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Horse profile

Serious Choice (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2011) · Last trainer Philip Hobbs · Last owner The Serious Choice Partnership
by Choisir (AUS) out of Printaniere (USA) (Sovereign Dancer)
23 runs · 16 courses · from Oct 2007
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 31 Oct 2011 — 5,469 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2011 · 4th of 7 3 wins · Newton Abbot & Yarmouth Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 97
KTB Profile

Serious Choice (IRE) is 3 from 23. Hasn't won since Apr 2010. Every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 8 on softer).

Based on 23 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster
Official rating97↓ 2lb off peak
97 62–99

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 112A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Huntingdon, 11 Oct 2011 Official rating 97 at the last jumps run, 31 Oct 2011

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 62A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 31 Jul 2011 Official rating 66 at the last flat run, 31 Jul 2011

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 119A · median 106.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good5119A108—
Good to Soft2105A97.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m7116A105—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 15 figures · best 87A · median 61
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft587A54—
Good381A69—
Standard (AW)362C61—
Good to Firm385A54—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f887A62—
1m – 1m1f485A54.5—
6f – 7f240A37—
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 23 figures from 23 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
Choisir (AUS)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 5,779 runs since Jan 2008 (392 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm7622.6%−8.1—
Good to Firm1,19514111.8%+1.11 from 4
Good1,27613510.6%−0.12 from 8
Good to Soft5536311.4%+0.70 from 3
Soft752749.8%−0.90 from 5
Heavy320309.4%−1.3—
Standard (AW)1,60717410.8%+0.10 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,26314611.6%+0.9—
6f – 7f2,53828511.2%+0.50 from 2
1m – 1m1f1,019959.3%−1.41 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f445429.4%−1.31 from 8
1m5f – 2m378359.3%−1.40 from 8
2m1f – 2m4f1061110.4%−0.31 from 1
2m5f – 3m26519.2%+8.5—
Over 3m400%−10.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Printaniere (USA) (Sovereign Dancer)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Fastnowfast (IRE)390——
Tuscan Gem (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 8 2 25% +18.00
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 4 1 25% +22.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 12 2 17% +14.00
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 3 1 33% +23.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sandown 3 0 0% −3.00
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Taunton 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Yarmouth 2 2 100% +45.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 1 100% +4.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 8 0 0% −8.00
1m2f – 1m4f 8 1 13% +13.00
1m – 1m1f 4 1 25% +22.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 1 100% +4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richard Johnson 6 0 0% −6.00
Jack Mitchell 4 1 25% +22.00
Pat Cosgrave 3 0 0% −3.00
Ian Mongan 2 0 0% −2.00
Matt Griffiths 1 0 0% −1.00
James Best 1 0 0% −1.00
Seb Sanders 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom O'Brien 1 1 100% +4.00
Liam Jones 1 1 100% +20.00
Mr Simon Walker 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Fergus Sweeney 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 16 2 13% +31.00
Blinkers 7 1 14% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 5 0 0% −5.00
2010 3 1 33% +2.00
2009 6 1 17% +15.00
2008 6 1 17% +20.00
2007 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 15 2 13% +32.00
Hurdle 8 1 13% −3.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
31 Oct 11+20d Kempton London Irish St Patrick's Party Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 4½ 10-6 9799A Matt Griffiths 7/2F
11 Oct 11+12d Huntingdon Frimstone Recycled Aggregates Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 5/9 2 10-12 99112A Richard Johnson 9/2
29 Sep 11+60d Bangor-on-Dee York Brewery Guzzler Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 10 10-8 99102A Richard Johnson 3/1F
31 Jul 11+10d Newbury Queensland House Amateur Riders' Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 · 10f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 nk 11-4 6662A James Best 9/1
21 Jul 11+454d Sandown Wisecall Claims Assistance Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Soft · 13 ran 10/13 8 9-0 7054C Seb Sanders 25/1
23 Apr 10+48d Newton Abbot Steve Laister Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 11-9 96119A Tom O'Brien 4/1
06 Mar 10+32d Doncaster Sportingbet.com Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 18 ran 3/18 8 10-13 92116A Richard Johnson 7/1
02 Feb 10+68d Taunton southwest-racing.com Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 9/12 7 11-3 9290C Richard Johnson 12/1
26 Nov 09+24d Taunton Weatherbys Bloodstock Insurance Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 4/12 7 11-0 —105A Richard Johnson 4/1
02 Nov 09+117d Plumpton Attheraces.com Is Free Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 1½ 11-0 —108A Richard Johnson 8/1
08 Jul 09+25d Kempton (AW) Digibet.com Handicap Class 4 · 11f · Standard · 11 ran 11/11 ¾ 9-10 7662C Pat Cosgrave 11/1
13 Jun 09+30d Sandown Bet On Royal Ascot At totesport.com Handicap Class 4 · 14f · Good · 15 ran 12/15 hd 9-2 7869A Pat Cosgrave 40/1
14 May 09+30d Newmarket Guardian Direct Marketing Print, Pack & Post Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 7/8 20 8-4 7954C Jack Mitchell 17/2
14 Apr 09+187d Yarmouth Freebets.co.uk New Online Betting Forum Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 7-11 7081A Liam Jones 20/1
09 Oct 08+8d Newbury Events Bar Management Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 11f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 5/16 1¾ 8-13 6877A Jack Mitchell 9/1
01 Oct 08+17d Nottingham Amateur Jockeys Association Handicap (Gentleman Amateurs) Class 5 · 10f · Soft · 14 ran 2/14 ½ 11-0 6887A Mr Simon Walker 16/1
14 Sep 08+59d Goodwood Sussex Militia Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Soft · 9 ran 9/9 ½ 8-13 7056A Jack Mitchell 12/1
17 Jul 08+35d Sandown Devine Homes Supporting The Children's Trust Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 10/11 6 9-0 7137A Ryan Moore 4/1J
12 Jun 08+42d Yarmouth Norfolk Chamber Of Commerce Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 1/15 8-13 6285A Jack Mitchell 25/1
01 May 08+183d Chelmsford (AW) Sherry Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 10/12 2 9-3 6440A Pat Cosgrave 16/1
31 Oct 07+12d Kempton (AW) Kempton.Co.Uk Maiden Auction Stakes Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 13 ran 8/13 hd 8-13 6461C Ian Mongan 66/1
19 Oct 07+10d Newmarket Anglo Hibernian Bloodstock Insurance E.B.F. Maiden (Div 1) Class 3 · 8f · Soft · 11 ran 9/11 4 9-3 7448C Fergus Sweeney 100/1
09 Oct 07 Folkestone P A Grant Electrical Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 7f · Soft · 12 ran 8/12 7 9-3 —34C Ian Mongan 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Serious Choice (IRE) won?
Serious Choice (IRE) won 3 of 23 archived starts between 2007 and 2011, a strike rate of 13%. Placed 5 times in total (21.7% of starts).
Who trained Serious Choice (IRE)?
Serious Choice (IRE) was trained by Philip Hobbs on the most recent run on record, at Kempton on 31 October 2011.
Who is Serious Choice (IRE)'s sire?
Serious Choice (IRE) is by Choisir (AUS) out of Printaniere (USA), whose sire is Sovereign Dancer.
What going does Serious Choice (IRE) prefer?
Serious Choice (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 8 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 Serious Choice (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 31 October 2011. The highest on record is 99.
What is Serious Choice (IRE)'s sire's record?
Choisir (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 5,779 runs since Jan 2008 (392 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Serious Choice (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Printaniere (USA), Serious Choice (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2007. 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.