Horse profile
Dorans Law (IRE)
by Champs Elysees (GB) out of Inch Sunset (IRE) (Zaffaran)
34 runs · 21 courses · from Apr 2023
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Wexford & Ballinrobe
Last run 26 Sep 2026 · 7th of 14
Last raced off OR 105
KTB Profile
Dorans Law is a gelding who has won two of 34 starts on turf, both in handicaps over 3m. He won the Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap Chase at Wexford on good ground in Jul 2025 off an official rating of 109 and the Burleigh Accountancy Handicap Hurdle at Ballinrobe on soft ground in Aug 2024 off 106. Typically held up, he finished seventh of 14 in the John & Terry Moriarty Memorial Handicap Steeplechase at Listowel in Sep 2026, last raced off an official rating of 105.
Based on 34 archived runs · run-style from 25 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 10lb off peak
- 2–34Wins / Runs
- 5.9%Strike rate
- 11 (32.4%)Placed
- −24.75£1 level staken=34 at SP
- 0.61Fair A/E n=34 · 0.50 incl. margin
- 115Highest OR
- 38dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating105↓ 10lb off peak
105
104–115
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 113
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 13 | 124C | 84 | — |
| Good | 10 | 117B | 97.5 | 5 runs · 102 / 96 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 129B | 108.5 | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 129B | 96 | 5 runs · 113 / 99 |
| Over 3m | 7 | 124C | 96 | 1 run · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 110B | 104 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 50B | 44 | — |
Of 34 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 27 figures from 34 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 from 25 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 13 (52%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 7 (28%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 3 (12%) · 1 win
- Led 2 (8%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 7,124 runs since May 2013 (521 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 391. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.5% from 387.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 53 | 13 | 24.5% | +13 | — |
| Good to Firm | 838 | 120 | 14.3% | +2.8 | — |
| Good | 1,844 | 195 | 10.6% | −0.9 | 1 from 12 |
| Good to Soft | 1,084 | 117 | 10.8% | −0.7 | 0 from 7 |
| Soft | 1,152 | 116 | 10.1% | −1.4 | 1 from 15 |
| Heavy | 391 | 31 | 7.9% | −3.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,762 | 224 | 12.7% | +1.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | −2.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 387 | 29 | 7.5% | −4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 882 | 92 | 10.4% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,996 | 262 | 13.1% | +1.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,037 | 238 | 11.7% | +0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,069 | 121 | 11.3% | −0.2 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 601 | 58 | 9.7% | −1.8 | 0 from 16 |
| Over 3m | 141 | 15 | 10.6% | −0.9 | 2 from 11 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2013 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Inch Sunset (IRE) (Zaffaran)
6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Dorans River (IRE) (8 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Dorans Weir (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorans River (IRE) | 49 | 8 | 2m3f–3m½f | — |
| Dorans Weir (IRE) | 6 | 2 | 2m | Listed |
| Young Doran (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dorans Sunset (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Miss Sunset (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Dorans Mill (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 15 | 1 | 7% | −11.25 |
| Good | 12 | 1 | 8% | −6.50 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Listowel | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.75 |
| Listowel (IRE) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sligo (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 16 | 0 | 0% | −16.00 |
| Over 3m | 11 | 2 | 18% | −1.75 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiernan Power Roche | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.50 |
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.25 |
| Mr R Sugrue | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Shane O'Callaghan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dylan Robinson | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| James O'Sullivan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr A P Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Healy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brian Barry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr B J Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| G B Noonan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Calum Hogan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Sexton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| John Shinnick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Treacy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Alan O'Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr E P O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 18 | 2 | 11% | −8.75 |
| None | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −8.25 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 18 | 1 | 6% | −14.25 |
| Chase | 14 | 1 | 7% | −8.50 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Sep 26+3d | Listowel (IRE) | John & Terry Moriarty Memorial (Q.R.) Handicap Steeplechase Midfield early - fell back towards the tail after 4th - some progress before 2 out - plugged on at one speed without threatening | 7/14 | ¾ | 10-12 | 105 | 96C | 101C | Mr A P Ryan | 9/1 |
| 23 Sep 26+35d | Listowel (IRE) | Devon Inn Dan Sheehan Memorial Handicap Hurdle Held up at the back of the field - driven when awkward at three out - hampered and unseated two out | UR/14 | — | 9-12 | 105 | — | — | Shane O'Callaghan | 16/1 |
| 19 Aug 26+9d | Sligo (IRE) | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - hit the 9th - improving position on the outside 8th - departed 3 out | F/11 | — | 11-4 | 105 | — | — | Kevin Healy | 11/1 |
| 10 Aug 26+19d | Ballinrobe (IRE) | Burleigh Accountancy Handicap Hurdle Sat just behind the front group early - third at halfway - asked for effort after two out but found little and slipped to fifth before the last - stayed on same gear to the line finishing 5th | 5/7 | hd | 10-9 | 106 | 16A | 107A | Mr R Sugrue | 11/2 |
| 22 Jul 26+18d | Wexford (IRE) | WTW Willis Handicap Steeplechase soon towards the back and stayed there after 1st - up to 4th after 5th - hesitant leap 12th and slipped to 5th - pushed along in 4th after 4 out - made ground into 2nd 2 out - couldn't get on terms with the easy winner up front - held a distant second through the run-in | 2/5 | 11 | 10-9 | 108 | 99C | 111C | Mr R Sugrue | 11/2 |
| 04 Jul 26+19d | Bellewstown | QuinnBet Bellewstown Handicap Hurdle Held up at the back - niggled forward from 7th but still struggling in 9th after 3 out - made no impact and finished well held | 7/15 | 3½ | 10-7 | 108 | 102B | 106A | Brian Barry | 25/1 |
| 15 Jun 26+25d | Kilbeggan | Paul & Carmel Fay Memorial Handicap Hurdle Held up in the pack - midfield 3 out - driven approaching final furlong marker - up into 6th at the last but unable to close | 5/12 | 2½ | 10-4 | 110 | 113A | 114A | Shane O'Callaghan | 22/1 |
| 21 May 26+21d | Limerick | Bet With Tote On Racing & Sports Handicap Chase Held up early - urged along after 3 out - unable to find more in straight - well held at finish | 6/8 | 3 | 11-10 | 113 | 39A | 102B | Tiernan Power Roche | 25/1 |
| 30 Apr 26+32d | Punchestown | Mongey Communications La Touche Cup Cross Country Chase Held up at the rear throughout - blundered at the 24th - pulled up before three out | PU/13 | — | 11-5 | 113 | — | — | Mr B J Walsh | 28/1 |
| 29 Mar 26+183d | Downpatrick | Randox Ulster National Handicap Chase Settled at the back throughout - pressed for effort after 6 out but found little response - dropped away and pulled up before 2 out | PU/15 | — | 10-2 | 114 | — | — | Tiernan Power Roche | 33/1 |
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Sep 25+36d | Listowel | John & Terry Moriarty Memorial (Q.R.) Handicap Chase Went straight to front - overtaken before the opening fence - back in 3rd before 3 out - slipped to 5th before 2 out - up to 4th after 2 out then 5th at the last - regained 4th 2f out - found extra to take 2nd inside final furlong - no answer to the winner - held on for the runner-up spot | 2/12 | 12 | 11-5 | 114 | — | 122A | Mr R Sugrue | 15/2 |
| 22 Aug 25+11d | Kilbeggan | MJS Building & Development Handicap Chase Went straight to front - hit the 9th - drawn level 4 out then handed up lead soon after - slipped to 3rd 2 out - faded away from there and beaten before the last | 5/7 | 6 | 10-7 | 114 | 54A | 106A | G B Noonan | 10/1 |
| 11 Aug 25+19d | Ballinrobe | Burleigh Accountancy Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back of the field - crept into contention past the 10th - up to 6th before improving again 2 out but blundered there - couldn't threaten in 6th then last but moved to 5th - held in 4th late | 4/11 | 3½ | 10-10 | 111 | 107A | 111A | Calum Hogan | 10/3F |
| 23 Jul 25+44d | Wexford | Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap Chase Settled towards the back of the pack early - made progress into 3rd after the 8th - up to 4th before the 11th - shot to the front approaching 2 out - pulled clear last - ran on strongly to the line unchallenged | 1/11 | 10-10 | 109 | 96A | 124A | Tiernan Power Roche | 9/2 | |
| 09 Jun 25+35d | Roscommon | Tote Connacht National Handicap Chase Held up early - pushed along four out and still down the field three out - unable to close on front-runners late | 6/15 | 1½ | 10-10 | 110 | 99B | 107A | Dylan Robinson | 8/1 |
| 05 May 25+100d | Down Royal | Club Mixers Handicap Chase Settled midfield early - up to third by halfway - improved into second 11th - shared the advantage from there - edged in front two out - pressed and put in front again before the last then couldn't quicken and held on for second | 2/7 | 3½ | 11-3 | 108 | 66A | 126A | Dylan Robinson | 3/1F |
| 25 Jan 25+27d | Fairyhouse | Early Bird For Easter Festival At Fairyhouse Handicap Chase Held up towards the back - lost touch from the 9th - unable to make progress - eased out of contention and finished early before 5 out | PU/19 | — | 11-3 | 108 | — | — | Tiernan Power Roche | 7/1 |
| 2024 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 24+19d | Leopardstown | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase Settled towards the back of the pack - travelled wide throughout - still down in 8th with three to jump - urged for effort but made no headway approaching the last - driven out after the last - improved into second inside the final furlong - stuck on but held no threat to the winner | 2/17 | 10 | 9-12 | 106 | — | 114A | Tiernan Power Roche | 10/1 |
| 10 Dec 24+10d | Punchestown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase Held up in the pack early - dropped to eighth after being seventh - unable to make headway and fell well behind late on | 6/9 | 9½ | 11-12 | — | 47C | 105C | James O'Sullivan | 200/1 |
| 30 Nov 24+13d | Fairyhouse | SIS Beginners Chase Held up rear from the off - made no headway from 3 out - well held at the finish | 10/13 | hd | 11-12 | — | 52C | 112C | James O'Sullivan | 125/1 |
| 17 Nov 24+33d | Navan | Bar One Racing 'Bet 10 Get 50 Sign Up Offer' Tara Handicap Hurdle (80-130) Sat close to the pace and bumped mildly at the 2nd - still 4th at halfway - pushed along but couldn't quicken from 4 out and eventually well held | 18/23 | 1¾ | 10-5 | 114 | 84C | 96C | Tiernan Power Roche | 16/1 |
| 15 Oct 24+20d | Punchestown | William Hill Extra Places Daily Handicap Hurdle Settled midpack early - urged for effort by the 5th and stumbled next - driven on turning 9th - still under pressure passing 8th two out - 6th approaching the last and unable to close | 5/16 | 3¼ | 11-1 | 115 | 117B | 117A | Tiernan Power Roche | 7/1 |
| 25 Sep 24+32d | Listowel | Devon Inn Dan Sheehan Memorial Handicap Hurdle Settled off the pace early - closed on the front-runners by the 9th - clipped one 3 out - driven approaching 2 out to move into third - stayed on to finish third | 3/13 | 1¼ | 10-6 | 113 | 82B | 119A | Tiernan Power Roche | 6/1 |
| 24 Aug 24+12d | Killarney | Bunkers Bar & Restaurant Handicap Hurdle Held a midfield position early - drifted right at the opening fence - still handy in 5th after a small error 9th - asked for more effort approaching 3 out - unable to close after the following fence - down to 6th and stumbled at the last then held on without gaining ground | 5/13 | 1½ | 10-7 | 113 | 129B | 115A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 13/2 |
| 12 Aug 24+39d | Ballinrobe | Burleigh Accountancy Handicap Hurdle Tracked group early - small error 2nd - held midfield pace at halfway - made ground 4 out - pressed between rivals approaching 2 out - driven into second spot after 2 out - edged up to fight for front at the last with a minor blunder - went clear soon after and finished full of running | 1/5 | 10-9 | 106 | 124C | 124B | Darragh O'Keeffe | 11/4 | |
| 04 Jul 24+25d | Tipperary | O'Driscoll's Irish Whiskey Maiden Hurdle | 3/18 | 2½ | 11-4 | 106 | 105B | 125A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 9/4J |
| 09 Jun 24+19d | Punchestown | K-Mech Mechanical Handicap Hurdle | 4/13 | 1½ | 10-9 | 106 | 113B | 115A | Kevin Sexton | 4/1 |
| 21 May 24+14d | Punchestown | FitClub At Punchestown 9th June Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | 2/11 | 6½ | 11-3 | 104 | 104A | 123A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 6/1 |
| 07 May 24+177d | Ballinrobe | Supermac's Maiden Hurdle | 3/14 | 18 | 10-11 | 105 | 89B | 95A | John Shinnick | 10/1 |
| 2023 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Nov 23+16d | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle | 8/14 | 7 | 11-12 | — | 98C | 107C | Ryan Treacy | 100/1 |
| 27 Oct 23+16d | Sligo | Solar Generation Flat Race | 5/9 | 24 | 11-7 | — | 59C | 96C | Mr Alan O'Sullivan | 3/1 |
| 11 Oct 23+21d | Punchestown | BetVictor Predictor Maiden Hurdle | 3/15 | 6 | 11-12 | — | 50B | 113A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 14/1 |
| 20 Sep 23+145d | Listowel | McSweeney Brothers Maiden Hurdle | 11/17 | 3¾ | 11-12 | — | 38B | 94A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 5/2F |
| 28 Apr 23 | Punchestown | Avison Young Flat Race | 9/18 | 2½ | 11-9 | — | 110B | 119A | Mr E P O'Brien | 100/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Dorans Law won?
- Dorans Law (IRE) won 2 of 34 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 5.9%. Placed 11 times in total (32.4% of starts).
- Who trains Dorans Law?
- Dorans Law (IRE) is trained by P J Rothwell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 September 2026.
- Who is Dorans Law's sire?
- Dorans Law (IRE) is by Champs Elysees (GB) out of Inch Sunset (IRE), whose sire is Zaffaran.
- What going does Dorans Law prefer?
- Dorans Law (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 12 starts (8.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Dorans Law's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 26 September 2026. The highest on record is 115.
- What is Dorans Law's sire's record?
- Champs Elysees (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 7,124 runs since May 2013 (521 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 391. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.5% from 387.
- Who are Dorans Law's siblings?
- Out of Inch Sunset (IRE), Dorans Law (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Dorans River (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Listed (Dorans Weir (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m½f. As at Nov 2026.