Horse profile
Stoner's Choice (GB)
by Great Pretender (IRE) out of High Benefit (IRE) (Beneficial)
36 runs · 15 courses · from Apr 2019
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
7 wins · 6 courses
Last run 24 Oct 2026
Last raced off OR 114
KTB Profile
Stoner's Choice is a gelding with seven wins from 36 starts on turf, including two from six at Kempton and two from 13 over 2m5f – 3m. He won a Class 3 handicap hurdle at Kempton in Apr 2023 off an official rating of 130 and has also scored in novice hurdles at Ascot, Carlisle, Market Rasen and Perth. Five of his wins came on good ground. He last ran at Cheltenham in Oct 2026, where he was held off an official rating of 114.
Based on 36 archived runs · run-style from 13 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 29lb off peak
- 7–36Wins / Runs
- 19.4%Strike rate
- 12 (33.3%)Placed
- −5.66£1 level staken=36 at SP
- 1.20Fair A/E n=36 · 1.06 incl. margin
- 143Highest OR
- 35dBetween runs (median)longest 567 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating114↓ 29lb off peak
114
114–143
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 136
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 6 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 15 | 145C | 114 | 3 runs · 136 / 120 |
| Good to Soft | 13 | 136A | 107 | 2 runs · 98 / 95.5 |
| Soft | 5 | 122A | 113 | 2 runs · 113 / 110.5 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 6 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 14 | 133A | 106.5 | 3 runs · 108 / 93 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 12 | 145C | 119.5 | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 120A | 107 | 3 runs · 120 / 113 |
Of 36 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 34 figures from 36 runs · as at 1 Nov 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 from 13 analysed runs since Dec 2024
- Prominent 7 (54%) · 0 wins
- Held up 3 (23%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (15%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (8%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Great Pretender (IRE)
Progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 3,551 runs since Mar 2010 (410 horses).
Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.5% from 728. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 6.6% from 151.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +86.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | −2.6 | — |
| Good | 717 | 102 | 14.2% | +1.1 | 5 from 16 |
| Good to Soft | 572 | 78 | 13.6% | +0.5 | 2 from 13 |
| Soft | 1,404 | 181 | 12.9% | −0.2 | 0 from 6 |
| Heavy | 756 | 96 | 12.7% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 81 | 4 | 4.9% | −8.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 28 | 0 | 0% | −13.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 151 | 10 | 6.6% | −6.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 728 | 120 | 16.5% | +3.4 | 2 from 9 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,656 | 212 | 12.8% | −0.3 | 3 from 14 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 772 | 94 | 12.2% | −0.9 | 2 from 13 |
| Over 3m | 202 | 27 | 13.4% | +0.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2010 · as at 6 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
High Benefit (IRE) (Beneficial)
7 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Fine By Her (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Fine By Her (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine By Her (GB) | 23 | 3 | 2m4f–3m | Class 5 |
| Blue Velvet (IRE) | 7 | 2 | 2m–2m3f | — |
| Just Rocky (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| High Worth (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Maximum Benefit (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Her Dream (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Grand Slam Sam (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 16 | 5 | 31% | +6.93 |
| Good to Soft | 13 | 2 | 15% | −5.59 |
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 16 | 3 | 19% | −4.37 |
| Class 2 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 4 | 6 | 3 | 50% | −0.29 |
| Class 1 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +11.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton | 6 | 2 | 33% | +1.88 |
| Perth | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.09 |
| Ascot | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.25 |
| Cheltenham | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Carlisle | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.20 |
| Market Rasen | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 14 | 3 | 21% | −7.82 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 2 | 15% | −3.75 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 2 | 22% | +5.91 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Kendrick | 22 | 6 | 27% | +2.84 |
| Fern O'Brien | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Kielan Woods | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.50 |
| Jack Hogan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 22 | 5 | 23% | −10.16 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| None | 5 | 2 | 40% | +13.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.62 |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.25 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 | 75% | +1.71 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 28 | 5 | 18% | −13.04 |
| Chase | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.62 |
| NH Flat | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 Oct 26+184d | Cheltenham | Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle Race (Pertemps Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) Trailed from the outset - tailed off and pulled up before the last | PU/19 | — | 9-11 | 114 | — | — | Fern O'Brien | 66/1 |
| 23 Apr 26+35d | Perth | Download The Free Racing TV App Now Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Handy early - hit front 2nd - awkward at the 6th - pushed along after 3 out and lost advantage before 2 out - well held from there | 6/9 | 12 | 11-10 | 116 | 89C | 109C | Fern O'Brien | 11/2 |
| 19 Mar 26+62d | Ludlow | GC Rickards Ltd Handicap Hurdle Handy early - tracking front group from 5th - mistake at 8th - driven approaching 3 out then dropped away after 2 out | 6/8 | nk | 11-7 | 118 | 136B | 114A | Fern O'Brien | 10/3J |
| 16 Jan 26+17d | Windsor | Fitzdares Sovereign Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled at back of field - pushed along before 3 out - nudged closer up the run-in - finished 7th | 7/14 | 8 | 10-2 | 121 | 113B | 118A | Fern O'Brien | 100/1 |
| 2025 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Dec 25+18d | Haydock | Betfred 'Happy New Year' Handicap Hurdle Raced with a right-hand drift - up with the pace - shared the lead 3 out before easing back to fifth under pressure - unable to threaten again through to the last | 5/8 | 2 | 10-11 | 123 | 120A | 122A | Fern O'Brien | 7/1 |
| 12 Dec 25+19d | Cheltenham | Catesby Estates Handicap Hurdle Racing wide with the pack midway - drifted right over the 4th - fell back before three out - driven hard from two out and finished well beaten | 11/11 | 6½ | 11-2 | 126 | 93A | 110A | Kielan Woods | 28/1 |
| 23 Nov 25+13d | Windsor | Call Fitzdares For Top Prices Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the pace early - clumsy at the fourth from home - urged forward then dropped away before two out - finished sixth | 6/9 | 3 | 11-9 | 128 | 98A | 133A | Fern O'Brien | 16/1 |
| 10 Nov 25+17d | Carlisle | Unibet Middle Distance Chase Series Veterans' Handicap Chase Settled in 4th early - moved into 3rd 5 out before dropping back after 3 out - kept going on the run-in to finish 5th | 5/5 | 2 | 11-6 | 130 | 108C | 116B | Fern O'Brien | 11/5 |
| 24 Oct 25+176d | Cheltenham | William Hill Each Way Extra Handicap Hurdle Held up at the back throughout - never able to challenge - well held at the finish | 10/20 | ¾ | 11-8 | 131 | 110B | 127A | Kielan Woods | 50/1 |
| 01 May 25+68d | Punchestown | Conway Piling Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Set the pace early - challenged from 8th before drawn level - driven approaching two out then lost the advantage entering the straight - dropped away to finish 17th | 17/23 | 1¼ | 10-13 | 129 | 121C | 110C | Kielan Woods | 33/1 |
| 22 Feb 25+35d | Kempton | Ladbrokes 'Big-Value You Can Bet On' Handicap Hurdle Sat close up early - clipped first flight and lost fluency at second - moved to front soon after - pushed along between the last two obstacles - overtaken close home - kept going at unchanged tempo up the run-in but never able to trouble winner | 2/12 | 3½ | 11-1 | 130 | 118A | 133A | Fern O'Brien | 10/1 |
| 18 Jan 25+29d | Ascot | BetMGM Holloway's Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled up with pace early - went in front at the 2nd then quickly overtaken - regained the advantage at the 4th - surrendered it after the following fence - dropped away two out - stumbled at the last then finished well held | 7/11 | 13 | 11-4 | 131 | 105A | 119A | Kielan Woods | 33/1 |
| 2024 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Dec 24+39d | Ascot | Howden Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Just in front early before clipping first and losing advantage - settled behind rival through middle stages - regained command 6th - shaken up to challenge then edged out shortly after 2 out - stayed on same gait to last finishing 4th | 4/13 | 3½ | 11-11 | 130 | 103B | 142A | Jack Hogan | 28/1 |
| 11 Nov 24+567d | Kempton | Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Went clear from start until first fence - back in command soon after - lost footing slightly three out - pushed along and drifted right approaching last then overtaken and unable to respond to winner on run-in | 2/4 | 4½ | 11-4 | 130 | 138C | 135B | Max Kendrick | 14/1 |
| 2023 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 Apr 23+107d | Kempton | Join Racing TV Now Handicap Hurdle | 1/8 | 12-0 | 130 | 136A | 137B | Kielan Woods | 9/2 | |
| 07 Jan 23+42d | Wincanton | Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle | 2/4 | 24 | 11-9 | 133 | 60C | 124C | Max Kendrick | 13/2 |
| 2022 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Nov 22+37d | Doncaster | At The Races App Expert Tips Handicap Hurdle | 3/6 | 6 | 12-0 | 135 | 114A | 130B | Max Kendrick | 15/2 |
| 20 Oct 22+112d | Carlisle | Introducing Racing TV Novices' Chase (GBB Race) | 3/3 | 14 | 11-8 | 137 | 89C | 110C | Max Kendrick | 5/2 |
| 30 Jun 22+59d | Perth | Secure Air Parks Edinburgh Airport Parking Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 4/6 | 12 | 11-10 | 139 | 107A | 119B | Max Kendrick | 10/3 |
| 02 May 22+65d | Kempton | Racing TV Novices' Chase (GBB Race) | 1/2 | 11-2 | 135 | 96C | 128C | Max Kendrick | 11/8 | |
| 26 Feb 22+35d | Kempton | Play Coral 'Racing-Super-Series' For Free Handicap Hurdle | 5/11 | 1¾ | 11-12 | 137 | 105A | 135A | Max Kendrick | 15/2 |
| 22 Jan 22+21d | Ascot | SBK Holloway's Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 6/11 | 1½ | 11-8 | 139 | 122A | 130A | Max Kendrick | 16/1 |
| 01 Jan 22+29d | Musselburgh | Betway Hair Of The Dog Handicap Hurdle | 3/8 | 2½ | 11-12 | 140 | 106B | 145A | Max Kendrick | 7/2 |
| 2021 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Dec 21+25d | Sandown | Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 6/12 | 2¾ | 11-5 | 142 | 114B | 131A | Max Kendrick | 15/2 |
| 08 Nov 21+201d | Kempton | Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/6 | nk | 11-11 | 143 | 132A | 134B | Max Kendrick | 3/1J |
| 21 Apr 21+24d | Perth | British EBF William Hill Gold Castle 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Listed) (GBB Race) | 4/6 | 1½ | 11-0 | 143 | 107A | 121B | Max Kendrick | 13/8F |
| 28 Mar 21+35d | Ascot | Sky Sports Racing Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 1/5 | 11-12 | 139 | 145C | 148B | Max Kendrick | 11/4 | |
| 21 Feb 21+94d | Market Rasen | Ballymore Sidney Banks Novices' Hurdle (Listed) (GBB Race) | 2/5 | 3 | 11-3 | 139 | 89C | 124B | Max Kendrick | 9/4 |
| 2020 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Nov 20+35d | Market Rasen | Pertemps Network 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/5 | 11-7 | 127 | 130C | 134B | Max Kendrick | EvensF | |
| 15 Oct 20+21d | Carlisle | racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 1/11 | 11-1 | 126 | 133A | 135A | Max Kendrick | 4/5F | |
| 24 Sep 20+25d | Perth | Horizon Parking Park Cars At Perth Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 1/9 | 10-9 | — | 108A | 136A | Max Kendrick | 10/11F | |
| 30 Aug 20+254d | Perth | bet365 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/9 | 4¼ | 10-9 | — | 108A | 128B | Max Kendrick | 13/8 |
| 2019 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Dec 19+33d | Ascot | Isobel Championship Standard Open NH Flat Race (Listed) | 7/9 | 9 | 11-4 | — | 100C | 107A | Max Kendrick | 25/1 |
| 17 Nov 19+206d | Cheltenham | High Sheriff Of Gloucestershire And Racing Remember Standard Open NH Flat Race (Listed) | 5/8 | ½ | 11-0 | — | — | 122A | Max Kendrick | 7/1 |
| 25 Apr 19+22d | Warwick | Tilney For Professionals Standard Open NH Flat Race (Div 2) | 1/8 | 10-6 | — | 106A | 120A | Max Kendrick | 12/1 | |
| 03 Apr 19 | Market Rasen | Download The Star Sports App Now! Maiden Open NH Flat Race | 2/8 | nk | 10-5 | — | 87A | 116A | Max Kendrick | 8/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Stoner's Choice won?
- Stoner's Choice (GB) won 7 of 36 archived starts between 2019 and 2026, a strike rate of 19.4%. Placed 12 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trains Stoner's Choice?
- Stoner's Choice (GB) is trained by Fergal O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 October 2026.
- Who is Stoner's Choice's sire?
- Stoner's Choice (GB) is by Great Pretender (IRE) out of High Benefit (IRE), whose sire is Beneficial.
- What going does Stoner's Choice prefer?
- Stoner's Choice (GB) has the best record on good going: 5 wins from 16 starts (31.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Stoner's Choice's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 24 October 2026. The highest on record is 143.
- What is Stoner's Choice's sire's record?
- Great Pretender (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 3,551 runs since Mar 2010 (410 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.5% from 728. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 6.6% from 151.
- Who are Stoner's Choice's siblings?
- Out of High Benefit (IRE), Stoner's Choice (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Fine By Her (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Fine By Her (GB)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Nov 2026.