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Fort Vega: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Fort Vega is a 6-year-old gelding by Lope De Vega, trained by Ms Sheila Lavery. He has won 3 of 18 starts and placed in 8 more, for £3,600 in prize money. His best trip is 7f, where 2 wins from 7 is a 29% strike rate against 9% at every other distance. He runs next in the 2:10 at Leopardstown on 12 September. His best performance rating is 104, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 18
  • Wins 3
  • Placed 11
  • Strike rate 17%
  • Prize money £3,600
  • Best rating 104
  • Official rating 96

Where Fort Vega runs next

Time Course Race Best price
2:10 Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Sovereign Path Handicap —

Fort Vega form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
14 Aug 26 Cork (IRE) NFP Irish EBF Platinum Stakes (Listed) Class 1 7f Good 9 4 9/1 Rory Cleary 96
22 Jul 26 Naas (IRE) Naas Racecourse Race 7f Good 2 1.25 100/30 Rory Cleary 96
14 Jun 26 Cork Mallow Handicap (Premier Handicap) 7f Good 3 3.5 11/2 Rory Cleary 96
23 May 26 Curragh Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Habitat Handicap (Premier Handicap) 6f Good 2 .25 16/1 Rory Cleary 94
3 Aug 25 Galway Irish Stallion Farms EBF Ahonoora Handicap (Premier Handicap) 7f Soft 5 6.75 6/1 Rory Cleary 96
19 Jul 25 Curragh Kwiff Supercharged Betting Scurry Handicap (Premier Handicap) 6.5f Good 2 .5 9/2J Rory Cleary 93
13 Jun 25 Cork Mallow Handicap (Premier Handicap) 7f Good 1 — 13/2 Rory Cleary 86
5 Jun 25 Leopardstown Leopardstown Golf & Driving Range Apprentice Handicap 7.5f Good 2 .5 10/3F James Ryan 86
25 Apr 25 Limerick Great National South Court Hotel Handicap 1m Soft To Heavy 2 .5 2/1F Colin Keane 84
29 Mar 25 Curragh Tote Guarantee Available On Course Handicap 1m Soft 3 2.25 11/4F Colin Keane 83
16 Mar 25 Curragh Nua Healthcare Irish Lincolnshire (Premier Handicap) 1m Soft 6 7.25 16/1 Rory Cleary 83
31 Aug 24 Curragh Paddy Power Supporting Cancer Trials Irish Cambridgeshire (Premier Handicap) 1m Good 17 8.25 33/1 Siobhan Rutledge 84
27 Jul 23 Leopardstown Dublin To Bahrain Handicap 1m 1f Soft 4 2.75 10/3 Robbie Colgan 89
22 Jun 23 Ascot Britannia Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (Str) Class 2 1m Good To Firm 21 18.25 14/1 Robbie Colgan 89
21 May 23 Naas Royal Ascot Trials At Naas Handicap 1m Good 1 — 6/1 Robbie Colgan 85
3 May 23 Gowran Park Golf At Gowran Park Maiden 7f Yielding 1 — 10/3 Robbie Colgan –
22 Apr 23 Limerick Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden 7f Soft 3 .75 17/2 Robbie Colgan –
5 Oct 22 Navan NavanRacecourse.ie Maiden 1m Soft 8 22 14/1 Robbie Colgan –

Last time out

Finished 9 in the NFP Irish EBF Platinum Stakes (Listed) at Cork (IRE) on 14 August 2026. Held up towards the back - nudged for effort inside the final 2f - unable to land a blow and finished ninth.

Fort Vega by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
7f 7 2 29%
8f 7 1 14%
6f 1 0 0%
6.5f 1 0 0%
7.5f 1 0 0%
9f 1 0 0%

Fort Vega by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Good 9 2 22%
Soft 6 0 0%
Soft To Heavy 1 0 0%
Good To Firm 1 0 0%
Yielding 1 1 100%

Fort Vega by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Curragh 5 0 0%
Cork 2 1 50%
Leopardstown 2 0 0%
Limerick 2 0 0%
Cork (IRE) 1 0 0%
Naas (IRE) 1 0 0%
Galway 1 0 0%
Ascot 1 0 0%
Naas 1 1 100%
Gowran Park 1 1 100%

Fort Vega breeding

  • Sire Lope De Vega (IRE)
  • Dam Prudente (FR)
  • Damsire Dansili (GB)
  • Breeder S A S U Ecurie Des Monceaux Et Al
  • Foaled 2 May 2020

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