Clive The Writer
Clive The Writer is a two-year-old with real potential at the sweet spot of seven furlongs to a mile, a distance where the horse has won 1 of its 3 races there — a win rate that stands out against an overall record of just 1 win from 5 starts. That single victory came at Kempton Park back in August, a breakthrough moment the horse has yet to replicate in the two months since. The gap between that win and recent outings tells a story of struggle; Clive has finished fourth, sixth, sixth, and seventh in its last five races, with only a sixth-place finish in the most recent outing breaking what was a stretch of progressively disappointing form.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Khalifa Dasmal Bryan Payne
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Trained by William Muir and Chris Grassick at their Lambourn yard—a team that has sent out 20 winners already this season—Clive has the kind of professional support that should help unlock more of what was glimpsed at Kempton. The trainer pairing knows how to develop young horses, and the fact that this two-year-old has shown it can win suggests the foundation is there. What matters now is whether that August success was a true indicator of ability or an anomaly. Recent form makes that an open question. Clive needs to return to winning ways soon to convince anyone watching that breakthrough wasn't a one-off.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 33% win rate
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
5 Oct
4th
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 6 runners
27 Sep
6th
Epsom Downs
7f – 1m · Good · 9 runners
11 Sep
6th
Sandown Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 8 runners
5 Aug
🏆 Won
Kempton Park
7f – 1m · 9 runners
17 Jul
7th
Newbury
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 15 runners
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
5 Aug |
100% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Jul |
0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Sep |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Oct |
0% |
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
27 Sep |
0% |