Law Supreme

The recent form makes for interesting reading too. In its last six races, Law Supreme has finished 1-2-1-4-8-3 (reading from most recent backwards), which means two wins and a second place in that sequence — a sharp burst of form for a horse competing at Class 4 level, which is the fourth tier of British racing. It won at Bath seven weeks ago and raced again just yesterday, so this is a horse being kept busy while it is in form, which is usually a sign the yard believes it is worth pressing.

That yard is Ian Williams's operation in Worcestershire, which has sent out 96 winners already this season — a high-volume, high-output stable that knows how to keep horses ticking over. Ryan Kavanagh, who rides Law Supreme most often, has one win from seven attempts aboard it, winning roughly 1 in every 7 rides, which is a modest conversion but consistent with the horse finding its best form in specific circumstances rather than firing every time.

What Law Supreme's record ultimately describes is a horse that has found its comfort zone and returns to it regularly. Six wins and 14 places from 39 races is a solid, honest career — not a star performer, but a consistent competitor who earns its keep. The Wolverhampton record is the headline, though. When a horse wins 4 from 10 at one track while managing just 2 wins from 29 everywhere else, you pay attention whenever it turns up there again.