Across 42 races, Mark's Choice has won 5 times and placed 15 times, a record that puts him just above a 12 per cent win rate. On normal ground conditions, he is substantially better: 4 wins from 18 races, or roughly 22 per cent. This matters because it anchors his preference and tells you he is not a horse that needs perfect fast, dry ground to perform. In the competitive mid-tier races where he typically competes—Class 4 contests—he wins at nearly one in four, or 24 per cent of the time. Strip away the races at minor tracks or in conditions that don't suit him, and you find a horse with genuine edge in his niche.
His partnership with William Pyle has been modest—one win from eight races—and the quotes from Tutty reveal a horse whose career was revived late on. She speaks of him bringing joy to his owners and drawing genuine local support, which is the mark of a horse that people care about beyond the betting slip. Ripon clearly knows him well. With entries made and a race possibly to be named in his honour at the track this year, Mark's Choice represents a rare thing in racing: a specialist who found one place and made it his own, and at ten years old is still chasing that magic.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripon Sharp |
20 | 5 wins, 1 second, 3 thirds, 11 other | 31 Aug | 25% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
4 | 1 second, 3 other | 1 Aug | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
4 | 2 thirds, 2 other | 1 Aug | 0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 17 Sep | 0% |
| York Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 9 Jul | 0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 8 Dec | 0% |
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 2 Oct | 0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
2 | 2 other | 21 Sep | 0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 10 Apr | 0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 | 1 second | 30 May | 0% |