Purple Bay (IRE)
Owner: Bloomfields Trainer: J P Ferguson Sex: gelding Age: 6
Breeding: Dubawi / Velvet Lady (Nashwan)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 3 | |||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 16 | 5 | 5 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov 2015 | Newcastle | Soft | 2m 98y | 1 | Identity Thief | 11st 7lbs | 4 of 7 | David Bass | 14/0 |
| held up in rear, pushed along 4 out, ridden after next, stayed on into modest 4th after last, no chance with leaders | |||||||||
| 07 Nov 2015 | Aintree | Soft | 2m 4f | 2 | Bobs Worth | 11st 2lbs | 4 of 5 | B S Hughes | 6/0 |
| held up, went 3rd before 6th, shaken up before 2 out, soon beaten, hung left and weakened before mistake last, lost 3rd flat | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2014 | Kempton | Good to Soft | 2m | 1 | Faugheen | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 6 | A P McCoy | 11/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, went 2nd 2out, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 08 Nov 2014 | Wincanton | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 1 | Purple Bay | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 9 | Mikey Ennis | 16/1 |
| mid-division, not fluent 3rd, outpaced after 3 out, rallied from next, slightly hampered last, led flat, soon clear | |||||||||
| 31 Jul 2014 | Galway | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 0 | Thomas Edison | 11st 10lbs | 7 of 23 | S A Shortall | 16/1 |
| chased leaders, 7th halfway, 9th 2 out, no impression approaching last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 19 Jul 2014 | Market Rasen | Good to Soft | 2m 1f | 1 | Purple Bay | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 16 | Mikey Ennis | 7/1 |
| held up in touch, closed after 3 out, led going well before next, clear approaching last, ran on strongly, easily | |||||||||
| 31 May 2014 | Stratford | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 2 | Roman Flight | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 10 | A P McCoy | 6/4 |
| held up, headway approaching 3 out, led before last, soon headed, led again briefly until hurdle, stayed on same pace flat | |||||||||
| 10 Apr 2014 | Taunton | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 1f | 3 | Hint Of Mint | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 10 | Jack Quinlan | 7/4 |
| tracked leadesr, lost place 5th, blundered next, outpaced 3 out, headway into 2nd next, ridden and kept on under pressure towards stands side rail flat, held towards finish | |||||||||
| 14 Dec 2013 | Doncaster | Good | 2m 110y | 2 | Makari | 10st 11lbs | 2 of 10 | D F O'Regan | 3/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway 4 out, challenged 2 out, led run-in, kept on and headed towards finish | |||||||||
| 22 Nov 2013 | Haydock | Soft | 2m | 1 | Zamdy Man | 11st 6lbs | 4 of 5 | D F O'Regan | 9/4 |
| held up in rear but in touch, raced wide, headway 4 out, ridden to challenge 2 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 08 Nov 2013 | Musselburgh | Good (Good to Soft in Places) | 2m | 4 | Purple Bay | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 9 | D F O'Regan | 1/3 |
| always prominent, mistake 1st, led approaching 2 out, not fluent last, ran on well | |||||||||
| 26 Oct 2013 | Stratford | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 4 | Purple Bay | 11st | 1 of 13 | D F O'Regan | 15/8 |
| held up in touch, headway 2 out, led between last 2, driven and pressed last, edged left and kept on flat | |||||||||
| 15 Oct 2013 | Huntingdon | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 6 | Wadswick Court | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 10 | D F O'Regan | 10/11 |
| held up, headway 6f out, led 2f out, went slightly left over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, not pace of winner | |||||||||
| 06 Apr 2013 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 1f | 1 | Killyglass | 10st 12lbs | 4 of 20 | D F O'Regan | 5/1 |
| in touch in 5th, went 2nd before 3f out, no extra from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2013 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 1 | Briar Hill | 10st 11lbs | 5 of 24 | D F O'Regan | 25/1 |
| in touch, lost place over 3f out, headway under pressure on inside over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, no impression | |||||||||
| 20 Feb 2013 | Doncaster | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 6 | Purple Bay | 10st 7lbs | 1 of 17 | D F O'Regan | 1/1 |
| mid-division, headway over 3f out, challenged 1f out, soon took narrow lead, kept on gamely, just held on | |||||||||