Watch Tower (IRE)
Watch Tower is 1 from 7 with the win coming in a handicap at Leopardstown over 6f – 7f on good ground in Jul 2026 off an official rating of 73. He has raced exclusively over 6f – 7f, recording one win from three starts on good ground and none from two on standard going. Typically held up, he was prominent when last of eight in the NFP Handicap at Naas in Jul 2026 off a career-high mark of 81. By Starspangledbanner out of a Pivotal mare, he is trained by G M Lyons.
- 1–7Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 3 (42.9%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 0.81Fair A/E n=7 · 0.66 incl. margin
- 81Highest OR
- 61dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 101
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 101A | 73 | 2 · 101 / 86 |
| Soft | 2 | 85A | 82.5 | 1 · — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 102B | 89 | 2 · 102 / 89 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 102B | 80 | 5 · 102 / 85 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 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 from 6 analysed runs
- Held up 4 (67%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (33%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,129 runs since Jan 2008 (659 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.5% from 1,186.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 25 | 3 | 12% | +0.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,032 | 124 | 12% | +0.9 | — |
| Good | 1,735 | 183 | 10.5% | −0.6 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 770 | 90 | 11.7% | +0.6 | — |
| Soft | 1,062 | 120 | 11.3% | +0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 292 | 33 | 11.3% | +0.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,213 | 237 | 10.7% | −0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,186 | 172 | 14.5% | +3.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,553 | 394 | 11.1% | 0 | 1 from 7 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,379 | 135 | 9.8% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 648 | 60 | 9.3% | −1.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 267 | 25 | 9.4% | −1.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 83 | 4 | 4.8% | −6.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 0 | 0% | −11.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Shelly Banks (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Wilderness Girl (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelly Banks (IRE) | 26 | 2 | 5f | — |
| Wilderness Girl (IRE) | 11 | 1 | 7f | Class 2 |
| Apache Spark (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Keane | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| James Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 26+13d | Naas (IRE) | NFP Handicap Handy in third after a furlong - fourth at halfway - back to third and pushing on approaching 2f out - unable to gain further with a furlong left - squeezed for room 200 yards out - dropped away and faded | 8/8 | ¾ | 9-5 | 81 | 71A | 73A | Colin Keane | 5/2 |
| 09 Jul 26+20d | Leopardstown | BOYLE Sports 'Pick Your Place' Handicap Raced handy in 2nd - driven and made rapid progress to hit the front 1 1/2f out - battled on strongly in the final furlong though the margin was cut near the line | 1/10 | 9-0 | 73 | 101A | 88A | Colin Keane | 4/1 | |
| 19 Jun 26+191d | Limerick | Conference & Banqueting Facilities At Limerick Handicap Restrained in mid-division early - dropped towards the back by halfway - asked for effort 2f out without threatening - plugged on at one tempo to finish 4th | 4/6 | 1½ | 9-8 | 73 | 85A | 73B | James Ryan | 5/1 |
| 10 Dec 25+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Sat close to pace early - still second at halfway - driven into straight and asked for effort - stayed on but couldn't get to winner late | 2/13 | 2 | 9-7 | 77 | 102B | 94A | Colin Keane | 4/1 |
| 19 Nov 25+102d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Sat behind the front pack - third at halfway then eased over and pushed along with 2f to run - stayed on strongly to snatch second right at the line | 2/8 | nk | 9-7 | — | 76A | 84A | Colin Keane | 7/4 |
| 09 Aug 25+17d | Curragh | Audi Naas Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden Settled just behind the front pair - pushed along in 4th two furlongs out - unable to close - finished well held in 5th | 5/28 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 73C | 84A | Colin Keane | 10/3F |
| 23 Jul 25 | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Slow to break - held up at back of field - urged into contention around 14th two out - improved into 8th final furlong - stayed on into 4th but no extra close home | 4/17 | ¾ | 9-7 | — | 80C | 83A | James Ryan | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Watch Tower (IRE) won?
- Watch Tower (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 3 times in total (42.9% of starts).
- Who trains Watch Tower (IRE)?
- Watch Tower (IRE) is trained by G M Lyons, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 July 2026.
- Who is Watch Tower (IRE)'s sire?
- Watch Tower (IRE) is by Starspangledbanner (AUS) out of Novantae (GB), whose sire is Pivotal.
- What going does Watch Tower (IRE) prefer?
- Watch Tower (IRE) has the best record on good 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 Watch Tower (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 22 July 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Watch Tower (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Starspangledbanner (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,129 runs since Jan 2008 (659 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.5% from 1,186.
- Who are Watch Tower (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Novantae (GB), Watch Tower (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Shelly Banks (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Wilderness Girl (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.