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Horse profile

Man Of Principles (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2013) · Last trainer Stuart Coltherd · Last owner Mrs L J Mcleod
by Bob Back (USA) out of Shuil Le Gaoth (IRE) (Strong Gale)
37 runs · 16 courses · from Apr 2007
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Sep 2013 — 4,788 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2013 Won at Hexham Last raced off OR 74
KTB Profile

Man Of Principles (IRE) is 1 from 37, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Mar 2012. Last raced off 74, 26lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 37 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 26lb off peak
Official rating74↓ 26lb off peak
74 69–100

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 (jumps) 101B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hexham, 16 Jun 2012 Official rating 74 at the last jumps run, 25 Sep 2013

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 58C the best of the last 1 rated run · Punchestown, 24 Apr 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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 26 figures · best 120A · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Heavy12120A92.5—
Soft7105A90—
Good590C83—
Good to Soft2111A97.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f12120A88.5—
2m5f – 3m9112A90—
1m5f – 2m5102A90—
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 37 runs looked at, 10 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (10).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 27 figures from 37 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%+2—
Good97610010.2%−1.60 from 8
Good to Soft5725810.1%−1.71 from 4
Soft1,06613012.2%+0.40 from 10
Heavy79410613.4%+1.60 from 15
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 7
2m1f – 2m4f1,31916612.6%+0.81 from 19
2m5f – 3m1,19913311.1%−0.70 from 11
Over 3m300299.7%−2.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Shuil Le Gaoth (IRE) (Strong Gale)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Ar Aghaidh Leat (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m6f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ar Aghaidh Leat (IRE)1212m6f—
Shuil Abbey (IRE)110——
Donoughmore (IRE)140——
Supreme Destiny (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 15 0 0% −15.00
Soft 10 0 0% −10.00
Good 8 0 0% −8.00
Good to Soft 4 1 25% +3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 17 1 6% −10.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hexham 4 1 25% +3.00
Carlisle 4 0 0% −4.00
Fairyhouse 4 0 0% −4.00
Cartmel 3 0 0% −3.00
Newcastle 3 0 0% −3.00
Limerick 3 0 0% −3.00
Perth 2 0 0% −2.00
Sedgefield 2 0 0% −2.00
Thurles 2 0 0% −2.00
Clonmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 19 1 5% −12.00
2m5f – 3m 11 0 0% −11.00
1m5f – 2m 7 0 0% −7.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
M P Butler 13 0 0% −13.00
Ryan Mania 8 1 13% −1.00
Gary Rutherford 4 0 0% −4.00
Mr Gary Beaumont 2 0 0% −2.00
Diarmuid O'Regan 1 0 0% −1.00
Denis O'Regan 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00
Jason Maguire 1 0 0% −1.00
Adam Nicol 1 0 0% −1.00
Callum Whillans 1 0 0% −1.00
John Allen 1 0 0% −1.00
Rob McCarth 1 0 0% −1.00
James O'Farrell 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr C J Sweeney 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 0 0% −13.00
Visor 13 1 8% −6.00
Cheekpieces 6 0 0% −6.00
Blinkers 5 0 0% −5.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 6 0 0% −6.00
2012 11 1 9% −4.00
2011 6 0 0% −6.00
2010 7 0 0% −7.00
2009 5 0 0% −5.00
2007 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 17 1 6% −10.00
Hurdle 17 0 0% −17.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00
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
2013 · 6 runs
25 Sep 13+32d Perth Scottish Charity Air Ambulance Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m · Good · 8 ran PU/8 — 9-8 74— Diarmuid O'Regan 28/1
24 Aug 13+81d Cartmel EWGA Racing Excellence 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals/Amateurs) Class 5 · 2m1f · Good · 15 ran 11/15 3¾ 9-9 6961C Mr Gary Beaumont 33/1
04 Jun 13+20d Hexham St. John Lee Amateur Riders' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Good · 10 ran 8/10 14 10-1 7464C Mr Gary Beaumont 33/1
15 May 13+83d Perth Sunburst Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-8 78— Gary Rutherford 14/1
21 Feb 13+47d Sedgefield Frazer Hines & John O'Loan Handicap Chase (For The Glenugie/Ingham Cup) Class 5 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 10-9 83— Denis O'Regan 12/1
05 Jan 13+20d Newcastle freebets.co.uk Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m4f · Heavy · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-11 86— Ryan Mania 10/1
2012 · 11 runs
16 Dec 12+183d Carlisle Eden Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4f · Heavy · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-9 86— Ryan Mania 6/1
16 Jun 12+14d Hexham Lady Taverners Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m4f · Heavy · 7 ran 2/7 5 10-12 86101B Ryan Mania 7/2
02 Jun 12+25d Cartmel Priory Hotel Cartmel Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m5f · Good · 13 ran 9/13 18 11-1 8983C Brian Hughes 12/1
08 May 12+15d Fakenham totepool Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m5f · Soft · 11 ran 6/11 13 11-8 9186C Ryan Mania 5/1
23 Apr 12+32d Hexham John & Gemma Handicap Chase (Div 1) Class 5 · 3m · Heavy · 10 ran SU/10 — 11-8 91— Ryan Mania 9/1
22 Mar 12+7d Carlisle Stars Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m · Good To Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-8 75— Jason Maguire 5/4F
15 Mar 12+7d Hexham Yarridge Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 10-5 74111A Ryan Mania 6/1
08 Mar 12+23d Carlisle Starsportsbet.co.uk Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m · Heavy · 9 ran 2/9 2¼ 10-3 74102A Ryan Mania 25/1
14 Feb 12+19d Ayr Bet Mobile At BetVictor.com Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4f · Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-10 82— Adam Nicol 28/1
26 Jan 12+19d Newcastle S.v. Rutter Ltd Best Wishes For 2012 Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m4f · Soft · 9 ran F/9 — 10-7 76— Ryan Mania 25/1
07 Jan 12+20d Newcastle Freebetting.co.uk Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m4f · Soft · 6 ran F/6 — 11-3 81— Gary Rutherford 12/1
2011 · 6 runs
18 Dec 11+12d Carlisle Join Now At rewards4racing.com Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m4f · Heavy · 7 ran 4/7 19 9-13 9068C Gary Rutherford 12/1
06 Dec 11+188d Sedgefield Digibet.com Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 6/7 24 11-4 9584C Gary Rutherford 33/1
01 Jun 11+97d Cartmel Isle Of Skye Whisky Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1f · Good · 12 ran 9/12 18 11-5 10090C Callum Whillans 50/1
24 Feb 11+26d Thurles Ballycahill Beginners Chase 3m · Heavy · 14 ran 7/14 30 11-7 —83C M P Butler 33/1
29 Jan 11+13d Fairyhouse New Tote Daily Double Beginners Chase 2m5½f · Soft · 16 ran 13/16 23 11-7 —90C M P Butler 33/1
16 Jan 11+17d Fairyhouse Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Beginners Chase 2m1f · Heavy · 15 ran 12/15 30 11-7 —92C M P Butler 33/1
2010 · 7 runs
30 Dec 10+14d Limerick Goggin Buckley Engineering Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m6f · Soft To Heavy · 17 ran 10/17 11 11-3 9393C John Allen 9/1
16 Dec 10+4d Clonmel Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m4f · Soft To Heavy · 15 ran 2/15 2½ 11-7 90120A Rob McCarth 9/1
12 Dec 10+24d Cork Newmarket Novice Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m4f · Soft · 18 ran 13/18 5 11-2 9087C M P Butler 6/1F
18 Nov 10+267d Thurles Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m6½f · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran 2/18 8 11-1 88112A M P Butler 20/1
24 Feb 10+7d Fairyhouse Family Fun At Easter Novice Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 2m4f · Heavy · 13 ran 9/13 10 10-10 9080C M P Butler 8/1
17 Feb 10+17d Punchestown Festival Shopping Village Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m6f · Soft · 22 ran 15/22 1¼ 11-3 9190C M P Butler 7/1
31 Jan 10+34d Limerick Sporting Limerick Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m6f · Soft · 14 ran 2/14 2½ 11-1 89105A M P Butler 5/1
2009 · 5 runs
28 Dec 09+18d Limerick Woodlands House Hotel Handicap Hurdle (81-102) 2m5f · Heavy · 13 ran 2/13 8 10-9 88104A M P Butler 16/1
10 Dec 09+198d Fairyhouse Christmas Party At Fairyhouse Maiden Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 11 ran 11/11 9 10-11 8881C M P Butler 25/1
26 May 09+5d Tipperary Portrait Gallery at Kilfeacle Stud Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 2m · Soft · 20 ran 6/20 2½ 10-11 —96A M P Butler 25/1
21 May 09+60d Clonmel Cashel Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Heavy · 17 ran 11/17 1¼ 10-11 —92C M P Butler 50/1
22 Mar 09+698d Cork Mitchelstown (pro/am) Flat Race 2m2f · Good · 23 ran 16/23 3 11-7 —86C M P Butler 50/1
2007 · 2 runs
24 Apr 07+21d Punchestown Goffs Land Rover Bumper 2m · Good · 22 ran 18/22 4 10-11 —58C James O'Farrell 20/1
03 Apr 07 Gowran Park Watree INH Flat Race 2m · Yielding · 20 ran 8/20 2½ 11-3 —90C Mr C J Sweeney 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Man Of Principles won?
Man Of Principles (IRE) won 1 of 37 archived starts between 2007 and 2013, a strike rate of 2.7%. Placed 7 times in total (18.9% of starts).
Who trained Man Of Principles?
Man Of Principles (IRE) was trained by Stuart Coltherd on the most recent run on record, at Perth on 25 September 2013.
Who is Man Of Principles's sire?
Man Of Principles (IRE) is by Bob Back (USA) out of Shuil Le Gaoth (IRE), whose sire is Strong Gale.
What going does Man Of Principles prefer?
Man Of Principles (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Man Of Principles's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 74, from the run on 25 September 2013. The highest on record is 100.
What is Man Of Principles'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 Man Of Principles's siblings?
Out of Shuil Le Gaoth (IRE), Man Of Principles (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Ar Aghaidh Leat (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m6f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2007. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.