Rule Of Thumb (2008) Horse

Foal Date

14-Mar-08

Colour

bay

Sire

Tobougg

Dam

Carreamia

Owners

Glr Racing

About

Rule Of Thumb is a 17yo b trained by P Henderson. It is sired by the stallion Tobougg out of the dam Carreamia. The horse has won 2 races to date and has proved a profitable choice for punters, generating a 168% return on investment for those who backed it throughout its career. Rule Of Thumb retired after its last run on 12 Dec 2013 at Huntingdon.

Raced At

Huntingdon • Fakenham • Wincanton • Fontwell • Kempton • Newbury • Folkestone • Killarney • Thurles

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Huntingdon 12-Dec-13 4330m GOOD CL4HcpH (of $3,899), Winning Time: 05:09.100, SP: 22/1 Held up towards rear, headway 3 out, chasing leaders when not fluent next, led last, stayed on well 1st Rule Of Thumb ( T J O'brien 156 ) 2nd Larteta ( M Ennis 161 ) 3rd Shadarpour ( J E Moore 158 )T J O'brien 70.8kg1 (9)
Fakenham 19-Nov-13 3220m SOFT CL4NvHcpH (of $3,249), Winning Time: 04:23.300, SP: 9/4 Held up in 4th, chased leaders 3 out, ridden and no impression after next, weakened before last 1st Persian Herald ( T Whelan 165 ) 2nd Watt Broderick ( R J Mccarth 163 ) 3rd Volcanic Jack ( J Cornwall 153 ) 4th Rule Of Thumb ( T J O'brien 166 , Cd 0 )T J O'brien 75.3kg, Cd 04 (5)
Wincanton 27-Oct-13 3220m GOOD CL4NvHNHF (of $5,198), Winning Time: 03:45.700, SP: 16/1 Last pair, mistake 4th, outpaced next, never involved 1st Minellaforleisure ( P J Brennan 152 ) 2nd Toowoomba ( T J O'brien 152 ) 3rd Berkeley Avenue ( G Sheehan 152 ) 5th Rule Of Thumb ( N Scholfield 152 , Cd 0 )N Scholfield 68.9kg, Cd 05 (6)
Fontwell 04-Oct-13 4530m GOOD CL4MdH (of $3,119), Winning Time: 05:26.600, SP: 25/1 Towards rear, pushed along before 4 out, never a factor 1st Kings Palace ( T Scudamore 153 ) 2nd Kaki De La Pree ( F D Giles 153 ) 3rd Billy No Name ( J Tizzard 153 ) 7th Rule Of Thumb ( N Scholfield 153 , Cd 0 )N Scholfield 69.4kg, Cd 07 (11)
Kempton 16-Apr-13 3220m SOFT CL4NvHNHF (of $3,899), Winning Time: 03:55.350, SP: 25/1 Towards rear, kept on flat, never on terms 1st Benefit Cut ( B Powell 152 ) 2nd Pearls Legend ( J E Moore 166 ) 3rd Go West Young Man ( J Greenall 152 ) 8th Rule Of Thumb ( N Scholfield 152 , Cd 0 )N Scholfield 68.9kg, Cd 08 (18)
Wincanton 07-Mar-13 3220m SOFT CL4MdH (of $3,249), Winning Time: 04:07.600, SP: 33/1 Mid-division, ridden after 3 out, stayed on from 2 out, never any chance with leaders 1st Karinga Dancer ( N D Fehily 155 ) 2nd The Stout Italian ( D A Jacob 155 ) 3rd Just Spot ( J Park 148 ) 5th Rule Of Thumb ( B Powell 155 , Cd 0 )B Powell 70.3kg, Cd 05 (16)
Newbury 09-Feb-13 3320m SOFT CL1NHF (of $8,542), Winning Time: 04:17.800, SP: 100/1 Always towards rear, never on terms 1st Oscar Rock ( N Fehily 157 ) 2nd Vago Collonges ( R Walsh 147 ) 3rd Caledonia ( G Lee 157 ) 8th Rule Of Thumb ( N Scholfield 157 , Cd 0 )N Scholfield 71.2kg, Cd 08 (10)
Folkestone 04-Dec-12 3520m SOFT CL6NHF (of $1,437), Winning Time: 04:48.000, SP: 11/2 Held up tracking leaders, effort on outside 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, pushed along to lead inside final furlong, ran on well 1st Rule Of Thumb ( N Scholfield 156 ) 2nd Beaujolais Bob ( M R Hawker 156 ) 3rd I'm A College Boy ( J Mcgrath 156 )N Scholfield 70.8kg1 (6)
Wincanton 10-Nov-12 3220m SOFT CL6NHF (of $1,754), Winning Time: 03:45.800, SP: 33/1 Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, stayed on, inside final furlong, never nearer 1st Foggy's Wall ( R Walsh 158 ) 2nd God's Own ( A Conlon 158 ) 3rd Monksgold ( F D Giles 158 ) 6th Rule Of Thumb ( P J Brennan 158 , Cd 0 )P J Brennan 71.7kg, Cd 06 (12)
Killarney 13-May-12 3420m GOOD CLNHF (of $4,312), Winning Time: 04:02.600, SP: 16/1 Tracked leaders, 4th 5f out, no extra straight 1st Blacklough ( M D Skehan 161 ) 2nd Minellaforleisure ( M J T Carroll 161 ) 3rd The Flying Doc ( M J M Mangan 154 ) 13th Rule Of Thumb ( R P Quinlan 161 , Cd 0 )R P Quinlan 73kg, Cd 013 (14)
Thurles 03-Apr-12 3220m GOOD CLNHF (of $4,025), Winning Time: 03:34.500, SP: 40/1 Soon mid-division, moderate 6th 5f out, closed from 4f out, no impression and kept on same pace straight 1st Piper Hill ( M J M Mangan 158 ) 2nd Six Stone Ned ( M N Carberry 168 ) 3rd King Of Firth ( M J T Carroll 168 ) 7th Rule Of Thumb ( L Lalor 158 , Cd 0 )L Lalor 71.7kg, Cd 07 (16)