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Horse profile

William Yeats (GB)

5yo gelding · Trainer Sam England · Owner Sprayclad Uk Ne Ls Bloodstock
by Yeats (IRE) out of Dusky Legend (GB) (Midnight Legend)
9 runs · 4 courses · from Oct 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Sedgefield Beaten favourite LTO Last run 7 Oct 2026 · 2nd of 7 Last raced off OR 106
KTB Profile

William Yeats is a gelding who has won two of nine starts on turf, both at Class 5 level over 2m1f – 2m4f. He won the MW Civils & Groundworks Handicap Hurdle at Sedgefield on good ground in Aug 2026 off an official rating of 93 and an open maiden NH Flat race at the same track on soft ground in Nov 2025. His last run, at Sedgefield in Oct 2026, was his first off a career-high mark of 106 when he finished second of seven as the beaten favourite. He usually races held up.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since Oct 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 5

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 134 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Sedgefield, 14 Sep 2026

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 9 figures · best 134B · median 119
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good5134B1244 runs · 134 / 127
Soft2133C1262 runs · 133 / 126
Good to Soft296A88.52 runs · 96 / 88.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6134B1155 runs · 134 / 119
1m5f – 2m2133C1072 runs · 133 / 107
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 15 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 132A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sedgefield, 14 Sep 2026 Official rating 106 at the last run, 7 Oct 2026

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 →

Jumps 9 figures · best 132A · median 110
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good5132A1184 runs · 132 / 122.5
Soft2119B111.52 runs · 119 / 111.5
Good to Soft2107A1062 runs · 107 / 106
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6132A1145 runs · 132 / 118
1m5f – 2m2105A104.52 runs · 105 / 104.5
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 15 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 9 analysed runs since Oct 2025

  • Prominent 3 (33%) · 1 win
  • Led 2 (22%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 2 (22%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 2 (22%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Yeats (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,817 runs since Jan 2008 (705 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 203. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.3% from 818.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm500%−11.9—
Good to Firm2222812.6%+0.7—
Good3,43547613.9%+21 from 5
Good to Soft1,95821210.8%−1.10 from 2
Soft2,83930510.7%−1.21 from 2
Heavy1,15513611.8%−0.1—
Standard (AW)203146.9%−5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f2813.6%−8.3—
1m – 1m1f8667%−4.9—
1m2f – 1m4f263269.9%−2—
1m5f – 2m2,43427411.3%−0.60 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f3,28535210.7%−1.22 from 6
2m5f – 3m2,90338713.3%+1.40 from 1
Over 3m81812515.3%+3.4—

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

Dam
Dusky Legend (GB) (Midnight Legend)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 1 20% −2.75
Soft 2 1 50% +1.25
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 2 40% +0.50
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sedgefield 6 2 33% −0.50
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 2 33% −0.50
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Nathan Moscrop 4 1 25% −0.75
Jonathan England 3 1 33% −0.75
Theo Gillard 2 0 0% −2.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 1 20% −1.75
Tongue tie 4 1 25% −1.75

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 5 1 20% −2.75
2025 4 1 25% −0.75

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 1 14% −4.75
NH Flat 2 1 50% +1.25

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 5 runs
07 Oct 26+23d Sedgefield Roxyfet Sports Lounge For Private Hire Handicap Hurdle Race (Go North Cab On Target Series Qualifier) Class 4 · 21f · Good · 7 ran Made the running but continually challenged - responded to pressure after 2 out - drifted right over 110yds out then overhauled - failed to find more and finished 2nd 2/7 1½ 11-10 106124B127A Jonathan England 6/5F
14 Sep 26+17d Sedgefield Paxtons No1 Caseih Dealer Handicap Hurdle Race Class 5 · 20f · Good · 10 ran Handy early - shadowing pace by 7th - edged in front 3 out - travelling well 2 out - driven and locked with rival to final stages - held on run-in but overtaken close home to finish 2nd beaten a length 2/10 1 11-13 99134B132A Jonathan England 6/5F
28 Aug 26+140d Sedgefield MW Civils & Groundworks Handicap Hurdle Race Class 5 · 20f · Good · 9 ran Settled behind pace early - moved in front after 6th - lost front spot 3 out - rallied strongly to retake command 2 out - driven when challenged near last and held on to prevail 1/9 11-11 93130A118A Jonathan England 5/4F
10 Apr 26+78d Sedgefield Best Odds Guaranteed At bet365 Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 17f · Good · 5 ran Held mid-pack early - lost touch approaching 3 out then pushed along to move into third by 2 out - stayed on well up the straight but never able to trouble the front two 3/5 11 11-10 96111C110B Theo Gillard 11/4
22 Jan 26+24d Wetherby Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Saves Lives EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 12 ran Held up towards the back - improved into the middle pack after the 4th - up with the front group past the 6th - under pressure and held no hope from 3 out - into third before the last and stayed on to finish 3/12 21 11-2 —133C104C Theo Gillard 50/1
2025 · 4 runs
29 Dec 25+13d Kelso Save 50% On Racing TV Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Held up at the back - urged into effort after 3 out - found little from there - eventually well held in 6th 6/10 1¾ 11-4 —81A105A Nathan Moscrop 15/2
16 Dec 25+22d Catterick John Smiths Catterick - Raise A Pint Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Handy early - stumbled 4th - pressed and dropped back 2 out - weakened through closing stages to finish 5th 5/9 6 11-0 —96A107A Nathan Moscrop 5/2
24 Nov 25+36d Sedgefield Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Saves Lives Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 17f · Soft · 5 ran Set the pace from the off - opened up a big advantage and pushed along two furlongs out - stayed strong late to hold on inside the final furlong 1/5 11-2 —119C119B Nathan Moscrop 9/4
19 Oct 25 Sedgefield Paxtons No1 For CaseIH Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 17f · Good · 5 ran Settled in midfield - improved into contention approaching halfway - moved up to second with 3f left and driven in touch with the front-runner - held a winning opportunity a furlong out but couldn't find more inside the last and finished second 2/5 4¼ 11-1 —89C110B Nathan Moscrop 5/2

Quick answers

How many races has William Yeats won?
William Yeats (GB) won 2 of 9 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 6 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trains William Yeats?
William Yeats (GB) is trained by Sam England, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 October 2026.
Who is William Yeats's sire?
William Yeats (GB) is by Yeats (IRE) out of Dusky Legend (GB), whose sire is Midnight Legend.
What going does William Yeats prefer?
William Yeats (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is William Yeats's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 7 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is William Yeats's sire's record?
Yeats (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,817 runs since Jan 2008 (705 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 203. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.3% from 818.

Record shown from October 2025. 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.