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Horse profile

Fortune De Mer (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2025) · Trainer Dan Skelton · Owner Stephen Bough
by Doyen (IRE) out of Creation (FR) (Vendangeur)
8 runs · 4 courses · from Oct 2024
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out 3 wins · Cheltenham Last run 12 Dec 2025 · 1st of 11 Last raced off OR 127
KTB Profile

Fortune De Mer won three of eight starts on turf, including a Grade 2 success in the Oddschecker Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham in Oct 2025. All three wins came at Cheltenham, two on good to soft and one on good. He won the Catesby Estates Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham in Dec 2025, his last run, when he held on to score off an official rating of 127. The gelding, by Doyen out of a Vendangeur mare, has three wins from five starts at the course.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 125 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ascot, 21 Nov 2025

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 8 figures · best 125A · median 117.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good to Soft4121B117.51 run · —
Good4125A109.51 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m7125A1181 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 141A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cheltenham, 12 Dec 2025 Official rating 127 at the last run, 12 Dec 2025

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 8 figures · best 141A · median 132
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good to Soft4141A1351 run · —
Good4137B129.51 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m7138A1321 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 from 8 analysed runs since Oct 2024

  • Held up 7 (88%) · 3 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (13%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Doyen (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 7,368 runs since Jul 2009 (605 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2229.1%−2.4—
Good to Firm3514212%+0.5—
Good2,24527512.2%+0.71 from 4
Good to Soft1,43719313.4%+1.92 from 4
Soft2,00621510.7%−0.8—
Heavy761668.7%−2.8—
Standard (AW)5465710.4%−1.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7667.9%−3.6—
6f – 7f3603610%−1.5—
1m – 1m1f4114510.9%−0.6—
1m2f – 1m4f5846010.3%−1.2—
1m5f – 2m2,18125111.5%02 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f2,20326612.1%+0.61 from 1
2m5f – 3m1,28715812.3%+0.8—
Over 3m2662810.5%−1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2009 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Creation (FR) (Vendangeur)

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

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 2 50% +15.20
Good 4 1 25% −0.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 3 2 67% +15.50
Class 3 2 1 50% +2.20
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 5 3 60% +17.70
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 7 2 29% +11.50
2m1f – 2m4f 1 1 100% +3.20

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 1 20% −1.50
Hood 3 2 67% +16.20

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 6 2 33% +13.20
2024 2 1 50% +1.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 2 50% +15.20
NH Flat 4 1 25% −0.50

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
2025 · 6 runs
12 Dec 25+21d Cheltenham Catesby Estates Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Held up towards the back - asked for effort turning for home - made gradual progress into the last flight - hit the front close home - kept on under pressure to score 1/11 11-3 127117A141A Harry Skelton 16/5
21 Nov 25+28d Ascot Ascot Partners Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 1m7½f · Good · 7 ran Settled at the back - moved into contention 2 out - angled left and pushed along before the last - came to challenge the winner near finish but a length down at the line 2/7 1 11-8 124125A137B Harry Skelton 5/2J
24 Oct 25+19d Cheltenham Oddschecker Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Sharp Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 12 ran Held up towards back and eager early - made smooth progress into contention approaching two out - drifted left when asked for effort but kept going up the run-in - flew home late to get up right on the line 1/12 11-2 —118A138A Harry Skelton 14/1
05 Oct 25+207d Uttoxeter Boots Opticians Uttoxeter Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m · Good · 9 ran Settled midfield early - moved into 4th by the home turn and closed on the leading two approaching 2 out - lost momentum in the closing stages to finish 3rd 3/9 4¼ 11-4 —101A126A Harry Skelton 6/5F
12 Mar 25+34d Cheltenham Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 17 ran Settled towards the back - swung wide entering the straight - crept into contention 2f out - couldn't threaten the leading group approaching the final furlong - dropped away at the finish to come home 14th 14/17 1¼ 11-7 125121B132A Harry Skelton 20/1
06 Feb 25+81d Huntingdon Purchase Hospitality At Huntingdon In 2025 Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 5 · 2m · Good To Soft · 12 ran Took a strong hold settled towards the back - improved into contention with the front group over 2f out - pushed along with 2f left - lost ground inside the final furlong to finish fourth 4/12 2 11-11 —77A121A Harry Skelton 10/11F
2024 · 2 runs
17 Nov 24+22d Cheltenham Junior Jumpers Open NH Flat Race (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 2m½f · Good · 6 ran Settled at the rear early - improved into contention with 5f left - moved up to second and edged right approaching the final furlong - eased to the front inside it and won comfortably 1/6 11-2 —118B132B Harry Skelton 5/2
26 Oct 24 Cheltenham Junior Jumpers Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m½f · Good · 14 ran Settled towards back early - made ground 3f out - moved left approaching 2f out - up into second inside final furlong - hit front briefly but caught close to line 2/14 ½ 11-1 —81B127A Harry Skelton 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Fortune De Mer won?
Fortune De Mer (IRE) won 3 of 8 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 37.5%. Placed 6 times in total (75% of starts).
Who trains Fortune De Mer?
Fortune De Mer (IRE) is trained by Dan Skelton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 12 December 2025.
Who is Fortune De Mer's sire?
Fortune De Mer (IRE) is by Doyen (IRE) out of Creation (FR), whose sire is Vendangeur.
What going does Fortune De Mer prefer?
Fortune De Mer (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Fortune De Mer's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 127, from the run on 12 December 2025. That is also the highest on record.
What is Fortune De Mer's sire's record?
Doyen (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 7,368 runs since Jul 2009 (605 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from October 2024. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.