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Lay Down The Law (IRE) silks

Horse profile

Lay Down The Law (IRE)

Sex
gelding
Foaled
2018
Colour
chestnut

See also: Lay Down The Law (GB) · Anna Newton-Smith · 1 run · 0 wins

Record (GB & IRE)
0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
£0
Last run (GB & IRE)
16 Feb 2023, Newcastle (10/11)
Last win (GB & IRE)
Never won
Recent form
610

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPBtnJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtWinner / 2ndWinner prizeDaysFuture form
16 Feb 23Newcastle10/11100/1distRyan ManiaR. Mike Smithquinnbet.com Novices' HurdleClass 4Hurdle2m1fGood11-5Royal Mogul (IRE)£4,901811/9
27 Nov 22Carlisle6/716/1distRyan ManiaR. Mike Smithracingtv.com Open National Hunt Flat RaceClass 5NH Flat2m1fSoft11-2Lost In Transit (IRE)£2,451-1/5
  • 10/1116 Feb 23 · Newcastle100/1

    quinnbet.com Novices' Hurdle

    Class 42m1fGood

    All fields
    Date
    16 Feb 23
    Course
    Newcastle
    Pos
    10/11
    SP
    100/1
    Btn
    dist
    Race
    quinnbet.com Novices' Hurdle
    Class
    Class 4
    Type
    Hurdle
    Dist
    2m1f
    Going
    Good
    Wgt
    11-5
    Winner / 2nd
    Royal Mogul (IRE)
    Winner prize
    £4,901
    Days
    81
    Future form
    1/9
  • 6/727 Nov 22 · Carlisle16/1

    racingtv.com Open National Hunt Flat Race

    Class 52m1fSoft

    All fields
    Date
    27 Nov 22
    Course
    Carlisle
    Pos
    6/7
    SP
    16/1
    Btn
    dist
    Race
    racingtv.com Open National Hunt Flat Race
    Class
    Class 5
    Type
    NH Flat
    Dist
    2m1f
    Going
    Soft
    Wgt
    11-2
    Winner prize
    £2,451
    Days
    -
    Future form
    1/5

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

DateCourseRaceThis horseWinner next timeTheir posWon onAtRace won
16 Feb 23Newcastlequinnbet.com Novices' Hurdle10/11Chase A Fortune (GB)228 Feb 23CatterickDownload The Vickers.Bet App Maiden Hurdle
27 Nov 22Carlisleracingtv.com Open National Hunt Flat Race6/7Beachcomber (FR)43 Feb 23ChepstowCazoo Open National Hunt Flat Race
  • 10/1116 Feb 23 · Newcastle

    quinnbet.com Novices' Hurdle

    All fields
    Date
    16 Feb 23
    Course
    Newcastle
    Race
    quinnbet.com Novices' Hurdle
    This horse
    10/11
    Winner next time
    Chase A Fortune (GB)
    Their pos
    2
    Won on
    28 Feb 23
    Race won
    Download The Vickers.Bet App Maiden Hurdle
  • 6/727 Nov 22 · Carlisle

    racingtv.com Open National Hunt Flat Race

    All fields
    Date
    27 Nov 22
    Course
    Carlisle
    Race
    racingtv.com Open National Hunt Flat Race
    This horse
    6/7
    Winner next time
    Beachcomber (FR)
    Their pos
    4
    Won on
    3 Feb 23
    Race won
    Cazoo Open National Hunt Flat Race

Other runners from this horse's races (latest 20 races with a next-time-out winner, up to 40 rows) that won on their next start in Britain or Ireland. FF on the race record = next-time-out winners / runners that have run again (this horse excluded).

Trainer changes

TrainerFirst runLast runFirst run for yardRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
R. Mike Smith27 Nov 2216 Feb 236/720000.0%0.0%£0€0
R. Mike Smith
First run
27 Nov 22
Last run
16 Feb 23
First run for yard
6/7
Runs
2
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Place %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

CodeRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)First runLast run
National Hunt20000.0%0.0%£0€027 Nov 2216 Feb 23
National Hunt
Code
National Hunt
Runs
2
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Place %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0
First run
27 Nov 22
Last run
16 Feb 23

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Pedigree

Sire branchRule Of Law (USA)

Parent · 1

  1. SireRule Of Law (USA)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Sire's sireKingmambo (USA)
  2. Sire's damCrystal Crossing (IRE)

Great-grandparents · 4

  1. Sire's sire's sireNot traced
  2. Sire's sire's damNot traced
  3. Sire's dam's sireNot traced
  4. Sire's dam's damNot traced
Dam branchTheatre Fool (IRE)

Parent · 1

  1. DamTheatre Fool (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Dam's sireKing's Theatre (IRE)
  2. Dam's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

  1. Dam's sire's sireNot traced
  2. Dam's sire's damNot traced
  3. Dam's dam's sireNot traced
  4. Dam's dam's damNot traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced

Breeding card

HorseLay Down The Law (IRE)
Sexgelding
Foaled2018
SireRule Of Law (USA)
DamTheatre Fool (IRE)
DamsireKing's Theatre (IRE)
Sire's sireKingmambo (USA)
Sire's damCrystal Crossing (IRE)
Dam's produce1 winners from 3 runners
Notable siblingBarrys Jack (IRE)

Female line

  1. Theatre Fool (IRE) · 1 winners from 3 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamDamsireBreederFoaledColourSexSire's avg winning distanceDamsire's avg winning distance
Rule Of Law (USA)Theatre Fool (IRE)King's Theatre (IRE)Kedrah House Stud16 Mar 18chestnutgeldingNH 2m3½fFlat 10.0f · NH 2m3½f
Rule Of Law (USA)
Breeder
Kedrah House Stud
Foaled
16 Mar 18
Colour
chestnut
Sex
gelding
Sire's avg winning distance
NH 2m3½f
Damsire's avg winning distance
Flat 10.0f · NH 2m3½f

Progeny of Rule Of Law (USA) in this horse's best conditions

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All National Hunt runs29718606.1%20.2%20
At 2m to 2m1f1078227.5%20.6%20
On Soft going635137.9%20.6%10
At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going21154.8%23.8%10
All National Hunt runs
Condition
All National Hunt runs
Runs
297
Wins
18
Placed
60
Win %
6.1%
Place %
20.2%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
At 2m to 2m1f
Condition
At 2m to 2m1f
Runs
107
Wins
8
Placed
22
Win %
7.5%
Place %
20.6%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
0
On Soft going
Condition
On Soft going
Runs
63
Wins
5
Placed
13
Win %
7.9%
Place %
20.6%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0
At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going
Condition
At 2m to 2m1f on Soft going
Runs
21
Wins
1
Placed
5
Win %
4.8%
Place %
23.8%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Rule Of Law (USA) × King's Theatre (IRE) mares (the cross)

CodeRunnersWinnersWinners %Black-type winnersRunsWins2nd/3rdWin %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt100.0%02000.0%£0€0
National Hunt
Code
National Hunt
Runners
1
Winners
0
Winners %
0.0%
Black-type winners
0
Runs
2
Wins
0
2nd/3rd
0
Win %
0.0%
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

HorseRunsWinsBlack-type winsPrize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Lay Down The Law (IRE)200£0€0
Lay Down The Law (IRE)
Runs
2
Wins
0
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£0
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Theatre Fool (IRE)

G1 winners
0
Produce
1 winners from 3 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Rule Of Law (USA) out of Theatre Fool (IRE) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Well Chosen (GB)

Female line

  1. 1Theatre Fool (IRE)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

In brief

When was Lay Down The Law foaled?

Lay Down The Law (IRE), a chestnut racehorse, was foaled on 16 March 2018.

Who are the sire and dam of Lay Down The Law?

Lay Down The Law (IRE) is by Rule Of Law (USA) out of Theatre Fool (IRE), a daughter of King's Theatre (IRE), and was bred by Kedrah House Stud.

Who trained Lay Down The Law?

Lay Down The Law (IRE) was trained by R. Mike Smith and owned by Green Spittal And Smith at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Lay Down The Law's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Lay Down The Law (IRE) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Lay Down The Law still racing?

Lay Down The Law (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 16 February 2023 at Newcastle in the quinnbet.com Novices' Hurdle, finishing 10th of 11, and has not run there since.

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