Navy Waters
Navy Waters is a five-year-old who has found a home at Down Royal. The horse has won twice from sixteen career races — a modest record overall, but the numbers hide something more interesting. Both wins have come at Down Royal, and the horse has finished in the top three in two of its three races there, which is the kind of consistency that keeps a trainer coming back to the same track. It has been eleven months since that second Down Royal win on 29 September 2025, and the horse is currently in a lean spell, having failed to win in its last six outings. Still, placing regularly enough to have finished third or better in four of those six runs suggests the horse is competitive, just not quite getting over the line.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Miceal Martin Sammon
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
68.8%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Nathan Crosse has ridden Navy Waters eight times, winning twice — a win rate of 25%, which is markedly better than the horse's overall record. The partnership works. Crosse was in the saddle for the first career win at Down Royal on 30 May 2025, and clearly the jockey and horse have learned to work together effectively at that track. Trainer W McCreery, based at Rathbride in County Kildare, has found that Navy Waters runs best over middle distances between one mile three furlongs and one mile four furlongs; the horse has won one of four races at that trip. The yard itself is in decent form with nineteen winners this season, so there is rhythm and success in the stable. Navy Waters raced just yesterday and remains active, so there is time yet for the horse to find another winning opportunity, likely back where it knows best.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 5 starts (20%)
✔ Well suited by 1m3f – 1m4f distances: 25% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
22 Aug
3rd
The Curragh
1m6f – 2m · Good · 12 runners
12 Aug
3rd
Gowran Park
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 11 runners
31 Jul
5th
Galway
1m6f – 2m · Yielding_To_Soft · 18 runners
28 Jun
4th
The Curragh
1m6f – 2m · Good · 14 runners
6 Jun
3rd
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 24 runners
3 May
DNF
Cork
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 19 runners
30 Mar
3rd
Navan
1m6f – 2m · Heavy · 12 runners
2 Nov
8th
The Curragh
1m6f – 2m · Heavy · 16 runners
19 Oct
2nd
Leopardstown
1m6f – 2m · Heavy · 17 runners
29 Sep
🏆 Won
Down Royal
1m6f – 2m · Yielding · 10 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Down Royal Galloping |
3 |
2 wins, 1 other |
29 Sep |
66.7% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
22 Aug |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
31 Jul |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
12 Aug |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
25 Apr |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
3 May |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
30 Mar |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
6 Jun |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
9 May |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
15 Jul |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
19 Oct |
0% |