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Horse profile

Choice Runner (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Dan Skelton · Owner Robert Kirkland
by Well Chosen (GB) out of Belsalsa (FR) (Kingsalsa)
10 runs · 6 courses · from Nov 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
First-time headgear LTO Off 168 days · 3rd of 9 Last raced off OR 96
KTB Profile

Choice Runner is a maiden who has shown placed form twice from 10 starts on turf. He posted his best effort when second of 12 at Uttoxeter in Nov 2025 and finished 3 of 9 in the Lord Thomas Playdough Ryan Novices Handicap Chase at the same course in May 2026 on his first run in first-time headgear. Typically held up he last ran off an official rating of 96 which was 13 lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up OR ↓ 13lb off peak
Official rating96↓ 13lb off peak
96 96–109

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 104 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Leicester, 4 Dec 2025

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 7 figures · best 104A · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft4104A833 · 104 / 90
Good to Soft299A87.51 · —
Good1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m499A762 · 76 / 62.5
2m1f – 2m4f2104A972 · 104 / 97
2m5f – 3m1——1 · —

Of 10 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 97C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 2 May 2026 Official rating 96 at the last run, 2 May 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 8 figures · best 125A · median 110.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft4118A110.53 · 112 / 109
Good to Soft2125A1091 · —
Good1——1 · —
Heavy1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5125A1183 · 125 / 93
2m1f – 2m4f2112A110.52 · 112 / 110.5
2m5f – 3m1——1 · —

Of 10 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 10 runs · as at 4 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 7 analysed runs

  • Held up 6 (86%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (14%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Well Chosen (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 1,916 runs since Jan 2008 (155 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm2514%−8.5—
Good4885912.1%−0.40 from 1
Good to Soft3434011.7%−0.80 from 4
Soft6928812.7%+0.20 from 4
Heavy3605013.9%+1.40 from 1
Standard (AW)8112.5%0—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−12.5—
6f – 7f300%−12.5—
1m – 1m1f300%−12.5—
1m2f – 1m4f14214.3%+1.8—
1m5f – 2m5687112.5%00 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f6927510.8%−1.70 from 3
2m5f – 3m5047114.1%+1.60 from 2
Over 3m1312015.3%+2.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Belsalsa (FR) (Kingsalsa)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Mulcahys Hill (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m½f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Moonverrin (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mulcahys Hill (IRE)2232m½f–3m½fClass 2
Penn Lane (IRE)932m–2m6fClass 3
Moonverrin (IRE)422mGrade 2
Willie Butler (IRE)612mClass 5
Celtic Ned (IRE)100——
Frankie Baby (IRE)170——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 3 0 0% −3.00
Chepstow 2 0 0% −2.00
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Skelton 6 0 0% −6.00
Liam Harrison 2 0 0% −2.00
Tristan Durrell 2 0 0% −2.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 0 0% −9.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 5 0 0% −5.00
2025 4 0 0% −4.00
2024 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
02 May 26+21d Uttoxeter Lord Thomas Playdough Ryan Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 9 ran Settled close to the pace early - hit the front briefly before giving it up and sitting just behind the front rank - moved into second by the 10th - dropped back and needed urging after 4 out - faded before 2 out to finish third 3/9 38 12-0 9655C97C Harry Skelton 11/2
11 Apr 26+34d Chepstow Tiptop Lavish Latrine Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Settled towards the back - never able to land a blow on the pace - eased out of contention before 4 out PU/8 — 10-9 101—— Liam Harrison 8/1
08 Mar 26+16d Warwick Bet Smarter With Oddschecker Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 13 ran Held up in midfield - driven approaching 2 out - lost touch late - finished well beaten in 12th 12/13 3 11-5 10476B93A Tristan Durrell 25/1
20 Feb 26+36d Warwick Best Odds Guaranteed At Betano Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 12 ran Settled at back - stumbled first - pushed along and dropped away after 3 out - well beaten at the finish 10/12 4¼ 11-11 10749C93C Harry Skelton 10/1
15 Jan 26+42d Wincanton Bet Smarter With Oddschecker Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 12 ran Settled in the pack - improved position after 3 out before losing ground 2 out - dropped away late to finish 7th 7/12 nk 11-3 10990A112A Harry Skelton 15/2
04 Dec 25+19d Leicester Annual Badge At leicesterraces Ideal Christmas Present 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 8 ran Held up in the pack early - improved into contention 3 out - up to third approaching 2 out - unable to quicken and gave up the spot close home to finish 4th 4/8 ½ 11-1 —104A109A Tristan Durrell 7/2
15 Nov 25+245d Uttoxeter Chris, Sue And Gail Birthday Celebration Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 12 ran Pulling hard early - settled mid-pack - moved into contention before 2 out - pressed the leader under a drive but couldn't get past - stayed on well to finish second 2/12 3¼ 11-0 ——125A Liam Harrison 8/1
15 Mar 25+36d Uttoxeter JenningsBet 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 20f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Held up early - improved into contention 3 out - moved into third before falling 2 out F/9 — 11-2 ——— Harry Skelton 33/1
07 Feb 25+93d Kempton Racing TV Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 8 ran Held up towards the back - urged forward with 2f left - dropped away inside final furlong - finished 5th 5/8 7 11-7 —76A118A Harry Skelton 6/1
06 Nov 24 Chepstow Ukraine Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Held up early - improved steadily before 4f out to move into 5th - driven over 2f out - stayed on at one speed to finish 5th 5/10 2¾ 11-2 —99A125A Harry Skelton 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Choice Runner (IRE) won?
Choice Runner (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2024 and 2026. Placed 2 times in total (20% of starts).
Who trains Choice Runner (IRE)?
Choice Runner (IRE) is trained by Dan Skelton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 May 2026.
Who is Choice Runner (IRE)'s sire?
Choice Runner (IRE) is by Well Chosen (GB) out of Belsalsa (FR), whose sire is Kingsalsa.
What is Choice Runner (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 96, from the run on 2 May 2026. The highest on record is 109.
What is Choice Runner (IRE)'s sire's record?
Well Chosen (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 1,916 runs since Jan 2008 (155 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Choice Runner (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Belsalsa (FR), Choice Runner (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Mulcahys Hill (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Moonverrin (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2024. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.