Legal Waves (IRE)
Legal Waves (IRE) is 2 from 13. Won last time out at Pontefract (Class 4). Last raced off a career-high mark of 81.
- 2–13Wins / Runs
- 15.4%Strike rate
- 9 (69.2%)Placed
- −7.13£1 level staken=13 at SP
- 0.54Fair A/E n=13 · 0.47 incl. margin
- 81Highest OR
- 20dBetween runs (median)longest 196 d
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.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 9,427 runs since Apr 2011 (730 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 40 | 6 | 15% | +6.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,255 | 124 | 9.9% | +1 | 1 from 6 |
| Good | 2,165 | 189 | 8.7% | −0.2 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 1,178 | 105 | 8.9% | 0 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,556 | 137 | 8.8% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 528 | 45 | 8.5% | −0.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,705 | 234 | 8.7% | −0.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 402 | 43 | 10.7% | +1.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,647 | 253 | 9.6% | +0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,479 | 218 | 8.8% | −0.1 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,290 | 195 | 8.5% | −0.4 | 1 from 8 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,078 | 93 | 8.6% | −0.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 417 | 33 | 7.9% | −1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 96 | 3 | 3.1% | −5.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 18 | 2 | 11.1% | +2.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2011 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Christopher Wood (IRE) (7 wins).
The wins came over 7f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Christopher Wood (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Wood (IRE) | 46 | 7 | 7f–2m1½f | Class 2 |
| Hyperlink (IRE) | 35 | 3 | 1m3f–1m4f | Class 5 |
| Kilshannig (IRE) | 25 | 2 | 1m2½f–2m4½f | Class 5 |
| Hesamanofhisword (IRE) | 22 | 0 | — | — |
| Fraisin (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.75 |
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.75 |
| Class 5 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.38 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontefract | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.25 |
| Hamilton | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.62 |
| Redcar | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Windsor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.75 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.38 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kieren Fallon | 5 | 2 | 40% | +0.87 |
| Ben Curtis | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jimmy Fortune | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Martin Lane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7 | 2 | 29% | −1.13 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2012 | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has Legal Waves won?
- Legal Waves (IRE) won 2 of 13 archived starts between 2012 and 2014, a strike rate of 15.4%. Placed 9 times in total (69.2% of starts).
- Who trained Legal Waves?
- Legal Waves (IRE) was trained by Alan Swinbank on the most recent run on record, at Pontefract on 18 September 2014.
- Who is Legal Waves's sire?
- Legal Waves (IRE) is by Lawman (FR) out of Surf The Web (IRE), whose sire is Ela-Mana-Mou.
- What going does Legal Waves prefer?
- Legal Waves (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Legal Waves's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 18 September 2014. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Legal Waves's sire's record?
- Lawman (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 9,427 runs since Apr 2011 (730 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Legal Waves's siblings?
- Out of Surf The Web (IRE), Legal Waves (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Christopher Wood (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Christopher Wood (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m4½f. As at Nov 2026.