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Horse profile

Rioga Choice (IRE)

6yo mare (at last run, Dec 2023) · Last trainer Henry De Bromhead · Last owner John Lenihan
by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Royal Choice (IRE) (King's Theatre)
10 runs · 8 courses · from Jan 2022
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Dec 2023 — 1,046 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2023 · 9th of 11 Won at Roscommon Last raced off OR 127
KTB Profile

Rioga Choice is a mare who won one of ten starts over hurdles on turf. She took the Curraghboy Maiden Hurdle at Roscommon in Aug 2022 over 1m5f – 2m on soft ground and has not won since. All three of her placed efforts came on soft. She last ran off a mark of 127 when ninth of 11 in the Tara Handicap Hurdle at Navan in Dec 2023.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating127At career-high mark
127 121–127

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 128 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Navan, 17 Dec 2023

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 8 figures · best 128B · median 120
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft6128B124.5—
Good1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4128B125.5—
1m5f – 2m3117B108—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 131A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 19 Feb 2023 Official rating 127 at the last run, 17 Dec 2023

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 8 figures · best 132A · median 119.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft6132A121.5—
Good1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4127A114.5—
1m5f – 2m3132A123—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 10 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
Flemensfirth (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 17,281 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3800%−11.8—
Good to Firm522509.6%−2.2—
Good4,05344110.9%−0.90 from 1
Good to Soft2,93335412.1%+0.3—
Soft5,87675112.8%+11 from 8
Heavy3,81744911.8%00 from 1
Standard (AW)4224.8%−7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−11.8—
1m2f – 1m4f2514%−7.8—
1m5f – 2m4,48454712.2%+0.41 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f6,08172411.9%+0.10 from 6
2m5f – 3m5,25762211.8%00 from 1
Over 3m1,43215310.7%−1.1—

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
Royal Choice (IRE) (King's Theatre)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Special John (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Special John (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Special John (IRE)1333m–3m2½fClass 5
Its Gonnahappen (IRE)412m—
Kates Choice (IRE)1512m4fClass 5
My Uncas (IRE)90——
Royal Tiara (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 8 1 13% −5.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 3 0 0% −3.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 1 100% +2.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 3 1 33% +0.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Rachael Blackmore 8 1 13% −5.00
Darragh O'Keeffe 1 0 0% −1.00
Hugh Morgan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 5 0 0% −5.00
2022 5 1 20% −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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2023 · 5 runs
17 Dec 23+21d Navan Download The BetVictor App Tara Handicap Hurdle (Listed) 20f · Soft · 11 ran 9/11 2¼ 11-1 127128B113A Darragh O'Keeffe 18/1
26 Nov 23+231d Punchestown Frontline Security Grabel Mares Hurdle (Fillies' & Mares' Listed) 18f · Soft · 6 ran 5/6 nk 10-11 127123A116B Rachael Blackmore 15/2
09 Apr 23+49d Fairyhouse Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Honeysuckle Mares Novice Hurdle (grade 1) 20.5f · Yielding · 14 ran F/14 — 11-5 127—— Rachael Blackmore 25/1
19 Feb 23+14d Punchestown Apple's Jade Mares Novice Hurdle (Listed) 21f · Yielding · 8 ran 3/8 ½ 10-11 121126B131A Rachael Blackmore 9/1
05 Feb 23+93d Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Paddy Mullins Mares Handicap Hurdle (grade B) 17.5f · Yielding · 22 ran UR/22 — 11-1 121—— Rachael Blackmore 12/1
2022 · 5 runs
04 Nov 22+94d Down Royal Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Feathard Lady Mares Novice Hurdle (Fillies' & Mares' Grade 3) 17f · Soft · 10 ran 4/10 ¾ 10-10 —128A127A Rachael Blackmore 16/1
02 Aug 22+31d Roscommon Curraghboy Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 14 ran 1/14 10-11 —108B132A Rachael Blackmore 2/1F
02 Jul 22+118d Bellewstown Bar One Racing Bet On Mobile Maiden Hurdle 17f · Good · 16 ran 8/16 3 10-11 —93B97A Rachael Blackmore 10/3
06 Mar 22+34d Wexford Wexford Mares Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 13 ran 3/13 3¼ 10-13 —117B123A Rachael Blackmore 9/2
31 Jan 22 Punchestown Punchestown.com Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 20 ran 4/20 hd 11-4 —79B97A Hugh Morgan 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Rioga Choice won?
Rioga Choice (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2022 and 2023, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 3 times in total (30% of starts).
Who trained Rioga Choice?
Rioga Choice (IRE) was trained by Henry De Bromhead on the most recent run on record, at Navan on 17 December 2023.
Who is Rioga Choice's sire?
Rioga Choice (IRE) is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Royal Choice (IRE), whose sire is King's Theatre.
What going does Rioga Choice prefer?
Rioga Choice (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Rioga Choice's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 127, from the run on 17 December 2023. That is also the highest on record.
What is Rioga Choice's sire's record?
Flemensfirth (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 17,281 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Rioga Choice's siblings?
Out of Royal Choice (IRE), Rioga Choice (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Special John (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Special John (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2022. 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.