Trainer Profile

Trainers/R K Watson

R K Watson

Killylea, Co Armagh · GB
Jumps
Career Overview

R K Watson is a horse trainer based in Killylea, Co Armagh, specialising in Jumps racing. From 1121 career runners, he has saddled 36 winners, at a 3.2% strike rate. He has earned £559.6k in prize money. He currently has 200 horses in his stable. His strongest record is at Musselburgh (3w from 4r).

AI summary — career highlights, form & what to expect

Career Statistics

Win Rate

3.2%

Total Wins

36

Total Runs

1,121

Active Horses

200

Prize Money

£559.6k

Recent Form

Season Performance

Win Rate % · Prize Money (£k) · Runs

22 seasons
2006200820102011201220132014201520162017201820202022202420260%40%80%145%0k45k90k135k180k
  • Runs
  • Prize £k
  • Win Rate %

Recent Results

Last 20 runners
DateHorseCourseRacePosJockeySPPrize £
21 JunJimli's Cave (IRE)HexhamSun Racing Summer Jumps Championship Handicap Hurdle9Brian Hughes22/1£0
13 JunJimli's Cave (IRE)Downpatrick (IRE)Kevin Ross Bloodstock Handicap Chase (0-100)5Calum Hogan15/2£200
08 MayI'm For Home (IRE)Downpatrick (IRE)Road Stud Installations Handicap Hurdle (0-100)8Calum Hogan33/1£0
08 MayJimli's Cave (IRE)Downpatrick (IRE)Remembering Caughoo Handicap Chase (0-100)5Donagh Meyler5/1£200
29 MarJimli's Cave (IRE)Downpatrick (IRE)Hood McGowan Kirk Handicap Hurdle (0-100)11Darragh O'Keeffe33/1£0
29 NovBroomfield Present (IRE)NewcastleBetMGM Handicap Chase (GBB Race)8Ryan Mania28/1£0
12 NovI'm For Home (IRE)AyrCoral Racing Club Handicap Hurdle11Shane Fenelon22/1£0
12 NovBroomfield Present (IRE)AyrCoral 'We're Here For It' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)2Sean Quinlan33/1£2.7k
01 NovFlash Collonges (FR)Down Royal (IRE)BetVictor Champion Chase (Grade 1)5Alex Harvey300/1£3.2k
24 OctI'm For Home (IRE)Sligo (IRE)Sligo Races Vintage Friday Handicap Hurdle (0-100)4Calum Hogan7/1£420
11 OctBroomfield Present (IRE)Fairyhouse (IRE)IFM Ltd Supporting Louth GAA Handicap Chase11Mike O'Connor25/1£0
10 OctJimli's Cave (IRE)Downpatrick (IRE)Download The Tote App Handicap Chase (0-100)6Darragh O'Keeffe15/2£100
10 AugBenz (IRE)Downpatrick (IRE)Randox Handicap Hurdle (0-100)10Ricky Doyle22/1£0
10 AugJimli's Cave (IRE)Downpatrick (IRE)Randox Handicap Hurdle (0-100)6Darragh O'Keeffe7/1£100
05 AugJimli's Cave (IRE)Roscommon (IRE)Paul Byron Shoes Handicap Chase (0-100)11Mike O'Connor16/1£0
15 JulBenz (IRE)Downpatrick (IRE)Follow Tote On X Handicap Hurdle (0-100)4Mike O'Connor66/1£400
15 JulFlash Collonges (FR)Downpatrick (IRE)Denvir's Of Downpatrick (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle9Mr S Connor40/1£0
14 JulJimli's Cave (IRE)Downpatrick (IRE)AJC Group Handicap Chase (0-100)3Mike O'Connor9/1£900
15 JunI'm For Home (IRE)Downpatrick (IRE)Cab Plant Handicap Hurdle (0-100)5Mike O'Connor15/2£200
17 MayJimli's Cave (IRE)Wexford (IRE)SIS Supporting Irish Racing Handicap Chase7Donagh Meyler17/2£0

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

Win % by course (rows) and distance band (columns). Min 1 run to show a cell.

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Dundalk (AW) (IRE)—0%0%12%—8%
Down Royal (IRE)————0%9%
Downpatrick (IRE)—————13%
Navan (IRE)—0%—0%0%3%
Fairyhouse (IRE)————0%9%
Punchestown (IRE)—————2%
Limerick (IRE)——0%0%—6%
Leopardstown (IRE)——0%0%0%7%

Going Performance

Based on the 1201 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.

Good
26W / 312R8%
Standard
17W / 200R9%
Soft
14W / 149R9%
Yielding
7W / 111R6%
Heavy
6W / 102R6%
Good To Yielding
11W / 85R13%
Good To Firm
10W / 79R13%
Yielding To Soft
2W / 62R3%
Soft To Heavy
3W / 55R5%
Good To Soft
6W / 29R21%
Standard To Slow
3W / 12R25%
Firm
1W / 3R33%
Very Soft
0W / 2R0%

Distance Performance

Based on the 1201 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.

Sprint
1W / 36R3%
Mile
16W / 200R8%
Middle
47W / 444R11%
Staying
42W / 521R8%

Course Specialists

Where this trainer wins most often (minimum 3 runners at a track).

#1Musselburgh
3W / 4R75%
#2Ffos Las
2W / 5R40%
#3Uttoxeter
1W / 3R33%
#4Cartmel
1W / 3R33%
#5Kelso
1W / 3R33%
#6Pontefract
1W / 3R33%
#7Yarmouth
1W / 3R33%
#8Catterick
2W / 7R29%
#9Exeter
1W / 4R25%
#10Perth
1W / 4R25%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C5C6C707142128

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec05101520

Jockey Partnerships

Most successful retained jockeys (minimum 3 rides).

#1Andrew Ring
7W / 55R13%
#2Pat Smullen
6W / 18R33%
#3R Walsh
4W / 11R36%
#4Sean Bowen
3W / 4R75%
#5Sam James
3W / 7R43%
#6Hayley Turner
3W / 8R38%
#7Harry Cobden
3W / 9R33%
#8P J McDonald
3W / 15R20%
#9Shane Foley
3W / 23R13%
#10Kevin Stott
2W / 3R67%

Owner Partnerships

Top owners sending horses to this trainer (minimum 2 runners).

#1Treasure Hunters Syndicate
10W / 35R29%
#2Sean F Gallagher
9W / 106R8%
#3R K Watson
8W / 158R5%
#4M P N Tregoning
5W / 21R24%
#5The Gi Gi Syndicate
4W / 11R36%
#6Kieran Mcginn
4W / 15R27%
#7J J Taylor
4W / 41R10%
#8Mrs C E Brittain
4W / 39R10%
#9Promising Silver Syndicate
4W / 44R9%
#10George Dobbs
4W / 66R6%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

990

Wins

86

Win Rate

9%

AW

Runs

211

Wins

20

Win Rate

9%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Jumps

Runs

737

Wins

60

Win %

8%

Place %

27%

Flat

Runs

464

Wins

46

Win %

10%

Place %

30%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

toalsbet.com Ulster National Irish EBF Handicap Chase

Amaulino (FR) · Downpatrick (IRE) · 24 Mar 2019

£23.6k
#2

Dunshaughlin Handicap

Aladdins Cave (GB) · Fairyhouse (IRE) · 19 Sept 2010

£14k
#3

www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap (60-100)

Raydari (FR) · Dundalk (AW) (IRE) · 17 Apr 2013

£13k
#4

bet365 Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Flash Collonges (FR) · Kelso · 6 Mar 2021

£12.5k
#5

Prix De Caisnes

Shamar (FR) · Compiegne · 10 Oct 2011

£12.5k
#6

Eastcoast Seafood & Gouldings Hardware Handicap Chase

Blue Empyrean (IRE) · Naas (IRE) · 7 Jan 2018

£11.4k
#7

www.fairyhouse.ie Hurdle

Chateau Conti (FR) · Fairyhouse (IRE) · 7 Nov 2017

£10.8k
#8

Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Beginners Chase

The Shepherd King (IRE) · Navan (IRE) · 10 Nov 2013

£10.3k
#9

Coral Free Bets For Lengths Rated Novice Chase

Frankly All Talk (IRE) · Clonmel (IRE) · 28 Feb 2019

£10.2k
#10

Sean 'The Budgie' Burgess Memorial Handicap Hurdle (81-123)

Aladdins Cave (GB) · Galway (IRE) · 29 Jul 2013

£10k

Market Performance

Starting prices of winners — average, extremes, and distribution.

Avg Winner SP

7.2/1

Shortest Winner

0.1/1

Biggest Winner

66/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
20
2/1–4/1
31
4/1–8/1
32
8/1–16/1
14
16/1+
9

Age Performance

Win rates by horse age, based on the current stable roster.

5yo+036912

Active Stable Roster — Top 50 by rating

HorseFormORWinsRunsPrize £Type
Flash Collonges (FR) (FR)—145415£60.1kJumps
Chateau Conti (FR) (FR)—142417£31.2kJumps
Shamar (FR) (FR)—135561£85.6kFlat
Drumbear (GB) (GB)—135412£30kJumps
Amaulino (FR) (FR)—132333£59.2kJumps
An Mhi (IRE) (IRE)—131411£40.6kJumps
Broomfield Present (IRE) (IRE)—127210£20.8kJumps
The Shepherd King (IRE) (IRE)—126341£46kJumps
Frankly All Talk (IRE) (IRE)—124215£25.5kJumps
Blue Empyrean (IRE) (IRE)—123323£36.2kJumps
Military Hill (IRE) (IRE)—122559£56.3kJumps
Naples (GB) (GB)—120417£40.9kJumps
Aladdins Cave (GB) (GB)—1181052£97.1kFlat
Gagas Horse (GB) (GB)—116116£17.3kJumps
Finea (IRE) (IRE)—115324£30.7kJumps
Lotto Numbers (IRE) (IRE)—11404£2kJumps
Lord Rudi (IRE) (IRE)—114014£850Jumps
Stander (IRE) (IRE)—113130£10.1kJumps
New Society (IRE) (IRE)—113635£48.4kFlat
Crerum (IRE) (IRE)—113215£22.2kJumps
All For Nothing (IRE) (IRE)—112226£14.6kJumps
Carried (IRE) (IRE)—111593£75.6kFlat
Benz (IRE) (IRE)—110126£13.3kJumps
Illusion Of TimeI (IRE) (IRE)—110011£2.3kJumps
Raydari (FR) (FR)—110451£37.2kJumps
Lord Lir (IRE) (IRE)—109229£15.4kJumps
British Art (GB) (GB)—109354£39.1kJumps
Der Kaiser (IRE) (IRE)—109010£3.9kJumps
Cala Di Volpe (FR) (FR)—10607£3.5kJumps
Shanroe Society (IRE) (IRE)—105132£13.7kJumps
He Knows My Name (IRE) (IRE)—105219£23.6kJumps
Dancin' Glory (IRE) (IRE)—104115£11.2kJumps
Cloak Of Darkness (IRE) (IRE)—104016£4.5kJumps
Liars Poker (IRE) (IRE)—10407£930Jumps
Smoking Big Cigars (GB) (GB)—10409£840Jumps
Royal Debs (IRE) (IRE)—102117£8.7kJumps
Ballinlina Boy (GB) (GB)—10009£607Jumps
Adnap (IRE) (IRE)—98219£15.5kJumps
Little Lady Lu (IRE) (IRE)—97116£9.8kJumps
St Killenagh (IRE) (IRE)—9704£1.8kJumps
Runadrum (IRE) (IRE)—9607£1.3kJumps
Betsy Boots (IRE) (IRE)—95014£8.5kJumps
Folly Dat (IRE) (IRE)—95118£10.2kJumps
Dead End (IRE) (IRE)—95010£1.6kJumps
Jimli's Cave (IRE) (IRE)—93122£12.1kJumps
Castlehume Gold (IRE) (IRE)—9209£2.4kJumps
The Perch (IRE) (IRE)—92129£13.2kFlat
I'm For Home (IRE) (IRE)—91020£4.7kJumps
Manomine (GB) (GB)—90766£41.7kFlat
Landue (GB) (GB)—89532£27kFlat

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