Watching The Clock (2021) Horse
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Watching The Clock is a five-year-old bay mare by Leading Light out of Stop The Clock. She is trained by P Roche and owned by John P McManus. In eleven starts she has secured one win, one second place and one third place, earning $24,030 in prize money. Her most recent start was at Roscommon on 28 September 2026, finishing 7th of 13 runners. Her latest victory came at Gowran Park on 3 October 2025.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse 03-Nov-26 4796m GOOD TO YIELDING R8 Christmas Parties At Fairyhouse December 12th Handicap Hurdle, SP: 6.00 | Peter Smithers short head | 4 (12) |
| Roscommon 28-Sep-26 4851m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $24,345), SP: 7.00 1st Smallcraftwarning ( D King 147 ) 2nd Milan Forth ( K Healy 164 , Cd 157 ) 1.25L 3rd Ilbdare ( P Enright 149 ) 2.00L 7th Watching The Clock ( A Kelly 154 ) 33.35L See full results | A Kelly 69.9kg 33.35L | 7 (13) |
| Wexford 16-May-26 4828m SOFT R5 HcpH $3,902 (of $19,518), SP: 7.50 1st Teenage Kiss ( C O'dwyer 155 , Cd 150 ) 2nd Watching The Clock ( A Kelly 160 , Cd 157 ) 2.50L 3rd Jackmoon ( D O'keeffe 166 ) 7.25L See full results | A Kelly 72.6kg, Cd 71.2kg 2.50L | 2 (17) |
| Punchestown 04-Feb-26 4627m HEAVY R7 HcpH $742 (of $24,688), SP: 3.75 1st Pebble Bleu ( M Kenneally 157 , Cd 150 ) 2nd Slotty Dotty ( C Hogan 166 , Cd 159 ) 3.50L 3rd Catchabird ( A Kelly 154 , Cd 151 ) 16.50L 5th Watching The Clock ( M Walsh 160 ) 29.00L See full results | M Walsh 72.6kg 29.00L | 5 (10) |
| Fairyhouse 01-Jan-26 4023m SOFT R3 HcpH $607 (of $20,216), Winning Time: 05:08.080, SP: 11.00 1st Midleton Rare ( J Kennedy 150 ) 2nd Oneforgonzo ( A Mcguinness 163 , Cd 170 ) 0.50L 3rd Johnny Cakes ( S Torrens 142 ) 2.75L 5th Watching The Clock ( M Walsh 161 ) 11.25L See full results | M Walsh 73kg 11.25L | 5 (25) |
| Navan 17-Nov-25 4070m HEAVY R2 HcpH $2,231 (of $26,771), SP: 4.00 1st Themanintheboots ( J Smith 153 ) 2nd Clonbury Bridge ( D Gilligan 158 ) 7.00L 3rd Midleton Rare ( S Ewing 148 ) 3.00L 4th Watching The Clock ( A Kelly 158 , Cd 161 ) 11.25L See full results | A Kelly 71.7kg, Cd 73kg 11.25L | 4 (13) |
| Punchestown 14-Oct-25 3261m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 9/2 Rear of mid-division, not fluent at 1st, not fluent 3rd and pushed along briefly, pushed along in 10th 2 out, kept on without threatening run-in, never nearer | Peter Smithers 71.7kg 1 1/2 length | 4 (17) |
| Gowran Park 03-Oct-25 3292m SOFT Hurdle, SP: 14/1 Towards rear, hampered 1st, 8th halfway, pushed along after 3 out, switched to stands side and ridden to go 3rd approaching last, led over 150 yards out, kept on well | Aidan Kelly 67.1kg | 1 (13) |
| Sligo 20-Aug-25 4121m GOOD Hurdle, SP: 15/2 In touch, a little keen, 5th after 6th, not fluent 7th, 6th before 4 out, effort in 5th 2 out, no impression in 6th last where mistake, weakened run-in | Aidan Kelly 71.7kg 9 1/2l | 8 (12) |
| Wexford 24-Jul-25 4023m GOOD Hurdle, SP: 22/1 Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along after 4 out, went moderate 5th 2 out, left 4th last, kept on one pace run-in | Aidan Kelly 67.1kg 3 1/4l | 4 (12) |
| Punchestown 08-Jun-25 3333m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 7/2 Slight mistake 1st, mid-division, ridden in moderate 5th 2 out, no impression entering straight, kept on one pace | Peter Smithers 69.9kg 9 1/2l | 5 (14) |
| Tipperary 14-May-25 3392m GOOD TO YIELDING Hurdle, SP: 28/1 Towards rear, 14th halfway, headway into 9th after 3 out, pushed along to go 5th approaching 2 out, went 4th after last, ridden to go 3rd over 100 yards out, kept on | Simon Torrens 66.2kg 3 3/4l | 3 (15) |