Earthwatch
Earthwatch has been a frustrating proposition — capable enough to break through once, but unable to build on that single moment of success. The four-year-old won at Sandown Park twelve months ago, a breakthrough that promised better things ahead, but has failed to add to that tally despite racing fourteen times in total. With just one win and five places from those runs, Earthwatch is a horse that finds the finish line more often than it wins, but rarely by much. It has not crossed the line first since July 2025.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Padraig Coffey Tadhg Maher
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
35.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The horse performs noticeably better at distances between a mile and a furlong and a mile and two furlongs, where it has won one of its three races — a respectable 33 percent win rate at that trip. At Class 5 level, where most of its racing has taken place, it manages a win rate of roughly one in six (1 win from 6 races), which is modest but not abysmal. What is telling, however, is the recent form: across its last six outings Earthwatch has managed just two fourth-place finishes, with nothing better than that. It raced just a day ago, so it remains actively campaigned by trainer Denis Gerard Hogan's Tipperary yard, which has sent out 54 winners this season. Whether Earthwatch will ever rediscover the form that produced that solitary win remains to be seen, but at present it looks like a horse that has found its true level — competitive enough to run regularly, but light years away from anything more ambitious.
⚡ 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 7 starts (14%)
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 33% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
24 Jul
4th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 15 runners
27 Jun
DNF
The Curragh
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
5 Jun
DNF
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
9 May
4th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
5 Apr
4th
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 17 runners
3 Dec
9th
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 12 runners
15 Oct
8th
Nottingham
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 9 runners
7 Sep
16th
York
7f – 1m · Good · 17 runners
30 Jul
🏆 Won
Sandown Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 8 runners
18 Jul
2nd
Newbury
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 11 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 |
|---|
| Nottingham Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
15 Oct |
0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
30 Jul |
100% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
3 Dec |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Apr |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
27 Jun |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Jun |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 other |
24 Jul |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
5 Jun |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
9 Jun |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
9 May |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
18 Jul |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
7 Sep |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
21 Apr |
0% |