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Horse profile

King Of Selection (NZ)

5yo gelding · Trainer D J Hall · Owner Wednesday Night Racing Syndicate
by Puccini (NZ) out of Sharp Proposition (NZ) (Guillotine)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Jun 2026
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 23 Sep 2026 · 4th of 12
KTB Profile

King Of Selection is a lightly raced gelding with two starts since Jun 2026 and no wins or places. By Puccini out of Sharp Proposition, he has contested races over 1m to 1m1f on both turf and all-weather surfaces. His best effort came when finishing 4 of 12 in The Hong Kong Country Club Challenge Cup at Happy Valley in Sep 2026. He has reached an official rating of 48.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 8 Nov 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

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

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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
Puccini (NZ)

Progeny in our archive have won 0% of 2 runs since Jun 2026 (1 horse). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good100%00 from 1
Standard (AW)100%00 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%00 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2026 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sharp Proposition (NZ) (Guillotine)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt OR Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
23 Sep 26+88d Happy Valley (HK) The Hong Kong Country Club Challenge Cup (handicap) 1m · Good · 12 ran 4/12 dht 8-8 — Matthew Poon —
27 Jun 26 Sha Tin (HK) NG Tung River Handicap (All Weather) Class 4 · 1m · Standard · 14 ran 4/14 ¾ 8-11 48 James Orman 105/1

Quick answers

How many races has King Of Selection won?
King Of Selection (NZ) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026.
Who trains King Of Selection?
King Of Selection (NZ) is trained by D J Hall, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 23 September 2026.
Who is King Of Selection's sire?
King Of Selection (NZ) is by Puccini (NZ) out of Sharp Proposition (NZ), whose sire is Guillotine.
What is King Of Selection's official rating?
King Of Selection (NZ)'s highest official rating on record is 48.
What is King Of Selection's sire's record?
Puccini (NZ)'s progeny in our archive have won 0% of 2 runs since Jun 2026 (1 horse), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.

Record shown from June 2026. 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.