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Ellie's Choice (IRE)

8yo mare (at last run, Jul 2017) · Last trainer D Donovan · Last owner Barry Drogman
by Mountain High (IRE) out of Dolly Dove (GB) (Gran Alba)
10 runs · 8 courses · from May 2015
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Jul 2017 — 3,386 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2017 · 15th of 16 Last raced off OR 83
KTB Profile

Ellie's Choice (IRE) is yet to win from 10 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 12 at Wexford (Jun 2015). Last raced off a career-high mark of 83.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 3 figures · best 55C · median 36
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good255C45.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m255C-3—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 5 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1) · did not complete (1).

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 79C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Tipperary, 20 Apr 2017 Official rating 83 at the last run, 20 Jul 2017

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 9 figures · best 104A · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good7104A79—
Heavy1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m7104A79—
2m1f – 2m4f297A83.5—

Of 10 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 2,245 runs since Jan 2008 (184 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+40.5—
Good to Firm5635.4%−4.1—
Good7858611%+1.50 from 7
Good to Soft345339.6%+0.1—
Soft663568.4%−1.10 from 2
Heavy360339.2%−0.30 from 1
Standard (AW)3412.9%−6.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1200%−9.5—
1m – 1m1f1815.6%−3.9—
1m2f – 1m4f3113.2%−6.3—
1m5f – 2m603488%−1.50 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f8349611.5%+20 from 3
2m5f – 3m612559%−0.5—
Over 3m135128.9%−0.6—

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
Dolly Dove (GB) (Gran Alba)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Escape Footwear (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m5f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Escape Footwear (IRE)422m–2m5f—
Forever Eva (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 0 0% −7.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Wexford 2 0 0% −2.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 7 0 0% −7.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr M P Ryan 4 0 0% −4.00
Paul O'Reilly 2 0 0% −2.00
J J Slevin 1 0 0% −1.00
William Shanahan 1 0 0% −1.00
David Splaine 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Moloney 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 0 0% −9.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 5 0 0% −5.00
2015 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
NH Flat 4 0 0% −4.00

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
2017 · 5 runs
20 Jul 17+11d Killarney Europe Hotel & Resort Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 17f · Good · 16 ran 15/16 15 10-0 8336C70C Paul O'Reilly 80/1
09 Jul 17+80d Limerick Limerick Racecourse Family Fun Day Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 14 ran 12/14 2 10-12 8355C78C Paul O'Reilly 100/1
20 Apr 17+42d Tipperary Point To Point Evening 11th May Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 20 ran 18/20 19 10-6 ——79C J J Slevin 66/1
09 Mar 17+53d Thurles Thurles.ie Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran 17/18 99 10-4 —-61C77C William Shanahan 40/1
15 Jan 17+469d Fairyhouse Book Easter Festival Tickets Online At fairyhouse.ie Mares Maiden Hurdle 18f · Soft · 24 ran PU/24 — 11-7 ——— David Splaine 66/1
2015 · 5 runs
04 Oct 15+36d Uttoxeter A & S (Mechanical Services) Maiden Hurdle (For The Mercian Regiment Trophy) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 6 10-7 ——75C Paul Moloney 7/1
29 Aug 15+55d Wexford Enniscorthy Mares Flat Race 16f · Yielding · 8 ran 4/8 2 10-7 ——97A Mr M P Ryan 20/1
05 Jul 15+18d Limerick Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Mares Flat Race 20f · Good · 15 ran 6/15 3¾ 11-2 ——97A Mr M P Ryan 11/2
17 Jun 15+23d Wexford Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Mares Flat Race 16f · Good · 12 ran 3/12 2¼ 11-2 ——104A Mr M P Ryan 14/1
25 May 15 Ballinrobe Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Mares Flat Race 16.5f · Good · 16 ran 8/16 2½ 11-2 ——98A Mr M P Ryan 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ellie's Choice won?
Ellie's Choice (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2015 and 2017. Placed 1 time in total (10% of starts).
Who trained Ellie's Choice?
Ellie's Choice (IRE) was trained by D Donovan on the most recent run on record, at Killarney on 20 July 2017.
Who is Ellie's Choice's sire?
Ellie's Choice (IRE) is by Mountain High (IRE) out of Dolly Dove (GB), whose sire is Gran Alba.
What is Ellie's Choice's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 83, from the run on 20 July 2017. That is also the highest on record.
What is Ellie's Choice's sire's record?
Mountain High (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 2,245 runs since Jan 2008 (184 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Ellie's Choice's siblings?
Out of Dolly Dove (GB), Ellie's Choice (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Escape Footwear (IRE) (2). The wins came over 2m–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2015. 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.