Horse profile
Fortification (GB)
13 runs · 7 courses · from May 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · York & Wolverhampton (AW)
Ran 34 days ago · 11th of 16
Last raced off OR 86
KTB Profile
Fortification is a gelding who has won two of 13 starts, both under 6f. He won a Class 5 novice at Wolverhampton on standard going in Nov 2025 and a Class 3 handicap at York on good ground in May 2026 off an official rating of 80. Typically held up, he was held in his last run at Doncaster in Sep 2026 when finishing 11 of 16 off an official rating of 86. He has raced seven times at York and Wolverhampton combined for two wins.
Based on 13 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
- 2–13Wins / Runs
- 15.4%Strike rate
- 6 (46.2%)Placed
- +29.67£1 level staken=13 at SP
- 0.75Fair A/E n=13 · 0.63 incl. margin
- 88Highest OR
- 40dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating86↓ 2lb off peak
86
80–88
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 98
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 109C | 100 | 6 · 109 / 102 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 98A | 90.5 | 4 · 98 / 90.5 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 10 | 109C | 90.5 | 8 · 109 / 90.5 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 104C | 100 | 3 · 104 / 100 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 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.
Run style from 9 analysed runs
- Held up 5 (56%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (22%) · 1 win
- Midfield 1 (11%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (11%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 8,086 runs since Jan 2008 (746 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | −1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 1,457 | 179 | 12.3% | +0.7 | — |
| Good | 1,957 | 221 | 11.3% | −0.3 | 1 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 749 | 84 | 11.2% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 912 | 96 | 10.5% | −1.1 | — |
| Heavy | 208 | 22 | 10.6% | −1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,784 | 337 | 12.1% | +0.5 | 1 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,085 | 267 | 12.8% | +1.2 | 2 from 10 |
| 6f – 7f | 4,250 | 475 | 11.2% | −0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,353 | 156 | 11.5% | −0.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 361 | 42 | 11.6% | 0 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | −8.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −11.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 1 | 14% | +34.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.33 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +38.00 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.33 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 4 | 1 | 25% | +37.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.33 |
| Ripon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 10 | 2 | 20% | +32.67 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Doyle | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.33 |
| Ben Robinson | 2 | 1 | 50% | +39.00 |
| Luke Morris | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Clifford Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Watson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Kiely-Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joanna Mason | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Connor Beasley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Vigors | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 9 | 1 | 11% | +32.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.33 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 1 | 10% | +31.00 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.33 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 26+22d | Doncaster | Land Of Lights Festival At Gullivers Handicap Stakes Held up towards the back - driven approaching halfway - unable to close final furlong - finished 11th | 11/16 | nse | 9-7 | 86 | 84C | 84A | Clifford Lee | 11/1 |
| 22 Aug 26+7d | Chester | Powells Jewellery Handicap Stakes Settled in mid-pack early - pressed for effort with over two furlongs left - responded well inside the final furlong - stayed on to the line to finish fourth beaten 1¾ lengths | 4/11 | 1 | 9-3 | 87 | 94A | 88A | Jason Watson | 4/1C |
| 15 Aug 26+49d | Ripon | William Hill/MND Association Great St Wilfrid Handicap Stakes Settled towards the front on the near flank early - hampered slightly for space when asked to pick up 2f out - lost ground on leaders inside final 2f - kept trying close home - finished 7th beaten 5 1/4 lengths | 7/14 | nk | 7-11 | 88 | 104C | 82A | Tom Kiely-Marshall | 11/1 |
| 27 Jun 26+14d | York | Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Dash Handicap Held up early - never a factor - beaten early stages - well held at finish | 13/13 | 1 | 9-3 | 88 | 81C | 61A | Ben Robinson | 3/1F |
| 13 Jun 26+21d | York | Churchill Tyres Supporting Macmillan Sprint Handicap Settled at back early - kept in reserve until 2f out - pushed along and found room along inner rail approaching final furlong - powered home under pressure through the last stages - grabbed third close home - unable to get on terms with the front pair | 3/22 | ½ | 8-5 | 85 | 100C | 105A | Joanna Mason | 14/1 |
| 23 May 26+8d | York | William Hill Epic Boost Handicap Held up in the pack far rail - nudged forward inside the final 2f and kept on - lacked the speed to get to the front group and finished 4th | 4/16 | ½ | 8-8 | 85 | 109C | 95A | Connor Beasley | 5/1F |
| 15 May 26+59d | York | Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Handicap Settled at the back early - boxed in with two furlongs left - eased right for space and asked for effort with a furlong to run - gained ground quickly in the closing stages - finished full of running to get up right on the line | 1/17 | 8-13 | 80 | 109C | 107A | Ben Robinson | 40/1 | |
| 17 Mar 26+28d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap Pulled hard early - front from the off - challenged 2f out and surrendered advantage entering the final furlong - one-paced and dropped to 4th in the dying strides | 4/9 | nk | 9-4 | 80 | 97A | 82A | James Doyle | 2/1F |
| 17 Feb 26+25d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) Urged forward from the off - held up towards the back - went wide rounding the turn 2f out - shifted position over 1f out - stayed on strongly in the closing stages to grab second - unable to trouble the winner at the line | 2/7 | 5 | 8-11 | 80 | 98A | 76A | Harry Vigors | 11/4F |
| 23 Jan 26+55d | Southwell (AW) | Read Meg Nicholl's Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Pulled hard - settled in the pack - nudged along 2f out - moved up to press the front pair entering the final furlong - soon left behind to finish third | 3/7 | 4½ | 9-5 | 81 | 84A | 79A | Luke Morris | 7/2 |
| 29 Nov 25+178d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Handy from the break - hit the front with a furlong left - driven approaching the final furlong - edged clear to win | 1/8 | 9-7 | — | 71A | 97A | James Doyle | 4/6F | |
| 04 Jun 25+12d | Ripon | British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Set the pace early - pressed for effort a furlong out and lost command approaching the last furlong - unable to close again and held for second | 2/8 | 1¼ | 9-7 | — | 98B | 93A | Luke Morris | 9/2 |
| 23 May 25 | Bath | Heavenly Desserts British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Handy early tracking the front pack - shifted right and made ground into contention 2f out - pushed along and drifted right 1f out - given away second spot near the line to finish 3rd | 3/6 | ¾ | 9-4 | — | 71A | 78B | James Doyle | 4/9F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Fortification (GB) won?
- Fortification (GB) won 2 of 13 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 15.4%. Placed 6 times in total (46.2% of starts).
- Who trains Fortification (GB)?
- Fortification (GB) is trained by Brian Ellison, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 13 September 2026.
- Who is Fortification (GB)'s sire?
- Fortification (GB) is by Mehmas (IRE) out of Shumookhi (IRE), whose sire is Society Rock.
- What going does Fortification (GB) prefer?
- Fortification (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Fortification (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 13 September 2026. The highest on record is 88.
- What is Fortification (GB)'s sire's record?
- Mehmas (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 8,086 runs since Jan 2008 (746 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Fortification (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Shumookhi (IRE), Fortification (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.