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Horse profile

Fort Denison (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2023) · Last trainer Venetia Williams · Last owner L Di Franco
by Galileo (IRE) out of Honour Bright (IRE) (Danehill)
17 runs · 15 courses · from Jul 2016
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Jan 2023 — 1,392 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2023 · 8th of 14 Last raced off OR 98
KTB Profile

Fort Denison is a maiden who won none of 17 starts and placed three times between Jul 2016 and Jan 2023. His best effort came when second of nine at Plumpton in Nov 2019. The gelding, by Galileo out of an Honour Bright mare, reached an official rating of 113 at his peak and last ran off 98, 15lb below that career-high mark, when eighth of 14 in a Class 5 handicap chase at Hereford in Jan 2023. He raced on turf in 16 of those starts.

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 15lb off peak
Official rating98↓ 15lb off peak
98 58–113

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 121 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Stratford, 4 Oct 2021

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 →

Jumps 7 figures · best 121A · median 106
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft5121A89—
Soft2121C113.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4115A97.5—
2m5f – 3m2121A121—
1m5f – 2m1———
Flat 8 figures · best 143C · median 96
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good2116B101.5—
Heavy2143C103—
Soft2123A104—
Standard (AW)1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f4123A105—
1m5f – 2m3143C98—
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 16 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 16 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 116B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Stratford, 4 Oct 2021 Official rating 98 at the last jumps run, 4 Jan 2023

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 74A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Windsor, 2 Aug 2021 Official rating 58 at the last flat run, 14 Sep 2021

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 8 figures · best 118A · median 100
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft5116B101—
Soft3118A94—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4118A100—
2m5f – 3m2116B105—
Over 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———
Flat 9 figures · best 86A · median 68
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good274A68.5—
Heavy286A77—
Soft269A64—
Good to Firm268A64.5—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f474A65—
1m5f – 2m373A68—
1m – 1m1f286A77—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 17 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
Galileo (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,195 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm721419.4%+4.9—
Good to Firm2,76544216%+1.50 from 2
Good5,30879014.9%+0.40 from 2
Good to Soft2,34332814%−0.50 from 5
Soft3,84557615%+0.50 from 5
Heavy1,37819013.8%−0.70 from 2
Standard (AW)2,48330412.2%−2.30 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1417.1%−7.4—
6f – 7f1,38325218.2%+3.7—
1m – 1m1f3,02151717.1%+2.60 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f6,8481,05115.3%+0.80 from 4
1m5f – 2m4,24055513.1%−1.40 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1,65017010.3%−4.20 from 4
2m5f – 3m889839.3%−5.20 from 2
Over 3m1501610.7%−3.80 from 1

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
Honour Bright (IRE) (Danehill)

9 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Botany Bay (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m5f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Botany Bay (IRE)1521m4f–1m5f—
Paradise Lost (IRE)3211m4f—
Coolibah (IRE)1317f—
Karrakatta (IRE)80——
Barrier Reef (IRE)60——
Santa Fe (IRE)50——
Star Bonita (IRE)20——
Bright Girl (IRE)40——
Honourably (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Leopardstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alan Johns 4 0 0% −4.00
Charlie Deutsch 2 0 0% −2.00
Declan McDonogh 2 0 0% −2.00
Miss Lucy Turner 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Kingscote 1 0 0% −1.00
Thore Hammer Hansen 1 0 0% −1.00
Oisin Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00
Charlie Price 1 0 0% −1.00
W J Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Killian Leonard 1 0 0% −1.00
Colin Keane 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Foley 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 16 0 0% −16.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 1 0 0% −1.00
2022 1 0 0% −1.00
2021 4 0 0% −4.00
2020 2 0 0% −2.00
2019 3 0 0% −3.00
2018 2 0 0% −2.00
2017 3 0 0% −3.00
2016 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 9 0 0% −9.00
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
Chase 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2023 · 1 run
04 Jan 23+57d Hereford Jackson Property Handicap Chase Class 5 · 25f · Soft · 14 ran 8/14 12 11-12 98—88C Charlie Deutsch 20/1
2022 · 1 run
08 Nov 22+400d Lingfield Terry Cornish Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 8/10 8 10-13 10062C86C Miss Lucy Turner 17/2
2021 · 4 runs
04 Oct 21+20d Stratford Even Keel Foundation Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 22f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 3/7 1¾ 11-6 104121A116B Charlie Deutsch 2/1F
14 Sep 21+31d Wolverhampton (AW) Download The At The Races App Handicap Class 6 · 16.5f · Standard · 12 ran 3/12 ¾ 9-10 5898A73A Richard Kingscote 8/1
14 Aug 21+12d Bath Cazoo (Bath Summer Stayers Series Qual) Handicap Class 5 · 13f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 ½ 8-8 6087A63A Thore Hammer Hansen 4/1
02 Aug 21+263d Windsor Fitzdares Loves Royal Windsor Racecourse Handicap Class 6 · 11.5f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 1 9-10 61116B74A Oisin Murphy 9/4F
2020 · 2 runs
12 Nov 20+263d Sedgefield Cavellos Spennymoor Party On Boxing Day Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 7/12 hd 11-8 11089C99C Alan Johns 50/1
23 Feb 20+72d Fontwell Village House Hotel Findon Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Soft · 11 ran 6/11 37 11-9 112121C94C Alan Johns 25/1
2019 · 3 runs
13 Dec 19+25d Doncaster Richard Fahey: Take The Reins Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 8/11 3½ 11-5 113115A101A Charlie Price 9/1
18 Nov 19+30d Plumpton Sky Sports Racing On Sky 415 Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 9 ran 2/9 6 10-12 —106A118A Alan Johns 12/1
19 Oct 19+369d Market Rasen Symes Bains Broomer Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4/8 4½ 10-12 —73A111A Alan Johns 16/1
2018 · 2 runs
15 Oct 18+23d Gowran Park Gowran Park Golf Memberships For 2019 Handicap 14f · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran 8/18 nk 8-13 65143C68A W J Lee 10/1
22 Sep 18+387d Gowran Park Gowran Golf Membership 2019 From 499 Apprentice Handicap (50-75) 9.5f · Heavy · 17 ran 5/17 1¾ 9-9 6563C86A Killian Leonard 14/1
2017 · 3 runs
31 Aug 17+81d Tipperary Buy Tickets Online At TipperaryRaces.ie Maiden 12.5f · Soft · 11 ran 8/11 hd 9-5 —123A59A Colin Keane 8/1
11 Jun 17+35d Curragh TRM Invest In Calphormin Maiden 12f · Soft · 13 ran 3/13 6 9-5 —85C69A Declan McDonogh 6/1
07 May 17+290d Leopardstown Crew Of R116 Memorial & Irish Coastguard Maiden 12f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 7/12 1¾ 9-5 —94A61A Shane Foley 50/1
2016 · 1 run
21 Jul 16 Leopardstown Frank Conroy E.B.F. Maiden 8f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 7/8 2 9-5 ——68A Declan McDonogh 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Fort Denison won?
Fort Denison (IRE) has yet to win, from 17 archived starts between 2016 and 2023. Placed 3 times in total (17.6% of starts).
Who trained Fort Denison?
Fort Denison (IRE) was trained by Venetia Williams on the most recent run on record, at Hereford on 4 January 2023.
Who is Fort Denison's sire?
Fort Denison (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Honour Bright (IRE), whose sire is Danehill.
What is Fort Denison's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 4 January 2023. The highest on record is 113.
What is Fort Denison's sire's record?
Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,195 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
Who are Fort Denison's siblings?
Out of Honour Bright (IRE), Fort Denison (IRE) has 9 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Botany Bay (IRE) (2). The wins came over 7f–1m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2016. 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.