Selection

The bulk of Selection's racing has come at Class 5 level — the bread-and-butter races that fill out midweek cards up and down the country — and it has won 1 from 5 at that level, a 20% win rate that works out to 1 in every 5 attempts. Those are decent numbers at its home grade. Its first career win came at Pontefract in June 2024, and its most recent at Newcastle in October 2025, which means there's now a seven-month gap since it last reached the winner's enclosure. The last six runs read 2-5-7-6-2-2 — a couple of close calls mixed in with some disappointing efforts in the middle. That pair of second-place finishes is encouraging, but the form in between suggests it hasn't always found its rhythm.

What keeps the interest alive is that Furtado's yard is in decent shape right now — 34 winners on the board this season is a solid return and suggests the operation is ticking over nicely. Selection raced just yesterday, so it's clearly being kept busy, and active horses in form yards are always worth watching. The wins may not be coming in a rush, but with seven places from 14 races, this is a horse that keeps showing up. Whether it can convert one of those near-misses into a victory is the question worth asking next time it lines up.