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Horse profile

Border Control (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2018) · Last trainer Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Last owner No More After Hours Syndicate
by Mahler (GB) out of Annas Rule (IRE) (Anshan)
15 runs · 10 courses · from May 2017
As at 13 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Oct 2018 — 2,923 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2018
KTB Profile

Border Control (IRE) is yet to win from 15 starts, though has placed 4 times. Best effort: 2nd of 14 at Wexford (Jul 2018).

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 13 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 11lb off peak
Official rating107↓ 11lb off peak
107 107–118

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 131 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wexford, 6 Jul 2018

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was.

Jumps 10 figures · best 146B · median 115.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Good4126B118.5—
Heavy3146B115—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5146B105—
1m5f – 2m4126B118—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 15 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (3) · did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 15 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 109A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Roscommon, 7 Aug 2018 Official rating 107 at the last jumps run, 27 Aug 2018

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 72A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Roscommon, 13 Jun 2017

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.

Jumps 12 figures · best 127A · median 104.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Good4120A111—
Soft3110A100—
Heavy3127A99—
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m6109A99.5—
1m5f – 2m4127A116.5—
2m1f – 2m4f2122A116—
Flat 2 figures · best 72A · median 71
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m272A71—

Of 15 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 15 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
Mahler (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,824 runs since Jan 2008 (782 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1191815.1%+4.30 from 1
Good2,95437512.7%+1.90 from 5
Good to Soft1,7951779.9%−0.90 from 1
Soft2,7332579.4%−1.40 from 5
Heavy1,21312410.2%−0.60 from 3
Standard (AW)10110%−0.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f500%−10.8—
1m2f – 1m4f1600%−10.8—
1m5f – 2m2,0371999.8%−10 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f3,19332110.1%−0.70 from 3
2m5f – 3m2,80733712%+1.20 from 6
Over 3m7669512.4%+1.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Annas Rule (IRE) (Anshan)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Downpatrick 2 0 0% −2.00
Listowel 2 0 0% −2.00
Roscommon 2 0 0% −2.00
Ballinrobe 2 0 0% −2.00
Clonmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
J J Slevin 6 0 0% −6.00
Shane Shortall 3 0 0% −3.00
E T Daly 2 0 0% −2.00
Davy Russell 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Treacy 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr P W Mullins 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr R P Quinlan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 6 0 0% −6.00
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Blinkers 4 0 0% −4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 12 0 0% −12.00
2017 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 0 0% −11.00
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00
Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
12 Oct 18+29d Downpatrick Killultagh Estates Beginners Chase 19f · Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-12 ——— Davy Russell 7/2
13 Sep 18+17d Listowel Kevin McManus Beginners Chase 22f · Soft · 13 ran 6/13 nk 11-9 ——100A Shane Shortall 25/1
27 Aug 18+20d Downpatrick hannontravel.ie Best Dressed Gentleman Win A Luxury Cruise Maiden Hurdle 21.5f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran 5/7 7 10-11 107105A97A E T Daly 12/1
07 Aug 18+6d Roscommon Paul Byron Shoes Maiden Hurdle 21f · Good · 15 ran 4/15 2 11-9 10794B109A Ryan Treacy 9/2
01 Aug 18+8d Galway TheTote.com Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 21f · Yielding To Soft · 20 ran 12/20 ¾ 10-6 10973C91C E T Daly 25/1
24 Jul 18+18d Ballinrobe Investec Rated Novice Hurdle 22f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 12 11-0 111116C100C Shane Shortall 11/2
06 Jul 18+28d Wexford Flood Ironworks Ltd. Maiden Hurdle 20.5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 2/14 ¾ 11-12 114131B122A J J Slevin 7/4F
08 Jun 18+4d Clonmel BBQ Evening At Clonmel Races Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Good · 16 ran 3/16 ½ 11-12 117126B113A J J Slevin 6/4
04 Jun 18+104d Listowel John B. Keane (C & G) Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 18 ran 4/18 2¾ 11-12 118121B120A J J Slevin 7/2
20 Feb 18+12d Clonmel Derrygrath Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 16 ran 5/16 1 11-11 —103C98C J J Slevin 9/2
08 Feb 18+32d Thurles Holycross Maiden Hurdle 23.5f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran 6/14 9 11-2 —146B99A J J Slevin 3/1
07 Jan 18+10d Naas I.n.h. Stallion Owners Ebf Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 15 ran 2/15 5½ 11-10 —115B127A J J Slevin 6/1
28 Dec 17+198d Leopardstown attheraces.com Maiden Hurdle 20f · Soft · 15 ran 8/15 8 11-4 ——110A Shane Shortall 33/1
13 Jun 17+14d Roscommon Knockcroghery (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16.5f · Yielding To Soft · 11 ran 4/11 3½ 11-5 ——72A Mr P W Mullins 3/1F
30 May 17 Ballinrobe Mchale Orbital Round Bale Wrapper Flat Race 16.5f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 3 11-4 ——70B Mr R P Quinlan 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Border Control (IRE) won?
Border Control (IRE) has yet to win, from 15 archived starts between 2017 and 2018. Placed 4 times in total (26.7% of starts).
Who trained Border Control (IRE)?
Border Control (IRE) was trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Downpatrick on 12 October 2018.
Who is Border Control (IRE)'s sire?
Border Control (IRE) is by Mahler (GB) out of Annas Rule (IRE), whose sire is Anshan.
What is Border Control (IRE)'s official rating?
Border Control (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 118.
What is Border Control (IRE)'s sire's record?
Mahler (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,824 runs since Jan 2008 (782 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.

Record shown from May 2017. 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.