Lawful Ruler
Lawful Ruler is a seven-year-old with a single career win to his name, picked up at Cork in early April, but he remains an active runner in
Paul Stafford's Dublin yard. The horse has raced five times and finished in the money on three occasions — that one win plus two places — which gives him a win rate of roughly 1 in every 5 races. His recent form has been patchy: a third-place finish, then a win, then three races without a prize in the last month or so. At this stage of his career, with four months since his only victory, he is a horse still searching for consistency.
Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
James Joseph Stafford
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
40%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What makes Lawful Ruler worth watching is that he proved capable of winning at Cork, a course where it is far from easy to break through. For a seven-year-old with limited success elsewhere, holding a victory at that track suggests he has found his level, even if the wins are coming in thin. Paul Stafford's yard has sent out just two winners all season, so Lawful Ruler's April success carried some weight in the operation. The challenge now is whether he can find his way back to the winner's circle — or whether he remains a horse that places often enough to keep him useful, without quite delivering the wins that would mark him out as reliable.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
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🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
2 Aug
DNF
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
30 Jun
DNF
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
20 Apr
7th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 15 runners
6 Apr
🏆 Won
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
29 Mar
3rd
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 9 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
6 Apr |
100% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
2 Aug |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
30 Jun |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
29 Mar |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
20 Apr |
0% |