No Other Choice (AUS) Horse
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No Other Choice is a 5yo brown gelding from Australia, trained by Caspar Fownes in Hong Kong. His sire is Shamus Award and his dam is Tahlio. To date he has recorded a single victory. On 9th Sep 2026 at Happy Valley he captured his biggest triumph, winning the $875000.00 Class 5 Handicap. He has consistently delivered value to bettors; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 188% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Happy Valley 07-Oct-26 1200m FIRM R6 CL4 Hcp (of $213,794) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:09.920, SP: 2.10 In-running: Settled 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Kwai Chung Talents ( K Yeung 54 ) 2nd Unstoppaple ( D Leung 58 ) 0.30L 3rd California Bay ( K Teetan 56.5 ) 0.50L 12th No Other Choice ( A Badel 54.5 ) 10.80L See full results | A Badel 54.5kg 10.80L | 12 (12) |
| Happy Valley 09-Sep-26 1200m GOOD R3 CL5 Hcp $86,534 (of $154,525) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:10.940, SP: 49.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 400m 00:24.010 1st No Other Choice ( J Orman 58.5 ) 2nd Lakeshore Hero ( Z Purton 61 ) 4.80L 3rd Oriental Surprise ( H Bentley 54 ) 5.10L See full results | J Orman 58.5kg | 1 (12) |
| Sha Tin 01-Sep-26 1200m SOFT R3 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 9 In-running: Settled 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 400m 00:24.500 1st Winning Gold ( K Teetan ) 2nd Dreaming Together ( L Hewitson ) 1.80L 3rd King Miles ( J Chau ) 2.00L 5th No Other Choice ( J Orman ) 3.50L | J Orman 3.50L | 5 (9) |
| Sha Tin 27-Jun-26 1200m GOOD R1 CL5 Hcp (of $161,814) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:09.040, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 400m 00:22.820 1st Circuit Victory ( P N Wong 56 , Cd 52.5 ) 2nd Lakeshore Hero ( Z Purton 60.5 ) 1.30L 3rd Always Fluke ( J Orman 60.5 ) 2.10L 14th No Other Choice ( J Moreira 59.5 ) 15.30L See full results | J Moreira 59.5kg 15.30L | 14 (14) |
| Sha Tin 02-Jun-26 1200m GOOD R2 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 1 In-running: Settled 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 400m 00:22.900 1st Super Express ( J Bowman ) 2nd No Other Choice ( J Moreira ) 3rd Armour War Eagle ( K Teetan ) 2.00L | J Moreira | 2 (10) |