Horse profile
Will Be King (IRE)
by Charm Spirit (IRE) out of Dame Lucy (IRE) (Refuse To Bend)
44 runs · 16 courses · from Jul 2018
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Roscommon & Dundalk (AW)
Ran 4 days ago · 14th of 14
Last raced off OR 49
KTB Profile
Will Be King is a gelding with three wins from 44 starts, two of them at Dundalk on the all-weather and one at Roscommon. All wins came between Dec 2019 and Jun 2020 over 1m to 1m4f on standard or good to firm going. He has raced 22 times at Dundalk for those two wins. His last run, at Dundalk in Oct 2026, saw him finish 14 of 14 off an official rating of 49.
Based on 44 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 30lb off peak
- 3–44Wins / Runs
- 6.8%Strike rate
- 10 (22.7%)Placed
- −23.75£1 level staken=44 at SP
- 0.86Fair A/E n=44 · 0.67 incl. margin
- 79Highest OR
- 70dAvg 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 rating49↓ 30lb off peak
49
44–79
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 101
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 24 | 111B | 86.5 | 4 · 101 / 74 |
| Good | 9 | 103C | 73 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 7 | 91C | 59 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 104A | 90.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 19 | 103C | 70 | 3 · 69 / 62 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 18 | 111B | 93 | 2 · 101 / 90 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 104A | 86 | — |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 44 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 43 figures from 44 runs · as at 21 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 from 4 analysed runs
- Prominent 3 (75%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 3,807 runs since Jan 2008 (339 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 15% from 448. Weakest on heavy going: 3.7% from 134. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13% from 445.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 16 | 1 | 6.3% | −3.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 448 | 67 | 15% | +5.6 | 1 from 2 |
| Good | 653 | 52 | 8% | −1.4 | 0 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 434 | 40 | 9.2% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 500 | 32 | 6.4% | −3 | 0 from 7 |
| Heavy | 134 | 5 | 3.7% | −5.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,622 | 160 | 9.9% | +0.5 | 2 from 25 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 445 | 58 | 13% | +3.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,517 | 133 | 8.8% | −0.6 | 0 from 20 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,118 | 100 | 8.9% | −0.5 | 1 from 18 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 520 | 51 | 9.8% | +0.4 | 2 from 5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 151 | 11 | 7.3% | −2.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 55 | 4 | 7.3% | −2.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.4 | — |
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
Dame Lucy (IRE) (Refuse To Bend)
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Appier (IRE) (11 wins).
The wins came over 1m2f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Appier (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appier (IRE) | 54 | 11 | 1m2f–2m½f | Class 4 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 25 | 2 | 8% | −19.75 |
| Good | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 22 | 2 | 9% | −16.75 |
| Galway | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Naas | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +14.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 20 | 0 | 0% | −20.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 18 | 1 | 6% | −15.25 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 2 | 40% | +12.50 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Foley | 6 | 1 | 17% | +9.00 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.25 |
| Chris Hayes | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tom Madden | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Donagh O'Connor | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cillian McConnell | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Siobhan Rutledge | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Colin Keane | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ross Coakley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Shane Crosse | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.50 |
| Jack Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke Morris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Maxwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gary Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| W J Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dean Curran | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mikey Sheehy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nathan Crosse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 22 | 1 | 5% | −19.25 |
| Tongue tie | 16 | 2 | 13% | +1.50 |
| HT | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2020 | 12 | 2 | 17% | +5.50 |
| 2019 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −7.25 |
| 2018 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 26+83d | Dundalk (AW) (IRE) | Celebrate Your Special Occasion At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (Div II) | 14/14 | 1¾ | 9-6 | 49 | 62B | 47A | Siobhan Rutledge | 100/1 |
| 25 Jul 26+19d | Gowran Park (IRE) | O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Handicap (Div I) Raced close up - asked for effort in 4th 2f out - faded | 10/14 | ¾ | 9-0 | 44 | 58C | 46A | Siobhan Rutledge | 40/1 |
| 06 Jul 26+87d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Call 01902 390016 To Name A Race Handicap Up with the pace early - driven approaching the final furlong - faded close home | 5/13 | ¾ | 9-3 | 49 | 79B | 65A | Jack Callan | 8/1 |
| 10 Apr 26+25d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (0-60) Sat close to pace early - pressed for effort into the straight - dropped away late to finish 12th | 12/12 | 2¾ | 9-5 | 49 | 69C | 39C | Donagh O'Connor | 12/1 |
| 16 Mar 26+922d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Classified Stakes Went straight to front - lost that spot after a furlong but stayed handy - urged forward with 2f remaining - rallied strongly to draw level entering the last furlong - kept battling but couldn't find more close home | 2/12 | 1 | 9-9 | 44 | 101A | 78A | Luke Morris | 18/1 |
| 06 Sep 23+39d | Cork | Racing Again September 26th Handicap (47-65) | 6/25 | nk | 8-12 | 47 | 103C | 71A | Conor Maxwell | 80/1 |
| 29 Jul 23+281d | Gowran Park | Lyrath Estate Hotel & MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre Ladies Day 2023 Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 15/16 | 1 | 9-2 | 51 | 67C | 43A | Donagh O'Connor | 80/1 |
| 21 Oct 22+28d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Pick Your Places Apprentice Handicap (47-70) | 12/14 | hd | 9-2 | 60 | 60B | 57A | Cillian McConnell | 22/1 |
| 23 Sep 22+17d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Pick Your Places Apprentice Handicap (47-75) | 10/14 | ½ | 9-2 | 64 | 82B | 58A | Cillian McConnell | 80/1 |
| 06 Sep 22+66d | Galway | James P. Cunningham Electrical Handicap (50-75) | 17/17 | 9 | 9-1 | 60 | 59C | 49C | Gary Carroll | 50/1 |
| 02 Jul 22+36d | Naas | Lacey's Plumbing And Heating Supplies Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 13/16 | 1 | 9-10 | 63 | 52C | 48C | Cillian McConnell | 100/1 |
| 27 May 22+289d | Fairyhouse | Book Tickets Online At fairyhouse.ie Handicap (47-65) | 16/18 | 2½ | 10-2 | 65 | 60C | 48A | Donagh O'Connor | 18/1 |
| 11 Aug 21+16d | Gowran Park | Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Claiming Race | 3/13 | ½ | 9-10 | 68 | 82C | 86A | Shane Foley | 25/1 |
| 26 Jul 21+18d | Galway | Galwaybayhotel.com & Galmont.com Handicap (50-80) | 11/15 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 71 | 57C | 63A | Colin Keane | 18/1 |
| 08 Jul 21+167d | Leopardstown | Ballsbridge Handicap (50-80) | 8/16 | 2¾ | 9-9 | 73 | 100C | 78A | W J Lee | 33/1 |
| 22 Jan 21+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Hotel Dundalk Handicap | 7/14 | ½ | 9-4 | 75 | 99B | 77A | Shane Foley | 12/1 |
| 08 Jan 21+23d | Dundalk (AW) | Join Us On Instagram At dundalk_stadium Claiming Race | 4/13 | 1½ | 9-13 | 75 | 76B | 85A | Ross Coakley | 11/1 |
| 16 Dec 20+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Hotel Dundalk Apprentice Rated Race | 7/14 | 1½ | 9-2 | 75 | 99B | 71A | Dean Curran | 10/1 |
| 02 Dec 20+35d | Dundalk (AW) | Join Us On Instagram At dundalk_stadium Handicap (Div 1) | 5/13 | shd | 9-9 | 75 | 109B | 87A | Ross Coakley | 12/1 |
| 28 Oct 20+55d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium Claiming Race | 3/12 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 72 | 95A | 85A | Shane Foley | 10/1 |
| 03 Sep 20+38d | Punchestown | More Than A One Horse Town Handicap (50-75) | 10/14 | 3 | 10-2 | 75 | 91C | 68A | Shane Foley | 22/1 |
| 27 Jul 20+29d | Galway | Galmont.com & Galwaybayhotel.com Handicap (50-80) (Div 1) | 12/13 | 3¼ | 9-11 | 75 | 71C | 62A | Shane Foley | 20/1 |
| 28 Jun 20+13d | Curragh | Equine Medirecord Handicap | 11/18 | 2 | 9-1 | 75 | 45C | 69A | Chris Hayes | 11/1 |
| 15 Jun 20+94d | Roscommon | Ivan Connaughton Auctioneers - No Sale No Fee Handicap (45-70) (Div 2) | 1/10 | 9-12 | 66 | 104A | 90A | Shane Foley | 14/1 | |
| 13 Mar 20+14d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Claiming Race | 1/11 | 9-11 | 69 | 87A | 86A | Shane Crosse | 6/4F | |
| 28 Feb 20+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Dundalk Race & Stay Handicap | 8/14 | 3½ | 9-5 | 70 | 86B | 64A | Mikey Sheehy | 14/1 |
| 07 Feb 20+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalkstadium.com Apprentice Handicap | 7/14 | ½ | 9-11 | 71 | 93B | 79A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 5/1 |
| 17 Jan 20+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Handicap | 9/14 | hd | 9-0 | 71 | 98B | 67A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 7/2F |
| 03 Jan 20+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Fundraise At Dundalk Stadium Rated Race | 2/14 | 1¾ | 8-7 | 70 | 89B | 80A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 5/1F |
| 20 Dec 19+2d | Dundalk (AW) | Betvictor Bet 5 Get 30 Offer Handicap | 9/13 | ¾ | 9-7 | 70 | 80B | 66A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 3/1F |
| 18 Dec 19+15d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Apprentice Rated Race | 4/14 | hd | 8-10 | 70 | 106B | 79A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 4/1 |
| 03 Dec 19+4d | Dundalk (AW) | Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Handicap (45-70) | 1/14 | 9-0 | 63 | 111B | 83A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 7/4F | |
| 29 Nov 19+90d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) | 6/14 | ¾ | 9-7 | 63 | 89B | 75A | Shane Crosse | 10/3 |
| 31 Aug 19+86d | Down Royal | Weatherbys General Studbook Handicap (50-70) | 12/12 | 37 | 8-8 | 62 | 1C | 43C | Nathan Crosse | 25/1 |
| 06 Jun 19+23d | Leopardstown | Leopardstown Members Handicap (45-70) | 15/16 | 1¾ | 9-6 | 67 | 70C | 50A | Tom Madden | 16/1 |
| 14 May 19+27d | Killarney | Celtic Steps Handicap | 10/13 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 69 | 73C | 57A | Chris Hayes | 25/1 |
| 17 Apr 19+47d | Dundalk (AW) | Hen & Stag Packages At Dundalk Stadium Handicap | 6/10 | ½ | 9-7 | 75 | 71A | 70A | Tom Madden | 6/1 |
| 01 Mar 19+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Lengthen The Odds With BetVictor Maiden | 3/13 | 2½ | 9-2 | 76 | — | 72A | Tom Madden | 12/1 |
| 15 Feb 19+117d | Dundalk (AW) | Coral Free Bets For Lengths Maiden | 8/14 | 1¾ | 9-2 | 78 | 79B | 63A | Tom Madden | 9/1 |
| 21 Oct 18+9d | Naas | Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Race Final (Plus 10) | 16/16 | 9 | 9-1 | 79 | 26C | 52C | Declan McDonogh | 16/1 |
| 12 Oct 18+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Median Auction Maiden (Plus 10) | 4/12 | 1 | 9-5 | 79 | 82A | 81A | Colin Keane | 9/2 |
| 28 Sep 18+30d | Dundalk (AW) | Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Maiden (Plus 10) | 2/12 | ¾ | 9-3 | — | 82A | 86A | Chris Hayes | 6/1 |
| 29 Aug 18+35d | Bellewstown | Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Maiden (Plus 10) | 3/16 | 2 | 9-3 | — | 79C | 85A | Chris Hayes | 11/2 |
| 25 Jul 18 | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Maiden | 4/10 | 1 | 9-5 | — | 77A | 75A | Chris Hayes | 5/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Will Be King (IRE) won?
- Will Be King (IRE) won 3 of 44 archived starts between 2018 and 2026, a strike rate of 6.8%. Placed 10 times in total (22.7% of starts).
- Who trains Will Be King (IRE)?
- Will Be King (IRE) is trained by John McConnell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 October 2026.
- Who is Will Be King (IRE)'s sire?
- Will Be King (IRE) is by Charm Spirit (IRE) out of Dame Lucy (IRE), whose sire is Refuse To Bend.
- What going does Will Be King (IRE) prefer?
- Will Be King (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 25 starts (8%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Will Be King (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 49, from the run on 16 October 2026. The highest on record is 79.
- What is Will Be King (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Charm Spirit (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 3,807 runs since Jan 2008 (339 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15% from 448. Weakest on heavy going: 3.7% from 134. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13% from 445.
- Who are Will Be King (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Dame Lucy (IRE), Will Be King (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Appier (IRE) (11). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Appier (IRE)). The wins came over 1m2f–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.