William Tell (IRE)
William Tell is a gelding who has won two of 11 starts on turf, both over hurdles. He won an Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle at Cork over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground in Aug 2025 and an Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Hurdle at Thurles over 2m5f – 3m on soft ground in Nov 2025 off an official rating of 112. Typically ridden with patience, he was held up when last raced off an official rating of 120 at Galway in Sep 2026.
- 2–11Wins / Runs
- 18.2%Strike rate
- 4 (36.4%)Placed
- −0.70£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 1.26Fair A/E n=11 · 1.05 incl. margin
- 122Highest OR
- 42dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 123
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 108A | 90.5 | 2 runs · 108 / 85 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 123B | 101 | 2 runs · 123 / 101 |
| Soft | 2 | 126A | 76.5 | 2 runs · 126 / 76.5 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 101C | 79.5 | 2 runs · 79 / 70.5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 126A | 123 | 3 runs · 126 / 123 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
Of 11 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 11 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.
Run style from 11 analysed runs since Jul 2025
- Prominent 4 (36%) · 2 wins
- Mid-division 4 (36%) · 0 wins
- Held up 3 (27%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 3,942 runs since Jan 2008 (419 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −14.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 36 | 6 | 16.7% | +2.5 | — |
| Good | 1,185 | 169 | 14.3% | +0.1 | 1 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 916 | 141 | 15.4% | +1.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,237 | 166 | 13.4% | −0.8 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 532 | 74 | 13.9% | −0.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 34 | 1 | 2.9% | −11.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −14.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | −5.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 50 | 5 | 10% | −4.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,098 | 152 | 13.8% | −0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,369 | 182 | 13.3% | −0.9 | 1 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,081 | 177 | 16.4% | +2.2 | 1 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 330 | 41 | 12.4% | −1.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Henry's Friend (IRE) (7 wins).
The wins came over 2m3½f–3m2f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Henry's Friend (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry's Friend (IRE) | 21 | 7 | 2m3½f–3m2f | Grade 2 |
| Nans Gift (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.20 |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.50 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway (IRE) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wexford (IRE) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thurles | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.50 |
| Cork | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.20 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.20 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cian Quirke | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.50 |
| Peter Smithers | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.20 |
| Daniel King | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +6.30 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 6 | 2 | 33% | +4.30 |
| Chase | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Sep 26+30d | Galway (IRE) | Watch Every Irish Race Live On Racing TV Beginners Steeplechase Held up towards the back - slipped to 6th by the 5th - lost touch soon after - eased and pulled up | PU/6 | — | 11-12 | 120 | — | — | Daniel King | 16/1 |
| 08 Aug 26+11d | Wexford (IRE) | Wexford Racecourse Park Run Beginners Steeplechase Handy early - slipped back to fourth then up to second - blundered third - fifth approaching three out - unable to threaten leading pair from two out - held same rate to the line finishing fourth | 4/6 | 3½ | 11-5 | 122 | 62A | 111B | Peter Smithers | 9/2 |
| 28 Jul 26+6d | Galway (IRE) | Latin Quarter Beginners Steeplechase Settled off the pace - 8th early and into 6th before 8 out where a small error came - improved into 6th by 4 out - little advance late and an error at the last before finishing 5th | 5/10 | 9 | 11-5 | — | — | 118A | Peter Smithers | 28/1 |
| 22 Jul 26+22d | Wexford (IRE) | Wexfordraces.ie Beginners Steeplechase back in the pack early before blundering at the first and losing the rider | UR/6 | — | 11-12 | — | — | — | Daniel King | 6/4J |
| 30 Jun 26+23d | Wexford | Dunbrody Beginners Chase Held up towards the back early - lost touch through the opening stages - still adrift into the middle stages - closer to the pack by the 6th - up into 5th with 4 to jump - moved into 4th passing three out - into 3rd before the last - rallied on the run-in to snatch 2nd right on the line | 2/6 | 1¼ | 11-12 | — | 108A | 142B | Cian Quirke | 10/1 |
| 07 Jun 26+27d | Punchestown | TRM Supporting Every Stride Of The Journey Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early keeping a strong grip on the bit - up to 6th by halfway - improved into 3rd two out - shaken up to share the front turning in - lost the advantage before the last - stumbled at the final fence back in 4th - unable to find more and finished seventh | 7/13 | 1½ | 11-3 | 118 | 123B | 120A | Peter Smithers | 5/1 |
| 11 May 26+142d | Killarney | Killarney Oaks Hotel Handicap Hurdle Held up early - improved into midfield past the 7th and pressed forward into 8th - up to 4th before 4 out - dropped away before 3 out - faded out of contention before the finish | 9/12 | 1 | 11-7 | 120 | 79C | 105C | Cian Quirke | 14/1 |
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Dec 25+30d | Thurles | Horse & Jockey Hotel Rated Novice Hurdle Settled in the pack - 5th at halfway - moved into 2nd three out - driven and slipped back to 6th two out - found nothing more and finished well adrift | 6/9 | 39 | 12-0 | 120 | 27C | 116C | Cian Quirke | 4/1 |
| 20 Nov 25+108d | Thurles | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Hurdle Sat behind pace early - moved into contention approaching final stages and went clear 2 out - driven out to assert and score | 1/8 | 11-10 | 112 | 126A | 134A | Cian Quirke | 15/2 | |
| 04 Aug 25+24d | Cork | Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle Tracked the pace early - second at halfway before slipping back to third with three left - moved through to hit the front approaching the final obstacle - challenged hard at the last - driven out to assert on the run to the line | 1/14 | 11-8 | — | 80B | 116A | Peter Smithers | 4/5F | |
| 11 Jul 25 | Cork | Buy Tickets On www.corkracecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle Sat behind front-runner early - slipped to 4th and then 5th - found more after 4 out to move into 2nd approaching straight - couldn't threaten up front and hit last awkwardly - held on for second without gaining further | 2/18 | 5½ | 11-12 | — | 101C | 125A | Cian Quirke | 28/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has William Tell won?
- William Tell (IRE) won 2 of 11 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 4 times in total (36.4% of starts).
- Who trains William Tell?
- William Tell (IRE) is trained by David Harry Kelly, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 September 2026.
- Who is William Tell's sire?
- William Tell (IRE) is by Malinas (GER) out of Easter Bonnie (IRE), whose sire is Milan.
- What going does William Tell prefer?
- William Tell (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is William Tell's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 120, from the run on 7 September 2026. The highest on record is 122.
- What is William Tell's sire's record?
- Malinas (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 3,942 runs since Jan 2008 (419 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are William Tell's siblings?
- Out of Easter Bonnie (IRE), William Tell (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Henry's Friend (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Henry's Friend (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3½f–3m2f. As at Oct 2026.