Splendid Choice
6-year-old gelding with a 5% win rate who thrives on ideal conditions.
Owner
Michael Hannon & Alan J Wright
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
15.8%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 8 starts (12%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Returning from a 212-day absence
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
29 Aug
DNF
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
9 Aug
3rd
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 16 runners
24 Jul
4th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
4 Jul
5th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
23 May
9th
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
17 May
🏆 Won
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
10 Apr
4th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 14 runners
27 Mar
6th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
27 Feb
13th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 15 runners
1 Jan
DNF
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 10 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Wexford Sharp |
4 |
1 win, 3 other |
29 Aug |
25% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
27 Mar |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
9 Aug |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
18 Feb |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
8 Apr |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 Mar |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
11 Jun |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
23 Mar |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
1 Jan |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Apr |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
23 May |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
8 Dec |
0% |