Horse Profile

The Novelist
Stable

Trained by Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott at Randwick, The Novelist is a 4 year old gelding by the sire Written By, out of the dam Sunlit.

He has won a total of 3 races from 9 starts for a win percentage of 33%. His career earnings are $307k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Doomben on December 24th in 2022 when he won $145,000 in the B.J. McLachlan Stakes (a set weight race over 1,200 metres).

The Novelist is a top level performer, having started 4 times at group race level, with 1 win.

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a profit of $280.

The gelding tends to run better on good ground, with an average prize money per start of $33k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$307k
Starts
9
Wins
3
Second
1
Third
0
Win %
33
Place %
44
Profit
+2.8
Conditions
Good
9
3-0-0
$33k
Soft
0
0-0-0
$0k
Heavy
0
0-0-0
$0k
Race Standard
All
4
1-0-0
Group 1
0
0-0-0
Group 2
2
0-0-0
Group 3
1
1-0-0
Race Distance
1200m
6
2-1-0
+3.2
1100m
1
0-0-0
-1
1000m
2
1-0-0
+0.6
Race Track
Kembla Grange
2
2-0-0
+5.6
Rosehill
2
0-0-0
-2
Warwick Farm
1
0-0-0
-1
Morphettville
1
0-0-0
-1
Randwick
1
0-0-0
-1
Doomben
1
1-0-0
+3.2
Wyong
1
0-1-0
-1
Race State
NSW
7
2-1-0
+1.6
SA
1
0-0-0
-1
QLD
1
1-0-0
+3.2

Race History

Dec-11 24
2/7
0.4
2.6
Wyong
4
1200
Magic Millions Wyong Stakes
$27k
$150k
Billy Loughnane
59
67.74
-
2
1,2
Nov-23 24
1/14
0.2
$5
Kembla Grange
3
1200
Elite Sand & Soil (Bm78)
$83k
$160k
M Bourke
59½
68.28
33.91
1
1,1
Nov-2 24
4/9
2.2
$16
Rosehill
4
1100
Toyota Forklifts (Bm78)
$7k
$160k
M Bourke
59½
63.38
34.09
1
1,1
-3
Oct-7 24
6/8
3.7
$8.5
Warwick Farm
4
1000
Kia Ora Prague (Bm100)
$4k
$150k
R Bayliss
54
56.75
33.37
2
2,4
-2
Spell of 163 Days
Apr-27 24
12/16
7.5
$14
Morphettville
4
1200
Sportsbet Tobin Bronze Stakes 
$0k
$250k
T Clark
57½
70.39
35.09
1
1,1
-11
Apr-13 24
11/12
7.5
$21
Randwick
4
1200
Arrowfield 3yo Sprint 
$0k
$1.1M
T Clark
56½
69.02
34.62
1
1,1
-10
Mar-23 24
4/12
1.4
$16
Rosehill
4
1200
Irresistible Pools Darby Munro Stakes 
$9k
$200k
T Clark
58½
70.07
34.61
1
1,1
-3
Spell of 455 Days
Dec-24 22
1/9
0.3
$4.2
Doomben
4
1200
B.J. McLachlan Stakes 
$145k
$250k
J Innes
57
69.47
34.39
1
1,1
Dec-10 22
1/8
5.0
$2.6
Kembla Grange
4
1000
Dancer Maiden Handicap
$20k
$40k
J Innes
58
56.66
32.50
1
1,1