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Fortification (USA)

11yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2014) · Last trainer Stephen Hughes · Last owner S A Hughes
by With Approval (CAN) out of Palisade (USA) (Gone West)
47 runs · 23 courses · from May 2007
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Jul 2014 — 4,486 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2014 · 5th of 9 6 wins · 6 courses Last raced off OR 95
KTB Profile

Fortification (USA) is 6 from 47. Hasn't won since Feb 2012. Last raced off 95, 41lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 47 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 41lb off peak
Official rating95↓ 41lb off peak
95 89–136

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Sep 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 118A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Worcester, 7 Jun 2014 Official rating 95 at the last run, 2 Jul 2014

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.

Jumps 40 figures · best 138A · median 98.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Good18138A91—
Good to Soft6131A117.5—
Soft6131B100.5—
Good to Firm5117A98—
Heavy4112B99.5—
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m16137A103—
2m1f – 2m4f13117A92—
Over 3m7138A114—
1m5f – 2m488C79—

Of 47 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (7).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 40 figures from 47 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
With Approval (CAN)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 545 runs since Jan 2008 (51 horses).

Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.4% from 125.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm10110%−0.10 from 1
Good to Firm75810.7%+0.60 from 6
Good1161210.3%+0.22 from 20
Good to Soft5435.6%−4.52 from 7
Soft841214.3%+4.22 from 8
Heavy3700%−10.10 from 5
Standard (AW)1691911.2%+1.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1100%−10.1—
6f – 7f12586.4%−3.7—
1m – 1m1f971313.4%+3.3—
1m2f – 1m4f991818.2%+8.1—
1m5f – 2m6845.9%−4.20 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f5635.4%−4.70 from 13
2m5f – 3m6369.5%−0.64 from 18
Over 3m26311.5%+1.42 from 11

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Palisade (USA) (Gone West)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Giant Treasure (USA) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Giant Treasure (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Giant Treasure (USA)427f–1mClass 3
Scooner (USA)811m½fClass 5
Action Front (USA)2211m4fClass 5
Banham (USA)60——
Piaffe (USA)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 20 2 10% +3.50
Soft 8 2 25% +6.00
Good to Soft 7 2 29% +10.33
Good to Firm 6 0 0% −6.00
Heavy 5 0 0% −5.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 17 3 18% +1.33
Class 5 9 0 0% −9.00
Class 3 6 2 33% +17.50
Class 2 5 1 20% +8.00
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fontwell 5 0 0% −5.00
Newton Abbot 4 0 0% −4.00
Wincanton 4 0 0% −4.00
Fairyhouse 4 0 0% −4.00
Worcester 3 0 0% −3.00
Kempton 3 1 33% +10.00
Uttoxeter 3 0 0% −3.00
Taunton 3 1 33% +1.50
Sandown 2 0 0% −2.00
Hereford 2 1 50% +2.33
Chepstow 2 1 50% +7.50
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 1 100% +5.50
Exeter 1 1 100% +16.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 18 4 22% +26.00
2m1f – 2m4f 13 0 0% −13.00
Over 3m 11 2 18% −0.17
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Matt Griffiths 7 4 57% +24.33
Jay Pemberton 4 0 0% −4.00
Johnny Farrelly 3 1 33% +14.00
Eamon Dehdashti 3 0 0% −3.00
Michael Darcy 3 0 0% −3.00
Jamie Moore 2 0 0% −2.00
Mattie Batchelor 2 0 0% −2.00
Timmy Murphy 2 1 50% +4.50
Dominic Elsworth 2 0 0% −2.00
Danny Cook 2 0 0% −2.00
Bernie Wharfe 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr R O'Sullivan 2 0 0% −2.00
Shane Jackson 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Moloney 1 0 0% −1.00
Leighton Aspell 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J Barber 1 0 0% −1.00
Nick Scholfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Denis O'Regan 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Killoran 1 0 0% −1.00
Rodi Greene 1 0 0% −1.00
Peter Toole 1 0 0% −1.00
Matty Roe 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss J A Kidd 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 28 6 21% +26.83
None 16 0 0% −16.00
Blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 5 0 0% −5.00
2013 2 0 0% −2.00
2012 4 1 25% +2.50
2011 6 1 17% +11.00
2010 3 0 0% −3.00
2009 14 4 29% +17.33
2008 5 0 0% −5.00
2007 8 0 0% −8.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 28 0 0% −28.00
Chase 16 6 38% +38.83
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

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
02 Jul 14+16d Worcester Get Free Bets At BellBet.com Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 23f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 5/9 10 11-7 9598A Tom O'Brien 12/1
16 Jun 14+9d Newton Abbot Independent Racecourses Limited, IRL Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 26.5f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 2 11-5 9593C Jamie Moore 16/1
07 Jun 14+25d Worcester Stock N Lock Self Storage Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 3/15 2½ 11-9 95118A Jamie Moore 16/1
13 May 14+42d Ffos Las 3asleisure.com Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 6/6 57 10-13 9588C Paul Moloney 33/1
01 Apr 14+371d Newton Abbot Independent Racecourses Limited Irl Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 26.5f · Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-10 98— Leighton Aspell 8/1
26 Mar 13+24d Fontwell Platinum Lace Gentlemen's Club, Brighton 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditonal/Amateur) Class 4 · 25.5f · Heavy · 5 ran 2/5 7 11-8 99112B Mr J Barber 7/1
02 Mar 13+84d Newbury Barbury International Supporting Greatwood Veterans' Handicap Chase Class 2 · 26f · Good To Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-0 133— Nick Scholfield 20/1
08 Dec 12+41d Sandown Sportingbet London National (Handicap Chase) Class 2 · 29f · Soft · 5 ran 4/5 38 11-1 13694C Mattie Batchelor 16/1
28 Oct 12+229d Wincanton F.J. Chalke Desert Orchid Handicap Chase (For The Desert Orchid Silver Cup) Class 3 · 26.5f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 30 11-12 136114C Timmy Murphy 8/1
13 Mar 12+18d Cheltenham Glenfarclas Handicap Chase (Cross Country) Class 2 · 30f · Good To Firm · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-6 136— Denis O'Regan 14/1
24 Feb 12+59d Warwick Ken Muir Memorial Handicap Chase Class 3 · 29f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 11-12 131138A Timmy Murphy 11/2
27 Dec 11+44d Kempton William Hill - Home Of Betting Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-5 132— Johnny Farrelly 13/2
13 Nov 11+12d Fontwell Totepool Southern National Handicap Chase Class 3 · 27f · Soft · 16 ran 3/16 nk 11-10 130131B Johnny Farrelly 10/1
01 Nov 11+243d Exeter Betfred.com Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good · 15 ran 1/15 11-3 115137A Johnny Farrelly 16/1
03 Mar 11+20d Ludlow Free 10 Bet At corbettsports.com Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 30 11-1 9991C Richard Killoran 10/1
11 Feb 11+34d Kempton Read Paul Nicholls Exclusively On Betfair Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 6/6 59 11-3 126102C Dominic Elsworth 14/1
08 Jan 11+51d Sandown 32red.com Handicap Chase Class 2 · 24f · Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-12 135— Matt Griffiths 25/1
18 Nov 10+243d Wincanton South West Racing Club Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Good · 16 ran 4/16 1 10-12 115104A Dominic Elsworth 13/2
20 Mar 10+56d Uttoxeter John Smith's Midlands Grand National Handicap Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 33.5f · Heavy · 17 ran PU/17 — 10-4 135— Matt Griffiths 20/1
23 Jan 10+27d Haydock Peter Marsh Chase (Grade 2 Limited Handicap) Class 1 · 23f · Heavy · 12 ran 8/12 5 9-11 13599C Matt Griffiths 8/1
27 Dec 09+38d Kempton Williamhill.com - Bonus 25 Handicap Chase Class 2 · 24f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 1/15 10-4 123123A Matt Griffiths 12/1
19 Nov 09+7d Hereford Heating Solutions Amateur Riders' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 25f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-7 108131A Matt Griffiths 10/3
12 Nov 09+8d Taunton Lewis Douglas Adams First Birthday Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23f · Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-6 99121B Matt Griffiths 7/2
04 Nov 09+14d Chepstow Lindley Catering Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23.5f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 10-9 99107C Matt Griffiths 17/2
21 Oct 09+42d Worcester Myson Radiators Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 3/12 2 11-5 98117A Rodi Greene 12/1
09 Sep 09+108d Uttoxeter Jo Evans Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 24f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 1½ 10-9 9990A Peter Toole 20/1
24 May 09+17d Uttoxeter PJD Engineering Conditional Jockeys' Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 hd 10-13 99111B Danny Cook 20/1
07 May 09+7d Newton Abbot 'your Name Here' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 3/11 1¼ 11-2 90117A Danny Cook 20/1
30 Apr 09+6d Hereford Dorothy Goodbody's Claiming Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 10 ran 7/10 30 10-13 9091C Eamon Dehdashti 22/1
24 Apr 09+5d Newton Abbot Going, Going, Gone Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 17f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 3/8 nse 10-9 90108B Eamon Dehdashti 9/2
19 Apr 09+25d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Yeovil 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 5/10 10 10-10 8988A Eamon Dehdashti 14/1
25 Mar 09+7d Taunton Pertemps People Development Series Conditionals' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Firm · 9 ran 6/9 nk 10-8 9290A Matty Roe 18/1
18 Mar 09+9d Chepstow Jenkinsons Caterers Claiming Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 19 10-11 9281C Bernie Wharfe 50/1
09 Mar 09+288d Taunton Kenmart Limited For Natural Building Materials Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Soft · 11 ran 8/11 2½ 11-2 9592C Bernie Wharfe 33/1
25 May 08+45d Fontwell Lewis Saab Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 3½ 11-2 9988C Mattie Batchelor 14/1
10 Apr 08+10d Fontwell Bulmers Original Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 17.5f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 4 10-7 9988C Jay Pemberton 33/1
31 Mar 08+15d Wincanton Betfredbingo Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 20f · Soft · 12 ran 9/12 1¼ 10-8 10592C Jay Pemberton 22/1
16 Mar 08+20d Fontwell Hammerpot Brewery Premium Sussex Ales "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 2/7 8 10-8 10599B Jay Pemberton 3/1F
25 Feb 08+85d Plumpton Carlsberg Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 2½ 10-7 9193B Jay Pemberton 14/1
02 Dec 07+18d Fairyhouse Joe Savage Maiden Hurdle 18f · Heavy · 24 ran 11/24 11 11-9 108100C Michael Darcy 33/1
14 Nov 07+11d Downpatrick Ladbrokes Maiden Hurdle 18.5f · Good · 12 ran 3/12 ¾ 11-4 91116C Michael Darcy 33/1
03 Nov 07+21d Down Royal A.Bartlett & Sons (Airdrie) Ltd Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 17 ran F/17 — 11-4 —— Michael Darcy 33/1
13 Oct 07+118d Fairyhouse Membership 2008 (c&g) Inh Flat Race 16f · Good · 15 ran 7/15 8 11-5 —88C Mr R O'Sullivan 25/1
17 Jun 07+17d Fairyhouse Www.betchronicle.com Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 24 ran 13/24 4 10-12 —77C Shane Jackson 33/1
31 May 07+19d Punchestown McInerney Homes (C&G) Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Firm · 24 ran 16/24 7 10-11 —68C Shane Jackson 33/1
12 May 07+4d Downpatrick (IRE) I.T.B.A. (Northern Region) Ladies INH Flat Race 18.5f · Good · 15 ran 8/15 24 10-13 —75C Miss J A Kidd 16/1
08 May 07 Fairyhouse New Tote Ireland Placepot Races 1 to 6 Flat Race (Div 1) 18f · Good · 21 ran 11/21 3½ 11-1 —84C Mr R O'Sullivan 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Fortification (USA) won?
Fortification (USA) won 6 of 47 archived starts between 2007 and 2014, a strike rate of 12.8%. Placed 14 times in total (29.8% of starts).
Who trained Fortification (USA)?
Fortification (USA) was trained by Stephen Hughes on the most recent run on record, at Worcester on 2 July 2014.
Who is Fortification (USA)'s sire?
Fortification (USA) is by With Approval (CAN) out of Palisade (USA), whose sire is Gone West.
What going does Fortification (USA) prefer?
Fortification (USA) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Fortification (USA)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 2 July 2014. The highest on record is 136.
What is Fortification (USA)'s sire's record?
With Approval (CAN)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 545 runs since Jan 2008 (51 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.4% from 125.
Who are Fortification (USA)'s siblings?
Out of Palisade (USA), Fortification (USA) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Giant Treasure (USA) (2). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Giant Treasure (USA)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2007. 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.