Watamu
Watamu is a 5-year-old horse with a track record that would make any owner smile: four wins and five top-3 finishes from just eight races, which works out to a win rate that hovers around 50 percent. That is the kind of record most horses never achieve. What makes it even more striking is how consistently good this horse has been of late — it has won 3 of its last 6 races, with only one finish outside the top 3 in that same stretch.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The real story, though, is Watamu's near-perfect record at Stratford-on-Avon. The horse has won all three of its races at that course, most recently this week on 17 October 2026. That is the kind of dominance that marks a true course specialist. Some horses simply suit a particular track, and Watamu owns Stratford in a way that suggests the combination of ground, fencing, and layout plays directly to its strengths. Trainer Emma Lavelle, based at Ogbourne Maizey in Wiltshire, has built a yard firing on all cylinders this season with 44 winners already, and Watamu has clearly become one of the team's reliable performers. The horse is still racing actively and remains in form, making it one to watch whenever it heads back to its fortress.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Course specialist at Stratford-on-Avon: 3 wins from 3 starts (100%)
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Likes
Good (a little give)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
17 Oct
🏆 Won
Stratford-on-Avon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
28 Mar
🏆 Won
1%
Stratford-on-Avon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
21 Mar
DNF
Newbury
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 16 runners
17 Feb
3rd
Market Rasen
Long Distance (2m+) · 10 runners
22 Dec
🏆 Won
Huntingdon
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 15 runners
29 Nov
5th
Newbury
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 10 runners
6 Nov
4th
Newbury
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 14 runners
31 Oct
🏆 Won
Stratford-on-Avon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 11 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 |
|---|
| Stratford-on-Avon Sharp |
3 |
3 wins |
17 Oct |
100% |
| Newbury Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
21 Mar |
0% |
| Huntingdon Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
22 Dec |
100% |
| Market Rasen Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
17 Feb |
0% |