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Horse profile

Waterlord (GB)

7yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2018) · Last trainer Donald McCain · Last owner Matthew Taylor
by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Shell Garland (USA) (Sadler's Wells)
11 runs · 8 courses · from May 2015
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Mar 2018 — 3,134 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2018 5 wins · 5 courses Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 135
KTB Profile

Waterlord (GB) is 5 from 11. Hasn't won since Dec 2017. All 5 wins have come over 1m5f – 2m. Last raced off a career-high mark of 135.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 149 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Haydock, 30 Dec 2017

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 4 figures · best 149A · median 125.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Heavy4149A125.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4149A125.5—

Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 147B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Haydock, 30 Dec 2017 Official rating 135 at the last run, 24 Mar 2018

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 9 figures · best 154C · median 134
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Heavy4147B133—
Good3154C130—
Good to Soft2141A139.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m9154C134—

Of 11 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 · 9 figures from 11 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
Cape Cross (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1412215.6%+2.3—
Good to Firm2,36735314.9%+1.6—
Good2,86638213.3%03 from 3
Good to Soft1,3781359.8%−3.50 from 2
Soft1,61817210.6%−2.70 from 2
Heavy477408.4%−4.92 from 4
Standard (AW)3,90558815.1%+1.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2453112.7%−0.6—
6f – 7f2,81735712.7%−0.6—
1m – 1m1f3,29245513.8%+0.5—
1m2f – 1m4f3,81254414.3%+1—
1m5f – 2m1,69922413.2%−0.15 from 11
2m1f – 2m4f629619.7%−3.6—
2m5f – 3m230187.8%−5.5—
Over 3m30310%−3.3—

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
Shell Garland (USA) (Sadler's Wells)

8 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Druid's Altar (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Sands Of Fortune (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Druid's Altar (IRE)1861m4f–2m4f—
Bachelor (IRE)2911mClass 4
Kris Kin Line (IRE)911m4fClass 6
Druids Cross (IRE)817f—
Sands Of Fortune (IRE)612m4½fClass 2
Floral Beauty (GB)411m2½fClass 5
Ocean Secret (IRE)20——
Charlemagne One (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 4 2 50% −0.17
Good 3 3 100% +3.11
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 2 50% −0.17
Class 1 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 2 2 100% +2.58
Class 6 1 1 100% +0.53

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Haydock 3 1 33% −0.50
Bangor-on-Dee 2 1 50% −0.67
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 1 100% +0.53
Perth 1 1 100% +0.33
Stratford 1 1 100% +2.25

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Aidan Coleman 5 3 60% +1.11
William Kennedy 4 1 25% −1.50
Brian Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00
A P Heskin 1 1 100% +0.33

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 3 0 0% −3.00
2017 3 2 67% +0.83
2015 5 3 60% +1.11

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 2 29% −3.17
NH Flat 4 3 75% +2.11

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
24 Mar 18+42d Bangor-on-Dee Controlled Solutions Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 7 ran F/7 — 12-0 135—— Brian Hughes 5/4F
10 Feb 18+21d Newbury Betfair Hurdle (Grade 3 Handicap) Class 1 · 16.5f · Soft · 24 ran PU/24 — 10-13 135—— William Kennedy 25/1
20 Jan 18+21d Haydock Sky Bet Supreme Trial Rossington Main Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) Class 1 · 15.5f · Heavy · 6 ran 4/6 ¾ 11-4 13595C132B William Kennedy 11/4
30 Dec 17+15d Haydock EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Heavy · 6 ran 1/6 11-4 130149A147B William Kennedy 6/4F
15 Dec 17+20d Bangor-on-Dee Northern Racing Club Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Heavy · 9 ran 1/9 10-12 —114C134A A P Heskin 1/3F
25 Nov 17+720d Haydock Read Paul Nicholls Exclusively At Betfair Newton Novices' Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 · 15.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 6/7 2½ 11-0 —137A122B William Kennedy 25/1
06 Dec 15+21d Huntingdon Betfred 'fred's Festive Giveaway' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 2/15 1½ 10-12 ——141A Aidan Coleman 11/8F
15 Nov 15+114d Cheltenham 'High Sheriff Of Gloucestershire's' Standard Open NH Flat Race (Listed) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 4/13 1¼ 11-0 ——138A Aidan Coleman 3/1F
24 Jul 15+22d Uttoxeter Burton Kia Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 11-8 ——128A Aidan Coleman 8/15F
02 Jul 15+33d Perth Scottish Game Fair Starting Tomorrow Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 11-7 ——154C Aidan Coleman 1/3F
30 May 15 Stratford Send Your Mare To Yorgunnabelucky Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 13 ran 1/13 10-12 ——130A Aidan Coleman 9/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Waterlord (GB) won?
Waterlord (GB) won 5 of 11 archived starts between 2015 and 2018, a strike rate of 45.5%. Placed 6 times in total (54.5% of starts).
Who trained Waterlord (GB)?
Waterlord (GB) was trained by Donald McCain on the most recent run on record, at Bangor-on-Dee on 24 March 2018.
Who is Waterlord (GB)'s sire?
Waterlord (GB) is by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Shell Garland (USA), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
What going does Waterlord (GB) prefer?
Waterlord (GB) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 3 starts (100%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Waterlord (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 135, from the run on 24 March 2018. That is also the highest on record.
What is Waterlord (GB)'s sire's record?
Cape Cross (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.
Who are Waterlord (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Shell Garland (USA), Waterlord (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Druid's Altar (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Sands Of Fortune (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2015. 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.