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Horse profile

Best Law (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2007) · Last trainer James Halpin · Last owner Black Blue Syndicate
by Oscar (IRE) out of Zoria (IRE) (Tender King)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Dec 2007 — 6,892 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2007 · 11th of 15 New yard
KTB Profile

Best Law (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
Official rating77↓ 3lb off peak
77 77–80

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 88C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Downpatrick, 21 Dec 2007 Official rating 77 at the last run, 1 Mar 2006

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 6 figures · best 90C · median 70
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good490C74—
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f375C60—
1m5f – 2m290C77.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Oscar (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since Jan 2008 (1,456 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.1% from 105.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5858.6%−2.3—
Good to Firm760648.4%−2.5—
Good4,65847910.3%−0.60 from 4
Good to Soft2,80435812.8%+1.9—
Soft5,00654010.8%−0.10 from 1
Heavy3,15234510.9%00 from 1
Standard (AW)1051918.1%+7.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f6116.7%+5.8—
1m – 1m1f7228.6%+17.7—
1m2f – 1m4f9088.9%−2—
1m5f – 2m4,43951411.6%+0.70 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f5,91263010.7%−0.20 from 3
2m5f – 3m4,99653710.7%−0.20 from 1
Over 3m1,09311810.8%−0.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Zoria (IRE) (Tender King)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Niamh's Way (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Niamh's Way (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Niamh's Way (IRE)1312m4fClass 4
Now You Have It (IRE)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Downpatrick 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr S McGonagle 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew J McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00
M P Butler 1 0 0% −1.00
Tommy Treacy 1 0 0% −1.00
P A Carberry 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr K H Clarke 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 1 0 0% −1.00
2006 2 0 0% −2.00
2005 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2007 · 1 run
21 Dec 07+660d Downpatrick Killultagh Properties M'dn Hunters Chase (Div 2) 2m7f · Good · 15 ran 11/15 1½ 11-7 —88C Mr S McGonagle 14/1
2006 · 2 runs
01 Mar 06+32d Downpatrick Justine's Restaurant Downpatrick Handicap Hurdle (74-95) 2m2f · Good · 15 ran 12/15 14 10-8 7760C Andrew J McNamara 14/1
28 Jan 06+271d Navan Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (74-102) 2m4f · Soft · 30 ran 21/30 ½ 10-0 7875C M P Butler 25/1
2005 · 3 runs
02 May 05+44d Down Royal Pat O'Hare Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle (70-95) 2m · Good · 20 ran 7/20 3 10-5 7990C Tommy Treacy 14/1
19 Mar 05+76d Tramore Tramore Supporters Club Handicap Hurdle (70-88) 2m4f · Good · 15 ran 11/15 2 10-13 7955C P A Carberry 9/1
02 Jan 05 Naas Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (70-109) 2m · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran 6/12 4 9-10 8065C Mr K H Clarke 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Best Law won?
Best Law (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2005 and 2007.
Who trained Best Law?
Best Law (IRE) was trained by James Halpin on the most recent run on record, at Downpatrick on 21 December 2007.
Who is Best Law's sire?
Best Law (IRE) is by Oscar (IRE) out of Zoria (IRE), whose sire is Tender King.
What is Best Law's official rating?
Best Law (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 80.
What is Best Law's sire's record?
Oscar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since Jan 2008 (1,456 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.1% from 105.
Who are Best Law's siblings?
Out of Zoria (IRE), Best Law (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Niamh's Way (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Niamh's Way (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from January 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.