Horse Details

Watermelon Sugar (IRE)

34 Runs 7 Wins (20.6%) 5 Places (14.7%)

Owner: A Searle Silks

A Searle Trainer: Chelsea Banham

5 years old gr IRE

Sire: Gutaifan (IRE)

Dam: Looks Great (GB)

Damsire: New Approach

Past Runs (34 Total)

Date/Time	Course	Draw	Distance	Jockey	Trainer	Position	Time	Beaten By	OR	Weight	SP	Comment
22/12/25 15:00	Lingfield (AW)	6	6f	Joey Haynes	Chelsea Banham	1st	1:11.31	Won	53	9-7	11/10F	Midfield - headway over 1f out - ridden to lead inside final furlong - ran on(op 6/4) Midfield - headway over 1f out - ridden to lead inside final furlong - ran on(op 6/4)
08/12/25 20:00	Wolverhampton (AW)	4	5f	Joey Haynes	Chelsea Banham	5	1:0.98	.75	54	8-12	22/1	In rear - some headway over 1f out - ran on inside final furlong(op 33/1) In rear - some headway over 1f out - ran on inside final furlong(op 33/1)
05/11/25 18:00	Kempton (AW)	9	6f	Joey Haynes	Chelsea Banham	10	1:13.38	1	57	9-6	66/1	(op 50/1) (op 50/1)
18/10/25 16:59	Wolverhampton (AW)	10	6f	Joey Haynes	Chelsea Banham	10	1:15.40	.5	60	9-8	22/1	Towards rear - hung right and weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 16/1) Towards rear - hung right and weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 16/1)
19/08/25 20:10	Wolverhampton (AW)	7	6f	Joey Haynes	Chelsea Banham	10	1:14.45	1.5	62	9-1	66/1	Raced wide - towards rear throughout(op 28/1) Raced wide - towards rear throughout(op 28/1)
07/08/25 15:30	Chelmsford (AW)	6	6f	Joey Haynes	Chelsea Banham	10	1:16.79	17	64	9-5	33/1	Midfield - outpaced before halfway - dropped to last and eased from over 1f out(op 28/1 tchd 25/1) Midfield - outpaced before halfway - dropped to last and eased from over 1f out(op 28/1 tchd 25/1)
30/06/25 19:30	Wolverhampton (AW)	3	6f	Joey Haynes	Chelsea Banham	10	1:17.10	3.5	66	8-11	66/1	Midfield - weakened over 1f out (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 33/1) Midfield - weakened over 1f out (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 33/1)
07/04/25 15:05	Wolverhampton (AW)	11	5f	Joey Haynes	Chelsea Banham	9	1:1.66	1.5	68	9-8	10/1	Always behind (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 13/2) Always behind (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 13/2)
05/03/25 15:12	Lingfield (AW)	2	6f	Joey Haynes	Chelsea Banham	2nd	1:13.06	.5	67	9-8	6/5F	Prominent - pressed leader over 1f out - led and kept on inside final furlong - headed inside final 110yds - no extra towards finish(op 11/8) Prominent - pressed leader over 1f out - led and kept on inside final furlong - headed inside final 110yds - no extra towards finish(op 11/8)
07/02/25 16:05	Lingfield (AW)	6	6f	Joey Haynes	Chelsea Banham	1st	1:12.50	Won	61	9-6	3/1	In touch with leaders - headway and went second over 2f out - pushed along to lead over 1f out - readily(op 11/4) In touch with leaders - headway and went second over 2f out - pushed along to lead over 1f out - readily(op 11/4)
16/12/24 20:30	Wolverhampton (AW)	1	6f	Joey Haynes	Chelsea Banham	3rd	1:14.05	0.2	60	9-4	18/1	Midfield on inner - headway over 1f out - pressed leaders final 110yds - kept on(op 14/1) Midfield on inner - headway over 1f out - pressed leaders final 110yds - kept on(op 14/1)
16/10/24 20:15	Kempton (AW)	9	6f	Joey Haynes	Chelsea Banham	7	-	-	62	9-12	28/1	Held up in last - brief headway over 1f out - never dangerous (jockey said gelding hung right-handed under pressure)(op 33/1 tchd 25/1) Held up in last - brief headway over 1f out - never dangerous (jockey said gelding hung right-handed under pressure)(op 33/1 tchd 25/1)
26/09/24 20:00	Southwell (AW)	7	5f	Joey Haynes	Chelsea Banham	10	0:58.79	0.3	63	9-10	25/1	Towards rear - no impression(op 22/1 tchd 33/1) Towards rear - no impression(op 22/1 tchd 33/1)
26/08/24 16:30	Southwell (AW)	9	6f	Joey Haynes	Chelsea Banham	9	1:15.93	7	65	9-4	33/1	Never better than midfield - ridden and dropped to last 2f out - detached and weakened final furlong(op 28/1) Never better than midfield - ridden and dropped to last 2f out - detached and weakened final furlong(op 28/1)
05/08/24 16:15	Lingfield	8	6f	Joey Haynes	Chelsea Banham	11	1:10.73	3.5	61	9-11	16/1	Steadied start - in rear throughout(tchd 14/1) Steadied start - in rear throughout(tchd 14/1)
10/07/24 16:10	Yarmouth	6	5f	Joey Haynes	Chelsea Banham	4	1:4.80	7	62	9-4	8/1	Raced in last - left in modest fourth inside final 110yds(tchd 15/2 and tchd 17/2) Raced in last - left in modest fourth inside final 110yds(tchd 15/2 and tchd 17/2)
27/05/24 15:45	Yarmouth	9	6f	Joey Haynes	Chelsea Banham	7	1:18.95	8	63	9-2	7/1	Steadied start - always behind (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was never travelling; vet had nothing to report) Steadied start - always behind (trainer's rep said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was never travelling; vet had nothing to report)
10/04/24 16:25	Lingfield (AW)	7	6f	Joey Haynes	Chelsea Banham	1st	1:10.34	Won	63	9-2	12/1	In rear - still plenty to do when shaken up over 1f out - not clear run and switched left then rapid headway inside final furlong - led inside final 110yds - eased towards finish - readily (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding benefitted from the strong pace of the race on this occasion)(tchd 11/1 and tchd 14/1) In rear - still plenty to do when shaken up over 1f out - not clear run and switched left then rapid headway inside final furlong - led inside final 110yds - eased towards finish - readily (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding benefitted from the strong pace of the race on this occasion)(tchd 11/1 and tchd 14/1)
06/03/24 17:30	Kempton (AW)	8	6f	Joey Haynes	Chelsea Banham	7	1:14.68	0.3	66	9-7	28/1	Towards rear on outer - weakened from 2f out(tchd 25/1) Towards rear on outer - weakened from 2f out(tchd 25/1)
04/08/23 20:35	Bath	5	5f	Joey Haynes	Chelsea Banham	3rd	1:2.79	1	62	10-0	100/30	Midfield - headway and bit short of room over 1f out - briefly went second inside final 110yds - kept on(op 3/1) Midfield - headway and bit short of room over 1f out - briefly went second inside final 110yds - kept on(op 3/1)
12/07/23 16:55	Yarmouth	12	5f	Joey Haynes	Chelsea Banham	6	1:2.04	.75	62	9-6	4/1	Held up in rear - not clear run 2f out - soon switched sharply left - hung left but kept on inside final furlong - never dangerous (jockey said gelding hung left-handed throughout)(op 7/1) Held up in rear - not clear run 2f out - soon switched sharply left - hung left but kept on inside final furlong - never dangerous (jockey said gelding hung left-handed throughout)(op 7/1)
13/06/23 16:35	Southwell (AW)	2	1m	Joey Haynes	Chelsea Banham	10	1:46.28	4	70	9-9	33/1	Midfield - hung right and weakened from 2f out (jockey said gelding hung right-handed throughout)(op 20/1) Midfield - hung right and weakened from 2f out (jockey said gelding hung right-handed throughout)(op 20/1)
13/05/23 13:50	Lingfield (AW)	6	7f	Joey Haynes	Chelsea Banham	10	1:24.32	.75	72	9-6	40/1	Pulled hard - always behind (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 22/1) Pulled hard - always behind (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 22/1)
28/03/23 19:00	Wolverhampton (AW)	2	6f	Joey Haynes	Chelsea Banham	6	1:14.27	.5	74	9-8	4/1	Dwelt start - in touch with leaders on inner - ridden over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 7/2 tchd 10/3) Dwelt start - in touch with leaders on inner - ridden over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 7/2 tchd 10/3)
07/03/23 16:00	Lingfield (AW)	3	5f	Joey Haynes	Chelsea Banham	6	0:58.20	0.05	75	9-3	22/1	Held up in rear - going easily when not clear run repeatedly from over 1f out - switched right and headway when in the clear inside final 110yds - kept on - not recover (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run down home straight)(op 16/1) Held up in rear - going easily when not clear run repeatedly from over 1f out - switched right and headway when in the clear inside final 110yds - kept on - not recover (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run down home straight)(op 16/1)
23/02/23 14:25	Southwell (AW)	8	6f	Joey Haynes	Chelsea Banham	6	1:13.38	3.25	77	9-6	40/1	Towards rear - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and kept on from over 1f out - stayed on inside final furlong - never on terms(op 33/1 tchd 50/1) Towards rear - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and kept on from over 1f out - stayed on inside final furlong - never on terms(op 33/1 tchd 50/1)
04/02/23 19:00	Kempton (AW)	3	7f	Joey Haynes	Chelsea Banham	8	1:27.36	.75	78	9-3	28/1	Steadied start - always towards rear(op 20/1) Steadied start - always towards rear(op 20/1)
21/12/22 19:30	Wolverhampton (AW)	4	6f	Joey Haynes	Chelsea Banham	2nd	1:13.03	1	77	9-6	16/1	Prominent - steadied and dropped to midfield 5f out - ridden and headway over 1f out - went second inside final 110yds - ran on(op 12/1 tchd 18/1) Prominent - steadied and dropped to midfield 5f out - ridden and headway over 1f out - went second inside final 110yds - ran on(op 12/1 tchd 18/1)
19/11/22 17:00	Wolverhampton (AW)	4	6f	Joey Haynes	Chelsea Banham	9	1:13.54	2	80	9-9	22/1	Prominent - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and lost position over 1f out - soon weakened(op 20/1 tchd 16/1) Prominent - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and lost position over 1f out - soon weakened(op 20/1 tchd 16/1)
11/06/22 19:15	Leicester	6	6f	Hollie Doyle	Archie Watson	2nd	1:10.46	2.75	82	9-12	8/11F	Bumped start - took keen hold - led - headed and pressed leader over 5f out - ridden over 1f out - no extra and beaten when hung right inside final furlong - eased towards finish - lost shoe (jockey said gelding hung right-handed under pressure; vet said gelding had lost his right-hind shoe)(op Evens tchd 4/6) Bumped start - took keen hold - led - headed and pressed leader over 5f out - ridden over 1f out - no extra and beaten when hung right inside final furlong - eased towards finish - lost shoe (jockey said gelding hung right-handed under pressure; vet said gelding had lost his right-hind shoe)(op Evens tchd 4/6)
07/05/22 18:05	Thirsk	2	6f	Paul Mulrennan	Archie Watson	1st	1:14.62	Won	82	9-6	2/9F	Made all - ridden and faced sustained challenge from over 1f out - edged right inside final furlong - hung left inside final 110yds - kept on(op 1/5 tchd 1/4) Made all - ridden and faced sustained challenge from over 1f out - edged right inside final furlong - hung left inside final 110yds - kept on(op 1/5 tchd 1/4)
17/04/22 15:42	Southwell (AW)	3	6f	Hollie Doyle	Archie Watson	1st	1:14.89	Won	75	9-7	8/15F	Made all - ridden and went clear from over 1f out - eased towards finish(tchd 8/11) Made all - ridden and went clear from over 1f out - eased towards finish(tchd 8/11)
01/04/22 14:45	Leicester	2	6f	Hollie Doyle	Archie Watson	1st	1:14.85	Won	–	9-4	4/9F	Pressed leader - unbalanced under 3f out - led and hung right from over 2f out - ridden and went clear final furlong(op 8/13 tchd 2/5) Pressed leader - unbalanced under 3f out - led and hung right from over 2f out - ridden and went clear final furlong(op 8/13 tchd 2/5)
26/02/22 18:15	Wolverhampton (AW)	2	6f	Adam McNamara	Archie Watson	1st	1:14.27	Won	–	8-13	5/6F	Midfield - hampered and bumped over 4f out - ridden and switched right over 1f out - went second and challenging 1f out - led inside final 110yds - ran on well(op 10/11) Midfield - hampered and bumped over 4f out - ridden and switched right over 1f out - went second and challenging 1f out - led inside final 110yds - ran on well(op 10/11)