Sword Of Wessex (2022) Horse
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Sword Of Wessex is a 4yo bay horse trained by James Owen in Newmarket. He is by the stallion Wootton Bassett out of the dam Beluga. The colt has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in 10 starts. In his most recent outing at Lingfield on 22 February 2026, ridden by Luke Morris, he finished fifth behind the winner Charlie's Choice.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Lingfield 22-Feb-26 2615m SYNTHETIC R3 CL5 Hcp $257 (of $8,264) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:53.900, SP: 6.00 1st Charlie's Choice ( T Langley 138 , Cd 133 ) 2nd Hebridean Nomad ( J Watson 130 ) 0.20L 3rd Market House ( J Gilligan 134 ) 0.95L 5th Sword Of Wessex ( L Morris 134 ) 1.75L See full results | L Morris 60.8kg 1.75L | 5 (12) |
| Newcastle 20-Jan-26 2050m SYNTHETIC R1 CL5 Hcp (of $6,984) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:14.890, SP: 12.00 1st Selenic ( L Morris 134 ) 2nd Imperial Trooper ( G Wood 134 ) 2.25L 3rd Haveyoumissedme ( A Mullen 137 ) 0.30L 6th Sword Of Wessex ( C Hardie 137 ) 6.55L See full results | C Hardie 62.1kg 6.55L | 6 (11) |
| Yarmouth 18-Sep-25 2830m SOFT R6 CL4 Hcp $330 (of $10,623) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 03:10.330, SP: 3.25 1st Kuredu King ( R Havlin 126 ) 2nd Adjuvant ( C Rodriguez 144 ) 2.50L 3rd King's Castle ( T Langley 127 ) 4.00L 5th Sword Of Wessex ( K Shoemark 129 ) 13.00L See full results | K Shoemark 58.5kg 13.00L | 5 (5) |
| Ffos Las 28-Aug-25 2400m GOOD R4 CL4 Nv $2,586 (of $10,034) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:35.780, SP: 6.50 1st Klassleader ( C Fallon 130 ) 2nd Sword Of Wessex ( C Hutchinson 130 ) 3.75L 3rd Moon Chime ( O Palmer 139 ) 4.75L See full results | C Hutchinson 59kg 3.75L | 2 (7) |
| Yarmouth 25-Jul-25 2310m SOFT R1 CL4 Hcp $528 (of $34,430) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:29.960, SP: 13.00 1st Fantasy World ( D Probert 125 ) 2nd Sportingsilvermine ( D Keenan 133 ) 0.30L 3rd Charmaine ( D Muscutt 138 ) 2.50L 6th Sword Of Wessex ( H Davies 123 ) 4.65L See full results | H Davies 55.8kg 4.65L | 6 (12) |
| Doncaster 08-Jun-25 2920m GOOD R5 CL2 Hcp (of $49,185) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 03:08.000, SP: 15.00 Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, soon dropped away 1st Many Men ( R Sexton 123 ) 2nd Novelista ( A J Farragher 117 ) 0.20L 3rd Pantile Warrior ( B D L Sayette 129 ) 1.50L 7th Sword Of Wessex ( J Crowley 125 ) 8.25L See full results | J Crowley 56.7kg 8.25L | 7 (10) |
| Newcastle 11-May-25 2050m GOOD R3 CL3 Hcp (of $31,970) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:12.460, SP: 12.00 Led, headed after 1f, disputed second over 7f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened 1st Gunship ( D Muscutt 133 ) 2nd War Hawk ( H Davies 127 ) 0.75L 3rd Cristo ( J Leavy 136 ) 0.75L 6th Sword Of Wessex ( C Shepherd 134 ) 17.50L See full results | C Shepherd 60.8kg 17.50L | 6 (6) |
| Kempton 21-Apr-25 2010m GOOD R1 CL5 Nv $1,014 (of $7,869) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 02:06.220, SP: 7.50 Chased winner, pushed along 3f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong 1st Ernst Blofeld ( K Shoemark 125 ) 2nd Ammes ( H Davies 125 ) 1.75L 3rd Sword Of Wessex ( C Shepherd 125 ) 4.00L See full results | C Shepherd 56.7kg 4.00L | 3 (14) |
| Sandown 18-Sep-24 1610m GOOD R2 CL4 Md $2,535 (of $9,837) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:44.350, SP: 17.00 Mid-division, headway on outside over 2f out, edged right and unable to quicken over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish, went 2nd post, not trouble winner 1st Prince Of The Seas ( H Crouch 133 ) 2nd Sword Of Wessex ( C Shepherd 133 ) 1.50L 3rd Wild Nature ( J Doyle 133 ) 0.00L See full results | C Shepherd 60.3kg 1.50L | 2 (11) |
| Newbury 16-Aug-24 1610m GOOD R3 CL4 Md (of $11,805) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:38.650, SP: 23.00 Slowly into stride, off the pace and always towards rear 1st Hopewell Rock ( B Loughnane 133 ) 2nd Pantile Warrior ( K Shoemark 133 ) 0.75L 3rd Sing Us A Song ( H Crouch 133 ) 0.30L 6th Sword Of Wessex ( C Shepherd 133 ) 7.25L See full results | C Shepherd 60.3kg 7.25L | 6 (10) |