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Horse profile

Open Choice (USA)

4yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2024) · Last trainer Edward Bethell · Last owner Peter Jeffers
by Classic Empire (USA) out of Miss Mockingbird (USA) (Birdstone)
8 runs · 5 courses · from Jan 2023
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Mar 2024 — 955 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2024 · 5th of 9 Last raced off OR 67
KTB Profile

Open Choice (USA) is a maiden who ran eight times without a win between Jan 2023 and Mar 2024, placing once. His best effort came when third of 10 at Newcastle (AW) in May 2023. All six runs on the all-weather brought no success, as did both turf starts on good to soft and good to firm. He finished fifth of nine in a Class 5 handicap at Wolverhampton (AW) in Mar 2024, last raced off OR 67 which was 8lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating67↓ 8lb off peak
67 67–75

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 105 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Southwell (AW), 11 Jan 2024

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 →

Flat 8 figures · best 105A · median 81
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)6105A86—
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f4105A92—
1m2f – 1m4f478A63—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 74A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle (AW), 1 Jan 2024 Official rating 67 at the last run, 16 Mar 2024

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 →

Flat 8 figures · best 80A · median 71
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)680A73—
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f480A73.5—
1m2f – 1m4f474A66.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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
Classic Empire (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 0% of 18 runs since Jan 2008 (5 horses). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%0—
Good to Firm300%00 from 1
Good100%0—
Good to Soft200%00 from 1
Standard (AW)1100%00 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f400%0—
1m – 1m1f900%00 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f400%00 from 4
1m5f – 2m100%0—

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
Miss Mockingbird (USA) (Birdstone)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Melendez (USA) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Melendez (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Melendez (USA)811mClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Callum Rodriguez 5 0 0% −5.00
Pierre-Louis Jamin 1 0 0% −1.00
P J McDonald 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrea Atzeni 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 3 0 0% −3.00
2023 5 0 0% −5.00

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
2024 · 3 runs
16 Mar 24+65d Wolverhampton (AW) BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap Class 5 · 8.5f · Standard · 9 ran 5/9 4¼ 9-8 6796A65A Callum Rodriguez 9/2
11 Jan 24+10d Southwell (AW) BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap (Div 1) Class 4 · 8f · Standard · 10 ran 6/10 1¼ 9-2 70105A72A Callum Rodriguez 15/2
01 Jan 24+24d Newcastle (AW) BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Standard · 12 ran 8/12 1¼ 9-6 7067A74A Pierre-Louis Jamin 6/1
2023 · 5 runs
08 Dec 23+133d Newcastle (AW) Win 2,000,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 6/12 1¾ 9-5 7288A80A P J McDonald 9/2J
28 Jul 23+40d Ascot Slingsby Gin Handicap Class 4 · 12f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 8/10 11 9-0 7559C57C Andrea Atzeni 14/1
18 Jun 23+40d Doncaster Five-Rivers Fostering Doncaster Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 12f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 4/5 ½ 9-2 —58C63B Callum Rodriguez 15/2
09 May 23+117d Newcastle (AW) At The Races App Expert Tips Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 10f · Standard · 10 ran 3/10 4 9-1 —78A70A Callum Rodriguez 7/1
12 Jan 23 Newcastle (AW) talkSPORT Download The App Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran 4/8 2 9-4 —84A75A Callum Rodriguez 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Open Choice won?
Open Choice (USA) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2023 and 2024. Placed 1 time in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trained Open Choice?
Open Choice (USA) was trained by Edward Bethell on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 16 March 2024.
Who is Open Choice's sire?
Open Choice (USA) is by Classic Empire (USA) out of Miss Mockingbird (USA), whose sire is Birdstone.
What is Open Choice's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 67, from the run on 16 March 2024. The highest on record is 75.
What is Open Choice's sire's record?
Classic Empire (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 0% of 18 runs since Jan 2008 (5 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.
Who are Open Choice's siblings?
Out of Miss Mockingbird (USA), Open Choice (USA) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Melendez (USA) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Melendez (USA)). The wins came over 1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2023. 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.