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Ireland 5yo

Purple Sky (IRE)

T: Joe Ponting · J: Charles Bishop · O: J Ponting
By Awtaad (IRE) out of Dawn Of Day (IRE)
Form 108-877774
  1. 4
  2. 7
  3. 7
  4. 7
  5. 7
  6. 8
25/1 Current odds
1/9 W/R
71 RPR
77 TS
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Resting
  • 9 runs
  • 1 wins
  • placed
  • 11% strike
  • 66 d off
  • 71 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 108-877774 66 days off
4 12 May 2026 Download The Fairplay App Now Handi… Bath 7 5 Apr 2026 Ella Bury Always In Our Hearts Hand… Bath 7 25 Mar 2026 Virgin Bet Handicap (Div II) Kempton (AW) 7 27 Feb 2026 Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.c… Wolverhampton (AW) 7 23 Jan 2026 Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Ha… Wolverhampton (AW) 8 19 Jan 2026 racingtv.com Handicap Kempton (AW)
At Bath 0/2 0 wins · 0 placed
On Firm 0/1 0 wins · 0 placed
Over 1m 0/4 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 9 runs · form score 0–100
18 Jul 2025 · Down Royal (IRE) · 1st/10 (won 0) 4 Aug 2025 · Naas (IRE) · 12th/16 (btn 0.1) 31 Aug 2025 · Tipperary (IRE) · 8th/14 (btn 3) 19 Jan 2026 · Kempton (AW) · 8th/8 (btn 9.5) 23 Jan 2026 · Wolverhampton (AW) · 7th/9 (btn 3) 27 Feb 2026 · Wolverhampton (AW) · 7th/11 (btn .75) 25 Mar 2026 · Kempton (AW) · 7th/8 (btn 3.75) 5 Apr 2026 · Bath · 7th/13 (btn 2.75) 12 May 2026 · Bath · 4th/10 (btn 1)
  • Win
  • Placed
  • Mid-pack
  • Rear
  • DNF
  • OR mark
Peak form
100
Mean
33
Win %
11%
Placed %
11%
Trend
Fading

Course Record

6 venues

Career strike 11%; best at Bath (0% from 2 runs).

  • Bath 0% 0-0-2
  • Kempton (AW) 0% 0-0-2
  • Wolverhampton (AW) 0% 0-0-2
  • Down Royal (IRE) 100% 1-0-1
  • Naas (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
  • Tipperary (IRE) 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

3 jockeys · 2 trainers

Jockeys

  • Charles Bishop NOW 0% 0-0-4
  • Declan McDonogh 33% 1-0-3
  • William Carson 0% 0-0-2

Trainers

  • Joe Ponting NOW 0% 0-0-6
  • J S Bolger 33% 1-0-3

Race history

9 of 9 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 I) Bath Class 6 TP 7th/13 2.75 Good 1m William Carson OR 52 28/1
25 Mar 2026 Virgin Bet Handicap (Div II) 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 1m½f 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 1m1½f 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
31 Aug 2025 Home & Agri Energy Handicap Tipperary (IRE) T 8th/14 3 Yielding 1m4½f Declan McDonogh OR 65 11/1
4 Aug 2025 Naas Racecourse Handicap Naas (IRE) T 12th/16 0.1 Good To Yielding 1m2½f Declan McDonogh OR 67 7/1
18 Jul 2025 Ampion Your Partner In Electrical Testing Handicap Down Royal (IRE) T 1st/10 +0 Good 1m2½f Declan McDonogh OR 61 16/1

Connections

Trainer
Joe Ponting 1%
Jockey
Charles Bishop 8%
Owner
J Ponting
Sire
Awtaad (IRE)
Dam
Dawn Of Day (IRE)
Dam sire
Dawn Approach
Country
Ireland
Age
5yo

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