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Horse profile

Choir Leader (GB)

8yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2009) · Last trainer Aidan Anthony Howard · Last owner Mrs Nuala Howard
by Sadler's Wells (USA) out of Choir Mistress (GB) (Chief Singer)
7 runs · 6 courses · from Apr 2006
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Dec 2009 — 6,162 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2009 Last raced off OR 83
KTB Profile

Choir Leader (GB) is yet to win from 7 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 13 at Wexford (May 2006).

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 86C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fairyhouse, 4 Nov 2009 Official rating 83 at the last run, 13 Dec 2009

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 5 figures · best 112C · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft291C88.5—
Heavy1———
Good1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3112C91—
2m1f – 2m4f286C86—

Of 7 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 · 5 figures from 7 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Sadler's Wells (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,636 runs since Jan 2008 (370 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.7% from 107.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm46715.2%+3.9—
Good to Firm6449014%+2.70 from 2
Good1,24815212.2%+0.90 from 1
Good to Soft716709.8%−1.50 from 2
Soft1,08511710.8%−0.5—
Heavy5135210.1%−1.20 from 2
Standard (AW)384369.4%−1.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−11.3—
6f – 7f1072018.7%+7.4—
1m – 1m1f286279.4%−1.9—
1m2f – 1m4f1,18813411.3%0—
1m5f – 2m1,39417612.6%+1.30 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f9619610%−1.30 from 2
2m5f – 3m556539.5%−1.80 from 1
Over 3m1431812.6%+1.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Choir Mistress (GB) (Chief Singer)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Cantor (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m3f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Rock Choir (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cantor (GB)3131m1½f–1m3fClass 5
Rock Choir (GB)1021m1f–1m2fClass 3
Hymnsheet (GB)411mClass 5
Choral Service (GB)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robert Dunne 2 0 0% −2.00
L J Fleming 2 0 0% −2.00
J R Barry 1 0 0% −1.00
B M Cash 1 0 0% −1.00
T G M Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 3 0 0% −3.00
2007 1 0 0% −1.00
2006 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2009 · 3 runs
13 Dec 09+39d Navan 2010 Membership 'the Ideal Xmas Present' Handicap Hurdle (81-102) 22f · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran PU/18 — 10-8 83— Robert Dunne 33/1
04 Nov 09+21d Fairyhouse fairyhouseracecourse.ie Handicap Hurdle (81-102) 20f · Heavy · 16 ran 15/16 30 10-12 8886C J R Barry 25/1
14 Oct 09+720d Punchestown 2010 Five Day Festival Handicap Hurdle (81-102) 20f · Good To Yielding · 25 ran 24/25 26 10-11 9086C Robert Dunne 50/1
2007 · 1 run
25 Oct 07+510d Thurles Cashel Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 17 ran 11/17 ½ 11-12 9079C B M Cash 33/1
2006 · 3 runs
02 Jun 06+21d Down Royal O2 Unlimited Opportunity Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Firm · 17 ran PU/17 — 11-7 —— L J Fleming 6/1
12 May 06+26d Wexford Quality Hotels Ireland Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 2/13 1½ 11-7 —112C L J Fleming 14/1
16 Apr 06 Fairyhouse Navan Shopping Centre Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 23 ran 20/23 nk 11-11 —91C T G M Ryan 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Choir Leader won?
Choir Leader (GB) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2006 and 2009. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trained Choir Leader?
Choir Leader (GB) was trained by Aidan Anthony Howard on the most recent run on record, at Navan on 13 December 2009.
Who is Choir Leader's sire?
Choir Leader (GB) is by Sadler's Wells (USA) out of Choir Mistress (GB), whose sire is Chief Singer.
What is Choir Leader's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 83, from the run on 13 December 2009. The highest on record is 90.
What is Choir Leader's sire's record?
Sadler's Wells (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 4,636 runs since Jan 2008 (370 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.7% from 107.
Who are Choir Leader's siblings?
Out of Choir Mistress (GB), Choir Leader (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Cantor (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Rock Choir (GB)). The wins came over 1m–1m3f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2006. 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.