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Horse profile

Dear Will (GB)

3yo gelding (at last run, May 2008) · Last trainer James Fanshawe · Last owner Chris Van Hoorn
by Mark of Esteem (IRE) out of Sweet wilhelmina (GB) (Indian Ridge)
6 runs · 4 courses · from Nov 2007
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 May 2008 — 6,718 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2008 · 10th of 15 Last raced off OR 55
KTB Profile

Dear Will (GB) is yet to win from 6 starts. Best effort: 4th of 8 at Kempton (AW) (Jan 2008).

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 42A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 3 Apr 2008 Official rating 55 at the last run, 29 May 2008

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 6 figures · best 53A · median 40
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)453A40.5—
Good to Soft241C38—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f442A37—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Mark of Esteem (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 2,657 runs since Jan 2008 (199 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 11.7% from 128.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2727.4%−1.1—
Good to Firm488428.6%+0.1—
Good653548.3%−0.2—
Good to Soft288248.3%−0.20 from 2
Soft343236.7%−1.8—
Heavy1281511.7%+3.2—
Standard (AW)730669%+0.50 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f163116.7%−1.8—
6f – 7f519417.9%−0.60 from 1
1m – 1m1f621518.2%−0.30 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f5075310.5%+20 from 1
1m5f – 2m409266.4%−2.1—
2m1f – 2m4f290289.7%+1.2—
2m5f – 3m124129.7%+1.2—
Over 3m24416.7%+8.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sweet wilhelmina (GB) (Indian Ridge)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Sweet Pickle (GB) (11 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Sweet Pickle (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Sweet Pickle (GB)60116f–7fClass 4
Fanny May (GB)1016fClass 5
Voortrekker (GB)811m½fClass 5
Fanny Again (GB)70——
Jousting (GB)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Oscar Urbina 4 0 0% −4.00
Robert Winston 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Spencer 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 4 0 0% −4.00
2007 2 0 0% −2.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
29 May 08+24d Yarmouth Carillion Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 10/15 14 9-0 5541C Oscar Urbina 16/1
05 May 08+32d Warwick Turftv Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 11/15 16 9-0 5635C Robert Winston 11/1
03 Apr 08+79d Kempton (AW) Kempton For Outdoor Events Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 14 ran 9/14 1 9-1 5742A Jamie Spencer 5/1
15 Jan 08+38d Kempton (AW) Mix Business With Pleasure Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran 4/8 2½ 9-3 5753A Oscar Urbina 10/1
08 Dec 07+19d Lingfield (AW) Lingfield Park For Weddings Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran 11/12 4 9-3 —28C Oscar Urbina 25/1
19 Nov 07 Kempton (AW) E.B.F. WBX.COM Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 10 ran 7/10 ½ 9-3 —39C Oscar Urbina 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Dear Will (GB) won?
Dear Will (GB) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2007 and 2008.
Who trained Dear Will (GB)?
Dear Will (GB) was trained by James Fanshawe on the most recent run on record, at Yarmouth on 29 May 2008.
Who is Dear Will (GB)'s sire?
Dear Will (GB) is by Mark of Esteem (IRE) out of Sweet wilhelmina (GB), whose sire is Indian Ridge.
What is Dear Will (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 55, from the run on 29 May 2008. The highest on record is 57.
What is Dear Will (GB)'s sire's record?
Mark of Esteem (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 2,657 runs since Jan 2008 (199 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 11.7% from 128.
Who are Dear Will (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Sweet wilhelmina (GB), Dear Will (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Sweet Pickle (GB) (11). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Sweet Pickle (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2007. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.