Phantom Watch
Phantom Watch is a three-year-old still hunting for consistency after breaking through with a maiden victory at Newmarket four months ago. The horse has won just once in 13 races—a success that came back in June at the Newmarket track—and has picked up seven places along the way, suggesting there is something there but it remains elusive. With a 1 in 12 win rate, this is a horse that shows up most days without delivering the goods, though the recent form is oddly encouraging: a fourth last time out preceded by a win, two seconds, and a fifth in the five races before that. There is a pattern of near-misses that speaks to a horse capable of running well without quite getting over the line often enough.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Ambrose Racing Club Ltd
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The best clues lie in the distances where Phantom Watch races and the races it targets. Over 1 mile 1 furlong to 1 mile 2 furlongs, the horse has won 1 of 7 races—a 14% win rate at those distances, double its overall win rate. That suggests a preference for that trip, or at least a track record of being competitive there. However, Phantom Watch has failed to win any of 5 races at Class 5 level (the lower grades), which is telling: this is not a horse steamrolling its way through easy company. The horse is trained by Hugo Palmer at Malpas in Cheshire, a stable that has sent out 67 winners this season and clearly knows how to prepare runners. At three years old, Phantom Watch is still young enough for improvement, but right now it is a horse that needs to find a race where it can convert chances into victories rather than settling for a place. That win four months ago suggests the ability is real; the job now is finding it again.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 14% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 8 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
1 Oct
4th
Nottingham
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 11 runners
14 Sep
2nd
Windsor
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 13 runners
8 Aug
5th
Haydock Park
7f – 1m · Good · 8 runners
26 Jun
2nd
1
Newmarket
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
19 Jun
🏆 Won
Newmarket
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 10 runners
30 Jan
4th
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 7 runners
28 Dec
3rd
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 4 runners
29 Nov
2nd
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 6 runners
29 Oct
5th
Kempton Park
7f – 1m · Standard_To_Slow · 10 runners
19 Aug
5th
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 6 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 |
|---|
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
30 Jan |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 second |
26 Jun |
50% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
1 Oct |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
28 Dec |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
3 Jul |
0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
8 Aug |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 Oct |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
14 Sep |
0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
2 Aug |
0% |