Writ (IRE)
Writ (IRE) is 7 from 30. Hasn't won since Mar 2007. All 7 wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 7 on turf. Last raced off 62, 18lb below the career-high mark.
- 7–30Wins / Runs
- 23.3%Strike rate
- 11 (36.7%)Placed
- +37.25£1 level staken=30 at SP
- 2.12Fair A/E n=30 · 1.80 incl. margin
- 80Highest OR
- 47dAvg 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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 271 runs since Jan 2008 (27 horses).
Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 10.9% from 110.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% | +12.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 75 | 11 | 14.7% | +7 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 48 | 3 | 6.3% | −1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 25 | 2 | 8% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 28 | 1 | 3.6% | −4.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 6 | 0 | 0% | −7.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 84 | 3 | 3.6% | −4.1 | 7 from 23 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −7.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 49 | 4 | 8.2% | +0.5 | 3 from 12 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 110 | 12 | 10.9% | +3.2 | 4 from 15 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 53 | 5 | 9.4% | +1.7 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 30 | 0 | 0% | −7.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 22 | 0 | 0% | −7.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −7.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −7.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them I Won't Dance (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 7f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Won't Dance (IRE) | 16 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Desert Empress (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 23 | 7 | 30% | +44.25 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 14 | 4 | 29% | +42.00 |
| Class 5 | 11 | 2 | 18% | −2.50 |
| Class 4 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.25 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 16 | 5 | 31% | +20.25 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 7 | 2 | 29% | +24.00 |
| Musselburgh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ayr | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 15 | 4 | 27% | +31.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 12 | 3 | 25% | +9.25 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Eaves | 11 | 2 | 18% | −1.00 |
| J-P Guillambert | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Duran Fentiman | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.75 |
| Paul Hanagan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +8.00 |
| Emmett Stack | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| P J McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Royston Ffrench | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Greg Fairley | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Micky Fenton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seb Sanders | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hayley Turner | 1 | 1 | 100% | +25.00 |
| Liam Keniry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J F Egan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Eddie Ahern | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Frankie McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2007 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +0.75 |
| 2006 | 12 | 4 | 33% | +32.50 |
| 2005 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +8.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan 09+99d | Wolverhampton (AW) | 24hr Telephone Betting At William Hill 0800 44 40 40 Handicap | 12/12 | 15 | 9-1 | 62 | 30C | Tom Eaves | 18/1 |
| 18 Oct 08+14d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Cleanconcierge Handicap | 10/12 | ¾ | 9-5 | 67 | 56A | Tom Eaves | 28/1 |
| 04 Oct 08+19d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Freebets.co.uk Handicap | 10/13 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 69 | 56A | P J McDonald | 10/1 |
| 15 Sep 08+483d | Musselburgh | Cmyk Digital Solutions Claiming Stakes | 11/13 | 21 | 9-7 | 40 | 52C | Royston Ffrench | 22/1 |
| 21 May 07+9d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Know Paint Get Glidden Handicap | 11/11 | 2 | 9-4 | 80 | 52C | Tom Eaves | 12/1 |
| 12 May 07+33d | Thirsk | Baysdale Handicap | 6/15 | nk | 9-4 | 60 | 70C | Tom Eaves | 6/1 |
| 09 Apr 07+23d | Musselburgh | US PGA Tour Only On Setanta Golf Handicap | 9/13 | 2 | 9-4 | 56 | 55C | Tom Eaves | 11/2J |
| 17 Mar 07+47d | Lingfield (AW) | totesport 0800 221 221 Claiming Stakes | 1/11 | 9-8 | 76 | 79C | Tom Eaves | 4/1 | |
| 29 Jan 07+7d | Wolverhampton (AW) | wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk Handicap | 8/9 | 3½ | 9-2 | 74 | 56C | Duran Fentiman | 5/2 |
| 22 Jan 07+17d | Wolverhampton (AW) | pontinsbingo.com Handicap | 1/7 | 8-3 | 74 | 65C | Duran Fentiman | 7/4F | |
| 05 Jan 07+13d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Pontin's - Book Early Handicap | 3/12 | 2½ | 8-8 | 70 | 65C | Paul Hanagan | 6/1 |
| 23 Dec 06+16d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Pontin's Holidays Handicap | 1/8 | 8-8 | 70 | 62C | Greg Fairley | 5/2F | |
| 07 Dec 06+21d | Wolverhampton (AW) | wbx.com World Bet Exchange Handicap | 5/8 | 3 | 9-0 | 71 | 66C | Tom Eaves | 13/8F |
| 16 Nov 06+18d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Stay At The Wolverhampton Holiday Inn Handicap | 4/12 | nk | 8-10 | 71 | 68C | Tom Eaves | 11/2 |
| 29 Oct 06+15d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Millie Filly Walker Handicap | 1/12 | 9-2 | 66 | 90C | Tom Eaves | 4/1F | |
| 14 Oct 06+16d | Wolverhampton (AW) | wolverhampton-racecourse.co.Uk Handicap | 1/12 | 9-4 | 61 | 80C | Paul Hanagan | 9/1 | |
| 28 Sep 06+14d | Ayr | West Sound Superscoreboard Handicap | 6/14 | 5 | 9-0 | 53 | 38C | Tom Eaves | 20/1 |
| 14 Sep 06+47d | Ayr | Saga Home Insurance Selling Stakes | 13/13 | 6 | 9-5 | 53 | 44C | Tom Eaves | 9/1 |
| 29 Jul 06+7d | Lingfield (AW) | Bob Coomber Memorial Handicap (AW) | 3/12 | 2 | 9-9 | 61 | 65C | Micky Fenton | 7/1 |
| 22 Jul 06+23d | Lingfield (AW) | Kimberley-Clark Professional Claiming Stakes (AW) | 2/8 | 5 | 8-13 | 55 | 49C | Seb Sanders | 10/11F |
| 29 Jun 06+7d | Lingfield (AW) | Vic Barfoot Half Century Handicap | 1/12 | 9-0 | 55 | 68C | Hayley Turner | 25/1 | |
| 22 Jun 06+138d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Wbx.com Selling Handicap | 4/12 | ¾ | 10-0 | 55 | 59C | Liam Keniry | 33/1 |
| 04 Feb 06+140d | Lingfield (AW) | Omaha Poker At Littlewoodscasino.com Selling Stakes | 9/12 | ½ | 8-13 | 50 | 53C | J F Egan | 20/1 |
| 17 Sep 05+26d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Black Country Chamber Of Commerce Handicap | 11/12 | 1¼ | 8-10 | 60 | 18C | Emmett Stack | 25/1 |
| 22 Aug 05+40d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Owners Support Retraining Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 1/11 | 9-0 | 60 | 66C | Emmett Stack | 14/1 | |
| 13 Jul 05+9d | Lingfield (AW) | Dormansland Median Auction Maiden Stakes (AW) (Div 1) | 8/12 | 1¼ | 8-12 | 62 | 45C | J-P Guillambert | 25/1 |
| 04 Jul 05+24d | Windsor | Claudia Swinburn Handicap | 13/14 | 27 | 8-13 | 62 | 29C | Eddie Ahern | 16/1 |
| 10 Jun 05+13d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Moorcroft Racehorse Welfare Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 2/13 | 2 | 9-0 | — | 49C | J-P Guillambert | 25/1 |
| 28 May 05+22d | Lingfield (AW) | Goodbye And Good Luck Chris Stickels Maiden Stakes (AW) | 12/14 | 2 | 9-0 | — | 51C | J-P Guillambert | 66/1 |
| 06 May 05 | Lingfield | Weatherbys Maiden Stakes | 14/17 | 1¼ | 8-8 | — | 35C | Frankie McDonald | 100/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Writ (IRE) won?
- Writ (IRE) won 7 of 30 archived starts between 2005 and 2009, a strike rate of 23.3%. Placed 11 times in total (36.7% of starts).
- Who trained Writ (IRE)?
- Writ (IRE) was trained by Ian Semple on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 25 January 2009.
- Who is Writ (IRE)'s sire?
- Writ (IRE) is by Indian Lodge (IRE) out of Carnelly (IRE), whose sire is Priolo.
- What going does Writ (IRE) prefer?
- Writ (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 7 wins from 23 starts (30.4%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Writ (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 62, from the run on 25 January 2009. The highest on record is 80.
- What is Writ (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Indian Lodge (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 271 runs since Jan 2008 (27 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 10.9% from 110.
- Who are Writ (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Carnelly (IRE), Writ (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: I Won't Dance (IRE) (1). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.