Horse profile
Chosen Diamond (IRE)
by Well Chosen (GB) out of Clooney Eile (IRE) (Definite Article)
27 runs · 8 courses · from Mar 2021
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Fairyhouse & Naas
Last run 17 Mar 2026
Last raced off OR 96
KTB Profile
Chosen Diamond is a gelding who has won two of 27 starts on turf, both in handicaps over 2m1f – 2m4f, one on soft at Naas in Nov 2023 and one on heavy at Fairyhouse in Feb 2025. He has raced eight times at Fairyhouse for one win and twice at Naas for one win. Typically held up, he last ran at Wexford in Mar 2026 off an official rating of 96.
Based on 27 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since Jan 2025 · updated 4 Nov 2026
- 2–27Wins / Runs
- 7.4%Strike rate
- 6 (22.2%)Placed
- −13.50£1 level staken=27 at SP
- 0.80Fair A/E n=27 · 0.65 incl. margin
- 103Highest OR
- 27dBetween runs (median)longest 287 d
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 rating96↓ 7lb off peak
96
92–103
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 110
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 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 11 | 151B | 86 | 3 runs · 110 / 79 |
| Soft | 11 | 107B | 79 | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 13 | 151B | 93 | 2 runs · 110 / 94.5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 106B | 76 | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 103A | 80 | 1 run · — |
Of 27 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 27 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 Jan 2025
- Prominent 3 (33%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 3 (33%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (22%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (11%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Well Chosen (GB)
Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 1,921 runs since Apr 2008 (156 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 25 | 1 | 4% | −8.5 | — |
| Good | 490 | 60 | 12.2% | −0.3 | — |
| Good to Soft | 344 | 40 | 11.6% | −0.9 | — |
| Soft | 694 | 89 | 12.8% | +0.3 | 1 from 12 |
| Heavy | 360 | 50 | 13.9% | +1.4 | 1 from 15 |
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | 0 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 14 | 2 | 14.3% | +1.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 571 | 72 | 12.6% | +0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 694 | 76 | 11% | −1.5 | 2 from 18 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 504 | 71 | 14.1% | +1.6 | 0 from 5 |
| Over 3m | 131 | 20 | 15.3% | +2.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Clooney Eile (IRE) (Definite Article)
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Atlantic Grey (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m2½f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Atlantic Grey (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Grey (IRE) | 17 | 1 | 2m2½f | Class 5 |
| We Gotta Getaway (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 2m4½f | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 15 | 1 | 7% | −9.50 |
| Soft | 12 | 1 | 8% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.50 |
| Navan | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Limerick | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Punchestown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wexford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 18 | 2 | 11% | −4.50 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Kavanagh | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Philip Byrnes | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Sean O'Keeffe | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Chris Timmons | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jordan Gainford | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.00 |
| Keith Donoghue | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| B J Cooper | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Philip Donovan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Michael O'Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieran Callaghan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J J Slevin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 16 | 2 | 13% | −2.50 |
| None | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −0.50 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 21 | 1 | 5% | −15.50 |
| Chase | 6 | 1 | 17% | +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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Mar 26+17d | Wexford | Botanica International Handicap Chase (0-100) Sat close to the front group early - eased back to 9th under pressure 3 out - lost touch and pulled up before the last | PU/16 | — | 11-4 | 96 | — | — | Sarah Kavanagh | 14/1 |
| 28 Feb 26+21d | Navan | BOYLE Sports Money Back On Every Race At Cheltenham Handicap Hurdle Settled midfield early - up to 4th by halfway - stumbled 5 out - made ground with a small error 2 out - pushed along but couldn't threaten 3rd before the last - held on for third without gaining further | 3/7 | 3¼ | 10-5 | 97 | 110B | 104B | Philip Donovan | 6/1 |
| 07 Feb 26+42d | Naas | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back of the pack early - slipped to the tail by the 3rd - still 9th with three furlongs left and pushed along - 9th approaching two out - stayed on at the same speed to finish sixth | 6/12 | ¾ | 10-4 | 98 | 74A | 95A | Sarah Kavanagh | 20/1 |
| 2025 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 25+27d | Limerick | BOYLE Sports Home Of The Early Payout Ladies Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack - pushed along and slipped backward from 3 out - held 9th spot and finished at an even effort | 9/11 | 3¾ | 10-13 | 99 | 79C | 91C | Sarah Kavanagh | 25/1 |
| 30 Nov 25+223d | Fairyhouse | BAR 1 Betting Ladies Handicap Chase Held up at the back of the field - lost touch with rivals before 5 out - driven but making no headway approaching 4 out - unable to find more in the straight and beaten well home | 8/11 | 11 | 9-13 | 100 | 57C | 82C | Sarah Kavanagh | 10/1 |
| 21 Apr 25+51d | Fairyhouse | Farmhouse Foods Novice Handicap Hurdle Front early - under pressure and overtaken 2f out - slipped to 7th by the last and unable to find more up the run-in | 9/14 | ¾ | 10-7 | 101 | 42B | 103A | Philip Byrnes | 5/1 |
| 01 Mar 25+24d | Navan | BoyleSports Money Back On Every Race At Cheltenham Handicap Hurdle Settled midfield early - moved into 4th turning for home - pressed the front pair approaching 2 out - edged into it briefly then denied before the last - stayed on at one speed to finish second | 2/15 | 6 | 10-7 | 101 | 151B | 121A | Philip Byrnes | 12/1 |
| 05 Feb 25+24d | Fairyhouse | Bobbyjo Day February 22nd Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Sat behind front pack early - third at halfway - improved to challenge for the front turning in and asked for effort after two out - edged in front briefly on the run-in before nudged out again to prevail late | 1/11 | 11-2 | 96 | — | 120A | Philip Byrnes | 9/2 | |
| 12 Jan 25+287d | Punchestown | Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Qualifier Handicap Hurdle Sat just behind the front early - 7th at halfway then slipped back after 3 out under pressure - had nothing left and finished well held | 15/16 | 28 | 10-4 | 98 | 61C | 85C | Sean O'Keeffe | 25/1 |
| 2024 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Mar 24+21d | Fairyhouse | Cawley Furniture Novice Handicap Hurdle | 5/16 | 1¼ | 10-1 | 98 | 121B | 107A | Michael O'Sullivan | 14/1 |
| 10 Mar 24+8d | Limerick | Parade Ring Bar Novice Handicap Chase | PU/8 | — | 10-10 | 103 | — | — | Jordan Gainford | 4/1 |
| 02 Mar 24+42d | Navan | BoyleSports Daily Extra Places Handicap Hurdle | 2/9 | 2½ | 10-6 | 94 | 93A | 111A | Sean O'Keeffe | 7/2 |
| 20 Jan 24+20d | Navan | Ardmulchan Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | F/14 | — | 10-11 | 92 | — | — | Sean O'Keeffe | 10/3F |
| 2023 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Dec 23+24d | Punchestown | Tote, Never Beaten By SP Handicap Chase | 4/7 | 1¾ | 10-7 | 103 | 73A | 103B | Sean O'Keeffe | 7/2 |
| 07 Dec 23+25d | Clonmel | Thank You Martin O'Gorman M.R.C.V.S. Novice Handicap Chase | UR/7 | — | 11-3 | 103 | — | — | Jordan Gainford | 7/2 |
| 12 Nov 23+231d | Naas | Overlander Horseboxes Novice Handicap Chase (0-116) | 1/12 | 10-4 | 92 | 72A | 116A | Jordan Gainford | 7/1 | |
| 26 Mar 23+29d | Limerick | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle | 8/10 | 3½ | 10-8 | 94 | 103A | 86A | Kieran Callaghan | 11/2 |
| 25 Feb 23+28d | Fairyhouse | Anna Gannon 90th Birthday Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 5/25 | 7 | 11-8 | 95 | 79B | 115A | Keith Donoghue | 16/1 |
| 28 Jan 23+70d | Fairyhouse | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | 5/9 | 1½ | 10-6 | 96 | 96A | 99A | Philip Byrnes | 7/2J |
| 2022 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Nov 22+15d | Punchestown | Conway Piling Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 13/22 | nk | 11-3 | 98 | 76C | 99C | Keith Donoghue | 16/1 |
| 04 Nov 22+244d | Down Royal | Lough Construction Ltd. Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 8/19 | 4½ | 11-11 | 99 | 106B | 101A | B J Cooper | 16/1 |
| 05 Mar 22+24d | Navan | P.S. Supplies Doors & Floors Handicap Hurdle | 8/13 | 3½ | 10-12 | 99 | 102B | 98A | J J Slevin | 4/1 |
| 09 Feb 22+44d | Fairyhouse | Support Irish Injured Jockeys Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 3/16 | 1¼ | 11-0 | 98 | 107B | 119A | Chris Timmons | 50/1 |
| 2021 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 21+64d | Limerick | Goggin Buckley Handicap Hurdle | 10/16 | 12 | 10-9 | 99 | 61C | 93C | B J Cooper | 18/1 |
| 24 Oct 21+210d | Wexford | Michael Moore Car Sales Volkswagen Portarlington Maiden Hurdle | 12/14 | 4 | 11-3 | — | 86C | 91C | Chris Timmons | 25/1 |
| 28 Mar 21+23d | Limerick | I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) | 3/18 | 4½ | 11-11 | — | 133B | 113A | Chris Timmons | 250/1 |
| 05 Mar 21 | Fairyhouse | Fairyhouse Website For Merchandise Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) | 12/13 | 50 | 11-10 | — | 10C | 92C | Chris Timmons | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Chosen Diamond won?
- Chosen Diamond (IRE) won 2 of 27 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 7.4%. Placed 6 times in total (22.2% of starts).
- Who trains Chosen Diamond?
- Chosen Diamond (IRE) is trained by Edward Cawley, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 March 2026.
- Who is Chosen Diamond's sire?
- Chosen Diamond (IRE) is by Well Chosen (GB) out of Clooney Eile (IRE), whose sire is Definite Article.
- What going does Chosen Diamond prefer?
- Chosen Diamond (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 12 starts (8.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Chosen Diamond's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 96, from the run on 17 March 2026. The highest on record is 103.
- What is Chosen Diamond's sire's record?
- Well Chosen (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 1,921 runs since Apr 2008 (156 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Chosen Diamond's siblings?
- Out of Clooney Eile (IRE), Chosen Diamond (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Atlantic Grey (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Atlantic Grey (IRE)). The wins came over 2m2½f–2m4½f. As at Nov 2026.