Purple Prose (2021) Horse
About
Purple Prose is a 4yo bay gelding trained by Mark Walker and Sam Bergerson in Matamata. He is by the stallion Embellish out of the dam Lady Masako. He has recorded one win in his career. On 9 July 2025 at Riccarton Park Synthetic he achieved his most important victory, taking the $22,000 3yo+ Maiden Set Weight With Allowances.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Timaru 28-Dec-25 1200m SOFT 5 R6 BM 65 Hcp $3,330 (of $18,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:10.620, SP: 14.80 1st Our Clarry ( K Bakker 56.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 2nd Purple Prose ( T Moodley 58 , Cd 59 ) 3.00L 3rd Mogul ( K R Hercock 59.5 ) 3.20L See full results | T Moodley 58kg, Cd 59kg 3.00L | 2 (13) |
| Riccarton Park SYNTHETIC 21-Aug-25 1600m SYNTHETIC R7 BM 65 Hcp $525 (of $35,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.530, SP: 2.80 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th 1st San Marco ( A Mudhoo 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2nd Givealittle ( J Taplin 56 , Cd 53 ) 0.30L 3rd Persona ( B E Grylls 56 ) 2.80L 8th Purple Prose ( O Bosson 58.5 ) 4.40L See full results | O Bosson 58.5kg 4.40L | 8 (12) |
| Riccarton Park SYNTHETIC 06-Aug-25 1600m SYNTHETIC R10 BM 65 Hcp $875 (of $35,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:36.060, SP: 9.80 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th 1st Bellutta ( R Mudhoo 56 ) 2nd San Marco ( Y Atchamah 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Pure Artist ( A Comignaghi 59 ) 0.40L 5th Purple Prose ( J Doyle 58.5 ) 1.90L See full results | J Doyle 58.5kg 1.90L | 5 (13) |
| Riccarton Park SYNTHETIC 09-Jul-25 1600m SYNTHETIC R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $12,650 (of $22,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:37.340, SP: 1.70 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 8th 1st Purple Prose ( B Queiroz 58.5 ) 2nd New Beginning ( M K Hudson 56.5 ) 0.80L 3rd Gee Force ( B E Grylls 58.5 ) 1.00L See full results | B Queiroz 58.5kg | 1 (14) |
| Riccarton Park SYNTHETIC 11-Jun-25 1400m SYNTHETIC R2 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $3,060 (of $17,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:22.840, SP: 6.60 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th 1st Wanderin Spelle ( D Cooper 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 2nd Purple Prose ( B Queiroz 58.5 ) 0.80L 3rd Phazed ( R Mudhoo 56.5 ) 3.80L See full results | B Queiroz 58.5kg 0.80L | 2 (12) |
| Riccarton Park SYNTHETIC 29-May-25 1400m SYNTHETIC R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $340 (of $17,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:23.520, SP: 7.40 In-running: Settled 9th, 400m 8th 1st Raghallaigh ( A Comignaghi 58.5 ) 2nd Pure Artist ( B M Murray 58.5 ) 0.40L 3rd Montero ( A Balloo 58.5 ) 1.70L 5th Purple Prose ( G Rooke 58.5 ) 2.90L See full results | G Rooke 58.5kg 2.90L | 5 (14) |
| Riccarton Park SYNTHETIC 15-May-25 1200m SYNTHETIC R6 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $400 (of $20,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:09.720, SP: 15.70 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th 1st Holdem ( T Davies 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 2nd Montero ( A Balloo 58.5 ) 3.50L 3rd Bax Factor ( A K Riddell 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 4.30L 6th Purple Prose ( C Barnes 58.5 ) 7.30L See full results | C Barnes 58.5kg 7.30L | 6 (14) |
| Riccarton Park 19-Feb-25 1600m SOFT 7 R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $375 (of $25,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:39.420, SP: 3.90 In-running: Settled 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 12th 1st Perfect California ( R Muniandy 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 2nd Beaujolais ( C A Campbell 56.5 ) 1.00L 3rd The Boss Lady ( B M Murray 56 ) 1.80L 8th Purple Prose ( M Mcnab 58 ) 7.00L See full results | M Mcnab 58kg 7.00L | 8 (13) |
| Riccarton Park 05-Feb-25 1600m GOOD 4 R3 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $1,250 (of $25,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:37.910, SP: 2.80 In-running: Settled 5th, 400m 5th 1st Pequot ( T C Moodley 58 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Naval Command ( B May 58.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Mountain Of Light ( D Cooper 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 0.30L 4th Purple Prose ( W Pinn 58 ) 0.50L See full results | W Pinn 58kg 0.50L | 4 (14) |
| Riccarton Park 25-Jan-25 1400m GOOD 4 R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $4,625 (of $25,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:23.840, SP: 3.80 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th 1st Airpark Hustler ( A C Goindasamy 57 ) 2nd Purple Prose ( M R Lerner 57 ) 0.40L 3rd Lochmara Bay ( S L Wynne 55 ) 0.40L See full results | M R Lerner 57kg 0.40L | 2 (12) |
| Otaki 06-Jan-25 1200m SOFT 5 R3 3YO Mdn Set Weight $925 (of $18,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.050, SP: 8.10 In-running: Settled 4th, 400m 4th 1st Albarossa ( M R Lerner 57.5 ) 2nd Meltemi ( K R Hercock 55.5 ) 1.50L 3rd Turn It Up ( L Sutherland 55.5 ) 1.70L 4th Purple Prose ( J Riddell 57.5 ) 2.20L See full results | J Riddell 57.5kg 2.20L | 4 (6) |
| Matamata 20-Dec-24 1200m GOOD 4 R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight With Allowances $375 (of $25,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:11.020, SP: 28.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th 1st Tardelli ( M J Mcnab 57 ) 2nd Para Para ( J Doyle 55 ) 0.30L 3rd Captain Stan ( C J Grylls 57 ) 0.70L 10th Purple Prose ( V Colgan 57 ) 6.80L See full results | V Colgan 57kg 6.80L | 10 (11) |
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