Special Purpose (IRE)
Special Purpose (IRE) is 2 from 5, both wins coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Jul 2017. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off a career-high mark of 99.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Special Purpose (IRE) has 4 produce in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divine Wish (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Star With Purpose (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Safanah (GB) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Kitten's Bay (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
- 2–5Wins / Runs
- 40%Strike rate
- 3 (60%)Placed
- +0.94£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 1.78Fair A/E n=5 · 1.48 incl. margin
- 99Highest OR
- 26dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 99
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 111C | 77 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 99B | 88.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 111C | 99 | — |
| Under 6f | 2 | 78A | 77.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 906 runs since Jan 2008 (99 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 19.7% from 198. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 27.4% from 124. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.5% from 134.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% | +5.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 198 | 39 | 19.7% | +5.5 | — |
| Good | 190 | 24 | 12.6% | −1.6 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 69 | 11 | 15.9% | +1.7 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 88 | 8 | 9.1% | −5.1 | — |
| Heavy | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | −1.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 340 | 44 | 12.9% | −1.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 124 | 34 | 27.4% | +13.2 | 2 from 2 |
| 6f – 7f | 347 | 54 | 15.6% | +1.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 267 | 31 | 11.6% | −2.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 134 | 10 | 7.5% | −6.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 32 | 0 | 0% | −14.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −14.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Roulston Scar (IRE) (7 wins).
The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Roulston Scar (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roulston Scar (IRE) | 17 | 7 | 5f–6f | Class 2 |
| Rising Power (IRE) | 3 | 3 | 5f–6f | Class 2 |
| Pussycat Eyes (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Surround (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Bright Side Girl (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Blue Thunder (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.56 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +3.94 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.44 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 2 | 100% | +3.94 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 17+36d | Newmarket | Godolphin Lifetime Care Oh So Sharp Stakes (Fillies' Group 3) | 10/14 | nse | 9-0 | 99 | 72C | 76A | Oisin Murphy | 14/1 |
| 07 Sep 17+14d | Salisbury | Bathwick Tyres Dick Poole Fillies' Stakes (Group 3) | 3/13 | shd | 9-0 | 99 | 111C | 99A | Oisin Murphy | 7/2C |
| 24 Aug 17+31d | York | Sky Bet Lowther Stakes (Fillies Group 2) | 5/9 | nse | 9-0 | 88 | 99B | 91A | Oisin Murphy | 6/1 |
| 24 Jul 17+23d | Beverley | Carnival Night Fillies' Novice Stakes (Plus 10) | 1/12 | 9-7 | — | 78A | 105A | Oisin Murphy | 4/9F | |
| 01 Jul 17 | Lingfield | European Breeders Fund (EBF) Novice Stakes | 1/6 | 8-11 | — | 77A | 100B | Oisin Murphy | 7/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Special Purpose (IRE) won?
- Special Purpose (IRE) won 2 of 5 archived starts in 2017, a strike rate of 40%. Placed 3 times in total (60% of starts).
- Who trained Special Purpose (IRE)?
- Special Purpose (IRE) was trained by William Haggas on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 13 October 2017.
- Who is Special Purpose (IRE)'s sire?
- Special Purpose (IRE) is by Scat Daddy (USA) out of Pussycat Lips (IRE), whose sire is Holy Roman Emperor.
- What going does Special Purpose (IRE) prefer?
- Special Purpose (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Special Purpose (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 99, from the run on 13 October 2017. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Special Purpose (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Scat Daddy (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 906 runs since Jan 2008 (99 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 19.7% from 198. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 27.4% from 124. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.5% from 134.
- Who are Special Purpose (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Pussycat Lips (IRE), Special Purpose (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Roulston Scar (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Roulston Scar (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Oct 2026.
- Has Special Purpose (IRE) produced winners?
- As a dam, Special Purpose (IRE) has 4 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.