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Horse profile

New Rules (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2011) · Last trainer Jonjo O'Neill · Last owner John P Mcmanus
by Definite Article (GB) out of Whisper Light (IRE) (Caerleon)
5 runs · 4 courses · from Jul 2009
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 19 Aug 2011 — 5,548 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2011 · 5th of 6 Won at Listowel New yard
KTB Profile

New Rules (IRE) is 1 from 5. Hasn't won since Jun 2010.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

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) 98C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sligo, 5 Aug 2010

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 68C the best of the last 1 rated run · Galway, 27 Jul 2009

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 4 figures · best 120A · median 95.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good298C92.5—
Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3120A98—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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
Definite Article (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm26519.2%+8.7—
Good to Firm5316913%+2.51 from 1
Good2,03122411%+0.50 from 2
Good to Soft8358910.7%+0.2—
Soft1,3771228.9%−1.60 from 2
Heavy6797410.9%+0.4—
Standard (AW)13875.1%−5.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f11218.2%+7.7—
1m – 1m1f49510.2%−0.3—
1m2f – 1m4f21194.3%−6.2—
1m5f – 2m1,81118510.2%−0.31 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1,90020410.7%+0.20 from 1
2m5f – 3m1,34915611.6%+1.1—
Over 3m2862910.1%−0.4—

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

Dam
Whisper Light (IRE) (Caerleon)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Internationaldebut (IRE) (9 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Internationaldebut (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Internationaldebut (IRE)6795f–1m½fClass 2
Whisper Gently (IRE)50——
Zenco (IRE)90——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 1 100% +0.67

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Listowel 2 1 50% −0.33
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 1 25% −2.33
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robbie McNamara 3 1 33% −1.33
A P McCoy 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 1 0 0% −1.00
2010 3 1 33% −1.33
2009 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
NH Flat 1 1 100% +0.67
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 KTB Jockey SP
2011 · 1 run
19 Aug 11+339d Bangor-on-Dee Sportsbook Shop Moreton, Wirral Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 17 11-0 87C A P McCoy 8/1
2010 · 3 runs
14 Sep 10+40d Listowel Rover Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 18 ran 13/18 1 11-12 93C Mark Walsh 10/1
05 Aug 10+61d Sligo www.countysligoraces.com Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 15 ran 11/15 5 11-12 98C Robbie McNamara 11/4
05 Jun 10+313d Listowel Maurice Walsh Flat Race 16f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 1/12 12-0 120A Robbie McNamara 4/6F
2009 · 1 run
27 Jul 09 Galway Irelandhotels.com Flat Race 16f · Soft · 19 ran 7/19 1 11-11 68C Robbie McNamara 7/4F

Quick answers

How many races has New Rules won?
New Rules (IRE) won 1 of 5 archived starts between 2009 and 2011, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
Who trained New Rules?
New Rules (IRE) was trained by Jonjo O'Neill on the most recent run on record, at Bangor-on-Dee on 19 August 2011.
Who is New Rules's sire?
New Rules (IRE) is by Definite Article (GB) out of Whisper Light (IRE), whose sire is Caerleon.
What is New Rules's sire's record?
Definite Article (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.
Who are New Rules's siblings?
Out of Whisper Light (IRE), New Rules (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Internationaldebut (IRE) (9). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Internationaldebut (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2009. 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.