Fort Dearborn (IRE)
Fort Dearborn is a lightly raced colt by Starspangledbanner out of a Bated Breath mare whose sole foal to race has not won. He has two starts since Jul 2026, both at the Curragh over 6f to 7f on good to firm ground, and has failed to place on either occasion. His last run in Aug 2026 saw him finish 11 of 11 in the Guidenstown Stud Irish EBF Maiden, having been held and wearing first-time headgear.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 22dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 54
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 54A | 50.5 | 2 runs · 54 / 50.5 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 54A | 50.5 | 2 runs · 54 / 50.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,196 runs since May 2014 (663 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.6% from 1,195.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 25 | 3 | 12% | +0.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,034 | 125 | 12.1% | +1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 1,737 | 183 | 10.5% | −0.6 | — |
| Good to Soft | 777 | 90 | 11.6% | +0.5 | — |
| Soft | 1,079 | 123 | 11.4% | +0.3 | — |
| Heavy | 294 | 33 | 11.2% | +0.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,250 | 243 | 10.8% | −0.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,195 | 174 | 14.6% | +3.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,582 | 397 | 11.1% | 0 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,401 | 139 | 9.9% | −1.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 651 | 60 | 9.2% | −1.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 270 | 26 | 9.6% | −1.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 84 | 4 | 4.8% | −6.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 0 | 0% | −11.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2014 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 09 Aug 26+22d | Curragh (IRE) | Guidenstown Stud Irish EBF Maiden Held up towards the back of the pack - pushed along with no headway approaching 2f out - held to the line | 11/11 | 5 | 9-7 | 54A | 50A | W J Lee | 25/1 |
| 18 Jul 26 | Curragh (IRE) | Juddmonte 'Lead Artist' Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden slow to break - restrained handy down the inside - 5th at halfway - driven 2f out - unable to get on terms when given a squeeze inside the final furlong and stayed on one gait | 5/6 | 1½ | 9-5 | 47A | 69A | Ben Coen | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Fort Dearborn won?
- Fort Dearborn (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026.
- Who trains Fort Dearborn?
- Fort Dearborn (IRE) is trained by J P Murtagh, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 August 2026.
- Who is Fort Dearborn's sire?
- Fort Dearborn (IRE) is by Starspangledbanner (AUS) out of Batz (GB), whose sire is Bated Breath.
- What is Fort Dearborn's sire's record?
- Starspangledbanner (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,196 runs since May 2014 (663 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.6% from 1,195.
- Who are Fort Dearborn's siblings?
- Out of Batz (GB), Fort Dearborn (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.