By The Book Racehorse Profile

By The Book is a 5-year-old Gelding, trained by CHARLIE APPLEBY, based at Ascot. With 9 career starts and 3 wins, it has earned $197,664.

Age
5
Sex
Gelding
Trainer
CHARLIE APPLEBY
Trained at
Ascot
Sire
Frankel
Dam
Cash In The Hand
Sire of dam
Exchange Rate
Owner
Sands Racing (Mgr: L Signore), M Lonardo, G Ciabattoni, J Nyskohus, S Feleppa, A Di Troia, G Kalinovic & M Ivanovic
Career
9:3-2-3
Prize money
$197,664
Last start
3 Oct 2026
Recent form
-33622

By The Book Form Guide

By The Book — last 28 starts
DateTrackDistClassGoingBarWgtJockeyResultMarginTimeSPWinner / 2nd
22 Aug 2026Chester2896mClass 1Good To Soft7134kgBilly Loughnane2 of 80.3L3:8.49—Midak (FR)
4 July 2026Beverley2435mClass 1Good To Firm2128kgDougie Costello2 of 51.5L2:38.10—Al Aasy (IRE)
28 Mar 2026Meydan (uae)—Longines Dubai Sheema Classic (Turf)Good5126kgRichard Mullen6 of 610.75L2:29.67—Calandagan (IRE)
20 Feb 2026Meydan (uae)—Race 8 - Nad Al Sheba Trophy Sponsored By Deepal G318 (Turf)Good7130kgWilliam Buick3 of 82.5L2:56.80—Al Nayyir (GB)
30 Jan 2026Meydan (uae)—Dubai Millennium Stakes (Turf)Good1126kgWilliam Buick3 of 75.25L2:2.17—Fort George (GB)
19 Dec 2025Meydan (uae)—Dubai Racing Club Classic Sponsored By Emaar (Handicap) (Turf)Yielding7136kgWilliam Buick1 of 7—2:31.28—By The Book (IRE)
12 Dec 2025Morphettville1800mRST58G3456kgAlana Livesey5 of 151.4L1:50.757Tower Of Tuscany
3 Dec 2025Balaklava1600mCls 1G4455.5kgBen Price2 of 61.3L1:35.643.4Saint Boom
22 Nov 2025Morphettville1800mRS0LYS71454kgBen Price14 of 1419.5L1:51.8921Worsfold
12 Nov 2025Balaklava1600mRS0LYG3555.5kgRochelle Milnes3 of 80.4L1:39.053.6Obi
10 Oct 2025Morphettville Parks1550mRS0LYG3654kgRochelle Milnes2 of 101.3L1:35.335Bona Fide Star
26 Sept 2025Newmarket2414mClass 1Good To Firm4133kgWilliam Buick3 of 78L2:31.67—Lion's Pride (GB)
17 Sept 2025Murray Bridge Gh1600mRST56G4757.5kgRochelle Milnes5 of 143.8L1:39.383.6Blue Special
10 Sept 2025Balaklava1400mRST56S7358kgJacob Opperman5 of 133.8L1:25.185.5Super Lad
13 Aug 2025Murray Bridge Gh1400mBM56G41257.5kgJacob Opperman2 of 130.1L1:26.6814Scandalize
30 July 2025Balaklava1050mBM56H9558.5kgBen Price9 of 129.6L1:02.139Halliwell
25 June 2025Gawler1100mCls 1H8856kgCaitlin Tootell8 of 105.8L1:08.9910Shadow Eagle
5 June 2025Balaklava1050mBarrier TrialG38—Caitlin Tootell1 of 70.8L1:01.42—She Sparkles
6 May 2025Bendigo1400mBM58G4160.5kgHarry Coffey5 of 94L1:23.9417The Maggstar
17 Apr 2025Kilmore1600mBM58G4459kgJohn Allen5 of 82.8L1:40.269Pat's Bro
27 Mar 2025Ararat1306mBM58G3859kgJohn Allen5 of 112L1:17.3021Maximum Power
7 Mar 2025Ballarat1200mBM58G4659.5kgHarry Coffey7 of 94.2L1:11.5726Lucky Duck
5 Feb 2025Horsham800mBarrier TrialG44—Will Gordon8 of 97L0:47.75—Mr Hansel
5 Dec 2024Chelmsford City (aw)2012mClass 5Standard To Slow12137kgDougie Costello1 of 14—2:5.51—By The Book (IRE)
2 Sept 2023Warracknabeal1200mMdnG4856kgPatrick Moloney1 of 81.8L1:10.943.4No Outcast
19 Aug 2023Warracknabeal1000mMdnS6255kgWill Price3 of 120.9L0:59.0931Whistlefield
4 Aug 2023Ballarat Synthetic1200mMdnSY0456kgHarry Coffey4 of 57L1:14.133.9Roo Dash One
14 June 2023Haydock1401mClass 4Good To Firm5133kgJames Doyle1 of 11—1:28.30—By The Book (IRE)

Record by Condition

Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
ConditionStartsRecordWin %Place %
This distance41-1-125%75%
Good72-1-329%86%
Heavy20-0-00%0%
Synthetic10-0-00%0%
First-up53-1-160%100%
Second-up20-1-10%100%

Record by Track

Performance at each track raced
TrackRunsWinsPlacesWin %Place %
Beverley1010%100%
Chester1010%100%
Ascot1000%0%

Record by Jockey

Performance with each jockey ridden
JockeyRunsWinsPlacesWin %Place %
Dougie Costello1010%100%
Billy Loughnane2010%50%