Watadeel (AUS) Horse
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Watadeel is a 7yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Michael Hickmott in Wellington, SA. He is by Dundeel out of Water Kiss. So far he has captured eight wins. On 3 Aug 2026 at Darwin he achieved his most notable victory, taking the $220,000 Darwin Cup. He has been a profitable runner for punters; a lifelong backer would have realized a 14% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Darwin 03-Aug-26 2050m GOOD R10 DARWIN CUP $145,200 (of $220,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:03.850, SP: 17.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.890 1st Watadeel ( Z Spain 54 ) 2nd Rematch ( R Dolan 54 ) 1.83L 3rd Hadouken ( P Shiers 55 ) 3.31L See full results | Z Spain 54kg | 1 (12) |
| Darwin 11-Jul-26 1600m GOOD R6 WFA (of $65,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:34.930, SP: 15.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:37.040 1st Magic Defense ( S Tsaikos 57 ) 2nd Dakota Lee ( D Gillett 57 ) 0.20L 3rd Casino Seventeen ( J J Lyon 59 ) 0.30L 8th Watadeel ( P Shiers 59 ) 4.20L See full results | P Shiers 59kg 4.20L | 8 (12) |
| Darwin 27-Jun-26 1300m GOOD R7 HCP (of $38,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:13.980, SP: 13.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.000 1st Dakota Lee ( D Gillett 64 ) 2nd Magic Defense ( S Tsaikos 56 ) 2.50L 3rd Hadouken ( J J Lyon 62 ) 5.30L 6th Watadeel ( P Shiers 60 ) 8.30L See full results | P Shiers 60 8.30L | 6 (12) |
| Morphettville Parks 28-May-26 1000m GOOD 4 R10 70+ TRL, Winning Time: 01:02.870 1st Zoupurring ( B Price ) 2nd Deepfloat Diva ( J B Murphy ) 1.44L 3rd Lingani ( B King ) 4.64L 10th Watadeel ( S Potter ) 13.13L | S Potter 13.13L | 10 (10) |
| Morphettville 09-May-26 1600m SOFT 6 R6 G3 CUMMINGS $4,400 (of $220,405) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:37.610, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.070 1st Arran Bay ( Z T Lloyd 56.5 ) 2nd Pudding ( W A Pike 55 ) 0.19L 3rd Chicago Storm ( R L Milnes 55 ) 1.33L 6th Watadeel ( L Currie 55 ) 3.34L See full results | L Currie 55kg 3.34L | 6 (12) |