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Horse profile

Choosethenews (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, May 2025) · Last trainer Mark Walford · Last owner The Mount Fawcus Partnership
by Westerner (GB) out of Leading Article (IRE) (Definite Article)
12 runs · 6 courses · from Dec 2022
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 May 2025 — 544 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2025 2 wins · Newcastle & Ayr Last raced off OR 125
KTB Profile

Choosethenews is a gelding who won two of 12 starts on turf. He won a Class 4 novices hurdle at Ayr in Dec 2022 on good to soft and a Class 3 handicap chase at Newcastle in Apr 2024 on heavy off an official rating of 118. His last run came at Market Rasen in May 2025 off an official rating of 125. He has raced five times at Newcastle where he won once.

Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically prominent
Official rating125↓ 1lb off peak
125 118–126

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 110 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle, 28 Jan 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 9 figures · best 121A · median 101
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft3121A105—
Soft3110B104—
Good275A70.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5121A93—
2m5f – 3m3110B105—
Over 3m1———

Of 12 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 · 9 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 132B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle, 28 Jan 2025 Official rating 125 at the last run, 9 May 2025

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 10 figures · best 141A · median 125.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft3126B122—
Soft3132B128—
Good2141A133—
Heavy2130B125—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6141A125.5—
2m5f – 3m3132B128—
Over 3m1———

Of 12 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 · 10 figures from 12 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 6 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Prominent 4 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (17%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Westerner (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,853 runs since Jul 2009 (943 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm7114.3%+2.2—
Good to Firm2342711.5%−0.6—
Good3,41543112.6%+0.50 from 3
Good to Soft2,11925412%−0.11 from 3
Soft3,78145212%−0.10 from 4
Heavy2,10925912.3%+0.21 from 2
Standard (AW)188168.5%−3.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f4948.2%−3.9—
1m – 1m1f1241310.5%−1.6—
1m2f – 1m4f267259.4%−2.7—
1m5f – 2m3,37039611.8%−0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f4,29553912.5%+0.41 from 6
2m5f – 3m2,98137512.6%+0.51 from 5
Over 3m7678811.5%−0.60 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2009 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Leading Article (IRE) (Definite Article)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
She Might (IRE)60——
Morning Gloria (IRE)30——
Courtcorrespondent (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +0.75
Heavy 2 1 50% +0.25

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 8 1 13% −5.75
Class 4 3 1 33% +0.75
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle 5 1 20% −2.75
Carlisle 2 0 0% −2.00
Wetherby 2 0 0% −2.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 1 100% +2.75

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 1 17% −3.75
2m5f – 3m 5 1 20% −1.25
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jamie Hamilton 11 1 9% −7.25
Brian Hughes 1 1 100% +1.25

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 4 0 0% −4.00
2024 6 1 17% −3.75
2023 1 0 0% −1.00
2022 1 1 100% +2.75

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 10 1 10% −7.75
Hurdle 2 1 50% +1.75

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
2025 · 4 runs
09 May 25+34d Market Rasen Chris Coley BEM Celebration Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 3m · Good · 5 ran Tracked the pace early - driven to stay in touch after the 10th then faded four out - pulled up before the following fence PU/5 — 12-0 125—— Jamie Hamilton 11/2
05 Apr 25+42d Newcastle Val And Kath Bollado Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m4f · Good · 7 ran Handy early - lost place from 3f out - never involved in finish - beaten into 4th 4/7 3¼ 12-0 12566A125B Jamie Hamilton 5/4F
22 Feb 25+25d Newcastle Virgin Bet Eider Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 4m1½f · Good To Soft · 17 ran Settled in the pack on the rail - driven approaching the home turn but unable to gain ground - well held at the finish 5/17 15 11-4 126101C113C Jamie Hamilton 5/1F
28 Jan 25+58d Newcastle Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m7½f · Soft · 8 ran Tracked pace into third - moved up to second from seventh to before the tenth - lost ground before two out - responded on the run home to regain second - held no threat to winner late 2/8 2 12-1 126110B132B Jamie Hamilton 7/2
2024 · 6 runs
01 Dec 24+29d Carlisle racingtv.com Handicap Chase Class 3 · 3m½f · Soft · 12 ran Settled close up early - hit the front after the 5th then lost that spot after the 9th - chased the new pacesetter and driven forward 4 out - blundered 3 out and lost momentum - eased down and pulled up before the last PU/12 — 12-0 126—— Jamie Hamilton 9/2C
02 Nov 24+182d Wetherby Bet Boost At bet365 Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m3½f · Good · 7 ran Cleared obstacles smoothly early on - went to front - challenged from 2 out - driven along and overtaken close home - battled on to finish second 2/7 1¼ 11-13 12375A141A Jamie Hamilton 7/2
04 May 24+21d Hexham Follow Hexham Racecourse On Twitter At HexhamRaces Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 2/6 2 10-8 121121A126B Jamie Hamilton 5/4F
13 Apr 24+37d Newcastle Newcastle Flooring Company Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m4f · Heavy · 6 ran 1/6 11-3 11893A130B Brian Hughes 5/4F
07 Mar 24+21d Carlisle Introducing Racing Tv Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m5f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 3¾ 12-0 119104B128B Jamie Hamilton 11/2
15 Feb 24+397d Newcastle QuinnBet Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m4f · Heavy · 2 ran 2/2 4 10-5 120—120C Jamie Hamilton 9/4
2023 · 1 run
14 Jan 23+23d Wetherby Bet At racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3½f · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 13 11-9 —101B119B Jamie Hamilton 6/4
2022 · 1 run
22 Dec 22 Ayr Coral Racing Club Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-0 —105B122B Jamie Hamilton 11/4

Quick answers

How many races has Choosethenews won?
Choosethenews (IRE) won 2 of 12 archived starts between 2022 and 2025, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 5 times in total (41.7% of starts).
Who trained Choosethenews?
Choosethenews (IRE) was trained by Mark Walford on the most recent run on record, at Market Rasen on 9 May 2025.
Who is Choosethenews's sire?
Choosethenews (IRE) is by Westerner (GB) out of Leading Article (IRE), whose sire is Definite Article.
What going does Choosethenews prefer?
Choosethenews (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Choosethenews's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 125, from the run on 9 May 2025. The highest on record is 126.
What is Choosethenews's sire's record?
Westerner (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,853 runs since Jul 2009 (943 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
Who are Choosethenews's siblings?
Out of Leading Article (IRE), Choosethenews (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from December 2022. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.