Flying Fortress (NZ)
Flying Fortress is a gelding by Shamexpress out of Starguru who is yet to win from four starts on turf, with one placing. All four runs came over 6f to 7f, two on good to firm and two on good. His best effort was second of 11 at Sha Tin in Sep 2026. He finished 11th of 14 in the Tianjin Handicap at Sha Tin in Oct 2026.
- 0–4Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (25%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=1 at SP
- 71Highest OR
- 25dBetween runs (median)longest 77 d
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 10 runs since May 2026 (5 horses). A small sample.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −10 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 5 | 1 | 20% | +10 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −10 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +6.7 | 0 from 4 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2026 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
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
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sha Tin (HK) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Happy Valley (HK) | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Bentley | 2 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Hugh Bowman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Britney Wong | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 3 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||
| 01 Oct 26+25d | Sha Tin (HK) | Tianjin Handicap | 11/14 | nse | 9-0 | — | Harry Bentley | — |
| 06 Sep 26+77d | Sha Tin (HK) | Cotton Tree Handicap | 2/11 | shd | 8-11 | 67 | Harry Bentley | — |
| 21 Jun 26+11d | Sha Tin (HK) | Sapphire Handicap (Course A) (Turf) | 5/14 | ½ | 9-0 | 71 | Hugh Bowman | 14/1 |
| 10 Jun 26 | Happy Valley (HK) | West Kowloon Handicap (Course C+3) (Turf) | —/12 | 9-5 | — | Britney Wong | — | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Flying Fortress won?
- Flying Fortress (NZ) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
- Who trains Flying Fortress?
- Flying Fortress (NZ) is trained by W K Mo, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 October 2026.
- Who is Flying Fortress's sire?
- Flying Fortress (NZ) is by Shamexpress (NZ) out of Starguru (NZ), whose sire is Ishiguru.
- What is Flying Fortress's official rating?
- Flying Fortress (NZ)'s highest official rating on record is 71.
- What is Flying Fortress's sire's record?
- Shamexpress (NZ)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 10 runs since May 2026 (5 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.