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Horse profile

Purple Velvet (IRE)

3yo filly (at last run, Nov 2016) · Last trainer B P Galvin · Last owner Brian Omalley
by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Hidden Charm (IRE) (Big Shuffle)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Jun 2015
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Nov 2016 — 3,632 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2016 · 12th of 14 Last raced off OR 40
KTB Profile

Purple Velvet (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts. Last raced off 40, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 63 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Dundalk (AW), 11 Nov 2016

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 →

Flat 3 figures · best 63B · median 59
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)263B56—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f1———
6f – 7f1———
1m – 1m1f1———

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 54C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 25 Nov 2016 Official rating 40 at the last run, 25 Nov 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 7 figures · best 54C · median 41
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)454C39—
Heavy249C38—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f354C49—
6f – 7f344A37—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,935 runs since Mar 2011 (1,595 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1071615%+3.7—
Good to Firm3,69445212.2%+0.9—
Good4,84551010.5%−0.80 from 1
Good to Soft2,41425110.4%−0.9—
Soft2,7362549.3%−2—
Heavy828718.6%−2.70 from 2
Standard (AW)7,31092012.6%+1.30 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2,06427813.5%+2.2—
6f – 7f10,7291,25611.7%+0.40 from 3
1m – 1m1f5,00954610.9%−0.40 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f2,4752379.6%−1.70 from 3
1m5f – 2m1,09310910%−1.3—
2m1f – 2m4f475428.8%−2.5—
2m5f – 3m8678.1%−3.2—
Over 3m400%−11.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2011 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Hidden Charm (IRE) (Big Shuffle)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Mutual Regard (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Mutual Regard (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mutual Regard (IRE)1771m4f–2mClass 2
Triple Eight (IRE)8167f–2m2½fClass 4
Gambolling Den (IRE)511mClass 5
Pepper'n Salt (IRE)190——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robbie Downey 2 0 0% −2.00
Seamie Heffernan 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny Sheehy 1 0 0% −1.00
Connor King 1 0 0% −1.00
Leigh Roche 1 0 0% −1.00
Pat Smullen 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
None 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 5 0 0% −5.00
2015 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2016 · 5 runs
25 Nov 16+14d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Claiming Race 1m2½f · Standard · 14 ran 12/14 18 9-1 4049C54C Robbie Downey 100/1
11 Nov 16+24d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Hotel Race & Stay Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 7f · Standard · 14 ran 14/14 ¾ 8-12 4563B36A Seamie Heffernan 40/1
18 Oct 16+98d Gowran Park www.gowranpark.ie Handicap (45-70) 1m · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 12/16 2¾ 7-11 4859C27C Danny Sheehy 20/1
12 Jul 16+8d Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Coral.ie Paying 7 Places In The Open Championship Maiden 1m2½f · Standard · 11 ran 11/11 4½ 8-11 ——41C Robbie Downey 100/1
04 Jul 16+323d Roscommon Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden 1m2f · Heavy · 5 ran 5/5 60 9-0 ——49C Connor King 25/1
2015 · 2 runs
16 Aug 15+51d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden 7f · Standard · 10 ran 8/10 12 9-0 ——37C Leigh Roche 8/1
26 Jun 15 Curragh When You Want It Done, DoneDeal European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden (Plus 10) 7f · Good · 12 ran 11/12 ¾ 9-0 ——44A Pat Smullen 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Purple Velvet won?
Purple Velvet (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2015 and 2016.
Who trained Purple Velvet?
Purple Velvet (IRE) was trained by B P Galvin on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 25 November 2016.
Who is Purple Velvet's sire?
Purple Velvet (IRE) is by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Hidden Charm (IRE), whose sire is Big Shuffle.
What is Purple Velvet's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 40, from the run on 25 November 2016. The highest on record is 48.
What is Purple Velvet's sire's record?
Dark Angel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,935 runs since Mar 2011 (1,595 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
Who are Purple Velvet's siblings?
Out of Hidden Charm (IRE), Purple Velvet (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Mutual Regard (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Mutual Regard (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m2½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from June 2015. 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.