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Fortescue

12-year-old gelding with 1 win from 24 runs who runs best on soft, spongy ground.
Quick facts
Age
12 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Shirocco
Mother
Last Of Her Line
Trainer
Owner
Mrs L Nixon
Official rating
114

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
24
Career races
1
Wins
4.2%
Win rate
avg ~10%
33.3%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
259 days
Since last race

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ 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 runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Soft (muddy)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
Good (a little give)
Avoids
Heavy (very wet)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏅 Race level
Class 1 (elite)
Loves
Class 2 (high-level)
Avoids
Class 3 (mid-level)
Avoids
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
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

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
5.6%
Win rate
1/18
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
Sam Twiston-Davies Current jockey
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin 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%