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Victor's Choice (IRE)

4yo filly (at last run, Apr 2025) · Last trainer Adrian Murray · Last owner Paul Mcloughlin Daniel John Foster
by The Last Lion (IRE) out of Northern Jewel (IRE) (Nayef)
16 runs · 9 courses · from Jun 2023
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Apr 2025 — 550 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2025 · 19th of 19 2 wins · Galway & Gowran Park Last raced off OR 70
KTB Profile

Victor's Choice won two of 16 starts, both handicaps on soft ground, at Gowran Park over 6f to 7f in May 2024 and at Galway over 1m to 1m1f in August 2024. She raced off an official rating of 70 at Navan in April 2025 and finished 19 of 19. The filly, by The Last Lion out of a Nayef mare, had shown her best form on soft turf.

Based on 16 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026
Official rating70↓ 4lb off peak
70 56–74

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 86 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Gowran Park, 21 Sep 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 16 figures · best 90C · median 77.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft788C67—
Good590C86—
Standard (AW)290B80—
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f1090C71.5—
1m – 1m1f590C86—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 16 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 72C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Navan, 26 Apr 2025 Official rating 70 at the last run, 26 Apr 2025

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 16 figures · best 95A · median 61
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft795A70—
Good573A61—
Standard (AW)263A60.5—
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f1083A59.5—
1m – 1m1f595A61—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 16 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 from 6 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Prominent 2 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 2 (33%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
The Last Lion (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 915 runs since Jan 2008 (63 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 4% from 100.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−7.4—
Good to Firm1071110.3%+2.9—
Good183126.6%−0.80 from 5
Good to Soft8144.9%−2.50 from 1
Soft10044%−3.42 from 7
Heavy3900%−7.40 from 1
Standard (AW)404379.2%+1.80 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f11398%+0.6—
6f – 7f516377.2%−0.21 from 10
1m – 1m1f174148%+0.61 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f5823.4%−40 from 1
1m5f – 2m42614.3%+6.9—
2m1f – 2m4f1200%−7.4—

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
Northern Jewel (IRE) (Nayef)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Queen Amanirenas (IRE)120——
Paulos Princess (IRE)10——
La Frisla (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 2 29% +13.25
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Gowran Park 4 1 25% −0.75
Galway 3 1 33% +14.00
Roscommon 2 0 0% −2.00
Dundalk (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 10 1 10% −6.75
1m – 1m1f 5 1 20% +12.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Wayne Hassett 6 1 17% −2.75
Robert Whearty 4 1 25% +13.00
Jamie Powell 2 0 0% −2.00
David Egan 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Coen 1 0 0% −1.00
Gary Halpin 1 0 0% −1.00
Leigh Roche 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 2 15% +7.25
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 1 0 0% −1.00
2024 9 2 22% +11.25
2023 6 0 0% −6.00

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
2025 · 1 run
26 Apr 25+194d Navan Arkle Bar Handicap 10f · Soft · 19 ran Sat close to pace early - fifth at halfway - driven and dropped back start of straight - faded to be well beaten by 2f out and finished last 19/19 24 10-0 707C72C David Egan 33/1
2024 · 9 runs
14 Oct 24+23d Roscommon www.roscommonracecourse.ie Handicap (50-80) 7.5f · Soft · 12 ran Settled midfield - 6th at halfway then asked for effort wide over 2f out - unable to gain ground from 1f out and well held 8/12 4¾ 9-3 7367A58A Robert Whearty 16/1
21 Sep 24+11d Gowran Park Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Apprentice Handicap (50-75) 9.5f · Good · 9 ran Settled handy early - sat second before the turn - driven on into the straight - held that spot but couldn't close the gap 2f out - dropped to fourth and held there without finding more 4/9 2¼ 9-6 7486A69A Sam Coen 22/1
10 Sep 24+19d Galway James P. Cunningham Electrical Handicap (47-75) 8.5f · Yielding · 12 ran Settled in the pack early - pushed along with 2f left then chased home in 6th approaching final furlong - bumped briefly and unable to find more finishing well held in 8th 8/12 4¼ 9-13 7482A58A Robert Whearty 13/2
22 Aug 24+20d Leopardstown Shamrock Enterprises Handicap 9f · Good · 15 ran Held up towards the back - failed to make headway approaching the final furlong - well held at the finish 12/15 nk 8-10 7490C61A Wayne Hassett 12/1
02 Aug 24+47d Galway Arthur Guinness Handicap (50-70) 8.5f · Soft · 17 ran Held up towards the back - moved through pack on inner turning into straight - challenging on inner with a furlong left - hit front and pulled clear late to score 1/17 9-9 6867C95A Robert Whearty 16/1
16 Jun 24+32d Gowran Park Golf At Gowran Park Handicap (47-70) 7f · Good · 16 ran 5/16 1½ 9-9 7087C73A Wayne Hassett 9/1
15 May 24+6d Sligo Decoclip Construction Company Handicap (47-65) 6f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 hd 9-8 5865A35A Wayne Hassett 2/1F
09 May 24+15d Gowran Park Thomastown Handicap (47-70) 7f · Soft · 7 ran 1/7 8-8 5873A83A Wayne Hassett 9/4F
24 Apr 24+133d Gowran Park Dining Packages At Gowran Park Handicap (47-65) 7f · Yielding · 13 ran 2/13 2¼ 8-10 5688C70A Wayne Hassett 7/1
2023 · 6 runs
13 Dec 23+26d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Nursery Handicap 6f · Standard · 10 ran 5/10 ½ 8-9 5670A63A Jamie Powell 15/2
17 Nov 23+18d Dundalk (AW) Bar One Racing 'Guaranteed Overnight Prices' Nursery Handicap 8f · Standard · 13 ran 4/13 ½ 8-9 5890B58A Robert Whearty 14/1
30 Oct 23+46d Galway www.swordsecurity.com Nursery Handicap 7f · Heavy · 11 ran 2/11 ½ 8-6 5783A61A Wayne Hassett 40/1
14 Sep 23+10d Naas Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden 6f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 12/13 ½ 9-2 —90C56A Gary Halpin 200/1
04 Sep 23+73d Roscommon Irish EBF Median Sires Series Race 7f · Yielding · 6 ran 6/6 ½ 8-4 —57C48C Jamie Powell 150/1
23 Jun 23 Down Royal Freixenet Pro Median Auction Maiden 7f · Good · 14 ran 11/14 8½ 8-9 —2C30C Leigh Roche 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has Victor's Choice won?
Victor's Choice (IRE) won 2 of 16 archived starts between 2023 and 2025, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 4 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Victor's Choice?
Victor's Choice (IRE) was trained by Adrian Murray on the most recent run on record, at Navan on 26 April 2025.
Who is Victor's Choice's sire?
Victor's Choice (IRE) is by The Last Lion (IRE) out of Northern Jewel (IRE), whose sire is Nayef.
What going does Victor's Choice prefer?
Victor's Choice (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Victor's Choice's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 70, from the run on 26 April 2025. The highest on record is 74.
What is Victor's Choice's sire's record?
The Last Lion (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 915 runs since Jan 2008 (63 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 4% from 100.
Who are Victor's Choice's siblings?
Out of Northern Jewel (IRE), Victor's Choice (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 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.