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Obey The Rules (IRE)

8yo gelding · Form & record 2021-01-29 to 2023-05-29 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Donald McCain.

Pedigree Rule Of Law (USA) × ?

Ratings Official 95 · best RPR 102 · best TS 92

Runs

Wins

17.4%

Strike rate

56.5%

Place rate

0.89

Actual / Expected

-15.8%

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Full form — last 23 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.

Date	Off	Course	Dist	Going	Cl	Pos	Btn	Jockey	Wgt	OR	RPR	TS	SP
2023-05-29	43d	Huntingdon	16.5f	Good	5	99/7	–	Theo Gillard p	163	95	–	–	22/1
Bet At racingtv.com Handicap Chase
2023-04-16	136d	Wincanton	15.5f	Soft	5	7/7	–	Theo Gillard p	168	96	44	9	11/1
Dot Tolson Memorial Handicap Chase
2022-12-01	29d	Leicester	16f	Firm	4	1/4	–	Brian Hughes p	168	93	99	54	11/4
Bet At racingtv.com Handicap Chase
2022-11-02	24d	Musselburgh	16f	Soft	5	3/5	–	Brian Hughes b	165	93	94	79	11/8
Close Brothers And CMS Cameron Mckenna Handicap Chase (Go North One Man Series Qualifier)
2022-10-09	11d	Ffos Las	16f	Good	5	3/7	–	Theo Gillard p	153	93	102	89	2/1
3As Carmarthen Handicap Chase
2022-09-28	25d	Bangor-on-Dee	20.5f	Good	4	2/6	–	Theo Gillard p	148	93	102	86	10/3
Jones Bros Conditional Jockeys Handicap Chase
2022-09-03	21d	Stratford	17f	Good	4	2/4	–	Brian Hughes p	152	93	99	61	3/1
NAF Racing Handicap Chase
2022-08-13	85d	Market Rasen	17f	Good	5	1/10	–	Jonathan Burke p	159	89	99	50	13/2
Ashlin Farm Barns Handicap Chase
2022-05-20	32d	Worcester	16.5f	Good	5	5/8	–	Brian Hughes p	164	93	77	52	17/2
Colin Nelson Memorial Handicap Chase
2022-04-18	8d	Fakenham	16.5f	Good	5	3/4	–	Theo Gillard p	163	93	58	9	15/8
Mama J 60th Birthday Celebration Conditional Jockeys Handicap Chase
2022-04-10	26d	Wincanton	15.5f	Good	5	2/5	–	Theo Gillard p	157	93	100	92	10/1
Dot Tolson Memorial Handicap Chase
2022-03-15	77d	Sedgefield	17f	Soft	5	5/6	–	Brian Hughes p	162	96	79	46	13/2
Bet £10 Get £20 Free At vickers.bet Handicap Chase (Go North One Man Series Qualifier)
2021-12-28	13d	Catterick	15.5f	Soft	5	3/7	–	Brian Hughes p	159	96	94	74	5/2
Sky Bet UKs No.1 Betting App Novices Handicap Chase
2021-12-15	22d	Leicester	16f	Firm	5	2/7	–	Brian Hughes	161	96	100	87	6/4
Annual Membership @leicesterraces Ideal Christmas Present Novices Handicap Chase
2021-11-23	19d	Sedgefield	17f	Good	5	1/6	–	Brian Hughes	159	89	96	84	13/8
MansionBet Faller Insurance Handicap Chase
2021-11-04	3d	Ludlow	16f	Good	5	2/7	–	Sam Twiston-Davies	149	87	93	73	11/10
Racing To School Novices Handicap Chase
2021-11-01	16d	Hereford	16f	Good	5	1/9	–	Sam Twiston-Davies	145	79	90	72	9/2
Molly & Lilly Mansell Handicap Chase
2021-10-16	17d	Market Rasen	19f	Good	5	5/9	–	Sean Quinlan	145	82	84	61	14/1
Milano By Symphony Novices Handicap Chase
2021-09-29	172d	Bangor-on-Dee	17.5f	Good	5	5/10	–	Sean Quinlan	148	86	70	33	11/1
Support The Injured Jockeys Fund Novices Handicap Chase
2021-04-10	45d	Chepstow	19.5f	Good	5	8/11	–	Alan Johns	157	91	–	–	11/1
Ken & Guys 100th Kubota Mini-Excavator Novices Handicap Hurdle (Div II)
2021-02-24	8d	Ludlow	16f	Heavy	4	11/13	–	A P Heskin	158	–	74	63	80/1
Proper Good Dairy Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
2021-02-16	18d	Carlisle	17f	Heavy	4	8/10	–	Sean Quinlan	156	–	54	27	50/1
Watch Irish Racing On Racing TV Novices Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div II)
2021-01-29	DEB	Doncaster	16.5f	Soft	4	11/18	–	Sean Quinlan	158	–	78	6	22/1
First Race Special On Sky Bet Tomorrow Novices Hurdle (GBB Race)

Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.

Time since last run	Runs	Wins	SR
Quick (under 2wk)	5	0	0.0%
Normal (2-4wk)	10	3	30.0%
Freshened (1-2m)	3	0	0.0%
Layoff (2-6m)	4	1	25.0%

Record by class

Class	Runs	Wins	SR
Class 4	6	1	16.7%
Class 5	17	3	17.6%

Record by distance

Trip	Runs	Wins	SR
Staying (13f+)	23	4	17.4%

Record by going

Going	Runs	Wins	SR
Good	14	3	21.4%
Soft	5	0	0.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2021-01-29–2023-05-29. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.