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King William Rufus: horse profile, stats, records and next races

King William Rufus is a 9-year-old gelding by Diamond Boy, trained by Chris Gordon. He has won 3 of 22 starts and placed in 8 more, for £49,087 in prize money. His best trip is 1m 7.5f, where 1 win from 3 is a 33% strike rate against 11% at every other distance. He was last seen finishing fourth at Kempton on 10 January 2026, and has no declared entry. His best performance rating is 126, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 22
  • Wins 3
  • Placed 11
  • Strike rate 14%
  • Prize money £49,087
  • Best rating 126
  • Official rating 121

King William Rufus form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
10 Jan 26 Kempton Coral 'Pipped-At-The-Post' Payouts Handicap Hurdle Class 3 2m Good 4 3.5 9/1 Freddie Gordon 121
19 Dec 25 Ascot Ascot Shop Handicap Hurdle Class 4 1m 7.5f Soft 11 25.25 16/1 Freddie Gordon 122
16 Nov 25 Cheltenham Unibet Greatwood Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 0.5f Soft PU - 20/1 Harry Cobden 123
24 Oct 25 Cheltenham Foundation Developments Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 2m 0.5f Good To Soft 4 6.25 6/1 Freddie Gordon 123
16 Apr 25 Cheltenham Cheltenham Pony Racing Authority Graduates Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals/Amateurs) Class 3 2m 1f Good 1 — 7/2F Charlie Maggs 119
8 Mar 25 Sandown Betfair Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 2m Good To Soft 16 19.25 25/1 Rex Dingle 121
8 Feb 25 Newbury William Hill Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 0.5f Soft 6 13.25 20/1 Charlie Maggs 122
27 Dec 24 Chepstow Coral Racing Club Join For Free Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m Soft 6 11.25 5/4F Freddie Gordon 112
20 Dec 24 Ascot Racetech Handicap Hurdle Class 4 1m 7.5f Good To Soft 1 — 7/1 Freddie Gordon 112
25 Nov 24 Kempton Join Racing TV Now Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 2m Good To Soft 2 4.75 3/1 Freddie Gordon 112
7 Nov 24 Newbury Get Best Odds Guaranteed At BetVictor Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 2m 0.5f Good 2 10 9/4F Freddie Gordon 112
4 Oct 24 Fontwell BetGoodwin Best UK Betting Site Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 1.5f Good To Soft 2 .25 11/8F Freddie Gordon 112
22 Apr 24 Kempton Sri Lanka Awaits You Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m Good 2 .5 7/1 Freddie Gordon 108
31 Mar 24 Plumpton BetGoodwin Super Tommy Cannon Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 2m Good 1 — 3/1 Rex Dingle 105
8 Feb 24 Huntingdon Mulberry Developments Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m Soft 6 17.5 11/2 Rex Dingle 108
22 Dec 23 Ascot WB Wealth Handicap Hurdle Class 4 1m 7.5f Good To Soft 5 13 10/1 Harry Cobden 108
1 Dec 23 Newbury Coral Get Closer To The Action 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 2m 0.5f Good To Soft 2 3.25 40/1 Rex Dingle –
9 Nov 23 Newbury Agetur UK Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 2m 0.5f Good To Soft 7 36 18/1 Rex Dingle –
8 Oct 23 Uttoxeter Grace & Dotty Country Clothing Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 2m Good To Soft 6 13 10/3 Rex Dingle –
27 Apr 23 Warwick racingtv.com Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 2m Good 2 .75 13/2 Bryony Frost –
19 Mar 23 Chepstow Cazoo Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 2m Soft 3 13.5 6/4F Gavin Sheehan –
20 Dec 22 Plumpton Buy The Plumpton History Book Now! Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 2m 1.5f Soft 2 2.25 14/1 Gavin Sheehan –

Last time out

Finished 4 in the Coral 'Pipped-At-The-Post' Payouts Handicap Hurdle at Kempton on 10 January 2026. Sat close behind pace - pressed for effort near 2 out - kept responding after final flight - finished 4th beaten 3.5 lengths.

King William Rufus by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
16f 10 1 10% —
16.5f 6 0 0% —
15.5f 3 1 33% —
17.5f 2 0 0% —
17f 1 1 100% —

King William Rufus by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good To Soft 9 1 11% —
Soft 7 0 0% —
Good 6 2 33% —

King William Rufus by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Newbury 4 0 0% —
Kempton 3 0 0% —
Ascot 3 1 33% —
Cheltenham 3 1 33% —
Chepstow 2 0 0% —
Plumpton 2 1 50% —
Sandown 1 0 0% —
Fontwell 1 0 0% —
Huntingdon 1 0 0% —
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% —

King William Rufus breeding

  • Sire Diamond Boy (FR)
  • Dam Clochette De Sou (FR)
  • Damsire Ajdayt (USA)
  • Breeder L Dulong, R Bonaventure & B Dulong
  • Foaled 30 January 2017

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