Law Of Design
Law Of Design is a 4-year-old that broke through in one of racing's most satisfying ways: late, spectacular, and at the top level. The horse had raced seventeen times without a win when it landed a Class 2 race at Ascot on 7 September 2024—the kind of breakthrough moment that stays with a horse, because it proves something to both the horse and everyone watching. That single victory is now two years in the past, and the horse hasn't won since, though it has picked up four places in those 24 months. Trained by
Ian Williams at Portway in Worcestershire, Law Of Design has run six times recently and failed to find the frame once in that spell, suggesting the horse may be gradually finding its level lower down the card.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
23.5%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The numbers tell a mixed story. Overall, Law Of Design has won just once in seventeen races—a 6% win rate that says this is a horse living on the margins of competitive racing. But the detail matters. At the distances that suit it best, between seven furlongs and a mile, the horse shows its true colours: 1 win from 8 races, a 12% rate that is nearly double its overall average. That Ascot victory came at exactly this distance sweet spot. The problem emerges when Law Of Design steps into the tougher Class 4 races regularly now—it has never won from six attempts at that level. Racing has clearly sorted the horse into a particular bracket, one where it can occasionally deliver but where consistency remains elusive. With no win in two years and recent form that includes three fifth-place finishes in a row, Law Of Design appears to be a horse that found lightning in a bottle once and has been chasing the feeling ever since.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 12% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 8 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
🏅 Competition 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
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
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
20 Dec
11th
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 12 runners
8 Sep
9th
Windsor
5f – 6½f · Good · 12 runners
5 Sep
3rd
Ascot
7f – 1m · Soft · 15 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | 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% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
7 Apr |
0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
31 Aug |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 May |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 Jul |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Dec |
0% |
| chelmsford |
1 |
1 other |
12 Feb |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
23 Jul |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
8 Sep |
0% |