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Watar (IRE)

6yo horse (at last run, Jul 2011) · Last trainer F Head · Last owner Hamdan Al Maktoum
by Marju (IRE) out of Ombrie (GB) (Zafonic)
16 runs · 2 courses · from Oct 2007
As at 15 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Jul 2011 — 5,571 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2011 · 1st of 12 Won last time out 4 wins · Longchamp (FR) & Deauville (FR)
KTB Profile

Watar (IRE) is 4 from 16 in our archive, including 2 wins at Group 2 level. Won last time out in the Prix Maurice De Nieuil at Longchamp (FR) — a second Group 2 win in our archive.

Based on 16 archived runs · updated 15 Oct 2026

Progeny in our archive

Progeny record

As a sire, Watar (IRE)’s progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 555 runs since Jan 2008 (59 horses).

Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 11.2% from 178. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.8% from 167.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sire
Good to Firm1417.1%−0.8
Good1901910%+2.1
Good to Soft1301310%+2.1
Soft13175.3%−2.6
Heavy6246.5%−1.4
Standard (AW)2800%−7.9
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sire
Under 6f100%−7.9
6f – 7f800%−7.9
1m – 1m1f1000%−7.9
1m2f – 1m4f1900%−7.9
1m5f – 2m16784.8%−3.1
2m1f – 2m4f1782011.2%+3.3
2m5f – 3m144149.7%+1.8
Over 3m2827.1%−0.8

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 15 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 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

Sire
Marju (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 3,553 runs since Jan 2008 (286 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm51917.6%+7.4—
Good to Firm6236510.4%+0.2—
Good861809.3%−0.91 from 6
Good to Soft383369.4%−0.81 from 3
Soft4895310.8%+0.61 from 5
Heavy176148%−2.20 from 1
Standard (AW)97010510.8%+0.61 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1461711.6%+1.4—
6f – 7f858657.6%−2.6—
1m – 1m1f7017510.7%+0.50 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f78710213%+2.81 from 6
1m5f – 2m651649.8%−0.43 from 9
2m1f – 2m4f335329.6%−0.6—
2m5f – 3m6469.4%−0.8—
Over 3m1119.1%−1.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 15 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ombrie (GB) (Zafonic)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Ombrageux (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ombrageux (IRE)611m—
Waffy (GB)30——
Munaseq (IRE)20——
Objection (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 1 17% −1.70
Soft 5 1 20% −1.00
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +7.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 1 100% —

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Longchamp (FR) 12 2 17% +4.30
Deauville (FR) 4 2 50% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 9 3 33% +7.30
1m2f – 1m4f 6 1 17% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% —

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Davy Bonilla 15 4 27% +3.30
Thierry Thulliez 1 0 0% —

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 3 1 33% +7.00
2010 4 0 0% −4.00
2008 8 3 38% +0.30
2007 1 0 0% —

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
14 Jul 11+70d Longchamp (FR) Prix Maurice De Nieuil (4yo+) (Turf) 14f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 1/12 8-11 Davy Bonilla 9/1
05 May 11+21d Longchamp (FR) Prix D'Hedouville (4yo+) (Turf) 12f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 ¾ 8-11 Davy Bonilla 11/2
14 Apr 11+172d Longchamp (FR) Prix Lord Seymour () (4yo+) (Turf) 12f · Good · 13 ran 2/13 2 9-1 Davy Bonilla 10/1
24 Oct 10+42d Longchamp (FR) Prix Royal-Oak (3yo+) (Turf) 15.5f · Soft · 10 ran 6/10 ½ 9-4 Davy Bonilla 10/1
12 Sep 10+21d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix Gladiateur (4yo+) (Turf) 15.5f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 2 8-11 Davy Bonilla 11/1
22 Aug 10+23d Deauville (FR) Darley Prix Kergorlay (3yo+) (Turf) 15f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 3 9-4 Davy Bonilla 9/1
30 Jul 10+642d Deauville (FR) Prix Du Carrousel (4yo+) (Turf) 15f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 hd 8-11 Davy Bonilla 8/1
26 Oct 08+22d Longchamp (FR) Prix Royal-Oak 15.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 5/11 shd 8-9 Davy Bonilla 5/2
04 Oct 08+29d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix Chaudenay 15f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 9-2 Davy Bonilla 33/10
05 Sep 08+24d Longchamp (FR) Prix de Lutece 15f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 3/7 1½ 8-11 Davy Bonilla 6/4F
12 Aug 08+54d Deauville (FR) Prix Michel Houyvet () 15f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 8-11 Davy Bonilla EvensF
19 Jun 08+19d Longchamp (FR) Prix du Lys (Colts & Geldings) 12f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 hd 8-11 Davy Bonilla 31/5
31 May 08+48d Longchamp (FR) Prix de l'Avre () 12f · Soft · 5 ran 2/5 hd 9-0 Davy Bonilla —
13 Apr 08+24d Longchamp (FR) SG Private Banking - Prix La Force 10f · Heavy · 7 ran 3/7 2½ 9-2 Davy Bonilla 44/5
20 Mar 08+151d Deauville (FR) Prix du Senequet (Colts & Geldings) 11.5f · Standard · 3 ran 1/3 8-10 Davy Bonilla —
21 Oct 07 Longchamp (FR) Prix De Belleville (Unraced Colts & Geldings) 9f · Soft · 5 ran 5/5 ¾ 9-2 Thierry Thulliez —

Quick answers

How many races has Watar (IRE) won?
Watar (IRE) won 4 of 16 archived starts between 2007 and 2011, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 8 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Watar (IRE)?
Watar (IRE) was trained by F Head on the most recent run on record, at Longchamp (FR) on 14 July 2011.
Who is Watar (IRE)'s sire?
Watar (IRE) is by Marju (IRE) out of Ombrie (GB), whose sire is Zafonic.
What going does Watar (IRE) prefer?
Watar (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Watar (IRE)'s sire's record?
Marju (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 3,553 runs since Jan 2008 (286 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Watar (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Ombrie (GB), Watar (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Ombrageux (IRE) (1). The wins came over 1m. As at Oct 2026.
Has Watar (IRE) sired winners?
As a sire, Watar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 555 runs since Jan 2008 (59 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 11.2% from 178. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.8% from 167.

Record shown from October 2007. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.