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Will Be King

Nine races, zero wins, and the name Will Be King — there's an irony there that's hard to ignore. This 10-year-old has spent its entire career threatening without delivering, and its recent form makes for tough reading: finishing 12th, 2nd, 6th, 15th, 12th, and 10th across its last six races. The one bright spot in that sequence is a second-place finish, which at least shows the horse can occasionally get close — but close is the story of Will Be King's life.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
10 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Charm Spirit
Mother
Dame Lucy
Owner
Rockview Stables
Rating
49

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
9
Career races
0
Wins
0%
Win rate
avg ~10%
11.1%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
Auto-Generated

At 10 years old, this is a horse in the later stages of its career, and the record of zero wins from nine races tells you it has found life consistently difficult at whatever level it has been competing. That said, it raced just yesterday, which means the team around it clearly still believes there's something worth running for — you don't keep entering a horse if you've completely given up on it.

Will Be King is trained by John C McConnell, based in Stamullen, County Meath. McConnell's yard has sent out 42 winners this season, which is a solid, productive operation — the kind of yard that knows how to place horses and get results. The fact that Will Be King remains in work there suggests it hasn't been written off entirely, even if the results haven't come. Whether a first win ever arrives is another question, but for now, the horse is still turning up.

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Good (firm-ish)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
5F – 6½F
Unknown
7F – 1M
Unknown
1M1F – 1M2F
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
10 Apr
12th
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 13 runners
16 Mar
2nd
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 12 runners
6 Sep
6th
Cork
7f – 1m · Good · 29 runners
29 Jul
15th
Gowran Park
7f – 1m · Soft · 17 runners
21 Oct
12th
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 17 runners
23 Sep
10th
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 14 runners
6 Sep
17th
Galway
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 20 runners
2 Jul
13th
Naas
5f – 6½f · Yielding_To_Soft · 17 runners
27 May
16th
Fairyhouse
5f – 6½f · Good · 21 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Cillian McConnell
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
Donagh O'Connor Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Conor Maxwell
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Dundalk
Galloping
3 3 other 10 Apr 0%
Cork
Galloping
1 1 other 6 Sep 0%
Galway
Tight
1 1 other 6 Sep 0%
Naas
Galloping
1 1 other 2 Jul 0%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
1 1 other 27 May 0%
Wolverhampton
Galloping
1 1 second 16 Mar 0%
Gowran Park
Undulating
1 1 other 29 Jul 0%