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Horse profile

Winning Choice (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2006) · Last trainer Oliver McKiernan · Last owner Mrs C Mckiernan
by Midhish (GB) out of Port-O-Call (GB) (Import)
5 runs · 5 courses · from Mar 2005
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Jul 2006 — 7,428 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2006 Last raced off OR 81
KTB Profile

Winning Choice (IRE) is yet to win from 5 starts.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 6 Nov 2026

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 87C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 30 Apr 2005 Official rating 81 at the last run, 5 Jul 2006

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 3 figures · best 87C · median 73
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Soft287C80—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m273C72—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 5 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1) · no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 5 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
Midhish (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 3.6% of 111 runs since Jan 2008 (23 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−3.60 from 1
Good to Firm1616.3%+2.70 from 2
Good2700%−3.6—
Good to Soft1700%−3.6—
Soft1915.3%+1.70 from 2
Heavy15213.3%+9.7—
Standard (AW)1500%−3.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f300%−3.6—
6f – 7f1600%−3.6—
1m – 1m1f1000%−3.6—
1m2f – 1m4f300%−3.6—
1m5f – 2m3326.1%+2.50 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f3625.6%+20 from 2
2m5f – 3m1000%−3.60 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Port-O-Call (GB) (Import)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them North Island (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m3f–2m7f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (North Island (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
North Island (IRE)2642m3f–2m7fClass 3

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mark Bolger 3 0 0% −3.00
G Cotter 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr A Fleming 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 3 0 0% −3.00
2005 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2006 · 3 runs
05 Jul 06+12d Bellewstown Bluegrass Handicap Hurdle (81-109) 3m · Good To Firm · 16 ran PU/16 — 9-7 81— Mark Bolger 25/1
23 Jun 06+13d Down Royal Kbs Group Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Firm · 19 ran 8/19 ¾ 10-11 81— Mark Bolger 33/1
10 Jun 06+406d Cork Kanturk (C&G) Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good To Firm · 20 ran 14/20 ½ 11-5 —71C Mark Bolger 50/1
2005 · 2 runs
30 Apr 05+32d Punchestown RFL Steel Hurdle 2m4f · Soft · 25 ran 23/25 30 11-6 —87C G Cotter 50/1
29 Mar 05 Fairyhouse Kilbrew Recuperation & Nursing Care INH Flat Race 2m · Soft · 22 ran 20/22 3 11-9 —73C Mr A Fleming 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Winning Choice won?
Winning Choice (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2005 and 2006.
Who trained Winning Choice?
Winning Choice (IRE) was trained by Oliver McKiernan on the most recent run on record, at Bellewstown on 5 July 2006.
Who is Winning Choice's sire?
Winning Choice (IRE) is by Midhish (GB) out of Port-O-Call (GB), whose sire is Import.
What is Winning Choice's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 5 July 2006. That is also the highest on record.
What is Winning Choice's sire's record?
Midhish (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 3.6% of 111 runs since Jan 2008 (23 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Winning Choice's siblings?
Out of Port-O-Call (GB), Winning Choice (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: North Island (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (North Island (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3f–2m7f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.