Watching Stars (GB)
Watching Stars won the British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes at Thirsk in Sep 2024 over 6f to 7f on good to soft going. The gelding, who was aged 3 at his last run in Jun 2025, has one win and three places from seven turf starts and has never scored beyond Class 4. He finished second of seven, racing prominently, in the Class 3 Download The BetMGM App Handicap at Sandown in Jun 2025 when last raced off his career-high mark of 87.
- 1–7Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 3 (42.9%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 0.65Fair A/E n=7 · 0.56 incl. margin
- 87Highest OR
- 25dBetween runs (median)longest 176 d
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 102
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 6 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 102A | 97 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 100A | 94 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 6 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 102A | 100 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 88A | 87.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 91A | 84.5 | — |
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 7 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 6 (86%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 1 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 9,979 runs since Jun 2013 (1,118 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on heavy going: 9.4% from 457. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 3 | 16.7% | +1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,503 | 284 | 18.9% | +3.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 2,647 | 421 | 15.9% | +0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 1,243 | 206 | 16.6% | +0.9 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,536 | 188 | 12.2% | −3.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 457 | 43 | 9.4% | −6.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,575 | 424 | 16.5% | +0.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 28 | 4 | 14.3% | −1.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 776 | 113 | 14.6% | −1.1 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,112 | 337 | 16% | +0.3 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4,422 | 759 | 17.2% | +1.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,894 | 263 | 13.9% | −1.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 587 | 74 | 12.6% | −3.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 139 | 16 | 11.5% | −4.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 21 | 3 | 14.3% | −1.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2013 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them True Dawn (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 1 (True Dawn (GB)).
Family form: True Dawn (GB) won at Fontainebleau (FR), 2 Nov 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| True Dawn (GB) | 2 | 1 | 7f | Class 1 |
| Dawn Chorus (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Buick | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dougie Costello | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 6 | 1 | 17% | +0.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Jun 25+41d | Sandown | Download The BetMGM App Handicap Raced handily on the wide side - hit the front 2f out under a drive - overtaken nearing the last furlong - stayed on but couldn't reel in the winner late | 2/7 | 1¾ | 9-9 | 87 | 100A | 99A | Ryan Moore | 7/4 |
| 04 May 25+17d | Newmarket | Nyetimber Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Tracked the pace from the front group early - moved into third with 2f left - closed on the front-runner inside the final furlong - stayed on without finding more late - beaten a short head into 2nd | 2/7 | nk | 9-8 | 83 | 88A | 96A | William Buick | 11/4 |
| 17 Apr 25+176d | Newmarket | Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap Settled midpack on the near rail early - improved into contention 3f out - pushed along and kept battling inside the final furlong - lacked the speed to threaten and wound up fourth | 4/10 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 83 | 102A | 89A | James Doyle | 6/1 |
| 2024 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Oct 24+37d | Newmarket | British Stallion Studs EBF Future Stayers Nursery Sat close to the front group early - pressed for effort with 2f left - lost momentum before the final furlong - held on for third | 3/6 | 9½ | 9-2 | 84 | 87A | 78B | William Buick | 7/4 |
| 16 Sep 24+13d | Thirsk | British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Handy up with the pace - level with the front pair 4f out - pressed on 2f out - kept battling to the line - got there in a tight finish | 1/8 | 9-7 | — | 91A | 91A | Dougie Costello | 5/1 | |
| 03 Sep 24+25d | Goodwood | British EBF Peter Willett Future Stayers' Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Sat just behind the front group on the rail - moved out wide with 6f left - asked for effort out wide over 2f from home but drifted left and couldn't find another gear - faded in the closing stages to finish fourth | 4/10 | 1¾ | 9-7 | — | 97A | 88A | William Buick | 5/1 |
| 09 Aug 24 | Newmarket | Maritime Cargo Services Road Haulage Hustle EBF 'Newcomers' Maiden Stakes (GBB race) Sat close to the front group early - urged forward with over 2f left - driven out and stayed on at one gallop through the closing stages - finished fourth | 4/12 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 78B | 85A | William Buick | 9/4F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Watching Stars won?
- Watching Stars (GB) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 3 times in total (42.9% of starts).
- Who trained Watching Stars?
- Watching Stars (GB) was trained by Charlie Appleby on the most recent run on record, at Sandown on 14 June 2025.
- Who is Watching Stars's sire?
- Watching Stars (GB) is by Sea The Stars (IRE) out of Half Light (IRE), whose sire is Shamardal.
- What is Watching Stars's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 14 June 2025. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Watching Stars's sire's record?
- Sea The Stars (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 9,979 runs since Jun 2013 (1,118 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on heavy going: 9.4% from 457. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.
- Who are Watching Stars's siblings?
- Out of Half Light (IRE), Watching Stars (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: True Dawn (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 1 (True Dawn (GB)). The wins came over 7f. As at Nov 2026.