Ireland 5yo

Purple Sky (IRE)

T: Joe Ponting · J: Charles Bishop · O: J Ponting

By Awtaad (IRE) out of Dawn Of Day (IRE)

Form 0890-877774

25/1 Current odds

1/19 W/R

71 RPR

77 TS

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Resting

19 runs
1 wins
placed
5% strike
133 d off
71 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 0890-877774 133 days off

4 7 7 7 7 8

At Bath 0/2 0 wins · 0 placed

On Firm 0/1 0 wins · 0 placed

Over 1m 0/5 0 wins · 0 placed

Best RPR 71 Career peak

Best TS 77 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 19 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 30
Win %: 5%
Placed %: 5%
Trend: Steady

Course Record

13 venues

Career strike 5%; best at Bath (0% from 2 runs).

Bath 0% 0-0-2
Gowran Park 0% 0-0-2
Kempton (AW) 0% 0-0-2
Leopardstown 0% 0-0-2
Naas 0% 0-0-2
Wolverhampton (AW) 0% 0-0-2
Down Royal 100% 1-0-1
Dundalk (AW) 0% 0-0-1
Galway 0% 0-0-1
Limerick 0% 0-0-1
Navan 0% 0-0-1
Punchestown 0% 0-0-1
Tipperary 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

8 jockeys · 2 trainers

Jockeys

Declan McDonogh 25% 1-0-4
Charles Bishop NOW 0% 0-0-4
Gabriella Hill(7) 0% 0-0-3
Rory Cleary 0% 0-0-3
William Carson 0% 0-0-2
Ross Coakley 0% 0-0-1
Wesley Joyce 0% 0-0-1
Yudish Geerdharry 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

J S Bolger 8% 1-0-13
Joe Ponting NOW 0% 0-0-6

Going Record

18 classifiable runs

Mixed No clear going preference — moderate strike on every surface they've tried.

Firm 0% 0-0-1
Good to Firm — 0 runs
Good 10% 1-0-10
Good to Soft 0% 0-0-5
Soft — 0 runs
Heavy 0% 0-0-2

Distance Record

19 classifiable runs

Mixed No standout trip — every bracket comes in around the same modest strike rate.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f 0% 0-0-1
Mile 7f – 1m1f 0% 0-0-10
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f 12% 1-0-8
Staying ≥ 1m4f — 0 runs

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

12 May 2026 Download The Fairplay App Now Handicap Bath Class 6 T 4th/10 1 Firm 1m Charles Bishop OR 50 16/1

5 Apr 2026 Ella Bury Always In Our Hearts Handicap (Div 1) Bath Class 6 TP 7th/13 2.75 Good 1m William Carson OR 52 28/1

25 Mar 2026 Virgin Bet Handicap (Div 2) Kempton (AW) Class 6 T 7th/8 3.75 Standard To Slow 1m Charles Bishop OR 55 50/1

27 Feb 2026 Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Wolverhampton (AW) Class 6 T 7th/11 .75 Standard 1m142y William Carson OR 57 80/1

23 Jan 2026 Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Handicap Wolverhampton (AW) Class 6 T 7th/9 3 Standard 1m1f104y Charles Bishop OR 60 125/1

19 Jan 2026 racingtv.com Handicap Kempton (AW) Class 6 T 8th/8 9.5 Standard To Slow 1m Charles Bishop OR 60 33/1

17 Oct 2025 View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap Dundalk (AW) T 11th/14 0.3 Standard 1m2f150y Ross Coakley OR 63 22/1

20 Sep 2025 Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Apprentice Handicap Gowran Park T 9th/16 1 Heavy 1m1f100y Yudish Geerdharry OR 63 15/2

31 Aug 2025 Home & Agri Energy Handicap Tipperary T 8th/14 3 Yielding 1m4f110y Declan McDonogh OR 65 11/1

4 Aug 2025 Naas Racecourse Handicap Naas T 12th/16 0.1 Good To Yielding 1m2f84y Declan McDonogh OR 67 7/1

Connections

Trainer: Joe Ponting 4%
Jockey: Charles Bishop 10%
Owner: J Ponting
Sire: Awtaad (IRE)
Dam: Dawn Of Day (IRE)
Dam sire: Dawn Approach
Country: Ireland
Age: 5yo

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