Horse profile
Opera Writer (IRE)
by Rossini (USA) out of Miss Flite (IRE) (Law Society)
49 runs · 20 courses · from Jun 2005
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Jan 2009 — 6,474 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2009 · 7th of 9
6 wins · 4 courses
Beaten favourite LTO
Headgear returns LTO
Last raced off OR 69
KTB Profile
Opera Writer (IRE) is 6 from 49. Hasn't won since Oct 2008. 3 of 4 starts at Warwick have ended in wins. Last raced off 69, 45lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 49 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 45lb off peak
- 6–49Wins / Runs
- 12.2%Strike rate
- 16 (32.7%)Placed
- −15.75£1 level staken=49 at SP
- 1.07Fair A/E n=49 · 0.92 incl. margin
- 114Highest OR
- 28dAvg 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 rating69↓ 45lb off peak
69
54–114
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
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
Rossini (USA)
Progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 999 runs since Jan 2008 (74 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 14.8% from 122. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 4.5% from 179.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 20 | 0 | 0% | −8.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 208 | 14 | 6.7% | −1.5 | 1 from 8 |
| Good | 290 | 23 | 7.9% | −0.3 | 1 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 122 | 18 | 14.8% | +6.6 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 133 | 14 | 10.5% | +2.3 | 1 from 1 |
| Heavy | 37 | 1 | 2.7% | −5.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 189 | 12 | 6.3% | −1.9 | 3 from 27 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 149 | 16 | 10.7% | +2.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 6f – 7f | 179 | 8 | 4.5% | −3.7 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 167 | 16 | 9.6% | +1.4 | 2 from 6 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 142 | 15 | 10.6% | +2.4 | 3 from 21 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 191 | 11 | 5.8% | −2.4 | 1 from 14 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 115 | 10 | 8.7% | +0.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 49 | 5 | 10.2% | +2 | — |
| Over 3m | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +6.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Miss Flite (IRE) (Law Society)
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Taranai (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Taranai (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taranai (IRE) | 11 | 1 | 2m5½f | Class 4 |
| Imperial Miss (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Coppington Flyer (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Imperial Miss I (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 27 | 3 | 11% | −15.25 |
| Good | 8 | 1 | 13% | +1.50 |
| Good to Firm | 8 | 1 | 13% | +0.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 21 | 2 | 10% | −12.50 |
| Class 6 | 16 | 4 | 25% | +8.75 |
| Class 4 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 15 | 1 | 7% | −11.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.50 |
| Warwick | 4 | 3 | 75% | +17.50 |
| Haydock | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Pontefract | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 21 | 3 | 14% | +0.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 14 | 1 | 7% | −10.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 2 | 33% | +1.75 |
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Allan | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.50 |
| Jim Crowley | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| David Probert | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| Mr Stephen Harrison | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.50 |
| George Baker | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Russ Kennemore | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Paul Quinn | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Miss Sonia Eaton | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.00 |
| David Dennis | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tom Siddall | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alex Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hayley Turner | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Winston | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Queally | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Patrick Donaghy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dean McKeown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Graham Gibbons | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leighton Aspell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robbie Mills | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jimmy Fortune | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Martin Dwyer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alan Munro | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Eddie Ahern | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Duran Fentiman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fergal Lynch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tony Culhane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 26 | 1 | 4% | −22.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 14 | 3 | 21% | +7.50 |
| E/S | 7 | 2 | 29% | +0.75 |
| Visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2008 | 18 | 4 | 22% | +7.50 |
| 2007 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2006 | 17 | 2 | 12% | −9.25 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 45 | 6 | 13% | −11.75 |
| Hurdle | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan 09+12d | Southwell (AW) | Hospitality Packages Available Handicap | 7/9 | ¾ | 9-7 | 69 | 61A | Jim Crowley | 9/2F |
| 17 Jan 09+22d | Haydock | Blue Square Rossington Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) | 5/8 | 5 | 11-4 | 114 | 111A | Tom Siddall | 125/1 |
| 26 Dec 08+3d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk Handicap | 4/6 | 3¾ | 8-0 | 70 | 56B | Alex Edwards | 8/1 |
| 23 Dec 08+48d | Southwell (AW) | Hospitality At Southwell Racecourse Handicap | 5/6 | 1¼ | 8-7 | 70 | 52B | Andrea Atzeni | 7/4F |
| 05 Nov 08+12d | Nottingham | Pinnacle Racing 'Thrill Of Ownership 01845 597987' Handicap | 2/15 | 2½ | 8-10 | 68 | 82A | David Probert | 10/1 |
| 24 Oct 08+18d | Doncaster | Betting Shop Manager Of The Year Handicap | 18/20 | ½ | 8-7 | 69 | 55C | David Probert | 25/1 |
| 06 Oct 08+6d | Warwick | Jump Season Next Handicap | 1/9 | 9-4 | 59 | 86A | David Probert | 3/1F | |
| 30 Sep 08+32d | Warwick | Warwick Amateur Riders' Handicap | 1/14 | 11-1 | 59 | 81A | Mr Stephen Harrison | 17/2 | |
| 29 Aug 08+37d | Chester | Bollinger Champagne Challenge Series Amateurs' Handicap | 9/11 | nse | 10-2 | 60 | 49A | Mr Stephen Harrison | 8/1 |
| 23 Jul 08+12d | Leicester | Next plc Handicap | 3/9 | ¾ | 8-2 | 57 | 63A | Hayley Turner | 6/1 |
| 11 Jul 08+7d | Ascot | Landsbanki Apprentice Handicap | 6/7 | 3 | 8-0 | 55 | 53A | Miss Sonia Eaton | 10/1 |
| 04 Jul 08+18d | Warwick | Racing UK Apprentice Handicap | 1/12 | 9-1 | 55 | 77A | Miss Sonia Eaton | 7/1 | |
| 16 Jun 08+17d | Warwick | Racing UK Amateur Riders' Handicap | 6/13 | ½ | 10-12 | 56 | 64A | Mr Stephen Harrison | 6/1 |
| 30 May 08+22d | Haydock | Showers & Eyebaths Handicap | 4/13 | shd | 7-11 | 56 | 57A | David Probert | 16/1 |
| 08 May 08+22d | Chelmsford (AW) | Smithfield Handicap | 5/8 | 8 | 8-5 | 58 | 47C | Jack Mitchell | 14/1 |
| 16 Apr 08+19d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Book Tickets Online Handicap | 7/13 | 1 | 9-7 | 59 | 56C | Jim Crowley | 9/2 |
| 28 Mar 08+30d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Come Evening Racing Tomorrow Night Handicap | 2/8 | 1½ | 9-9 | 57 | 75A | Robert Winston | 7/2 |
| 27 Feb 08+13d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Meet Captain Croc At Pontin's Handicap | 3/7 | 6 | 9-8 | 59 | 61A | Tom Queally | 3/1J |
| 14 Feb 08+19d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Join The Odds On Club At Ladbrokes Handicap | 8/8 | hd | 8-2 | 61 | 45C | Patrick Donaghy | 9/1 |
| 26 Jan 08+26d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Gary Hankinson 40th Birthday Handicap | 1/8 | 8-13 | 56 | 63B | Jim Crowley | 3/1 | |
| 31 Dec 07+25d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Bet Online at williamhill.co.uk Handicap | 2/12 | 3 | 9-5 | 56 | 69C | George Baker | 9/1 |
| 06 Dec 07+16d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Go Pontin's Handicap | 6/10 | 4 | 8-10 | 57 | 43C | Jim Crowley | 11/1 |
| 20 Nov 07+16d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Go Pontin's Holidays Handicap | 3/10 | ½ | 9-2 | 57 | 65C | Dean McKeown | 9/2 |
| 04 Nov 07+257d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Ringside Conference Suite Handicap | 3/8 | ½ | 9-3 | 54 | 71C | George Baker | 7/1 |
| 20 Feb 07+7d | Southwell (AW) | Photo Albums From bonusprint.com Handicap | 7/9 | 3½ | 8-0 | 58 | 28C | Russ Kennemore | 15/2 |
| 13 Feb 07+29d | Southwell (AW) | Pontin's Holidays Handicap | 6/10 | 1½ | 8-10 | 58 | 60C | Graham Gibbons | 14/1 |
| 15 Jan 07+4d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Go Pontin's Handicap | 9/10 | 1½ | 8-2 | 61 | 40C | Paul Quinn | 8/1 |
| 11 Jan 07+2d | Southwell (AW) | Canvas Prints From bonusprint.com Handicap | 4/6 | ¾ | 8-5 | 61 | 51C | Russ Kennemore | 10/3 |
| 09 Jan 07+17d | Southwell (AW) | Pontin's Family Holidays Apprentice Handicap | 3/6 | 2 | 8-9 | 61 | 65C | Russ Kennemore | 2/1 |
| 23 Dec 06+2d | Southwell (AW) | Pontin's Book Early Handicap | 2/7 | ½ | 8-4 | 61 | 63C | Paul Quinn | 9/2 |
| 21 Dec 06+12d | Southwell (AW) | WBX.Com World Bet Exchange Handicap | 2/6 | 6 | 8-7 | 61 | 54C | Paul Quinn | 8/1 |
| 09 Dec 06+10d | Wolverhampton (AW) | pontins.com Handicap | 2/8 | 2 | 9-3 | 60 | 62C | George Baker | 12/1 |
| 29 Nov 06+11d | Catterick | Ellerton Juvenile Novices' Hurdle | 6/16 | 1¾ | 10-12 | — | 109C | David Dennis | 14/1 |
| 18 Nov 06+28d | Huntingdon | toteexacta Introductory Juvenile Novices' Hurdle | F/5 | — | 11-0 | — | — | David Dennis | 33/1 |
| 21 Oct 06+40d | Aintree | intercasino.co.uk Introductory Juvenile Novices' Hurdle | 4/8 | 15 | 11-0 | — | 87C | Leighton Aspell | 66/1 |
| 11 Sep 06+12d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Come Evening Racing This Saturday 16th Selling Stakes | 11/13 | hd | 8-10 | 60 | 30C | Robbie Mills | 11/2 |
| 30 Aug 06+13d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Hotel & Conferencing Handicap | 11/11 | 8 | 9-1 | 68 | 34C | Jimmy Fortune | 16/1 |
| 17 Aug 06+8d | Sandown | Elmbridge Claiming Stakes | 5/8 | 3½ | 9-0 | 68 | 57C | Martin Dwyer | 6/1 |
| 09 Aug 06+18d | Kempton (AW) | Martin Collins Enterprises London Mile Handicap (Qualifier) | 11/13 | 8 | 8-9 | 68 | 41C | Alan Munro | 11/2 |
| 22 Jul 06+11d | Lingfield (AW) | Kimberley-Clark Professional Claiming Stakes (AW) | 1/8 | 8-11 | 68 | 62C | Eddie Ahern | 9/4 | |
| 11 Jul 06+11d | Southwell (AW) | World Bet Exchange Claiming Stakes | 1/13 | 9-3 | 65 | 77C | David Allan | 7/2 | |
| 30 Jun 06+10d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Yell Handicap | 5/12 | shd | 8-12 | 66 | 58C | Duran Fentiman | 14/1 |
| 20 Jun 06+12d | Thirsk | Go Racing In Yorkshire Maiden Stakes | 4/12 | shd | 9-3 | 68 | 74C | David Allan | 12/1 |
| 08 Jun 06+13d | Haydock | Win 3Million At worldcupgames.com Maiden Stakes | 4/10 | 3½ | 9-0 | 66 | 75C | David Allan | 16/1 |
| 26 May 06+16d | Pontefract | Barbican Maiden Stakes | 6/11 | ¾ | 9-3 | 70 | 56C | Fergal Lynch | 7/1 |
| 10 May 06+269d | Newcastle | Croft Technology Plc Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 5/7 | nk | 9-0 | 73 | 53C | David Allan | 4/1 |
| 14 Aug 05+11d | Pontefract | E.B.F. Sunday Plate Maiden Stakes | 4/11 | 1¾ | 9-0 | — | 72C | Tony Culhane | 8/1 |
| 03 Aug 05+55d | Newcastle | Endeavour Partnership Supports NSPCC Median Auction Maiden | 3/18 | ¾ | 9-0 | — | 78C | David Allan | 12/1 |
| 09 Jun 05 | Ripon | E.B.F. Go Racing In Yorkshire Maiden Stakes | 4/9 | 2½ | 9-0 | — | 58C | David Allan | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Opera Writer (IRE) won?
- Opera Writer (IRE) won 6 of 49 archived starts between 2005 and 2009, a strike rate of 12.2%. Placed 16 times in total (32.7% of starts).
- Who trained Opera Writer (IRE)?
- Opera Writer (IRE) was trained by Reg Hollinshead on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 29 January 2009.
- Who is Opera Writer (IRE)'s sire?
- Opera Writer (IRE) is by Rossini (USA) out of Miss Flite (IRE), whose sire is Law Society.
- What going does Opera Writer (IRE) prefer?
- Opera Writer (IRE) has the best record on good 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 Opera Writer (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 69, from the run on 29 January 2009. The highest on record is 114.
- What is Opera Writer (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Rossini (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 999 runs since Jan 2008 (74 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 14.8% from 122. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 4.5% from 179.
- Who are Opera Writer (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Miss Flite (IRE), Opera Writer (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Taranai (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Taranai (IRE)). The wins came over 2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.