Horse profile
Leader Writer (FR)
8yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2020) · Last trainer James Ferguson · Last owner The Leader Writer Group
by Pivotal (GB) out of Miss Emma May (IRE) (Hawk Wing)
41 runs · 22 courses · from Jul 2014
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Jul 2020 — 2,285 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2020
3 wins · Windsor, Ascot & Compiegne
Last raced off OR 77
KTB Profile
Leader Writer (FR) is 3 from 41. Hasn't won since Oct 2019. All 3 wins have come on turf — 0 from 9 on the all-weather. All 3 wins have come over 1m – 1m1f. Last raced off 77, 20lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 41 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
OR ↓ 20lb off peak
- 3–41Wins / Runs
- 7.3%Strike rate
- 9 (22%)Placed
- −14.60£1 level staken=41 at SP
- 0.68Fair A/E n=40 · 0.78 incl. margin
- 97Highest OR
- 55dAvg 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.
Official rating77↓ 20lb off peak
77
73–97
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 95
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 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 108A | 91.5 | — |
| Soft | 5 | 108C | 79 | — |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 119C | 80 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 17 | 119C | 85 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 71A | 64.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
Jumps
Of 25 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 21 figures from 25 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
Pivotal (GB)
Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 12,788 runs since Jan 2008 (1,019 horses).
Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.4% from 108.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 82 | 9 | 11% | −2.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,937 | 250 | 12.9% | −0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 2,836 | 385 | 13.6% | 0 | 0 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 1,604 | 200 | 12.5% | −1.1 | 0 from 9 |
| Soft | 2,071 | 282 | 13.6% | 0 | 3 from 10 |
| Heavy | 702 | 97 | 13.8% | +0.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 3,556 | 514 | 14.5% | +0.9 | 0 from 9 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,164 | 134 | 11.5% | −2.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4,406 | 594 | 13.5% | −0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,131 | 495 | 15.8% | +2.2 | 3 from 34 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,468 | 340 | 13.8% | +0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,094 | 119 | 10.9% | −2.7 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 397 | 45 | 11.3% | −2.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 108 | 8 | 7.4% | −6.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 20 | 2 | 10% | −3.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Miss Emma May (IRE) (Hawk Wing)
5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Natalie Express (FR) (1 win).
The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Natalie Express (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natalie Express (FR) | 11 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Encounter Order (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Downhill Only (GB) | 16 | 0 | — | — |
| King Of Camelot (FR) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Late Edition (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 10 | 3 | 30% | +16.40 |
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Good to Soft | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Good | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Heavy | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 11 | 1 | 9% | +1.00 |
| Class 2 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +4.00 |
| Class 3 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Windsor | 2 | 1 | 50% | +10.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 1 | 50% | +9.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Craon (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Vichy (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Compiegne | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.40 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 34 | 3 | 9% | −7.60 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabrice Veron | 11 | 1 | 9% | −7.60 |
| Fran Berry | 5 | 1 | 20% | +6.00 |
| Hayley Turner | 2 | 1 | 50% | +10.00 |
| Gerald Mosse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ben Curtis | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Olivier Peslier | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Alice Bond | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Georgia Cox | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cameron Iles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Levey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paddy Brennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alan Johns | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jonathan Burke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Bentley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Watson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Neil Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stevie Donohoe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lukas Delozier | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Vincent Cheminaud | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thierry Jarnet | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 27 | 1 | 4% | −23.60 |
| Cheekpieces | 13 | 2 | 15% | +10.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2019 | 10 | 1 | 10% | +2.00 |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2017 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +5.00 |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2015 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.60 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 38 | 3 | 8% | −11.60 |
| Hurdle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Jul 20+24d | Newmarket | Discover Newmarket Tours Bookable Now Handicap | RR/12 | — | 9-9 | 77 | — | — | Alice Bond | 66/1 |
| 01 Jul 20+161d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Casino Deposit 10 Get 40 Bonus Handicap | 9/12 | 2 | 9-4 | 77 | 85A | 64A | Hollie Doyle | 10/1 |
| 22 Jan 20+93d | Kempton (AW) | 32Red.com Handicap | 11/14 | 1¼ | 9-1 | 77 | 95B | 69A | Georgia Cox | 14/1 |
| 2019 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Oct 19+14d | Windsor | Ben Woollacott Memorial Handicap | RR/14 | — | 9-3 | 78 | — | — | Hayley Turner | 11/4F |
| 07 Oct 19+11d | Windsor | Barry Gould Memorial Handicap | 1/13 | 9-0 | 73 | 79C | 103A | Hayley Turner | 11/1 | |
| 26 Sep 19+20d | Newmarket | Newmarket Challenge Whip Handicap | 6/6 | 6 | 9-3 | 77 | 58C | 60C | Gerald Mosse | 6/1 |
| 06 Sep 19+16d | Kempton (AW) | 32red.com Apprentice Handicap | 4/7 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 79 | 85A | 73A | Cameron Iles | 7/1 |
| 21 Aug 19+41d | Kempton (AW) | 32red Handicap | 9/11 | hd | 9-4 | 81 | 86A | 74A | Gerald Mosse | 8/1 |
| 11 Jul 19+28d | Newmarket | John Deere & Ben Burgess Handicap | 10/10 | ¾ | 9-7 | 83 | 68A | 62A | Tom Marquand | 22/1 |
| 13 Jun 19+30d | Newbury | Comax Handicap (Str) | 5/10 | 4 | 9-7 | 84 | 72A | 74A | Ryan Moore | 10/3F |
| 14 May 19+106d | Beverley | Jim Hibbs 'Where's Your Be-Back' Handicap | 3/14 | nk | 9-5 | 83 | 119C | 105A | Sean Levey | 10/1 |
| 28 Jan 19+16d | Kempton | Matchbook Betting Exchange Novices' Hurdle | PU/11 | — | 11-0 | — | — | — | Paddy Brennan | 16/1 |
| 12 Jan 19+32d | Wetherby | wetherbyracing.co.uk Maiden Hurdle | PU/12 | — | 11-5 | — | — | — | Alan Johns | 12/1 |
| 2018 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Dec 18+39d | Uttoxeter | Calvet Classic Maiden Hurdle | 5/13 | nk | 11-7 | — | 84B | 111A | Jonathan Burke | 16/1 |
| 02 Nov 18+35d | Newmarket | Christmas At The Heath Court Handicap | 9/10 | 1 | 9-4 | 87 | 71A | 66A | Harry Bentley | 22/1 |
| 28 Sep 18+92d | Haydock | mccaffreymortgages.co.uk Handicap | 9/9 | 3¾ | 9-4 | 90 | 80A | 59A | Jason Watson | 16/1 |
| 28 Jun 18+23d | Newcastle (AW) | Stobart Aviation Seaton Delaval Handicap | 11/14 | 2½ | 8-11 | 92 | 100B | 67A | Ben Curtis | 8/1 |
| 05 Jun 18+45d | Newcastle (AW) | Lookers Handicap | 6/13 | ¾ | 9-6 | 94 | 106B | 94A | Ben Curtis | 10/1 |
| 21 Apr 18+28d | Newbury | Elite Racing Club Supporting Greatwood Spring Cup Handicap (Str) | 21/22 | 5 | 9-2 | 96 | 38C | 73C | Fran Berry | 12/1 |
| 24 Mar 18+42d | Doncaster | 32Red Lincoln (Heritage Handicap) (Str) | 8/20 | 1¾ | 9-0 | 97 | 108C | 86A | Fran Berry | 9/1 |
| 10 Feb 18+133d | Lingfield (AW) | Play For Free At Sunbets.co.uk/vegas Handicap | 4/9 | nk | 9-5 | 97 | 108A | 93A | Fran Berry | 7/1 |
| 2017 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Sep 17+22d | Newmarket | Betfred Cambridgeshire Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 24/34 | ½ | 8-10 | 92 | 82C | 66C | Fran Berry | 20/1 |
| 08 Sep 17+27d | Ascot | Weatherbys Handicap (Str) | 1/11 | 8-12 | 92 | 94A | 106A | Fran Berry | 10/1 | |
| 12 Aug 17+18d | Ascot | Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Mile (Handicap) | 3/10 | ½ | 9-3 | 89 | 79B | 92A | Neil Callan | 20/1 |
| 25 Jul 17+119d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Barentsz Gin Challenge Handicap | 10/11 | nk | 9-12 | 95 | 88A | 71A | Stevie Donohoe | 16/1 |
| 28 Mar 17+18d | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix Cadum (Conditions) (4yo+) (Turf) | 3/9 | ¾ | 9-0 | — | — | — | Olivier Peslier | 91/10 |
| 10 Mar 17+167d | Chantilly (FR) | Prix de la Launette (Conditions) (4yo+) (Polytrack) | 6/9 | 1½ | 9-0 | — | — | — | Olivier Peslier | 59/10 |
| 2016 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 Sep 16+27d | Craon (FR) | Prix du Point du Jour () (3yo+) (Turf) | 9/9 | ¾ | 9-3 | — | — | — | Lukas Delozier | 53/10 |
| 28 Aug 16+33d | Deauville (FR) | Prix Quincey Barriere (3yo+) (Straight) (Turf) | 5/9 | 1 | 9-0 | — | — | — | Vincent Cheminaud | 18/1 |
| 26 Jul 16+62d | Vichy (FR) | Prix Jacques de Bremond () (4yo+) (Turf) | 7/9 | 2 | 9-0 | — | — | — | Fabrice Veron | 58/10 |
| 25 May 16+24d | Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | Prix de Montretout () (4yo+) (Straight) (Turf) | 2/10 | hd | 9-0 | — | — | — | Fabrice Veron | 9/1 |
| 01 May 16+50d | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix du Muguet (4yo+) (Turf) | 6/11 | ¾ | 8-11 | — | — | — | Fabrice Veron | 40/1 |
| 12 Mar 16+109d | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix Altipan () (4yo+) (Turf) | 3/10 | 2 | 8-11 | — | — | — | Fabrice Veron | 41/1 |
| 2015 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 Nov 15+46d | Chantilly (FR) | Prix Tantieme () (3yo+) (Turf) | 15/17 | ¾ | 8-13 | — | — | — | Fabrice Veron | 11/1 |
| 09 Oct 15+66d | Chantilly (FR) | Prix du Ranelagh () (3yo+) (Turf) | 2/9 | 2½ | 9-0 | — | — | — | Fabrice Veron | 35/1 |
| 04 Aug 15+78d | Deauville (FR) | Prix de Tourgeville () (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Round) (Turf) | 8/12 | 1¼ | 8-11 | — | — | — | Fabrice Veron | 39/1 |
| 18 May 15+36d | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix de Pontarme () (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) | 6/9 | 1¼ | 8-11 | — | — | — | Fabrice Veron | 97/10 |
| 12 Apr 15+27d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix de Fontainebleau (3yo Colts) (Turf) | 5/6 | ¾ | 9-2 | — | — | — | Fabrice Veron | 16/1 |
| 16 Mar 15+175d | Compiegne | Prix Du Haras De Compiegne (Conditions Race) | 1/3 | 9-0 | — | — | — | Fabrice Veron | 12/5 | |
| 2014 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Sep 14+78d | Chantilly (FR) | Prix de la Maniguette (Conditions) (2yo) (Turf) | 4/7 | 1¼ | 9-0 | — | — | — | Thierry Jarnet | 89/10 |
| 06 Jul 14 | Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | Prix Duplex (Prix Carrefour Montesson) (Maiden) (Unraced 2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) | 7/8 | 2½ | 9-2 | — | — | — | Fabrice Veron | 105/10 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Leader Writer won?
- Leader Writer (FR) won 3 of 41 archived starts between 2014 and 2020, a strike rate of 7.3%. Placed 9 times in total (22% of starts).
- Who trained Leader Writer?
- Leader Writer (FR) was trained by James Ferguson on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 25 July 2020.
- Who is Leader Writer's sire?
- Leader Writer (FR) is by Pivotal (GB) out of Miss Emma May (IRE), whose sire is Hawk Wing.
- What going does Leader Writer prefer?
- Leader Writer (FR) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 10 starts (30%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Leader Writer's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 25 July 2020. The highest on record is 97.
- What is Leader Writer's sire's record?
- Pivotal (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 12,788 runs since Jan 2008 (1,019 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.4% from 108.
- Who are Leader Writer's siblings?
- Out of Miss Emma May (IRE), Leader Writer (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Natalie Express (FR) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Natalie Express (FR)). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.