Leading Choice (2017) Horse
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Leading Choice is a 9yo gelding trained by Nicky Martin, based at Minehead. He is by the stallion Leading Light out of Rachel's Choice. So far the horse has won two races. On 4 Feb 2024 at Wetherby he captured his biggest triumph, taking $7,869 in the Class 4 Mid-distance handicap. He has been a rewarding selection for punters; betting on him throughout his career would have produced a 92% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Newton Abbot 17-Oct-26 4221m GOOD R5 CL2 Ch $7,203 (of $56,502), Winning Time: 05:13.640, SP: 19.00 1st El Capitaine ( B Powell 156 ) 2nd Quebecois ( S Twiston-davies 150 ) 1.75L 3rd Leading Choice ( S Houlihan 150 ) 19.75L See full results | S Houlihan 68kg 19.75L | 3 (4) |
| Bangor-on-Dee 26-Feb-26 3490m SOFT R4 CL3 NvCh $3,477 (of $15,119), SP: 17.00 1st Titan Discovery ( L Harrison 158 ) 2nd Mirabad ( H Skelton 164 ) 31.00L 3rd Leading Choice ( S Houlihan 158 ) 48.00L See full results | S Houlihan 71.7kg 48kgL | 3 (3) |
| Newbury 18-Feb-26 3303m SOFT R1 CL3 NvCh $4,093 (of $33,142), Winning Time: 04:10.930, SP: 26.00 1st Personal Ambition ( B Jones 156 ) 2nd Quebecois ( H Cobden 156 ) 17.00L 3rd Leading Choice ( S Houlihan 156 ) 26.50L See full results | S Houlihan 70.8kg 26.50L | 3 (4) |
| Haydock 18-Jan-25 4270m SOFT R3 CL4 HcpH (of $17,141), Winning Time: 08:51.270, SP: 7.00 1st Solar System ( M G Nolan 159 ) 2nd I Am Max ( R Mania 160 ) 0.15L 3rd Thanksforthehelp ( J Tudor 165 ) 8.00L 9th Leading Choice ( H Skelton 163 ) 39.40L See full results | H Skelton 73.9kg 39.40L | 9 (11) |
| Leicester 05-Dec-24 4120m HEAVY R6 CL4 HcpH $948 (of $8,244), Winning Time: 09:00.540, SP: 8.50 Mid-division, dropped towards rear before 5th, outpaced from 3 out, stayed on past tiring rivals 2 out, no chance with leading trio after last 1st One Eye On Vegas ( C Hammond 156 ) 2nd Benassi ( S Bowen 168 ) 2.00L 3rd Tommie Gun ( K Woods 157 ) 2.00L 4th Leading Choice ( S Houlihan 166 ) 16.00L See full results | S Houlihan 75.3kg 16.00L | 4 (9) |