No But I Will (2017) Horse

Foal Date
14-Apr-17
Colour
bay
Sire
Telescope
Dam
Little Carmela
Prize Money
75427
Trainer
J S Smith
Owners
Exors Of The Late Mr Donald Smith
About

No But I Will is a 8yo b trained by J S Smith. It is by Telescope out of Little Carmela and has won five races so far. On 21 Dec 2025 at Fakenham, it earned its biggest win, claiming the $14755.00 Class 3 Handicap.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Fakenham 21-Dec-25 4265m SOFT R5 CL3 HcpCh $7,922 (of $14,755), SP: 7.00 1st No But I Will ( J Smith 160 , Cd 167 ) 2nd Shantou Lucky ( L Pinchin 165 ) 0.30L 3rd Bolsover Bill ( V Malzard 154 , Cd 159 ) 35.30L See full resultsJ Smith 72.6kg, Cd 75.8kg1 (5)
Chepstow 11-Oct-25 3230m GOOD R6 CL4 HcpCh $1,215 (of $9,837), Winning Time: 04:03.100, SP: 4.00 1st Lightning Flash ( S Twiston-davies 159 ) 2nd Pure Carbon ( P O'brien 162 ) 4.00L 3rd No But I Will ( C Price 168 ) 29.00L See full resultsC Price 76.2kg 29.00L3 (5)
Cartmel 23-Aug-25 3480m GOOD R6 CL4 HcpCh $5,624 (of $10,476), Winning Time: 04:14.320, SP: 2.50 1st No But I Will ( C Price 163 ) 2nd Beny Nahar Road ( J Hamilton 164 ) 3.00L 3rd High Moon ( B S Hughes 156 ) 2.25L See full resultsC Price 73.9kg1 (6)
Cartmel 19-Jul-25 4260m GOOD R5 CL4 HcpCh $2,102 (of $8,509), Winning Time: 05:20.880, SP: 7.00 1st River Of Joy ( R Patrick 155 ) 2nd No But I Will ( C Price 159 ) 0.50L 3rd Sean Og ( H Brooke 156 ) 0.50L See full resultsC Price 72.1kg 0.50L2 (9)
Perth 03-Jul-25 4040m GOOD R3 CL4 HcpCh $1,458 (of $11,804), Winning Time: 05:06.450, SP: 4.50 Tracked leader, not fluent early, ridden and outpaced 2 out, kept on 1st Glen Cannel ( A Wedge 166 ) 2nd Hardy Diamond ( K C Sexton 168 ) 2.50L 3rd No But I Will ( L Harrison 168 ) 2.80L See full resultsL Harrison 76.2kg 2.80L3 (8)
Uttoxeter 05-Jun-25 4200m SOFT R5 CL4 HcpCh $2,163 (of $8,755), SP: 4.33 Handy, chased leaders 5th, switched right and went 2nd before 2 out, ridden and strongly pressed leader from after 2 out, stayed on and disputed lead run-in, no extra and headed final strides 1st Hecouldbetheone ( S Twiston-davies 166 ) 2nd No But I Will ( L Harrison 156 ) 0.20L 3rd Golden Ambition ( B Jones 155 ) 4.75L See full resultsL Harrison 70.8kg 0.20L2 (6)
Sedgefield 21-Mar-25 4250m GOOD R5 CL5 HcpCh (of $6,049), SP: 3.00 Prominent, bad mistake 5th, jumped right and not fluent 2 out, weakening when pulled up before last 1st The Paddy Pie ( J Power 157 ) 2nd Tom Creen ( J England 168 ) 1.00L 3rd Beat The Edge ( B S Hughes 148 ) 3.00L UPL No But I Will ( L Harrison 168 ) 0.00L See full resultsL Harrison 76.2kg 0.00LUPD (8)
Taunton 11-Mar-25 3230m GOOD R6 CL5 HcpCh $2,746 (of $11,116), Winning Time: 03:56.190, SP: 5.50 Prominent, chased leaders from 3 out, disputing 2 out, chased winner after last, ran on well but always held towards finish 1st Siam Park ( J Tudor 159 ) 2nd No But I Will ( L Harrison 168 ) 0.30L 3rd Abingworth ( D Noonan 163 ) 5.50L See full resultsL Harrison 76.2kg 0.30L2 (8)
Taunton 19-Feb-25 4630m SOFT R4 CL4 HcpCh $809 (of $13,083), Winning Time: 10:04.600, SP: 19.00 Led 1st, headed flat, weakened towards finish 1st Camulus ( C Deutsch 159 ) 2nd Safe Destination ( T Mccain-mitchell 164 , Cd 157 ) 2.50L 3rd Exmoor Forest ( J Davies 164 ) 4.25L 4th No But I Will ( L Harrison 164 ) 4.75L See full resultsL Harrison 74.4kg 4.75L4 (8)
Huntingdon 23-Jan-25 4160m SOFT R4 HcpH (of $3,961), Winning Time: 05:14.800, SP: 50/1 Always in rear, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out 1st Gold For Alec ( B Poste 157 ) 2nd Salley Gardens ( S Bowen 160 ) 6.00L 3rd Masked Dance ( T Worsley 163 ) 1.00L UPL No But I Will ( L Harrison 159 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L See full resultsL Harrison 72.1kg, Cd 0 0.00LUPD (14)
Fontwell 26-Dec-24 5180m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $4,066), Winning Time: 07:01.420, SP: 14/1 Disputed lead, headed before 10th, soon driven, weakened and tailed off before 2 out, pulled up before last 1st Shutupshirley ( H Kimber 156 ) 2nd Hidden History ( R Dingle 167 ) 11.00L 3rd Spike Jones ( N Fox 168 ) 1.50L UPL No But I Will ( C Price 166 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L See full resultsC Price 75.3kg, Cd 0 0.00LUPD (7)
Cheltenham 25-Oct-24 5030m GOOD R5 CL3 HcpCh (of $19,250), Winning Time: 10:31.300, SP: 23.00 Off the pace and always towards rear 1st The Newest One ( T Mccain-mitchell 165 , Cd 160 ) 2nd Jimmy The Digger ( A Jones 153 , Cd 146 ) 1.50L 3rd Jessie Lightfoot ( I Mathias 144 , Cd 139 ) 3.75L 15th No But I Will ( J King 160 ) 47.90L See full resultsJ King 72.6kg 47.9kgL15 (18)
Carlisle 20-Feb-24 4930m HEAVY R5 HcpCh (of $9,770), Winning Time: 07:00.870, SP: 8/1 Disputed lead, briefly led before 6th, not fluent 8th, led 11th, briefly headed 13th, headed 4 out where ridden, no impression 3 out, soon weakened, refused 2 out 1st Jet Legs ( C Bewley 158 ) 2nd Up Helly Aa King ( B Lynn 165 ) 1.75L 3rd Keep Wondering ( F Gillard 155 ) 7.00L UPL No But I Will ( T Wynne 161 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L See full resultsT Wynne 73kg, Cd 0 0.00LUPD (8)
Uttoxeter 27-Jan-24 5240m HEAVY R6 NvHcpCh (of $4,768), Winning Time: 07:27.400, SP: 9/2 In touch, reminders 8th, ridden 12th, weakened 4 out, pulled up next 1st Here Comes McCoy ( F Gregory 162 ) 2nd Sporting Ace ( J M Quinlan 166 ) 11.00L 3rd Grove Road ( N Scholfield 165 ) 8.50L UPL No But I Will ( H Brooke 167 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L See full resultsH Brooke 75.8kg, Cd 0 0.00LUPD (8)
Aintree 26-Dec-23 5020m SOFT R5 HcpCh $897 (of $15,698), Winning Time: 07:15.550, SP: 7/2 Chased leaders, pushed along and pressed front rank 2 out, ridden before last, weakened quickly run-in 1st Snipe ( H Skelton 156 ) 2nd Duke Of Deception ( C Nichol 147 ) 6.50L 3rd Grandads Cottage ( J Bowen 168 ) 4.75L 5th No But I Will ( H Brooke 157 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L See full resultsH Brooke 71.2kg, Cd 0 0.00L5 (6)
Wetherby 29-Nov-23 4870m SOFT R3 HcpCh $4,225 (of $4,225), Winning Time: 06:47.150, SP: 7/2 Tracked leaders, went 2nd at 6th, led after 4 out, ridden before 2 out, hung left run-in, kept on 1st No But I Will ( H Brooke 163 ) 2nd Snipe ( H Skelton 165 ) 1.00L 3rd Duo D'Enfer ( E Smith-chaston 156 ) 3.00L See full resultsH Brooke 73.9kg1 (7)
Aintree 29-Oct-23 4960m SOFT R1 HcpH (of $10,562), Winning Time: 06:21.810, SP: 15/2 In touch, ridden along and made no impression from 3 out 1st Equinus ( J Turner 157 ) 2nd Secret Trix ( D Johnston 157 ) 5.00L 3rd Prairie Wolf ( T Midgley 158 ) 16.00L 7th No But I Will ( T Wynne 156 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L See full resultsT Wynne 70.8kg, Cd 0 0.00L7 (11)
Bangor-on-Dee 22-Apr-23 4630m GOOD R1 NvH $4,225 (of $4,225), Winning Time: 05:33.020, SP: 11/5 Chased leaders, pushed along home turn, disputed lead approaching 2 out, soon ridden and led, stayed on well when challenged run-in 1st No But I Will ( T Wynne 156 ) 2nd Sporting Mike ( B Morgan 163 ) 1.75L 3rd Storminhome ( K Woods 163 ) 5.50L See full resultsT Wynne 70.8kg1 (8)
Bangor-on-Dee 26-Mar-23 3930m SOFT R1 CL4 MdH $2,007 (of $7,869), Winning Time: 04:56.540, SP: 11.00 Chased leaders, mistake 4 out, challenged before 2 out, led last, soon headed, held after, stayed on 1st Ed Keeper ( D Bass 161 ) 2nd No But I Will ( T Wynne 161 ) 0.50L 3rd Shuil Ceoil ( D J Gilligan 161 ) 21.00L See full resultsT Wynne 73kg 0.50L2 (14)
Catterick 12-Jan-23 5090m HEAVY R1 CL4 NvH $1,003 (of $7,869), Winning Time: 06:50.160, SP: 6.50 Close up in rear, headway 3 out and chased winner briefly, ridden and soon weakened after next, mistake last 1st Captain Westie ( C Jones 154 ) 2nd Broomfield Present ( D Bass 161 ) 1.00L 3rd No But I Will ( C Nichol 154 ) 29.00L See full resultsC Nichol 69.9kg 29.00L3 (5)
Haydock 01-Dec-22 4880m SOFT R2 CL4 MdH $571 (of $8,950), Winning Time: 06:07.480, SP: 3.25 Chased leaders, not fluent 4th, bad mistake and blundered 8th, ridden 3 out, soon weakened 1st Mr Vango ( J Tudor 158 ) 2nd Inis Oirr ( D R Fox 158 ) 0.30L 3rd Merveillo ( R P Mclernon 156 ) 32.00L 4th No But I Will ( H Brooke 158 ) 0.00L See full resultsH Brooke 71.7kg 0.00L4 (5)
Kelso 05-Nov-22 4560m SOFT R1 CL4 NvH $1,129 (of $8,853), Winning Time: 06:04.550, SP: 7.00 Midfield, pushed along after 3 out, kept on one pace run-in 1st Salvino ( B Lynn 154 ) 2nd Gaillimh A Stor ( D Mcmenamin 161 ) 0.30L 3rd No But I Will ( C Nichol 154 ) 2.50L See full resultsC Nichol 69.9kg 2.50L3 (7)
Curraghmore 17-Apr-22 4830m SOFT Md (of $4,901), SP: 3/1 Chsd ldrs in 3rd, clsr in 4l 3rd from 5th, 2l 2nd aftr 3out, wo bef last, 1 1/2 adv & gng best when left clr last 1st No But I Will ( M J Sweeney 170 ) 2nd Robert D'ores ( S J P Baragry 170 ) 0.00LM J Sweeney 77.1kg1 (10)