Fortunate Soldier (IRE)
Fortunate Soldier is a lightly raced gelding with one start in Nov 2022 when he finished 7 of 7 in a Class 3 novices hurdle at Aintree over 2m1f to 2m4f on good to soft ground. By Soldier of Fortune whose progeny have won 661 of 5838 runs since Jan 2008 his dam Ma Belle Amie produced two winners from two runners that have reached the track including Sporty Jim. His sole run came for Olly Murphy.
- 0–1Wins / Runs
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- 0 (0%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=1 at SP
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent 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 →
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,874 runs since May 2013 (684 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 | 1,542 | 189 | 12.3% | +1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,238 | 136 | 11% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,897 | 214 | 11.3% | 0 | — |
| Heavy | 780 | 86 | 11% | −0.3 | — |
| 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 | 1,581 | 193 | 12.2% | +0.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,993 | 203 | 10.2% | −1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,242 | 155 | 12.5% | +1.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 242 | 33 | 13.6% | +2.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2013 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Nate Of Spades (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Nate Of Spades (IRE)).
Family form: Nate Of Spades (IRE) won at Wetherby, 30 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Of Spades (IRE) | 2 | 2 | 2m–2m3½f | Class 4 |
| Sporty Jim (IRE) | 21 | 1 | 2m4f | Class 4 |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 05 Nov 22 | Aintree | BoyleSports EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 7/7 | 26 | 10-13 | 79C | 100C | Sean Bowen | 7/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Fortunate Soldier won?
- Fortunate Soldier (IRE) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2022.
- Who trained Fortunate Soldier?
- Fortunate Soldier (IRE) was trained by Olly Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Aintree on 5 November 2022.
- Who is Fortunate Soldier's sire?
- Fortunate Soldier (IRE) is by Soldier of Fortune (IRE) out of Ma Belle Amie (GB), whose sire is Oscar.
- What is Fortunate Soldier's sire's record?
- Soldier of Fortune (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,874 runs since May 2013 (684 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
- Who are Fortunate Soldier's siblings?
- Out of Ma Belle Amie (GB), Fortunate Soldier (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Nate Of Spades (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Nate Of Spades (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.