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Horse profile

First Watch

Kodiac × Tropical Cyclone (Shamardal (USA))

Sex: colt
Foaled: 2024
Colour: bay

See also: First Watch (GB) · Martin Keighley · 2 runs · 0 wins

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): €2,200 IRE
Official rating: Unrated
Last run (GB & IRE): 17 Sep 2026, Naas (IRE) (3/11)
Last win (GB & IRE): Yet to win

Recent form

First Watch: next race and entries

First Watch is declared to run in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden at Leopardstown on Saturday 17 October (16:50).

Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden · 17 Oct · 16:50 · Leopardstown · Shane Foley · 9-5

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Future form
17 Sep 26	Naas (IRE)	3/11	9/2	4	Shane Foley	Mrs J. Harrington	Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Flat Turf	7f	Yielding	9-7	Nouveau Grey (FR)	€13,200	1/6

3/1117 Sep 26 · Naas (IRE)9/2
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden
Non-handicap (unclassified)7fYielding
All fields
Date
17 Sep 26
Course
Naas (IRE)
Pos
3/11
SP
9/2
Btn
4
Jockey
Shane Foley
Trainer
Mrs J. Harrington
Race
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
7f
Going
Yielding
Wgt
9-7
Winner / 2nd
Nouveau Grey (FR)
Winner prize
€13,200
Future form
1/6

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

Date	Course	Race	This horse	Winner next time	Their pos	Won on	At	Race won
17 Sep 26	Naas (IRE)	Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden	3/11	Layla Belle (IRE)	6	7 Oct 26	Navan (IRE)	Navan Racing Festival 14th & 15th November Median Auction Maiden

3/1117 Sep 26 · Naas (IRE)
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden
All fields
Date
17 Sep 26
Course
Naas (IRE)
Race
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden
This horse
3/11
Winner next time
Layla Belle (IRE)
Their pos
6
Won on
7 Oct 26
At
Navan (IRE)
Race won
Navan Racing Festival 14th & 15th November Median Auction Maiden

Other runners from this horse's races (latest 20 races with a next-time-out winner, up to 40 rows) that won on their next start in Britain or Ireland. FF on the race record = next-time-out winners / runners that have run again (this horse excluded).

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Mrs J. Harrington	17 Sep 26	17 Sep 26	3/11	1	0	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£0	€2,200

Mrs J. Harrington

Trainer: Mrs J. Harrington
First run: 17 Sep 26
Last run: 17 Sep 26
First run for yard: 3/11
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €2,200

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Entries

Upcoming entries and declarations

Draw	Jockey	Status	Date	Time	Course	Race	Class	Dist	Going	Prize	Runners	Wgt
4	Shane Foley	Declared	17 Oct 26	16:50	Leopardstown	Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden	Non-handicap (unclassified)	7f	Good	€13,200	12	9-5

Leopardstown · 2026-10-17

Draw: 4
Jockey: Shane Foley
Status: Declared
Date: 17 Oct 26
Time: 16:50
Course: Leopardstown
Race: Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden
Class: Non-handicap (unclassified)
Dist: 7f
Going: Good
Prize: €13,200
Runners: 12
Wgt: 9-5

Declared runners and forward entries, non-runners excluded.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
Flat	1	0	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£0	€2,200	17 Sep 26	17 Sep 26

Flat

Code: Flat
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €2,200
First run: 17 Sep 26
Last run: 17 Sep 26

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Sire branchKodiac

Parent · 1

SireKodiac

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireDanehill (USA)
Sire's damRafha (GB)

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchTropical Cyclone

Parent · 1

DamTropical Cyclone

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireShamardal (USA)
Dam's damSpinning Cloud (USA)

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireNot traced
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Kodiac

Tropical Cyclone

Danehill (USA)

Rafha (GB)

Shamardal (USA)

Spinning Cloud (USA)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseFirst Watch

Sexcolt

Foaled2024

SireKodiac

DamTropical Cyclone

DamsireShamardal (USA)

Sire's sireDanehill (USA)

Sire's damRafha (GB)

2nd damSpinning Cloud (USA)

Dam's produce1 winners from 2 runners

Notable siblingMayflower (IRE)

Female line

Tropical Cyclone (IRE) · by Shamardal (USA) · 1 winners from 2 runners
Spinning Cloud (USA) · 0 winners from 2 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Kodiac	Tropical Cyclone	Shamardal (USA)	1 Jan 24	bay	colt	Flat 6.8f · NH 2m1½f	Flat 7.7f · NH 2m1f

Kodiac

Sire: Kodiac
Dam: Tropical Cyclone
Damsire: Shamardal (USA)
Foaled: 1 Jan 24
Colour: bay
Sex: colt
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 6.8f · NH 2m1½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 7.7f · NH 2m1f

Progeny of Kodiac in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All Flat runs	21,810	2,292	6,288	10.5%	28.8%	1
At 7f to 1m	7,782	774	2,192	9.9%	28.2%	1
On Good to soft or yielding going	2,220	213	590	9.6%	26.6%	1
At 7f to 1m on Good to soft or yielding going	749	69	184	9.2%	24.6%	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 21,810
Wins: 2,292
Placed: 6,288
Win %: 10.5%
Place %: 28.8%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 7f to 1m

Condition: At 7f to 1m
Runs: 7,782
Wins: 774
Placed: 2,192
Win %: 9.9%
Place %: 28.2%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 2,220
Wins: 213
Placed: 590
Win %: 9.6%
Place %: 26.6%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 7f to 1m on Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: At 7f to 1m on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 749
Wins: 69
Placed: 184
Win %: 9.2%
Place %: 24.6%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Kodiac × Shamardal mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	66	39	59.1%	5	942	116	216	12.3%	£2,392,292	€98,089
National Hunt	1	1	100.0%	0	13	1	6	7.7%	£2,128	€25,720
All runs	66	39	59.1%	5	955	117	222	12.3%	£2,394,420	€123,809

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 66
Winners: 39
Winners %: 59.1%
Black-type winners: 5
Runs: 942
Wins: 116
2nd/3rd: 216
Win %: 12.3%
Prize GB (£): £2,392,292
Prize IRE (€): €98,089

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 1
Winners: 1
Winners %: 100.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 13
Wins: 1
2nd/3rd: 6
Win %: 7.7%
Prize GB (£): £2,128
Prize IRE (€): €25,720

All runs

Code: All runs
Runners: 66
Winners: 39
Winners %: 59.1%
Black-type winners: 5
Runs: 955
Wins: 117
2nd/3rd: 222
Win %: 12.3%
Prize GB (£): £2,394,420
Prize IRE (€): €123,809

All British and Irish runners by this sire out of mares by this damsire, since 1990 (includes this horse). Black type = Group/Grade 1-3 or Listed winner.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Best win	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Hello Youmzain (FR)	10	4	3	Group/Grade 1	£439,576	€0
Gifted Master (IRE)	31	11	4	Group/Grade 3	£743,294	€0
Umm Kulthum (IRE)	11	3	2	Group/Grade 3	£109,268	€0
Symbol Of Strength (IRE)	4	2	1	Group/Grade 3	£67,663	€0
Star Of Mystery (GB)	5	2	1	Listed	£54,919	€0
Water Of Leith (IRE)	106	12	0	-	£105,416	€0
Monsieur Kodi (IRE)	59	9	0	-	£126,268	€0
Surprise Picture (IRE)	71	8	0	-	£59,586	€0
Fly The Nest (IRE)	50	6	0	-	£45,671	€0
Valkyrian (IRE)	29	5	0	-	£51,496	€2,340
Nubough (IRE)	75	5	0	-	£56,846	€0
Manaabit (IRE)	8	3	0	-	£14,458	€0

Hello Youmzain (FR)

Horse: Hello Youmzain (FR)
Runs: 10
Wins: 4
Black-type wins: 3
Best win: Group/Grade 1
Prize GB (£): £439,576
Prize IRE (€): €0

Gifted Master (IRE)

Horse: Gifted Master (IRE)
Runs: 31
Wins: 11
Black-type wins: 4
Best win: Group/Grade 3
Prize GB (£): £743,294
Prize IRE (€): €0

Umm Kulthum (IRE)

Horse: Umm Kulthum (IRE)
Runs: 11
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 2
Best win: Group/Grade 3
Prize GB (£): £109,268
Prize IRE (€): €0

Symbol Of Strength (IRE)

Horse: Symbol Of Strength (IRE)
Runs: 4
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 1
Best win: Group/Grade 3
Prize GB (£): £67,663
Prize IRE (€): €0

Star Of Mystery (GB)

Horse: Star Of Mystery (GB)
Runs: 5
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 1
Best win: Listed
Prize GB (£): £54,919
Prize IRE (€): €0

Water Of Leith (IRE)

Horse: Water Of Leith (IRE)
Runs: 106
Wins: 12
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £105,416
Prize IRE (€): €0

Monsieur Kodi (IRE)

Horse: Monsieur Kodi (IRE)
Runs: 59
Wins: 9
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £126,268
Prize IRE (€): €0

Surprise Picture (IRE)

Horse: Surprise Picture (IRE)
Runs: 71
Wins: 8
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £59,586
Prize IRE (€): €0

Fly The Nest (IRE)

Horse: Fly The Nest (IRE)
Runs: 50
Wins: 6
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £45,671
Prize IRE (€): €0

Valkyrian (IRE)

Horse: Valkyrian (IRE)
Runs: 29
Wins: 5
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £51,496
Prize IRE (€): €2,340

Nubough (IRE)

Horse: Nubough (IRE)
Runs: 75
Wins: 5
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £56,846
Prize IRE (€): €0

Manaabit (IRE)

Horse: Manaabit (IRE)
Runs: 8
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £14,458
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Tropical Cyclone (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 1 winners from 2 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Kodiac (GB) out of Tropical Cyclone (IRE) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Ardad (IRE)

Mayflower (IRE)1W · 7R

Female line

1Tropical Cyclone (IRE) · by Shamardal (USA)
2Spinning Cloud (USA)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

View full Spinning Cloud family

In brief

How old is First Watch?

First Watch is a 2-year-old bay colt, foaled on 1 January 2024.

Who are the sire and dam of First Watch?

First Watch is by Kodiac out of Tropical Cyclone, a daughter of Shamardal (USA).

Who trains First Watch?

First Watch is trained by Mrs J. Harrington and owned by J Kirkland, and has run for no other trainer in Britain or Ireland.

What is First Watch's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, First Watch has run 1 time and is yet to win.

When did First Watch last run?

First Watch last ran in Britain or Ireland on 17 September 2026 at Naas (IRE) in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden, finishing 3rd of 11.

When is First Watch's next race?

First Watch is declared to run in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden at Leopardstown on 17 October 2026 (off 16:50).