Another Choice (2017) Horse

Foal Date

20-Mar-17

Colour

bay

Sire

Hillstar

Dam

Luanna

Prize Money

62639

Trainer

M J Smith

Owners

Michael Hannon

About

Another Choice is an 8yo horse trained by M J Smith in Meath. He is by the stallion Hillstar out of Luanna. So far he has secured three wins in his career. His most notable triumph came on 27 Apr 2024 at Downpatrick, where he collected $11001.00 in the Ch.

Raced At

Roscommon • Galway • Sligo • Bellewstown • Ballinrobe • Punchestown • Fairyhouse • Limerick • Listowel • Wexford • Downpatrick • Gowran Park • Cheltenham • Kilbeggan • Cork • Navan

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Roscommon 29-Sep-25 4850m SOFT R5 HcpH $3,700 (of $18,500), Winning Time: 05:56.000, SP: 6.00 1st Quantum Quest ( J J Slevin 160 ) 2nd Another Choice ( J Smith 157 ) 1.25L 3rd Mags Nelson ( D Gilligan 156 ) 18.00L See full results	J Smith 71.2kg 1.25L	2 (10)
Galway 03-Aug-25 4880m GOOD R2 HcpH (of $17,501), Winning Time: 06:12.800, SP: 13.00 1st Ballystone ( A Harvey 165 ) 2nd Chance Another One ( D Meyler 157 ) 1.00L 3rd Bitofajokelike ( J Coen 161 ) 1.25L 8th Another Choice ( J Smith 158 , Cd 163 ) 19.05L See full results	J Smith 71.7kg, Cd 73.9kg 19.05L	8 (18)
Galway 31-Jul-25 4430m GOOD R2 HcpH $509 (of $16,998), Winning Time: 05:29.900, SP: 21.00 Mid-division, pushed along and no impression after 3 out, 8th and not fluent next, ridden and went 5th early run-in, kept on one pace 1st Bal Kauto ( D L Queally 160 ) 2nd High Court Cave ( O Mcgill 161 ) 5.00L 3rd Arctic Gale ( D Meyler 165 ) 2.00L 5th Another Choice ( J Smith 168 , Cd 173 ) 14.25L See full results	J Smith 76.2kg, Cd 78.5kg 14.25L	5 (20)
Sligo 13-Jul-25 3500m GOOD R4 HcpH (of $20,000), Winning Time: 04:03.700, SP: 9.00 Held up towards rear, mistake 5th and ridden briefly afterwards, 5 lengths detached before 4 out, mistake 3 out and 2 out, tailed off 1st Sargent Lightfoot ( K E Buckley 155 ) 2nd Jack Holiday ( P T Smithers 146 ) 2.75L 3rd Pahlavi ( P Hanlon 150 ) 3.75L 8th Another Choice ( B W Harvey 161 ) 42.10L See full results	B W Harvey 73kg 42.10L	8 (8)
Bellewstown 06-Jul-25 4930m GOOD R6 HcpH (of $14,501), Winning Time: 05:55.200, SP: 13.00 Towards rear, moderate progress into 10th after 3 out, kept on one pace from next 1st Our Soldier ( H C Swan 156 ) 2nd Howdoyalikeherhome ( D Gilligan 163 ) 3.00L 3rd Aspurofthemoment ( K Donoghue 166 ) 1.25L 7th Another Choice ( J Smith 161 , Cd 166 ) 22.20L See full results	J Smith 73kg, Cd 75.3kg 22.20L	7 (15)
Ballinrobe 27-May-25 4690m GOOD R5 CL1 HcpChNHF (of $99,999), Winning Time: 05:38.800, SP: 13.00 Mid-division, in touch when short of room after 10th, fading when stumbled 3 out 1st Western Fold ( D Gilligan 166 ) 2nd Drumgill ( D King 156 ) 4.00L 3rd A Penny A Hundred ( A Mcguinness 160 ) 8.00L 11th Another Choice ( J Smith 158 , Cd 163 ) 49.55L See full results	J Smith 71.7kg, Cd 73.9kg 49.5kgL	11 (15)
Punchestown 03-May-25 6300m SOFT R2 HcpCh (of $49,998), SP: 17.00 Towards rear, some headway into 9th and ridden 3 out, no impression 1st Shanbally Kid ( D E Mullins 146 ) 2nd Outside The Door ( A P Kelly 149 ) 15.00L 3rd From The Ashes ( P Enright 140 ) 4.75L 7th Another Choice ( D Meyler 153 ) 32.25L See full results	D Meyler 69.4kg 32.25L	7 (23)
Fairyhouse 21-Apr-25 5870m HEAVY R6 CL1 HcpChNHF (of $482,499), SP: 51.00 Rear of mid-division, never a factor, 13th and pushed along approaching straight, kept on one pace from 3 out 1st Haiti Couleurs ( S Bowen 153 ) 2nd Any Second Now ( M P Walsh 151 ) 3.25L 3rd Quai De Bourbon ( P Townend 160 ) 9.75L 8th Another Choice ( S O'keeffe 144 ) 32.50L See full results	S O'keeffe 65.3kg 32.50L	8 (30)
Fairyhouse 01-Dec-24 5980m SOFT R3 CL1 HcpCh $9,000 (of $45,001), Winning Time: 07:45.800, SP: 19.00 Towards rear, progress before 18th, good headway in 4th approaching straight, led before last, headed closing stages, held 1st History Of Fashion ( H E Sexton 152 , Cd 145 ) 2nd Another Choice ( J Smith 159 , Cd 152 ) 1.25L 3rd Daily Present ( S F O'keeffe 155 ) 6.00L See full results	J Smith 72.1kg, Cd 68.9kg 1.25L	2 (13)
Limerick 20-Oct-24 4830m GOOD R5 HcpChNHF (of $63,130), Winning Time: 06:01.900, SP: 16/1 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along and lost place after 3 out, no extra in straight 1st Real Steel ( D E Mullins 148 ) 2nd Horantzau D'airy ( P Townend 161 ) 3.50L 3rd Chemical Energy ( C P Millar 161 ) 2.00L 9th Another Choice ( D O'keeffe 146 , Cd 0 ) 23.75L See full results	D O'keeffe 66.2kg, Cd 0 23.75L	9 (12)
Galway 09-Oct-24 4530m GOOD R4 Ch $3,300 (of $16,499), Winning Time: 10:03.200, SP: 7.50 Tracked leaders, close up in 3rd 4 out, ridden and no impression before 2 out, kept on one pace run-in to go 2nd inside final 100 yards 1st Buddy One ( J G Gilligan 153 , Cd 146 ) 2nd Another Choice ( J Smith 160 , Cd 153 ) 7.50L 3rd Flanking Maneuver ( R James 164 , Cd 157 ) 9.75L See full results	J Smith 72.6kg, Cd 69.4kg 7.50L	2 (3)
Listowel 28-Sep-24 4430m HEAVY R5 HcpCh $2,500 (of $31,565), Winning Time: 05:44.100, SP: 22/1 Chased leader, 2nd halfway, 3rd when not fluent 3 out, pushed along and dropped to 7th entering straight, ridden in moderate 5th after next, kept on again to go 4th run-in 1st Donacheady Gale ( S F O'keeffe 140 ) 2nd Law Ella ( S W Flanagan 156 ) 1.25L 3rd Walnut Beach ( G B Noonan 156 ) 3.75L 4th Another Choice ( B W Harvey 156 , Cd 0 ) 7.50L See full results	B W Harvey 70.8kg, Cd 0 7.50L	4 (12)
Wexford 31-Aug-24 3910m SOFT R6 NvCh $825 (of $10,417), Winning Time: 05:00.000, SP: 16/1 Tracked leaders in 3rd for most, ridden at last (usual 3 out), 3rd and no impression on leaders entering straight, 4th 1f out, no extra 1st Gorgeous Tom ( D J O'keeffe 159 ) 2nd Monbeg Park ( C Stone-walsh 163 ) 3.00L 3rd Jazzy Matty ( J C Gainford 163 ) 4.50L 4th Another Choice ( J Smith 163 , Cd 0 ) 7.75L See full results	J Smith 73.9kg, Cd 0 7.75L	4 (6)
Galway 04-Aug-24 4880m SOFT R2 HcpH (of $11,048), Winning Time: 06:26.500, SP: 9/1 Mid-division, pushed along in 5th 2 out, soon ridden and no impression, 6th at last, no extra 1st Flicker Of Hope ( J W Kennedy 150 ) 2nd Littlebiggie ( L Quinlan 161 ) 6.00L 3rd Party Business ( D J Gilligan 163 ) 3.25L 7th Another Choice ( J Smith 159 , Cd 0 ) 19.00L See full results	J Smith 72.1kg, Cd 0 19.00L	7 (16)
Galway 01-Aug-24 3670m GOOD R2 NvCh $1,199 (of $24,000), Winning Time: 04:34.800, SP: 50/1 Tracked leaders, left 2nd and slightly hampered 6th, 4th and ridden approaching straight, no impression from over 1f out, no extra 1st Ashdale Bob ( J W Kennedy 155 ) 2nd Saylavee ( P Townend 148 ) 0.50L 3rd Horantzau D'airy ( D E Mullins 159 ) 1.50L 5th Another Choice ( J Smith 155 , Cd 0 ) 9.50L See full results	J Smith 70.3kg, Cd 0 9.50L	5 (7)
Punchestown 09-Jun-24 4900m GOOD R2 NvCh $800 (of $9,600), Winning Time: 06:29.800, SP: 20/1 Soon settled behind leaders, 4th halfway, challenged 4 out, ridden and no impression after 2 out, under pressure in 5th last, kept on same pace run-in 1st Reverend Hubert ( S Fitzgerald 164 ) 2nd Solitary Man ( C G O'dwyer 164 ) 2.25L 3rd Easy Fella ( M P O'connor 164 ) 0.50L 4th Another Choice ( J Smith 164 , Cd 0 ) 6.00L See full results	J Smith 74.4kg, Cd 0 6.00L	4 (7)
Downpatrick 27-Apr-24 4760m SOFT R7 Ch $6,600 (of $11,001), Winning Time: 06:04.200, SP: 6.00 Mid-division, 4th halfway, headway to lead narrowly 3 out, ridden and joined run-in, kept on well to lead again closing stages 1st Another Choice ( J Smith 166 ) 2nd Duffle Coat ( J W Kennedy 166 ) 0.30L 3rd Ringdufferin ( J C Gainford 166 ) 8.50L See full results	J Smith 75.3kg	1 (8)
Gowran Park 18-Feb-24 4040m HEAVY R3 HcpH (of $18,500), Winning Time: 06:24.200, SP: 26.00 In touch, 6th halfway, headway and closed at 8th, 3rd after 4 out, lost place and weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out 1st Alpesh Amin ( C P Mcnamara 162 ) 2nd The Lovely Man ( C Stone-walsh 160 ) 2.00L 3rd Bestaline ( D J Gilligan 154 ) 0.30L UPL Another Choice ( J Smith 162 , Cd 169 ) 0.00L See full results	J Smith 73.5kg, Cd 76.7kg 0.00L	UPD (19)
Cheltenham 18-Nov-23 4220m SOFT R6 CL3 HcpH (of $24,593), Winning Time: 05:35.150, SP: 15.00 In touch, headway to lead 3rd, soon clear. ridden and headed soon after 3 out, weakened after next 1st Springwell Bay ( J O Jr 168 ) 2nd Gyenyame ( B Powell 151 ) 1.25L 3rd Tiger Jet ( H Cobden 146 ) 0.30L 8th Another Choice ( J Smith 155 , Cd 162 ) 28.25L See full results	J Smith 70.3kg, Cd 73.5kg 28.25L	8 (9)
Punchestown 10-Oct-23 4630m SOFT R6 HcpH $750 (of $9,159), Winning Time: 05:38.300, SP: 20/1 Tracked leaders, led before 3 out, ridden 2 out, headed before last, under pressure in 2nd when bad mistake at last, no extra run-in 1st Getaway Charlie ( D Doyle 152 ) 2nd Stuzzikini ( J C Gainford 167 ) 3.50L 3rd Glenquin Castle ( M P Walsh 157 ) 0.00L 4th Another Choice ( B W Harvey 161 , Cd 0 ) 6.00L See full results	B W Harvey 73kg, Cd 0 6.00L	4 (19)
Ballinrobe 15-Aug-23 5170m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $14,999), Winning Time: 06:30.300, SP: 9.50 Led and disputed, pushed along on inner before 4 out, soon headed and lost position, no impression from 2 out, pulled up before last 1st A Great View ( M P Walsh 159 ) 2nd Mister Beeton ( S Fitzgerald 163 ) 2.50L 3rd Dorans River ( J P O'sullivan 148 ) 1.25L UPL Another Choice ( J Smith 166 , Cd 173 ) 0.00L See full results	J Smith 75.3kg, Cd 78.5kg 0.00L	UPD (9)
Galway 06-Aug-23 4880m SOFT R2 HcpH $875 (of $17,500), Winning Time: 06:09.100, SP: 21.00 Disputed lead early, headed at 3rd and chased leader, slight mistake 5th, not fluent 4 out, ridden in 2nd 2 out, 3rd at last, no extra run-in 1st My Design ( R W Barron 166 ) 2nd Call The Tune ( M J M O'sullivan 153 ) 0.50L 3rd Peaches And Cream ( K M Donoghue 162 ) 2.25L 4th Another Choice ( J Smith 161 , Cd 168 ) 4.50L See full results	J Smith 73kg, Cd 76.2kg 4.50L	4 (16)
Galway 03-Aug-23 4530m SOFT R7 HcpH (of $17,001), Winning Time: 05:28.000, SP: 51.00 Mid-division, pushed along and lost place approaching 2 out, soon no extra 1st Building Bridges ( O Mcgill 166 ) 2nd Thornleigh Frank ( M M Mcdonagh 164 ) 0.00L 3rd Shanwalla ( D J Gilligan 163 ) 0.50L 17th Another Choice ( K Donoghue 162 ) 0.00L See full results	K Donoghue 73.5kg 0.00L	17 (20)
Kilbeggan 20-Jun-23 4920m GOOD R4 CLHcpH (of $22,000), Winning Time: 06:05.000, SP: 5.00 Tracked leader in 2nd, disputed lead 5th, headed 8th, ridden in 3rd 3 out, weakened, moderate 6th when pulled up before last 1st Streets Of Doyen ( K Callaghan 166 ) 2nd Waitnsee ( L Quinlan 153 ) 2.25L 3rd Eco Pete ( A P Kelly 149 ) 0.00L UPL Another Choice ( J Smith 156 , Cd 163 ) 0.00L See full results	J Smith 70.8kg, Cd 73.9kg 0.00L	UPD (9)
Limerick 23-Oct-22 4220m SOFT R3 CL1 NvH $2,500 (of $25,000), Winning Time: 05:25.030, SP: 11.00 Tracked leaders, soon 3rd, moderate 3rd halfway, closed up approaching straight, disputed before 2 out where bad mistake and headed, soon ridden in 3rd and no impression, kept on one pace 1st Plains Indian ( D E Mullins 156 ) 2nd The Friday Man ( D N Russell 156 ) 1.50L 3rd Another Choice ( J B Foley 152 ) 11.00L See full results	J B Foley 68.9kg 11.00L	3 (6)
Cork 16-Oct-22 4870m SOFT R2 CLNvH $3,100 (of $15,500), Winning Time: 06:10.900, SP: 7.00 In touch, towards rear after 3rd, 5th at 9th, headway before 3 out, challenged leader 2 out, ridden and kept on same pace run-in 1st Grand Soir ( S D Torrens 164 ) 2nd Another Choice ( K M Donoghue 164 ) 3.00L 3rd Royal Romeo ( B J Cooper 164 ) 2.25L See full results	K M Donoghue 74.4kg 3.00L	2 (7)
Listowel 21-Sep-22 4830m GOOD R3 CLHcpH (of $17,500), Winning Time: 05:54.050, SP: 4.50 In touch, not fluent at 2nd and 5th, 5th at 6th, took closer order in 3rd after 7th, closed 3 out, lost place before 2 out, weakened in 6th before last 1st Macgiloney ( D King 166 ) 2nd Perceval Legallois ( M P Walsh 159 ) 0.00L 3rd Riggs ( S D Torrens 155 ) 2.75L UPL Another Choice ( P Townend 158 ) 13.50L See full results	P Townend 71.7kg 13.50L	UPD (14)
Navan 17-Sep-22 4360m SOFT R6 H $2,800 (of $13,999), Winning Time: 05:05.800, SP: 4.50 Tracked leaders disputing 4th, went 3rd and bad mistake 8th, slight mistake next, ridden in moderate 3rd entering straight, soon no impression on winner, kept on one pace, went moderate 2nd close home 1st The Friday Man ( K E Buckley 160 ) 2nd Another Choice ( P Townend 155 ) 9.00L 3rd Mars Harper ( M J M O'sullivan 164 ) 1.25L See full results	P Townend 70.3kg 9.00L	2 (5)
Galway 28-Jul-22 4170m GOOD R5 NvH (of $21,998), Winning Time: 04:48.500, SP: 13.00 Rear of mid-division, 4th after 6th, not fluent at 7th, 5th after 4 out, weakened in 6th before 2 out, tailed off 1st Salvador Ziggy ( D N Russell 161 ) 2nd Hors Piste ( P Townend 154 ) 0.50L 3rd The Friday Man ( J W Kennedy 158 ) 5.00L UPL Another Choice ( B J Cooper 158 ) 0.00L See full results	B J Cooper 71.7kg 0.00L	UPD (8)
Downpatrick 13-Jul-22 4380m GOOD R5 CLMdH $6,000 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 05:25.500, SP: 5/6 Tracked leaders, led after 2nd, challenged after 2 out, briefly pushed along and wandered approaching last, jumped left but soon asserted, kept on well 1st Another Choice ( P Townend 166 ) 2nd Eco Pete ( K E Buckley 166 ) 2.50L 3rd Howaya C D And E ( R A Doyle 159 ) 2.75L See full results	P Townend 75.3kg	1 (10)
Punchestown 29-May-22 3940m GOOD R2 CLMdH $2,400 (of $12,000), Winning Time: 04:57.600, SP: 9/4 Tracked leader, on terms at 5th, soon headed, led 2 out, headed after 2 out, led and ridden before last where pressed, headed closing stages, not match winner 1st Salvador Ziggy ( J W Kennedy 166 ) 2nd Another Choice ( P Townend 166 ) 1.25L 3rd Easy Fella ( J B Foley 166 ) 13.00L See full results	P Townend 75.3kg 1.25L	2 (21)
Cork 17-Oct-21 3820m GOOD R7 CLNHF $6,600 (of $11,000), Winning Time: 04:33.800, SP: 2/1 Tracked leader, 3rd halfway, improved to 2nd over 3f out, switched left 2 1/2f out, strongly challenged leader and led under 2f out, ridden and kept on well final furlong 1st Another Choice ( M J J Codd 162 ) 2nd Lahinch Three ( M P W Mullins 170 ) 3.75L 3rd Copper Nation ( M D Allen 162 ) 2.00L	M J J Codd 73.5kg	1 (10)
Listowel 20-Sep-21 3220m SOFT R8 CLNHF $1,000 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 03:50.300, SP: 10/1 Tracked leaders, headway to lead 6f out, pushed along and joined early straight, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd and no impression closing stages 1st Esperti ( M D O'connor 163 ) 2nd Noble Birth ( M J J Codd 163 ) 1.50L 3rd Another Choice ( M J Dunne 163 ) 3.00L	M J Dunne 73.9kg 3.00L	3 (17)
Downpatrick 30-Aug-21 3770m GOOD R7 CLNHF $2,000 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:28.800, SP: 11/4 Held up towards rear, 6th halfway, headway on outer 4f out, 2nd 3f out, pushed along to challenge 2f out, ridden 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, kept on same pace 1st Quiet Escape ( M J Townend 163 ) 2nd Another Choice ( M J J Codd 167 ) 1.25L 3rd Call Me Jim ( M A P Ryan 170 ) 15.00L	M J J Codd 75.8kg 1.25L	2 (7)