How many races has Sportswriter won?

Sportswriter (GB) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2018. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).

Who trained Sportswriter?

Sportswriter (GB) was trained by Charlie Appleby on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 17 May 2018.

Who is Sportswriter's sire?

Sportswriter (GB) is by Iffraaj (GB) out of Sunday Times (GB), whose sire is Holy Roman Emperor.

What is Sportswriter's official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 17 May 2018. That is also the highest on record.

Who are Sportswriter's siblings?

Out of Sunday Times (GB), Sportswriter (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Classical Times (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Classical Times (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Nov 2026.

Horse profile

Sportswriter (GB)

3yo gelding (at last run, May 2018) · Last trainer Charlie Appleby · Last owner Godolphin

by Iffraaj (GB) out of Sunday Times (GB) (Holy Roman Emperor)

4 runs · 4 courses · from Feb 2018

As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 17 May 2018 — 3,094 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run May 2018 · 10th of 10 Last raced off OR 77

KTB Profile

Sportswriter (GB) is yet to win from 4 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 5 at Lingfield (AW) (Mar 2018).

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

0–4Wins / Runs
0%Strike rate
2 (50%)Placed
−4.00£1 level staken=4 at SP
77Highest OR
34dBetween runs (median)

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 85 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle (AW), 8 Mar 2018

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 4 figures · best 85^B · median 75

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)	3	85^B	84	—
Good to Firm	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f	3	85^B	84	—
1m – 1m1f	1	—	—	—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 70^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle (AW), 8 Mar 2018 Official rating 77 at the last run, 17 May 2018

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 →

Flat 4 figures · best 70^A · median 65

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)	3	70^A	67	—
Good to Firm	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f	3	70^A	67	—
1m – 1m1f	1	—	—	—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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

Iffraaj (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 13,988 runs since Apr 2010 (1,092 horses).

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	65	8	12.3%	+1.8	—
Good to Firm	2,200	253	11.5%	+1	0 from 1
Good	2,979	294	9.9%	−0.6	—
Good to Soft	1,466	158	10.8%	+0.3	—
Soft	1,747	140	8%	−2.5	—
Heavy	493	38	7.7%	−2.8	—
Standard (AW)	5,037	582	11.6%	+1.1	0 from 3

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	847	105	12.4%	+1.9	—
6f – 7f	5,038	546	10.8%	+0.3	—
1m – 1m1f	3,822	411	10.8%	+0.3	0 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f	2,610	247	9.5%	−1	0 from 3
1m5f – 2m	1,130	115	10.2%	−0.3	—
2m1f – 2m4f	397	36	9.1%	−1.4	—
2m5f – 3m	124	11	8.9%	−1.6	—
Over 3m	20	2	10%	−0.5	—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2010 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Sunday Times (GB) (Holy Roman Emperor)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Classical Times (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Listed (Classical Times (GB)).

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Classical Times (GB)	12	2	6f	Listed
Classic Times (GB)	6	1	1m	Class 4
Times Edition (GB)	9	1	1m	Class 5
Daily Times (GB)	7	1	5f	Class 5
Pirate Of Penzance (IRE)	1	0	—	—
Intensify (IRE)	1	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Standard (AW)	3	0	0%	−3.00
Good to Firm	1	0	0%	−1.00

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 5	3	0	0%	−3.00
Class 4	1	0	0%	−1.00

Course	Runs	SR	£1
Newmarket	1	0%	−1.00
Lingfield (AW)	1	0%	−1.00
Newcastle (AW)	1	0%	−1.00
Wolverhampton (AW)	1	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
1m2f – 1m4f	3	0	0%	−3.00
1m – 1m1f	1	0	0%	−1.00

Jockey	Runs	SR	£1
William Buick	2	0%	−2.00
Connor Beasley	1	0%	−1.00
Adam Kirby	1	0%	−1.00

Headgear	Runs	SR	£1
Cheekpieces	2	0%	−2.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces	1	0%	−1.00
None	1	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

Date	Course	Race	Pos	Btn	Wgt	OR	Spd	KTB	Jockey	SP
2018 · 4 runs
17 May 18+59d	Newmarket	Bestwestern.co.uk Handicap Class 4 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 10 ran	10/10	3¼	9-4	77	27^C	63^C	William Buick	15/2
19 Mar 18+11d	Lingfield (AW)	32Red.com Novice Stakes Class 5 · 1m2f · Standard · 5 ran	2/5	hd	9-2	—	84^C	67^B	William Buick	11/8
08 Mar 18+34d	Newcastle (AW)	Read Harry Fry On Betway Insider Blog Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m2f · Standard · 10 ran	2/10	nse	8-7	—	85^B	70^A	Connor Beasley	11/8F
02 Feb 18	Wolverhampton (AW)	32Red.com Novice Stakes Class 5 · 1m½f · Standard · 12 ran	7/12	4	9-2	—	66^A	53^A	Adam Kirby	13/8F

Quick answers

How many races has Sportswriter won?: Sportswriter (GB) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2018. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Sportswriter?: Sportswriter (GB) was trained by Charlie Appleby on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 17 May 2018.
Who is Sportswriter's sire?: Sportswriter (GB) is by Iffraaj (GB) out of Sunday Times (GB), whose sire is Holy Roman Emperor.
What is Sportswriter's official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 17 May 2018. That is also the highest on record.
What is Sportswriter's sire's record?: Iffraaj (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 13,988 runs since Apr 2010 (1,092 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Sportswriter's siblings?: Out of Sunday Times (GB), Sportswriter (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Classical Times (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Classical Times (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Nov 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

Pedigree intelligence

Record by conditions

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Form

Quick answers