Fortunate Fella (IRE)
Fortunate Fella is 1 from 10, the win coming in a Class 5 novices handicap chase at Fontwell over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground off an official rating of 99 in May 2025. He has raced on turf only. Typically ridden prominently, his last run, at Sedgefield in Oct 2026, was off an official rating of 100. He has not won since May 2025.
- 1–10Wins / Runs
- 10%Strike rate
- 2 (20%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 1.46Fair A/E n=10 · 1.24 incl. margin
- 103Highest OR
- 80dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 95
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 | 4 | 97A | 82.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 102A | 100 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 102A | 92 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 10 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 10 runs · as at 26 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.
The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 18 Oct 2026: top-rated on KTB Rating in 1 run (won 0) · to 18 Oct 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.
Run style from 10 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Prominent 6 (60%) · 1 win
- Held up 3 (30%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (10%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,859 runs since May 2013 (682 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +88.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 80 | 16 | 20% | +8.7 | — |
| Good | 1,538 | 189 | 12.3% | +1 | 1 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 1,227 | 136 | 11.1% | −0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 1,897 | 214 | 11.3% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 780 | 86 | 11% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 336 | 22 | 6.5% | −4.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 71 | 8 | 11.3% | 0 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 249 | 8 | 3.2% | −8.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 493 | 64 | 13% | +1.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,579 | 193 | 12.2% | +0.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,986 | 203 | 10.2% | −1.1 | 1 from 8 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,239 | 155 | 12.5% | +1.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 239 | 33 | 13.8% | +2.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2013 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| Class 4 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedgefield | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fontwell | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Taunton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hexham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Bromley | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.00 |
| William Maggs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joe Williamson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| Hurdle | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 18 Oct 26+296d | Sedgefield | Celebrating 40 Years Of Vickers Bookmakers Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Steeple Chase Prominent early - went to the front at the 3rd - passed before the 10th but stayed handy - dropped away under pressure 4 out - well behind and pulled up before 2 out | PU/7 | — | 12-0 | 100 | — | — | William Maggs | 50/1 |
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 25+187d | Sedgefield | SprayClad UK NE Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up in rear - errors at the 7th and 9th - moving into contention before a blunder at the 11th - crashing mistake 3 out - pulled up shortly after | PU/9 | — | 10-12 | 102 | — | — | Joe Williamson | 50/1 |
| 22 Jun 25+38d | Hexham | Chris Lowther & Brian Ellison 27 Years Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Handy early - clipped another runner at the opening fence - improved into contention by the 8th before fading after the second last | 3/7 | 25 | 11-12 | 103 | 70B | 96B | Jamie Hamilton | 11/1 |
| 15 May 25+20d | Fontwell | BetGoodwin Free Bet Nose Losers Novices' Handicap Chase Handy early spot - hit front 6th - lost advantage 7th before regaining it - untidy 10th - error two out - kept on well to score | 1/8 | 11-9 | 99 | 61B | 118A | Ben Bromley | 4/1 | |
| 25 Apr 25+36d | Fontwell | V2 Radio We Love Local Handicap Chase not the tidiest early on and settled towards the back - made progress and edged right approaching 2 out - up into second by the last - stayed on well for second beaten a length | 2/10 | 1 | 11-9 | 98 | 95B | 118A | Ben Bromley | 5/1 |
| 20 Mar 25+30d | Chepstow | Raising The Roof / SIG Roofing Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - improved to challenge in second before fading approaching two out - lost touch and finished well held in 6th | 6/10 | 2½ | 11-3 | 99 | 97A | 93A | Ben Bromley | 6/1 |
| 18 Feb 25+14d | Taunton | South West Rail Solutions Ltd Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Sat behind the front group with occasional errors in rhythm - pressed for effort and lost touch after 3 out - dropped away before 2 out to finish fourth | 4/12 | 7½ | 11-1 | — | 98B | 103A | Ben Bromley | 40/1 |
| 04 Feb 25+55d | Taunton | Ross Stacey Cannot Cook Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up in rear - hit third fence and battled into distant fourth after three out - dropped to fifth entering straight and lost momentum late | 5/10 | 8 | 10-11 | — | 84C | 97C | Ben Bromley | 18/1 |
| 2024 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Dec 24+42d | Hereford | Hereford FC Forever United Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Handy early - slipped back through the pack three out and lost touch approaching two out - stayed on late without threatening home finishing fifth | 5/9 | 4¾ | 10-9 | — | 102A | 102A | Ben Bromley | 33/1 |
| 30 Oct 24 | Newton Abbot | 2024 Season Finale Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Handy in the pack early - moved up to third approaching halfway before fading with 4f left - finished well adrift in 9th | 9/10 | 16 | 10-10 | — | 92C | 99C | Ben Bromley | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Fortunate Fella won?
- Fortunate Fella (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 2 times in total (20% of starts).
- Who trains Fortunate Fella?
- Fortunate Fella (IRE) is trained by Henry Hogarth, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 18 October 2026.
- Who is Fortunate Fella's sire?
- Fortunate Fella (IRE) is by Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) out of Benefficient Queen (IRE), whose sire is Beneficial.
- What going does Fortunate Fella prefer?
- Fortunate Fella (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Fortunate Fella's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 18 October 2026. The highest on record is 103.
- What is Fortunate Fella's sire's record?
- Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,859 runs since May 2013 (682 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.