Watch Chain (IRE)
Watch Chain (IRE) is 4 from 36. Hasn't won since May 2011. Last raced off 57, 9lb below the career-high mark.
- 4–36Wins / Runs
- 11.1%Strike rate
- 7 (19.4%)Placed
- −2.50£1 level staken=36 at SP
- 1.12Fair A/E n=36 · 0.96 incl. margin
- 66Highest OR
- 26dAvg 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 8.1% of 1,178 runs since Jan 2008 (93 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 11.4% from 114. Weakest on soft going: 4.6% from 196. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 12% from 175. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.3% from 184.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 24 | 2 | 8.3% | +0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 221 | 19 | 8.6% | +0.5 | 2 from 20 |
| Good | 258 | 14 | 5.4% | −2.7 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 114 | 13 | 11.4% | +3.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 196 | 9 | 4.6% | −3.5 | — |
| Heavy | 97 | 11 | 11.3% | +3.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 268 | 27 | 10.1% | +2 | 2 from 10 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 54 | 5 | 9.3% | +1.2 | 1 from 9 |
| 6f – 7f | 175 | 21 | 12% | +3.9 | 3 from 25 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 247 | 24 | 9.7% | +1.6 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 260 | 14 | 5.4% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 184 | 8 | 4.3% | −3.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 183 | 21 | 11.5% | +3.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 70 | 2 | 2.9% | −5.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −8.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
10 siblings in the archive, 8 winners — best of them Two Tempting (IRE) (9 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m7f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Two Tempting (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two Tempting (IRE) | 51 | 9 | 7½f–1m½f | Class 2 |
| Sweet Reward (IRE) | 61 | 9 | 1m1f–1m2f | Class 3 |
| Chagall (IRE) | 75 | 8 | 7f–1m4f | Class 6 |
| Newfangled (IRE) | 36 | 7 | 1m–1m2f | Class 4 |
| High Kicker (IRE) | 36 | 3 | 1m4½f–1m7f | — |
| Mecca's Mirage (IRE) | 7 | 2 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Nuala Tagula (IRE) | 21 | 2 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Rex Whistler (IRE) | 18 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 5 |
| Night Angel (IRE) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Delek (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 20 | 2 | 10% | +0.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 2 | 20% | +3.00 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 18 | 3 | 17% | +2.50 |
| Class 5 | 15 | 1 | 7% | −2.00 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yarmouth | 8 | 2 | 25% | +12.50 |
| Southwell (AW) | 7 | 2 | 29% | +6.00 |
| Leicester | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Folkestone | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Warwick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ripon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 25 | 3 | 12% | +3.50 |
| Under 6f | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Morgan | 12 | 1 | 8% | −7.00 |
| Darryll Holland | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.50 |
| Robert Winston | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Neil Callan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kieren Fallon | 2 | 1 | 50% | +11.00 |
| Mr P Collington | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Mullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Tate | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Queally | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seb Sanders | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| John Fahy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Michael Hills | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Liam Jones | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Simon Pearce | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jimmy Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nicky Mackay | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Martin Lane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ted Durcan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 26 | 4 | 15% | +7.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 14 | 1 | 7% | −1.00 |
| 2010 | 13 | 2 | 15% | +2.50 |
| 2009 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Watch Chain (IRE) won?
- Watch Chain (IRE) won 4 of 36 archived starts between 2009 and 2011, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 7 times in total (19.4% of starts).
- Who trained Watch Chain (IRE)?
- Watch Chain (IRE) was trained by Alan McCabe on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 22 November 2011.
- Who is Watch Chain (IRE)'s sire?
- Watch Chain (IRE) is by Traditionally (USA) out of Dangle (IRE), whose sire is Desert Style.
- What going does Watch Chain (IRE) prefer?
- Watch Chain (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 10 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Watch Chain (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 57, from the run on 22 November 2011. The highest on record is 66.
- What is Watch Chain (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Traditionally (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.1% of 1,178 runs since Jan 2008 (93 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 11.4% from 114. Weakest on soft going: 4.6% from 196. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 12% from 175. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.3% from 184.
- Who are Watch Chain (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Dangle (IRE), Watch Chain (IRE) has 10 other produce in our archive, 8 of them winners. Most wins: Two Tempting (IRE) (9). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Two Tempting (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m7f. As at Oct 2026.