Eye Of The Water

The most interesting detail in this horse's record is its relationship with Bath. Of those 3 career wins, 2 have come at the same track, from 27 visits there — which works out at roughly 1 win in every 13 or 14 races at that course specifically. That might not sound dramatic, but for a horse operating at Class 6, the lowest tier of British racing, returning again and again to the same track and finding a way to win there twice marks it out as a genuine course specialist. Bath clearly suits something about how this horse runs. The last of those wins came on 19 August 2023, which is now 35 months ago, so that particular magic has been elusive recently — but the connection with the track is real.

Ground matters too. On wet or muddy ground, Eye Of The Water has won 2 races from just 8 attempts, a win rate of 25% — or roughly 1 in every 4 races. That is a dramatically better return than its overall record and suggests that when conditions are soft underfoot, this horse becomes a genuinely different proposition.

Trained by Ronald Harris out of Earlswood in Monmouthshire, Eye Of The Water is part of a yard that has sent out 5 winners already this season, so the team is in reasonable form. Jockey Liam Keniry, who has ridden the horse most often, has 1 win from 10 races together — a 10% win rate that is notably better than the horse's overall average. The last 6 races have brought no wins, with finishes of 4-4-6-3-6-3, but Eye Of The Water raced just one day ago and is clearly still being kept busy. At 10, with soft ground and a trip to Bath, there may yet be one more moment to savour.