Better Choice (IRE)
Better Choice is a filly by Elzaam out of the Ad Valorem mare Instant Memories who raced five times on turf without winning or placing. She contested four different Irish tracks between Oct 2023 and May 2024, racing over 1m5f to 2m on four of her starts and once over 2m1f to 2m4f, all on soft or heavy ground. Her official rating reached a highest ever mark of 89 and stood at 87 at her last run, in a handicap hurdle at Wexford in May 2024.
- 0–5Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=5 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 89Highest OR
- 54dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed —
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 65C | 58 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 65C | 58 | — |
Of 5 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 5 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 4,517 runs since Jan 2008 (373 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 322.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 10 | 1 | 10% | +0.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 464 | 54 | 11.6% | +2.4 | — |
| Good | 1,115 | 86 | 7.7% | −1.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 462 | 47 | 10.2% | +1 | — |
| Soft | 867 | 74 | 8.5% | −0.7 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 291 | 25 | 8.6% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,308 | 130 | 9.9% | +0.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 408 | 47 | 11.5% | +2.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,770 | 165 | 9.3% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,118 | 99 | 8.9% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 700 | 75 | 10.7% | +1.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 322 | 15 | 4.7% | −4.5 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 153 | 15 | 9.8% | +0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 39 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +5.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Instant Return (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m–2m.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instant Return (IRE) | 19 | 2 | 2m | — |
| Vincy (IRE) | 3 | 2 | 1m | — |
| Coast Of Dubai (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Classy Choice (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Torrens | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| P J O'Hanlon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 24+139d | Wexford | Fleadh Cheoil Wexford August 4th - 11th Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) | PU/14 | — | 11-0 | 87 | — | — | Simon Torrens | 50/1 |
| 11 Jan 24+47d | Clonmel | Lisronagh Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | PU/12 | — | 10-9 | 89 | — | — | Simon Torrens | 80/1 |
| 25 Nov 23+9d | Punchestown | John Lynch Carpets 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 11/12 | 4½ | 10-4 | — | 58C | 89C | P J O'Hanlon | 250/1 |
| 16 Nov 23+19d | Punchestown | Ladbrokes Daily Odds Boost 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 11/13 | 3¾ | 10-7 | — | 51C | 77C | Darragh O'Keeffe | 200/1 |
| 28 Oct 23 | Galway | Renvyle House Hotel 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 9/10 | 22 | 10-4 | — | 65C | 73C | P J O'Hanlon | 100/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Better Choice (IRE) won?
- Better Choice (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2023 and 2024.
- Who trained Better Choice (IRE)?
- Better Choice (IRE) was trained by P J Rothwell on the most recent run on record, at Wexford on 29 May 2024.
- Who is Better Choice (IRE)'s sire?
- Better Choice (IRE) is by Elzaam (AUS) out of Instant Memories (IRE), whose sire is Ad Valorem.
- What is Better Choice (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 29 May 2024. The highest on record is 89.
- What is Better Choice (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Elzaam (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 4,517 runs since Jan 2008 (373 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 322.
- Who are Better Choice (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Instant Memories (IRE), Better Choice (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Instant Return (IRE) (2). The wins came over 1m–2m. As at Oct 2026.