Western Writer (IRE)
Western Writer (IRE) is 2 from 6. Won last time out at Windsor (Class 4). Last raced off a career-high mark of 82.
- 2–6Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 4 (66.7%)Placed
- +1.50£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 1.08Fair A/E n=6 · 0.95 incl. margin
- 82Highest OR
- 48dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 93
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 93B | 90 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 108C | 89 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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 14.8% of 10,412 runs since Jan 2008 (1,008 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,288. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 57 | 11 | 19.3% | +4.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,981 | 306 | 15.4% | +0.6 | 1 from 1 |
| Good | 2,387 | 335 | 14% | −0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,013 | 124 | 12.2% | −2.6 | — |
| Soft | 1,288 | 151 | 11.7% | −3.1 | — |
| Heavy | 370 | 45 | 12.2% | −2.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,315 | 564 | 17% | +2.2 | 1 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 583 | 87 | 14.9% | +0.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4,073 | 593 | 14.6% | −0.2 | 1 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,985 | 476 | 15.9% | +1.1 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,074 | 313 | 15.1% | +0.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 475 | 44 | 9.3% | −5.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 180 | 21 | 11.7% | −3.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 38 | 2 | 5.3% | −9.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −14.8 | — |
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
5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Mountain Song (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m3½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Mountain Song (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Song (IRE) | 13 | 4 | 1m | Listed |
| Echo Point (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
| Tansy Lane (GB) | 5 | 1 | 7f | Class 3 |
| Chosen Star (GB) | 6 | 1 | 1m3½f | Class 6 |
| Alpine Culture (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Windsor | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Buick | 3 | 2 | 67% | +4.50 |
| Harry Davies | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Winston | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.00 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| None | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +3.50 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Jul 22+25d | Windsor | Fitzdares Loves Racing Expert Sam Hockenhull Handicap | 1/4 | 9-6 | 82 | 50C | 83B | William Buick | EvensF | |
| 30 Jun 22+8d | Yarmouth | Weatherbys Bloodstock Pro Handicap | 2/4 | nse | 8-13 | 79 | 108C | 78B | Harry Davies | 2/1 |
| 22 Jun 22+15d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Support Safe Gambling Handicap | 2/11 | ¾ | 9-8 | 79 | 89A | 89A | William Buick | 11/10F |
| 07 Jun 22+181d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Betsi Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/13 | 9-6 | — | 93B | 87A | William Buick | 9/2 | |
| 2021 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Dec 21+12d | Kempton (AW) | Try Our New Super Boosts At Unibet Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 2/10 | 3 | 9-5 | — | 73A | 78A | James Doyle | EvensF |
| 26 Nov 21 | Chelmsford City (AW) | EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 6/10 | nk | 9-2 | — | 91A | 78A | Robert Winston | 15/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Western Writer won?
- Western Writer (IRE) won 2 of 6 archived starts between 2021 and 2022, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 4 times in total (66.7% of starts).
- Who trained Western Writer?
- Western Writer (IRE) was trained by Charlie Appleby on the most recent run on record, at Windsor on 25 July 2022.
- Who is Western Writer's sire?
- Western Writer (IRE) is by Shamardal (USA) out of Yodelling (USA), whose sire is Medaglia d'Oro.
- What going does Western Writer prefer?
- Western Writer (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Western Writer's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 25 July 2022. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Western Writer's sire's record?
- Shamardal (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.8% of 10,412 runs since Jan 2008 (1,008 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,288. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.
- Who are Western Writer's siblings?
- Out of Yodelling (USA), Western Writer (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Mountain Song (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Mountain Song (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m3½f. As at Oct 2026.