Roman Fortress (IRE)
Roman Fortress is a lightly raced gelding who finished 5 of 9 at Doncaster in Aug 2025 on his only start to date in the Pure Panel Management Novice Stakes over 6f-7f on good to firm ground. He is by Calyx whose progeny have won 196 of 1,450 runs since Jan 2008. His dam has produced three winners from three runners to race including Freak Out with five wins. He was held in the race at Doncaster.
- 0–1Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=1 at SP
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 88
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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.4% of 1,512 runs since Mar 2023 (174 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 9.5% from 169. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.9% from 111.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −13.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 210 | 25 | 11.9% | −1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 377 | 51 | 13.5% | +0.1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 169 | 16 | 9.5% | −3.9 | — |
| Soft | 190 | 25 | 13.2% | −0.2 | — |
| Heavy | 67 | 15 | 22.4% | +9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 496 | 70 | 14.1% | +0.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 111 | 11 | 9.9% | −3.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 763 | 108 | 14.2% | +0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 369 | 51 | 13.8% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 200 | 23 | 11.5% | −1.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 46 | 6 | 13% | −0.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 23 | 3 | 13% | −0.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2023 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Freak Out (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Freak Out (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freak Out (IRE) | 34 | 5 | 7f–1m2f | Class 4 |
| Dimsons (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Taggalo (IRE) | 18 | 1 | 6f | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 16 Aug 25 | Doncaster | Pure Panel Management Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Held up rear of field - made no impact through race - well held at finish | 5/9 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 88A | 66A | Jack Doughty | 17/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Roman Fortress won?
- Roman Fortress (IRE) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2025.
- Who trained Roman Fortress?
- Roman Fortress (IRE) was trained by Hugo Palmer on the most recent run on record, at Doncaster on 16 August 2025.
- Who is Roman Fortress's sire?
- Roman Fortress (IRE) is by Calyx (GB) out of Herridge (IRE), whose sire is Bahamian Bounty.
- What is Roman Fortress's sire's record?
- Calyx (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.4% of 1,512 runs since Mar 2023 (174 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 9.5% from 169. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 9.9% from 111.
- Who are Roman Fortress's siblings?
- Out of Herridge (IRE), Roman Fortress (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Freak Out (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Freak Out (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m2f. As at Nov 2026.