Far Above The Law

The most striking fact on the CV is a win at Ascot just four weeks ago. Ascot is one of British racing's most prestigious venues, and getting it done there tells you something real about what this horse is capable of when the conditions line up. It first broke its duck at Chepstow back in July 2024, and the journey from that opening win to the Ascot turf represents a horse that has developed steadily through its career.

The ground is a significant factor here. On fast, dry conditions, Far Above The Law has won 2 of its 6 races — that's a 33% win rate, which is genuinely impressive. One in three races won when the track suits is the kind of number that makes a trainer pay close attention to the forecast. Overall, across all conditions, it wins roughly 1 in every 6 races (16%), which is a solid if unspectacular return — but that dry-ground figure suggests there's a better horse lurking when everything clicks.

One slightly awkward number sits in the record though: in the Class 4 races it most regularly contests, it has won none of its 10 attempts. All three wins have come elsewhere. That's not necessarily a problem — it may simply reflect the fact that Class 4 fields at certain tracks are keenly competitive — but it's a quirk worth noting. The horse seems to produce its best on the bigger occasions rather than the bread-and-butter assignments.

Kieran O'Neill has ridden Far Above The Law in 10 of its 19 races, winning once together — a 10% win rate, or 1 in 10. That's below the horse's overall average, which is an interesting wrinkle rather than a damning one. Trainer Michael Herrington, based at Willoughton in Lincolnshire, has sent out 33 winners this season, so Far Above The Law is part of a yard clearly in good form. With recent form reading 2-1-3 across the last three runs and a race just yesterday, this is a horse very much in the thick of its season — and in the kind of form that suggests the next win might not be far away.