The Dramatist (AUS) Horse
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The Dramatist, a nine-year-old bay or brown gelding bred in Australia by Shamus Award out of Bring a Gazelle, is trained by Liam Birchley and owned by L J Tilley, W G Easton, Mrs V P Easton and others. From 40 starts he has claimed nine wins, placed second four times and third four times, earning $370,565. His latest start came at Eagle Farm on 21 October 2026, finishing 1st of 12 runners.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle Farm 07-Nov-26 1600m GOOD 4 R8 CHRIS WARD CLASSIC BENCHMARK 78 Handicap Barrier 5, SP: 18.00 | C.G.Sutherland 56.5kg 2.38L | 5 (12) |
| Eagle Farm 21-Oct-26 1500m SOFT 7 R7 BM68 (of $38,000) Barrier 12, SP: 9.50 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 11th | J Newman 58.5kg 0.46L | 1 (12) |
| Sunshine Coast 09-Oct-26 1400m GOOD 4 R7 BM65 $15,600 (of $28,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:24.590, SP: 11.00 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.020 1st The Dramatist ( K Johnston 61 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Bold Artic ( B Lerena 59.5 ) 1.68L 3rd Kadall ( M Mankelow 62 , Cd 59 ) 2.22L See full results | K Johnston 61kg, Cd 58kg | 1 (10) |
| Eagle Farm 29-Aug-26 1200m GOOD 4 R5 BM70 $1,000 (of $75,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.670, SP: 20.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.310 1st Strada Varenna ( B E Thompson 57 ) 2nd Stormland ( J Franklin 61 , Cd 59 ) 1.69L 3rd Enforceable ( R Maloney 61 ) 2.01L 6th The Dramatist ( J Guthmann-chester 58.5 ) 3.69L See full results | J Guthmann-chester 58.5kg 3.69L | 6 (11) |
| Sunshine Coast 18-Aug-26 1000m HEAVY 10 R2 OPN-TRL Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:02.540 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.850 1st The Dramatist ( L O'donnell ) 2nd Dream Roca ( K A Johnston ) 1.21L 3rd Thinkhardandfast ( B El-issa ) 2.14L | L O'donnell | 1 (3) |
| Newcastle 02-May-26 1500m GOOD 4 R8 BM64 $1,050 (of $42,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:30.330, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.220 1st Auzstar ( L H Smyth 60 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Stealthfire ( L Magorrian 60.5 ) 1.07L 3rd Dale ( C Reith 60 ) 2.54L 8th The Dramatist ( L Small 62 , Cd 59 ) 4.91L See full results | L Small 62kg, Cd 59kg 4.91L | 8 (10) |
| Newcastle 31-Mar-26 1850m GOOD 4 R6 BM64 $1,400 (of $42,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:55.970, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.460 1st Cosmic Lad ( D Gibbons 61.5 ) 2nd Rockbarton Icon ( S S Llewellyn 55 , Cd 54 ) 1.58L 3rd Commanding Artist ( J Ford 61 ) 2.16L 5th The Dramatist ( L Small 62.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 3.16L See full results | L Small 62.5kg, Cd 59.5kg 3.16L | 5 (11) |
| Newcastle 12-Mar-26 1600m GOOD 4 R8 COND BM68 (of $42,000) Barrier 8, SP: 12.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th | C Hillier 57kg 0.56L | 3 (9) |
| Tamworth 23-Feb-26 1600m GOOD 4 R7 QUIR CUP BM87 (of $50,000) Barrier 1, SP: 17.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 7th | L Small 59.5kg 2.17L | 7 (14) |
| Rosehill Gardens 31-Jan-26 1350m GOOD 4 R5 BM78 (of $160,000) Barrier 11, SP: 91.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 11th | R Jones 56kg 5.17L | 9 (11) |
| Wyong 10-Jan-26 1350m GOOD 4 R10 BM78 (of $160,000) Barrier 8, SP: 61.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th | R Jones 56kg 1.59L | 4 (8) |
| Tamworth 22-Dec-25 1200m GOOD 4 R4 BM82 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th | L Small 62.5kg 4.44L | 5 (7) |
| Mudgee 05-Dec-25 1200m GOOD 3 R5 MUDGEE SPRINT (of $50,000) Barrier 1, SP: 14.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th | L Small 61kg 0.15L | 2 (6) |
| Scone 19-Nov-25 900m SOFT 5 R7 OPEN-BT | C Hillier 1.22L | 5 (6) |
| Dubbo 06-Jun-25 1400m SOFT 6 R8 BM82 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, SP: 12.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 11th | B Simpson 60.5kg 4.34L | 9 (12) |
| Scone 16-May-25 1400m SOFT 6 R8 COUNTRYCUP (of $90,000) Barrier 14, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 14th, 400m 14th | L Small 62kg 5.28L | 13 (15) |