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Horse profile

Purple (IRE)

3yo filly (at last run, Oct 2012) · Last trainer A P O'Brien · Last owner Michael Tabor Mrs John Magnier Derrick Smith
by Galileo (IRE) out of Necklace (GB) (Darshaan)
12 runs · 8 courses · from Aug 2011
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Oct 2012 — 5,113 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2012 · 4th of 6 Won at Killarney Last raced off OR 72
KTB Profile

Purple (IRE) is 1 from 12. Hasn't won since Sep 2012.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Purple (IRE) has 1 produce in the archive, 1 winner — most wins Fields Of Athenry (USA) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Fields Of Athenry (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Fields Of Athenry (USA)921m½fClass 4
Official rating72↓ 4lb off peak
72 72–76

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 75A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Listowel, 21 Sep 2012 Official rating 72 at the last run, 21 Oct 2012

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 →

Flat 12 figures · best 84A · median 74.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft583B78—
Good484A74—
Heavy375A67—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f683B70—
1m2f – 1m4f684A79.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 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
Galileo (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,191 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm721419.4%+4.9—
Good to Firm2,76544216%+1.5—
Good5,30779014.9%+0.40 from 4
Good to Soft2,34232814%−0.5—
Soft3,84457515%+0.51 from 5
Heavy1,37819013.8%−0.70 from 3
Standard (AW)2,48230412.2%−2.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1417.1%−7.4—
6f – 7f1,38325218.2%+3.7—
1m – 1m1f3,02151717.1%+2.61 from 6
1m2f – 1m4f6,8481,05115.3%+0.80 from 6
1m5f – 2m4,23755413.1%−1.4—
2m1f – 2m4f1,64917010.3%−4.2—
2m5f – 3m889839.3%−5.2—
Over 3m1501610.7%−3.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Necklace (GB) (Darshaan)

6 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Scottish Reel (IRE)280——
Sapphire Bracelet (IRE)30——
Afternoon (IRE)10——
Quel Avantage (IRE)10——
Gold Bracelet (IRE)10——
California Gold (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 1 20% −3.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Navan 4 0 0% −4.00
Killarney 2 1 50% +0.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 6 1 17% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 6 0 0% −6.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Joseph O'Brien 8 1 13% −6.00
Seamie Heffernan 3 0 0% −3.00
Colm O'Donoghue 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 0 0% −9.00
Cheekpieces 3 1 33% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 9 1 11% −7.00
2011 3 0 0% −3.00

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
21 Oct 12+11d Naas Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Garnet Stakes (Fillies' Listed) 8f · Heavy · 6 ran 4/6 5½ 9-0 7265B Seamie Heffernan 20/1
10 Oct 12+19d Navan Meath Handicap (55-80) 10f · Soft · 19 ran 9/19 ½ 9-6 7466C Joseph O'Brien 8/1
21 Sep 12+17d Listowel L.M. Carey & Company Handicap (50-80) 9f · Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 2¾ 9-6 7575A Joseph O'Brien 4/1
04 Sep 12+42d Killarney Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Fillies Maiden 8.5f · Yielding To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 9-0 7583B Joseph O'Brien EvensF
24 Jul 12+41d Tipperary Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Fillies Maiden 12.5f · Soft To Heavy · 8 ran 3/8 2¼ 9-0 7667A Joseph O'Brien 4/5F
13 Jun 12+4d Fairyhouse Special Rates For Groups Handicap 12f · Soft · 7 ran 5/7 2 9-9 7578A Joseph O'Brien 3/1
09 Jun 12+20d Navan Garlow Cross Handicap (50-80) 10f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 8 9-9 7581A Joseph O'Brien 5/4F
20 May 12+53d Navan Come Racing On June 9th Handicap (47-75) 10f · Good · 17 ran 3/17 1 9-9 7284A Joseph O'Brien 9/2
28 Mar 12+175d Leopardstown Ross Nugent Foundation Handicap (47-75) 10f · Good · 15 ran 4/15 ½ 9-10 7382A Joseph O'Brien 11/2
05 Oct 11+42d Navan Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Fillies Maiden 8f · Soft · 17 ran 4/17 hd 9-0 —74A Colm O'Donoghue 12/1
24 Aug 11+17d Killarney Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Fillies Maiden 8.5f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 5 9-0 —65A Seamie Heffernan 5/2
07 Aug 11 Curragh Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden 8f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 7 9-0 —66A Seamie Heffernan 7/2J

Quick answers

How many races has Purple (IRE) won?
Purple (IRE) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2011 and 2012, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 5 times in total (41.7% of starts).
Who trained Purple (IRE)?
Purple (IRE) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Naas on 21 October 2012.
Who is Purple (IRE)'s sire?
Purple (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Necklace (GB), whose sire is Darshaan.
What going does Purple (IRE) prefer?
Purple (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Purple (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 21 October 2012. The highest on record is 76.
What is Purple (IRE)'s sire's record?
Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,191 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
Who are Purple (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Necklace (GB), Purple (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.
Has Purple (IRE) produced winners?
As a dam, Purple (IRE) has 1 produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Fields Of Athenry (USA) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Fields Of Athenry (USA)). The wins came over 1m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2011. 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.