The concern is what has happened since. Those last six runs read 6-5-7-9-1-1 from most recent to oldest, which means the two wins sit at the bottom of that sequence and the form since has been a gradual slide — a fifth, a sixth, a seventh, and then a ninth. That ninth-place finish is the kind of run that makes you wonder whether something wasn't quite right on the day, or whether the horse simply found better company than it could handle. Eight months have now passed since that winning run, which is a long time in racing, particularly for a young horse still finding its feet.
What keeps the profile interesting is the trainer. Tim Easterby's yard at Great Habton in North Yorkshire has sent out 138 winners already this season — that is a remarkable level of output, and it tells you this is an operation that knows how to get horses ready and racing. When a stable of that size and quality chooses to keep a horse in training and keep running it, there is usually a plan in place. Bye Law raced just yesterday, so the team clearly believe there is still something to work with here.
At three years old, there is plenty of time for this horse to find its level and put a consistent run together. The two wins show it can do it. Whether it can string a sequence together and rediscover that August form is the question worth watching.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr Galloping |
2 | 1 win, 1 other | 19 Sep | 50% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 | 1 win | 23 Aug | 100% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 18 Jul | 0% |
| York Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 10 Oct | 0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 24 Oct | 0% |
| Ripon Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 16 Apr | 0% |