Watchful Protector (IRE)
Owner: Mr P Byrne Trainer: E Mullins Sex: gelding Age: 5
Breeding: Mount Nelson / Shannon Waters (Flemensfirth)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 2 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct 2025 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 7f 208y | 2 | Ma Shantou | 10st 4lbs | 13 of 17 | R P McLernon | 40/1 |
| chased leaders, took keen hold, closed 3rd, pushed along and lost place 3 out, well beaten next, tailed off | |||||||||
| 06 Oct 2025 | Tipperary | Good to Yielding | 2m 3f 160y | 0 | Watchful Protector | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 10 | Donagh Meyler | 6/1 |
| led and disputed, 2nd from 2nd, disputed 3 out, pushed along to lead next, strongly pressed before last, soon asserted and kept on well | |||||||||
| 25 Sep 2025 | Listowel | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | Heads Up | 11st 6lbs | 10 of 11 | Donagh Meyler | 14/1 |
| always towards rear, briefly pushed along from 3rd, no extra in 8th from 3 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 04 Apr 2025 | Wexford | Yielding to Soft | 2m 4f 150y | 0 | Kish Bank | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 10 | Donagh Meyler | 14/1 |
| slight mistake 1st, soon settled behind leaders, 5th halfway, badly hampered 4 out, soon lost place, ridden in moderate 8th after 3 out, no impression in 5th 2 out, ran on closing stages to go 2nd last strides | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2025 | Limerick | Yielding | 2m 50y | 0 | Fruit De Mer | 11st 10lbs | 6 of 12 | Mr J L Gleeson | 4/1 |
| tracked leader, improved to lead before halfway, under pressure and headed entering straight, lost place over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 22 Feb 2025 | Fairyhouse | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Great Attitude | 11st 8lbs | 3 of 12 | Donagh Meyler | 18/1 |
| mid-division, pushed along in moderate 6th 3 out, went moderate 4th and slight mistake 2 out, kept on without threatening run-in to go 3rd close home, never nearer | |||||||||
| 28 Jan 2025 | Limerick | Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | Road Exile | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 6 | Mr J L Gleeson | 10/3 |
| soon rear of mid-division, mid-division after 2f, 4th halfway, took closer order in 3rd 7f out, closed 3f out, effort in 2nd 1f out, no impression on leader, dropped to 3rd and kept on same pace closing stages | |||||||||