Eastwatch
Eastwatch has the look of a horse caught between promise and stagnation. The four-year-old broke through with a win at Gowran Park in April 2025, and followed up with another victory at the same track in June, suggesting he had found his feet at that particular course. But that was 16 months ago, and the wins have dried up completely since. In his last six races, Eastwatch has managed just a second place, posting runs of 6-13-7-8 and two blanks before that second. He remains active — he raced just a day ago — but the scorecard tells a frustrating story: two wins from 12 races overall, a win rate of roughly 1 in every 5 chances that looks far more impressive on paper than it does in reality.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Damien Moore C Comerford
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The real puzzle is the distance. Over his preferred range of a mile and a furlong to a mile and two furlongs, Eastwatch has won 2 of 6 races — a 33% win rate that suggests he genuinely enjoys those middle distances. Get him to the right track, at the right length, and something clicks. Yet even that strength has not translated into recent success. Trainer A. Slattery, based at Thurles, has a productive yard that sent out 62 winners this season alone, so the support is there. Andrew Slattery, his regular jockey, has ridden him 8 times and won once, suggesting the partnership works better than the bare figures might imply. But without a win in the last 16 months, Eastwatch feels like a horse running on reputation rather than form — reliable enough for an each-way bet if the conditions align, but no longer one you would back with real conviction.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on yielding ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 33% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Yet to win at The Curragh in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding (slightly soft)
Loves
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
4 Oct
6th
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 12 runners
13 Sep
13th
The Curragh
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 23 runners
1 Aug
7th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 23 runners
19 Apr
8th
The Curragh
1m3f – 1m4f · Soft · 12 runners
3 Apr
DNF
The Curragh
1m3f – 1m4f · Soft_To_Heavy · 20 runners
15 Mar
2nd
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 26 runners
30 Sep
5th
Cork
1m3f – 1m4f · Yielding · 8 runners
21 Aug
6th
Leopardstown
1m6f – 2m · Good · 9 runners
15 Jun
🏆 Won
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 6 runners
5 Jun
7th
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 8 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| The Curragh Galloping |
5 |
1 second, 4 other |
4 Oct |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 |
2 wins |
15 Jun |
100% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
21 Aug |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 Sep |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
6 Oct |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
1 Aug |
0% |