Eye Of The Water

The horse has a particular affection for Bath, where it has won twice from 27 attempts. That 2-win win rate there might not sound impressive in isolation, but at a single track over an extended period it amounts to genuine expertise. Both those victories came on slightly soft ground, and that pattern holds across the entire career: on wetter surfaces, Eye Of The Water has won 2 of 9 races, a 22% win rate that stands out starkly against its overall 4% return. When the ground suits, this horse becomes a different proposition. Its last win anywhere came at Bath on 19 August 2023 — over three years ago — and the recent form tells a sobering story: a string of fifth, third, sixth, third, sixth, and fourth-place finishes shows a horse that is consistently in the mix but rarely troubling the judge. Still running at 10 years old and still competing at Class 6 level, Eye Of The Water raced just a day ago, so it is clearly still actively campaigned. For all its limitations in the winner's column, this is a genuine trier.