Semper Fortis (FR)
Semper Fortis is a gelding who has won two of five starts, both handicaps over 2m1f – 2m4f on turf. He gained his biggest success in the Listed Prix Santo Pietro at Auteuil in Oct 2025 on heavy ground, having taken a soft-ground handicap at the same track the previous month. The son of Nirvana Du Berlais won last time out in that Listed race at Auteuil. He has two wins from four starts at Auteuil.
- 2–5Wins / Runs
- 40%Strike rate
- 2 (40%)Placed
- +8.80£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 6.02Fair A/E n=5 · 5.03 incl. margin
- 84dAvg 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
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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 12.4% of 371 runs since Mar 2024 (100 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 16.3% from 135.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 7 | 0 | 0% | −12.4 | — |
| Good | 52 | 4 | 7.7% | −4.7 | — |
| Good to Soft | 41 | 6 | 14.6% | +2.2 | — |
| Soft | 136 | 14 | 10.3% | −2.1 | 1 from 2 |
| Heavy | 135 | 22 | 16.3% | +3.9 | 1 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 16 | 1 | 6.3% | −6.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 68 | 10 | 14.7% | +2.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 259 | 30 | 11.6% | −0.8 | 2 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 28 | 5 | 17.9% | +5.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2024 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
8 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them El Fabiolo (FR) (10 wins).
The wins came over 1m7½f–3m; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (El Fabiolo (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Fabiolo (FR) | 20 | 10 | 2m–2m3f | Grade 1 |
| Tommy Silver (FR) | 27 | 6 | 1m7½f–3m | Listed |
| Cross In Hand (FR) | 21 | 1 | 2m2f | Listed |
| Si Se Puede (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| No Boundaries (FR) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Peter Silver (FR) | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| Divine De La Butte (FR) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Los Polos (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.20 |
| Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.60 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auteuil (FR) | 4 | 2 | 50% | +9.80 |
| Compiegne (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanguy Andrieux | 4 | 2 | 50% | +9.80 |
| Bryony Frost | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 4 | 2 | 50% | +9.80 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +9.80 |
| 2024 | 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 | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 4 runs | |||||||
| 29 Oct 25+32d | Auteuil (FR) | Prix Santo Pietro (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) | 1/15 | 10-3 | Tanguy Andrieux | 36/5 | |
| 27 Sep 25+14d | Auteuil (FR) | Prix de Maisons-Laffitte (Hurdle) (4yo) (Turf) | 6/8 | 5½ | 10-3 | Tanguy Andrieux | 20/1 |
| 13 Sep 25+119d | Auteuil (FR) | Prix Michel Chirol (Hurdle) (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) | 1/15 | 10-9 | Tanguy Andrieux | 23/5 | |
| 17 May 25+169d | Auteuil (FR) | Prix Ex Voto (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) | 7/14 | 3 | 10-8 | Tanguy Andrieux | 93/1 |
| 2024 · 1 run | |||||||
| 29 Nov 24 | Compiegne (FR) | Prix de Craon (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) | 11/12 | 5 | 9-13 | Bryony Frost | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Semper Fortis won?
- Semper Fortis (FR) won 2 of 5 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 40%. Placed 2 times in total (40% of starts).
- Who trained Semper Fortis?
- Semper Fortis (FR) was trained by Noel George & Amanda Zetterholm on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 29 October 2025.
- Who is Semper Fortis's sire?
- Semper Fortis (FR) is by Nirvana Du Berlais (FR) out of Sainte Mante (FR), whose sire is Saint Des Saints.
- What going does Semper Fortis prefer?
- Semper Fortis (FR) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Semper Fortis's sire's record?
- Nirvana Du Berlais (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.4% of 371 runs since Mar 2024 (100 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.3% from 135.
- Who are Semper Fortis's siblings?
- Out of Sainte Mante (FR), Semper Fortis (FR) has 8 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: El Fabiolo (FR) (10). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (El Fabiolo (FR)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m. As at Nov 2026.