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Horse profile

Code Of Rules (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2007) · Last trainer T J Taaffe · Last owner Mark Nulty
by Bob Back (USA) out of Thistle Witch (IRE) (Be My Native)
13 runs · 6 courses · from Mar 2005
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Jun 2007 — 7,078 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2007 Won at Fairyhouse Last raced off OR 113
KTB Profile

Code Of Rules (IRE) is 1 from 13. Hasn't won since Jan 2006. Last raced off a career-high mark of 113.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating113At career-high mark
113 107–113

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 128C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Naas, 11 Mar 2007 Official rating 113 at the last run, 4 Jun 2007

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 10 figures · best 130C · median 118
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Heavy6128C119—
Good to Firm2123C108—
Soft2130C103—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5130C113—
1m5f – 2m3128C125—
2m5f – 3m2123C108—

Of 13 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 · 10 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
Bob Back (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,724 runs since Jan 2008 (338 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm24416.7%+4.9—
Good to Firm2683713.8%+20 from 2
Good97610010.2%−1.60 from 2
Good to Soft5725810.1%−1.7—
Soft1,06613012.2%+0.41 from 2
Heavy79410613.4%+1.60 from 7
Standard (AW)24416.7%+4.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−11.8—
1m – 1m1f1200%−11.8—
1m2f – 1m4f3013.3%−8.5—
1m5f – 2m86311012.7%+0.90 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1,31916612.6%+0.81 from 6
2m5f – 3m1,19913311.1%−0.70 from 3
Over 3m300299.7%−2.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Thistle Witch (IRE) (Be My Native)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Catch The Moment (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m4f–4m1f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Catch The Moment (IRE)1031m4f–2m—
Treo Eile (IRE)414m1f—
Royal Thistle (IRE)80——
Lazzari (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 7 0 0% −7.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 1 50% +7.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fairyhouse 4 1 25% +5.00
Punchestown 3 0 0% −3.00
Naas 3 0 0% −3.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 1 17% +3.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Barry Geraghty 5 1 20% +4.00
D J Casey 3 0 0% −3.00
A B Joyce 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr P D Collins 1 0 0% −1.00
S M McGovern 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr T G Freyne 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 6 0 0% −6.00
2006 5 1 20% +4.00
2005 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 12 1 8% −3.00
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
04 Jun 07+39d Listowel John Joseph Burke Memorial Hurdle 16f · Good · 5 ran PU/5 — 11-6 113— D J Casey 5/1
26 Apr 07+17d Punchestown Eventus Handicap Hurdle (88-130) 24f · Good · 24 ran F/24 — 10-11 111— D J Casey 16/1
09 Apr 07+29d Fairyhouse McGarrell Reilly Homes Handicap Hurdle 22f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 3/15 5½ 10-2 112123C D J Casey 5/1
11 Mar 07+28d Naas Kilcullen Handicap Hurdle (81-116) 16f · Heavy · 20 ran 3/20 1 11-6 109128C Barry Geraghty 4/1F
11 Feb 07+35d Naas Handicap Hurdle (74-109) 19f · Soft To Heavy · 24 ran 3/24 ¾ 11-5 107125C A B Joyce 13/2
07 Jan 07+78d Naas Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (74-109) 16f · Soft To Heavy · 25 ran 10/25 hd 11-8 108125C A B Joyce 14/1
21 Oct 06+175d Fairyhouse Rathbeggan Handicap Hurdle (74-109) 18f · Soft To Heavy · 15 ran 6/15 3½ 11-12 108102C Barry Geraghty 11/2
29 Apr 06+66d Punchestown Evening Racemeeting In May Novice Hurdle 24f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 9/13 ¾ 10-11 10893C Mr P D Collins 8/1
22 Feb 06+31d Punchestown Book Your Festival Tickets Hurdle 20f · Heavy · 9 ran 7/9 13 11-12 10884C Barry Geraghty 11/2
22 Jan 06+21d Fairyhouse Kehoe Ceilings And Partitions Maiden Hurdle 20f · Yielding To Soft · 25 ran 1/25 11-10 109130C Barry Geraghty 8/1
01 Jan 06+53d Tramore James. F. Wallace Accountants & Consultants Maiden Hurdle 20f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran BD/12 — 11-1 —— S M McGovern 3/1
09 Nov 05+223d Fairyhouse Herbertstown Maiden Hurdle 18f · Heavy · 16 ran 4/16 9 11-7 —113C Barry Geraghty 10/1
31 Mar 05 Clonmel Ardfinnan INH Flat Race 16f · Yielding To Soft · 20 ran 17/20 6 11-0 —76C Mr T G Freyne 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has Code Of Rules (IRE) won?
Code Of Rules (IRE) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 4 times in total (30.8% of starts).
Who trained Code Of Rules (IRE)?
Code Of Rules (IRE) was trained by T J Taaffe on the most recent run on record, at Listowel on 4 June 2007.
Who is Code Of Rules (IRE)'s sire?
Code Of Rules (IRE) is by Bob Back (USA) out of Thistle Witch (IRE), whose sire is Be My Native.
What is Code Of Rules (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 113, from the run on 4 June 2007. That is also the highest on record.
What is Code Of Rules (IRE)'s sire's record?
Bob Back (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,724 runs since Jan 2008 (338 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Code Of Rules (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Thistle Witch (IRE), Code Of Rules (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Catch The Moment (IRE) (3). The wins came over 1m4f–4m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2005. 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.