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Horse profile

Fort Defiance (GB)

11yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2017) · Last trainer Luke Comer · Last owner Brian Comer
by Dalakhani (IRE) out of Navajo Love Song (IRE) (Dancing Brave)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Mar 2010
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Jan 2017 — 3,588 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2017 Won at Galway
KTB Profile

Fort Defiance (GB) is 1 from 4. Hasn't won since Jul 2010.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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 →

Of 1 run looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 1 run · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 75B the best of the last 2 rated runs · Naas, 10 Mar 2010

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 125A the best of the last 1 rated run · Galway, 26 Jul 2010

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 2 figures · best 75B · median 70
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m275B70—
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 4 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 4 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
Dalakhani (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 5,037 runs since Feb 2008 (497 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 8.6% from 278. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.5% from 153.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm34720.6%+9—
Good to Firm73510113.7%+2.1—
Good1,19114712.3%+0.7—
Good to Soft684669.6%−21 from 2
Soft87810512%+0.40 from 1
Heavy278248.6%−30 from 1
Standard (AW)1,23613510.9%−0.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f12325%+13.4—
6f – 7f3523710.5%−1.1—
1m – 1m1f8438810.4%−1.2—
1m2f – 1m4f2,21429413.3%+1.7—
1m5f – 2m1,07412511.6%01 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f370256.8%−4.80 from 1
2m5f – 3m153106.5%−5.1—
Over 3m19315.8%+4.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Feb 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Navajo Love Song (IRE) (Dancing Brave)

6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Navajo Chieftain (USA) (1 win).

The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Navajo Charm (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Navajo Chieftain (USA)1011m4f—
Love Excel (GB)417fClass 5
Navajo Charm (GB)1111m3fClass 4
Soneva Gili (IRE)130——
Dictate (GB)50——
Bahrall (GB)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 2 1 50% +1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cork (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 1 100% +2.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 3 1 33% +0.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robbie McNamara 2 1 50% +1.00
Adam Short 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr S Crawford 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 1 0 0% −1.00
2014 1 0 0% −1.00
2010 2 1 50% +1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 2 0 0% −2.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00
NH Flat 1 1 100% +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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
2017 · 1 run
07 Jan 17+973d Cork (IRE) McCarthy Insurance Group Beginners Chase 2m4f · Heavy · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-5 —— Adam Short 100/1
2014 · 1 run
10 May 14+1384d Wexford Owenavarragh (Q.R.) Maiden 2m · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 11/13 4¼ 11-7 —65C Mr S Crawford 25/1
2010 · 2 runs
26 Jul 10+138d Galway irelandhotels.com Flat Race 2m · Good To Yielding · 19 ran 1/19 11-8 —125A Robbie McNamara 2/1F
10 Mar 10 Naas Naas Sunday Market Begins Next Sunday Flat Race 2m · Yielding · 9 ran 2/9 9 11-5 —75B Robbie McNamara 4/7F

Quick answers

How many races has Fort Defiance won?
Fort Defiance (GB) won 1 of 4 archived starts between 2010 and 2017, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Fort Defiance?
Fort Defiance (GB) was trained by Luke Comer on the most recent run on record, at Cork (IRE) on 7 January 2017.
Who is Fort Defiance's sire?
Fort Defiance (GB) is by Dalakhani (IRE) out of Navajo Love Song (IRE), whose sire is Dancing Brave.
What is Fort Defiance's sire's record?
Dalakhani (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 5,037 runs since Feb 2008 (497 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 8.6% from 278. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.5% from 153.
Who are Fort Defiance's siblings?
Out of Navajo Love Song (IRE), Fort Defiance (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Navajo Chieftain (USA) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Navajo Charm (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2010. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.