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Horse profile

Watchthesteps (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2013) · Last trainer Laurence James Butler · Last owner Mrs Nuala Barron
by Sendawar (IRE) out of Loftus Belle (IRE) (The Bart)
7 runs · 6 courses · from May 2012
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Nov 2013 — 4,721 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2013 · 9th of 14 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 81
KTB Profile

Watchthesteps (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

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 84C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Gowran Park, 4 Oct 2013 Official rating 81 at the last run, 24 Nov 2013

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 7 figures · best 103C · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft291C87.5—
Good287C83—
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4103C92—
1m5f – 2m284C76.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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
Sendawar (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 379 runs since Jan 2008 (58 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm40717.5%+7.70 from 1
Good10898.3%−1.50 from 2
Good to Soft581017.2%+7.40 from 1
Soft7545.3%−4.50 from 2
Heavy3000%−9.80 from 1
Standard (AW)68710.3%+0.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−9.8—
6f – 7f1317.7%−2.1—
1m – 1m1f43511.6%+1.8—
1m2f – 1m4f941212.8%+3—
1m5f – 2m10598.6%−1.20 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f67710.4%+0.60 from 4
2m5f – 3m4924.1%−5.70 from 1
Over 3m7114.3%+4.5—

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
Loftus Belle (IRE) (The Bart)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Nkose (IRE)50——
Chalk It Up (IRE)10——
Brandondale (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mark Enright 2 0 0% −2.00
Andrew Ring 1 0 0% −1.00
M P Fogarty 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Sexton 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr B O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Deegan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 6 0 0% −6.00
2012 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2013 · 6 runs
24 Nov 13+51d Navan Dunderry Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 9/14 hd 9-5 8169A Andrew Ring 25/1
04 Oct 13+42d Gowran Park Tommy Tiernan Live Tonight At Gowran Park Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Soft · 20 ran 17/20 13 11-0 8384C M P Fogarty 20/1
23 Aug 13+86d Kilbeggan Martinstown Opportunity Maiden Hurdle 19.5f · Good · 16 ran 9/16 9½ 11-0 —79C Kevin Sexton 50/1
29 May 13+19d Punchestown Go Racing In Kildare Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good To Firm · 25 ran 10/25 4¾ 11-9 —93C Mark Enright 50/1
10 May 13+111d Downpatrick Heart Of Down Maiden Hurdle 21.5f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 18 11-1 —87C Mark Enright 25/1
19 Jan 13+258d Naas Tipper Road (pro/am) Flat Race 19f · Heavy · 15 ran 10/15 46 11-9 —103C Mr B O'Neill 20/1
2012 · 1 run
06 May 12 Gowran Park Kilkenny (Pro/Am) Flat Race 20f · Yielding · 14 ran 8/14 nk 11-7 —91C Richard Deegan 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Watchthesteps won?
Watchthesteps (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2012 and 2013.
Who trained Watchthesteps?
Watchthesteps (IRE) was trained by Laurence James Butler on the most recent run on record, at Navan on 24 November 2013.
Who is Watchthesteps's sire?
Watchthesteps (IRE) is by Sendawar (IRE) out of Loftus Belle (IRE), whose sire is The Bart.
What is Watchthesteps's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 24 November 2013. The highest on record is 83.
What is Watchthesteps's sire's record?
Sendawar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 379 runs since Jan 2008 (58 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Watchthesteps's siblings?
Out of Loftus Belle (IRE), Watchthesteps (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2012. 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.