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Horse profile

Scriptwriter (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2013) · Last trainer Evelyn Slack · Last owner A Slack
by Sadler's Wells (USA) out of Dayanata (GB) (Shirley Heights)
41 runs · 19 courses · from Jun 2005
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Apr 2013 — 4,921 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2013 · 2nd of 7 8 wins · 6 courses Last raced off OR 90
KTB Profile

Scriptwriter (IRE) is 8 from 41, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the McGrattan Piling Braveheart Handicap at Hamilton (May 2007). Hasn't won since Sep 2012. 7 of 19 starts on good or faster ground have ended in wins — 1 from 22 on softer. Last raced off 90, 42lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 41 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 42lb off peak
Official rating90↓ 42lb off peak
90 83–132

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Sep 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) 101A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Catterick, 6 Mar 2013 Official rating 90 at the last jumps run, 24 Apr 2013

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 96C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Goodwood, 31 Jul 2007 Official rating 94 at the last flat run, 21 May 2011

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race.

Jumps 29 figures · best 131A · median 103
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Good9116A96—
Good to Soft9131A119—
Soft6128A108—
Good to Firm3122A109—
Heavy2111A98—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f15126A103—
2m5f – 3m6128A102.5—
1m5f – 2m6131A105.5—
Over 3m2128A112—
Flat 9 figures · best 99C · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Good496C91—
Soft299C87—
Good to Firm276C75—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f799C75—
1m5f – 2m296C95—

Of 41 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 38 figures from 41 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
Sadler's Wells (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,636 runs since Jan 2008 (370 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.7% from 107.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm46715.2%+3.9—
Good to Firm6449014%+2.74 from 5
Good1,24815212.2%+0.93 from 14
Good to Soft716709.8%−1.50 from 10
Soft1,08511710.8%−0.51 from 8
Heavy5135210.1%−1.20 from 4
Standard (AW)384369.4%−1.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−11.3—
6f – 7f1072018.7%+7.4—
1m – 1m1f286279.4%−1.9—
1m2f – 1m4f1,18813411.3%04 from 7
1m5f – 2m1,39417612.6%+1.31 from 8
2m1f – 2m4f9619610%−1.33 from 17
2m5f – 3m556539.5%−1.80 from 7
Over 3m1431812.6%+1.30 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Dayanata (GB) (Shirley Heights)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 14 3 21% +0.06
Good to Soft 10 0 0% −10.00
Soft 8 1 13% +1.00
Good to Firm 5 4 80% +18.55
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 18 4 22% +8.21
Class 5 7 1 14% −5.33
Class 2 6 1 17% +2.00
Class 3 5 1 20% +4.00
Class 1 5 1 20% −3.27

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sedgefield 7 3 43% +10.71
Kelso 5 0 0% −5.00
Catterick 4 0 0% −4.00
Wetherby 4 0 0% −4.00
Haydock 3 0 0% −3.00
York 3 1 33% +6.00
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Windsor 2 1 50% +6.50
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 1 100% +7.00
Hamilton 1 1 100% +0.73
Salisbury 1 1 100% +0.67

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 17 3 18% +0.71
1m5f – 2m 8 1 13% +0.00
2m5f – 3m 7 0 0% −7.00
1m2f – 1m4f 7 4 57% +13.90
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Stephen Mulqueen 9 1 11% +2.00
Denis O'Regan 7 0 0% −7.00
Kerrin McEvoy 5 4 80% +22.23
Jonathon Bewley 4 0 0% −4.00
Paul Gallagher 3 2 67% +3.71
Brian Hughes 3 0 0% −3.00
Alexander Voy 2 0 0% −2.00
Miss Emma Sayer 2 0 0% −2.00
Frankie Dettori 2 1 50% −0.33
Colm McCormack 1 0 0% −1.00
Dougie Costello 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Mulrennan 1 0 0% −1.00
Ted Durcan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 24 7 29% +11.61
Cheekpieces 11 0 0% −11.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 5 1 20% +6.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 4 0 0% −4.00
2012 12 1 8% −1.00
2011 9 2 22% −2.29
2010 2 0 0% −2.00
2009 3 0 0% −3.00
2008 2 0 0% −2.00
2007 5 2 40% +4.73
2006 2 1 50% +7.00
2005 2 2 100% +8.17

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 32 3 9% −14.29
Flat 9 5 56% +19.90

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
24 Apr 13+19d Sedgefield Vhe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 2/7 5 10-1 9094B Stephen Mulqueen 9/2
05 Apr 13+30d Sedgefield Caffreys Still 3.8% Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21f · Good · 14 ran 5/14 nk 10-11 9194A Stephen Mulqueen 10/1
06 Mar 13+52d Catterick yorkshire-outdoors.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Good · 13 ran 5/13 ¾ 10-12 92101A Stephen Mulqueen 17/2
13 Jan 13+26d Kelso 'Live At The Bar' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 22.5f · Heavy · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-5 92— Stephen Mulqueen 14/1
18 Dec 12+13d Catterick Book Now For New Year's Day Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Soft · 17 ran 4/17 1¾ 11-0 91113A Colm McCormack 25/1
05 Dec 12+22d Catterick Richmondshire Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 7/16 7 10-4 9384A Stephen Mulqueen 16/1
13 Nov 12+24d Sedgefield Knowledge I.T Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 4½ 9-9 9684B Stephen Mulqueen 5/1
20 Oct 12+18d Kelso Edinburgh City F.c. Conditional Jockeys' Training Series Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 22.5f · Heavy · 14 ran 10/14 ¾ 11-6 9785C Stephen Mulqueen 10/1
02 Oct 12+26d Sedgefield Nortonthorpe Industrial Park Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Good · 14 ran 4/14 7 10-7 98105A Stephen Mulqueen 7/1
06 Sep 12+94d Sedgefield Santander Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 1/10 9-12 92109A Stephen Mulqueen 10/1
04 Jun 12+15d Cartmel English Lakes Ice-cream Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 25.5f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 1¼ 11-2 9596B Alexander Voy 4/1
20 May 12+51d Market Rasen Walter James Kent Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 21 10-4 10085C Miss Emma Sayer 9/1
30 Mar 12+13d Wetherby Yorkshire Post Ladies' Day - 24th May Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 19 11-4 100106A Dougie Costello 66/1
17 Mar 12+10d Newcastle Bushmills Irish Whiskey Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 17 ran 9/17 11 11-1 10593C Miss Emma Sayer 40/1
07 Mar 12+25d Catterick Zetland Hunt Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4/9 3½ 11-2 10891A Jonathon Bewley 7/1
11 Feb 12+43d Musselburgh John Smith's Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 9/9 22 10-5 11488C Alexander Voy 80/1
30 Dec 11+26d Haydock Jump Season On Racing UK 'Fixed Brush' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Heavy · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-4 118— Jonathon Bewley 50/1
04 Dec 11+22d Kelso Kevin Oliver Christmas Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 10 ran 7/10 2½ 11-5 11991C Jonathon Bewley 20/1
12 Nov 11+175d Wetherby Totescoop6 Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 18 ran 15/18 4 10-8 11994C Jonathon Bewley 20/1
21 May 11+25d York Sportingbet.com Claiming Stakes Class 4 · 12f · Good · 6 ran 6/6 98 8-12 9460C Paul Mulrennan 7/2
26 Apr 11+15d Sedgefield Kevin Lee Memorial Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 1/11 11-2 119122A Paul Gallagher 11/8F
11 Apr 11+17d Hexham Thornton - Firkin Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 20f · Good · 10 ran UR/10 — 11-1 119— Paul Gallagher 11/8F
25 Mar 11+36d Sedgefield John Wade Group Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) (Part Of The John Wade Novices' Hurdle Series) Class 4 · 19f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 10-10 120116A Paul Gallagher 10/3
17 Feb 11+12d Kelso Victor Chandler Morebattle Hurdle Class 2 · 18f · Soft · 9 ran 5/9 13 11-2 126103C Brian Hughes 33/1
05 Feb 11+350d Wetherby Bet totepool At totesport.com Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 4/17 12 10-12 13099C Brian Hughes 7/2
20 Feb 10+28d Uttoxeter Toteplacepot Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Heavy · 9 ran 2/9 15 11-4 130111A Denis O'Regan 13/8F
23 Jan 10+317d Haydock Sportingbet.com Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) Class 1 · 16.5f · Soft · 4 ran 2/4 16 11-4 132117C Brian Hughes 9/2
12 Mar 09+26d Cheltenham Pertemps Final (Listed Handicap Hurdle) Class 1 · 24f · Good To Soft · 22 ran 6/22 nk 10-8 132128A Denis O'Regan 12/1
14 Feb 09+28d Haydock Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (qualifier) Class 2 · 25f · Soft · 14 ran 5/14 hd 10-6 132128A Denis O'Regan 12/1
17 Jan 09+322d Ascot Victorchandler.com Holloway's Hurdle (Grade 2 Limited Handicap) Class 1 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 5/18 1¼ 10-4 121126A Denis O'Regan 16/1
01 Mar 08+21d Kelso totepool Premier Kelso Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) Class 1 · 18f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 3/13 12 11-2 121119A Denis O'Regan 3/1F
09 Feb 08+44d Newbury toteplacepot Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 19 ran 3/19 3½ 11-3 132131A Denis O'Regan 15/2
27 Dec 07+127d Wetherby Go Racing At Catterick Tomorrow Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 4/16 6 10-12 —121C Denis O'Regan 7/4
22 Aug 07+22d York Totesport Ebor Heritage Handicap Class 2 · 14f · Good · 19 ran 3/19 2½ 9-7 10094C Kerrin McEvoy 11/2
31 Jul 07+38d Goodwood Detica Summer Handicap Class 2 · 14f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 10-0 10096C Kerrin McEvoy 7/1
23 Jun 07+36d Ascot Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 12f · Soft · 14 ran 6/14 shd 9-7 10175C Frankie Dettori 5/2F
18 May 07+195d Hamilton McGrattan Piling Braveheart Handicap (Listed) Class 1 · 12f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 8-10 9788C Kerrin McEvoy 8/11F
04 Nov 06+29d Windsor Totesport.com November Handicap Class 2 · 11.5f · Good To Soft · 20 ran 7/20 1½ 9-3 9772C Ted Durcan 2/1F
06 Oct 06+452d York Garbutt & Elliott Handicap Class 3 · 10.5f · Soft · 17 ran 1/17 9-3 9199C Kerrin McEvoy 8/1
11 Jul 05+18d Windsor HIFX Currency Services Handicap Class 4 · 11.5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 1/9 9-7 8374C Kerrin McEvoy 15/2
23 Jun 05 Salisbury Catisfield Stud Supporting The R.N.L.I. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 1/9 8-10 —76C Frankie Dettori 4/6F

Quick answers

How many races has Scriptwriter (IRE) won?
Scriptwriter (IRE) won 8 of 41 archived starts between 2005 and 2013, a strike rate of 19.5%. Placed 15 times in total (36.6% of starts).
Who trained Scriptwriter (IRE)?
Scriptwriter (IRE) was trained by Evelyn Slack on the most recent run on record, at Sedgefield on 24 April 2013.
Who is Scriptwriter (IRE)'s sire?
Scriptwriter (IRE) is by Sadler's Wells (USA) out of Dayanata (GB), whose sire is Shirley Heights.
What going does Scriptwriter (IRE) prefer?
Scriptwriter (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 4 wins from 5 starts (80%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Scriptwriter (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 24 April 2013. The highest on record is 132.
What is Scriptwriter (IRE)'s sire's record?
Sadler's Wells (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,636 runs since Jan 2008 (370 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.7% from 107.

Record shown from June 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.