Water Lad
Last run: 8 Oct 2026 at Ipswich, race 7.
Horse Truth reads Water Lad as a class horse racing below its best. Its form is rising.
Built from the form, timing and running records Horse Truth has for this horse. Free summary below. See the Truth Board for horses better or worse than their figures, how the model works, and the public record of dated selections, official results and the misses.
- Horse Truth type
- Class horse
- What that means
- Beats good rivals and posts strong figures. Genuine ability on both lenses.
- Form trend
- Building
- Best distance so far
- 1500m
- Evidence behind this read
- Medium (10 runs analysed)
- Attention flag
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Updated 27 Oct 2026 18:28 Brisbane time.
Recent runs
Last run: 8 Oct 2026 at Ipswich, race 7.
| Date | Track | Race | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 2026 | Ipswich | 7 | Official results |
| 8 Oct 2026 | Ipswich | 2 | Timing and running records |
| 1 Oct 2026 | Gatton | 3 | Timing and running recordsForm guide |
| 17 Sep 2026 | - | - | Form guide |
| 10 Sep 2026 | Picklebet Park Warwick | 7 | Timing and running recordsOfficial resultsForm guide |
| 29 Aug 2026 | Toowoomba | 8 | Timing and running recordsForm guide |
The newest runs Horse Truth holds for this horse, from its timing and running records, official results and form-guide past starts. Each run shows where it came from.
Last raced at Ipswich in Horse Truth's records. See the other horses that last raced there, or horses with a new read this fortnight.
What changed
- : New run analysed, now 10 runs.
- : New run analysed, now 9 runs. Form trend changed from Declining to Building.
Dates are when Horse Truth's read of this horse changed. Rating changes are in the full file.
What Horse Truth saw
- Form turning point. Form turned down. Against its field it ran clearly below its previous three runs, which had been flat or rising. Derived by Horse Truth, 8 Oct 2026. What the day showed
- Running profile. Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 6 runs. Derived by Horse Truth, 8 Oct 2026. What the day showed
- Running profile. Running profile: sustained finisher. Ran a top three last 400 m of its race in 4 of its last 6 runs. Derived by Horse Truth, 1 Oct 2026. What the day showed
Derived from timing and running records and official results. Form guides do not show these.
How it moved
What Water Lad did in its races, compared with its own earlier runs and with the other runners. It describes runs that have happened. It is not a prediction.
- Held its stride late 2nd best of the 11 runners. In the run home its stride was a little shorter than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data. Race of 8 Oct 2026. What the day showed
- Lifted its stride rate late 3rd best of the 12 runners. In the run home its cadence was a little quicker than in the middle of the race, from the race tracking data. Race of 1 Oct 2026. What the day showed
- Stride against its own runs. Stride was noticeably longer than in its last 3 runs, after allowing for the going. Race of 1 Oct 2026. What the day showed
- Stride type: quick stepper. Its stride rate was among the quickest third of its field, with a stride that was not among the longest, in 6 of its last 6 runs. Race of 8 Oct 2026. What the day showed
From race tracking data. Derived by Horse Truth. Latest race 8 Oct 2026.
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