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Leading Choice (IRE)

9yo gelding · Trainer Nicky Martin · Owner Bradley Partnership
by Leading Light (IRE) out of Rachel's Choice (IRE) (Ela-Mana-Mou)
12 runs · 10 courses · from Oct 2021
As at 29 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Wetherby & Ffos Las Last run 17 Oct 2026 · 3rd of 4 Last raced off OR 108
KTB Profile

Leading Choice is a gelding who has won two of 12 starts on turf, both at Class 4 level. He won the Wilmot-Smith Memorial Maiden Hurdle at Wetherby over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground in Feb 2024 and an NH Flat race at Ffos Las over 1m5f – 2m on good ground in Oct 2021. Each win came on a first visit to the course. He finished third of four in a Class 2 chase at Newton Abbot in Oct 2026, last raced off OR 108 which was 10lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 29 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up All wins at Class 4 OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating108↓ 10lb off peak
108 108–118

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 124 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Uttoxeter, 12 Nov 2022

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 124A · median 105
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 29 Oct 2025
Good5124A951 run · —
Soft2122C971 run · —
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 29 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4124A106—
1m5f – 2m3122C1051 run · —
2m5f – 3m295C83.51 run · —

Of 12 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 12 runs · as at 25 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 113C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bangor-on-Dee, 25 Feb 2026 Official rating 108 at the last run, 17 Oct 2026

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 12 figures · best 138A · median 120
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 29 Oct 2025
Good5127A1201 run · —
Soft4138A1112 runs · 113 / 111
Heavy2125B122.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 29 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f7138A1251 run · —
1m5f – 2m3124A1201 run · —
2m5f – 3m2108C1061 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 25 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 5 analysed runs since Dec 2024

  • Held up 3 (60%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Leading Light (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 2,204 runs since Jan 2008 (225 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 4.6% from 241.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm23834.8%+26.6—
Good7677910.3%+2.11 from 5
Good to Soft524387.3%−0.90 from 1
Soft636446.9%−1.31 from 4
Heavy241114.6%−3.60 from 2
Standard (AW)1300%−8.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f600%−8.2—
1m – 1m1f400%−8.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1700%−8.2—
1m5f – 2m613376%−2.21 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f840748.8%+0.61 from 7
2m5f – 3m585569.6%+1.40 from 2
Over 3m139139.4%+1.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Rachel's Choice (IRE) (Ela-Mana-Mou)

5 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Champagne Vacation (IRE)160——
Apocalypse (IRE)40——
Wolfe Mountain (IRE)90——
No Choice (IRE)50——
Champ Des Reves (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 1 20% +12.00
Soft 4 1 25% +2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 2 33% +17.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 1 100% +5.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 1 100% +16.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 1 14% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 3 1 33% +14.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Houlihan 6 1 17% +0.00
James Bowen 2 1 50% +15.00
Sean Bowen 2 0 0% −2.00
Harry Skelton 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Brogan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 1 0 0% −1.00
2024 4 1 25% +2.00
2022 2 0 0% −2.00
2021 2 1 50% +15.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 1 14% −1.00
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00
NH Flat 2 1 50% +15.00

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
2026 · 3 runs
17 Oct 26+234d Newton Abbot Dartmoor Magazine Intermediate Steeple Chase (gbb Race) Class 2 · 21f · Good · 4 ran towards back early - jumped poorly at the 1st - niggled by rider after 9th - under pressure after 4 out - clumsy at 3 out then dropped out of contention - finished 3rd 3/4 18 10-10 10895C108C Sean Houlihan 18/1
25 Feb 26+8d Bangor-on-Dee Wrexham Lager 'Chasing Excellence' Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 17.5f · Soft · 3 ran Held up at the back from the off - detached well before the 4th - well held at the finish 3/3 17 11-4 110—113C Sean Houlihan 16/1
17 Feb 26+395d Newbury OLBG 'Chasing Excellence' Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16.5f · Soft · 3 ran Held up towards the back - driven from 9th - hit 4 out - lost touch with the front and toiled home to finish third 3/3 9½ 11-2 110122C109C Sean Houlihan 25/1
2025 · 1 run
18 Jan 25+44d Haydock Sky Bet Club Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Soft · 11 ran Tracked the front group early - urged forward around the home turn - dropped away quietly 3 out - well held at the finish 9/11 7½ 11-9 11672C104C Harry Skelton 6/1
2024 · 4 runs
05 Dec 24+232d Leicester Weatherbys Global Stallions App Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Heavy · 9 ran Settled midfield early - lost touch and slipped backward approaching the 5th - lacked pace from three out then found renewed effort late to pass fading others - unable to get near the front three after the last 4/9 12 11-12 117105B120B Sean Houlihan 15/2
17 Apr 24+32d Cheltenham Citipost Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 20.5f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 3¾ 11-7 11878A113A Sean Houlihan 16/1
16 Mar 24+42d Uttoxeter bet365 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 20f · Heavy · 5 ran 3/5 3¾ 11-8 115—125B James Bowen 10/3
03 Feb 24+448d Wetherby Wilmot-Smith Memorial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-4 115—138A Sean Houlihan 5/1
2022 · 2 runs
12 Nov 22+18d Uttoxeter Carlsberg Marston's Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 3 11-4 —124A127A Kevin Brogan 2/1F
25 Oct 22+345d Chepstow Download The Vickers.Bet App Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 3/14 2¾ 11-4 —107B125A Sean Bowen 17/2
2021 · 2 runs
14 Nov 21+29d Cheltenham High Sheriff Of Gloucestershire Open NH Flat Race (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 2¼ 11-0 —86B120A Sean Bowen 12/1
16 Oct 21 Ffos Las Fedwen Tentage Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 10-13 —105A124A James Bowen 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Leading Choice won?
Leading Choice (IRE) won 2 of 12 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 4 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trains Leading Choice?
Leading Choice (IRE) is trained by Nicky Martin, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 October 2026.
Who is Leading Choice's sire?
Leading Choice (IRE) is by Leading Light (IRE) out of Rachel's Choice (IRE), whose sire is Ela-Mana-Mou.
What going does Leading Choice prefer?
Leading Choice (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Leading Choice's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 108, from the run on 17 October 2026. The highest on record is 118.
What is Leading Choice's sire's record?
Leading Light (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 2,204 runs since Jan 2008 (225 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 4.6% from 241.
Who are Leading Choice's siblings?
Out of Rachel's Choice (IRE), Leading Choice (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2021. 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.