Horse profile
Sweet Will (IRE)
by Dragon Pulse (IRE) out of Hallie's Comet (IRE) (One Cool Cat)
38 runs · 19 courses · from Jul 2020
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 5 courses
New yard
Off 104 days · 5th of 7
KTB Profile
Sweet Will is a gelding who has won five of 38 starts. All five wins came in handicaps, three of them over 2m5f – 3m on good ground, including a Class 2 success at Doncaster off a mark of 126 in Mar 2023 and a Class 3 win at Cheltenham the previous November. He has also scored over 2m1f – 2m4f. His last run, at Saratoga in Jul 2026, was his first for the yard.
Based on 38 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 10lb off peak
- 5–38Wins / Runs
- 13.2%Strike rate
- 12 (31.6%)Placed
- −7.92£1 level staken=38 at SP
- 1.29Fair A/E n=38 · 1.04 incl. margin
- 126Highest OR
- 59dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating116↓ 10lb off peak
116
64–126
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 115
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 136B | 114 | — |
| Soft | 8 | 121B | 63.5 | — |
| Heavy | 5 | 87C | 85 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 93B | 91.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 117C | 56 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 136B | 100 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 87C | 85 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 94A | 74 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 115C | 94 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 94A | 74 | — |
Of 37 runs looked at, 8 have no figure: did not complete (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (4).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 29 figures from 37 runs · as at 3 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 4,259 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.3% from 570. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5% from 363.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 23 | 2 | 8.7% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 447 | 45 | 10.1% | +1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 917 | 79 | 8.6% | −0.3 | 3 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 422 | 35 | 8.3% | −0.6 | 1 from 5 |
| Soft | 772 | 47 | 6.1% | −2.8 | 1 from 14 |
| Heavy | 286 | 23 | 8% | −0.9 | 0 from 6 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,392 | 147 | 10.6% | +1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 570 | 76 | 13.3% | +4.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,501 | 118 | 7.9% | −1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 926 | 76 | 8.2% | −0.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 685 | 73 | 10.7% | +1.8 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 363 | 18 | 5% | −3.9 | 0 from 8 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 170 | 14 | 8.2% | −0.7 | 2 from 10 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 42 | 3 | 7.1% | −1.8 | 3 from 16 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | 0 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Hallie's Comet (IRE) (One Cool Cat)
5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Matilda Picotte (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Matilda Picotte (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matilda Picotte (IRE) | 18 | 4 | 6f–7f | Group 2 |
| Haley Bop (IRE) | 17 | 4 | 6f–1m | Class 3 |
| Gold Jasmine (IRE) | 13 | 2 | 7f–7½f | — |
| Ginsburg (IRE) | 20 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Turakina (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 14 | 1 | 7% | −10.75 |
| Good | 10 | 3 | 30% | +10.83 |
| Heavy | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.75 |
| Kilbeggan | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.00 |
| Galway | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Doncaster | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.33 |
| Punchestown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Saratoga (USA) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.50 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 16 | 3 | 19% | +0.58 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 10 | 2 | 20% | +3.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kieren Buckley | 6 | 2 | 33% | +6.25 |
| Conor McNamara | 6 | 3 | 50% | +11.83 |
| Conor Clarke | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jonathan Moore | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Sean Flanagan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Conor Maxwell | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Daniel King | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Donagh Meyler | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gary Carroll | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dan Nevin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Philip Donovan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Siobhan Rutledge | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fern O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke Morris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr J Dunne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 25 | 5 | 20% | +5.08 |
| Cheekpieces | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| HT | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.67 |
| 2022 | 10 | 4 | 40% | +15.75 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 22 | 4 | 18% | +2.08 |
| Chase | 11 | 1 | 9% | −5.00 |
| Flat | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Jul 26+638d | Saratoga (USA) | Leo O'Brien Handicap Hurdle (Turf) | 5/7 | ½ | 10-0 | — | — | — | Dan Nevin | 145/10 |
| 05 Oct 24+43d | Gowran Park | Hospitality At Gowran Park Handicap Chase (0-130) Sat behind pace - shared advantage at halfway before losing it near 8th - fourth with 5 to jump - pressed but made no headway from there - dropped away late finishing fourth | 4/6 | 15 | 11-0 | 116 | 117C | 96C | Daniel King | 20/1 |
| 23 Aug 24+23d | Kilbeggan | Curragh To Curragh Charity Cycle On Saturday August 31st Handicap Chase Jumped to the front - untidy at the first - matched stride for stride 4th and giving way from 5th - fading and without reserves from 4 out - pulled up before 2 out | PU/14 | — | 10-12 | 118 | — | — | Philip Donovan | 28/1 |
| 31 Jul 24+44d | Galway | Tote, Never Beaten By SP Handicap Hurdle | 15/20 | 29 | 11-10 | 121 | 100C | 109C | Daniel King | 80/1 |
| 17 Jun 24+42d | Kilbeggan | Paul & Carmel Fay Memorial Handicap Hurdle | 11/14 | 21 | 10-6 | 123 | 90C | 99C | Conor Clarke | 11/1 |
| 06 May 24+15d | Down Royal | Club Mixers Handicap Chase | 2/8 | 1 | 10-12 | 116 | 115A | 120A | Conor Clarke | 7/2 |
| 21 Apr 24+67d | Tramore | HW Fasteners Supporting Waterford City Rugby Club Handicap Chase | 3/9 | shd | 11-1 | 114 | 114A | 115A | Conor Clarke | 5/1 |
| 14 Feb 24+18d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap (47-75) | 11/14 | nk | 9-3 | 64 | 94B | 59A | Siobhan Rutledge | 20/1 |
| 27 Jan 24+29d | Doncaster | SBK Great Yorkshire Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | 13/18 | 2¾ | 10-2 | 122 | 100C | 96C | Donagh Meyler | 17/2 |
| 29 Dec 23+27d | Leopardstown | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-123) | 4/12 | 4¼ | 11-3 | 114 | — | 111A | Conor Clarke | 4/1J |
| 02 Dec 23+56d | Fairyhouse | Race And Stay Ladies Handicap Chase | 2/9 | ½ | 10-6 | 110 | — | 124A | Fern O'Brien | 7/2 |
| 07 Oct 23+148d | Fairyhouse | ONEILLS.COM Handicap Chase (0-123) | PU/8 | — | 11-4 | 110 | — | — | Kieren Buckley | 4/1 |
| 12 May 23+15d | Kilbeggan | Moyvore Whiskey Vault Handicap Hurdle | PU/16 | — | 10-8 | 125 | — | — | Kieren Buckley | 18/1 |
| 27 Apr 23+54d | Punchestown | Conway Piling Handicap Hurdle (Grade B) | PU/25 | — | 10-9 | 125 | — | — | Conor McNamara | 25/1 |
| 04 Mar 23+20d | Doncaster | Virgin Bet Daily Money Back Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/7 | 11-6 | 126 | 106A | 135A | Conor McNamara | 10/3 | |
| 12 Feb 23+18d | Navan | William Hill Pick Your Places Handicap Chase | UR/17 | — | 10-10 | 110 | — | — | Kieren Buckley | 5/2F |
| 25 Jan 23+75d | Fairyhouse | Follow Fairyhouse On Social Media Handicap Chase (0-116) | 2/8 | ¾ | 10-13 | 105 | — | 118B | Kieren Buckley | 85/40F |
| 11 Nov 22+3d | Cheltenham | Markel Insurance Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 1/18 | 11-4 | 107 | 136B | 130A | Kieren Buckley | 8/1 | |
| 08 Nov 22+64d | Fairyhouse | BARONERACING.COM Winter Festival Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 1/16 | 11-9 | 95 | 100C | 114A | Kieren Buckley | 9/4F | |
| 05 Sep 22+94d | Galway | Galway Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) | 2/17 | 5 | 11-12 | 93 | 70B | 117A | Sean Flanagan | 7/2F |
| 03 Jun 22+34d | Down Royal | Danny Boy Bookmaker Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 11/17 | 4½ | 11-6 | 94 | 114C | 90C | Conor McNamara | 3/1 |
| 30 Apr 22+8d | Doncaster | Read Kevin Blake On attheraces.com Handicap | 3/5 | nk | 8-6 | 66 | 93C | 69B | Luke Morris | 7/2 |
| 22 Apr 22+29d | Kilbeggan | Follow Kilbeggan On Facebook Handicap Chase (0-109) | 1/14 | 10-12 | 93 | 93B | 122A | Conor McNamara | 5/1 | |
| 24 Mar 22+29d | Cork | Fermoy Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 1/20 | 11-6 | 87 | 108B | 118A | Conor McNamara | 13/2 | |
| 23 Feb 22+22d | Punchestown | Watch Racing TV In Stunning HD Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) | 4/16 | 11 | 11-7 | 88 | 56B | 104A | Sean Flanagan | 5/1 |
| 01 Feb 22+17d | Limerick | Limerick Racecourse Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 2) | 3/14 | shd | 10-12 | 86 | 121B | 110A | Donagh Meyler | 3/1F |
| 15 Jan 22+298d | Fairyhouse | Jump Into January Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) | 10/15 | 17 | 11-9 | 87 | 34C | 88C | Sean Flanagan | 7/1 |
| 23 Mar 21+18d | Clonmel | Extra Places On The Boylesports App Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 9/16 | ½ | 10-9 | 90 | 66C | 75C | Conor McNamara | 12/1 |
| 05 Mar 21+36d | Fairyhouse | Easter Festival 3rd - 5th April Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) | 12/14 | 75 | 10-13 | 92 | -24C | 81C | Jonathan Moore | 6/1 |
| 28 Jan 21+16d | Gowran Park | Langtons Kilkenny Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 8/13 | 1½ | 10-5 | 94 | 85C | 77C | Jonathan Moore | 18/1 |
| 12 Jan 21+12d | Fairyhouse | Fairyhouse Committee Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) | 9/16 | 19 | 10-12 | 95 | 39C | 77C | Jonathan Moore | 8/1 |
| 31 Dec 20+30d | Punchestown | Tote Supporting Punchestown 3-y-o Maiden Hurdle | 7/17 | ½ | 11-2 | — | 87C | 100C | Conor Maxwell | 66/1 |
| 01 Dec 20+28d | Limerick | LimerickRaces.ie 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 7/11 | 2½ | 11-2 | — | 85C | 90C | Conor Maxwell | 80/1 |
| 03 Nov 20+11d | Fairyhouse | Tattersalls Cheltenham November Sale At Fairyhouse 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 10/13 | 4¼ | 11-2 | — | 61C | 79C | Jonathan Moore | 80/1 |
| 23 Oct 20+88d | Sligo | CountySligoRaces.com 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 8/9 | 16 | 11-2 | — | 49C | 93C | Conor Maxwell | 18/1 |
| 27 Jul 20+7d | Galway | Monami Construction (Q.R.) Maiden | 13/16 | ½ | 10-10 | — | 54C | 54A | Mr J Dunne | 100/1 |
| 20 Jul 20+7d | Ballinrobe | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 5/10 | 4½ | 9-7 | — | 115C | 58C | Gary Carroll | 50/1 |
| 13 Jul 20 | Killarney | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction (C & G) Maiden | 6/9 | 2¾ | 9-7 | — | 94A | 59A | Gary Carroll | 28/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sweet Will (IRE) won?
- Sweet Will (IRE) won 5 of 38 archived starts between 2020 and 2026, a strike rate of 13.2%. Placed 12 times in total (31.6% of starts).
- Who trains Sweet Will (IRE)?
- Sweet Will (IRE) is trained by Archibald J Kingsley Jr, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 July 2026.
- Who is Sweet Will (IRE)'s sire?
- Sweet Will (IRE) is by Dragon Pulse (IRE) out of Hallie's Comet (IRE), whose sire is One Cool Cat.
- What going does Sweet Will (IRE) prefer?
- Sweet Will (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 10 starts (30%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Sweet Will (IRE)'s official rating?
- Sweet Will (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 126.
- What is Sweet Will (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Dragon Pulse (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 4,259 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.3% from 570. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5% from 363.
- Who are Sweet Will (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Hallie's Comet (IRE), Sweet Will (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Matilda Picotte (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Matilda Picotte (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Oct 2026.