Far Above The Law

The most eye-catching fact on the sheet is the most recent one: Far Above The Law won at Ascot just this week, on 1st May 2026. Ascot is one of British racing's great stages, a track associated with prestige and big occasions, and winning there at any level is something to shout about. It follows a run of form that had looked like it was heading in the wrong direction — a seventh and an eighth in the two races before that — which makes the Ascot win feel all the more out of nowhere.

Dry, fast ground seems to unlock something in this horse. On that surface, it has won 2 of 6 races — that's a 33% win rate, or roughly 1 in every 3 attempts, which is a genuinely strong return. Compare that to its overall record of winning roughly 1 in every 6 races, and the message is clear: when the ground firms up, this horse becomes a different animal.

Jockey Kieran O'Neill has been aboard for more than half the horse's career — 10 of its 18 races — but has only won once together, a 10% win rate, or 1 from 10. That's a workmanlike partnership rather than a standout one, though it clearly hasn't stopped the pair finding the winner's enclosure. The training operation behind the horse is Michael Herrington's yard in Willoughton, Lincolnshire, which has sent out 33 winners already this season — a busy, productive stable that clearly knows how to place its horses.

Far Above The Law began its winning career at Chepstow in July 2024 and has since added Ascot to its list. Two very different tracks, but both wins. For a horse that struggles to land a blow at its bread-and-butter level, it has a knack for showing up on the days that matter a little more.