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Horse profile

Wise Choice (GB)

6yo gelding (at last run, May 2009) · Last trainer Lucy Normile · Last owner Miss P A P J Carnaby
by Green Desert (USA) out of Ballykett Lady (USA) (Sir Ivor)
37 runs · 24 courses · from Jul 2005
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 May 2009 — 6,376 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2009 · 6th of 13 3 wins · Carlisle, Hereford & Folkestone Last raced off OR 95
KTB Profile

Wise Choice (GB) is 3 from 37. Hasn't won since Apr 2008. All 3 wins have come on turf — 0 from 7 on the all-weather.

Based on 37 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins on turf
Official rating95↓ 5lb off peak
95 51–100

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) 107A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Perth, 22 Apr 2009 Official rating 95 at the last jumps run, 8 May 2009

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 44C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 10 Jan 2007 Official rating 53 at the last flat run, 17 Sep 2007

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 17 figures · best 114C · median 93
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft696C92.5—
Good4107A80.5—
Good to Soft3114C113—
Heavy293A89.5—
Good to Firm2113C110—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m7114C96—
2m5f – 3m6107A90—
2m1f – 2m4f3113A86—
Over 3m1———
Flat 18 figures · best 64C · median 51.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)763C39—
Good564C56—
Good to Firm464C59.5—
Good to Soft233C32—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f1064C50—
1m5f – 2m464C54.5—
1m – 1m1f263C46.5—
6f – 7f253C46—

Of 37 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 · 35 figures from 37 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
Green Desert (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 3,324 runs since Jan 2008 (251 horses).

Weakest on good to soft going: 7.8% from 269. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.4% from 147.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm46715.2%+4.2—
Good to Firm8128911%01 from 6
Good6676910.3%−0.70 from 9
Good to Soft269217.8%−3.22 from 7
Soft256239%−20 from 6
Heavy5147.8%−3.20 from 2
Standard (AW)1,22315212.4%+1.40 from 7
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3464412.7%+1.7—
6f – 7f1,39416011.5%+0.50 from 2
1m – 1m1f8168310.2%−0.80 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f5516712.2%+1.21 from 11
1m5f – 2m14785.4%−5.61 from 11
2m1f – 2m4f4424.5%−6.51 from 4
2m5f – 3m2414.2%−6.80 from 6
Over 3m200%−110 from 1

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
Ballykett Lady (USA) (Sir Ivor)

4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ballykettrail (IRE)20——
Boherna Gold (IRE)110——
Amaltea (GB)20——
Nancys Call (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 9 0 0% −9.00
Good to Soft 7 2 29% +12.50
Standard (AW) 7 0 0% −7.00
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Firm 6 1 17% −2.75
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 16 2 13% +2.25
Class 5 9 0 0% −9.00
Class 6 9 1 11% −4.50
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kelso 4 0 0% −4.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Carlisle 2 1 50% +13.00
Ayr 2 0 0% −2.00
Hexham 2 0 0% −2.00
Hereford 2 1 50% +1.25
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Yarmouth 2 0 0% −2.00
Nottingham 2 0 0% −2.00
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Folkestone 1 1 100% +3.50
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 11 1 9% −7.75
1m2f – 1m4f 11 1 9% −6.50
2m5f – 3m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 1 25% +11.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Doyle 8 1 13% −3.50
Alexander Voy 4 0 0% −4.00
Pat Cosgrave 3 0 0% −3.00
Jimmy McCarthy 2 0 0% −2.00
Dougie Costello 2 1 50% +13.00
Mr O J Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00
Richie McGrath 1 0 0% −1.00
Denis O'Regan 1 0 0% −1.00
Neil Mulholland 1 0 0% −1.00
David Cullinane 1 0 0% −1.00
T J Dreaper 1 0 0% −1.00
Stevie Donohoe 1 0 0% −1.00
Daryl Jacob 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Thomas 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Thornton 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Johnson 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Moloney 1 1 100% +2.25
Micky Fenton 1 0 0% −1.00
Darryll Holland 1 0 0% −1.00
Martin Dwyer 1 0 0% −1.00
Chris Catlin 1 0 0% −1.00
Saleem Golam 1 0 0% −1.00
Graham Gibbons 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 36 3 8% −13.25
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 5 0 0% −5.00
2008 8 1 13% +7.00
2007 5 0 0% −5.00
2006 15 2 13% −7.25
2005 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 19 1 5% −14.50
Hurdle 14 2 14% +4.25
Chase 4 0 0% −4.00

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
08 May 09+16d Aintree Betdaq The Betting Exchange Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 24.5f · Good · 13 ran 6/13 2¼ 9-4 9582A Alexander Voy 11/1
22 Apr 09+27d Perth Royal Comrie Hotel Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Good · 18 ran 3/18 10 11-0 95107A Mr O J Murphy 10/1
26 Mar 09+7d Carlisle Azure Catering Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 11 9-4 8879A Alexander Voy 6/1
19 Mar 09+19d Ayr Victor Chandler Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 1¼ 10-4 8894B Alexander Voy 9/1
28 Feb 09+112d Kelso Paul's Original Sandwich House Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 22.5f · Soft · 18 ran 8/18 2¼ 10-6 9886C Alexander Voy 28/1
08 Nov 08+28d Kelso Fruitful Advertising & Design Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 25f · Soft · 10 ran 4/10 30 11-4 9992C Richie McGrath 50/1
11 Oct 08+161d Hexham Eldon Square Always There Beginners' Chase Class 5 · 15.5f · Soft · 7 ran 5/7 8 11-3 9993C Jimmy McCarthy 12/1
03 May 08+23d Hexham Arup Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20f · Heavy · 10 ran 6/10 143 10-5 9986C Dougie Costello 10/1
10 Apr 08+19d Carlisle CBS Outdoor Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 1/18 10-11 90113A Dougie Costello 14/1
22 Mar 08+21d Haydock Sports 360 Sports Advertising 'Fixed Brush' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Good To Soft · 16 ran UR/16 — 10-10 93— Jimmy McCarthy 8/1
01 Mar 08+21d Kelso toteexacta Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 22.5f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 4/17 6 10-11 95105A Denis O'Regan 12/1
09 Feb 08+24d Ayr Happy 21st Birthday Richard McManus Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 21 10-12 9593A Neil Mulholland 40/1
16 Jan 08+88d Newcastle James Fletcher Marquee Hire Conditionals' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 18 ran 11/18 4 11-2 9776C David Cullinane 50/1
20 Oct 07+33d Kelso Peter Doyle Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 17 ran 16/17 nk 10-13 10071C T J Dreaper 50/1
17 Sep 07+220d Musselburgh Scottish Racing Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 9/12 2½ 9-3 5333C Stevie Donohoe 28/1
09 Feb 07+18d Kempton Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 3/7 4 11-7 95114C Daryl Jacob 9/2
22 Jan 07+12d Wolverhampton (AW) Pontin's Holidays Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 14f · Standard · 12 ran 10/12 6 8-6 5335C James Doyle 14/1
10 Jan 07+66d Kempton (AW) Canvas Prints From Bonusprint.com Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 14 ran 10/14 1 8-5 5844C Richard Thomas 11/1
05 Nov 06+25d Hereford Union Of Country Sports Workers Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 4/11 8 11-5 —107C Robert Thornton 15/8F
11 Oct 06+13d Uttoxeter Betfred Poker Juvenile Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 11 ran 3/11 24 11-5 —96C Richard Johnson 9/2
28 Sep 06+17d Hereford Betfred Poker Juvenile Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 1/10 10-10 —113C Paul Moloney 9/4J
11 Sep 06+24d Wolverhampton (AW) Ringside Suite 700 Theatre Style Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 11 ran 3/11 shd 8-4 5463C James Doyle 7/2F
18 Aug 06+25d Folkestone folkestone-racecourse.co.uk Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 8-10 51— James Doyle 7/2J
24 Jul 06+23d Beverley Family Day Here Next Tuesday Maiden Handicap Class 6 · 16f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 5/14 shd 9-6 5350C Micky Fenton 5/1
01 Jul 06+16d Lingfield (AW) Arena Leisure PLC Handicap (AW) Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 12 ran 6/12 ¾ 8-11 5839C James Doyle 16/1
15 Jun 06+17d Yarmouth Hall Farm Equine Centre Handicap Class 6 · 11.5f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 10/16 nk 9-4 5656C Darryll Holland 4/1
29 May 06+17d Redcar 'Come Racing At Redcar Tomorrow' Maiden Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Good · 15 ran 2/15 3 8-5 5459C James Doyle 7/1
12 May 06+11d Nottingham Rhino Risk Handicap Class 5 · 14f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 3/12 6 8-0 5664C James Doyle 10/1
01 May 06+19d Warwick Edgecote Handicap Class 5 · 12.5f · Good · 13 ran 5/13 1¼ 8-4 5664C Martin Dwyer 7/1
12 Apr 06+21d Catterick Yarm Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4/9 ½ 8-1 5831C James Doyle 3/1F
22 Mar 06+18d Lingfield (AW) EES Lightning Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 8 ran 4/8 hd 8-4 5557C Chris Catlin 16/1
04 Mar 06+3d Wolverhampton (AW) Betdirect.co.uk Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 9.5f · Standard · 11 ran 5/11 4 8-2 5530C Saleem Golam 13/2
01 Mar 06+155d Southwell (AW) 97 Per Cent Payouts At Littlewoodscasino.Com Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 11 ran 7/11 3½ 7-13 5636C James Doyle 8/1
27 Sep 05+54d Nottingham Colwick Park Nursery Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good · 16 ran 8/16 nk 8-5 5956C Graham Gibbons 33/1
04 Aug 05+6d Yarmouth Robert Levitt "Life Begins At 40" Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 12/15 shd 8-11 —63C Pat Cosgrave 33/1
29 Jul 05+24d Newmarket Corporate Fx Overseas Property E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 2½ 9-0 —53C Pat Cosgrave 14/1
05 Jul 05 Newmarket Strutt & Parker E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 3 · 7f · Good · 20 ran 19/20 ½ 9-0 —39C Pat Cosgrave 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Wise Choice (GB) won?
Wise Choice (GB) won 3 of 37 archived starts between 2005 and 2009, a strike rate of 8.1%. Placed 11 times in total (29.7% of starts).
Who trained Wise Choice (GB)?
Wise Choice (GB) was trained by Lucy Normile on the most recent run on record, at Aintree on 8 May 2009.
Who is Wise Choice (GB)'s sire?
Wise Choice (GB) is by Green Desert (USA) out of Ballykett Lady (USA), whose sire is Sir Ivor.
What going does Wise Choice (GB) prefer?
Wise Choice (GB) has the best record on good to 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 Wise Choice (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 8 May 2009. The highest on record is 100.
What is Wise Choice (GB)'s sire's record?
Green Desert (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 3,324 runs since Jan 2008 (251 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 7.8% from 269. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.4% from 147.
Who are Wise Choice (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Ballykett Lady (USA), Wise Choice (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2005. 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.