Horse profile
Ardaghs Choice (IRE)
by Arcadio (GER) out of Supreme Magical (GB) (Supreme Leader)
36 runs · 18 courses · from Jun 2019
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Wexford, Downpatrick & Kilbeggan
Last run 22 Jul 2026
Last raced off OR 77
KTB Profile
Ardaghs Choice is a gelding who has won three of 36 starts on turf. Two of those wins came over 3m on soft ground, including the Racing Again October 30th & 31st Handicap Chase at Wexford in Sep 2022 off an official rating of 99, while the other was at Downpatrick over 2m5f – 3m on good ground. He has raced at 18 different courses and was last seen at Wexford in Jul 2026 when he ran off an official rating of 77, 34lb below his highest ever mark. Typically held up, he has not won since Sep 2022.
Based on 36 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 34lb off peak
- 3–36Wins / Runs
- 8.3%Strike rate
- 6 (16.7%)Placed
- +85.00£1 level staken=36 at SP
- 2.10Fair A/E n=36 · 1.68 incl. margin
- 111Highest OR
- 74dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating77↓ 34lb off peak
77
77–111
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 91
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 11 | 131A | 75 | — |
| Soft | 9 | 124A | 79 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 112A | 84.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 131A | 91 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 75A | 68.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 124A | 96 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 36 runs looked at, 12 have no figure: did not complete (8) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 24 figures from 36 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style from 9 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Mid-division 4 (44%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (22%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (22%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (11%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Arcadio (GER)
Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 3,977 runs since Jan 2008 (375 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 63 | 6 | 9.5% | +0.3 | — |
| Good | 1,479 | 164 | 11.1% | +1.9 | 1 from 17 |
| Good to Soft | 789 | 68 | 8.6% | −0.6 | 0 from 7 |
| Soft | 1,153 | 93 | 8.1% | −1.1 | 2 from 11 |
| Heavy | 431 | 31 | 7.2% | −2 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 62 | 3 | 4.8% | −4.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 28 | 1 | 3.6% | −5.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,462 | 145 | 9.9% | +0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,499 | 136 | 9.1% | −0.1 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 815 | 70 | 8.6% | −0.6 | 1 from 20 |
| Over 3m | 159 | 13 | 8.2% | −1 | 2 from 8 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Supreme Magical (GB) (Supreme Leader)
7 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Ben Cee Pee M (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m2f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Jet Legs (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Cee Pee M (IRE) | 39 | 6 | 2m–2m5f | Class 4 |
| Shantou Magic (IRE) | 23 | 5 | 2m1½f–3m | Class 3 |
| Jet Legs (IRE) | 30 | 5 | 2m4f–3m2f | Class 2 |
| Freethinker (IRE) | 16 | 2 | 2m6f–2m7½f | Class 5 |
| Rock On Jet (IRE) | 10 | 1 | 2m | Class 4 |
| Magical Sal (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 2m6f | — |
| Supreme Well (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 17 | 1 | 6% | −7.00 |
| Soft | 11 | 2 | 18% | +100.00 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wexford | 7 | 1 | 14% | +3.00 |
| Downpatrick | 5 | 1 | 20% | +5.00 |
| Tramore | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Punchestown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 3 | 1 | 33% | +98.00 |
| Tipperary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wexford (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 20 | 1 | 5% | −10.00 |
| Over 3m | 8 | 2 | 25% | +103.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Sexton | 14 | 3 | 21% | +107.00 |
| Harry Sexton | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Shane Fenelon | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Philip Donovan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tiernan Power Roche | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sean Flanagan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr D M Moylan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr B M Coonan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr T Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gavin Brouder | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carl Millar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Simon Torrens | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mike O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Donal McInerney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr L P Gilligan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 18 | 2 | 11% | +93.00 |
| Blinkers | 17 | 1 | 6% | −7.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +3.00 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +106.00 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 26 | 1 | 4% | −16.00 |
| Hurdle | 8 | 2 | 25% | +103.00 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Jul 26+101d | Wexford (IRE) | Racing Again Tomorrow 23rd July Family Day Handicap Steeplechase racing in the pack - a mistake at the 6th - down in 10th before 9th - slipped towards the back and pushed along after 11th - faded after 12th and pulled up before 2 out | PU/15 | — | 9-12 | 77 | — | — | Harry Sexton | 33/1 |
| 12 Apr 26+52d | Down Royal | Fibrus Total Home Wi-Fi Handicap Chase (0-100) Settled midfield early - clipped fences at the first two and lost touch before 6 out under pressure - faded with nothing left and pulled up before 5 out | PU/15 | — | 10-8 | 80 | — | — | Sean Flanagan | 40/1 |
| 19 Feb 26+49d | Thurles | BOYLE Sports (Q.R.) Handicap Chase (0-100) Held up towards the back - failed to threaten the front end - lost rider late on | UR/16 | — | 10-11 | 83 | — | — | Mr D M Moylan | 66/1 |
| 01 Jan 26+78d | Tramore | Tom Carroll Memorial Handicap Chase (0-100) Held up early - moved into 8th after being further back - unable to close on leaders - dropped away before 2 out - well held in 8th | 8/14 | nk | 11-2 | 87 | — | 80C | Harry Sexton | 50/1 |
| 2025 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Oct 25+14d | Punchestown | Premiere Weekend Ticket Just 25 For Limited Time Only (Q.R.) Handicap Chase Settled in the pack - held 7th at halfway then unable to close from 4 out - well held in 8th | 8/10 | 6½ | 10-5 | 90 | 91A | 86A | Mr B M Coonan | 40/1 |
| 01 Oct 25+350d | Sligo | Brenda Anderson Memorial Handicap Chase (0-100) Settled midpack early - clipped fence 1st but stayed in touch - improving into contention behind the pace then blundered and lost rider at the 3rd | UR/11 | — | 10-11 | 90 | — | — | Harry Sexton | 25/1 |
| 2024 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Oct 24+47d | Punchestown | Morell Suite At Punchestown (Q.R.) Handicap Chase Settled just behind the front pack early - 4th at halfway - fumbled and lost place 7 out - lost touch and pulled up 5 out | PU/12 | — | 10-8 | 92 | — | — | Mr T Walsh | 11/1 |
| 30 Aug 24+20d | Wexford | Racing Again 27th October Handicap Chase (0-102) Sharing the front early - hit the front 2 out - pressed after 3 out - lost advantage entering the straight - fell back to 4th over 1f out before staying on at one tempo to finish 3rd | 3/15 | 1 | 10-12 | 91 | — | 110A | Shane Fenelon | 6/1 |
| 10 Aug 24+17d | Kilbeggan | Kieran Kelly Memorial Handicap Chase (0-109) Went straight to front and opened a gap by 3rd - dawdled at the 5th and unwilling to go forward before being pushed along and losing command - settled in behind the front group - 3rd approaching 5 out - up to 2nd but faltered a touch soon after - back in 3rd and driven along after 2 out - unable to make ground in 6th nearing the last - stayed on without real improvement to finish 4th | 4/11 | nse | 10-11 | 92 | 61A | 107A | Kevin Sexton | 11/1 |
| 24 Jul 24+46d | Wexford | Treo Eile Handicap Chase (0-95) | 4/14 | 1½ | 11-11 | 92 | 79B | 113A | Kevin Sexton | 7/1 |
| 08 Jun 24+29d | Punchestown | Ladbrokes Handicap Chase (0-109) | 6/13 | 1 | 10-9 | 94 | 87B | 101A | Gavin Brouder | 25/1 |
| 10 May 24+17d | Downpatrick | Joe Rea Memorial Handicap Chase (0-102) | PU/12 | — | 11-3 | 98 | — | — | Carl Millar | 10/1 |
| 23 Apr 24+577d | Tipperary | Tipperary Handicap Chase (0-109) | 6/12 | 17 | 11-9 | 101 | 114A | 91A | Kevin Sexton | 40/1 |
| 2022 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 Sep 22+8d | Listowel | John & Terry Moriarty Memorial (Q.R.) Handicap Chase | 8/17 | 1 | 11-1 | 106 | 78B | 100A | Tiernan Power Roche | 11/1 |
| 16 Sep 22+13d | Downpatrick | Remembering Caughoo Handicap Chase (0-109) | 2/11 | 9 | 12-0 | 106 | 112A | 118A | Kevin Sexton | 7/1 |
| 03 Sep 22+28d | Wexford | Racing Again October 30th & 31st Handicap Chase (0-102) | 1/12 | 11-11 | 99 | 113A | 127A | Kevin Sexton | 9/1 | |
| 06 Aug 22+17d | Kilbeggan | Kieran Kelly Memorial Handicap Chase (0-109) | 6/13 | 3¾ | 11-5 | 99 | — | 106A | Kevin Sexton | 12/1 |
| 20 Jul 22+46d | Limerick | Templeglantine Handicap Chase (0-102) | 3/16 | 1¾ | 11-11 | 99 | 108B | 122A | Kevin Sexton | 25/1 |
| 04 Jun 22+8d | Tramore | Tramore AFC Handicap Chase | 9/11 | 5½ | 11-10 | 102 | 14C | 101C | Kevin Sexton | 25/1 |
| 27 May 22+236d | Limerick | Patrickswell Beginners Chase | REF/15 | — | 11-12 | 105 | — | — | Simon Torrens | 80/1 |
| 2021 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Oct 21+16d | Tipperary | Follow Tipperary Races On Twitter Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 10/15 | 6 | 11-9 | 109 | 61C | 97C | Mike O'Connor | 50/1 |
| 17 Sep 21+25d | Downpatrick | Northern Ireland On Course Bookmakers Association.co.uk Handicap Chase (0-109) | 9/11 | 4¾ | 11-12 | 107 | 80C | 100C | Darragh O'Keeffe | 16/1 |
| 23 Aug 21+17d | Ballinrobe | Ballinrobe Water Towers Beginners Chase | 4/10 | 7 | 12-0 | 107 | 99A | 111A | Kevin Sexton | 40/1 |
| 06 Aug 21+35d | Wexford | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase | 9/11 | 29 | 11-2 | 109 | 44C | 87C | Philip Donovan | 22/1 |
| 02 Jul 21+21d | Wexford | Support Local Stay Local Beginners Chase | 6/10 | 2½ | 11-7 | — | 75A | 99B | Philip Donovan | 125/1 |
| 11 Jun 21+9d | Clonmel | Camida Beginners Chase | 11/11 | 25 | 12-0 | — | 53C | 97C | Donal McInerney | 18/1 |
| 02 Jun 21+17d | Wexford | Good Enuf To Eat Banqueting Novice Chase | 5/6 | 2¾ | 10-13 | — | 65C | 97C | Philip Donovan | 66/1 |
| 16 May 21+223d | Wexford | Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap Hurdle | PU/11 | — | 10-12 | 111 | — | — | Shane Fenelon | 16/1 |
| 2020 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Oct 20+17d | Killarney | Plaza Hotel Rated Novice Hurdle | 6/10 | nse | 11-2 | 111 | 131A | 106A | Kevin Sexton | 14/1 |
| 18 Sep 20+7d | Downpatrick | Randox Health Rated Novice Hurdle | 1/9 | 11-0 | 102 | 109A | 114A | Kevin Sexton | 9/1 | |
| 11 Sep 20+17d | Kilbeggan | Follow Kilbeggan On Twitter Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 1/12 | 11-0 | 95 | 124A | 120A | Kevin Sexton | 100/1 | |
| 25 Aug 20+11d | Bellewstown | www.belmontequineproducts.com Maiden Hurdle | 9/12 | ½ | 11-6 | — | 60C | 95C | Kevin Sexton | 66/1 |
| 14 Aug 20+375d | Tramore | Strand Street Tramore Maiden Hurdle | 5/12 | 6½ | 12-0 | — | 64B | 103A | Kevin Sexton | 40/1 |
| 2019 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Aug 19+21d | Cork | Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle | 14/19 | 1 | 11-3 | — | 72C | 87C | Mr L P Gilligan | 66/1 |
| 15 Jul 19+34d | Downpatrick | Two N & M's Flat Race | 5/7 | 2½ | 11-1 | — | 72A | 98A | Shane Fenelon | 25/1 |
| 11 Jun 19 | Roscommon | Lengthen The Odds With Betvictor (pro/am) Flat Race | 8/14 | 2 | 10-12 | — | — | 51A | Tiernan Power Roche | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Ardaghs Choice won?
- Ardaghs Choice (IRE) won 3 of 36 archived starts between 2019 and 2026, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 6 times in total (16.7% of starts).
- Who trains Ardaghs Choice?
- Ardaghs Choice (IRE) is trained by E Sheehy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 July 2026.
- Who is Ardaghs Choice's sire?
- Ardaghs Choice (IRE) is by Arcadio (GER) out of Supreme Magical (GB), whose sire is Supreme Leader.
- What going does Ardaghs Choice prefer?
- Ardaghs Choice (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 11 starts (18.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Ardaghs Choice's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 22 July 2026. The highest on record is 111.
- What is Ardaghs Choice's sire's record?
- Arcadio (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 3,977 runs since Jan 2008 (375 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Ardaghs Choice's siblings?
- Out of Supreme Magical (GB), Ardaghs Choice (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Ben Cee Pee M (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Jet Legs (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m2f. As at Oct 2026.