First Law (IRE)
First Law won two of his three starts on turf, including the Listed Betfair Celebrates Bow Echo Ascendant Stakes at Haydock in Sep 2026 on heavy ground. Both wins came at 1m – 1m1f, one on good to firm at Sandown in Aug 2026 and the other on heavy at Haydock. The colt by Too Darn Hot out of Dane Street was beaten 4 of 7 when last seen off a mark of 101 in the Tattersalls Online Royal Lodge Stakes at Newmarket in Sep 2026.
- 2–3Wins / Runs
- 66.7%Strike rate
- 2 (66.7%)Placed
- +1.23£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 101Highest OR
- 26dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 88
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 88A | 68 | 2 · 88 / 68 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 88A | 48 | 3 · 88 / 48 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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 3 analysed runs
- Led 2 (67%) · 2 wins
- Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 14.1% of 2,310 runs since Jan 2008 (319 horses).
Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.4% from 117.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 9 | 3 | 33.3% | +19.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 469 | 71 | 15.1% | +1 | 1 from 2 |
| Good | 622 | 82 | 13.2% | −0.9 | — |
| Good to Soft | 257 | 37 | 14.4% | +0.3 | — |
| Soft | 229 | 29 | 12.7% | −1.4 | — |
| Heavy | 60 | 11 | 18.3% | +4.2 | 1 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 663 | 93 | 14% | −0.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 117 | 11 | 9.4% | −4.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 912 | 132 | 14.5% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 695 | 104 | 15% | +0.9 | 2 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 473 | 66 | 14% | −0.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 91 | 13 | 14.3% | +0.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 22 | 0 | 0% | −14.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Skitter Scatter (USA) (4 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Skitter Scatter (USA)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skitter Scatter (USA) | 10 | 4 | 5f–7f | Group 1 |
| Victory Dance (IRE) | 8 | 2 | 7f | Listed |
| Skellet (IRE) | 10 | 2 | 7f–1m | Listed |
| King's Charter (IRE) | 4 | 2 | 1m–1m2f | Class 2 |
| Moore Street Wise (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.27 |
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.50 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.73 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Sandown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.73 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Buick | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.50 |
| Connor Planas | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.73 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep 26+21d | Newmarket | Tattersalls Online Royal Lodge Stakes (Group 2) Settled handy on the far flank early - driven to keep tempo approaching 2f out - urged into a rally inside the final furlong but couldn't reach the front pair - faded close home to finish fourth | 4/7 | nk | 9-2 | 101 | 88A | 95A | William Buick | 7/2 |
| 05 Sep 26+30d | Haydock | Betfair Celebrates Bow Echo Ascendant Stakes (Listed Race) Set the pace from the off - looked unfurnished around the turn before halfway - given a squeeze approaching 2f out - edged clear from the furlong marker and driven out inside the final furlong - kept finding more to score comfortably | 1/5 | 9-4 | — | 38C | 91B | William Buick | 6/4F | |
| 06 Aug 26 | Sandown | Chasemore Farm EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Settled at the rear early - looked unfurnished passing the 3f marker - urged forward with 2f to go - edged off a straight line but gained ground fast approaching the final furlong - shaken up to get in front close home - held on under pressure through the last 150yds - prevailed by the narrowest of margins | 1/4 | 9-7 | — | 48C | 75B | Connor Planas | 8/11F |
Quick answers
- How many races has First Law (IRE) won?
- First Law (IRE) won 2 of 3 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 66.7%. Placed 2 times in total (66.7% of starts).
- Who trains First Law (IRE)?
- First Law (IRE) is trained by Charlie Appleby, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 September 2026.
- Who is First Law (IRE)'s sire?
- First Law (IRE) is by Too Darn Hot (GB) out of Dane Street (USA), whose sire is Street Cry.
- What is First Law (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 101, from the run on 26 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is First Law (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Too Darn Hot (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.1% of 2,310 runs since Jan 2008 (319 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.4% from 117.
- Who are First Law (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Dane Street (USA), First Law (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Skitter Scatter (USA) (4). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Skitter Scatter (USA)). The wins came over 5f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.