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Horse profile

Lyrical Choice (IRE)

5yo mare · Trainer Henry Daly · Owner Mrs Christine Graves
by Poet's Word (IRE) out of The Folkes Choice (GB) (King's Theatre)
5 runs · 4 courses · from May 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Off 237 days · 2nd of 13
KTB Profile

Lyrical Choice is a maiden who has placed three times from five starts on turf. She finished second of 13 in a Class 4 mares maiden hurdle at Hereford in Feb 2026, having been held up. The daughter of Poet's Word out of a King's Theatre mare showed her best effort in that race. She has raced four times over 1m5f – 2m and once over 2m1f – 2m4f.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 110 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Hereford, 22 Feb 2026

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 5 figures · best 110B · median 97
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft397B973 · 97 / 97
Soft1——1 · —
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4110B103.53 · 110 / 97
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 125A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hereford, 22 Feb 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 5 figures · best 125A · median 108
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft3116A1083 · 116 / 108
Soft1——1 · —
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4125A1113 · 125 / 116
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Poet's Word (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 698 runs since Jan 2008 (132 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.2% from 106.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−9.9—
Good to Firm47714.9%+5—
Good201157.5%−2.40 from 1
Good to Soft123118.9%−10 from 3
Soft158127.6%−2.30 from 1
Heavy61914.8%+4.9—
Standard (AW)1061514.2%+4.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f500%−9.9—
6f – 7f78810.3%+0.4—
1m – 1m1f65812.3%+2.4—
1m2f – 1m4f9699.4%−0.5—
1m5f – 2m236239.7%−0.20 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f180179.4%−0.50 from 1
2m5f – 3m3638.3%−1.6—
Over 3m2150%+40.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
The Folkes Choice (GB) (King's Theatre)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Riskintheground (IRE) (10 wins).

The wins came over 2m1f–3m; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Riskintheground (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Riskintheground (IRE)41102m4f–3mGrade 2
Frontal Assault (IRE)3532m6½f–3mGrade 3
The Folkes Tiara (IRE)2632m1f–2m2fListed
Nells Choice (IRE)110——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hereford 2 0 0% −2.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
David Bass 2 0 0% −2.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 2 0 0% −2.00
Stan Sheppard 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
22 Feb 26+36d Hereford DragonBet The Roar Before Is Coming Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 13 ran Settled behind the pace - well placed 3 out - hit the front before 2 out - overtaken approaching the straight and asked for effort - stayed on to be second 2/13 2¼ 11-6 110B125A David Bass 9/2
17 Jan 26+38d Taunton Martin Baker's 60th Birthday Bash Mares' 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran Held up towards back of field - stayed on steadily from three out - well held in 5th 5/13 1½ 11-4 97B116A David Bass 20/1
10 Dec 25+45d Hereford BetWright Bet The Wright Way Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 12 ran Settled at the back - sweeping headway wide approaching 3 out - pushed along after 2 out but never a threat 5/12 15 10-11 97B105A Stan Sheppard 22/1
26 Oct 25+166d Aintree Racing TV Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 2 · 17f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Fought for control early - settled off the pace towards the back - made progress 11f out - pushed along 2f out and unable to find more inside the final furlong finishing third 3/8 6½ 11-1 89A108A Sam Twiston-Davies 9/2
13 May 25 Worcester DragonBet Born From The Betting Ring Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 9 ran Sat close to the pace early - hit the front 3f out - pushed along with a furlong left - overtaken close home and had no answer for the easy winner 2/9 1 10-3 110A106A Sam Twiston-Davies 13/2

Quick answers

How many races has Lyrical Choice (IRE) won?
Lyrical Choice (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 3 times in total (60% of starts).
Who trains Lyrical Choice (IRE)?
Lyrical Choice (IRE) is trained by Henry Daly, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 February 2026.
Who is Lyrical Choice (IRE)'s sire?
Lyrical Choice (IRE) is by Poet's Word (IRE) out of The Folkes Choice (GB), whose sire is King's Theatre.
What is Lyrical Choice (IRE)'s sire's record?
Poet's Word (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 698 runs since Jan 2008 (132 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.2% from 106.
Who are Lyrical Choice (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of The Folkes Choice (GB), Lyrical Choice (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Riskintheground (IRE) (10). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Riskintheground (IRE)). The wins came over 2m1f–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2025. 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.