Playwriter (IRE)
Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Apr 2017 and Jun 2017, the last of them as a 3yo colt. Finished 2 of 3 at Newmarket last time. By New Approach (IRE), whose progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 6,792 runs since Jan 2008.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (50%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 67dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 79
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 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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
Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 6,792 runs since Jan 2008 (685 horses).
Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 101.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 27 | 4 | 14.8% | +2.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,085 | 166 | 15.3% | +2.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,630 | 200 | 12.3% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 799 | 110 | 13.8% | +1.2 | — |
| Soft | 958 | 107 | 11.2% | −1.4 | — |
| Heavy | 283 | 28 | 9.9% | −2.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,010 | 241 | 12% | −0.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 98 | 9 | 9.2% | −3.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,207 | 156 | 12.9% | +0.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,665 | 234 | 14.1% | +1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,324 | 303 | 13% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,066 | 113 | 10.6% | −2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 320 | 33 | 10.3% | −2.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 101 | 8 | 7.9% | −4.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −12.6 | — |
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
8 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Jm Jungle (IRE) (7 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Jm Jungle (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jm Jungle (IRE) | 44 | 7 | 5f–5½f | Group 2 |
| Lila Girl (IRE) | 7 | 3 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Petruchio (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 1m½f | Class 5 |
| Caitie (IRE) | 16 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Darkest Hour (IRE) | 22 | 0 | — | — |
| Corrida De Toros (IRE) | 17 | 0 | — | — |
| Wonderful Friend (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Cherryblossom Time (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 23 Jun 17+67d | Newmarket | Fly London Southend Airport To Dubrovnik EBFstallions.com Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) | 2/3 | nk | 9-5 | 55C | 74C | William Buick | 2/1 |
| 17 Apr 17 | Redcar | totepool Happy Easter Maiden Stakes (Str) (Div 2) | 3/11 | 4½ | 9-0 | 79A | 75A | Martin Lane | 7/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Playwriter won?
- Playwriter (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2017. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Playwriter?
- Playwriter (IRE) was trained by Charlie Appleby on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 23 June 2017.
- Who is Playwriter's sire?
- Playwriter (IRE) is by New Approach (IRE) out of The Shrew (GB), whose sire is Dansili.
- What is Playwriter's sire's record?
- New Approach (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 6,792 runs since Jan 2008 (685 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 101.
- Who are Playwriter's siblings?
- Out of The Shrew (GB), Playwriter (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Jm Jungle (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Jm Jungle (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m½f. As at Oct 2026.