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Horse profile

Blackwater Fort (USA)

3yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2009) · Last trainer John Gallagher · Last owner Adweb Ltd
by Doneraile Court (USA) out of Clearwater (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
12 runs · 9 courses · from Jun 2008
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Aug 2009 — 6,296 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2009 · 14th of 14 Last raced off OR 52
KTB Profile

Blackwater Fort (USA) is yet to win from 12 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 11 at Folkestone (Aug 2008). Last raced off 52, 17lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 17lb off peak
Official rating52↓ 17lb off peak
52 52–69

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 48B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Brighton, 10 Jun 2009 Official rating 52 at the last run, 8 Aug 2009

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 12 figures · best 85A · median 44
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)342C23—
Good to Firm377A70—
Firm260A42.5—
Good248B37.5—
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f660A34.5—
Under 6f685A58—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Doneraile Court (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 12% of 258 runs since Mar 2008 (13 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 15.9% from 151.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm600%−120 from 2
Good to Firm3837.9%−4.10 from 3
Good29310.3%−1.70 from 2
Good to Soft1616.3%−5.70 from 1
Soft1100%−12—
Heavy700%−120 from 1
Standard (AW)1512415.9%+3.90 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f531222.6%+10.60 from 6
6f – 7f941010.6%−1.40 from 6
1m – 1m1f78810.3%−1.7—
1m2f – 1m4f1915.3%−6.7—
1m5f – 2m800%−12—
2m1f – 2m4f400%−12—
2m5f – 3m200%−12—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Clearwater (USA) (Seeking The Gold)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 10 0 0% −10.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Brighton 4 0 0% −4.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 6 0 0% −6.00
Under 6f 6 0 0% −6.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Fergus Sweeney 3 0 0% −3.00
Tadhg O'Shea 2 0 0% −2.00
Jim Crowley 2 0 0% −2.00
Stevie Donohoe 1 0 0% −1.00
Chris Catlin 1 0 0% −1.00
William Buick 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Winston 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Fessey 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 5 0 0% −5.00
2008 7 0 0% −7.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2009 · 5 runs
08 Aug 09+39d Lingfield (AW) Hollow Lane Handicap (AW) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 14/14 15 8-8 5223C Stevie Donohoe 50/1
30 Jun 09+20d Brighton Killer Creative Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Firm · 8 ran 8/8 25 8-6 5525C Tadhg O'Shea 20/1
10 Jun 09+14d Brighton P-M Partners.co.uk Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 3¼ 8-9 5848B Tadhg O'Shea 10/1
27 May 09+15d Brighton Juice 107.2 Brighton Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good · 7 ran 7/7 11 8-4 5927C Chris Catlin 20/1
12 May 09+159d Brighton bet365.com Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Firm · 8 ran 4/8 shd 9-0 5960A Fergus Sweeney 20/1
2008 · 7 runs
04 Dec 08+20d Chelmsford (AW) Dengie Marshes Nursery (Div I) Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran 8/10 2½ 9-7 6542C Jim Crowley 13/2
14 Nov 08+9d Kempton (AW) Bet Cheltenham - Betdaq Nursery Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 11 ran 11/11 6 9-1 6720C Fergus Sweeney 10/1
05 Nov 08+66d Nottingham Pinnacle Racing 'Visit pinnacleracing.co.uk' Nursery Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Heavy · 7 ran 6/7 2½ 9-6 6946A William Buick 7/1
31 Aug 08+9d Folkestone Grace Turner Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 2/11 3¼ 9-3 6977A Jim Crowley 10/1
22 Aug 08+32d Bath Bath Ales Hop Pole Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 5½f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 2/14 2¾ 8-8 6785A Fergus Sweeney 22/1
21 Jul 08+33d Beverley Sky Bet Supporting Yorkshire Racing Festival Claiming Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 3/6 1¾ 8-10 6170B Robert Winston 50/1
18 Jun 08 Ripon Meteor Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 10/13 ½ 9-3 6142C Paul Fessey 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Blackwater Fort won?
Blackwater Fort (USA) has yet to win, from 12 archived starts between 2008 and 2009. Placed 2 times in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Blackwater Fort?
Blackwater Fort (USA) was trained by John Gallagher on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 8 August 2009.
Who is Blackwater Fort's sire?
Blackwater Fort (USA) is by Doneraile Court (USA) out of Clearwater (USA), whose sire is Seeking The Gold.
What is Blackwater Fort's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 52, from the run on 8 August 2009. The highest on record is 69.
What is Blackwater Fort's sire's record?
Doneraile Court (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12% of 258 runs since Mar 2008 (13 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 15.9% from 151.

Record shown from June 2008. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.