HomeHorses

Horse Profile

Will To Excel
Stable

Trained by James Ponsonby at Hawkesbury, Will To Excel is a 9 year old gelding by the sire High Chaparral, out of the dam Essence Of Success.

He has won a total of 6 races from 51 starts for a win percentage of 12%. His career earnings are $199k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Wagga on November 1st in 2024 when he won $15,000 in the Quick Fix Appliances 'The Road To The Jericho' Mountaineer Cup (a handicap race over 3,200 metres).

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a loss of $-295.

The gelding tends to run better on good ground, with an average prize money per start of $4k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$199k
Starts
51
Wins
6
Second
5
Third
7
Win %
12
Place %
35
Profit
-3.0
Conditions
Good
33
5-1-3
$4k
Soft
9
1-1-2
$3k
Heavy
8
0-3-2
$3k
Race Standard
All
0
0-0-0
Group 1
0
0-0-0
Group 2
0
0-0-0
Group 3
0
0-0-0
Race Distance
3200m
3
2-0-1
+7.9
2500m
3
0-0-3
-3
2200m
2
0-0-0
-2
2100m
6
2-1-0
-0.35
1800m
7
0-2-1
-7
2600m
2
0-1-0
-2
2400m
4
0-0-0
-4
2110m
1
0-0-1
-1
4065m
1
0-0-0
-1
3850m
1
0-0-0
-1
2125m
1
0-0-0
-1
1900m
1
0-0-0
-1
2212m
1
0-0-0
-1
4652m
1
0-0-0
-1
3870m
1
0-0-1
-1
1600m
6
2-0-0
+25.5
1870m
1
0-0-0
-1
4600m
1
0-0-0
-1
1650m
1
0-0-0
-1
1850m
1
0-0-0
-1
2008m
1
0-0-0
-1
1750m
1
0-1-0
-1
2330m
1
0-0-0
-1
2000m
1
0-0-0
-1
1300m
1
0-0-0
-1
3800m
1
0-0-0
-1
Race Track
Wagga
8
2-0-5
+2.9
Dubbo
2
0-0-0
-2
Tamworth
1
0-0-0
-1
Gundagai
2
0-2-0
-2
Sapphire Coast
1
0-0-0
-1
Gosford
3
0-1-0
-3
Kembla Grange
3
0-0-0
-3
Orange
5
2-1-1
+0.65
Warrnambool
3
0-0-0
-3
Moonee Valley
3
0-0-1
-3
Goulburn
1
0-0-0
-1
Canberra Acton
1
0-0-0
-1
Wellington
1
0-0-0
-1
Forbes
1
0-0-0
-1
Randwick Kensington
1
0-0-0
-1
Newcastle
2
0-0-0
-2
Queanbeyan
1
0-0-0
-1
Moruya
1
0-0-0
-1
Mudgee
3
1-0-0
+2.5
Bathurst
1
0-0-0
-1
Randwick
2
0-0-0
-2
Muswellbrook
1
0-1-0
-1
Hawkesbury
1
0-0-0
-1
Coonamble
1
0-0-0
-1
Quirindi
1
1-0-0
+25
Narromine
1
0-0-0
-1
Race State
NSW
44
6-5-6
+4.05
VIC
6
0-0-1
-5
ACT
1
0-0-0
-1

Race History

Nov-15 24
9/11
15.0
26
Moonee Valley
4
3800
The Road To Jericho (Bm78)
$1k
$60k
Edward Keating
65½
257.37
-
Nov-1 24
1/8
5.0
$8.5
Wagga
3
3200
Quick Fix Appliances 'The Road To The Jericho' Mountaineer Cup (Bm74)
$15k
$30k
M Cahill
55
203.90
36.37
6
8,8,6
+5
Oct-19 24
3/5
2.0
$3.8
Wagga
8
2500
Tooheys (Bm66)
$3k
$27k
M Cahill
55½
166.75
35.67
5
5,5,4
+1
Oct-4 24
8/8
5.0
$13
Dubbo
4
2200
Macquarie Pegasus Cricket Club (Bm58)
$1k
$27k
M Cahill
60½
141.93
-
8
8,8,8
Sep-16 24
6/10
4.9
$13
Tamworth
4
2100
Koobah Performance Horses (Bm58)
$1k
$27k
A Gibbons
61
132.46
37.12
7
7,7,6
Aug-6 24
2/12
0.0
$26
Gundagai
8
1800
XXXX Gold (Bm58)
$5k
$27k
M Cahill
61
115.21
-
10
11,11,10
+8
Spell of 184 Days
Feb-4 24
10/11
11.0
$15
Sapphire Coast
4
2200
Bateup Racing Sapphire Coast Cup (Bm66)
$2k
$50k
J Lyon
58
133.56
37.01
10
10,10,11
+1
Jan-24 24
2/8
2.3
$13
Gosford
4
2600
Functions @ TEG (Bm64)
$7k
$42k
G Buckley
55
163.80
38.35
8
6,8,4
+2
Jan-13 24
8/9
4.4
$26
Kembla Grange
3
2400
Peroni (Bm64)
$1k
$42k
G Buckley
56
152.72
34.57
6
5,5,7
-1
Dec-28 23
3/7
2.3
$4.6
Orange
6
2110
Angullong Wines (Bm66)
$3k
$27k
M Cahill
58
131.30
-
5
5,5,4
+1
Dec-11 23
1/6
2.8
$2.15
Orange
3
2100
Worklocker Orange (Bm58)
$14k
$27k
M Cahill
59½
132.97
-
5
5,5,5
+4
Dec-3 23
4/12
1.6
$18
Warrnambool
4
4065
OTI Racing Jericho Cup Consolation (Bm66)
$3k
$60k
E Keating
65
276.88
37.36
6
10,11,9
+5
Nov-17 23
5/9
14.0
$12
Moonee Valley
4
3850
The Road To The Jericho Heat 2 (Bm78)
$2k
$60k
G Walsh
65
261.78
36.31
6
5,6,4
-1
Nov-3 23
3/9
2.8
$9.5
Wagga
4
3200
Inland Power Solutions Mountaineer Cup (Bm74)
$3k
$30k
J Lyon
55
203.03
36.22
7
8,7,7
+4
Oct-14 23
3/8
3.3
$6
Wagga
4
2500
Riverina Fresh (Bm66)
$3k
$27k
M Cahill
55
156.33
38.84
7
6,7,4
+1
Sep-22 23
4/6
4.6
$14
Goulburn
4
2125
Goulburn Carpet Court (Bm58)
$1k
$27k
M Cahill
59½
132.77
38.06
6
6,6,6
+2
Sep-1 23
9/9
12.2
$26
Canberra Acton
0
1900
Polytrack Stayers Cup (Bm70)
$0k
$35k
J Mallyon
55
116.69
35.81
9
9,9,9
Aug-24 23
6/7
8.0
$21
Gosford
4
2100
Thomas Painting (Bm64)
$1k
$42k
D Gibbons
55
133.78
34.08
7
7,7,7
+1
Aug-8 23
2/11
0.4
$26
Gundagai
9
1800
XXXX Gold (Bm58)
$5k
$27k
M Cahill
60½
114.22
38.49
11
11,11,9
+7
Spell of 137 Days
Mar-24 23
7/10
5.2
$21
Wellington
4
2400
Over The Line Iron Horse-Bm66
$1k
$41k
J Barrett
55½
152.03
-
9
9,10,10
+3
Mar-3 23
7/12
2.3
$19
Dubbo
3
2212
Tony Wall Memorial (Bm58)
$1k
$27k
W Stanley
60
137.28
-
12
12,11,12
+5
Feb-17 23
5/9
4.3
$12
Wagga
3
1800
Tom Patton Cup (Bm66)
$1k
$27k
W Stanley
56½
109.30
36.58
9
8,7,8
+3
Feb-9 23
3/9
4.9
$13
Wagga
5
1800
Alan Harris McDonald (Bm66)
$3k
$27k
M Travers
58½
111.41
37.47
6
6,7,6
+3
Jan-25 23
6/7
3.5
$15
Gosford
5
2600
Star 104.5 Central Coast-Bm64
$1k
$40k
J Penza
56
168.08
35.11
5
5,6,4
-2
Jan-14 23
7/14
5.3
$21
Kembla Grange
4
2400
Illawarra Turf Club (Bm64)
$1k
$40k
M Weir
57
151.32
37.28
11
10,10,8
+1
Dec-30 22
2/9
2.0
$15
Orange
5
2100
In Mem. Of S Phillips (Bm66)
$5k
$27k
M Weir
59½
129.85
-
9
8,8,8
+6
Nov-27 22
7/14
8.1
$26
Warrnambool
4
4652
Jericho Cup
$7k
$294k
L Horner
65½
333.05
40.48
10
13,12,10
+3
Nov-11 22
3/8
8.2
$7.5
Moonee Valley
4
3870
The Road To The Jericho (Bm78)
$5k
$60k
A Kuru
65
266.89
38.90
7
7,6,4
+1
Oct-28 22
3/7
3.1
$20
Wagga
9
2500
Mountaineer Cup (Bm74)
$3k
$30k
J Mallyon
55½
161.10
36.09
7
6,7,6
+3
Sep-20 22
6/8
5.1
$9.5
Forbes
7
1800
Pirtek Orange (Bm66)
$1k
$27k
A Collett
60
114.53
-
8
8,7,6
Aug-27 22
13/13
11.1
$41
Kembla Grange
5
1600
Thoroughbred Publishing (Bm64)
$0k
$40k
W Costin
58
97.10
34.65
9
6,9,10
-3
Spell of 124 Days
Apr-25 22
7/7
11.1
$26
Randwick Kensington
9
2400
Anzac Day Cup
$2k
$60k
R Dolan
55
156.49
38.36
7
7,7,6
-1
Apr-8 22
8/11
5.9
$20
Orange
8
2100
Orange Gold Cup
$2k
$76k
S Guymer
55
131.72
-
8
8,8,8
Mar-31 22
7/11
15.6
$31
Newcastle
10
1870
Rarity Wholesale (Bm64)
$1k
$35k
R Jones
58½
124.13
40.45
7
8,9,11
+4
Spell of 123 Days
Nov-28 21
5/12
15.8
$5
Warrnambool
3
4600
Jericho Cup
$10k
$310k
L Horner
65
321.03
37.54
10
9,9,8
+3
Oct-29 21
1/6
3.8
$2.4
Wagga
3
3200
Sheather's Painting (Bm74)
$14k
$27k
M Cahill
55
205.56
35.31
4
5,4,2
+1
Oct-19 21
1/8
5.5
$3.5
Orange
6
2100
Southern Cross Austereo (Bm58)
$12k
$24k
M Cahill
58½
134.89
37.28
5
6,7,5
+4
Sep-28 21
7/7
3.7
$3
Queanbeyan
3
1600
Nvs Paving & Landscaping-Bm60
$0k
$22k
W Costin
58
98.88
35.74
6
6,6,7
Sep-13 21
5/10
0.9
$5
Moruya
4
1650
Collett Trucking Company-Bm58
$1k
$24k
W Costin
59
101.01
36.53
7
7,7,7
+2
Spell of 148 Days
Apr-18 21
9/9
7.3
$5
Mudgee
4
1850
Glen Willow Stadium (Bm58)
$1k
$22k
R Jones
60
116.85
-
5
6,6,9
Apr-4 21
4/12
5.1
$8.5
Mudgee
4
1600
(Bm58)
$1k
$22k
S Clenton
60
96.45
-
3
4,6,9
+5
Feb-22 21
6/12
5.0
$4
Bathurst
4
2008
Bathurst Glass & Windows-Bm58
$1k
$22k
G Buckley
60½
123.60
-
12
10,9,8
+2
Feb-13 21
8/11
7.6
$8
Randwick
7
1800
Highway (C3)
$2k
$75k
J Collett
54
113.11
36.66
11
11,10,10
+2
Jan-7 21
2/10
3.3
$6.5
Muswellbrook
8
1750
Bengalla Mining Handicap (C2)
$4k
$22k
M Bell
59
110.83
36.32
6
7,7,9
+7
Dec-1 20
5/6
4.5
$8.5
Newcastle
4
2330
Gary Harley Handicap (Bm64)
$1k
$40k
K Jennings
58
145.32
36.95
5
3,4,3
-2
Nov-19 20
5/8
1.2
$10
Hawkesbury
3
2000
Bottlemart (Bm64)
$1k
$35k
J Ford
58
124.08
34.23
7
6,6,7
+2
Oct-24 20
8/13
2.8
$51
Randwick
5
1800
Highway Handicap (C3)
$2k
$75k
J Ford
54½
110.86
37.74
9
9,10,12
+4
Oct-11 20
13/15
6.2
$18
Coonamble
4
1600
The Nalder Family Handicap (C3)
$0k
$50k
A Bullock
57½
95.63
-
8
8,4,8
-5
Spell of 141 Days
May-23 20
1/9
0.5
$5.5
Mudgee
4
1600
Winner's Circle Wine Club (C1)
$10k
$20k
J Ford
59
98.19
-
2
3,4,5
+4
May-11 20
1/13
4.8
$26
Quirindi
4
1600
John Deer Pvm Maiden Handicap
$10k
$20k
S Clenton
58
101.91
36.71
2
2,2,1
Apr-27 20
9/14
11.0
$13
Narromine
4
1300
Robert Handsaker Ford Maiden Handicap
$0k
$20k
C Lever
58½
80.94
-
8
0,8,9