Hold Your Fort (IRE)
Owner: Mr J Rees Trainer: Mrs D A Hamer Sex: gelding Age: 10
Breeding: El Salvador / Spirit Of Youth (Brian Boru)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in Places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 26 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Mar 2026 | Taunton | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 7f 3y | 3 | Kap Vert | 11st 4lbs | of 5 | James Best | |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Taunton | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 7f 3y | 3 | Kap Vert | 11st 4lbs | UnseatedRider of 5 | James Best | 28/1 |
| led, joined 6th, went two lengths clear after 11th, one length up when landed awkwardly and unseated rider 12th | |||||||||
| 12 Oct 2025 | Chepstow | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 3m 2f 54y | 4 | Safe Destination | 12st 7lbs | 4 of 8 | Callum Pritchard | 10/3 |
| chased leaders on outer, not fluent 17th, soon pushed along and lost position, rallied approaching 5 out, disputed 2nd after 4 out, ridden before 2 out where blundered, one pace thereafter | |||||||||
| 08 Oct 2025 | Ludlow | Good to Firm | 2m 7f 171y | 3 | Hold Your Fort | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 5 | Callum Pritchard | 16/5 |
| jumped right at times, tracked leader, led 6th, made rest, came clear from 4 out, stayed on strongly | |||||||||
| 29 Sep 2025 | Newton Abbot | Good | 3m 1f 170y | 3 | Bagheera Ginge | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 4 | James Best | 15/8 |
| bit keen in 3rd inside, went 2nd approaching 4 out, ridden and held when went right and awkward next, lost 2nd before 2 out, weakened in 3rd | |||||||||
| 05 Sep 2025 | Worcester | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 7f | 5 | Just Chasing May | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 6 | R T Dunne | 9/1 |
| in rear, in touch, closed up into dispute of 3rd after 4 out, ridden and held 2 out | |||||||||
| 29 Jun 2025 | Uttoxeter | Good | 3m 2f 13y | 2 | Only The Bold | 10st 2lbs | Fell of 15 | James Best | 25/1 |
| close up, led 2nd, headed 6th, prominent, led 12th, ridden when headed 3 out, not fluent 3 out, struggling when fell 2 out | |||||||||
| 12 Jun 2025 | Worcester | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 7f | 3 | Pull Again Green | 11st 1lbs | 3 of 8 | James Best | 5/1 |
| chased leaders out wide, led 6th pushed along and headed run-in, no extra and lost 3rd inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 28 May 2025 | Newton Abbot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m 1f 170y | 3 | Hold Your Fort | 10st 11lbs | 1 of 5 | James Best | 3/1 |
| tracked leaders, led 3rd until next, led again 7th, clear from 10th, 3 lengths ahead when not fluent 2 out, stayed on strongly, eased towards finish | |||||||||
| 14 May 2025 | Newton Abbot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m 1f 170y | 4 | Belgarum | 12st | 2 of 5 | Callum Pritchard | 3/1 |
| led, headed before 2 out, soon ridden, no match for winner | |||||||||
| 06 May 2025 | Ffos Las | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 7f 191y | 5 | Pooley's Promise | 12st | 5 of 6 | James Best | 11/1 |
| tracked leaders out wide, went 2nd before 7th until before 4 out, soon outpaced and weakened, tailed off | |||||||||
| 19 Dec 2024 | Ffos Las | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 5f 110y | 4 | Karuma Grey | 11st 7lbs | 8 of 9 | James Best | 33/1 |
| chased leaders on outside, led 11th, headed after next, weakened 4 out | |||||||||
| 06 Dec 2024 | Exeter | Soft | 3m 6f 153y | 3 | Leissieres Express | 11st 5lbs | PulledUp of 11 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 14/1 |
| led, bad mistake and blundered 6th, headed briefly and soon recovered to lead, headed after 14th, weakened 16th and soon pulled up | |||||||||
| 25 Oct 2024 | Cheltenham | Good | 3m 1f | 3 | The Newest One | 11st 6lbs | 7 of 18 | Alex Chadwick | 16/1 |
| held up in mid-division, headway on inside chasing leaders 8th, outpaced after 3 out, never dangerous after, plugged on | |||||||||
| 17 Oct 2024 | Wincanton | Good | 3m 1f 30y | 3 | Lord Accord | 11st 2lbs | 2 of 5 | James Best | 9/2 |
| held up last, tracked leaders 3rd, went 2nd after 8th, never any chance with winner when lost 2nd 2 out, left in moderate 2nd last | |||||||||
| 20 Sep 2024 | Newton Abbot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m 1f 170y | 4 | Hold Your Fort | 12st 2lbs | 1 of 10 | James Best | 9/2 |
| prominent, headway to lead before 13th, ridden and pressed for lead 3 out, soon headed and outpaced by leader, stayed on 2 out, rallied and led approaching last, kept on well run-in | |||||||||
| 21 Jul 2024 | Newton Abbot | Good to Soft | 3m 1f 170y | 3 | Hold Your Fort | 10st 5lbs | 1 of 6 | James Best | 7/2 |
| led, jumped right and hit 15th, pushed along and headed home turn, rallied and pressed leader after 2 out, ridden and led narrowly run-in, stayed on gamely | |||||||||
| 05 Jul 2024 | Newton Abbot | Good | 3m 1f 170y | 5 | Hold Your Fort | 10st 11lbs | 1 of 10 | James Best | 4/5 |
| close up, disputed 7th, led 9th, gradually asserted from 3 out, went clear before 2 out, soon in command, went further clear run-in, eased to canter near finish, easily | |||||||||
| 25 Jun 2024 | Newton Abbot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m 1f 170y | 5 | Hold Your Fort | 10st 10lbs | 1 of 11 | James Best | 7/2 |
| pressed leader, led 5th, clear from 3 out, eased flat | |||||||||
| 29 May 2024 | Newton Abbot | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 4f 216y | 5 | Coconut Twist | 10st 4lbs | 4 of 8 | James Best | 5/2 |
| close up, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out | |||||||||
| 07 May 2024 | Ffos Las | Good to Soft (Soft in Places) | 2m 7f 191y | 5 | Can't Say | 10st 2lbs | 5 of 10 | C Brace | 13/2 |
| led, jumped right 5th, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened next | |||||||||
| 31 Mar 2024 | Ffos Las | Heavy | 2m 7f 177y | 5 | Rouge De L'quest | 10st 2lbs | of 6 | Non Runner | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 25 Oct 2022 | Chepstow | Good to Soft | 2m 3f 100y | 4 | Chianti Classico | 11st 4lbs | 11 of 16 | Mr G Barfoot-Saunt | 150/1 |
| off the pace and always towards rear | |||||||||
| 11 Oct 2022 | Hereford | Good to Firm | 2m 53y | 4 | Sharp Note | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 4 | Mr G Barfoot-Saunt | 50/1 |
| keen close up in rear, tracked winner 2nd until ridden and weakened soon after 3 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 23 Sep 2022 | Worcester | Good | 2m 4f | 4 | Spanish Present | 11st 4lbs | 8 of 10 | Mr G Barfoot-Saunt | 250/1 |
| towards rear on outside, last 5th, tailed off | |||||||||
| 12 Sep 2022 | Worcester | Good to Soft | 2m | 4 | Monte Igueldo | 11st 4lbs | 13 of 13 | Mr G Barfoot-Saunt | 200/1 |
| towards rear, not fluent 1st, mistake 3rd, tailed off 6th | |||||||||