Will Do

The numbers show a horse with a clear profile. With jockey Jack Kennedy—who has ridden him to two wins from ten races together—he wins roughly one in every five times they race as a pair, which is significantly better than his overall ten percent win rate. Elliott sees him as a horse that thrives over longer distances on ground that is anything from normal to fast and firm conditions. The trainer has spoken about targeting races like the Troytown at Navan for him, races that reward galloping and staying power. Will Do's weakness is his jumping technique—Elliott himself has noted he could sharpen up how he gets over his fences—but his strength is his engine and his willingness to keep running when others tire.

Right now, though, he is in a lean spell. His last six races have brought only two placings and no wins, a drought that stretches back thirty-five months. Racing actively at his age means Elliott and his team at Longwood clearly believe he still has something left to offer. Whether he can find the winner's enclosure again remains to be seen, but for a horse that loves to gallop and stay, the right race and the right conditions could still have him in the mix.