Wilful (2019) Horse
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Wilful is a 6yo br unknown from trained by J & A O'neill, who is based at Cheltenham. It is sired by the stallion Westerner out of the dam Shuil Milan. Wilful has managed to win 6 races in its career so far. On 20th Dec 2025 at Ascot, Wilful scored its most significant win to date, getting the money in the $122962.00 Cl1 Hcph. It has proven a profitable horse for the punters over the journey. If you had backed Wilful throughout its career you'd have achieved a 119% return on investment.
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Chepstow • Punchestown • Ayr • Kelso • Taunton • Worcester • Hexham • Fontwell • Huntingdon • CatterickRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ascot 20-Dec-25 3161m SOFT R6 CL1 HcpH $71,188 (of $122,962), Winning Time: 03:42.460, SP: 8.50 1st Wilful ( J O Jr 156 ) 2nd Hot Fuss ( D Bass 144 ) 2.75L 3rd Alexei ( B Powell 168 ) 4.00L See full results | J O Jr 70.8kg | 1 (13) |
| Chepstow 12-Oct-25 3230m GOOD R4 CL2 HcpH $5,980 (of $49,185), Winning Time: 03:59.600, SP: 9.50 1st Celtic Dino ( D Johnston 166 ) 2nd Alexei ( B Powell 156 ) 2.25L 3rd Wilful ( J O Jr 163 ) 3.75L See full results | J O Jr 73.9kg 3.75L | 3 (9) |
| Punchestown 29-Apr-25 3350m SOFT R3 CL1 HcpH $9,999 (of $49,998), Winning Time: 04:02.800, SP: 7.50 1st Ascending Lark ( P V O'brien 146 ) 2nd Wilful ( R P Mclernon 147 ) 0.75L 3rd Irish Panther ( C Cullinan 144 , Cd 137 ) 2.25L See full results | R P Mclernon 66.7kg 0.75L | 2 (17) |
| Ayr 11-Apr-25 3220m SOFT R1 CL3 HcpH $9,506 (of $17,706), Winning Time: 03:47.610, SP: 5.50 Tracked leaders, took 2nd 4 out, led narrowly approaching 2 out, ridden run-in, stayed on well to assert final 110 yards 1st Wilful ( J O Jr 163 ) 2nd Kingston James ( J Power 162 ) 2.25L 3rd Maghlaak ( D Mcmenamin 157 ) 9.50L See full results | J O Jr 73.9kg | 1 (12) |
| Kelso 02-Mar-25 3270m SOFT R5 CL2 HcpH (of $118,044), Winning Time: 03:53.910, SP: 18.00 Led, hit 4th, not fluent 4 out and headed, remained handy, dropped away after 3 out, pulled up 1st Cracking Rhapsody ( C Nichol 160 ) 2nd Alnilam ( S Quinlan 161 ) 1.25L 3rd Old Gregorian ( C Mccann 149 ) 1.25L UPL Wilful ( J O Jr 150 ) 0.00L See full results | J O Jr 68kg 0.00L | UPD (18) |
| Ascot 18-Jan-25 3880m GOOD R5 CL2 HcpH $1,794 (of $29,511), Winning Time: 04:36.300, SP: 11.00 Chased leaders, led after 5th, not fluent 6th, headed and mistake last, faded flat 1st Altobelli ( B Carver 159 ) 2nd Aston Martini ( F Gordon 150 ) 1.75L 3rd Moveit Like Minnie ( S Twiston-davies 146 ) 3.00L 4th Wilful ( J O Jr 150 ) 6.00L See full results | J O Jr 68kg 6.00L | 4 (11) |
| Taunton 12-Dec-24 3820m GOOD R5 CL3 HcpH (of $15,543), Winning Time: 04:39.370, SP: 5.00 Led, ridden when headed approaching 2 out, ridden last, drifted left when weakening run-in 1st Him Malaya ( O Nicholls 147 ) 2nd Choccabloc ( J Bowen 168 ) 2.00L 3rd Liverpool Knight ( J J Burke 159 ) 0.30L 8th Wilful ( J O Jr 165 ) 6.05L See full results | J O Jr 74.8kg 6.05L | 8 (9) |
| Worcester 22-Aug-24 4020m GOOD R5 CL4 NvH $4,193 (of $7,575), Winning Time: 04:47.200, SP: 3.50 Led after 1st, not fluent 2 out, ridden and asserted flat, readily 1st Wilful ( J O Jr 166 ) 2nd Onlyamatteroftime ( P W Mullins 161 ) 9.00L 3rd Light Fandango ( B S Hughes 161 ) 16.00L See full results | J O Jr 75.3kg | 1 (8) |
| Hexham 05-May-24 3260m SOFT R5 NvH $4,901 (of $4,901), Winning Time: 04:14.500, SP: 4/6 Led 1st, headed before 3rd, prominent, led again after 2 out, clear flat, easily 1st Wilful ( J O Jr 162 ) 2nd Conquer The Breeze ( D Mcmenamin 155 ) 10.00L 3rd Rock On Jet ( J Bewley 155 ) 7.00L See full results | J O Jr 73.5kg | 1 (12) |
| Fontwell 29-Mar-24 3870m HEAVY R1 CL4 MdH $4,193 (of $7,575), Winning Time: 05:18.500, SP: 1.44 Ducked sharply left start, soon chasing leader, led before 2nd, not fluent when asserting 2 out, well clear when mistake last, easily 1st Wilful ( J O Jr 161 ) 2nd Tea And Chats ( R Dingle 161 ) 28.00L 3rd Stardhem ( B Jones 161 ) 13.00L See full results | J O Jr 73kg | 1 (5) |
| Huntingdon 04-Mar-24 3170m SOFT R2 CL4 MdH $1,822 (of $7,377), Winning Time: 04:15.180, SP: 2.10 Pressed winner throughout, ridden and every chance when jumped right last, stayed on 1st Lexie's Moon ( A Edwards 155 ) 2nd Wilful ( R P Mclernon 162 ) 0.75L 3rd Balhambar ( P O'brien 162 ) 11.00L | R P Mclernon 73.5kg 0.75L | 2 (10) |
| Catterick 24-Jan-24 3160m SOFT R7 CL5 NHF $1,129 (of $4,427), Winning Time: 03:57.100, SP: 3.13 Led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, carried left towards finish, stayed on 1st Wendigo ( G Sheehan 163 ) 2nd Wilful ( J O Jr 163 ) 0.50L 3rd Magical Hill ( H Brooke 156 ) 2.75L See full results | J O Jr 73.9kg 0.50L | 2 (10) |
| Catterick 19-Dec-23 3160m SOFT R7 CL5 NHF $2,451 (of $4,427), Winning Time: 03:49.800, SP: 10.00 Raced keenly, made all, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on strongly unchallenged 1st Wilful ( J O Jr 156 ) 2nd Largy Force ( J Bowen 149 ) 3.00L 3rd Tigga Time ( R Mania 156 ) 2.50L See full results | J O Jr 70.8kg | 1 (11) |
| Stratford 10-Oct-23 3280m GOOD R7 CL4 NHF $440 (of $6,886), Winning Time: 03:55.200, SP: 6.00 Tracked leaders, took keen hold, outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out 1st Moon Chime ( N Slatter 163 ) 2nd Yalla Habibi ( B Harris 155 ) 7.00L 3rd Cloughroe ( B Powell 156 ) 0.30L 4th Wilful ( J O Jr 155 ) 26.25L See full results | J O Jr 70.3kg 26.25L | 4 (10) |