William Tell

His last win came at Thurles back in November 2025, now nearly ten months in the past. Since then, nothing. His last six races tell the story: a fourth place, a fifth, two absences, a second place, and another absence before his most recent outing just a day ago. That second-place finish hints he can still threaten to win, but the ten-month gap since his last victory is a long drought. For a horse this age, consistency matters, and William Tell has lacked it of late.

He was trained to his first win at Cork in August 2025 by David Harry Kelly, who runs a solid operation at Rathvin in County Tipperary. Kelly's yard has sent out 13 winners this season, so there is competence in the setup. The question hanging over William Tell is whether he will rediscover his form. A seven-year-old can certainly still win races, but the trend here is not encouraging. He remains active and racing—he was out just yesterday—which suggests the team still believes he has something left to offer. Whether he proves them right will depend on whether that second-place finish was a sign of improvement or simply a false dawn.