Western Ruler (IRE)
Western Ruler is a lightly raced maiden with two starts between Feb 2025 and Mar 2025, both on the all-weather at Southwell. By Acclamation, whose progeny have won 10% of 19,661 runs since Jan 2008, he is out of a dam who has produced one winner from three runners to date, that being Exquisite Acclaim with nine wins. He finished fourth of 10, having been held, in a Class 5 novice at Southwell in Mar 2025.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
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- 0 (0%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 21dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 85
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 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 85A | 71 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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% of 19,685 runs since Jan 2008 (1,326 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 194.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 151 | 23 | 15.2% | +5.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,917 | 446 | 11.4% | +1.4 | — |
| Good | 4,409 | 400 | 9.1% | −0.9 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,951 | 214 | 11% | +1 | — |
| Soft | 2,131 | 184 | 8.6% | −1.4 | — |
| Heavy | 562 | 46 | 8.2% | −1.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6,563 | 663 | 10.1% | +0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3,758 | 409 | 10.9% | +0.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 10,495 | 1,078 | 10.3% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,506 | 331 | 9.4% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,209 | 106 | 8.8% | −1.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 481 | 37 | 7.7% | −2.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 194 | 13 | 6.7% | −3.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 42 | 2 | 4.8% | −5.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Exquisite Acclaim (IRE) (9 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exquisite Acclaim (IRE) | 71 | 9 | 6f–1m | — |
| Capital Offence (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Polanco (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar 25+21d | Southwell (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Held up towards back - driven approaching 2f out and drifted left with late progress - stayed on into 4th but couldn't threaten late | 4/10 | ¾ | 8-13 | 85A | 76A | Callum Hutchinson | 150/1 |
| 28 Feb 25 | Southwell (AW) | Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled towards the back - unable to challenge - finished well beaten in 7th | 7/10 | 3¾ | 9-0 | 57A | 59A | Callum Hutchinson | 10/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Western Ruler (IRE) won?
- Western Ruler (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2025.
- Who trained Western Ruler (IRE)?
- Western Ruler (IRE) was trained by Andrew Balding on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 21 March 2025.
- Who is Western Ruler (IRE)'s sire?
- Western Ruler (IRE) is by Acclamation (GB) out of Exquisite Ruby (GB), whose sire is Exceed And Excel.
- What is Western Ruler (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Acclamation (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 19,685 runs since Jan 2008 (1,326 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 194.
- Who are Western Ruler (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Exquisite Ruby (GB), Western Ruler (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Exquisite Acclaim (IRE) (9). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Oct 2026.