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Horse profile

The Coires (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2005) · Last trainer Richard Hannon Snr · Last owner The Queen
by Green Desert (USA) out of Purple Heather (USA) (Rahy)
6 runs · 6 courses · from May 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Sep 2005 — 7,721 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2005 · 2nd of 14 Won at Salisbury Last raced off OR 84
KTB Profile

The Coires (IRE) is 1 from 6, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Aug 2005.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4
Official rating84↓ 1lb off peak
84 80–85

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 111C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Salisbury, 10 Aug 2005 Official rating 84 at the last run, 7 Sep 2005

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 6 figures · best 111C · median 76.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Firm3111C76—
Good287C65—
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f5111C77—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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
Green Desert (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 3,324 runs since Jan 2008 (251 horses).

Weakest on good to soft going: 7.8% from 269. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.4% from 147.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm46715.2%+4.20 from 1
Good to Firm8128911%01 from 3
Good6676910.3%−0.70 from 2
Good to Soft269217.8%−3.2—
Soft256239%−2—
Heavy5147.8%−3.2—
Standard (AW)1,22315212.4%+1.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3464412.7%+1.7—
6f – 7f1,39416011.5%+0.5—
1m – 1m1f8168310.2%−0.81 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f5516712.2%+1.20 from 1
1m5f – 2m14785.4%−5.6—
2m1f – 2m4f4424.5%−6.5—
2m5f – 3m2414.2%−6.8—
Over 3m200%−11—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Purple Heather (USA) (Rahy)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Micras (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m–2m1f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Micras (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Micras (GB)6231m2f–2m1fClass 5
Gelder (GB)811mClass 5
White Month (GB)120——
Bachnagairn (GB)80——
Kirk Session (GB)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 1 33% +10.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 3 1 33% +10.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 1 100% +12.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 5 1 20% +8.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richard Hughes 3 0 0% −3.00
Jimmy Fortune 2 1 50% +11.00
Richard Smith 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2005 · 6 runs
07 Sep 05+10d Doncaster Thoroughbred Breeders' Association Classified Stakes Class 3 · 10f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 2/14 hd 8-11 8476C Richard Hughes 7/1
28 Aug 05+18d Goodwood Motoring & Leisure Handicap Class 4 · 9f · Good · 19 ran 2/19 1 9-6 8487C Jimmy Fortune 12/1
10 Aug 05+20d Salisbury Pembroke Cup Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 1/10 9-2 80111C Jimmy Fortune 12/1
21 Jul 05+40d Folkestone betfredpoker.com Handicap Class 4 · 9.5f · Firm · 5 ran 2/5 nk 9-5 8077C Richard Hughes 7/1
11 Jun 05+21d Sandown Royal Bank Of Scotland Handicap Class 3 · 9f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 6/12 1 8-13 8256C Richard Hughes 33/1
21 May 05 Newmarket Kiln Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Good · 12 ran 11/12 1¼ 9-1 8543C Richard Smith 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Coires won?
The Coires (IRE) won 1 of 6 archived starts in 2005, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 4 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trained The Coires?
The Coires (IRE) was trained by Richard Hannon Snr on the most recent run on record, at Doncaster on 7 September 2005.
Who is The Coires's sire?
The Coires (IRE) is by Green Desert (USA) out of Purple Heather (USA), whose sire is Rahy.
What going does The Coires prefer?
The Coires (IRE) has the best record on good to firm 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 The Coires's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 7 September 2005. The highest on record is 85.
What is The Coires's sire's record?
Green Desert (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 3,324 runs since Jan 2008 (251 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 7.8% from 269. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.4% from 147.
Who are The Coires's siblings?
Out of Purple Heather (USA), The Coires (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Micras (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Micras (GB)). The wins came over 1m–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2005. 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.