Watching The Clock
Watching The Clock has had a frustrating year in the saddle. The five-year-old broke through for a first career win at Gowran Park back in October 2024, but has found the winning line elusive ever since — a drought now stretching twelve months and six consecutive races without a victory. Over eleven races, the horse has won just once and finished second or third on three other occasions, a record that translates to wins in roughly 1 of every 11 attempts. That single success at Gowran Park remains the high point of its career, and the question hanging over Watching The Clock now is whether it can rediscover whatever clicked that day.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 recent form suggests the horse is competitive enough to be in the mix. In the last six races, it has placed in the first five three times — two fourth-place finishes, two fifths, and a second — bookended by a pair of seventh-place efforts. That's not the record of a horse completely out of its depth, but nor is it the consistency a trainer dreams of. Padraig Roche's yard at Coolaghknock Glebe has sent out eight winners this season, so the operation knows how to get horses across the line, and jockey Aidan Kelly — who has ridden Watching The Clock five times — has enjoyed a 20% win rate aboard the horse, suggesting they've found some rapport. With the horse still active and racing regularly, there remains time for the drought to end, but right now Watching The Clock is a horse waiting to prove it can win again.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
28 Sep
7th
Roscommon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 13 runners
16 May
2nd
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
4 Feb
5th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 10 runners
1 Jan
5th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 25 runners
17 Nov
4th
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 14 runners
14 Oct
4th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
3 Oct
🏆 Won
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 18 runners
20 Aug
8th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
24 Jul
4th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
8 Jun
5th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 14 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
Aidan Kelly Current jockey
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Punchestown Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
4 Feb |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
16 May |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
3 Oct |
100% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
28 Sep |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
1 Jan |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
20 Aug |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Nov |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
14 May |
0% |