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Horse profile

Fontano (FR)

5yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2011) · Last trainer Emma Lavelle · Last owner Mrs Julien Turner Andrew Merriam
by Astarabad (USA) out of Little Bud (FR) (Pampabird)
9 runs · 7 courses · from Apr 2010
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Nov 2011 — 5,454 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2011 · 1st of 10 Won last time out 2 wins · Kempton Last raced off OR 115
KTB Profile

Fontano (FR) is 2 from 9. Won last time out at Kempton (Class 4). Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 3 on softer).

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster
Official rating115↓ 4lb off peak
115 115–119

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 133A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton, 21 Nov 2011 Official rating 115 at the last run, 21 Nov 2011

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 9 figures · best 133A · median 122
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good6133A124.5—
Good to Soft3118A118—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5127A122—
2m1f – 2m4f3128A118—
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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
Astarabad (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 1,601 runs since Jan 2008 (162 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 18.3% from 377.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−13.2—
Good to Firm3712.7%−10.5—
Good2403414.2%+12 from 6
Good to Soft1692213%−0.20 from 3
Soft7517910.5%−2.7—
Heavy3776918.3%+5.1—
Standard (AW)25520%+6.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−13.2—
1m2f – 1m4f60813.3%+0.1—
1m5f – 2m2844114.4%+1.21 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f86211413.2%00 from 3
2m5f – 3m3494512.9%−0.31 from 1
Over 3m4436.8%−6.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Little Bud (FR) (Pampabird)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Douneve (FR)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 2 33% +16.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 1 17% −1.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 1 100% +16.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton 2 2 100% +20.00
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 1 20% +12.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 1 1 100% +4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 7 1 14% −2.00
2010 2 1 50% +15.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 1 13% −3.00
NH Flat 1 1 100% +16.00

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
2011 · 7 runs
21 Nov 11+23d Kempton Betfred Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24.5f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 11-6 115133A Alex Merriam 4/1C
29 Oct 11+6d Ascot Reading Post Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 13 ran 5/13 nk 11-4 115128A Alex Merriam 11/1
23 Oct 11+191d Wincanton Wincanton Golf Course Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 nse 11-7 115122A Alex Merriam 11/2
15 Apr 11+20d Chepstow Braceys 'The Friendly Builders Merchant' 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 2¾ 10-11 119110A Alex Merriam 4/7F
26 Mar 11+20d Newbury John Haine Memorial Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 18 10-11 116122B Alex Merriam 9/2
06 Mar 11+43d Huntingdon 100% Cheltenham On Racing UK Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 2/15 2½ 10-12 —118A Alex Merriam 7/2
22 Jan 11+48d Ascot European Breeders' Fund 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 3 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 8/14 hd 10-13 —107A Alex Merriam 9/1
2010 · 2 runs
05 Dec 10+230d Exeter E.B.F. 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 4/14 9 10-9 —118A Alex Merriam 7/1
19 Apr 10 Kempton williamhill.com - Vegas Maiden Open NH Flat Race (Div 1) Class 6 · 16f · Good · 15 ran 1/15 10-10 —127A Alex Merriam 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Fontano won?
Fontano (FR) won 2 of 9 archived starts between 2010 and 2011, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 4 times in total (44.4% of starts).
Who trained Fontano?
Fontano (FR) was trained by Emma Lavelle on the most recent run on record, at Kempton on 21 November 2011.
Who is Fontano's sire?
Fontano (FR) is by Astarabad (USA) out of Little Bud (FR), whose sire is Pampabird.
What going does Fontano prefer?
Fontano (FR) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Fontano's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 21 November 2011. The highest on record is 119.
What is Fontano's sire's record?
Astarabad (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 1,601 runs since Jan 2008 (162 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 18.3% from 377.
Who are Fontano's siblings?
Out of Little Bud (FR), Fontano (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2010. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.