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Will Be King: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Will Be King is a 10-year-old gelding by Charm Spirit, trained by John C McConnell. He has won 3 of 43 starts and placed in 7 more, for £1,663 in prize money. His best trip is 1m, where 1 win from 14 is a 7% strike rate against 7% at every other distance. He runs next in the 7:00 at Dundalk (AW) on 16 October. His best performance rating is 80, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 43
  • Wins 3
  • Placed 10
  • Strike rate 7%
  • Prize money £1,663
  • Best rating 80
  • Official rating 44

Where Will Be King runs next

Time Course Race Best price
7:00 Dundalk (AW) Celebrate Your Special Occasion At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (Div II) —

Will Be King form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
25 Jul 26 Gowran Park (IRE) O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Handicap (Div I) 7f Good 10 10.5 40/1 Siobhan Rutledge 44
6 Jul 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Call 01902 390016 To Name A Race Handicap Class 6 1m 0.5f Standard 5 4.5 8/1 Jack Callan 49
10 Apr 26 Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (0-60) 7f Standard 12 20.25 12/1 Donagh O'Connor 49
16 Mar 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Classified Stakes Class 6 1m 0.5f Standard 2 1 18/1 Luke Morris 44
6 Sep 23 Cork Racing Again September 26th Handicap (47-65) 7f Good 6 7.25 80/1 Conor Maxwell 47
29 Jul 23 Gowran Park Lyrath Estate Hotel & MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre Ladies Day 2023 Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 7f Soft 15 14.25 80/1 Donagh O'Connor 51
21 Oct 22 Dundalk (AW) William Hill Pick Your Places Apprentice Handicap (47-70) 7f Standard 12 6.75 22/1 Cillian McConnell 60
23 Sep 22 Dundalk (AW) William Hill Pick Your Places Apprentice Handicap (47-75) 6f Standard 10 6 80/1 Cillian McConnell 64
6 Sep 22 Galway James P. Cunningham Electrical Handicap (50-75) 1m 0.5f Soft 17 38 50/1 Gary Carroll 60
2 Jul 22 Naas Lacey's Plumbing And Heating Supplies Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 6f Yielding To Soft 13 15.25 100/1 Cillian McConnell 63
27 May 22 Fairyhouse Book Tickets Online At fairyhouse.ie Handicap (47-65) 6f Good 16 14 18/1 Donagh O'Connor 65
11 Aug 21 Gowran Park Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Claiming Race 1m 1.5f Good 3 1.5 25/1 Shane Foley 68
26 Jul 21 Galway Galwaybayhotel.com & Galmont.com Handicap (50-80) 7f Yielding 11 11.25 18/1 Colin Keane 71
8 Jul 21 Leopardstown Ballsbridge Handicap (50-80) 1m Good 8 7.5 33/1 W J Lee 73
22 Jan 21 Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Hotel Dundalk Handicap 1m Standard 7 3.5 12/1 Shane Foley 75
8 Jan 21 Dundalk (AW) Join Us On Instagram At dundalk_stadium Claiming Race 1m Standard 4 3.25 11/1 Ross Coakley 75
16 Dec 20 Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Hotel Dundalk Apprentice Rated Race 1m Standard 7 5.25 10/1 Dean Curran 75
2 Dec 20 Dundalk (AW) Join Us On Instagram At dundalk_stadium Handicap (Div 1) 1m Standard 5 .75 12/1 Ross Coakley 75
28 Oct 20 Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium Claiming Race 1m Standard 3 1.75 10/1 Shane Foley 72
3 Sep 20 Punchestown More Than A One Horse Town Handicap (50-75) 1m Soft 10 10.75 22/1 Shane Foley 75
27 Jul 20 Galway Galmont.com & Galwaybayhotel.com Handicap (50-80) (Div 1) 7f Soft 12 11.5 20/1 Shane Foley 75
28 Jun 20 Curragh Equine Medirecord Handicap 1m 2f Good 11 7.75 11/1 Chris Hayes 75
15 Jun 20 Roscommon Ivan Connaughton Auctioneers - No Sale No Fee Handicap (45-70) (Div 2) 1m 2f Good To Firm 1 — 14/1 Shane Foley 66
13 Mar 20 Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Claiming Race 1m 2.5f Standard 1 — 6/4F Shane Crosse 69
28 Feb 20 Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Dundalk Race & Stay Handicap 1m 4f Standard 8 7.5 14/1 Mikey Sheehy 70
7 Feb 20 Dundalk (AW) Dundalkstadium.com Apprentice Handicap 7f Standard 7 2.75 5/1 Dylan Browne McMonagle 71
17 Jan 20 Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Handicap 1m Standard 9 5.75 7/2F Dylan Browne McMonagle 71
3 Jan 20 Dundalk (AW) Fundraise At Dundalk Stadium Rated Race 7f Standard 2 1.75 5/1F Dylan Browne McMonagle 70
20 Dec 19 Dundalk (AW) Betvictor Bet 5 Get 30 Offer Handicap 7f Standard 9 4.5 3/1F Dylan Browne McMonagle 70
18 Dec 19 Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Apprentice Rated Race 1m Standard 4 3 4/1 Dylan Browne McMonagle 70
3 Dec 19 Dundalk (AW) Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Handicap (45-70) 1m Standard 1 — 7/4F Dylan Browne McMonagle 63
29 Nov 19 Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 1m Standard 6 3.25 10/3 Shane Crosse 63
31 Aug 19 Down Royal Weatherbys General Studbook Handicap (50-70) 1m 2.5f Soft 12 62.25 25/1 Nathan Crosse 62
6 Jun 19 Leopardstown Leopardstown Members Handicap (45-70) 7f Good 15 11.5 16/1 Tom Madden 67
14 May 19 Killarney Celtic Steps Handicap 1m Good 10 12.75 25/1 Chris Hayes 69
17 Apr 19 Dundalk (AW) Hen & Stag Packages At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 5f Standard 6 3.25 6/1 Tom Madden 75
1 Mar 19 Dundalk (AW) Lengthen The Odds With BetVictor Maiden 6f Standard 3 5 12/1 Tom Madden 76
15 Feb 19 Dundalk (AW) Coral Free Bets For Lengths Maiden 1m Standard 8 5.75 9/1 Tom Madden 78
21 Oct 18 Naas Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Race Final (Plus 10) 7f Good To Yielding 16 27.5 16/1 Declan McDonogh 79
12 Oct 18 Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Median Auction Maiden (Plus 10) 7f Standard 4 4.25 9/2 Colin Keane 79
28 Sep 18 Dundalk (AW) Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Maiden (Plus 10) 7f Standard 2 .75 6/1 Chris Hayes –
29 Aug 18 Bellewstown Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Maiden (Plus 10) 1m Good 3 2.5 11/2 Chris Hayes –
25 Jul 18 Naas Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Maiden 6f Good To Firm 4 4 5/1 Chris Hayes –

Last time out

Finished 10 in the O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Handicap (Div I) at Gowran Park (IRE) on 25 July 2026. Raced close up - asked for effort in 4th 2f out - faded.

Will Be King by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
7f 14 0 0% —
8f 14 1 7% —
6f 5 0 0% —
8.5f 3 0 0% —
10f 2 1 50% —
10.5f 2 1 50% —
9.5f 1 0 0% —
12f 1 0 0% —
5f 1 0 0% —

Will Be King by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Standard 24 2 8% —
Good 9 0 0% —
Soft 5 0 0% —
Good To Firm 2 1 50% —
Yielding To Soft 1 0 0% —
Yielding 1 0 0% —
Good To Yielding 1 0 0% —

Will Be King by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Dundalk (AW) 22 2 9% —
Galway 3 0 0% —
Naas 3 0 0% —
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% —
Gowran Park 2 0 0% —
Leopardstown 2 0 0% —
Gowran Park (IRE) 1 0 0% —
Cork 1 0 0% —
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% —
Punchestown 1 0 0% —

Will Be King breeding

  • Sire Charm Spirit (IRE)
  • Dam Dame Lucy (IRE)
  • Damsire Refuse To Bend (IRE)
  • Breeder Tony Doyle
  • Foaled 30 April 2016

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