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Horse profile

Clear Choice

Tierra Fuego (GB) × Flower Bird (NZ) (Fraxinus)

TrainerR Akehurst
OwnerMrs John W Finding

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 1983

Highest OR: 109
Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £1,326 GB
Last official rating: 109 (Jumps)
Last run (GB & IRE): 4 Mar 1991, Windsor (3/13)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

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Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	OR	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
4 Mar 91	Windsor	3/13	8/1	1¾	J Railton	R Akehurst	March Handicap Chase	Handicap (unclassified)	Chase	3m4f	Good to Soft	10-2	109	Forest Ranger (GB)	£2,881	406	1/12
22 Jan 90	Leicester	PU/18	9/1	-	H Davies	Richard Mitchell	Rabbit Handicap Chase	Handicap (unclassified)	Chase	3m	Good	11-4	103	Justthewayyouare (CAN)	£3,314	13	1/16
9 Jan 90	Newton Abbot	2/7	9/4F	15	H Davies	Richard Mitchell	Ellacombe Handicap Chase	Handicap (unclassified)	Chase	2m5f	Heavy	10-9	103	Johns Present (GB)	£3,113	-	0/6

3/134 Mar 91 · Windsor8/1
March Handicap Chase
Handicap (unclassified)3m4fGood to Soft
All fields
Date
4 Mar 91
Course
Windsor
Pos
3/13
SP
8/1
Btn
1¾
Jockey
J Railton
Trainer
R Akehurst
Race
March Handicap Chase
Class
Handicap (unclassified)
Type
Chase
Dist
3m4f
Going
Good to Soft
Wgt
10-2
OR
109
Winner / 2nd
Forest Ranger (GB)
Winner prize
£2,881
Days
406
Future form
1/12
PU/1822 Jan 90 · Leicester9/1
Rabbit Handicap Chase
Handicap (unclassified)3mGood
All fields
Date
22 Jan 90
Course
Leicester
Pos
PU/18
SP
9/1
Btn
-
Jockey
H Davies
Trainer
Richard Mitchell
Race
Rabbit Handicap Chase
Class
Handicap (unclassified)
Type
Chase
Dist
3m
Going
Good
Wgt
11-4
OR
103
Winner / 2nd
Justthewayyouare (CAN)
Winner prize
£3,314
Days
13
Future form
1/16
2/79 Jan 90 · Newton Abbot9/4F
Ellacombe Handicap Chase
Handicap (unclassified)2m5fHeavy
All fields
Date
9 Jan 90
Course
Newton Abbot
Pos
2/7
SP
9/4F
Btn
15
Jockey
H Davies
Trainer
Richard Mitchell
Race
Ellacombe Handicap Chase
Class
Handicap (unclassified)
Type
Chase
Dist
2m5f
Going
Heavy
Wgt
10-9
OR
103
Winner / 2nd
Johns Present (GB)
Winner prize
£3,113
Days
-
Future form
0/6

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

Date	Course	Race	This horse	Winner next time	Their pos	Won on	At	Race won
4 Mar 91	Windsor	March Handicap Chase	3/13	Le Grand Maitre (GB)	2	25 Sep 91	Southwell	East Midlands Electricity Handicap Chase
22 Jan 90	Leicester	Rabbit Handicap Chase	PU/18	Prince Carlton (GB)	12	16 Mar 90	Fakenham	Dewfresh Mushrooms Handicap Chase

3/134 Mar 91 · Windsor
March Handicap Chase
All fields
Date
4 Mar 91
Course
Windsor
Race
March Handicap Chase
This horse
3/13
Winner next time
Le Grand Maitre (GB)
Their pos
2
Won on
25 Sep 91
At
Southwell
Race won
East Midlands Electricity Handicap Chase
PU/1822 Jan 90 · Leicester
Rabbit Handicap Chase
All fields
Date
22 Jan 90
Course
Leicester
Race
Rabbit Handicap Chase
This horse
PU/18
Winner next time
Prince Carlton (GB)
Their pos
12
Won on
16 Mar 90
At
Fakenham
Race won
Dewfresh Mushrooms Handicap Chase

Other runners from this horse's races (latest 20 races with a next-time-out winner, up to 40 rows) that won on their next start in Britain or Ireland. FF on the race record = next-time-out winners / runners that have run again (this horse excluded).

Trainer changes

Trainer	Moved from	First run	Last run	First run for yard	OR first run	OR last run	Best OR	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
R Akehurst	Richard Mitchell	4 Mar 91	4 Mar 91	3/13	109	109	109	1	0	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£382	€0
Richard Mitchell	-	9 Jan 90	22 Jan 90	2/7	103	103	103	2	0	1	0	0.0%	50.0%	£944	€0

R Akehurst

Trainer: R Akehurst
Moved from: Richard Mitchell
First run: 4 Mar 91
Last run: 4 Mar 91
First run for yard: 3/13
OR first run: 109
OR last run: 109
Best OR: 109
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £382
Prize IRE (€): €0

Richard Mitchell

Trainer: Richard Mitchell
First run: 9 Jan 90
Last run: 22 Jan 90
First run for yard: 2/7
OR first run: 103
OR last run: 103
Best OR: 103
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £944
Prize IRE (€): €0

Spells with each trainer in race order, latest first (a horse that returns to a trainer shows a new spell). From British and Irish runs since 1990.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	Best OR	First run	Last run
National Hunt	3	0	1	1	0.0%	66.7%	£1,326	€0	109	9 Jan 90	4 Mar 91

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 66.7%
Prize GB (£): £1,326
Prize IRE (€): €0
Best OR: 109
First run: 9 Jan 90
Last run: 4 Mar 91

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

By race type

Race type	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Chase	3	0	1	1	0.0%	66.7%	£1,326	€0

Chase

Race type: Chase
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 66.7%
Prize GB (£): £1,326
Prize IRE (€): €0

By going

Going	Runs	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Good	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
Good to Soft	1	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£382	€0
Heavy	1	1	0	0.0%	100.0%	£944	€0

Good

Going: Good
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Good to Soft

Going: Good to Soft
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £382
Prize IRE (€): €0

Heavy

Going: Heavy
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £944
Prize IRE (€): €0

By distance

Distance	Runs	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
2m2f to 2m5f	1	1	0	0.0%	100.0%	£944	€0
2m6f to 3m1f	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
3m2f and over	1	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£382	€0

2m2f to 2m5f

Distance: 2m2f to 2m5f
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £944
Prize IRE (€): €0

2m6f to 3m1f

Distance: 2m6f to 3m1f
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

3m2f and over

Distance: 3m2f and over
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £382
Prize IRE (€): €0

Flat bands: 5f-6f, 7f-1m, 9f-11f, 12f-13f, 14f+. NH bands: 2m-2m1f, 2m2f-2m5f, 2m6f-3m1f, 3m2f+.

By course

Course	Runs	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Leicester	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
Newton Abbot	1	1	0	0.0%	100.0%	£944	€0
Windsor	1	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£382	€0

Leicester

Course: Leicester
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Newton Abbot

Course: Newton Abbot
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £944
Prize IRE (€): €0

Windsor

Course: Windsor
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £382
Prize IRE (€): €0

By class

Class	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Handicap (unclassified)	3	0	1	1	0.0%	66.7%	£1,326	€0

Handicap (unclassified)

Class: Handicap (unclassified)
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 66.7%
Prize GB (£): £1,326
Prize IRE (€): €0

Pattern (Group/Grade/Listed) shown ahead of class. Irish races carry no class, so they are grouped as handicap or non-handicap.

By field size

Runners	Runs	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
6 to 8 runners	1	1	0	0.0%	100.0%	£944	€0
13 to 16 runners	1	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£382	€0
17+ runners	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

6 to 8 runners

Runners: 6 to 8 runners
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £944
Prize IRE (€): €0

13 to 16 runners

Runners: 13 to 16 runners
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £382
Prize IRE (€): €0

17+ runners

Runners: 17+ runners
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

By month

Month	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
January	2	0	1	0	0.0%	50.0%	£944	€0
March	1	0	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£382	€0

January

Month: January
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £944
Prize IRE (€): €0

March

Month: March
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £382
Prize IRE (€): €0

By jockey

Jockey	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
H Davies	2	0	1	0	0.0%	50.0%	£944	€0
J Railton	1	0	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£382	€0

H Davies

Jockey: H Davies
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £944
Prize IRE (€): €0

J Railton

Jockey: J Railton
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £382
Prize IRE (€): €0

By trainer

Trainer	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Richard Mitchell	2	0	1	0	0.0%	50.0%	£944	€0
R Akehurst	1	0	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£382	€0

Richard Mitchell

Trainer: Richard Mitchell
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £944
Prize IRE (€): €0

R Akehurst

Trainer: R Akehurst
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £382
Prize IRE (€): €0

By headgear

Headgear	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
No headgear	3	0	1	1	0.0%	66.7%	£1,326	€0

No headgear

Headgear: No headgear
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 66.7%
Prize GB (£): £1,326
Prize IRE (€): €0

Headgear codes as declared: b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue strap, h hood, e/s eyeshield.

By days since last run

Days since last run	Runs	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Debut / no previous run	1	1	0	0.0%	100.0%	£944	€0
8 to 14 days	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
Over a year	1	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£382	€0

Debut / no previous run

Days since last run: Debut / no previous run
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £944
Prize IRE (€): €0

8 to 14 days

Days since last run: 8 to 14 days
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Over a year

Days since last run: Over a year
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £382
Prize IRE (€): €0

Counted from the previous run in Britain or Ireland; runs abroad are not seen.

Pedigree

Sire branchTierra Fuego (GB)

Parent · 1

SireTierra Fuego (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireNot traced
Sire's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchFlower Bird (NZ)

Parent · 1

DamFlower Bird (NZ)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireFraxinus
Dam's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireNot traced
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Tierra Fuego (GB)

Flower Bird (NZ)

Not traced

Fraxinus

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseClear Choice (NZ)

Sexgelding

Foaled1983

SireTierra Fuego (GB)

DamFlower Bird (NZ)

DamsireFraxinus

Dam's produce0 winners from 1 runners

Female line

Flower Bird (NZ) · 0 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance
Tierra Fuego (GB)	Flower Bird (NZ)	Fraxinus	gelding	NH 1m7½f

Tierra Fuego (GB)

Sire: Tierra Fuego (GB)
Dam: Flower Bird (NZ)
Damsire: Fraxinus
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: NH 1m7½f

Progeny of Tierra Fuego (GB) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	28	2	6	7.1%	21.4%	3
At 2m2f to 2m5f	1	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	1
On Good to soft or yielding going	3	0	1	0.0%	33.3%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 28
Wins: 2
Placed: 6
Win %: 7.1%
Place %: 21.4%
This horse runs: 3
This horse wins: 0

At 2m2f to 2m5f

Condition: At 2m2f to 2m5f
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Placed: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
Placed: 1
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 33.3%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Tierra Fuego (GB) × Fraxinus mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	1	0	0.0%	0	3	0	2	0.0%	£1,326	€0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 1
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 2
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £1,326
Prize IRE (€): €0

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Clear Choice (NZ)	3	0	0	£1,326	€0

Clear Choice (NZ)

Horse: Clear Choice (NZ)
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £1,326
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Ratings

Official ratings

Code	Current OR	Highest OR	Lowest OR	Rated runs
National Hunt	109	109	103	3

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Current OR: 109
Highest OR: 109
Lowest OR: 103
Rated runs: 3

Current OR here is the mark carried on the latest run in each code; the page header uses a newer declared mark where one exists.

Official rating by run

Date	Course	Code	OR	Change	Pos
4 Mar 91	Windsor	NH	109	6	3/13
22 Jan 90	Leicester	NH	103	0	PU/18
9 Jan 90	Newton Abbot	NH	103	-	2/7

3/134 Mar 91 · Windsor
All fields
Date
4 Mar 91
Course
Windsor
Code
NH
OR
109
Change
6
Pos
3/13
PU/1822 Jan 90 · Leicester
All fields
Date
22 Jan 90
Course
Leicester
Code
NH
OR
103
Change
0
Pos
PU/18
2/79 Jan 90 · Newton Abbot
All fields
Date
9 Jan 90
Course
Newton Abbot
Code
NH
OR
103
Change
-
Pos
2/7

Current mark v winning marks

Code	Current OR	OR last run	Change	Highest OR	v highest
National Hunt	109	109	0	109	0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Current OR: 109
OR last run: 109
Change: 0
Highest OR: 109
v highest: 0

Differences are current OR minus the mark shown (positive = higher now). Current OR in the main code uses a newer declared or published mark where one exists.

Family

Dam summary

Flower Bird (NZ)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

Clear Choice is the only foal out of Flower Bird (NZ) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Clear Choice is the only foal out of Flower Bird (NZ) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

1Flower Bird (NZ)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

In brief

When was Clear Choice foaled?

Clear Choice (NZ) was foaled in 1983.

Who are the sire and dam of Clear Choice?

Clear Choice (NZ) is by Tierra Fuego (GB) out of Flower Bird (NZ), a daughter of Fraxinus.

Who trained Clear Choice?

Clear Choice (NZ) was trained by R Akehurst and owned by Mrs John W Finding at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland, having also run for Richard Mitchell.

What is Clear Choice's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Clear Choice (NZ) ran 3 times without winning.

What was Clear Choice's official rating?

Clear Choice (NZ) was last officially rated 109 over jumps (also the career high).

Is Clear Choice still racing?

Clear Choice (NZ) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 4 March 1991 at Windsor in the March Handicap Chase, finishing 3rd of 13, and has not run there since.

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