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Horse profile

Watcha Matey (GB)

3yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2024) · Last trainer Hugo Palmer · Last owner Austin Moran Rowlands Mccallum
by Land Force (IRE) out of Kenzahope (FR) (Kendargent)
13 runs · 10 courses · from May 2023
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Aug 2024 — 793 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2024 · 1st of 10 Won last time out 4 wins · Ripon, Musselburgh & Newmarket Last raced off OR 91
KTB Profile

Watcha Matey won four of 13 starts on turf. All four wins came in handicaps, three of them over 1m – 1m1f on good ground at Ripon, Musselburgh and Newmarket. He gained his biggest success in the Ripon Rowels Handicap, a Class 2 event, when winning last time out off a mark of 91 in Aug 2024. The gelding, by Land Force out of Kenzahope, reached an official rating of 93.

Based on 13 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026
Official rating91↓ 2lb off peak
91 75–93

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 107 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ripon, 26 Aug 2024

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 →

Flat 13 figures · best 110C · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good6110C94—
Good to Firm587A83—
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f787A80—
1m – 1m1f5110C101—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 98A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ripon, 26 Aug 2024 Official rating 91 at the last run, 26 Aug 2024

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 13 figures · best 108A · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good6108A97.5—
Good to Firm599A86—
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f796A86—
1m – 1m1f5108A99—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Land Force (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 1,459 runs since Jan 2008 (156 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm9111.1%+3.4—
Good to Firm275228%+0.31 from 5
Good338329.5%+1.83 from 6
Good to Soft144149.7%+2—
Soft127118.7%+10 from 1
Heavy38410.5%+2.80 from 1
Standard (AW)528285.3%−2.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f335309%+1.3—
6f – 7f720415.7%−21 from 7
1m – 1m1f284289.9%+2.23 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f941212.8%+5.10 from 1
1m5f – 2m1715.9%−1.8—
2m1f – 2m4f900%−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

Dam
Kenzahope (FR) (Kendargent)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Bermudiana (FR)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 3 50% +37.00
Good to Firm 5 1 20% −0.67
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 6 1 17% −1.50
Class 4 5 2 40% +33.33
Class 3 1 1 100% +3.50
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 3 2 67% +35.33
Haydock 2 0 0% −2.00
Ripon 1 1 100% +3.50
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 1 100% +3.50
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 7 1 14% −2.67
1m – 1m1f 5 3 60% +38.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Paul Mulrennan 2 2 100% +7.00
Jason Hart 2 1 50% +32.00
William Buick 2 1 50% +2.33
Ryan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
James Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Colin Keane 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Kingscote 1 0 0% −1.00
Oisin Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00
Harry Davies 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Curtis 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 4 40% +37.33
Hood 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 6 3 50% +37.00
2023 7 1 14% −2.67

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2024 · 6 runs
26 Aug 24+25d Ripon Ripon Rowels Handicap Class 2 · 8f · Good · 10 ran Sat close to pace early - moved through to hit front approaching 2f out - pushed along and stayed strong inside final furlong to win 1/10 9-1 91107A98A Paul Mulrennan 7/2
01 Aug 24+19d Goodwood Coral Kincsem Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Good To Firm · 10 ran Sat close to the front group early - driven and lost touch approaching 2f out - dropped away soon after finishing 8th 8/10 nse 9-1 9383A78A Ryan Moore 7/1
13 Jul 24+23d Newmarket Bet365 Mile Handicap Class 2 · 8f · Good · 13 ran 6/13 nse 9-3 9387C97A James Doyle 10/1
20 Jun 24+19d Ascot Britannia Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (Str) Class 2 · 8f · Good To Firm · 29 ran 8/29 shd 9-0 9378C99A Colin Keane 22/1
01 Jun 24+46d Musselburgh Edinburgh Cup Handicap Class 3 · 9f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 9-9 86101A108A Paul Mulrennan 7/2
16 Apr 24+215d Newmarket JRA Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good · 13 ran 1/13 9-3 79110C105A Jason Hart 33/1
2023 · 7 runs
14 Sep 23+27d Doncaster Weatherbys Scientific 300,000 2-Y-O Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 · 6.5f · Soft · 17 ran 12/17 ¾ 9-0 8072C75A Jason Hart 33/1
18 Aug 23+12d Newmarket Elite Universal British EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 1/10 9-4 7786B83A William Buick 10/3
06 Aug 23+17d Haydock Sky Bet Sunday Series Nursery Class 4 · 7f · Heavy · 7 ran 3/7 ½ 9-3 7778A96A Richard Kingscote 11/2
20 Jul 23+22d Leicester William Hill Epic Value Nursery Class 5 · 7f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 hd 9-9 7582B90B Oisin Murphy 4/1
28 Jun 23+14d Salisbury Due Diligence Standing At Whitsbury Manor British Ebf Blagrave Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 3/9 2 9-4 —80A86A Harry Davies 9/2
14 Jun 23+18d Haydock Jewson St Helens EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 2/7 2¾ 9-7 —87A86A William Buick 3/1
27 May 23 Chester British EBF 40th Anniversary Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 · 6f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 hd 9-7 —74A73A Ben Curtis 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Watcha Matey won?
Watcha Matey (GB) won 4 of 13 archived starts between 2023 and 2024, a strike rate of 30.8%. Placed 7 times in total (53.8% of starts).
Who trained Watcha Matey?
Watcha Matey (GB) was trained by Hugo Palmer on the most recent run on record, at Ripon on 26 August 2024.
Who is Watcha Matey's sire?
Watcha Matey (GB) is by Land Force (IRE) out of Kenzahope (FR), whose sire is Kendargent.
What going does Watcha Matey prefer?
Watcha Matey (GB) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 6 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Watcha Matey's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 91, from the run on 26 August 2024. The highest on record is 93.
What is Watcha Matey's sire's record?
Land Force (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 1,459 runs since Jan 2008 (156 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Watcha Matey's siblings?
Out of Kenzahope (FR), Watcha Matey (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2023. 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.