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Optima RacingHorses › Sweet William (IRE)

Sweet William (IRE)

7yo b g · Form & record 2022-09-12 to 2026-06-18 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by John & Thady Gosden.
Pedigree Sea The Stars (IRE) × Gale Force (GB) (by Shirocco)
OwnerNormandie Stud Ltd
BreederNormandie Stud Ltd
Ratings Official 117 · best RPR 120 · best TS 121
23
Runs
6
Wins
26.1%
Strike rate
95.7%
Place rate
0.91
Actual / Expected
-34.9%
Level-stake ROI

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Full form — last 23 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2026-06-18 21d Ascot 20f Firm 1 3/11 9 Robert Havlin v 130 117 111 90 11/1
Group 1 Flat Turf Gold Cup Mounted in chute - midfield - niggled along and lost position and over 3f out - headway over 2f out - went third inside final furlong - no match for first two(op 10/1)
2026-05-28 27d Sandown 16f Good 1 2/7 0.3 Robert Havlin v 135 117 118 53 8/13F
Group 3 Flat Turf Star Sports Henry II Stakes Towards rear early - soon in touch with leaders - headway and went second over 1f out - kept on well final 110yds(tchd 4/7 and tchd 4/6)
2026-05-01 195d Ascot 16f Firm 1 1/8 0 Robert Havlin v 135 117 119 110 4/5
Group 3 Flat Turf Longines Sagaro Stakes (A Gold Cup Trial) Slowly into stride - soon midfield - headway halfway - pushed along and went second over 2f out - led narrowly and ridden 1f out - kept on and just did enough(op 4/5 tchd 10/11)
2025-10-18 36d Ascot 16f Good 1 2/5 1.5 Robert Havlin v 135 115 120 121 5/2
Group 1 Flat Turf Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup Raced in last - steady headway over 3f out - went second over 2f out - kept on well(op 11/4 tchd 9/4)
2025-09-12 21d Doncaster 18f Soft 1 1/8 0 Robert Havlin v 133 115 117 106 10/11
Group 2 Flat Turf Betfred Howard Wright Doncaster Cup Stakes Slowly into stride then hampered start - in rear - steady headway from over 4f out - led 2f out - soon clear - kept on well(op 5/6 tchd 8/11)
2025-08-22 24d York 16.5f Firm 1 2/6 1.25 Robert Havlin v 131 115 116 86 3/1
Group 2 Flat Turf Weatherbys Lonsdale Cup Stakes Travelled strongly - disputing third - headway and challenging from 2f out - no extra inside final furlong
2025-07-29 40d Goodwood 16f Good 1 3/8 2.5 Robert Havlin v 138 116 114 92 4/1
Group 1 Flat Turf Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup Stakes Slowly into stride - in rear - headway over 5f out - went third over 1f out - stayed on inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 9/2)
2025-06-19 34d Ascot 20f Firm 1 4/8 4.75 Robert Havlin v 130 116 104 94 7/1
Group 1 Flat Turf Gold Cup Raced in second - lost position over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 8/1)
2025-05-16 209d York 14f Firm 1 3/5 0.75 Robert Havlin v 132 117 114 37 10/3
Group 2 Flat Turf Boodles Yorkshire Cup Stakes Dwelt start - in touch with leaders - switched right and towards near side over 3f out - edged left and ridden 2f out - challenging inside final furlong - no extra inside final 110yds(op 7/2)
2024-10-19 36d Ascot 15.5f Soft 1 2/9 2.25 Robert Havlin v 135 115 118 113 8/1
Group 2 Flat Turf Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup (British Champions Series) Dwelt start - in touch with leaders - prominent on outer after 3f - went second and pressed leader 2f out - no extra final 110yds(tchd 15/2)
2024-09-13 45d Doncaster 18f Soft 1 1/6 0 Robert Havlin v 133 113 116 102 7/4F
Group 2 Flat Turf Betfred Howard Wright Doncaster Cup Stakes (British Champions Series) Slowly into stride - in touch with leaders - niggled along briefly 5f out - pressed leaders going easily 3f out - led over 2f out - soon hung left against far rail but clear - idled towards finish - comfortably(op 15/8)
2024-07-30 40d Goodwood 16f Good 1 2/6 4 Robert Havlin v 138 113 118 115 11/2
Group 1 Flat Turf Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup Stakes (British Champions Series) Slowly into stride - soon raced in fourth - ran in snatches - bit short of room and towards rear after 3f - headway from 3f out - went second over 1f out - no match for winner(tchd 6/1)
2024-06-20 50d Ascot 20f Firm 1 3/9 5 Robert Havlin v 130 109 115 95 9/1
Group 1 Flat Turf Gold Cup (British Champions Series) Dwelt start - held up in rear - headway from 2f out - went third inside final furlong - kept on but no match for first two(op 10/1)
2024-05-01 193d Ascot 16f Soft 1 3/5 1.25 Robert Havlin b 130 108 112 83 2/1F
Group 3 Flat Turf Longines Sagaro Stakes (A Gold Cup Trial) Held up in rear - headway over 2f out - disputed lead over 1f out - lost position inside final 110yds - soon no extra and lost second(tchd 9/4)
2023-10-21 36d Ascot 15.5f Soft 1 3/8 13 Robert Havlin b 135 108 104 94 17/2
Group 2 Flat Turf Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup (British Champions Series) Dwelt start - in rear - headway over 3f out - weakened from over 1f out - went modest third inside final furlong(op 8/1)
2023-09-15 20d Doncaster 18f Soft 1 2/5 Robert Havlin b 133 103 113 55 3/1
Betfred Doncaster Cup Stakes (British Champions Series)
2023-08-26 21d York 14f Firm 2 2/22 Robert Havlin b 128 99 109 87 5/2
Sky Bet Ebor Handicap (Heritage Handicap)
2023-08-05 14d Goodwood 14f Heavy 2 1/11 Robert Havlin b 132 95 108 89 9/4
Coral Summer Handicap
2023-07-22 15d Newbury 16.5f Good 2 1/13 Robert Havlin b 128 88 101 65 5/2
Mettal UK Handicap
2023-07-07 92d Doncaster 12f Firm 2 1/5 Robert Havlin b 142 85 92 82 8/11
Jamie Downey Takepayments Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
2023-04-06 188d Southwell (AW) 11f Standard 5 2/7 Robert Havlin p 142 87 40 11/4
SCU Selects Expert Tips By BetUK Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
2022-09-30 18d Ascot 12f Good 3 2/7 Robert Havlin p 130 87 51 11/8
Peroni Nastro Azzurro Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
2022-09-12 DEB Kempton (AW) 12f Standard 4 2/12 Robert Havlin p 130 85 58 6/1
Unibet Support Safe Gambling Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.
Time since last runRunsWinsSR
Quick (under 2wk)11100.0%
Normal (2-4wk)8225.0%
Freshened (1-2m)8112.5%
Layoff (2-6m)11100.0%
Long break (6m+)4125.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 116318.8%
Class 24375.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Middle (10-12f)4125.0%
Staying (13f+)19526.3%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Firm8225.0%
Soft6233.3%
Good6116.7%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Ascot9111.1%
Doncaster4375.0%
Goodwood3133.3%
York300.0%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2022-09-12–2026-06-18. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.