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Horse profile

Silk Dress (IRE)

4yo filly (at last run, Mar 2008) · Last trainer John Joseph Murphy · Last owner Mrs John J Murphy
by Gulch (USA) out of Zvezda (USA) (Nureyev)
14 runs · 8 courses · from Jul 2006
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Mar 2008 — 6,817 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2008 · 13th of 14 Last raced off OR 61
KTB Profile

Silk Dress (IRE) is yet to win from 14 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 9 at Curragh (Sep 2006). Last raced off 61, 41lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 41lb off peak

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Silk Dress (IRE) has 5 produce in the archive, 4 winners — most wins Sureness (IRE) (8 wins).

The wins came over 6f–2m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Sureness (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Sureness (IRE)3981m1f–2m1½fClass 4
Mecca's Missus (IRE)2026f–7fClass 5
Billy Blue (IRE)911mClass 5
Top Frock (IRE)1111m2fClass 6
Emperor Of Silk (IRE)160——
Official rating61↓ 41lb off peak
61 61–102

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 54C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fairyhouse, 22 Sep 2007 Official rating 61 at the last run, 7 Mar 2008

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 14 figures · best 70C · median 53
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Firm561C56—
Standard (AW)249C45.5—
Soft241C38.5—
Heavy247C44.5—
Good to Soft270C68—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f666C44.5—
6f – 7f670C57—
1m – 1m1f252C46.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 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
Gulch (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.7% of 446 runs since Jan 2008 (43 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm800%−6.7—
Good to Firm8367.2%+0.50 from 5
Good9855.1%−1.60 from 1
Good to Soft34411.8%+5.10 from 2
Soft3326.1%−0.60 from 2
Heavy1815.6%−1.10 from 2
Standard (AW)172127%+0.30 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f900%−6.7—
6f – 7f6968.7%+20 from 6
1m – 1m1f124118.9%+2.20 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f12075.8%−0.90 from 6
1m5f – 2m6223.2%−3.5—
2m1f – 2m4f5147.8%+1.1—
2m5f – 3m1000%−6.7—
Over 3m100%−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
Zvezda (USA) (Nureyev)

5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Flanagans Field (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–2m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Flanagans Field (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Flanagans Field (IRE)5451m7½f–2m3½fClass 5
Peach Pavlova (IRE)120——
Carrigfergus (IRE)110——
Desert Sands (IRE)110——
Audrinna (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 5 0 0% −5.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 4 0 0% −4.00
Dundalk (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Curragh (IRE) 2 0 0% −2.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
6f – 7f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Danny Grant 5 0 0% −5.00
Ben Curtis 4 0 0% −4.00
Seamie Heffernan 3 0 0% −3.00
Richard Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00
Colm O'Donoghue 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 0 0% −13.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 1 0 0% −1.00
2007 9 0 0% −9.00
2006 4 0 0% −4.00

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
2008 · 1 run
07 Mar 08+154d Dundalk (AW) Harp Handicap (45-60) 1m2½f · Standard · 14 ran 13/14 1 9-7 6142C Ben Curtis 16/1
2007 · 9 runs
05 Oct 07+13d Dundalk (AW) Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Fillies Maiden 6f · Standard · 14 ran 10/14 1¼ 8-10 7249C Ben Curtis 9/1
22 Sep 07+28d Fairyhouse positivesigns.net Maiden (Div 2) 6f · Good · 16 ran 6/16 2½ 8-7 7754C Ben Curtis 20/1
25 Aug 07+7d Curragh Barronstown Stud (Fillies) Maiden 1m · Soft · 18 ran 17/18 2½ 8-7 8341C Ben Curtis 25/1
18 Aug 07+22d Tramore Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden 1m4f · Heavy · 7 ran 5/7 4½ 9-0 9042C Danny Grant 8/1
27 Jul 07+43d Fairyhouse Irish Stallion Farms EBF (Fillies) Maiden 1m2f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran 10/12 20 9-0 9047C Seamie Heffernan 7/1
14 Jun 07+10d Clonmel Outlier (Fillies) Race 1m2f · Yielding · 7 ran 6/7 10 8-11 9836C Seamie Heffernan EvensF
04 Jun 07+8d Naas Irish Stallion Farms EBF (Fillies) Maiden 1m2f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 4/15 5½ 9-0 9866C Seamie Heffernan 8/1
27 May 07+21d Curragh Irish 1,000 Guineas (Group 1) 1m · Good To Firm · 11 ran 9/11 4½ 9-0 10252C Danny Grant 150/1
06 May 07+232d Newmarket StansPoker.co.uk Pretty Polly Stakes () (Fillies) Class 1 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 7/7 47 8-12 —55C Richard Hughes 5/1
2006 · 4 runs
16 Sep 06+20d Curragh C.L.Weld Park Stakes (Fillies Group 3) 7f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran 2/9 4½ 8-12 9970C Danny Grant 33/1
27 Aug 06+14d Curragh (IRE) Moyglare Stud Stakes (Fillies) 7f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 9/12 1½ 8-12 —61C Danny Grant 100/1
13 Aug 06+29d Curragh (IRE) Loder European Breeders Fund Fillies Race 7f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 4/9 1¼ 9-0 —58C Danny Grant 33/1
15 Jul 06 Curragh Ladbrokes.com E.B.F. (Fillies) Maiden 7f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 8/12 1¾ 9-0 —56C Colm O'Donoghue 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Silk Dress won?
Silk Dress (IRE) has yet to win, from 14 archived starts between 2006 and 2008. Placed 1 time in total (7.1% of starts).
Who trained Silk Dress?
Silk Dress (IRE) was trained by John Joseph Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 7 March 2008.
Who is Silk Dress's sire?
Silk Dress (IRE) is by Gulch (USA) out of Zvezda (USA), whose sire is Nureyev.
What is Silk Dress's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 61, from the run on 7 March 2008. The highest on record is 102.
What is Silk Dress's sire's record?
Gulch (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.7% of 446 runs since Jan 2008 (43 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Silk Dress's siblings?
Out of Zvezda (USA), Silk Dress (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Flanagans Field (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Flanagans Field (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m3½f. As at Nov 2026.
Has Silk Dress produced winners?
As a dam, Silk Dress (IRE) has 5 produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Sureness (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Sureness (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–2m1½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2006. 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.