Law Court
Law Court is a horse in the patient-building phase, the kind that shows just enough promise to keep everyone interested but not quite enough to break through consistently. The three-year-old has won once in ten races, a debut victory at Sandown Park back in late May that remains its only success four months on. That win came at the sweet spot of the track — somewhere between a mile and a quarter and a mile and a half, the distance where Law Court genuinely looks capable. Over that range, the horse has managed 1 win from 5 attempts, a 20 percent win rate that stands out against its overall 10 percent record across all distances. The other races tell a more modest story: seven placings from ten outings suggests a horse that is reliable enough to hit the frame regularly but struggles to put it all together when it counts.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Richard Hannon's yard, based in Wiltshire, is one of the busier operations in British racing — the trainer has already sent out 118 winners this season — and Law Court sits somewhere in the middle of that broad roster. The horse is active right now, having raced just a day ago, so there is still plenty of racing calendar ahead. The recent form shows a second-place finish most recently, followed by a string of mid-field runs before that second place at the end of May, which at least suggests the horse picked up a bit of form over the summer. For now, Law Court is the definition of a work in progress: capable at its best distance, proven a winner once already, but still searching for the consistency that would make it a genuine player. Another win at Sandown, on the same sort of ground and distance where it succeeded before, might be exactly what is needed to prove there was more to that first victory than luck.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 20% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
18 Sep
2nd
Newbury
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 9 runners
5 Sep
6th
Ascot
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
13 Aug
2nd
Windsor
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
30 Jul
9th
Goodwood
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 20 runners
13 Jun
2nd
Sandown Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 6 runners
28 May
🏆 Won
Sandown Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 12 runners
16 May
2nd
Newbury
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 12 runners
17 Apr
2nd
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 10 runners
28 Aug
3rd
Newbury
7f – 1m · Good · 13 runners
16 Aug
4th
Newbury
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Newbury Galloping |
4 |
2 seconds, 1 third, 1 other |
18 Sep |
0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 second |
13 Jun |
50% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
17 Apr |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Sep |
0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
30 Jul |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
13 Aug |
0% |