Watch Tower (2023) Horse
About
Watch Tower is a 3yo chestnut trained by G M Lyons in Meath. It is by the stallion Starspangledbanner out of Novantae. The horse has yet to break its maiden status, having failed to win in five starts. In its most recent race at Limerick on 20th Jun 2026, James Ryan rode Watch Tower to a fourth‑place finish behind winner Zenford.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Limerick 20-Jun-26 1408m SOFT R3 Hcp $750 (of $15,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:35.400, SP: 6.00 1st Zenford ( B Coen 139 ) 2nd Venetian Star ( L Mcateer 133 ) 0.50L 3rd Coincidental Glory ( A Caffrey 127 ) 3.25L 4th Watch Tower ( J Ryan 134 ) 4.75L See full results | J Ryan 60.8kg 4.75L | 4 (10) |
| Dundalk 11-Dec-25 1410m SYNTHETIC R7 Md $3,600 (of $18,001) Barrier 17, Winning Time: 01:26.140, SP: 5.00 1st Golden Trigger ( W Lordan 133 ) 2nd Watch Tower ( C Keane 133 ) 2.00L 3rd Goldinthesea ( J M Sheridan 133 ) 0.75L See full results | C Keane 60.3kg 2.00L | 2 (17) |
| Dundalk 20-Nov-25 1410m SYNTHETIC R1 Md $3,600 (of $18,001) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:28.240, SP: 2.75 1st Seoul Force ( S Foley 133 ) 2nd Watch Tower ( C Keane 133 ) 0.30L 3rd What About Us ( J M Sheridan 128 ) 0.50L See full results | C Keane 60.3kg 0.30L | 2 (8) |
| Curragh 09-Aug-25 1210m GOOD R2 Md $600 (of $20,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:09.830, SP: 4.33 1st Mission Central ( R L Moore 133 ) 2nd Chicago Pope ( B Coen 133 ) 8.00L 3rd Whatchadoin ( S Heffernan 133 ) 0.30L 5th Watch Tower ( C Keane 133 ) 9.00L See full results | C Keane 60.3kg 9.00L | 5 (28) |
| Naas 24-Jul-25 1190m SOFT R1 Md $900 (of $18,001) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:12.130, SP: 13.00 Dwelt, towards rear, pushed along in moderate 14th 2f out, ridden and headway into 8th 1f out, went 4th inside final furlong, kept on same pace 1st Red Earth ( S Heffernan 133 ) 2nd Krasimir ( G Carroll 133 ) 0.30L 3rd Whatchadoin ( C Hayes 133 ) 4.25L 4th Watch Tower ( J Ryan 133 ) 5.30L See full results | J Ryan 60.3kg 5.30L | 4 (17) |