker - lost momentum from over 2f out - dropped away to finish fifth 5/6 17 11-2 —85B94B David Noonan 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Purple Owl won?
Purple Owl (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 3 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trains Purple Owl?
Purple Owl (IRE) is trained by David Pipe, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 July 2026.
Who is Purple Owl's sire?
Purple Owl (IRE) is by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Only Exception (IRE), whose sire is Jeremy.
What is Purple Owl's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 26 July 2026. The highest on record is 108.
What is Purple Owl's sire's record?
Elusive Pimpernel (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 3,131 runs since Jan 2008 (315 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Purple Owl's siblings?
Out of Only Exception (IRE), Purple Owl (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Loingseoir (IRE) (7). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.