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Horse profile

Watch The Dove (GB)

10yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2007) · Last trainer Colin Tizzard · Last owner Mrs M J Tizzard
by Afzal (IRE) out of Spot The Dove (GB) (Riberetto)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Aug 2006
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Feb 2007 — 7,206 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2007 Won at Wincanton Last raced off OR 101
KTB Profile

Watch The Dove (GB) is 1 from 8, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Oct 2006.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5
Official rating101↓ 1lb off peak
101 91–102

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

Best recent KTB Rating 96C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Exeter, 7 Nov 2006 Official rating 101 at the last run, 12 Feb 2007

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 5 figures · best 96C · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Good to Firm396C82—
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f396C86—
2m5f – 3m289C75.5—

Of 8 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (2) · did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 8 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · 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
Afzal (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 4% of 75 runs since Jan 2008 (14 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−41 from 1
Good to Firm1300%−40 from 3
Good30310%+60 from 2
Good to Soft2000%−4—
Soft900%−40 from 1
Standard (AW)200%−4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m1500%−4—
2m1f – 2m4f2114.8%+0.80 from 4
2m5f – 3m2700%−41 from 3
Over 3m12216.7%+12.70 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 6 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Spot The Dove (GB) (Riberetto)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 1 100% +4.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 2 1 50% +3.50
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wincanton 2 1 50% +3.50
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 3 1 33% +2.50
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Joe Tizzard 7 1 14% −1.50
Mr Ashley Bird 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 6 1 17% −0.50
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 1 0 0% −1.00
2006 7 1 14% −1.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 1 20% +0.50
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2007 · 1 run
12 Feb 07+81d Plumpton Cloudesley Marsham Birthday Handicap Hdl Class 3 · 2m4½f · Heavy · 8 ran PU/8 — 10-7 101— Joe Tizzard 25/1
2006 · 7 runs
23 Nov 06+16d Taunton Golden Knob Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m3f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 30 10-12 94— Joe Tizzard 10/3
07 Nov 06+3d Exeter Legionnaire Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m3f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 2/11 ¾ 11-8 9196C Joe Tizzard 6/1
04 Nov 06+13d Sandown Altis Consulting Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 14 ran 9/14 2 11-0 10286C Mr Ashley Bird 20/1
22 Oct 06+17d Wincanton Vixen Horsefeeds Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m5½f · Soft · 11 ran 6/11 25 11-5 10289C Joe Tizzard 16/1
05 Oct 06+32d Wincanton Wbx.com World Bet Exchange Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m5½f · Firm · 5 ran 1/5 11-12 95— Joe Tizzard 9/2
03 Sep 06+27d Fontwell Olswang Stable Staff Competition Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 4/7 hd 10-10 9462C Joe Tizzard 6/1
07 Aug 06 Newton Abbot Grolsch 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m2½f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 5/8 19 10-12 9582C Joe Tizzard 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has Watch The Dove won?
Watch The Dove (GB) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2006 and 2007, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Watch The Dove?
Watch The Dove (GB) was trained by Colin Tizzard on the most recent run on record, at Plumpton on 12 February 2007.
Who is Watch The Dove's sire?
Watch The Dove (GB) is by Afzal (IRE) out of Spot The Dove (GB), whose sire is Riberetto.
What is Watch The Dove's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 101, from the run on 12 February 2007. The highest on record is 102.
What is Watch The Dove's sire's record?
Afzal (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 4% of 75 runs since Jan 2008 (14 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from August 2006. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.