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Horse profile

Watching Over (GB)

5yo mare (at last run, Apr 2019) · Last trainer Gillian Boanas · Last owner Mrs M B Thwaites M E Foxton
by Schiaparelli (GER) out of Nobratinetta (FR) (Celtic Swing)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Sep 2018
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Apr 2019 — 2,756 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2019 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 87
KTB Profile

Watching Over (GB) is yet to win from 6 starts. Best effort: 4th of 7 at Southwell (Sep 2018). Last raced off a career-high mark of 87.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 →

Jumps 3 figures · best 100C · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Soft2100C74—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m279C63.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 95A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Carlisle, 18 Oct 2018 Official rating 87 at the last run, 6 Apr 2019

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 →

Jumps 4 figures · best 95A · median 82
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Soft395A79—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f295A83—
1m5f – 2m285B82—

Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 6 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
Schiaparelli (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 12% of 1,827 runs since Jan 2008 (203 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−12—
Good to Firm43818.6%+6.6—
Good5796711.6%−0.40 from 1
Good to Soft4795411.3%−0.70 from 4
Soft5166512.6%+0.60 from 1
Heavy1721810.5%−1.5—
Standard (AW)37821.6%+9.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−12—
1m – 1m1f500%−12—
1m2f – 1m4f24625%+13—
1m5f – 2m5456712.3%+0.30 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f6476610.2%−1.80 from 4
2m5f – 3m4706313.4%+1.4—
Over 3m1341813.4%+1.4—

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

Dam
Nobratinetta (FR) (Celtic Swing)

7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them I Like To Move It (GB) (7 wins).

The wins came over 1m4f–3m; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (I Like To Move It (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
I Like To Move It (GB)1671m7f–2m1fGrade 2
Swinging Sultan (GB)1031m4f–2m1fClass 4
De Young Warrior (GB)1022m7½f–3mClass 3
Vinetta (GB)812m3½fClass 4
Thurnham (GB)90——
Corsair Prince (GB)30——
Cimetta (GB)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle 2 0 0% −2.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ross Chapman 4 0 0% −4.00
Jamie Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Joe Williamson 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 3 0 0% −3.00
2018 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
06 Apr 19+25d Newcastle Vertem Investing For The Future Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-13 87—— Ross Chapman 100/1
12 Mar 19+56d Sedgefield Sky Sports Racing Virgin 535 Mares' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-12 ——— Jamie Hamilton 80/1
15 Jan 19+18d Newcastle Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 EBF Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 9/10 29 10-7 ——71C Joe Williamson 100/1
28 Dec 18+71d Catterick Introducing Racing Tv Mares' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 5/11 1½ 10-9 —48C79C Ross Chapman 28/1
18 Oct 18+43d Carlisle smarkets.com EBF Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 17f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 8/16 2 10-9 —100C95A Ross Chapman 125/1
05 Sep 18 Southwell Bet In Play At mintbet.com 'Newcomers' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 15.5f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 6 10-4 —79C85B Ross Chapman 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Watching Over (GB) won?
Watching Over (GB) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2018 and 2019.
Who trained Watching Over (GB)?
Watching Over (GB) was trained by Gillian Boanas on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle on 6 April 2019.
Who is Watching Over (GB)'s sire?
Watching Over (GB) is by Schiaparelli (GER) out of Nobratinetta (FR), whose sire is Celtic Swing.
What is Watching Over (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 6 April 2019. That is also the highest on record.
What is Watching Over (GB)'s sire's record?
Schiaparelli (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 12% of 1,827 runs since Jan 2008 (203 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Watching Over (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Nobratinetta (FR), Watching Over (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: I Like To Move It (GB) (7). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (I Like To Move It (GB)). The wins came over 1m4f–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2018. 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.