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Policy Breaker (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2023) · Last trainer Paul John Gilligan · Last owner Jeffrey Brennan
by Policy Maker (IRE) out of Knockirr Heather (IRE) (Captain Marvelous)
9 runs · 7 courses · from Apr 2022
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Jun 2023 — 1,234 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2023 Last raced off OR 99
KTB Profile

Policy Breaker is a gelding by Policy Maker out of a Captain Marvelous mare who was yet to win from nine starts on turf. He raced six times over 2m5f to 3m without success, and contested seven different courses. His last run, at Southwell in Jun 2023, was off a career-high mark of 99 in a Class 5 handicap chase. He had shown no placed form at any stage of his career.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 →

Jumps 4 figures · best 117C · median 70
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft391C49—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m291C70—
2m1f – 2m4f2117C67—

Of 9 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (5).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 91C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Tipperary, 18 May 2023 Official rating 99 at the last run, 12 Jun 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. What this means →

Jumps 4 figures · best 101C · median 90.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft3101C91—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m291C88.5—
2m1f – 2m4f2101C95.5—

Of 9 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 9 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 9.1% of 1,244 runs since Jan 2008 (143 horses).

Weakest on good to soft going: 4.6% from 197. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 4.8% from 125.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm9111.1%+2—
Good394389.6%+0.50 from 3
Good to Soft19794.6%−4.50 from 4
Soft4074611.3%+2.20 from 1
Heavy171158.8%−0.30 from 1
Standard (AW)6446.3%−2.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f200%−9.1—
6f – 7f2400%−9.1—
1m – 1m1f6746%−3.1—
1m2f – 1m4f83910.8%+1.7—
1m5f – 2m3654011%+1.90 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f566539.4%+0.30 from 2
2m5f – 3m12564.8%−4.30 from 6
Over 3m1218.3%−0.8—

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
Knockirr Heather (IRE) (Captain Marvelous)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Tipperary 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jack G Gilligan 4 0 0% −4.00
Kevin Brogan 1 0 0% −1.00
Peter Carberry 1 0 0% −1.00
Phillip Enright 1 0 0% −1.00
J J Slevin 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr P A King 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 7 0 0% −7.00
2022 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00
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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2023 · 7 runs
12 Jun 23+8d Southwell Join Southwell Golf Club Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24.5f · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-13 99—— Kevin Brogan 33/1
04 Jun 23+17d Kilbeggan Follow Kilbeggan On Twitter Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 24.5f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-0 88—— Jack G Gilligan 22/1
18 May 23+3d Tipperary Tipperary Maiden Hurdle 24f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 7/13 ½ 10-11 —91C91C Jack G Gilligan 200/1
15 May 23+13d Killarney Cronin Electrical Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good · 15 ran 10/15 2¾ 10-11 —117C90C Jack G Gilligan 200/1
02 May 23+33d Ballinrobe Supermac's Maiden Hurdle 21f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 6/15 20 10-11 —49C86C Jack G Gilligan 200/1
30 Mar 23+74d Limerick Supermac's (C & G) Maiden Hurdle 21f · Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-12 ——— Peter Carberry 200/1
15 Jan 23+241d Punchestown Seamus & Annie Hughes Memorial Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 16f · Heavy · 22 ran PU/22 — 11-12 ——— Phillip Enright 250/1
2022 · 2 runs
19 May 22+20d Tipperary Tipperary Maiden Hurdle 24f · Good · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-4 ——— J J Slevin 300/1
29 Apr 22 Punchestown Avison Young Flat Race 18f · Good To Yielding · 21 ran 20/21 nk 11-9 —17C101C Mr P A King 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Policy Breaker won?
Policy Breaker (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2022 and 2023.
Who trained Policy Breaker?
Policy Breaker (IRE) was trained by Paul John Gilligan on the most recent run on record, at Southwell on 12 June 2023.
Who is Policy Breaker's sire?
Policy Breaker (IRE) is by Policy Maker (IRE) out of Knockirr Heather (IRE), whose sire is Captain Marvelous.
What is Policy Breaker's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 99, from the run on 12 June 2023. That is also the highest on record.
What is Policy Breaker's sire's record?
Policy Maker (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 1,244 runs since Jan 2008 (143 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 4.6% from 197. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 4.8% from 125.

Record shown from April 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.