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Horse profile

Changing The Rules (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2023) · Last trainer Mrs John Harrington · Last owner John P Mcmanus
by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Blooming Quick (IRE) (Moscow Society)
13 runs · 10 courses · from Jan 2022
As at 13 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Jul 2023 — 1,180 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2023 · 4th of 8 Won at Wexford Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 121
KTB Profile

Changing The Rules (IRE) is 1 from 13. Hasn't won since Jun 2023. Last raced off a career-high mark of 121.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 13 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating121At career-high mark
121 116–121

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 129 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wexford, 20 Jun 2023

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 129B · median 84.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Soft5103A81—
Good to Soft5129B113—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f8129B93—
1m5f – 2m286B83.5—

Of 13 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 137A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wexford, 20 Jun 2023 Official rating 121 at the last run, 21 Jul 2023

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 138A · median 123
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Soft7138A123—
Good to Soft5137A123—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f9137A123—
1m5f – 2m3138A130—

Of 13 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 · 12 figures from 13 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

Progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 6,899 runs since Jan 2008 (684 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm481020.8%+7.6—
Good1,84625113.6%+0.4—
Good to Soft1,54121013.6%+0.41 from 5
Soft2,43931212.8%−0.40 from 8
Heavy98912812.9%−0.3—
Standard (AW)3612.8%−10.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−13.2—
6f – 7f1815.6%−7.6—
1m – 1m1f2600%−13.2—
1m2f – 1m4f74912.2%−1—
1m5f – 2m2,20530613.9%+0.70 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f2,76939114.1%+0.91 from 10
2m5f – 3m1,52317011.2%−2—
Over 3m2833512.4%−0.8—

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
Blooming Quick (IRE) (Moscow Society)

6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Feeling The Love (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Feeling The Love (IRE)1942m–2m1f—
Let's Celebrate (IRE)712m—
Be Positive (IRE)813m—
Emiko (IRE)10——
Newtown Pery (IRE)90——
Step Right In (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 8 0 0% −8.00
Good to Soft 5 1 20% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fairyhouse 3 0 0% −3.00
Kilbeggan 2 0 0% −2.00
Wexford 1 1 100% +3.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 10 1 10% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mark Walsh 6 0 0% −6.00
Jody McGarvey 4 1 25% +0.00
Simon Torrens 2 0 0% −2.00
Ricky Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 0 0% −11.00
Cheekpieces 2 1 50% +2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 7 1 14% −3.00
2022 6 0 0% −6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
Chase 6 1 17% −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
21 Jul 23+31d Kilbeggan Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Handicap Chase 19f · Soft · 8 ran 4/8 13 11-12 12160A122B Mark Walsh 11/8F
20 Jun 23+16d Wexford Welcome To Wexford Beginners Chase 20f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 1/14 11-12 —129B137A Jody McGarvey 3/1F
04 Jun 23+33d Kilbeggan Sustainable Ladies Style Competition Friday July 14th Beginners Chase 19.5f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 2/14 3¾ 11-12 —40B131A Simon Torrens 7/2F
02 May 23+14d Ballinrobe Burleigh Accountancy Group Beginners Chase 17f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 3/10 13 11-12 —113A123A Ricky Doyle 14/1
18 Apr 23+9d Tipperary Ballykisteen Beginners Chase 17.5f · Yielding · 10 ran F/10 — 11-12 ——— Jody McGarvey 9/2
09 Apr 23+69d Cork Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Beginners Chase 20f · Yielding · 8 ran 5/8 5½ 11-12 —76A120A Jody McGarvey 7/1
30 Jan 23+35d Punchestown Bar One Racing 'Ante Post Betting At Cheltenham' Rated Novice Hurdle 20.5f · Soft · 9 ran 4/9 1½ 11-5 116103A123A Jody McGarvey 6/1
26 Dec 22+23d Leopardstown Careers at dornangroup.com Novice Handicap Hurdle 16f · Soft · 14 ran 4/14 8 11-10 116—130A Mark Walsh 7/2F
03 Dec 22+20d Fairyhouse Close Brothers Rated Novice Hurdle 20f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 4/10 2¾ 11-6 117127A119A Simon Torrens 4/1C
13 Nov 22+211d Navan Hotel Park St. Johann In Tirol Austria Handicap Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 23 ran 5/23 ¾ 11-5 11686B138A Mark Walsh 7/1
16 Apr 22+48d Fairyhouse Mongey Communications Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good To Yielding · 22 ran 5/22 4¼ 11-12 —83B123A Mark Walsh 12/1
27 Feb 22+57d Naas Festival Trials Day Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 15.5f · Soft · 18 ran 5/18 1½ 11-12 —81B125A Mark Walsh 10/1
01 Jan 22 Fairyhouse Happy New Year From All At Fairyhouse Maiden Hurdle 20f · Yielding · 12 ran 4/12 27 12-0 ——108C Mark Walsh 18/1

Quick answers

How many races has Changing The Rules (IRE) won?
Changing The Rules (IRE) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2022 and 2023, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 3 times in total (23.1% of starts).
Who trained Changing The Rules (IRE)?
Changing The Rules (IRE) was trained by Mrs John Harrington on the most recent run on record, at Kilbeggan on 21 July 2023.
Who is Changing The Rules (IRE)'s sire?
Changing The Rules (IRE) is by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Blooming Quick (IRE), whose sire is Moscow Society.
What going does Changing The Rules (IRE) prefer?
Changing The Rules (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Changing The Rules (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 121, from the run on 21 July 2023. That is also the highest on record.
What is Changing The Rules (IRE)'s sire's record?
Walk In The Park (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 6,899 runs since Jan 2008 (684 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Changing The Rules (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Blooming Quick (IRE), Changing The Rules (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Feeling The Love (IRE) (4). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2022. 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.