Ghostwriter (IRE)
Ghostwriter won the Group 2 Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes at Newmarket in Sep 2023. He has three wins from 13 starts on turf, with two of those wins at Newmarket and one at Ascot, all on good or faster ground. He has recorded no wins from nine starts over 1m2f to 1m4f. He finished seventh of eight in the Weatherbys August Stakes at Windsor in Aug 2026.
- 3–13Wins / Runs
- 23.1%Strike rate
- 5 (38.5%)Placed
- +3.24£1 level staken=13 at SP
- 1.78Fair A/E n=13 · 1.53 incl. margin
- 119Highest OR
- 93dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 109
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 6 | 109A | 92.5 | 2 · 79 / 79 |
| Good | 4 | 112A | 102 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 115A | 106 | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 115A | 104 | 3 · 97 / 79 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 98A | 97.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 89A | 88.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style from 4 analysed runs
- Held up 2 (50%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (50%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 20,815 runs since Jan 2008 (1,573 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 843.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 161 | 26 | 16.1% | +4.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,581 | 463 | 12.9% | +1 | 2 from 6 |
| Good | 4,529 | 487 | 10.8% | −1.1 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 2,132 | 254 | 11.9% | 0 | — |
| Soft | 2,757 | 303 | 11% | −0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 790 | 76 | 9.6% | −2.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 6,864 | 866 | 12.6% | +0.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3,048 | 399 | 13.1% | +1.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 9,828 | 1,178 | 12% | +0.1 | 2 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,501 | 542 | 12% | +0.1 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,139 | 249 | 11.6% | −0.3 | 0 from 9 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 843 | 66 | 7.8% | −4.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 360 | 33 | 9.2% | −2.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 89 | 8 | 9% | −2.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +2.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
Family form: Lone Warrior (IRE) finished 3rd of 14 at Nottingham, 14 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Warrior (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Pseudonym (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 6 | 2 | 33% | +0.24 |
| Good | 4 | 1 | 25% | +6.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.67 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.91 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +9.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.09 |
| Newmarket | 3 | 2 | 67% | +11.33 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 2 | 100% | +9.91 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Kingscote | 7 | 2 | 29% | +7.33 |
| David Egan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.91 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 100% | +13.24 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 26+28d | Windsor | Weatherbys August Stakes (Listed Race) Held up in the pack - pushed along with 2f left - dropped away inside final furlong - finished seventh | 7/8 | 1 | 9-7 | 112 | 97A | 75A | David Egan | 6/1 |
| 01 Aug 26+46d | Goodwood | Coral Glorious Stakes (Group 3) Sat close to the front group early - driven to chase with two furlongs left - found some late progress a furlong out but couldn't get on terms - held for fourth at the finish | 4/8 | 1½ | 9-3 | 115 | 79A | 94A | David Egan | 13/2 |
| 16 Jun 26+360d | Ascot | Wolferton Stakes (Listed) Sat close to the pace early - pushed along with 2f left - eased back through the field to finish 12th | 12/16 | nk | 9-5 | 116 | 79C | 93A | David Egan | 9/1 |
| 21 Jun 25+27d | Ascot | Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2) Took strong hold early - tracked the pace - asked for effort but flattened out 2f out - moved into 3rd inside final furlong - stayed on without threatening the top two | 3/12 | 1½ | 9-3 | 118 | 109A | 102A | David Egan | 5/1 |
| 25 May 25+253d | Curragh | Tattersalls Gold Cup (Group 1) Settled handy early - 5th at halfway - squeezed for space approaching 2f out - unable to threaten and slipped to 6th before fading through the last furlong | 6/9 | 1½ | 9-5 | 118 | 106A | 95A | Rossa Ryan | 13/2 |
| 14 Sep 24+24d | Leopardstown | Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes (Group 1) Sat behind pace early - disputing 2nd at halfway - asked for effort with 2f left before slipping to 4th early in straight - held no more late and finished 5th beaten 2 lengths | 5/8 | ¾ | 9-3 | 119 | 112A | 94A | Richard Kingscote | 11/2 |
| 21 Aug 24+46d | York | Juddmonte International Stakes (British Champions Series) (Group 1) Handy early - pushed along in pursuit two furlongs out - stayed on same gear through the last furlong - finished third beaten 4.5 lengths | 3/13 | 3½ | 9-1 | 112 | 102C | 106A | Richard Kingscote | 33/1 |
| 06 Jul 24+34d | Sandown | Coral-Eclipse (Group 1) (British Champions Series) | 3/6 | 1 | 8-13 | 112 | 115A | 101B | Richard Kingscote | 12/1 |
| 02 Jun 24+29d | Chantilly (FR) | Qatar Prix du Jockey Club (3yo Colts & Fillies) (Turf) | 4/14 | 1½ | 9-2 | — | — | — | Richard Kingscote | 89/10 |
| 04 May 24+217d | Newmarket | Qipco 2000 Guineas Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) | 4/11 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 111 | 98A | 109A | Richard Kingscote | 14/1 |
| 30 Sep 23+21d | Newmarket | Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes (Group 2) | 1/9 | 9-2 | 98 | 97A | 98A | Richard Kingscote | 10/3 | |
| 09 Sep 23+29d | Ascot | ROR Horses For Courses British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/9 | 9-10 | — | 88A | 115A | William Buick | 10/11F | |
| 11 Aug 23 | Newmarket | Maritime Cargo Services Road Haulage British EBF 'Newcomers' Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 1/10 | 9-7 | — | 89A | 106A | Richard Kingscote | 9/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Ghostwriter (IRE) won?
- Ghostwriter (IRE) won 3 of 13 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 23.1%. Placed 5 times in total (38.5% of starts).
- Who trains Ghostwriter (IRE)?
- Ghostwriter (IRE) is trained by Kevin Philippart De Foy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 29 August 2026.
- Who is Ghostwriter (IRE)'s sire?
- Ghostwriter (IRE) is by Invincible Spirit (IRE) out of Moorside (GB), whose sire is Champs Elysees.
- What going does Ghostwriter (IRE) prefer?
- Ghostwriter (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Ghostwriter (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 112, from the run on 29 August 2026. The highest on record is 119.
- What is Ghostwriter (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Invincible Spirit (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 20,815 runs since Jan 2008 (1,573 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 843.
- Who are Ghostwriter (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Moorside (GB), Ghostwriter (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.