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Horse profile

Writteninthesand (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2022) · Last trainer Tom George · Last owner Wilkin Orr Boileau Douglas
by Milan (GB) out of Sommer Sonnet (IRE) (Taipan)
15 runs · 9 courses · from Nov 2019
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Jun 2022 — 1,594 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2022 Won at Market Rasen Last raced off OR 87
KTB Profile

Writteninthesand (IRE) is 1 from 15, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Aug 2021. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 6 on softer). Last raced off 87, 13lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 13lb off peak
Official rating87↓ 13lb off peak
87 87–100

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 93 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Exeter, 9 Mar 2021

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 →

Jumps 8 figures · best 99C · median 77.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good693A70.5—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m493A66.5—
2m1f – 2m4f299C91.5—
Over 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 15 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 15 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 112C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fontwell, 5 Sep 2021 Official rating 87 at the last run, 11 Jun 2022

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. What this means →

Jumps 10 figures · best 124A · median 105
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good7124A109—
Heavy1———
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5124A109—
2m1f – 2m4f3104A100—
Over 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 15 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 15 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
Milan (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,848 runs since Jan 2008 (1,463 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1815.6%−5.7—
Good to Firm5526612%+0.7—
Good5,16864712.5%+1.21 from 9
Good to Soft3,29038611.7%+0.40 from 3
Soft5,03150110%−1.30 from 1
Heavy2,71630311.2%−0.10 from 2
Standard (AW)7322.7%−8.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−11.3—
1m – 1m1f9111.1%−0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f5835.2%−6.1—
1m5f – 2m3,85540110.4%−0.90 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f5,47359910.9%−0.40 from 3
2m5f – 3m5,80169712%+0.71 from 9
Over 3m1,64920512.4%+1.10 from 2

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

Dam
Sommer Sonnet (IRE) (Taipan)

6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Forthefunofit (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m2½f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Poetic Rhythm (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Forthefunofit (IRE)2152m3½f–3m2½fClass 2
Poetic Rhythm (IRE)1742m–2m4½fGrade 1
Poetry Man (IRE)1913m1fClass 5
Sea Road Fill (IRE)250——
Bruce Of Crionaich (IRE)30——
Cu Culen (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 9 1 11% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 10 1 10% −4.00
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Exeter 4 0 0% −4.00
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Market Rasen 2 1 50% +4.00
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 9 1 11% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jonathan Burke 10 1 10% −4.00
Kielan Woods 2 0 0% −2.00
Ciaran Gethings 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 1 0 0% −1.00
James Bowen 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 6 1 17% +0.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 3 0 0% −3.00
2021 6 1 17% +0.00
2020 4 0 0% −4.00
2019 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 10 1 10% −4.00
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 1 0 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
11 Jun 22+28d Worcester Amodil Group Midlands Air Ambulance Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23f · Good · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-1 87—— Jonathan Burke 9/1
14 May 22+30d Uttoxeter Optimum Experience Handicap Chase Class 5 · 22.5f · Good · 13 ran 8/13 1¾ 11-12 9556C96C Kielan Woods 22/1
14 Apr 22+155d Exeter Heart Of Oak Pinhoe Exeter Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 8 11-12 9770C94C Kielan Woods 15/2
10 Nov 21+38d Exeter Start Your RacingTV Free Trial Now Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good To Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-2 100—— Jonathan Burke 6/1
03 Oct 21+28d Uttoxeter BresBet Bet 30 Get 5 Daily Handicap Chase Class 5 · 22.5f · Good · 9 ran UR/9 — 11-5 97—— Jonathan Burke 11/4F
05 Sep 21+22d Fontwell Cazoo Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 26f · Good · 3 ran 2/3 3¼ 11-0 9871C112C Jonathan Burke 10/11F
14 Aug 21+114d Market Rasen Racing Tv Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23f · Good · 15 ran 1/15 11-4 92—124A Jonathan Burke 5/1
22 Apr 21+44d Warwick Watch On Racing TV Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 3¼ 11-5 9363A109A Ciaran Gethings 3/1J
09 Mar 21+119d Exeter Watch On Racing Tv Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 2¼ 11-0 8893A115A Jonathan Burke 11/2
10 Nov 20+24d Hereford Pertemps Network Handicap Chase Class 5 · 25f · Good To Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-6 91—— Sam Twiston-Davies 9/2
17 Oct 20+270d Market Rasen Mansionbet Watch And Bet Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19f · Good · 13 ran 5/13 9 11-1 9384B104A Jonathan Burke 11/2
21 Jan 20+14d Exeter A Voice For Racehorse Owners Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Heavy · 16 ran 11/16 nk 11-4 ——96A Jonathan Burke 11/1
07 Jan 20+26d Taunton Hawksmoor Investment Management Supports Love Musgrove Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Soft · 12 ran 6/12 5½ 11-4 —99C100C Jonathan Burke 80/1
12 Dec 19+33d Warwick Bethan-megan-elin Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Heavy · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-0 ——— Jonathan Burke 66/1
09 Nov 19 Wincanton Jaytrack Employee Day Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 9/18 1 11-2 —96B106A James Bowen 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Writteninthesand (IRE) won?
Writteninthesand (IRE) won 1 of 15 archived starts between 2019 and 2022, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 3 times in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Writteninthesand (IRE)?
Writteninthesand (IRE) was trained by Tom George on the most recent run on record, at Worcester on 11 June 2022.
Who is Writteninthesand (IRE)'s sire?
Writteninthesand (IRE) is by Milan (GB) out of Sommer Sonnet (IRE), whose sire is Taipan.
What going does Writteninthesand (IRE) prefer?
Writteninthesand (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 9 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Writteninthesand (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 11 June 2022. The highest on record is 100.
What is Writteninthesand (IRE)'s sire's record?
Milan (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,848 runs since Jan 2008 (1,463 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Writteninthesand (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Sommer Sonnet (IRE), Writteninthesand (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Forthefunofit (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Poetic Rhythm (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2019. 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.