Horse Details

Forever William (GB)

20 Runs 3 Wins (15.0%) 9 Places (45.0%)
Trainer: Alan King
6 years old
Sire: Sea The Moon (GER)
Dam: Archina (IRE)
Damsire: Arch
Past Runs (20 Total)
Date/Time Course Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
18/11/24
13:00 		Exeter 2m3f Fergus Gillard Dan Skelton 3rd 5:2.22 16 119 11-4 4/1
Didn't always jump with fluency - never going well - led - headed when not fluent 2nd - reminders when lost second after 7th - struggling from 9th - weakened before 4 out - tailed off(op 9/4)
04/11/24
15:05 		Plumpton 2m4½f Miss Heidi Palin Dan Skelton 99 - - 119 10-0 100/30
Always behind - mistake 5 out - pulled up after 3 out(op 11/4)
12/10/24
15:20 		Chepstow 2m3½f Miss Heidi Palin Dan Skelton 11 4:55.76 4.5 120 10-3 33/1
Midfield - struggling 6th - weakened after 3 out
20/09/24
16:55 		Newton Abbot 2m5½f Miss Heidi Palin Dan Skelton 3rd - - 121 11-1 25/1
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway after 2nd - led before 3rd - headed after 3 out - lost second before 2 out - kept on(op 20/1 t)
18/06/24
15:55 		Stratford 2m½f Tristan Durrell Dan Skelton 7 4:4.41 41 122 11-10 12/1
Always behind - tailed off(op 16/1)
04/05/24
17:10 		Uttoxeter 2m4f Tom Cannon Alan King 7 5:19.87 6 123 11-0 22/1
Prominent - outpaced and lost position before 3 out - soon dropped to rear and weakened(op 18/1)
30/11/23
14:00 		Taunton 2m3f Tom Cannon Alan King 6 4:51.20 29 124 11-12 4/1
Led - not fluent 2nd - headed 4th - pressed winner when not fluent 5th - led again before 6th - headed on turn after 3 out - weakened before 2 out - tailed off - finished lame (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet said gelding finished lame right fore)(op 9/2 tchd 7/2)
06/11/23
14:37 		Plumpton 2m4½f Tom Cannon Alan King 1st 5:2.29 Won 121 10-13 14/1
In touch with leaders - not fluent 5th - headway before halfway - led 5 out - ridden after 4 out - faced challenge run-in - kept on well - gamely
27/03/23
14:00 		Wincanton 2m4f Tom Cannon Alan King 99 - - 122 11-4 7/2
In touch with leaders - mistake and dropped to rear 6th - struggling when not fluent 4 out - pulled up after 3 out (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than a report from jockey that gelding made a mistake at the second hurdle in the back straight on the final circuit;vet said post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(tchd 4/1)
18/02/23
16:17 		Wincanton 2m5½f Tom Bellamy Alan King 2nd 5:14.20 5.5 123 11-5 6/1
Prominent - shaken up after 8th - ridden and went second before 2 out - outpaced after 2 out - not fluent last - no match for winner(op 7/1 tchd 11/2)
09/01/23
15:00 		Taunton 2m3f Tom Cannon Alan King 1st 4:55.70 Won 121 11-2 11/2
Prominent - lost ground before 5th - shaken up with one circuit to go - headway and pressed leader 7th - pushed along before 3 out - disputed lead 2 out - mistake last - ridden when led narrowly run-in - soon faced sustained challenge - kept on and all out
12/11/22
15:30 		Cheltenham 2m5f Tom Cannon Alan King 5 5:10.90 1.25 122 11-1 12/1
Prominent in chasing group - mistake 3rd - hit 4th - ridden 5th - lost third and weakened over 1f out(op 20/1)
26/10/22
15:45 		Chepstow 2m Tom Cannon Alan King 2nd 4:6.89 13 124 11-10 9/2
Midfield - pushed along and dropped to rear after 4 out - rallied 3 out - soon disputing second - ridden after 2 out - kept on but no match for winner
18/04/22
13:35 		Fakenham 2m4f Brian Hughes Alan King 2nd 5:3.32 .5 124 11-5 4/7F
Didn't jump well - chased winner - soon pushed along - reminder after 5th - reminder after 8th - ridden and mistake 2 out - pressed leader and mistake last - always held - never going well - lost shoe (vet reported gelding lost his right fore shoe)(tchd 8/13)
15/03/22
16:50 		Cheltenham 2m½f Tom Cannon Alan King 16 4:4.37 .5 125 10-11 20/1
Soon prominent - bumped 2nd - lost position but in touch with leaders and pushed along after 5th - hampered 3 out - soon ridden - weakened after 2 out(op 25/1 tchd 28/1)
29/01/22
12:45 		Cheltenham 2m1f Tom Cannon Alan King 3rd 4:9.64 0.2 125 11-0 12/1
Took keen hold - midfield - not fluent and pushed along 5 out - ridden and outpaced in rear before 3 out - headway and chased leaders when hit 2 out - briefly led after 2 out - no chance with winner from last - kept on but lost second inside final 110yds(op 14/1 tchd 10/1)
27/12/21
13:40 		Chepstow 2m Tom Bellamy Alan King 3rd 4:8.68 .75 – 11-0 20/1
Led - headed and chased leader 1st - lost ground 2 out (usual 3 out) - 4 lengths third last (usual 2 out) - ridden and no extra run-in(tchd 22/1)
15/12/21
12:20 		Newbury 2m½f Tom Cannon Alan King 1st 4:4.60 Won – 10-12 6/1
In touch with leaders - went third 4 out - pushed along before 3 out - soon close up - led before 2 out - 1 length ahead last - ridden and kept on strongly run-in(op 7/1)
08/07/21
20:20 		Newbury 1m5½f Cieren Fallon Alan King 2nd 2:57.35 1 67 8-12 7/2F
Towards rear - pushed along 5f out - ridden and headway towards far side from 3f out - went second under 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - always held(op 4/1)
11/06/21
16:30 		Sandown 1m6f William Buick Alan King 3rd 3:14.90 2.5 67 9-4 7/2
In rear - niggled along 4f out - pushed along 3f out - reminder and edged right 2f out - ridden and headway over 1f out - kept on well inside final furlong - went third inside final 110yds(op 3/1 tchd 4/1)