Ghostwriter (2021) Horse
About
Ghostwriter is a 4yo bay horse trained by C G Cox, who operates out of Hungerford. He is by Invincible Spirit out of the dam Moorside. To date, Ghostwriter has recorded three wins. On 30 Sep 2023 at Newmarket, he claimed his most notable victory, taking the $125,000 Class 1 race. He has proved a profitable runner for bettors, delivering a 48% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Ascot 21-Jun-25 2410m GOOD R2 CL1 $26,900 (of $245,925) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:28.230, SP: 6.00 Keen early, chased leaders, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, went 3rd just over 1f out, kept on, no impression on front pair 1st Rebel's Romance ( W Buick 129 ) 2nd Al Riffa ( D Mcmonagle 129 ) 1.75L 3rd Ghostwriter ( D Egan 129 ) 3.25L See full results | D Egan 58.5kg 3.25L | 3 (12) |
| Curragh 25-May-25 2110m GOOD R4 CL1 $9,999 (of $499,999) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:08.410, SP: 7.50 In touch, 5th halfway, not much room under 2f out, no impression and dropped to 6th 1f out, no extra final furlong 1st Los Angeles ( R L Moore 131 ) 2nd Anmaat ( J Crowley 131 ) 0.50L 3rd Kalpana ( O Murphy 128 ) 1.50L 6th Ghostwriter ( R G Ryan 131 ) 5.95L See full results | R G Ryan 59.4kg 5.95L | 6 (9) |
| Meydan 05-Apr-25 1810m GOOD R7 Race 7-Dubai Turf Sponsored By DP World (Group 1)-Turf $250,001 (of $4,800,004) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:45.800, SP: 13.00 1st Soul Rush ( C Demuro 126 ) 2nd Romantic Warrior ( J Mcdonald 126 ) 0.10L 3rd Maljoom ( T Marquand 126 ) 1.35L 4th Ghostwriter ( R Ryan 126 ) 2.10L See full results | R Ryan 57.2kg 2.10L | 4 (11) |
| Leopardstown 14-Sep-24 2010m GOOD R5 $37,500 (of $630,435), Winning Time: 02:03.200, SP: 11/2 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden and dropped to 4th early final furlong, no extra final 100 yards 1st Economics ( T Marquand 129 ) 2nd Auguste Rodin ( R L Moore 135 ) 0.30L 3rd Shin Emperor ( R Sakai 129 ) 0.75L 5th Ghostwriter ( R Kingscote 129 , Cd 0 ) 1.75L See full results | R Kingscote 58.5kg, Cd 0 1.75L | 5 (8) |
| York 21-Aug-24 2060m GOOD R4 NHF $134,500 (of $708,875), Winning Time: 02:04.320, SP: 33/1 Close up, ridden to chase winner 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong 1st City Of Troy ( R L Moore 127 ) 2nd Calandagan ( S Pasquier 127 ) 1.00L 3rd Ghostwriter ( R Kingscote 127 ) 4.50L See full results | R Kingscote 57.6kg 4.50L | 3 (13) |
| Sandown 06-Jul-24 2000m SOFT R5 $80,700 (of $425,325), Winning Time: 02:09.800, SP: 12/1 Keen tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, stayed on one pace and lost 2nd towards finish 1st City Of Troy ( R L Moore 125 ) 2nd Al Riffa ( D Mcmonagle 135 ) 1.00L 3rd Ghostwriter ( R Kingscote 125 ) 2.00L See full results | R Kingscote 56.7kg 2.00L | 3 (6) |
| Chantilly 02-Jun-24 2100m SOFT R5 $105,000 (of $745,304), Winning Time: 02:09.810, SP: 9/2 1st Look De Vega ( R Thomas 128 ) 2nd First Look ( A Pouchin 128 ) 2.00L 3rd Sosie ( M Guyon 128 ) 0.30L 4th Ghostwriter ( R Kingscote 128 , Cd 0 ) 3.75L See full results | R Kingscote 58.1kg, Cd 0 3.75L | 4 (14) |
| Newmarket 04-May-24 1610m GOOD R5 CL1 $26,800 (of $491,850) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:37.210, SP: 15.00 Awkwardly away, raced keenly and soon tracking leaders towards far side, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong 1st Notable Speech ( W Buick 128 ) 2nd Rosallion ( S M Levey 128 ) 1.50L 3rd Haatem ( J Doyle 128 ) 1.75L 4th Ghostwriter ( R Kingscote 128 ) 4.50L See full results | R Kingscote 58.1kg 4.50L | 4 (11) |
| Newmarket 30-Sep-23 1610m GOOD R1 CL1 $70,888 (of $125,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:37.060, SP: 4.33 Chased leaders in group towards near side, good headway near side of group over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well 1st Ghostwriter ( R Kingscote 128 ) 2nd Al Musmak ( D Egan 128 ) 1.25L 3rd Capulet ( R L Moore 128 ) 0.50L See full results | R Kingscote 58.1kg | 1 (9) |
| Ascot 09-Sep-23 1410m GOOD R1 CL2 Nv $16,200 (of $29,511) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:26.120, SP: 1.91 Made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on 1st Ghostwriter ( W Buick 136 ) 2nd Dark Tornado ( J F Egan 130 ) 1.25L 3rd American Bay ( D Muscutt 130 ) 4.75L See full results | W Buick 61.7kg | 1 (9) |
| Newmarket 12-Aug-23 1410m GOOD R4 CL4Md $4,320 (of $8,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:25.880, SP: 10.00 Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on 1st Ghostwriter ( R Kingscote 133 ) 2nd Run Boy Run ( N Callan 133 ) 3.50L 3rd Wonder ( D Hogan 133 ) 1.00L See full results | R Kingscote 60.3kg | 1 (11) |