Favour And Fortune (IRE)
Favour And Fortune is a gelding who has won five of 16 starts on turf, including a Grade 2 success in the Coral Scottish Champion Hurdle at Ayr in Apr 2024 off an official rating of 138. Each of those five wins came on a first visit to the course and all were gained over 1m5f – 2m on good, soft or heavy ground. He last ran off a career-high mark of 143 when fifth of 10 in a Class 2 handicap hurdle at Sandown in Apr 2026.
- 5–16Wins / Runs
- 31.3%Strike rate
- 9 (56.3%)Placed
- +0.43£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 1.70Fair A/E n=16 · 1.44 incl. margin
- 143Highest OR
- 83dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 116
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 141B | 115.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 116B | 108.5 | 2 · 116 / 112.5 |
| Good | 3 | 123A | 116 | 1 · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 141B | 112.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 116A | 109 | 2 · 116 / 112.5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
Of 16 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 16 runs · as at 3 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 from 3 analysed runs
- Midfield 2 (67%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,807 runs since Jan 2008 (678 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +88.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 80 | 16 | 20% | +8.7 | — |
| Good | 1,519 | 186 | 12.2% | +0.9 | 2 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 1,210 | 133 | 11% | −0.3 | 0 from 5 |
| Soft | 1,885 | 214 | 11.4% | +0.1 | 2 from 6 |
| Heavy | 776 | 86 | 11.1% | −0.2 | 1 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 336 | 22 | 6.5% | −4.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 71 | 8 | 11.3% | 0 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 249 | 8 | 3.2% | −8.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 493 | 64 | 13% | +1.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,570 | 192 | 12.2% | +0.9 | 5 from 12 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,961 | 200 | 10.2% | −1.1 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,224 | 153 | 12.5% | +1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 236 | 33 | 14% | +2.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Dreal Deal (IRE) (10 wins).
The wins came over 1m2f–2m6f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Dreal Deal (IRE)).
Family form: Getarose (IRE) finished 3rd of 8 at Chepstow, 9 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dreal Deal (IRE) | 60 | 10 | 1m2f–2m6f | Grade 2 |
| Time Marches On (IRE) | 27 | 2 | 2m½f–2m1½f | — |
| Getarose (IRE) | 10 | 1 | 2m | Class 5 |
| Rosie Mahler (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sloan Sq (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dreal Article (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 2 | 33% | +4.50 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good | 3 | 2 | 67% | +1.53 |
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.60 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −3.00 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.60 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.53 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aintree | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kelso | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.40 |
| Hereford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.53 |
| Warwick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 12 | 5 | 42% | +4.43 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Cannon | 13 | 5 | 38% | +3.43 |
| Tom Bellamy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.00 |
| 2023 | 5 | 3 | 60% | +0.93 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 13 | 3 | 23% | −4.07 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 2 | 67% | +4.50 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 26+15d | Sandown | bet365 Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled in the middle group - improved into contention after three out - closed on the front pair before two out - pressed for effort then lost touch and finished 5th one-paced | 5/10 | 2 | 12-0 | 143 | 116A | 150A | Tom Bellamy | 11/2 |
| 10 Apr 26+48d | Aintree | William Hill Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Held handy in midpack early - crept forward on inner past four out - driven up three out to loom upsides before two out - not quite jumping cleanly at the last and slipped out of position - kept driving but couldn't find more in the final furlong to finish third | 3/22 | shd | 12-0 | 140 | 109B | 153A | Tom Bellamy | 9/1 |
| 21 Feb 26+323d | Kempton | Ladbrokes 'New Horse Racing Bet Builder' Handicap Hurdle Settled at back early - closed gradually from 7th - pushed along near front group before 2 out but couldn't improve position - weakened to finish sixth | 6/9 | 1¾ | 12-2 | 142 | 116B | 136A | Tom Bellamy | 13/2 |
| 04 Apr 25+34d | Aintree | William Hill Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled midpack early - closed on the front group by the 7th - made progress but caught the third-last hard - pushed along after - moved up to second nearing the final fence - dropped back into third after jumping it - stayed on same effort to the line finishing third | 3/20 | 4 | 11-8 | 139 | 108B | 156A | Tom Cannon | 12/1 |
| 01 Mar 25+21d | Kelso | bet365 Morebattle Hurdle (Handicap Hurdle) (GBB Race) Held a midfield spot early - driven to keep pace and losing touch three out - eventually well held in 12th | 12/18 | 1½ | 12-0 | 140 | — | 127A | Tom Cannon | 6/1 |
| 08 Feb 25+49d | Newbury | William Hill Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled in the back markers early - made ground before two out - into 4th at the last - stayed on without threatening the leaders | 4/17 | 1 | 11-10 | 140 | 122B | 152A | Tom Cannon | 17/2 |
| 21 Dec 24+245d | Ascot | Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled towards the back - pushed along after 3 out - stayed on without threatening - finished 6th | 6/12 | 3 | 11-12 | 141 | 106B | 131A | Tom Cannon | 11/1 |
| 20 Apr 24+39d | Ayr | Coral Scottish Champion Hurdle (Limited Handicap) (Grade 2) (GBB Race) | 1/15 | 11-2 | 138 | 109B | 147A | Tom Cannon | 5/1 | |
| 12 Mar 24+30d | Cheltenham | Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) | 6/11 | 2¼ | 11-7 | 138 | 108A | 135A | Tom Cannon | 28/1 |
| 11 Feb 24+47d | Exeter | TrustATrader Fully Vetted Tradespeople Novices' Hurdle (Listed) (GBB Race) | 2/3 | ½ | 11-8 | 136 | — | 148C | Tom Cannon | 11/8F |
| 26 Dec 23+38d | Aintree | William Hill Formby Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Formerly Registered As The Tolworth Hurdle) (GBB Race) | 2/9 | 2¾ | 11-8 | 126 | 136A | 150B | Tom Cannon | 10/1 |
| 18 Nov 23+25d | Wetherby | Join Racing TV Now 'Introductory' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/7 | 11-5 | — | 101A | 143A | Tom Cannon | 2/5F | |
| 24 Oct 23+223d | Hereford | Vickers.Bet EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/9 | 11-0 | — | 123A | 144A | Tom Cannon | 8/15F | |
| 15 Mar 23+32d | Cheltenham | Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Grade 1) (GBB Race) | 14/21 | 1½ | 11-7 | 122 | 98B | 128A | Tom Cannon | 28/1 |
| 11 Feb 23+81d | Warwick | Virgin Bet Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 1/11 | 11-11 | — | 116A | 148A | Tom Cannon | 2/1F | |
| 22 Nov 22 | Southwell | Join Vickers.Bet Free Bet Club Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 1/8 | 11-0 | — | 141B | 139A | Tom Cannon | 7/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Favour And Fortune (IRE) won?
- Favour And Fortune (IRE) won 5 of 16 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 31.3%. Placed 9 times in total (56.3% of starts).
- Who trains Favour And Fortune (IRE)?
- Favour And Fortune (IRE) is trained by Alan King, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 25 April 2026.
- Who is Favour And Fortune (IRE)'s sire?
- Favour And Fortune (IRE) is by Soldier of Fortune (IRE) out of Fleur Rose (IRE), whose sire is Flemensfirth.
- What going does Favour And Fortune (IRE) prefer?
- Favour And Fortune (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Favour And Fortune (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 143, from the run on 25 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Favour And Fortune (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Soldier of Fortune (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,807 runs since Jan 2008 (678 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
- Who are Favour And Fortune (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Fleur Rose (IRE), Favour And Fortune (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Dreal Deal (IRE) (10). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Dreal Deal (IRE)). The wins came over 1m2f–2m6f. As at Oct 2026.