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Horse profile

Poetic Choice (GB)

10yo mare (at last run, Jun 2021) · Last trainer Keith Henry Clarke · Last owner Phoenix Platinum Syndicate
by Byron (GB) out of Ennobling (GB) (Mark Of Esteem)
72 runs · 20 courses · from Aug 2013
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Jun 2021 — 1,969 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2021 · 11th of 14 5 wins · Dundalk (AW), Salisbury & Wolverhampton (AW) Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Poetic Choice (GB) is 5 from 72. Hasn't won since Apr 2018. Last raced off 45, 36lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 72 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 36lb off peak
Official rating45↓ 36lb off peak
45 45–81

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 100 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Dundalk (AW), 11 Jan 2021

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 36 figures · best 109A · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)24109A91—
Good5100A83—
Good to Firm390C68—
Soft397C81—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f27109A89—
6f – 7f6104B90—
1m2f – 1m4f3103B68—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 36 figures from 36 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 64A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 19 Feb 2021 Official rating 45 at the last run, 7 Jun 2021

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 71 figures · best 102A · median 72
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)45102A73—
Good to Firm995A70—
Good891A65.5—
Soft583A72—
Good to Soft274B65.5—
Heavy292A85.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f36102A70—
6f – 7f3195A73—
1m2f – 1m4f374A68—
Under 6f1———

Of 72 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 71 figures from 72 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 3,248 runs since Jan 2008 (225 horses).

Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 172.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3412.9%−6.5—
Good to Firm593549.1%−0.31 from 9
Good617538.6%−0.80 from 8
Good to Soft278227.9%−1.50 from 2
Soft300206.7%−2.70 from 5
Heavy69710.1%+0.70 from 2
Standard (AW)1,35714710.8%+1.44 from 46
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f508509.8%+0.40 from 1
6f – 7f1,47815510.5%+1.12 from 32
1m – 1m1f590478%−1.43 from 36
1m2f – 1m4f399328%−1.40 from 3
1m5f – 2m17284.7%−4.7—
2m1f – 2m4f841214.3%+4.9—
2m5f – 3m1600%−9.4—
Over 3m100%−9.4—

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
Ennobling (GB) (Mark Of Esteem)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Cometh (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Cometh (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cometh (GB)727fClass 4
Peering (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 46 4 9% −8.00
Good to Firm 9 1 11% +4.00
Good 8 0 0% −8.00
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 11 1 9% +2.00
Class 4 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 6 3 1 33% +10.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 34 3 9% −9.00
Leopardstown 6 0 0% −6.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 6 1 17% +7.00
Bellewstown 3 0 0% −3.00
Kempton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Brighton 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 1 100% +12.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 36 3 8% −11.00
6f – 7f 32 2 6% −6.00
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robbie Downey 26 3 12% −1.00
Robbie Colgan 4 0 0% −4.00
Shane Foley 4 0 0% −4.00
Martin Lane 4 1 25% +9.00
Dylan Hogan 3 0 0% −3.00
J F Egan 3 0 0% −3.00
George Baker 3 0 0% −3.00
J-P Guillambert 3 1 33% +10.00
Ross Coakley 2 0 0% −2.00
Vanessa Maye 2 0 0% −2.00
P J O'Hanlon 2 0 0% −2.00
P B Beggy 2 0 0% −2.00
Luke Morris 2 0 0% −2.00
Jordan Vaughan 2 0 0% −2.00
Dylan Browne McMonagle 1 0 0% −1.00
Gearoid Brouder 1 0 0% −1.00
Alan Persse 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane B Kelly 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Coen 1 0 0% −1.00
Gary Halpin 1 0 0% −1.00
Oisin Orr 1 0 0% −1.00
Cam Hardie 1 0 0% −1.00
James Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom McLaughlin 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 48 3 6% −14.00
Blinkers 22 2 9% −5.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 4 0 0% −4.00
2019 5 0 0% −5.00
2018 7 1 14% +1.00
2017 17 0 0% −17.00
2016 15 2 13% +2.00
2015 8 0 0% −8.00
2014 10 1 10% +3.00
2013 6 1 17% +7.00

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
2021 · 4 runs
07 Jun 21+73d Gowran Park Good Enuf To Eat Caterers At Gowran Park Apprentice Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 8f · Good · 14 ran 11/14 hd 8-10 4582C42A Dylan Browne McMonagle 33/1
26 Mar 21+35d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (45-65) 10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 13/14 9 8-5 4648C41C Gearoid Brouder 33/1
19 Feb 21+39d Dundalk (AW) HOLLYWOODBETS HORSE RACING AND SPORTS BETTING Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 6/14 1¼ 8-12 4791B64A Robbie Colgan 25/1
11 Jan 21+462d Dundalk (AW) Join Us On Instagram At dundalk_stadium Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 5/14 ¾ 8-12 47100B63A Shane Foley 28/1
2019 · 5 runs
07 Oct 19+157d Newcastle (AW) Mounsey Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 13 ran 11/13 nk 9-4 5281B53A Robbie Downey 8/1
03 May 19+16d Dundalk (AW) Sean Judge Memorial Handicap (45-70) 8f · Standard · 9 ran 5/9 1¼ 9-1 5681A68A Robbie Colgan 16/1
17 Apr 19+12d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Apprentice Handicap (45-65) 8f · Standard · 10 ran 5/10 1 9-4 5898A72A Alan Persse 20/1
05 Apr 19+77d Dundalk (AW) dundalkstadium.com Handicap (45-65) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 10/14 hd 9-8 6195B66A Shane B Kelly 33/1
18 Jan 19+35d Dundalk (AW) BK Forklifts Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 8/14 1 10-0 6576B77A Robbie Colgan 25/1
2018 · 7 runs
14 Dec 18+139d Dundalk (AW) Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Handicap (45-70) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 10/14 1¼ 9-11 6780B59A Robbie Colgan 25/1
28 Jul 18+23d Gowran Park Like Gowran Park On Facebook Handicap (50-80) 9.5f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 11/13 nk 9-0 6648C57C Robbie Downey 33/1
05 Jul 18+28d Bellewstown Collierstown Fillies Handicap (50-80) 8f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 7/8 5½ 9-12 6959A57A Robbie Downey 12/1
07 Jun 18+13d Leopardstown 'Hothouse Flowers' Handicap (50-80) 8f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 13/18 1¼ 9-2 7190C66A Robbie Downey 33/1
25 May 18+37d Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Fillies Handicap 10f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 13/17 1 9-1 7168C68A Shane Foley 25/1
18 Apr 18+40d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Apprentice Handicap (45-65) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 1/14 9-13 64103B99A Robbie Downey 7/1
09 Mar 18+77d Dundalk (AW) 32red Fillies Race 7f · Standard · 8 ran 3/8 3¼ 8-11 6586A78A Robbie Downey 9/1
2017 · 17 runs
22 Dec 17+14d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Apprentice Rated Race 8f · Standard · 13 ran 10/13 1½ 8-13 6877B63A Dylan Hogan 33/1
08 Dec 17+21d Dundalk (AW) Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Handicap 8f · Standard · 14 ran 9/14 nk 9-4 7096B65A Ben Coen 16/1
17 Nov 17+16d Dundalk (AW) Floodlit Friday Nights Rated Race 8f · Standard · 14 ran 12/14 ½ 8-13 7181B66A Robbie Downey 12/1
01 Nov 17+29d Dundalk (AW) Book Your Christmas Party At Dundalk Handicap 8f · Standard · 13 ran 11/13 1¾ 9-1 7694B65A Shane Foley 12/1
03 Oct 17+47d Dundalk (AW) Bar One Racing Double The Odds Goalscorer Special Handicap (Div 2) 7f · Standard · 14 ran 2/14 1¾ 10-0 7589B86A Shane Foley 7/1
17 Aug 17+10d Leopardstown Bulmers Handicap 8f · Good · 16 ran 10/16 ½ 9-6 7483C61A Dylan Hogan 12/1
07 Aug 17+31d Curragh Curragh Training Grounds Apprentice Handicap 8f · Good · 16 ran 2/16 ¾ 9-7 7289C91A Dylan Hogan 8/1
07 Jul 17+10d Bellewstown Scotch Hall Shopping Centre Ladies Day Handicap (60-90) 8f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 ½ 8-12 72100A73A Ross Coakley 12/1
27 Jun 17+20d Ballinrobe Costello & McDermott Apprentice Handicap 9.5f · Yielding To Soft · 8 ran 4/8 3 9-9 7563A83A Ross Coakley 6/1
07 Jun 17+28d Hamilton Weatherbys Hamiltonian Handicap Class 4 · 9f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 1 9-2 7681A72A Robbie Downey 12/1
10 May 17+18d Dundalk (AW) Hen & Stag Packages At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 8f · Standard · 14 ran 4/14 ½ 9-7 7591B83A Robbie Downey 12/1
22 Apr 17+17d Limerick Jackie Chan Allstars Play Live At Limerick Racecourse June 17th Handicap 8f · Good · 16 ran 15/16 2¼ 8-9 7670C52A Vanessa Maye 25/1
05 Apr 17+33d Leopardstown Leopardstown 'summer Pass' Handicap (50-80) 7f · Soft · 18 ran 9/18 1 9-8 7797C77A Robbie Downey 16/1
03 Mar 17+7d Dundalk (AW) Follow Dundalk Stadium On Facebook Handicap 7f · Standard · 12 ran 8/12 1¾ 8-13 7791A68A Vanessa Maye 17/2
24 Feb 17+14d Dundalk (AW) Anglo Printers Handicap 8f · Standard · 7 ran 6/7 hd 8-10 78109A73A Robbie Downey 3/1F
10 Feb 17+21d Dundalk (AW) Ever Kleen Contract Cleaners Handicap 8f · Standard · 12 ran 2/12 1½ 9-2 7889A92A Robbie Downey 9/2J
20 Jan 17+49d Dundalk (AW) Fitzpatrick's Bar & Restaurant Handicap 10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 8/14 ¾ 9-7 78103B74A Robbie Downey 13/2
2016 · 15 runs
02 Dec 16+23d Dundalk (AW) Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Handicap 8f · Standard · 14 ran 1/14 9-11 72101B94A Robbie Downey 7/1
09 Nov 16+33d Dundalk (AW) Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Handicap 7f · Standard · 14 ran 3/14 1¼ 9-6 72104B84A Gary Halpin 11/2
07 Oct 16+53d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Fillies Handicap (60-100) 7f · Standard · 10 ran 6/10 ¾ 8-12 7684A69A Robbie Downey 11/1
15 Aug 16+45d Roscommon Murray Ambulance Handicap 7f · Good · 13 ran 6/13 ½ 8-6 78—68A P J O'Hanlon 12/1
01 Jul 16+22d Bellewstown Dore & Co Solicitors Handicap (60-90) 8f · Heavy · 10 ran 5/10 ¾ 9-1 78—79A Oisin Orr 7/1
09 Jun 16+22d Leopardstown Aslan Apprentice Handicap (50-80) 8f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 3/6 1¼ 9-10 78—82B P J O'Hanlon 11/2
18 May 16+16d Dundalk (AW) Hen & Stag Packages At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 8f · Standard · 14 ran 2/14 4 9-9 78—83A Robbie Downey 8/1
02 May 16+22d Curragh Cross' Supervalu Handicap 8f · Yielding · 26 ran 20/26 hd 9-10 79—67C Robbie Downey 12/1
10 Apr 16+9d Leopardstown Leopardstown Family Raceday Handicap (50-85) 7f · Heavy · 13 ran 3/13 2¼ 9-7 79—92A Robbie Downey 16/1
01 Apr 16+14d Dundalk (AW) Paddy Power One Account Multiple Ways To Bet Handicap 7f · Standard · 10 ran 6/10 ½ 8-6 80—72A Robbie Downey 11/1
18 Mar 16+14d Dundalk (AW) Bet & Watch At Titanbet.co.uk Handicap 7f · Standard · 8 ran 4/8 ½ 9-8 81—83A Robbie Downey 15/2
04 Mar 16+21d Dundalk (AW) Bet 5 Get 20 In Free Bets At Coral.ie Handicap 8f · Standard · 13 ran 1/13 9-11 74—102A Robbie Downey 8/1
12 Feb 16+21d Dundalk (AW) This Is The Ladbrokes Life Handicap 8f · Standard · 8 ran 5/8 1 8-13 74—75A Robbie Downey 5/1
22 Jan 16+14d Dundalk (AW) www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap 7f · Standard · 7 ran 2/7 nk 8-8 72—79A Robbie Downey 5/1
08 Jan 16+21d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Rated Race 7f · Standard · 10 ran 3/10 1 8-13 72—77A Robbie Downey 3/1
2015 · 8 runs
18 Dec 15+7d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Rated Race 8f · Standard · 14 ran 2/14 hd 8-12 68—86A Robbie Downey 9/1
11 Dec 15+30d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Hotel Race & Stay Apprentice Handicap 7f · Standard · 14 ran 5/14 ¾ 9-8 68—78A Robbie Downey 10/1
11 Nov 15+12d Dundalk (AW) Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Handicap 7f · Standard · 13 ran DSQ/13 2½ 9-4 68—— P B Beggy 10/1
30 Oct 15+192d Dundalk (AW) Hibernia Steel Handicap 8f · Standard · 9 ran 3/9 1½ 8-10 68—78A P B Beggy 33/1
21 Apr 15+29d Brighton Try A Piglets Pantry Pie Today Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 4/5 1¼ 9-6 69—70B J F Egan 7/2C
23 Mar 15+12d Wolverhampton (AW) 32Red Fillies' Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 5 ran 3/5 ¾ 9-2 70—73B J F Egan 10/1
11 Mar 15+32d Kempton (AW) 10 Free Bet At 32RedSport.com Fillies' Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 7 ran 6/7 2 9-6 72—69A Luke Morris 25/1
07 Feb 15+112d Lingfield (AW) Unibet.co.uk Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 9/11 3 9-6 74—62A J F Egan 20/1
2014 · 10 runs
18 Oct 14+31d Wolverhampton (AW) bet365 Fillies' Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 5/12 nse 9-7 75—77A Luke Morris 7/2F
17 Sep 14+9d Yarmouth La Continental Cafe In Great Yarmouth Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 nk 8-6 75—63A Cam Hardie 9/2
08 Sep 14+21d Brighton Jadey's Dream Fillies' Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 2¼ 9-5 75—89A George Baker 4/1
18 Aug 14+17d Windsor 188Bet Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 3/6 1 8-11 75—74B James Doyle 7/2
01 Aug 14+37d Newmarket Just Recruitment Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 2/8 2 9-7 75—89A J-P Guillambert 9/2
25 Jun 14+35d Salisbury New Forest Farm Machinery/John Deere Fillies' Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 1/8 9-4 66—95A J-P Guillambert 12/1
21 May 14+24d Lingfield (AW) Citipost Ltd Fillies' Handicap (AWT) Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 8/11 1 9-5 68—59A George Baker 4/1
27 Apr 14+50d Kempton (AW) BetBright Moneyback Offers Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran 4/8 1¾ 9-7 70—68A George Baker 12/1
08 Mar 14+30d Wolverhampton (AW) 32Red.com Handicap (Bobis Race) Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran 6/8 ½ 8-8 72—63A Jordan Vaughan 16/1
06 Feb 14+84d Wolverhampton (AW) 32red Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 5 ran 4/5 1 8-3 74—63B Jordan Vaughan 11/1
2013 · 6 runs
14 Nov 13+7d Kempton (AW) Download The BetVictor App Now Nursery Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 6 ran 2/6 ¾ 8-9 63—73B Martin Lane 3/1
07 Nov 13+22d Wolverhampton (AW) 32Red.com Nursery (Div 1) Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran 1/9 9-5 63—84A Martin Lane 12/1
16 Oct 13+14d Nottingham Exclusive Networks Nursery Class 5 · 8.5f · Soft · 16 ran 7/16 3¼ 9-0 63—47C Martin Lane 16/1
02 Oct 13+12d Newcastle Barbour/British Stallion Studs E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 2/11 8 9-0 ——71A Martin Lane 100/1
20 Sep 13+41d Wolverhampton (AW) Uncle Bob's Median Auction Maiden Fillies' Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran 6/11 5 9-0 ——57A Tom McLaughlin 40/1
10 Aug 13 Newmarket Bbag-sales.de-the German Bloodstock Sales Maiden Fillies' Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 14/14 1¾ 9-0 ——46A J-P Guillambert 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Poetic Choice won?
Poetic Choice (GB) won 5 of 72 archived starts between 2013 and 2021, a strike rate of 6.9%. Placed 20 times in total (27.8% of starts).
Who trained Poetic Choice?
Poetic Choice (GB) was trained by Keith Henry Clarke on the most recent run on record, at Gowran Park on 7 June 2021.
Who is Poetic Choice's sire?
Poetic Choice (GB) is by Byron (GB) out of Ennobling (GB), whose sire is Mark Of Esteem.
What going does Poetic Choice prefer?
Poetic Choice (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 9 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Poetic Choice's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 7 June 2021. The highest on record is 81.
What is Poetic Choice's sire's record?
Byron (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 3,248 runs since Jan 2008 (225 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 172.
Who are Poetic Choice's siblings?
Out of Ennobling (GB), Poetic Choice (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Cometh (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Cometh (GB)). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2013. 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.