Lord Fortescue (GB)
Lord Fortescue is a lightly raced gelding with two starts between Apr 2024 and Dec 2024, both on soft turf, and no wins or places. By Jack Hobbs, whose progeny in the archive have won 109 of 1,056 runs since Jan 2008 with a strongest trip of 2m5f – 3m, out of a dam who has produced two winners from four runners to race including Fortescue Wood with three wins. His last run, at Carlisle in Dec 2024, was his first for the yard and he finished 8 of 8 in the Class 5 Final Fixture 15th December Open NH Flat Race.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 219dBetween runs (median)
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 88C | 34.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 1,084 runs since Jun 2021 (204 horses).
Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 18% from 122.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 28 | 5 | 17.9% | +7.6 | — |
| Good | 454 | 51 | 11.2% | +0.9 | — |
| Good to Soft | 287 | 28 | 9.8% | −0.5 | — |
| Soft | 208 | 17 | 8.2% | −2.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 47 | 8 | 17% | +6.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 60 | 3 | 5% | −5.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −10.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −10.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 46 | 2 | 4.3% | −6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 569 | 49 | 8.6% | −1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 323 | 38 | 11.8% | +1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 122 | 22 | 18% | +7.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | +0.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2021 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Fortescue Wood (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Fortescue Wood (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortescue Wood (IRE) | 8 | 3 | 2m | Class 3 |
| Lewa House (GB) | 32 | 1 | 2m4f | Class 5 |
| Midnight Kate (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Born To Sparkle (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 01 Dec 24+219d | Carlisle | Final Fixture 15th December Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Settled close to the pace early - dropped away weakening before halfway - well beaten from then to the finish | 8/8 | 94 | 11-2 | -19C | 82C | Bruce Lynn | 200/1 |
| 26 Apr 24 | Perth | AK Bets Big Prices Big Limits Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 13/13 | 11 | 10-4 | 88C | 73C | Edward Austin | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Lord Fortescue won?
- Lord Fortescue (GB) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2024.
- Who trained Lord Fortescue?
- Lord Fortescue (GB) was trained by Gary Rutherford on the most recent run on record, at Carlisle on 1 December 2024.
- Who is Lord Fortescue's sire?
- Lord Fortescue (GB) is by Jack Hobbs (GB) out of Primrose Time (GB), whose sire is Alflora.
- What is Lord Fortescue's sire's record?
- Jack Hobbs (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 1,084 runs since Jun 2021 (204 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 18% from 122.
- Who are Lord Fortescue's siblings?
- Out of Primrose Time (GB), Lord Fortescue (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Fortescue Wood (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Fortescue Wood (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.