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Horse profile

Had No Choice (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2008) · Last trainer Joseph Crowley · Last owner John P Mcmanus
by Heron Island (IRE) out of Jackeen's (IRE) (Archway)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Jul 2008
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Aug 2008 — 6,640 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2008 · 3rd of 14
KTB Profile

Had No Choice (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts, though has placed 4 times. Best effort: 2nd of 13 at Bellewstown (Jul 2008).

Based on 4 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 120A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ballinrobe, 21 Jul 2008

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 4 figures · best 120A · median 112.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good2120A116—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m2120A116.5—
2m1f – 2m4f2112A109.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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
Heron Island (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 2,819 runs since Jan 2008 (317 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 162.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1200%−11.2—
Good to Firm1622314.2%+3—
Good8108310.2%−10 from 2
Good to Soft4745712%+0.80 from 1
Soft8479210.9%−0.30 from 1
Heavy5015811.6%+0.4—
Standard (AW)13215.4%+4.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−11.2—
1m2f – 1m4f18316.7%+5.5—
1m5f – 2m8859610.8%−0.40 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,00010710.7%−0.50 from 2
2m5f – 3m7478811.8%+0.6—
Over 3m1682112.5%+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
Jackeen's (IRE) (Archway)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Martinstown Lady (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

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

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr P Roche 3 0 0% −3.00
Niall P Madden 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00
Hurdle 1 0 0% −1.00

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 KTB Jockey SP
2008 · 4 runs
22 Aug 08+18d Kilbeggan Donlon Development Ltd. (C&G) Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 16f · Soft · 14 ran 3/14 1 11-4 113A Niall P Madden 6/1
04 Aug 08+14d Naas Go Racing In Kildare Inh Flat Race 19f · Good To Yielding · 20 ran 3/20 10 11-9 107A Mr P Roche 3/1
21 Jul 08+18d Ballinrobe A.i.b. Westport Inh Flat Race 16f · Good · 14 ran 3/14 1¼ 11-9 120A Mr P Roche 7/2
03 Jul 08 Bellewstown McLoughlins Oil INH Flat Race (Div 1) 17f · Good · 13 ran 2/13 1½ 11-9 112A Mr P Roche 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Had No Choice won?
Had No Choice (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2008. Placed 4 times in total (100% of starts).
Who trained Had No Choice?
Had No Choice (IRE) was trained by Joseph Crowley on the most recent run on record, at Kilbeggan on 22 August 2008.
Who is Had No Choice's sire?
Had No Choice (IRE) is by Heron Island (IRE) out of Jackeen's (IRE), whose sire is Archway.
What is Had No Choice's sire's record?
Heron Island (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 2,819 runs since Jan 2008 (317 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 162.
Who are Had No Choice's siblings?
Out of Jackeen's (IRE), Had No Choice (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2008. 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.