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Fortescue

12-year-old gelding with a 4% win rate who thrives on soft, spongy ground.
Quick Facts
Age
12 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Shirocco
Mother
Last Of Her Line
Trainer
Owner
Mrs L Nixon
Rating
114

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
24
Career races
1
Wins
4.2%
Win rate
avg ~10%
33.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
56 days
Since last race

Strengths & Risks AI Analysis

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 6 starts (17%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 8 starts
Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 13 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft (muddy)
Loves
Good to soft
Avoids
Good (firm-ish)
Avoids
Heavy (very wet)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏅 Competition Level
Class 1
Loves
Class 2
Avoids
Class 3
Avoids
Class 4
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Loves
Right-handed, tight turning
Right-handed, undulating
Left-handed, undulating
Left-handed, tight turning
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
1 Feb
4th
Market Rasen
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 7 runners
29 Dec
6th
Doncaster
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
3 Dec
3rd
Ludlow
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 7 runners
16 Apr
4th
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 15 runners
21 Feb
DNF
Exeter
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 9 runners
17 Jan
5th
Market Rasen
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 8 runners
23 Nov
4th
Ascot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
27 Oct
2nd
Aintree
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
27 Apr
16th
Sandown Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 20 runners
23 Mar
2nd
Newbury
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
5.6%
Win rate
1/18
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
Sam Twiston-Davies Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Aintree
Galloping
4 1 second, 3 other 27 Oct 0%
Haydock Park
Galloping
3 1 second, 1 third, 1 other 30 Dec 0%
Ascot
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 other 23 Nov 50%
Chepstow
Galloping
2 2 other 9 Dec 0%
Newbury
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 other 23 Mar 0%
Market Rasen
Sharp
2 2 other 1 Feb 0%
Sandown Park
Galloping
2 2 other 27 Apr 0%
Kelso
Undulating
1 1 third 23 Oct 0%
Kempton Park
Galloping
1 1 second 27 Dec 0%
Bangor-on-Dee
Sharp
1 1 other 9 Nov 0%
Cheltenham
Galloping
1 1 other 16 Apr 0%
Ludlow
Undulating
1 1 third 3 Dec 0%
Doncaster
Galloping
1 1 other 29 Dec 0%
Exeter
Undulating
1 1 other 21 Feb 0%