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Mr Writer: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Mr Writer is a 3-year-old gelding by Dark Angel, trained by James Fanshawe. He has won 3 of 12 starts and placed in 3 more, for £26,886 in prize money. His best trip is 7f, where 3 wins from 8 is a 38% strike rate against 0% at every other distance. He runs next in the 3:55 at Newbury on 19 September, where the best price is 19/2 with Smarkets. His best performance rating is 90, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 12
  • Wins 3
  • Placed 6
  • Strike rate 25%
  • Prize money £26,886
  • Best rating 90
  • Official rating 82

Where Mr Writer runs next

Time Course Race Best price
3:55 Newbury Conundrum Consulting Handicap Stakes 19/2 Smarkets SBK

Mr Writer form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
20 Aug 26 Newmarket (July) Racing Tv Handicap Stakes Class 4 7f Good To Firm 1 — 11/2 Daniel Muscutt 82
24 Jul 26 Ascot Chapel Down Handicap Stakes Class 4 7f Good To Firm 6 4.25 100/30 Daniel Muscutt 82
4 Jul 26 Leicester KLG Rutland Handicap Class 4 7f Good To Firm 1 — 2/1J Daniel Muscutt 78
19 Jun 26 Goodwood Casamigos Handicap Class 4 1m Good 5 2.5 9/1 Daniel Muscutt 78
30 May 26 Catterick Download The Raceday Ready App Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 7f Good To Firm 1 — 4/7F Daniel Muscutt 78
9 May 26 Lingfield William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Class 4 7f Good To Firm 2 3.5 11/2 Daniel Muscutt 77
17 Apr 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 7f Standard 4 2.5 6/1 Ross Coakley 78
8 Oct 25 Kempton (AW) Unibet Zero% Mission EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 6f Standard To Slow 2 2 5/2 Billy Loughnane 78
11 Sep 25 Doncaster JHA Architecture Nursery Class 3 7f Good To Soft 6 6.25 5/2F Oisin Murphy 78
18 Jul 25 Newbury IRE-Incentive, It Pays to Buy Irish EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 7f Good To Firm 5 6 4/1 Daniel Muscutt –
25 Jun 25 Kempton (AW) Unibet Supporting Safer Gambling/EBF 'Confined' Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 6f Standard To Slow 2 1.25 13/8 Daniel Muscutt –
27 May 25 Leicester Orin Swift EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 6f Good 8 8 4/1J Daniel Muscutt –

Last time out

Finished 1 in the Racing Tv Handicap Stakes at Newmarket (July) on 20 August 2026. Settled towards the back through midfield - pushed along and made progress two out - moved to front - stayed on well final furlong to assert - held advantage to the line.

Mr Writer by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
7f 8 3 38% —
6f 3 0 0% —
8f 1 0 0% —

Mr Writer by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good To Firm 6 3 50% —
Good 2 0 0% —
Standard To Slow 2 0 0% —
Standard 1 0 0% —
Good To Soft 1 0 0% —

Mr Writer by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Leicester 2 1 50% —
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% —
Newmarket (July) 1 1 100% —
Ascot 1 0 0% —
Goodwood 1 0 0% —
Catterick 1 1 100% —
Lingfield 1 0 0% —
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% —
Doncaster 1 0 0% —
Newbury 1 0 0% —

Mr Writer breeding

  • Sire Dark Angel (IRE)
  • Dam Sacred Dance (GB)
  • Damsire Sea The Stars (IRE)
  • Breeder Grangemore Stud
  • Foaled 11 March 2023

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