William Of York (2016) Horse

Foal Date

09-May-16

Colour

bay

Sire

Kayf Tara

Dam

Shady Anne

Prize Money

81186

Trainer

R Menzies

Owners

Mike and Eileen Newbould

About

Carlisle R6 Racing Post+ Subscription Go North Monet's Garden Series Final Handicap Chase (GBB Race) — William Of York is a 10yo bay trained by R Menzies. He is by the stallion Kayf Tara out of Shady Anne. He has secured six victories so far. On 7 Apr 2024 at Carlisle he earned his most notable win, the $29511.00 Cl2 Hcpch. The horse has proved a profitable choice for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have generated an 83% return on investment.

Raced At

Doncaster • Wetherby • Carlisle • Huntingdon • Sandown • Kempton

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Doncaster 05-Feb-26 4129m SOFT R6 CL4 HcpCh (of $8,755), SP: 8.00 1st Another Fine Mess ( B Carver 156 ) 2nd Empty Nest ( J Hamilton 143 ) 3.00L 3rd Busty Boy ( C Bewley 166 ) 9.00L William Of York ( R Chapman 158 ) 0.00L See full results	R Chapman 71.7kg 0.00L	UPD (8)
Wetherby 26-Dec-25 3900m SOFT R6 CL3 HcpCh (of $12,297), SP: 26.00 1st Genois ( B Macey 159 ) 2nd Joecooker ( C Maggs 158 ) 1.75L 3rd Gentleman Bill ( C Nichol 165 ) 4.25L 6th William Of York ( W Maggs 156 , Cd 151 ) 13.80L See full results	W Maggs 70.8kg, Cd 68.5kg 13.80L	6 (10)
Newcastle 29-Nov-25 4040m SOFT R2 CL4 HcpCh (of $16,232), Winning Time: 05:06.010, SP: 51.00 1st Alcedo ( N Fox 168 ) 2nd Grand Geste ( C Bewley 160 ) 0.00L 3rd Breizh River ( R T Dunne 165 ) 11.00L William Of York ( R Chapman 166 ) 0.00L See full results	R Chapman 75.3kg 0.00L	UPD (10)
Wetherby 15-Nov-25 3900m SOFT R7 CL3 HcpCh (of $19,674), SP: 29.00 1st Issam ( C Pritchard 161 ) 2nd Geryville ( B S Hughes 146 ) 1.25L 3rd Heltenham ( C J Todd 168 ) 6.00L William Of York ( R Chapman 152 ) 0.00L See full results	R Chapman 68.9kg 0.00L	UPD (6)
Carlisle 15-Dec-24 4200m SOFT R4 CL3 HcpCh (of $18,200), Winning Time: 09:01.980, SP: 9.00 1st Grandads Cottage ( S Bowen 165 ) 2nd Lieutenant Command ( H Reed 164 ) 10.00L 3rd Lounge Lizard ( J J Burke 168 ) 2.25L UPL William Of York ( R Chapman 157 ) 0.00L See full results	R Chapman 71.2kg 0.00L	UPD (7)
Carlisle 07-Apr-24 4010m HEAVY R3 CL2 HcpCh $15,432 (of $29,511), Winning Time: 05:31.420, SP: 4.50 Pressed leader, pushed along after 3 out, led 2 out, soon ridden and headed narrowly, kept on well and rallied run-in, led under 110 yards out, gamely 1st William Of York ( R Chapman 165 ) 2nd Monochromix ( P W Wadge 155 ) 0.75L 3rd Jet Legs ( C Bewley 167 ) 9.00L See full results	R Chapman 74.8kg	1 (11)
Carlisle 08-Mar-24 4200m SOFT R3 CL4 NvHcpCh $5,545 (of $10,329), Winning Time: 05:42.920, SP: 4.33 Tracked leaders, went 2nd at 12th, joined leader 5 out, ridden to lead narrowly 2 out, headed flat, driven and stayed on to lead again final strides 1st William Of York ( R Chapman 163 ) 2nd Hello Judge ( D Mcmenamin 150 ) 0.20L 3rd Choosethenews ( J Hamilton 168 ) 3.75L See full results	R Chapman 73.9kg	1 (6)
Doncaster 22-Feb-24 3850m SOFT R2 CL4 HcpCh $4,700 (of $8,755), Winning Time: 05:06.200, SP: 7.50 Tracked leader, led 4th, clear 3 out, eased towards finish 1st William Of York ( R Chapman 152 ) 2nd Rath Gaul Hill ( R T Dunne 155 ) 11.00L 3rd Snowy Evening ( T Wynne 170 ) 12.00L See full results	R Chapman 68.9kg	1 (9)
Wetherby 04-Feb-24 3900m SOFT R2 CL3 HcpCh $1,794 (of $14,755), Winning Time: 05:30.270, SP: 13.00 Towards rear, mid-division after 6th, disputed 2nd home turn, pushed along 4 out where not fluent, soon beaten, left in modest 3rd 2 out 1st Eaton Collina ( R Patrick 158 ) 2nd William Cody ( A Stevens 153 ) 25.00L 3rd William Of York ( R Chapman 150 ) 31.50L See full results	R Chapman 68kg 31.50L	3 (9)
Newcastle 23-Dec-23 4710m GOOD R3 CL4 NvHcpCh $279 (of $9,051), Winning Time: 06:08.000, SP: 9.50 Led and disputed, blundered badly 8th, soon recovered, lost 2nd 13th, chased leaders, weakened 5 out, no chance when mistake 3 out 1st Jet Legs ( C Bewley 158 ) 2nd Donny Boy ( L Williams 170 ) 0.20L 3rd Regarde ( D Bass 160 ) 4.50L 5th William Of York ( J Hamilton 157 ) 19.75L See full results	J Hamilton 71.2kg 19.75L	5 (7)
Doncaster 02-Dec-23 3850m GOOD R5 NvHcpCh $2,236 (of $4,928), Winning Time: 04:41.320, SP: 12/1 Raced wide, tracked leader, pushed and slightly outpaced omitted 2 out, ridden and rallied to go 2nd towards finish 1st General Officer ( B S Hughes 168 ) 2nd William Of York ( J Hamilton 158 ) 15.00L 3rd School Days Over ( P J Brennan 165 ) 2.25L See full results	J Hamilton 71.7kg 15.00L	2 (5)
Warwick 14-May-23 3820m SOFT R4 CL5 NvHcpH $3,961 (of $7,377), Winning Time: 04:33.100, SP: 4.50 Led until narrowly headed 2 out, rallied gamely to lead again towards finish 1st William Of York ( T Durrell 168 ) 2nd Talimar Pearl ( B Powell 158 ) 0.50L 3rd Kankin ( H Bannister 161 ) 4.75L See full results	T Durrell 76.2kg	1 (11)
Huntingdon 16-Apr-23 4160m SOFT R1 CL5 HcpH $4,225 (of $7,869), Winning Time: 05:04.070, SP: 4.00 Led, faced challenge from after 4 out, pushed along home turn, jumped left 2 out and ridden, joined last, stayed on well and led again narrowly but hung right run-in 1st William Of York ( T Durrell 163 ) 2nd Sonnemoser ( L Scott 164 ) 0.50L 3rd Percy Willis ( E Smith-chaston 157 ) 8.00L See full results	T Durrell 73.9kg	1 (6)
Wetherby 22-Mar-23 3220m SOFT R1 CL5 HcpH $4,515 (of $8,411), Winning Time: 04:00.880, SP: 10.00 Led, pushed along before 3 out, edged right and headed before 2 out, ridden after 2 out, led approaching last where not fluent, edged right after last, kept on well 1st William Of York ( T Durrell 165 ) 2nd Sonnemoser ( C Leonard 168 ) 1.00L 3rd Captain Jack ( T Wynne 161 ) 0.50L See full results	T Durrell 74.8kg	1 (9)
Doncaster 28-Jan-23 3340m GOOD R7 CL5 NvHcpH (of $7,476), Winning Time: 04:02.090, SP: 15.00 Held up in rear, pushed along after 4 out, soon beaten 1st Half The Freedom ( K Brogan 149 ) 2nd Morandi Second ( G Sheehan 155 ) 2.25L 3rd Clay ( N D Boinville 157 ) 0.20L 15th William Of York ( H Skelton 168 ) 0.00L	H Skelton 76.2kg 0.00L	15 (18)
Sandown 03-Dec-22 3220m GOOD R1 CL2 NvHNHFNHF (of $14,755), Winning Time: 04:12.000, SP: 29.00 Off the pace and always towards rear, last and struggling home turn, tailed off and pulled up 2 out 1st Authorised Speed ( J E Moore 159 ) 2nd Immortal ( N D Boinville 154 ) 6.50L 3rd Godot ( T Cannon 154 ) 13.00L UPL William Of York ( H Cobden 154 ) 0.00L See full results	H Cobden 69.9kg 0.00L	UPD (10)
Warwick 16-Nov-22 3220m SOFT R2 CL4 NvHNHFNHF (of $6,394), Winning Time: 04:02.880, SP: 19.00 Raced keenly in towards rear, made headway under pressure after 3 out, ran on same pace, but always outpaced 1st Always Busy ( J Tudor 154 ) 2nd Amrons Sage ( N D Boinville 154 ) 3.25L 3rd American Land ( B Powell 154 ) 2.00L 7th William Of York ( H Skelton 154 ) 20.50L See full results	H Skelton 69.9kg 20.50L	7 (17)
Wetherby 29-Oct-22 3960m SOFT R1 CL3 NvH (of $9,837), Winning Time: 04:56.300, SP: 21.00 Not fluent, held up towards rear, mistake 6th, some headway after 8th, no impression, well held when blundered 3 out 1st Hall Lane ( T Bellamy 152 ) 2nd Hurricane Bay ( B Frost 154 ) 0.30L 3rd Tommy Cullen ( P O'brien 152 ) 2.50L 6th William Of York ( H Skelton 154 ) 18.00L See full results	H Skelton 69.9kg 18.00L	6 (11)
Kempton 28-Feb-21 3220m GOOD R7 CL5 NHF (of $3,443), Winning Time: 03:43.350, SP: 7.00 Held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, never involved 1st Guardino ( N D Boinville 156 ) 2nd Unanswered Prayers ( J Moore 156 ) 0.30L 3rd Stanley Pincombe ( R Johnson 147 ) 2.25L 7th William Of York ( H Skelton 156 ) 13.25L	H Skelton 70.8kg 13.25L	7 (13)

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