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Favour And Fortune: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Favour And Fortune is an 8-year-old gelding by Soldier Of Fortune, trained by Alan King. He has won 5 of 16 starts and placed in 4 more, for £134,178 in prize money. His best trip is 2m, where 5 wins from 6 is a 83% strike rate against 0% at every other distance. He runs next in the 2:25 at Aintree on 7 November, where the best price is 14/1 with Bet365. His best performance rating is 145, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 16
  • Wins 5
  • Placed 9
  • Strike rate 31%
  • Prize money £134,178
  • Best rating 145
  • Official rating 143

Where Favour And Fortune runs next

Time Course Race Best price
2:25 Aintree Boodles Rising Stars Novices' Steeple Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) 14/1 Bet365 bet365

Favour And Fortune form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
25 Apr 26 Sandown bet365 Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 4f Good 5 7.25 11/2 Tom Bellamy 143
10 Apr 26 Aintree William Hill Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 4f Good To Soft 3 1.25 9/1 Tom Bellamy 140
21 Feb 26 Kempton Ladbrokes 'New Horse Racing Bet Builder' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 2m 5f Good To Soft 6 21.75 13/2 Tom Bellamy 142
4 Apr 25 Aintree William Hill Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 4f Good To Soft 3 4.25 12/1 Tom Cannon 139
1 Mar 25 Kelso bet365 Morebattle Hurdle (Handicap Hurdle) (GBB Race) Class 2 2m Good To Soft 12 19.5 6/1 Tom Cannon 140
8 Feb 25 Newbury William Hill Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 0.5f Soft 4 11.5 17/2 Tom Cannon 140
21 Dec 24 Ascot Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 1m 7.5f Good To Soft 6 29.75 11/1 Tom Cannon 141
20 Apr 24 Ayr Coral Scottish Champion Hurdle (Limited Handicap) (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m Soft 1 — 5/1 Tom Cannon 138
12 Mar 24 Cheltenham Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 0.5f Soft 6 9.75 28/1 Tom Cannon 138
11 Feb 24 Exeter TrustATrader Fully Vetted Tradespeople Novices' Hurdle (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 0.5f Heavy 2 .5 11/8F Tom Cannon 136
26 Dec 23 Aintree William Hill Formby Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Formerly Registered As The Tolworth Hurdle) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 0.5f Soft 2 2.75 10/1 Tom Cannon 126
18 Nov 23 Wetherby Join Racing TV Now 'Introductory' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 2m Heavy 1 — 2/5F Tom Cannon –
24 Oct 23 Hereford Vickers.Bet EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m Good 1 — 8/15F Tom Cannon –
15 Mar 23 Cheltenham Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 0.5f Soft 14 20.5 28/1 Tom Cannon 122
11 Feb 23 Warwick Virgin Bet Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 2m Good 1 — 2/1F Tom Cannon –
22 Nov 22 Southwell Join Vickers.Bet Free Bet Club Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 2m Soft 1 — 7/2 Tom Cannon –

Last time out

Finished 5 in the bet365 Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) at Sandown on 25 April 2026. Settled in the middle group - improved into contention after three out - closed on the front pair before two out - pressed for effort then lost touch and finished 5th one-paced.

Favour And Fortune by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
16f 6 5 83% —
16.5f 5 0 0% —
20f 3 0 0% —
21f 1 0 0% —
15.5f 1 0 0% —

Favour And Fortune by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Soft 6 2 33% —
Good To Soft 5 0 0% —
Good 3 2 67% —
Heavy 2 1 50% —

Favour And Fortune by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Aintree 3 0 0% —
Cheltenham 2 0 0% —
Sandown 1 0 0% —
Kempton 1 0 0% —
Kelso 1 0 0% —
Newbury 1 0 0% —
Ascot 1 0 0% —
Ayr 1 1 100% —
Exeter 1 0 0% —
Wetherby 1 1 100% —

Favour And Fortune breeding

  • Sire Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)
  • Dam Fleur Rose (IRE)
  • Damsire Flemensfirth (USA)
  • Breeder Ballymorisheen Stables
  • Foaled 11 March 2018

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