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Horse profile

Bend The Rules (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, May 2014) · Last trainer P Hughes · Last owner Mrs Rita Byrne
by Beneficial (GB) out of Gales Hill (IRE) (Beau Sher)
6 runs · 4 courses · from Mar 2013
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 May 2014 — 4,526 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2014 · 13th of 16 Last raced off OR 78
KTB Profile

Bend The Rules (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 98C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Gowran Park, 23 Jan 2014 Official rating 78 at the last run, 30 May 2014

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 3 figures · best 98C · median 96
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good1———
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f298C97—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 6 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Beneficial (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 17,043 runs since Jan 2008 (1,155 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm6657.6%−2.9—
Good to Firm93910711.4%+0.9—
Good5,29554910.4%−0.10 from 1
Good to Soft2,46626710.8%+0.3—
Soft5,05751910.3%−0.20 from 2
Heavy3,15932810.4%−0.10 from 3
Standard (AW)6169.8%−0.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−10.5—
1m – 1m1f10110%−0.5—
1m2f – 1m4f6457.8%−2.7—
1m5f – 2m4,89050210.3%−0.20 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f6,35566110.4%−0.10 from 3
2m5f – 3m4,70052211.1%+0.60 from 2
Over 3m1,022908.8%−1.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Gales Hill (IRE) (Beau Sher)

8 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Ballybolley (IRE) (10 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–2m7½f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Ballybolley (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ballybolley (IRE)38101m7½f–2m5½fGrade 2
Georgi Girl (IRE)2242m–2m5fClass 3
Skinflint (IRE)2122m3½f–2m7½fClass 4
Meitheamh (IRE)1812m—
Feabhra (IRE)90——
Limekiln Lass (IRE)10——
Banner Rebel (IRE)20——
Gale At Sea (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Gowran Park 3 0 0% −3.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Chris Timmons 3 0 0% −3.00
Robbie Moran 1 0 0% −1.00
A P Heskin 1 0 0% −1.00
Declan Queally 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 5 0 0% −5.00
2013 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 5 0 0% −5.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
30 May 14+89d Tramore Book Online At Tramore-racecourse.com Handicap Chase (0-95) 22f · Good · 16 ran 13/16 1 10-9 7874C Robbie Moran 25/1
02 Mar 14+15d Leopardstown Leopardstown Club Members Handicap Chase (0-109) 21f · Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 9-12 81— A P Heskin 33/1
15 Feb 14+7d Gowran Park Join Us On Saturday 8th March For Kilkenny G.A.A. Day Beginners Chase 18f · Heavy · 15 ran F/15 — 11-7 —— Chris Timmons 66/1
08 Feb 14+16d Naas Tote Account 50 Free Bets Beginners Chase 16f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran F/16 — 11-7 —— Chris Timmons 100/1
23 Jan 14+320d Gowran Park PMF Accountants Beginners Chase 18f · Soft · 14 ran 10/14 9 11-7 —98C Chris Timmons 80/1
09 Mar 13 Gowran Park Bennettsbridge Point-to-point Flat Race 18f · Heavy · 16 ran 9/16 28 11-9 —96C Declan Queally 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bend The Rules (IRE) won?
Bend The Rules (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2013 and 2014.
Who trained Bend The Rules (IRE)?
Bend The Rules (IRE) was trained by P Hughes on the most recent run on record, at Tramore on 30 May 2014.
Who is Bend The Rules (IRE)'s sire?
Bend The Rules (IRE) is by Beneficial (GB) out of Gales Hill (IRE), whose sire is Beau Sher.
What is Bend The Rules (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 30 May 2014. The highest on record is 81.
What is Bend The Rules (IRE)'s sire's record?
Beneficial (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 17,043 runs since Jan 2008 (1,155 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Bend The Rules (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Gales Hill (IRE), Bend The Rules (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Ballybolley (IRE) (10). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Ballybolley (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m7½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2013. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.