Deep Purple (2019)
About
Deep Purple, a 6yo br horse trained by D Skelton, is by Soldier Of Fortune out of Beneficial Choice. He has recorded three wins so far. His most notable victory came on 21 Apr 2025 at Chepstow, when he captured the £7,673.00 Cl4 Mdh. The horse has proved profitable for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have delivered a 21% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Worcester 21-Aug-25 m R2 CL4 HcpCh | H Skelton 75.3kg | 2 (11) |
| Worcester 24-Jul-25 4626m GOOD R2 CL4 HcpCh $541 (of $8,755), Winning Time: 05:51.280, SP: 7.00 | H Skelton 75.8kg 9.50L | 4 (10) |
| Uttoxeter 05-Jun-25 4690m GOOD R1 CL4 NvH $966 (of $7,575), Winning Time: 05:52.300, SP: 11.00 Close up, not fluent 2nd, disputed lead 5th, forged on home turn, headed narrowly before 2 out and ridden, no extra before last | H Skelton 73.9kg 2.00L | 3 (4) |
| Warwick 11-May-25 4224m GOOD R5 CL3 HcpH $973 (of $15,740), Winning Time: 05:10.800, SP: 5.00 Chased leader until 2 out, held last, kept on | H Skelton 72.6kg 2.80L | 4 (4) |
| Chepstow 21-Apr-25 4746m GOOD R1 CL4 MdH $4,248 (of $7,673), Winning Time: 05:52.370, SP: 6.00 In touch, headway 4 out, went second going best 3 out, jumped left and badly hampered rival 2 out, soon left well clear, jumped left last, ridden and kept on run-in | C J Todd 73.5kg | 1 (6) |
| Ludlow 07-Nov-24 4274m GOOD R5 CL2 H $3,762 (of $29,511), Winning Time: 05:22.820, SP: 11.00 Held up behind leaders on outside, headway to track leader 8th, pushed along and outpaced 3 out, no extra last | K Woods 70.8kg 8.00L | 3 (4) |
| Southwell 24-Oct-24 3183m GOOD R3 CL5 NHF $2,451 (of $4,427), Winning Time: 03:42.700, SP: 5.00 Held up in touch in 4th, improved into 2nd over 4f out, led over 1f out, soon edged left, driven out | H Skelton 70.8kg | 1 (7) |
| Warwick 03-Oct-24 3218m GOOD R7 NHF $1,004 (of $2,178), Winning Time: 03:38.600, SP: 7/2 Hampered start, chased leaders, went 2nd after about 5f, pushed along over 2f out, led and edged left over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong | H Skelton 70.8kg 1.25L | 2 (10) |
| Charing 10-Mar-24 4828m SOFT Md (of $2,178), Winning Time: 06:53.000, SP: 5/2 A.p; led last; all out | Z Baker 74.4kg | 1 (7) |
| Larkhill 31-Dec-23 4023m SOFT Md (of $2,178), Winning Time: 05:39.000, SP: 3/1 Hdwy 7; chsd ldrs 3 out; went 2nd bet last 2; no ch w wnr | Z Baker 73kg 20.00L | 2 (9) |
| Great Trethew 19-Nov-23 4023m SOFT Md (of $2,178), Winning Time: 05:46.000, SP: 7/2 Chsd wnr 2 out; kpt on | Z Baker 73kg 3.25L | 2 (7) |
| Bonvilston 29-Apr-23 4023m SOFT Md (of $2,178), Winning Time: 05:20.000, SP: 9/4 Held up; went 2nd aft 3 out; wknd nxt | A Stevens 71.7kg 20.00L | 2 (5) |