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Horse profile

Irish Playwright (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2006) · Last trainer David Bridgwater · Last owner Brooklands Farms Ltd
by King's Theatre (IRE) out of Marino Waltz (GB) (Thatching)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Apr 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Mar 2006 — 7,534 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2006 · 11th of 13 Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 75
KTB Profile

Irish Playwright (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts. Last raced off a career-high mark of 75.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 86C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 9 Jun 2005 Official rating 75 at the last jumps run, 20 Mar 2006

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 33C the best of the last 1 rated run · Brighton, 19 Apr 2005 Official rating 48 at the last flat run, 19 Apr 2005

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 3 figures · best 86C · median 81
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Firm286C83.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m286C83.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1) · did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 6 runs · as at 4 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
King's Theatre (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.4% of 12,129 runs since Jan 2008 (746 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.8% from 125. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.9% from 203.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4449.1%−5.3—
Good to Firm78612015.3%+0.90 from 4
Good4,05559514.7%+0.30 from 2
Good to Soft2,13431614.8%+0.4—
Soft3,30046414.1%−0.3—
Heavy1,68424614.6%+0.2—
Standard (AW)12564.8%−9.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f400%−14.4—
6f – 7f1715.9%−8.5—
1m – 1m1f2800%−14.4—
1m2f – 1m4f203167.9%−6.50 from 1
1m5f – 2m3,34447614.2%−0.20 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f4,31465115.1%+0.70 from 1
2m5f – 3m3,30847914.5%+0.1—
Over 3m91112914.2%−0.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Marino Waltz (GB) (Thatching)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Marino Lil (IRE)80——
Marino Thatch (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 7 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hereford 2 0 0% −2.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Brighton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robert Thornton 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr Tom Greenway 1 0 0% −1.00
Jodie Mogford 1 0 0% −1.00
Ollie McPhail 1 0 0% −1.00
David Nolan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Visor 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 1 0 0% −1.00
2005 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2006 · 1 run
20 Mar 06+218d Hereford Holme Lacey Novices' Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3½f · Good · 13 ran 11/13 11 10-10 7564C Mr Tom Greenway 16/1
2005 · 5 runs
14 Aug 05+53d Stratford J.P. Seafoods Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 2m½f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 6/13 25 10-12 —— Jodie Mogford 100/1
22 Jun 05+13d Worcester Winterfold House School Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good To Firm · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-0 —— Robert Thornton 100/1
09 Jun 05+18d Uttoxeter Cameron Homes Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good To Firm · 15 ran 8/15 2½ 11-3 —86C Robert Thornton 100/1
22 May 05+33d Hereford Burcott Novices' Hurdle Class E Class 4 · 2m · Good To Firm · 14 ran 8/14 7 11-0 —81C Ollie McPhail 100/1
19 Apr 05 Brighton Banded Stakes Class 7 · 1m2f · Good · 18 ran 16/18 12 8-8 4833C David Nolan 28/1

Quick answers

How many races has Irish Playwright won?
Irish Playwright (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2005 and 2006.
Who trained Irish Playwright?
Irish Playwright (IRE) was trained by David Bridgwater on the most recent run on record, at Hereford on 20 March 2006.
Who is Irish Playwright's sire?
Irish Playwright (IRE) is by King's Theatre (IRE) out of Marino Waltz (GB), whose sire is Thatching.
What is Irish Playwright's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 75, from the run on 20 March 2006. That is also the highest on record.
What is Irish Playwright's sire's record?
King's Theatre (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.4% of 12,129 runs since Jan 2008 (746 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.8% from 125. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.9% from 203.
Who are Irish Playwright's siblings?
Out of Marino Waltz (GB), Irish Playwright (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.