Ripon has been Fortamour's hunting ground. The track sits just north of York, and here the horse has won five times from twenty-six races — nearly one win in every five visits. That is not a coincidence. Some horses just suit certain courses, and Fortamour is one of them. The horse also thrives on normal ground conditions, winning two of nine races on standard surfaces. These are the kind of specific preferences that matter enormously to trainers like Ben Haslam at Middleham Moor, who uses this sort of pattern to plan each race entry carefully.
The partnership with jockey Joanna Mason has been productive: three wins from seventeen races together, a rate of roughly one win in every six rides. Their last success came at Newcastle on November 22, 2025, nearly a year ago now. Since then, Fortamour has been running without a win — the last six races have produced two placings but nothing better. At ten years old and active again just yesterday, the horse remains in work, but the long wait for another victory suggests the window may be narrowing. Still, for a horse that competes mainly at Class 4 level, where it has won four of twenty-three races, there is life in the old campaigner yet. The question now is whether Ripon or normal ground conditions will provide another opportunity soon.
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripon Sharp |
26 | 5 wins, 4 seconds, 4 thirds, 13 other | 3 Jun | 19.2% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
11 | 2 wins, 1 second, 8 other | 12 Mar | 18.2% |
| York Galloping |
6 | 6 other | 24 Jul | 0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 19 Sep | 0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
2 | 2 other | 19 Oct | 0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 27 Mar | 0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 10 Apr | 0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 17 Jul | 0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 5 Oct | 0% |