Horse profile
Watermelon Sugar (IRE)
by Gutaifan (IRE) out of Looks Great (GB) (New Approach)
40 runs · 10 courses · from Feb 2022
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
8 wins · 5 courses
Last run 21 Jul 2026 · 9th of 11
Last raced off OR 60
KTB Profile
Watermelon Sugar is 8 from 40 with all wins at 6f – 7f. Four of those came at Lingfield (AW) in Class 6 handicaps on standard going, the most recent in Feb 2026 off an official rating of 60. He has also won on turf at Leicester on good to soft and at Thirsk on good. Typically held up, he finished 9 of 11 at Wolverhampton (AW) in Jul 2026 off the same mark, 22lb below his highest ever mark of 82.
Based on 40 archived runs · run-style from 21 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 22lb off peak
- 8–40Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 14 (35%)Placed
- −12.88£1 level staken=40 at SP
- 1.30Fair A/E n=39 · 1.12 incl. margin
- 82Highest OR
- 41dAvg between runs
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.
Official rating60↓ 22lb off peak
60
53–82
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 93
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 32 | 113A | 89.5 | 9 runs · 100 / 90 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 86B | 82 | — |
| Good | 2 | 77A | 62.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 119A | 101 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 32 | 119A | 88 | 8 runs · 100 / 89.5 |
| Under 6f | 7 | 106B | 86 | 1 run · — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 40 figures from 40 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 21 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 10 (48%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 8 (38%) · 2 wins
- Prominent 3 (14%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 3,755 runs since Jan 2008 (301 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 11 | 3 | 27.3% | +18.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 463 | 52 | 11.2% | +2.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 728 | 64 | 8.8% | −0.1 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 367 | 23 | 6.3% | −2.6 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 548 | 39 | 7.1% | −1.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 206 | 15 | 7.3% | −1.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,432 | 139 | 9.7% | +0.8 | 6 from 32 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 630 | 56 | 8.9% | 0 | 0 from 7 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,962 | 192 | 9.8% | +0.9 | 8 from 32 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 719 | 54 | 7.5% | −1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 291 | 23 | 7.9% | −1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 114 | 8 | 7% | −1.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 37 | 2 | 5.4% | −3.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Looks Great (GB) (New Approach)
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Asadna (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Asadna (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asadna (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 6f | Class 4 |
| Good Listener (IRE) | 18 | 1 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Balayaged (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Dazzling Gem (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Nando The Great (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 32 | 6 | 19% | −7.54 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.56 |
| Good | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.78 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 16 | 4 | 25% | −6.07 |
| Class 5 | 16 | 3 | 19% | −0.25 |
| Class 4 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.56 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 12 | 1 | 8% | −10.17 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 8 | 4 | 50% | +13.10 |
| Southwell (AW) | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.47 |
| Kempton (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Yarmouth | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Leicester | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.56 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.22 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 32 | 8 | 25% | −4.88 |
| Under 6f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Haynes | 34 | 3 | 9% | −14.90 |
| Hollie Doyle | 3 | 2 | 67% | −0.03 |
| Jamie Spencer | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.22 |
| Adam McNamara | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.83 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 20% | −3.90 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 11% | +4.00 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2022 | 7 | 4 | 57% | −0.98 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Jul 26+50d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Call 01902 390016 To Name A Race Handicap Stakes held up towards the back - asked for effort with 2f left - lost the pace and faded inside the final 110 yards | 9/11 | ¾ | 9-4 | 60 | 90A | 63A | Joey Haynes | 16/1 |
| 01 Jun 26+11d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap Settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - nudged closer inside the final furlong - finished 8th beaten 5.75L | 8/12 | hd | 9-1 | 62 | 93A | 66A | Joey Haynes | 40/1 |
| 21 May 26+43d | Southwell (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Held up mid-pack - driven approaching final 2f - unable to close - finished well beaten in 11th | 11/11 | ¾ | 9-8 | 63 | 80A | 61A | Joey Haynes | 33/1 |
| 08 Apr 26+42d | Kempton (AW) | Virgin Bet Handicap Settled in the pack - drifted right and lost place over 1f out - dropped away quickly - finished well held in 10th | 10/11 | 4¼ | 9-8 | 63 | 89A | 55A | Joey Haynes | 14/1 |
| 25 Feb 26+32d | Lingfield (AW) | Join The Midnite Movement Handicap Settled off the pace in the pack - roused along with 2f left - moved through wide with a furlong to run - pushed into the front close home to score | 1/7 | 9-8 | 60 | 100A | 81A | Jamie Spencer | EvensF | |
| 24 Jan 26+33d | Lingfield (AW) | Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Held up in the pack - short of space over 1f out - found a gap and moved into second - kept on but couldn't quite peg back winner | 2/9 | ¾ | 9-3 | 59 | 77A | 79A | Joey Haynes | 9/4F |
| 2025 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Dec 25+14d | Lingfield (AW) | Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap Settled midfield early - moved into fifth spot with 2f left - urged forward inside the final furlong and kept responding - hit the front close home to score | 1/11 | 9-7 | 53 | 100A | 90A | Joey Haynes | 11/10F | |
| 08 Dec 25+33d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Held up at back - driven with over a furlong out - kept on inside final furlong without threatening | 5/9 | ¾ | 8-12 | 54 | 92A | 65A | Joey Haynes | 22/1 |
| 05 Nov 25+18d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Supports Safer Gambling Handicap Held up in the pack - pushed along with 2f left - unable to land a blow - eventually well held | 10/12 | 1 | 9-6 | 57 | 79A | 59A | Joey Haynes | 66/1 |
| 18 Oct 25+60d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Arc All-Weather 1MILLION Bonus Returns Handicap Settled towards the back - urged forward with two furlongs left - failed to threaten the front end - finished 10th | 10/11 | ½ | 9-8 | 60 | 70A | 58A | Joey Haynes | 22/1 |
| 19 Aug 25+12d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Struggled for pace early - held up towards the back throughout - never a threat and well held at the finish | 10/11 | 1½ | 9-1 | 62 | 83B | 60A | Joey Haynes | 66/1 |
| 07 Aug 25+38d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Racing Value At bet365 Handicap Held up in touch with the pack early - unable to improve position through the contest - well held at the finish | 10/10 | 17 | 9-5 | 64 | 37C | 39C | Joey Haynes | 33/1 |
| 30 Jun 25+84d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Highbet Wimbledon Free Bet Offer Handicap (Div 1) Sluggish start - settled towards the back of the field early - well held for the remainder - finished 10th | 10/10 | 3½ | 8-11 | 66 | 70C | 41C | Joey Haynes | 66/1 |
| 07 Apr 25+33d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap Held up towards the back - drifted right and driven approaching halfway - couldn't quicken and finished ninth | 9/10 | 1½ | 9-8 | 68 | 73A | 64A | Joey Haynes | 10/1 |
| 05 Mar 25+26d | Lingfield (AW) | 30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap Sprang forward smartly - settled just behind the front group - improved into second with 4f left - hit the front a furlong out - kept going but caught in the final strides for a half-length second | 2/5 | ½ | 9-8 | 67 | 97C | 79B | Joey Haynes | 6/5F |
| 07 Feb 25+53d | Lingfield (AW) | Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap Held up eagerly behind the front pack - moved into second on the turn - pushed to the front inside the final furlong and stayed on to win | 1/11 | 9-6 | 61 | 113A | 102A | Joey Haynes | 3/1 | |
| 2024 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Dec 24+61d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap Settled midfield early - improved into contention inside final two furlongs - closed strongly on the rail but narrowly denied in third | 3/12 | hd | 9-4 | 60 | 105A | 80A | Joey Haynes | 18/1 |
| 16 Oct 24+20d | Kempton (AW) | Racing TV Handicap Settled at the back of the field - pushed along with 2f left - unable to make an impact - finished 7th | 7/11 | hd | 9-12 | 62 | 83A | 74A | Joey Haynes | 28/1 |
| 26 Sep 24+31d | Southwell (AW) | Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap Held up in last place - never a threat to leaders - finished well held in 10th | 10/13 | nk | 9-10 | 63 | 106B | 64A | Joey Haynes | 25/1 |
| 26 Aug 24+21d | Southwell (AW) | N&L Franklin Ltd Handicap (Div 2) Sat close to the pace early - dropped back on the wide side 4f out - beaten into last with 3f left and pushed along - dropped away in the closing stages to finish ninth | 9/9 | 7 | 9-4 | 65 | 51A | 41A | Joey Haynes | 33/1 |
| 05 Aug 24+26d | Lingfield | Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Handicap Held up towards the back - no impression made - well held throughout | 11/13 | 3½ | 9-11 | 61 | 48C | 48A | Joey Haynes | 16/1 |
| 10 Jul 24+44d | Yarmouth | Quinnbet Acca Bonus Handicap | 4/5 | 7 | 9-4 | 62 | 66C | 45B | Joey Haynes | 8/1 |
| 27 May 24+47d | Yarmouth | Quinnbet.Com Handicap | 7/8 | 8 | 9-2 | 63 | 38A | 42A | Joey Haynes | 7/1 |
| 10 Apr 24+35d | Lingfield (AW) | Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap | 1/8 | 9-2 | 63 | 105A | 77A | Joey Haynes | 12/1 | |
| 06 Mar 24+215d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Proudly Supporting Women In Racing Handicap (Div 1) | 7/8 | nk | 9-7 | 66 | 71A | 54A | Joey Haynes | 28/1 |
| 2023 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Aug 23+23d | Bath | Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 519 Handicap | 3/11 | 1 | 10-0 | 62 | 86B | 79A | Joey Haynes | 10/3 |
| 12 Jul 23+29d | Yarmouth | QuinnBet Acca Bonus Handicap | 6/11 | ¾ | 9-6 | 62 | 83A | 70A | Joey Haynes | 4/1 |
| 13 Jun 23+31d | Southwell (AW) | Heggs Family Handicap (Div 2) | 10/13 | 4 | 9-9 | 70 | 60C | 58C | Joey Haynes | 33/1 |
| 13 May 23+46d | Lingfield (AW) | Fitzdares Taking Bets Since 1882 Handicap | 10/12 | ¾ | 9-6 | 72 | 88A | 68A | Joey Haynes | 40/1 |
| 28 Mar 23+21d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Huge Daily Boosts Only At BetUK Handicap | 6/8 | ½ | 9-8 | 74 | 97A | 72A | Joey Haynes | 4/1 |
| 07 Mar 23+12d | Lingfield (AW) | Huge Daily Boosts Only At BetUK Handicap | 6/7 | nse | 9-3 | 75 | 102B | 69A | Joey Haynes | 22/1 |
| 23 Feb 23+19d | Southwell (AW) | Betuk's Acca Club 5 Free Bet Handicap | 6/11 | 3¼ | 9-6 | 77 | 91A | 69A | Joey Haynes | 40/1 |
| 04 Feb 23+45d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap | 8/8 | ¾ | 9-3 | 78 | 82A | 59A | Joey Haynes | 28/1 |
| 2022 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Dec 22+32d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetUK's Acca Club 5 Free Bet Handicap | 2/8 | 1 | 9-6 | 77 | 111A | 85A | Joey Haynes | 16/1 |
| 19 Nov 22+161d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetUK Over 40,000 Live Streamed Races Handicap | 9/11 | 2 | 9-9 | 80 | 93A | 75A | Joey Haynes | 22/1 |
| 11 Jun 22+35d | Leicester | Smooth FM Selling Stakes | 2/7 | 2¾ | 9-12 | 82 | 119A | 90A | Hollie Doyle | 8/11F |
| 07 May 22+20d | Thirsk | Join Our Bet Club At Vickers.Bet Selling Stakes | 1/7 | 9-6 | 82 | 77A | 79A | Paul Mulrennan | 2/9F | |
| 17 Apr 22+16d | Southwell (AW) | Petes 60th Birthday Celebration Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/6 | 9-7 | 75 | 88A | 98B | Hollie Doyle | 8/15F | |
| 01 Apr 22+34d | Leicester | Leicester Racecourse Ideal Self-hire Wedding Venue Selling Stakes | 1/8 | 9-4 | — | 82A | 86A | Hollie Doyle | 4/9F | |
| 26 Feb 22 | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetYourWay At Betway Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 1/8 | 8-13 | — | 97A | 78A | Adam McNamara | 5/6F | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Watermelon Sugar won?
- Watermelon Sugar (IRE) won 8 of 40 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 14 times in total (35% of starts).
- Who trains Watermelon Sugar?
- Watermelon Sugar (IRE) is trained by Chelsea Banham, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 21 July 2026.
- Who is Watermelon Sugar's sire?
- Watermelon Sugar (IRE) is by Gutaifan (IRE) out of Looks Great (GB), whose sire is New Approach.
- What going does Watermelon Sugar prefer?
- Watermelon Sugar (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Watermelon Sugar's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 60, from the run on 21 July 2026. The highest on record is 82.
- What is Watermelon Sugar's sire's record?
- Gutaifan (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 3,755 runs since Jan 2008 (301 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Watermelon Sugar's siblings?
- Out of Looks Great (GB), Watermelon Sugar (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Asadna (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Asadna (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Oct 2026.