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Sweet William

Horse Form Profile

Age: 7 years

Owner: Normandie Stud Ltd

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2nd

1

(4)

28th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 50y

Class 1

18:12 Sandown

Sweet William

9st 9lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: John & Thady Gosden

Won this in 2024 and has added three more Group-race wins, the latest on reappearance in this month's Sagaro Stakes at Ascot (2m, good to firm) where he was clear with subsequent Group 1 winner Caballo De Mar; leading claims despite 5lb penalty.

Evs

1st

2

(9)

1st May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 7f 209y

Class 1

14:35 Ascot

Sweet William

9st 9lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: John & Thady Gosden

Headgear and Rab Havlin all starts; not straightforward but he nearly always gives his running, including at this track; he did not have the top stayers to worry about last September when winning his second Doncaster Cup and the same seems to apply today, so he's a leading player.

2/1

2

(4)

18th Oct 2025

Good

1m 7f 209y

Class 1

12:55 Ascot

Sweet William

9st 9lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: John & Thady Gosden

Headgear and Rab Havlin all starts; not straightforward but he nearly always gives his running and was third and second in the last two runnings of this race; he did not have the top stayers to worry about last month when winning his second Doncaster Cup and while he had the edge over third-placed Trawlerman in this 12 months ago, he's found that rival too tough to crack in their two clashes this season.

5/1

5

(5)

12th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

2m 1f 197y

Class 1

15:00 Doncaster

Sweet William

9st 7lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: John & Thady Gosden

Headgear and Rab Havlin all starts; not straightforward but he nearly always gives his running and won this race last year (good to soft; acts on any) with significantly greater authority than the 1l margin suggests, having been second in it the year before; not quite at his best when half a length in front of Sunway at Goodwood; he does not have the top stayers to worry about today and looks set for a big run in his Doncaster Cup defence.

11/8

2nd

5

(1)

22nd Aug 2025

Good To Firm

2m 0f 56y

Class 1

14:25 York

Sweet William

9st 5lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: John & Thady Gosden

Headgear and Rab Havlin all starts; not straightforward but he took well to the visor last season and nearly always gives his running; one exception was behind Trawlerman in this year's Gold Cup at Royal Ascot, in which he was ridden much closer to the pace than usual; reverted to more patient tactics when third in the Goodwood Cup and has been bang there on both his visits to York; the same looks likely today.

6/1