Horse profile
History Writer (IRE)
by Canford Cliffs (IRE) out of Abhasana (IRE) (Hawk Wing)
38 runs · 17 courses · from Sep 2017
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Jan 2023 — 1,379 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2023 · 10th of 10
3 wins · Saint-Cloud (FR) & Sandown
Headgear returns LTO
Last raced off OR 55
KTB Profile
History Writer won three of 38 starts with his biggest success the Listed Prix Tantieme at Saint-Cloud in Nov 2019. All three wins came on turf over 1m – 1m1f, two of them at Sandown in handicaps. He gained his last win on heavy ground in France and was beaten 51lb below his highest ever mark of 106 when finishing 10 of 10 at Kempton in Jan 2023. Headgear returned at that last run.
Based on 38 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
OR ↓ 51lb off peak
- 3–38Wins / Runs
- 7.9%Strike rate
- 7 (18.4%)Placed
- −0.90£1 level staken=38 at SP
- 0.98Fair A/E n=38 · 0.83 incl. margin
- 106Highest OR
- 28dBetween runs (median)longest 228 d
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.
Official rating55↓ 51lb off peak
55
55–106
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 116B | 85 | — |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 106A | 76 | — |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 105C | 84 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 82C | 67.5 | — |
| Soft | 4 | 99C | 76.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 28 | 116B | 81.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 109A | 72 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 36 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 35 figures from 36 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 5,091 runs since Apr 2015 (314 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 263.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | −3.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 620 | 55 | 8.9% | −0.9 | 0 from 7 |
| Good | 1,152 | 134 | 11.6% | +1.8 | 1 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 605 | 51 | 8.4% | −1.4 | 1 from 8 |
| Soft | 759 | 67 | 8.8% | −1 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 263 | 18 | 6.8% | −3 | 1 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,674 | 170 | 10.2% | +0.4 | 0 from 6 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 406 | 40 | 9.9% | +0.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,529 | 162 | 10.6% | +0.8 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,078 | 93 | 8.6% | −1.2 | 3 from 30 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 909 | 80 | 8.8% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 697 | 78 | 11.2% | +1.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 367 | 35 | 9.5% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 96 | 8 | 8.3% | −1.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | +1.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2015 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Abhasana (IRE) (Hawk Wing)
6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Edmond Dantes (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Blenheim Boy (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmond Dantes (IRE) | 36 | 2 | 1m2f | Class 5 |
| Blenheim Boy (IRE) | 13 | 2 | 7f–1m | Class 3 |
| Phantom Watch (IRE) | 14 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
| Shouldering (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Tamay Girl (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Old Grey Whistle (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 1 | 10% | −1.50 |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +20.60 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −7.00 |
| Class 3 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +0.50 |
| Class 6 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 4 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 1 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandown | 7 | 2 | 29% | +7.50 |
| Kempton (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Newmarket | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Newbury | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Goodwood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +21.60 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 30 | 3 | 10% | +7.10 |
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Watson | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.00 |
| Aidan Keeley | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Fran Berry | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.50 |
| Richard Kingscote | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kevin Stott | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| P J McDonald | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sean Houlihan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Angus Villiers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Havlin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hector Crouch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cieren Fallon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieran Shoemark | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tony Piccone | 1 | 1 | 100% | +21.60 |
| Maxime Guyon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 23 | 2 | 9% | +8.10 |
| Tongue tie | 14 | 1 | 7% | −8.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2019 | 10 | 2 | 20% | +18.60 |
| 2018 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +0.50 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 37 | 3 | 8% | +0.10 |
| Hurdle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 25 Jan 23+82d | Kempton (AW) | Join Racing Tv Now Handicap | 10/10 | ½ | 9-4 | 55 | 80A | 45A | Aidan Keeley | 66/1 |
| 2022 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Nov 22+93d | Fontwell | Cazoo Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | PU/9 | — | 11-4 | — | — | — | Sean Houlihan | 100/1 |
| 03 Aug 22+28d | Kempton (AW) | Bet At racingtv.com Handicap | 13/14 | 9½ | 9-2 | 59 | 45C | 41C | Aidan Keeley | 150/1 |
| 06 Jul 22+28d | Kempton (AW) | racinghome.org.uk Supports Working Mothers In Horseracing Handicap (Div 2) | 10/10 | nk | 8-13 | 62 | 67C | 40C | Aidan Keeley | 50/1 |
| 08 Jun 22+20d | Yarmouth | Read Kevin Blake On Attheraces.com Apprentice Handicap | 7/8 | 2½ | 10-0 | 65 | 59C | 50C | Angus Villiers | 18/1 |
| 19 May 22+22d | Lingfield | Cazoo Claiming Stakes | 2/8 | 4¼ | 9-4 | 69 | 109A | 72A | Aidan Keeley | 8/1 |
| 27 Apr 22+63d | Ascot | Manny Mercer Apprentice Handicap | 8/9 | 8½ | 7-12 | 74 | 49C | 52C | Aidan Keeley | 50/1 |
| 23 Feb 22+46d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Horserace Betting Operator Of The Year Apprentice Handicap | 8/9 | ½ | 8-13 | 77 | 68A | 66A | Aidan Keeley | 100/1 |
| 08 Jan 22+22d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Handicap | 9/9 | 3½ | 9-7 | 82 | 82C | 60C | Richard Kingscote | 50/1 |
| 2021 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Dec 21+134d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap | 5/5 | 6½ | 9-5 | 85 | 57C | 58B | Robert Havlin | 40/1 |
| 05 Aug 21+43d | Doncaster | William Hill Play Responsibly Racing League Race Ten (Handicap) (Str) | 10/12 | 3½ | 9-10 | 88 | 84B | 81A | Hector Crouch | 28/1 |
| 23 Jun 21+27d | Salisbury | Showcasing Standing At Whitsbury Manor Handicap | 11/12 | ¾ | 9-5 | 91 | 71A | 60A | Cieren Fallon | 16/1 |
| 27 May 21+19d | Sandown | Coral Whitsun Cup Handicap | 10/10 | 19 | 9-7 | 93 | 21C | 62C | William Buick | 5/2F |
| 08 May 21+20d | Ascot | tote+ Victoria Cup (Heritage Handicap) | 8/27 | ½ | 8-9 | 95 | 99C | 98A | Kieran Shoemark | 40/1 |
| 18 Apr 21+22d | Newbury | MansionBet Spring Cup Handicap (Str) | 16/16 | 3¼ | 9-1 | 98 | 83C | 64C | Kevin Stott | 33/1 |
| 27 Mar 21+224d | Doncaster | Unibet Lincoln (Heritage Handicap) (Str) | 12/18 | ½ | 9-3 | 98 | 95C | 84A | Kevin Stott | 50/1 |
| 2020 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Aug 20+18d | Newbury | Unibet Hungerford Stakes (Group 2) (Str) | 9/9 | 8 | 9-6 | 104 | 53C | 81C | Jamie Spencer | 28/1 |
| 28 Jul 20+45d | Goodwood | Qatar Lennox Stakes (Group 2) | 11/11 | ¾ | 9-3 | 106 | 68A | 77A | Jason Watson | 100/1 |
| 13 Jun 20+204d | Newbury | MansionBet's Beaten By A Head Diomed Stakes (Group 3) | 5/8 | 4½ | 9-6 | 106 | 86A | 85A | Andrea Atzeni | 40/1 |
| 2019 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Nov 19+33d | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix Tantieme () (3yo+) (Turf) | 1/11 | 9-1 | — | — | — | Tony Piccone | 216/10 | |
| 20 Oct 19+22d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix du Ranelagh () (3yo+) (Grande Course) (Turf) | 3/7 | 2 | 9-2 | — | — | — | Maxime Guyon | 59/10 |
| 28 Sep 19+37d | Newmarket | bet365 Cambridgeshire Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 16/30 | ½ | 8-12 | 95 | 88C | 80A | P J McDonald | 50/1 |
| 22 Aug 19+20d | York | Clipper Logistics Handicap | 15/18 | ½ | 9-0 | 97 | 69C | 75A | Jason Watson | 25/1 |
| 02 Aug 19+27d | Goodwood | Unibet Golden Mile Handicap | 14/20 | nk | 8-13 | 97 | 105C | 80A | P J McDonald | 33/1 |
| 06 Jul 19+21d | Sandown | Coral Challenge (Handicap) | 7/13 | ½ | 9-4 | 97 | 73C | 86A | Jason Watson | 7/1 |
| 15 Jun 19+15d | Sandown | Randox Health Handicap | 1/12 | 9-10 | 91 | 76A | 103A | Jason Watson | 5/1 | |
| 31 May 19+8d | Epsom Downs | Investec Mile Handicap | 13/14 | hd | 8-11 | 91 | 81C | 73A | Jason Watson | 6/1 |
| 23 May 19+40d | Sandown | Matchbook Casino Whitsun Cup Handicap | 3/8 | hd | 9-4 | 91 | 75B | 94A | Jason Watson | 9/4F |
| 13 Apr 19+162d | Newbury | MansionBet Spring Cup Handicap (Str) | 7/26 | 2½ | 8-10 | 91 | 99C | 89A | Jason Watson | 14/1 |
| 2018 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 02 Nov 18+35d | Newmarket | Wsg Sports Signage Handicap | 4/8 | ½ | 9-4 | 91 | 94A | 96A | Fran Berry | 13/2 |
| 28 Sep 18+27d | Newmarket | Shadwell Farm Handicap (Silver Cambridgeshire) | 12/19 | 2¼ | 9-4 | 92 | 94C | 74A | Fran Berry | 6/1 |
| 01 Sep 18+15d | Sandown | Best Odds Guaranteed At 188Bet Handicap | 5/12 | nk | 8-10 | 92 | 106A | 85A | Fran Berry | 7/2F |
| 17 Aug 18+16d | Newmarket | Fly London Southend Airport To Dubrovnik Handicap | 6/13 | hd | 9-5 | 92 | 98C | 91A | Fran Berry | 9/2 |
| 01 Aug 18+28d | Sandown | 188bet Mobile Bet10 Get20 Handicap | 1/6 | 9-3 | 85 | 116B | 92B | Fran Berry | 15/2 | |
| 04 Jul 18+43d | Thirsk | British EBF Confined Novice Stakes | 3/7 | 2¼ | 8-12 | 85 | 84A | 72A | Fran Berry | 5/4F |
| 22 May 18+35d | Nottingham | Champions League Final Betting At 188bet Novice Median Auction Stakes | 2/11 | 1¼ | 9-2 | — | 94A | 93A | Silvestre De Sousa | 9/2 |
| 17 Apr 18+228d | Newmarket | Alex Scott Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 2) | 6/13 | 1½ | 9-0 | — | 64C | 74A | Richard Kingscote | 3/1F |
| 2017 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 01 Sep 17 | Sandown | British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (Div 1) | 3/16 | 1¾ | 9-5 | — | 76C | 88A | Richard Kingscote | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has History Writer won?
- History Writer (IRE) won 3 of 38 archived starts between 2017 and 2023, a strike rate of 7.9%. Placed 7 times in total (18.4% of starts).
- Who trained History Writer?
- History Writer (IRE) was trained by Mark Hoad on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 25 January 2023.
- Who is History Writer's sire?
- History Writer (IRE) is by Canford Cliffs (IRE) out of Abhasana (IRE), whose sire is Hawk Wing.
- What going does History Writer prefer?
- History Writer (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is History Writer's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 55, from the run on 25 January 2023. The highest on record is 106.
- What is History Writer's sire's record?
- Canford Cliffs (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 5,091 runs since Apr 2015 (314 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 263.
- Who are History Writer's siblings?
- Out of Abhasana (IRE), History Writer (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Edmond Dantes (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Blenheim Boy (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m2f. As at Nov 2026.