Law of Design
Law of Design has tasted victory only once in twenty career races—a Class 2 triumph at Ascot back in September 2024 that arrived late, on the horse's nineteenth start. That single win came at a distance the four-year-old plainly loves: somewhere between seven furlongs and a mile, where it wins roughly one in every ten races (1 from 10). Everything else has been a long, patient grind. In races over shorter or longer distances, the horse has managed just four top-3 finishes from ten outings, which tells you how much it depends on getting the trip exactly right.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
The puzzling part is what happened after that breakthrough win. For more than two years now, Law of Design has not won another race. The last six starts have brought an eighth place, a fifth, a third, a second, and two more fifths—a pattern that suggests the horse is still capable of running well enough to occasionally finish close, but something has shifted. Perhaps the level has crept up, or perhaps the Ascot victory was an outlier. Either way, the form has stalled. The horse is trained by Ian Williams at Portway in Worcestershire, a yard sending out winners regularly this season (96 to date), so the setup is sound. What matters now is whether Law of Design can rediscover what worked on that September day, or whether that single Class 2 success will remain a footnote in an otherwise modest record.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 10% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 10 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
13 Oct
8th
Leicester
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
3 Oct
5th
Redcar
7f – 1m · Good · 14 runners
15 Sep
3rd
Redcar
7f – 1m · Good · 13 runners
31 Aug
2nd
Chepstow
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 17 runners
18 Aug
5th
Chepstow
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
25 Jul
5th
Chester
7f – 1m · Good · 8 runners
10 Jul
5th
Chester
7f – 1m · Good · 11 runners
7 Apr
9th
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 13 runners
12 Feb
5th
chelmsford
7f – 1m · Standard · 10 runners
23 Jan
8th
Southwell
7f – 1m · Standard · 8 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 |
|---|
| Newmarket Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
15 Apr |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 third |
5 Sep |
50% |
| Chester Tight |
2 |
2 other |
25 Jul |
0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
31 Aug |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
3 Oct |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
7 Apr |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
23 Jul |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
8 Sep |
0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
13 Oct |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Dec |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 Jul |
0% |
| chelmsford |
1 |
1 other |
12 Feb |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 May |
0% |