Horse profile
Purring Along (IRE)
by Urban Poet (USA) out of Little Brown Jug (IRE) (Le Cadre Noir)
47 runs · 15 courses · from Nov 2021
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Curragh, Galway & Cork
Headgear returns LTO
Last run 2 Nov 2025 · 17th of 20
Last raced off OR 53
KTB Profile
Purring Along is a mare who has won three of 47 starts, all in handicaps over 6f – 7f on soft or heavy ground at Curragh, Galway and Cork. She won the Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Handicap at the Curragh in Oct 2024 off an official rating of 47. Typically held up, she finished 17 of 20 at the Curragh in Nov 2025 when last raced off 53, 8lb below her highest ever mark of 61, with headgear returning. All three wins have come on turf.
Based on 47 archived runs · run-style from 19 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
OR ↓ 8lb off peak
- 3–47Wins / Runs
- 6.4%Strike rate
- 6 (12.8%)Placed
- +20.50£1 level staken=47 at SP
- 1.00Fair A/E n=47 · 0.76 incl. margin
- 61Highest OR
- 31dAvg between runs
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 rating53↓ 8lb off peak
53
47–61
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 91
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 20 | 110C | 76.5 | — |
| Good | 10 | 93C | 77.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 91B | 70.5 | — |
| Heavy | 6 | 93C | 69 | 2 runs · 64 / 59.5 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 77C | 75 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 30 | 102A | 72.5 | 2 runs · 64 / 59.5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 13 | 110C | 83 | — |
| Under 6f | 3 | 62C | 39 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 47 figures from 47 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 19 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 9 (47%) · 0 wins
- Held up 6 (32%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 3 (16%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (5%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 4.8% of 518 runs since Jan 2008 (38 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | +1.9 | — |
| Good | 185 | 13 | 7% | +2.2 | 0 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 75 | 1 | 1.3% | −3.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 156 | 8 | 5.1% | +0.3 | 2 from 20 |
| Heavy | 53 | 2 | 3.8% | −1 | 1 from 6 |
| Standard (AW) | 34 | 0 | 0% | −4.8 | 0 from 8 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −4.8 | 0 from 3 |
| 6f – 7f | 38 | 3 | 7.9% | +3.1 | 3 from 30 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | −1.5 | 0 from 13 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 66 | 4 | 6.1% | +1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 166 | 4 | 2.4% | −2.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 111 | 6 | 5.4% | +0.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 76 | 4 | 5.3% | +0.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 28 | 3 | 10.7% | +5.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Little Brown Jug (IRE) (Le Cadre Noir)
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felix Unger (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gianh River (IRE) | 17 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 20 | 2 | 10% | +13.50 |
| Good | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Heavy | 6 | 1 | 17% | +28.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 9 | 1 | 11% | +20.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Navan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Cork | 4 | 1 | 25% | +30.00 |
| Roscommon | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Galway | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Gowran Park | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Killarney | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 30 | 3 | 10% | +37.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Crosse | 19 | 2 | 11% | +19.50 |
| Ronan Whelan | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jack Cleary | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Alan Persse | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Rory Cleary | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wayne Lordan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +27.00 |
| Wesley Joyce | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane B Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robyn Donaghue-Leahy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| N G McCullagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Julian Pietropaolo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chloe Byrne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke McAteer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Hoban | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jessica Maye | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 28 | 1 | 4% | −23.50 |
| Visor | 9 | 2 | 22% | +54.00 |
| Blinkers | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 2024 | 13 | 1 | 8% | +16.00 |
| 2023 | 13 | 2 | 15% | +25.50 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2021 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 02 Nov 25+6d | Curragh | Final Furlong Podcast With 1xBet.ie Handicap Sat close to the pace early - fourth at halfway - pushed along with three furlongs left then unable to quicken over a furlong and a half out - well held at the finish | 17/20 | nk | 8-4 | 53 | 55C | 46A | Wesley Joyce | 12/1 |
| 27 Oct 25+19d | Galway | Barna Recycling Handicap (0-60) Held up towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - stayed on same speed inside the final furlong - eventually 6th | 6/15 | nse | 9-10 | 54 | 64C | 73A | Ronan Whelan | 11/2J |
| 08 Oct 25+8d | Navan | Racing Again 22nd October Handicap (0-60) (Div 1) Sat close to the front group early - 4th at halfway - into 3rd and driven approaching 2f out - held safe under pressure and unable to find more inside the closing stages | 8/17 | 1½ | 9-5 | 54 | 91C | 65A | Jack Cleary | 9/1 |
| 30 Sep 25+10d | Cork | Follow Us On X Handicap (0-60) Sat behind the front group early - settled midfield at the halfway point - moved into 5th with 2f remaining - pushed into 4th approaching the final furlong then held on without finding more to finish fourth | 4/13 | 2¾ | 9-7 | 56 | 82C | 79A | Jack Cleary | 11/2 |
| 20 Sep 25+19d | Gowran Park | BOYLE Sports Home Of Early Payout Handicap (0-60) (Div 1) Sat close behind the front group early - 5th at halfway then improved into 3rd approaching 2f out - eased back to 4th with a furlong left under pressure - held that spot to the line without finding more | 4/15 | 3¾ | 9-9 | 57 | 93C | 81A | Jack Cleary | 9/1 |
| 01 Sep 25+11d | Roscommon | Elphin Handicap (0-60) Held up at the back - urged into contention by halfway - still in 9th 2f out with nothing in hand - well held in 7th | 7/14 | ¾ | 10-2 | 60 | 73C | 73A | Ronan Whelan | 10/3F |
| 21 Aug 25+5d | Leopardstown | Unio Employee Benefits Handicap Settled midfield - 6th at the halfway point - driven into the straight and 7th at 1f out - finished strongly to take 4th near the line | 4/13 | ¾ | 9-3 | 61 | 93C | 79A | Jack Cleary | 6/1 |
| 16 Aug 25+12d | Curragh | Robbie Dolan Melbourne Cup Winner Handicap Sat just behind the front group early - still 7th at halfway - driven approaching 2f out and squeezed for space with a furlong left - stayed on at one speed to finish 7th | 7/21 | nk | 9-5 | 61 | 81C | 80A | Shane B Kelly | 14/1 |
| 04 Aug 25+20d | Naas | Curragh To Curragh Cycle On 30th August Handicap (Div 2) Settled midfield - 4th at halfway - urged forward over 2f out - jostled inside the final furlong - lost momentum near the line to finish 6th | 6/16 | ¾ | 9-5 | 61 | 53C | 73A | Ronan Whelan | 6/1 |
| 15 Jul 25+25d | Killarney | Killarney Plaza Hotel & Spa Handicap Settled at the back early - urged into contention by halfway then asked for effort inside final furlong - stayed on to finish seventh | 7/12 | 1 | 9-5 | 61 | 86A | 69A | Ronan Whelan | 9/2 |
| 20 Jun 25+16d | Down Royal | Laura Nicholas Memorial Handicap (0-60) (Div 2) Held up early - moved into contention wide over 2f out drifting off a straight line on more than one occasion and clipping another runner - third and pushed along over 1f out - hit the front 150 yards out - stayed on strongly to the line | 2/14 | dht | 9-10 | 54 | 85C | 92A | Ronan Whelan | 11/2 |
| 04 Jun 25+180d | Curragh | Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap Handy in the early stages - pressed for effort 2f out then slipped to 9th with a furlong left - unable to threaten leaders late | 12/23 | nse | 8-13 | 55 | 80C | 64A | Wayne Lordan | 17/2 |
| 2024 · 13 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Dec 24+23d | Dundalk (AW) | Friday Night Lights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) Held up towards the back and asked for effort early - improved position wide over 1f out - unable to find more inside final 150 yards - finished ninth | 9/14 | ¾ | 9-1 | 57 | 88B | 56A | Robyn Donaghue-Leahy | 9/1 |
| 13 Nov 24+10d | Dundalk (AW) | DKITSU Race Day At Dundalk Handicap (47-70) Sat close to the front pair - second at halfway - pressed for a gain approaching 2f out but couldn't find one - stayed on same rate to finish fifth | 5/14 | nk | 9-4 | 58 | 91B | 82A | N G McCullagh | 25/1 |
| 03 Nov 24+12d | Curragh | businessplus.ie Handicap Sat close to the pace early - 4th at halfway - pushed into 3rd 2f out but failed to make headway - dropped to 7th inside the final furlong - held on for minor gains | 7/26 | nse | 8-7 | 56 | 76C | 78A | Nathan Crosse | 22/1 |
| 22 Oct 24+5d | Curragh | Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Handicap (47-65) Set off in front and opened a big gap - held that advantage into the last couple of furlongs - challenged hard and lost the advantage inside the final furlong - dropped away to finish 12th | 12/24 | 1¼ | 8-9 | 47 | 53C | 57A | Julian Pietropaolo | 9/4F |
| 17 Oct 24+16d | Curragh | Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Handicap (47-65) Went clear of rivals along one flank early - powered through final furlong - pulled away to win with ease | 1/27 | 8-12 | 47 | 100C | 93A | Wayne Lordan | 28/1 | |
| 01 Oct 24+7d | Cork | Mallow Handicap (47-65) Went forward early to set the pace - pressed for effort and overtaken approaching the final furlong and a half - unable to find more thereafter finishing eighth | 8/14 | nk | 9-0 | 47 | 75C | 61A | Nathan Crosse | 12/1 |
| 24 Sep 24+32d | Listowel | Rose Hotel Handicap (47-65) Held up in midfield - 6th at halfway - asked for effort on inside with over 2f left - had nothing more and dropped away inside final furlong - finished 9th | 9/14 | shd | 8-13 | 47 | 72C | 59A | Nathan Crosse | 11/1 |
| 23 Aug 24+30d | Killarney | GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap (47-70) (Div 2) Held up towards back of field - pushed along with two out but unable to close - well held at finish | 10/13 | 2 | 8-8 | 47 | 68C | 51A | Nathan Crosse | 8/1 |
| 24 Jul 24+22d | Naas | O'Neill & Co. Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 3/14 | hd | 8-8 | 47 | 110C | 67A | Chloe Byrne | 7/2F |
| 02 Jul 24+29d | Roscommon | Leo Dolan Memorial Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 10/14 | shd | 9-2 | 49 | 75C | 58A | Nathan Crosse | 9/1 |
| 03 Jun 24+21d | Gowran Park | KCLR 96FM Apprentice Handicap (47-65) | 5/14 | 3¼ | 9-2 | 50 | 86C | 71A | Jack Cleary | 8/1 |
| 13 May 24+30d | Roscommon | Next Meeting At Roscommon On Monday, 20th May Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 6/12 | ½ | 9-3 | 52 | 91A | 62A | Nathan Crosse | 14/1 |
| 13 Apr 24+166d | Dundalk (AW) | Get Best Odds Guaranteed At BetVictor Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 13/14 | 7½ | 9-4 | 53 | 66C | 45C | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 40/1 |
| 2023 · 13 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Oct 23+18d | Galway | Barna Recycling Handicap (47-70) | 13/16 | 1¼ | 9-1 | 55 | 66C | 50A | Nathan Crosse | 16/1 |
| 12 Oct 23+23d | Curragh | Cavalor Equine Nutrition Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 12/19 | 1 | 9-7 | 56 | 72C | 64A | Nathan Crosse | 18/1 |
| 19 Sep 23+7d | Listowel | Rose Hotel Handicap (47-65) | 7/11 | ¾ | 9-9 | 57 | 64A | 64A | Nathan Crosse | 6/1 |
| 12 Sep 23+55d | Galway | Galway Handicap (47-70) | 1/9 | 8-7 | 47 | 102A | 85A | Nathan Crosse | 7/2 | |
| 19 Jul 23+15d | Killarney | Rose Hotel Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 4/15 | shd | 8-12 | 47 | 83C | 69A | Nathan Crosse | 11/1 |
| 04 Jul 23+10d | Roscommon | Guinness Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 5/15 | nse | 8-13 | 48 | 77C | 64A | Alan Persse | 18/1 |
| 24 Jun 23+8d | Limerick | Follow Limerick Racecourse On Twitter Handicap (47-65) | 3/15 | nk | 8-6 | 48 | 100C | 72A | Alan Persse | 40/1 |
| 16 Jun 23+15d | Cork | Racing Again July 14th Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 20/22 | ¾ | 8-7 | 49 | 45C | 39C | Alan Persse | 50/1 |
| 01 Jun 23+19d | Fairyhouse | Book Tickets Online At fairyhouse.ie Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 14/16 | 1 | 9-3 | 51 | 47C | 50A | Nathan Crosse | 20/1 |
| 13 May 23+8d | Navan | Mongey Communications Apprentice Handicap (47-65) | 13/23 | ½ | 9-2 | 51 | 39C | 59A | Luke McAteer | 12/1 |
| 05 May 23+17d | Cork | Follow Us On Instagram Handicap (47-65) | 1/11 | 8-12 | 47 | 73A | 81A | Nathan Crosse | 33/1 | |
| 18 Apr 23+39d | Gowran Park | Paulstown Handicap (47-65) | 12/16 | ½ | 8-12 | 47 | 77C | 46A | Nathan Crosse | 80/1 |
| 10 Mar 23+300d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Dundalk Race & Stay Package Handicap (47-65) | 11/14 | hd | 8-12 | 47 | 75B | 51A | Nathan Crosse | 125/1 |
| 2022 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 May 22+12d | Navan | NavanRacecourse.ie Handicap (47-65) | 16/18 | 1½ | 8-6 | 53 | 62C | 35A | Nathan Crosse | 50/1 |
| 02 May 22+1d | Curragh | Keadeen Hotel Handicap (47-75) | 22/23 | 4½ | 8-7 | 52 | 37C | 40C | Conor Hoban | 40/1 |
| 01 May 22+8d | Sligo | SP Or Better Guaranteed With Tote Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 9/12 | 3¾ | 8-6 | 53 | 66C | 34C | Nathan Crosse | 16/1 |
| 23 Apr 22+13d | Navan | Kilberry Apprentice Handicap (Div 1) | 5/14 | 2 | 8-0 | 51 | 29C | 63A | Jessica Maye | 100/1 |
| 10 Apr 22+37d | Curragh | Hollywoodbets Proudly Supporting Irish Racing Handicap (47-65) | 15/24 | ½ | 8-4 | 54 | 59C | 44A | Nathan Crosse | 40/1 |
| 04 Mar 22+79d | Dundalk (AW) | DundalkStadium.com Maiden | 8/14 | 1½ | 9-0 | — | 75B | 54A | Nathan Crosse | 300/1 |
| 2021 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Dec 21+19d | Dundalk (AW) | Lengthen The Odds With BetVictor Race | 8/8 | 36 | 8-13 | — | 6C | 32C | Rory Cleary | 150/1 |
| 26 Nov 21+9d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden | 7/9 | 2¾ | 9-2 | — | 60A | 47A | Rory Cleary | 66/1 |
| 17 Nov 21 | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 9/11 | 2¼ | 9-2 | — | 57C | 51C | Rory Cleary | 300/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Purring Along won?
- Purring Along (IRE) won 3 of 47 archived starts between 2021 and 2025, a strike rate of 6.4%. Placed 6 times in total (12.8% of starts).
- Who trains Purring Along?
- Purring Along (IRE) is trained by P G Fahey, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 November 2025.
- Who is Purring Along's sire?
- Purring Along (IRE) is by Urban Poet (USA) out of Little Brown Jug (IRE), whose sire is Le Cadre Noir.
- What going does Purring Along prefer?
- Purring Along (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 Purring Along's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 53, from the run on 2 November 2025. The highest on record is 61.
- What is Purring Along's sire's record?
- Urban Poet (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 4.8% of 518 runs since Jan 2008 (38 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Purring Along's siblings?
- Out of Little Brown Jug (IRE), Purring Along (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.