No Other Choice (AUS) Horse
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No Other Choice is a 4yo brown gelding from Australia, trained by Caspar Fownes in Hong Kong. He is by Shamus Award out of Tahlio. The horse has not broken his maiden, finishing without a win in 11 starts. In his most recent race at Sha Tin on 8 March 2026, he was ridden by Alexis Badel and came in third, behind winner Juicy Dragon.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sha Tin 08-Mar-26 1200m GOOD R3 CL4 Hcp $134,550 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:08.710, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th 1st Juicy Dragon ( A Atzeni 53 ) 2nd Ace Power ( L Ferraris 56.5 ) 1.30L 3rd No Other Choice ( A Badel 53 ) 1.50L See full results | A Badel 53kg 1.50L | 3 (11) |
| Sha Tin 04-Jan-26 1200m GOOD R3 CL4 Hcp $40,950 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:08.840, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.660 1st Bright Mortar ( Y L Chung 56 , Cd 55 ) 2nd One Man Show ( K C Leung 61 ) 0.10L 3rd So My Folks ( D B Mcmonagle 56.5 ) 0.60L 5th No Other Choice ( A Badel 53.5 ) 0.80L See full results | A Badel 53.5kg 0.80L | 5 (12) |
| Sha Tin 27-Dec-25 1650m SYNTHETIC R7 CL4 Hcp (of $1,170,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:39.530, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.450 1st Sight Dreamer ( A Atzeni 53.5 ) 2nd Fashion Legend ( L Ferraris 57.5 ) 2.00L 3rd Yoda's Choice ( M Guyon 55 ) 2.10L 10th No Other Choice ( K Yeung 54 ) 7.50L See full results | K Yeung 54kg 7.50L | 10 (14) |
| Sha Tin 19-Dec-25 1200m R2 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 4 In-running: Settled 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 400m 00:23.200 1st Smart Golf ( H Bentley ) 2nd Happy Universe ( R Kingscote ) 0.80L 3rd Armor Golden Eagle ( A Atzeni ) 1.30L 4th No Other Choice ( K Yeung ) 1.80L | K Yeung 1.80L | 4 (9) |
| Conghua Turf 01-Dec-25 1200m R5 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 9 In-running: Settled 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.700 1st Forever Folks ( K Teetan ) 2nd Call Me Sparkle ( L Hewitson ) 1.50L 3rd Money Tycoon ( M L Yeung ) 2.00L 7th No Other Choice ( A A Chan ) 4.00L | A A Chan 4.00L | 7 (11) |
| Conghua Turf 21-Nov-25 1000m R7 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 5 In-running: Settled 3rd, 400m 7th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.100 1st Lucky Plus ( P N Wong ) 2nd Same To You ( N S Li ) 1.30L 3rd Sea Diamond ( J Chau ) 2.80L 7th No Other Choice ( K Yeung ) 10.50L | K Yeung 10.50L | 7 (10) |
| Sha Tin 30-Oct-25 1200m GOOD R3 CL4 Hcp $245,700 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:10.710, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 400m 00:24.770 1st Hinokami Kagura ( M Chadwick 55.5 ) 2nd No Other Choice ( K Yeung 52.5 ) 0.10L 3rd He Was You ( Y L Chung 55 , Cd 54 ) 0.40L See full results | K Yeung 52.5kg 0.10L | 2 (12) |
| Happy Valley 15-Oct-25 1650m FIRM R2 CL4 Hcp (of $1,170,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:39.890, SP: 20.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 400m 00:24.490 1st Celtic Times ( K Teetan 54 ) 2nd Chain Of Gold ( K C Leung 60 ) 1.50L 3rd Samarkand ( L Hewitson 61 ) 1.60L 10th No Other Choice ( D Probert 54.5 ) 13.00L See full results | D Probert 54.5kg 13.00L | 10 (12) |
| Sha Tin 01-Oct-25 1400m FIRM R6 CL4 Hcp (of $1,170,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:21.710, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 400m 00:23.290 1st Invincible Ibis ( Z Purton 60 ) 2nd Strange Alert ( A Atzeni 58.5 ) 2.00L 3rd Silver Up ( M L Yeung 55.5 ) 2.50L 12th No Other Choice ( D Probert 55.5 ) 7.30L See full results | D Probert 55.5kg 7.30L | 12 (14) |
| Sha Tin 14-Sep-25 1400m GOOD R5 CL4 Hcp $134,550 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:21.100, SP: 125.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 400m 00:23.100 1st Max Que ( A Atzeni 59 ) 2nd Aeroinvincible ( C Y Ho 58.5 ) 1.50L 3rd No Other Choice ( D Probert 55 ) 1.50L See full results | D Probert 55kg 1.50L | 3 (11) |
| Sha Tin 07-Sep-25 1200m GOOD R6 CL4 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:08.670, SP: 89.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.640 1st Spicy Standard ( B Avdulla 57.5 ) 2nd Aurora Patch ( J Bowman 59.5 ) 2.00L 3rd Invincible Ibis ( L Ferraris 60 ) 2.10L 13th No Other Choice ( R Kingscote 56 ) 7.80L See full results | R Kingscote 56kg 7.80L | 13 (14) |
| Sha Tin 30-Aug-25 1000m R5 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 8 In-running: Settled 7th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.300 1st Packing Phoenix ( Z Purton ) 2nd Snowthorn ( M F Poon ) 1.50L 3rd Beauty Thunder ( A Badel ) 2.80L 9th No Other Choice ( R Kingscote ) 6.00L | R Kingscote 6.00L | 9 (11) |
| Sha Tin 28-Jun-25 1200m GOOD R6 CL4 Hcp $23,400 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:09.670, SP: 97.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.510 1st Lucky My Way ( K C Leung 61 ) 2nd Noble Fans ( B Avdulla 55.5 ) 0.80L 3rd Solid Impact ( Z Purton 61 ) 1.10L 6th No Other Choice ( M L Chadwick 56.5 ) 3.30L See full results | M L Chadwick 56.5kg 3.30L | 6 (14) |
| Sha Tin 14-Jun-25 1200m GOOD R3 CL4 Hcp (of $1,170,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:09.390, SP: 105.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.480 1st Aerovolanic ( E C W Wong 57.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Tourbillon Golfer ( M F Poon 57.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Rainbow Seven ( K C Leung 58 ) 0.80L 9th No Other Choice ( A Hamelin 57.5 ) 5.30L See full results | A Hamelin 57.5kg 5.30L | 9 (12) |
| Sha Tin 25-May-25 1200m GOOD R2 CL4 Hcp (of $1,170,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:09.450, SP: 52.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 400m 00:24.030 1st Goldentronicmighty ( M L Yeung 56 ) 2nd Invincible Ibis ( L Ferraris 57.5 ) 0.30L 3rd Shine Bright ( M Chadwick 52 ) 0.60L 10th No Other Choice ( H Bowman 57.5 ) 5.30L See full results | H Bowman 57.5kg 5.30L | 10 (14) |
| Conghua Turf 13-May-25 800m R5 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:46.390 In-running: Settled 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 400m 00:22.100 1st Dan Attack ( M Ntuli ) 2nd Little Monster ( K C Leung ) 2.50L 3rd Rewarding Buddy ( Z Zuriman ) 3.80L 4th No Other Choice ( E C W Wong ) 4.50L | E C W Wong 4.50L | 4 (11) |
| Conghua Turf 25-Apr-25 1000m R3 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:57.920 In-running: Settled 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 400m 00:23.300 1st Fortune Racer ( K D Melo ) 2nd No Other Choice ( K Yeung ) 0.50L 3rd Audacious Pursuit ( L Hewitson ) 2.30L | K Yeung 0.50L | 2 (8) |
| Sha Tin 27-Mar-25 1200m R1 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.710 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 400m 00:22.900 1st Gracious Express ( J Orman ) 2nd Turin Starspangled ( K C Leung ) 0.20L 3rd No Other Choice ( H Bowman ) 0.50L | H Bowman 0.50L | 3 (7) |
| Happy Valley 14-Mar-25 1200m R3 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:11.490 In-running: Settled 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 400m 00:24.000 1st Incredible Moment ( L Ferraris ) 2nd Pejibaye ( B Avdulla ) 1.30L 3rd King Lotus ( L Hewitson ) 1.40L 7th No Other Choice ( H Bowman ) 3.80L | H Bowman 3.80L | 7 (9) |
| Sha Tin 25-Feb-25 1000m R2 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:57.700 In-running: Settled 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.900 1st Candlelight Dinner ( M L Yeung ) 2nd Casa Of Honor ( M F Poon ) 0.80L 3rd Beau Cadeau ( J Chau ) 3.60L 7th No Other Choice ( H Bowman ) 6.30L | H Bowman 6.30L | 7 (9) |
| Conghua Turf 14-Feb-25 1000m R2 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:58.090 In-running: Settled 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.200 1st Super Strong Kid ( D J Yang ) 2nd Honest Witness ( K Teetan ) 0.50L 3rd All's Well ( J Chau ) 3.80L 6th No Other Choice ( A Badel ) 5.80L | A Badel 5.80L | 6 (9) |
| Conghua Turf 24-Jan-25 800m R5 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:46.340 In-running: Settled 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.500 1st Justifying ( L Ferraris ) 2nd Circuit Grand Slam ( M F Poon ) 1.80L 3rd Marvel And Gold ( J Chau ) 2.30L 6th No Other Choice ( M L Chadwick ) 3.80L | M L Chadwick 3.80L | 6 (8) |