Pure Granite
Pure Granite is a 4-year-old that finally found its moment this week with a breakthrough win at Naas on 11 October. After eight fruitless races, the horse has now got one win and one place from nine outings overall, which represents a win rate of roughly 1 in every 9 races. For a horse carrying that record, even a single victory is worth marking — it suggests the yard has found the right race, the right conditions, or both.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The horse shows clear preferences in its racing profile. Over distances between a mile and three furlongs and a mile and four furlongs, Pure Granite has won 1 of 4 races, a 25 percent win rate that stands in sharp contrast to its overall form. That's the range where it looks genuinely competitive. Recent form has been mixed: a ninth place, fourth, sixth, thirteenth, and nineteenth before the win, which makes the breakthrough feel like something clicked at last. With the horse currently active and having raced just a day ago, Pure Granite will likely stay in similar company or similar distances where it has shown it can deliver.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 1m3f – 1m4f distances: 25% win rate
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
11 Oct
🏆 Won
Naas
1m3f – 1m4f · Soft · 12 runners
7 Oct
9th
Navan
1m3f – 1m4f · Yielding · 17 runners
15 Sep
4th
Punchestown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 17 runners
19 Nov
6th
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 16 runners
5 Nov
13th
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 17 runners
16 Oct
19th
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Yielding · 27 runners
6 Oct
6th
Killarney
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft_To_Heavy · 8 runners
16 Jun
11th
Gowran Park
7f – 1m · Good · 14 runners
13 May
9th
Roscommon
7f – 1m · Soft · 13 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
19 Nov |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
11 Oct |
100% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
13 May |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 Oct |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Sep |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
7 Oct |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
6 Oct |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
16 Jun |
0% |