Fontana Ellissi (FR)
Fontana Ellissi is a 3 from 26 gelding with all wins at Class 4 level. He won a novices hurdle at Ludlow over 2m5f to 3m on good ground in Mar 2021, a novices hurdle at Market Rasen over 2m1f to 2m4f on good ground in Aug 2021, and a handicap hurdle at Ffos Las over 1m5f to 2m on good to soft ground in Feb 2022. He has raced five times at Cheltenham without success. His last run came at Plumpton in Mar 2026 off an official rating of 101, 26lb below his highest ever mark.
- 3–26Wins / Runs
- 11.5%Strike rate
- 10 (38.5%)Placed
- −13.50£1 level staken=26 at SP
- 0.76Fair A/E n=26 · 0.68 incl. margin
- 127Highest OR
- 37dBetween runs (median)longest 398 d
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 130
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 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 132B | 112 | — |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 112A | 104.5 | — |
| Soft | 4 | 111B | 88 | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 132B | 114.5 | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 112C | 108 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 130B | 99 | — |
Of 26 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · did not complete (2) · no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 26 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 5 analysed runs since Jan 2025
- Prominent 2 (40%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (40%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 3,410 runs since Jan 2008 (394 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 15.2% from 256. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.3% from 132.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 16 | 5 | 31.3% | +20 | — |
| Good to Firm | 256 | 39 | 15.2% | +3.9 | — |
| Good | 818 | 107 | 13.1% | +1.8 | 2 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 522 | 54 | 10.3% | −1 | 1 from 9 |
| Soft | 884 | 92 | 10.4% | −0.9 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 386 | 39 | 10.1% | −1.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 525 | 48 | 9.1% | −2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 132 | 7 | 5.3% | −6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 337 | 27 | 8% | −3.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 895 | 105 | 11.7% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 855 | 109 | 12.7% | +1.4 | 1 from 8 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 741 | 89 | 12% | +0.7 | 1 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 347 | 32 | 9.2% | −2.1 | 1 from 10 |
| Over 3m | 96 | 14 | 14.6% | +3.3 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Piet (FR) (4 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m2½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piet (FR) | 25 | 4 | 1m1½f–1m2½f | — |
| Huda (FR) | 33 | 1 | 7½f | — |
| Incredible (FR) | 1 | 1 | 7f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 2 | 20% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.50 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 11 | 3 | 27% | +1.50 |
| Class 3 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Class 2 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ludlow | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| Taunton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kelso | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.50 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 1 | 10% | −3.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.50 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 9 | 1 | 11% | −2.50 |
| Robert Dunne | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jack Tudor | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Benjamin Macey | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jordan Nailor | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.50 |
| Kielan Woods | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Sam Burton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Burton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alain Cawley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fergus Gregory | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 16 | 2 | 13% | −8.00 |
| Hood | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.50 |
| 2021 | 9 | 2 | 22% | −1.00 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 24 | 3 | 13% | −11.50 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 09 Mar 26+78d | Plumpton | DragonBet The Roar Before Cheltenham Infernoboost Handicap Hurdle Settled just off the pace early - eased and pulled up before the 7th | PU/6 | — | 11-3 | 101 | — | — | Kielan Woods | 22/1 |
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Dec 25+266d | Lingfield | BetWright Bangers N'Cash Handicap Hurdle Held up at the back from the off - dropped away with three furlongs remaining - well held at the finish | 8/9 | 1¾ | 10-13 | 105 | 101C | 89C | Mr Sam Burton | 33/1 |
| 30 Mar 25+29d | Ascot | Colts And Fillies Club Handicap Hurdle Tracked the front-runner on the outer - lost ground and dropped back approaching the final fence - faded into third | 3/3 | 9½ | 10-5 | 110 | 118C | 97C | Benjamin Macey | 11/2 |
| 01 Mar 25+45d | Kelso | bet365 Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled around midfield - lost footing before 3 out - stumbled and came down on the turn | SU/10 | — | 10-1 | 110 | — | — | Benjamin Macey | 33/1 |
| 15 Jan 25+380d | Newbury | Grosvenor Sport Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle Held up in the back markers - dropped away with 3 to jump - finished well held in 8th | 8/9 | 2 | 11-7 | 113 | 68C | 103C | Sam Twiston-Davies | 40/1 |
| 2024 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 01 Jan 24+17d | Cheltenham | Paddy Power Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/10 | ¾ | 10-2 | 116 | 124A | 115A | Robert Dunne | 40/1 |
| 2023 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 15 Dec 23+398d | Cheltenham | Citipost Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 7/10 | 1½ | 10-4 | 118 | 111B | 111A | Robert Dunne | 28/1 |
| 2022 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Nov 22+22d | Cheltenham | Paddy Power Games Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/12 | ¾ | 10-2 | 116 | — | 124A | Robert Dunne | 6/1 |
| 21 Oct 22+28d | Cheltenham | Abu Dhabi Digital Exchange Handicap Hurdle | 2/13 | 5½ | 10-2 | 113 | 130B | 125A | Robert Dunne | 22/1 |
| 23 Sep 22+184d | Worcester | Cazoo Handicap Hurdle | 5/5 | 6 | 10-10 | 115 | 95C | 101B | Jack Tudor | 6/1 |
| 23 Mar 22+16d | Ludlow | Ludlow Farm Shop Handicap Hurdle | 4/5 | 2¾ | 10-12 | 116 | 112C | 110B | Danny Burton | 2/1 |
| 07 Mar 22+13d | Wetherby | Join Racing Tv Now Handicap Hurdle | 4/6 | 4½ | 10-12 | 117 | — | 119B | Jack Tudor | 11/4F |
| 22 Feb 22+21d | Taunton | Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/6 | ½ | 9-13 | 116 | 99A | 116B | Jack Tudor | 9/4F |
| 01 Feb 22+13d | Ffos Las | Trevor Gregory - Sion Hine Handicap Hurdle | 1/9 | 11-3 | 111 | 108A | 139A | Jack Tudor | 7/2 | |
| 19 Jan 22+40d | Newbury | Book The Lodge Hotel At Newbury Racecourse Handicap Hurdle | 5/11 | 5½ | 11-4 | 114 | 112A | 122A | Sam Twiston-Davies | 13/2 |
| 2021 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Dec 21+28d | Doncaster | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle | 5/14 | 10 | 10-4 | 118 | — | 114A | Alain Cawley | 25/1 |
| 12 Nov 21+71d | Cheltenham | Markel Insurance Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 13/20 | 2¾ | 11-2 | 120 | 132B | 107A | Fergus Gregory | 40/1 |
| 02 Sep 21+19d | Sedgefield | Little Burn Cafe Langley Moor Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/4 | nk | 11-12 | 122 | 111C | 117C | Sam Twiston-Davies | 4/9F |
| 14 Aug 21+15d | Market Rasen | Barrie Wells Trust Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/4 | 11-4 | 123 | 99C | 115B | Jordan Nailor | 1/2F | |
| 30 Jul 21+38d | Bangor-on-Dee | Retraining Of Racehorses Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/7 | ½ | 11-5 | 123 | 108A | 137A | Sam Twiston-Davies | 3/1 |
| 22 Jun 21+52d | Newton Abbot | newtonabbotracing.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/6 | 7½ | 11-6 | 125 | 75A | 94B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 9/4 |
| 01 May 21+37d | Uttoxeter | Follow At The Races On Twitter Handicap Hurdle | 7/8 | 4¾ | 11-0 | 127 | 80C | 100C | Sam Twiston-Davies | 8/1 |
| 25 Mar 21+44d | Ludlow | Watch On RacingTV Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/6 | 11-1 | — | 126A | 122B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 11/2 | |
| 09 Feb 21+61d | Kempton (AW) | Bet Better With VBet 'Jumpers' Bumper' NH Flat Race | 2/13 | nk | 11-4 | — | — | 127A | Sam Twiston-Davies | 16/1 |
| 2020 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Dec 20+32d | Taunton | Racing To School Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 3/12 | 2¼ | 10-7 | — | 101A | 109A | Jordan Nailor | 33/1 |
| 08 Nov 20 | Stratford | Walton Maiden Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 3/10 | 8 | 11-4 | — | 77C | 106A | Sam Twiston-Davies | 13/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Fontana Ellissi won?
- Fontana Ellissi (FR) won 3 of 26 archived starts between 2020 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.5%. Placed 10 times in total (38.5% of starts).
- Who trains Fontana Ellissi?
- Fontana Ellissi (FR) is trained by Samuel Drinkwater, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 March 2026.
- Who is Fontana Ellissi's sire?
- Fontana Ellissi (FR) is by Sinndar (IRE) out of Leni Riefenstahl (IRE), whose sire is Mull Of Kintyre.
- What going does Fontana Ellissi prefer?
- Fontana Ellissi (FR) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 10 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Fontana Ellissi's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 101, from the run on 9 March 2026. The highest on record is 127.
- What is Fontana Ellissi's sire's record?
- Sinndar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 3,410 runs since Jan 2008 (394 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15.2% from 256. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.3% from 132.
- Who are Fontana Ellissi's siblings?
- Out of Leni Riefenstahl (IRE), Fontana Ellissi (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Piet (FR) (4). The wins came over 7f–1m2½f. As at Nov 2026.