Natural Ruler (IRE)
Natural Ruler won two of nine starts, both in handicaps over 1m2f – 1m4f, at Fairyhouse on good ground in Jun 2024 and at Dundalk on standard going in Oct 2024. The gelding, by Ten Sovereigns out of a New Approach mare, gained his second success in first-time headgear when he held on to take the Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Book Now Handicap last time out. He last ran off his career-high mark of 81.
- 2–9Wins / Runs
- 22.2%Strike rate
- 5 (55.6%)Placed
- −2.63£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 1.32Fair A/E n=9 · 1.11 incl. margin
- 81Highest OR
- 52dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 111
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. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 111A | 93.5 | — |
| Good | 3 | 103A | 99 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 121A | 91 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 121A | 103 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 93A | 83 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 1,591 runs since Jan 2008 (240 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 17% from 159. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.4% from 149.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +39.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 209 | 20 | 9.6% | −1.3 | — |
| Good | 404 | 42 | 10.4% | −0.5 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 156 | 15 | 9.6% | −1.3 | — |
| Soft | 218 | 24 | 11% | +0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 41 | 4 | 9.8% | −1.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 561 | 67 | 11.9% | +1 | 1 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 159 | 27 | 17% | +6.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 837 | 99 | 11.8% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 399 | 36 | 9% | −1.9 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 149 | 11 | 7.4% | −3.5 | 2 from 5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 28 | 0 | 0% | −10.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 17 | 0 | 0% | −10.9 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Shut Up And Dance (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m2f–1m6f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Shut Up And Dance (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shut Up And Dance (IRE) | 11 | 3 | 1m2f–1m6f | Class 6 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.38 |
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.75 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.38 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 2 | 40% | +1.37 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Coen | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.25 |
| Shane B Kelly | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Colin Keane | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.25 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 29% | −0.63 |
| 2023 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Oct 24+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Book Now Handicap Sat behind the pace - 5th at the midpoint - found room and made progress inside the final two furlongs - took command with a furlong left before drifting right - stayed on strongly to the line | 1/14 | 9-9 | 81 | 94B | 88A | Colin Keane | 13/8F | |
| 27 Sep 24+112d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Committed To Top Prices Dundalk Handicap (50-85) Set the early pace for a furlong - settled into the pack behind - pushed along with over a furlong left - nudged into second momentarily approaching the final furlong - unable to reel in the winner but stayed on well for third | 3/8 | ½ | 9-12 | 81 | 111A | 89A | Shane B Kelly | 12/1 |
| 07 Jun 24+26d | Fairyhouse | Tote Handicap | 1/6 | 9-9 | 75 | 103A | 84B | Ben Coen | 11/4 | |
| 12 May 24+16d | Leopardstown | Breast Cancer Ireland Handicap | 4/8 | ¾ | 9-2 | 75 | 99A | 80A | Ben Coen | 7/1 |
| 26 Apr 24+35d | Cork | Gain The Advantage Series Handicap | 2/9 | nk | 9-12 | 69 | 121A | 93A | Ben Coen | 11/4F |
| 22 Mar 24+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Sky Bet Handicap | 6/11 | nse | 9-11 | 69 | 93A | 76A | Ben Coen | 4/5F |
| 08 Mar 24+166d | Dundalk (AW) | Ross Clair Maiden | 2/13 | 2 | 9-8 | — | 83B | 87A | Shane B Kelly | 12/1 |
| 2023 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 Sep 23+29d | Curragh | Pat 'The Duke' Leavy Irish EBF Maiden | 7/10 | 2¼ | 9-7 | — | 61C | 63C | Ben Coen | 33/1 |
| 26 Aug 23 | Curragh | Keeper's Heart 10 Year Old Single Malt Whiskey Irish European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden | 9/12 | 3 | 9-5 | — | 70A | 76A | Shane B Kelly | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Natural Ruler won?
- Natural Ruler (IRE) won 2 of 9 archived starts between 2023 and 2024, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 5 times in total (55.6% of starts).
- Who trained Natural Ruler?
- Natural Ruler (IRE) was trained by J P Murtagh on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 11 October 2024.
- Who is Natural Ruler's sire?
- Natural Ruler (IRE) is by Ten Sovereigns (IRE) out of Natural Blues (GB), whose sire is New Approach.
- What going does Natural Ruler prefer?
- Natural Ruler (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Natural Ruler's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 11 October 2024. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Natural Ruler's sire's record?
- Ten Sovereigns (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 1,591 runs since Jan 2008 (240 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 17% from 159. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.4% from 149.
- Who are Natural Ruler's siblings?
- Out of Natural Blues (GB), Natural Ruler (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Shut Up And Dance (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Shut Up And Dance (IRE)). The wins came over 1m2f–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.