Major Fortune
Ideal conditions, worked out from its 26 runs on record.
- Best goingHeavy3 wins from 4Medium confidence
- Best trip2m5f+7 wins, 6 placed from 17High confidence
- Best courseLingfield3 wins from 3Low confidence
- Best directionLeft-handed1 win from 4Medium confidence
- Best classClass 54 wins, 2 placed from 7High confidence
- Best gap between runsUnder 2 weeks2 wins from 2Low confidence
High 6+ runs · Medium 4–5 · Low 2–3 · faded = not enough data
Built from its own race record (positions, going, trip, course, class, gaps between runs). A guide to conditions, not a prediction.
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Form & profile
- Age / sex
- 8yo b gelding
- Breeding
- Soldier Of Fortune – Numero Huit
- Owner
- Noel Fehily Racing Syndicate Major Fortu
- Trainer
- Dan Skelton
- Jockey
- Harry Skelton
- Official rating
- 127
- Headgear
- None
- Trainer, last 14 days
- 16 wins from 73 runs
Career
Race record UK & Ireland runs: 26
Runs abroad (e.g. in France) are not included.
| Date | Course | Type | Dist | Going | Cl | Pos | Btn | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Apr 26 | Haydock | Chase | 3m1½f | Good | 3 | 1st/11 | Won | Harry Skelton | 13/2 |
| 6 Mar 26 | Leicester | Chase | 2m6½f | Good To Soft | 3 | 2nd/3 | 4¼l | Harry Skelton | 5/6F |
| 17 Feb 26 | Newbury | Chase | 2m7½f | Soft | 3 | 2nd/8 | 4¾l | Harry Skelton | 9/2 |
| 15 Jan 26 | Wincanton | Chase | 3m1f | Soft | 4 | 1st/8 | Won | Harry Skelton | 7/2 |
| 22 Nov 25 | Haydock | Chase | 3m1½f | Good To Soft | 2 | 8th/10 | dist | Harry Skelton | 5/1 |
| 25 Oct 25 | Cheltenham | Chase | 2m4f | Good | 3 | 4th/14 | 7½l | Harry Skelton | 25/1 |
| 20 Apr 25 | Plumpton | Chase | 3m1½f | Good | 3 | 3rd/6 | 9½l | Harry Skelton | 4/1 |
| 22 Mar 25 | Newbury | Chase | 2m½f | Good | 3 | 6th/6 | 29½l | Harry Skelton | 12/1 |
| 7 Mar 25 | Leicester | Chase | 2m6½f | Good To Soft | 3 | 2nd/6 | ¾l | Tristan Durrell | 14/1 |
| 21 Feb 25 | Warwick | Chase | 2m4f | Soft | 3 | 4th/8 | 25l | Harry Skelton | 20/1 |
| 1 Feb 25 | Sandown | Hurdle | 2m7½f | Heavy | 1 | PU/13 | – | Harry Skelton | 20/1 |
| 27 Dec 24 | Chepstow | Hurdle | 2m7½f | Soft | 2 | 6th/8 | dist | Harry Skelton | 8/1 |
| 16 Nov 24 | Cheltenham | Hurdle | 2m5f | Good | 3 | 6th/10 | 16¼l | Harry Skelton | 10/1 |
| 30 Oct 24 | Newton Abbot | Hurdle | 2m1f | Heavy | 4 | 1st/6 | Won | Harry Skelton | 4/1 |
| 20 Apr 24 | Ayr | Hurdle | 3m½f | Soft | 3 | 2nd/10 | – | Harry Skelton | 9/1 |
| 5 Mar 24 | Lingfield | Hurdle | 2m7f | Heavy | 4 | 1st/6 | Won | Harry Skelton | 5/4F |
| 22 Feb 24 | Lingfield | Hurdle | 2m7f | Heavy | 5 | 1st/4 | Won | Harry Skelton | 4/6F |
| 13 Feb 24 | Lingfield | Hurdle | 2m7f | Soft | 5 | 1st/10 | Won | Harry Skelton | 8/13F |
| 15 Jan 24 | Hereford | Hurdle | 3m1½f | Good | 5 | 1st/11 | Won | Harry Skelton | 6/5F |
| 26 Dec 23 | Market Rasen | Hurdle | 2m4½f | Good To Soft | 5 | 1st/11 | Won | Liam Harrison | 13/8F |
| 10 Nov 23 | Exeter | Hurdle | 2m½f | Good To Soft | 5 | 5th/16 | 12l | Harry Skelton | 6/4F |
| 4 Oct 23 | Bangor-on-Dee | Hurdle | 2m½f | Soft | 4 | 4th/8 | dist | Harry Skelton | 5/1 |
| 30 Jan 23 | Huntingdon | Hurdle | 2m4½f | Good | 4 | 3rd/3 | dist | Tom Bellamy | 15/2 |
| 21 Nov 22 | Ludlow | Hurdle | 2m | Good To Soft | 4 | 9th/12 | dist | Tom Bellamy | 17/2 |
| 28 Oct 22 | Uttoxeter | NHF | 2m | Good | 5 | 3rd/11 | 7¼l | Stan Sheppard | 18/5 |
| 3 Mar 22 | Taunton | NHF | 2m½f | Soft | 5 | 2nd/10 | 17l | Stan Sheppard | 5/1 |
By going
| Good | 8 | 2-3 | 25% |
| Soft | 8 | 2-3 | 25% |
| Good To Soft | 6 | 1-2 | 17% |
| Heavy | 4 | 3-0 | 75% |
By distance
| 3m1½f | 4 | 2-1 | 50% |
| 2m½f | 4 | 0-1 | 0% |
| 2m7½f | 3 | 0-1 | 0% |
| 2m7f | 3 | 3-0 | 100% |
| 2m6½f | 2 | 0-2 | 0% |
By course
| Lingfield | 3 | 3-0 | 100% |
| Haydock | 2 | 1-0 | 50% |
| Leicester | 2 | 0-2 | 0% |
| Newbury | 2 | 0-1 | 0% |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 0-0 | 0% |
By class
| Class 3 | 10 | 1-5 | 10% |
| Class 5 | 7 | 4-2 | 57% |
| Class 4 | 6 | 3-1 | 50% |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0-0 | 0% |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% |
Splits show runs, wins-places and win %.
Likely targets Our view, not confirmed plans
- AprilAintree Grand National meetinghandicap chaseschase form around 3m, rated 127
- MarchCheltenham FestivalUltima (handicap chase)chase form around 3m, rated 127 (needs a few pounds more for this level)
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