Watamu (IRE)
Watamu (IRE) is 3 from 12, all wins coming at Class 2 level. Hasn't won since May 2008. 3 of 5 starts at Lingfield (AW) have ended in wins. All 3 wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 5 on turf. All 3 wins have come over 1m2f – 1m4f. Last raced off a career-high mark of 105.
- 3–12Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 6 (50%)Placed
- +4.00£1 level staken=12 at SP
- 2.10Fair A/E n=12 · 1.75 incl. margin
- 105Highest OR
- 59dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 7% of 1,020 runs since Jan 2008 (94 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | −2.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 149 | 11 | 7.4% | +0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 276 | 19 | 6.9% | −0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 162 | 9 | 5.6% | −1.4 | — |
| Soft | 166 | 15 | 9% | +2 | — |
| Heavy | 66 | 5 | 7.6% | +0.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 177 | 11 | 6.2% | −0.8 | 3 from 7 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 42 | 4 | 9.5% | +2.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 75 | 0 | 0% | −7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 85 | 7 | 8.2% | +1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 146 | 11 | 7.5% | +0.5 | 3 from 11 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 301 | 19 | 6.3% | −0.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 211 | 14 | 6.6% | −0.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 126 | 11 | 8.7% | +1.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 34 | 5 | 14.7% | +7.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Dubai Meydan (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Dubai Meydan (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai Meydan (IRE) | 13 | 2 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Rock Xaar (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 3 | 43% | +9.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 9 | 3 | 33% | +7.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield (AW) | 5 | 3 | 60% | +11.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 11 | 3 | 27% | +5.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seb Sanders | 6 | 2 | 33% | +4.50 |
| Eddie Ahern | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.50 |
| Travis Block | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visor | 10 | 3 | 30% | +6.00 |
| None | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +2.50 |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 · 8 runs | |||||||||
| 04 Oct 08+35d | Newmarket | Totesport.com Cambridgeshire Heritage Handicap | 11/28 | ½ | 9-5 | 105 | 92A | Eddie Ahern | 66/1 |
| 30 Aug 08+32d | Sandown | Best Odds Guaranteed At betinternet.com Heritage Handicap | 13/16 | 1¾ | 9-4 | 105 | 74C | Travis Block | 14/1 |
| 29 Jul 08+39d | Goodwood | Bank Of Scotland Investment Service Heritage Handicap | 3/17 | 1 | 9-4 | 104 | 100A | Eddie Ahern | 25/1 |
| 20 Jun 08+35d | Ascot | Wolferton Handicap (Listed) | 8/10 | 3 | 9-1 | 104 | 81A | Seb Sanders | 14/1 |
| 16 May 08+14d | York | Reland Jorvik Heritage Handicap | 5/15 | nse | 9-10 | 104 | 103A | Seb Sanders | 12/1 |
| 02 May 08+27d | Lingfield (AW) | Lingfield Park For Conferences Handicap | 1/6 | 9-4 | 99 | 97B | Seb Sanders | 7/2 | |
| 05 Apr 08+7d | Lingfield (AW) | heartofthesouth.net Handicap | 1/8 | 9-5 | 94 | 91A | Seb Sanders | 5/1 | |
| 29 Mar 08+378d | Kempton (AW) | intercasino.co.uk Rosebery Heritage Handicap | 10/14 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 97 | 79A | Seb Sanders | 11/2 |
| 2007 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 07+15d | Lingfield (AW) | totesport.com Handicap | 1/12 | 8-4 | 85 | 83C | Eddie Ahern | 9/2 | |
| 02 Mar 07+51d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Go Pontin's Handicap | 5/10 | shd | 8-10 | 85 | 73C | Eddie Ahern | 5/2 |
| 10 Jan 07+21d | Lingfield (AW) | Go Pontin's Handicap | 2/10 | 2 | 9-4 | 83 | 81C | Seb Sanders | 2/1F |
| 2006 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 20 Dec 06 | Lingfield (AW) | Pontin's 'Book Early' Handicap | 2/14 | 2 | 9-0 | 80 | 86C | Eddie Ahern | 8/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Watamu won?
- Watamu (IRE) won 3 of 12 archived starts between 2006 and 2008, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 6 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Watamu?
- Watamu (IRE) was trained by Peter Makin on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 4 October 2008.
- Who is Watamu's sire?
- Watamu (IRE) is by Groom Dancer (USA) out of Miss Golden Sands (GB), whose sire is Kris.
- What going does Watamu prefer?
- Watamu (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 3 wins from 7 starts (42.9%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Watamu's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 4 October 2008. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Watamu's sire's record?
- Groom Dancer (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7% of 1,020 runs since Jan 2008 (94 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Watamu's siblings?
- Out of Miss Golden Sands (GB), Watamu (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Dubai Meydan (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Dubai Meydan (IRE)). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.