Mr Writer

The overall record of 2 wins and 5 places from 10 races means Mr Writer has finished in the first three roughly 7 times out of every 10 outings, which tells you this is a horse that competes hard and rarely runs a bad race. The recent sequence of 1-5-1-2-4-2 is the picture of a horse in form: two wins sandwiched around a handful of placed efforts, with only one really disappointing run in the mix. That is the kind of consistency that makes a trainer sit up and start thinking about where to aim next.

One pattern stands out clearly: dry ground is where Mr Writer thrives. On fast, dry conditions, the record reads 2 wins from 4 races — that is 50%, winning one in every two. Compare that to the overall win rate of roughly 1 in every 5 races and you can see how much the ground matters. With the height of summer approaching, conditions are likely to stay in this horse's favour. Over distances of seven furlongs to a mile, Mr Writer has won 2 of 6 races, a ratio of about 1 in 3, which suggests the yard have found a comfortable home in terms of trip.

James Fanshawe's yard has been in fine form this season — 44 winners is a serious haul and reflects a stable operating with real confidence. Regular jockey Daniel Muscutt has ridden Mr Writer in 5 of its 10 races and has that Leicester win to his name, winning roughly 1 in every 5 rides together. Interestingly, Mr Writer has yet to win at Class 4 level in 3 attempts, but the two victories have come elsewhere — suggesting this horse may actually be better than the grade it has been asked to compete at recently. Two wins in six races this summer, dry ground in the forecast, and a yard firing on all cylinders. Mr Writer looks like a horse worth keeping a close eye on.