HORSE PROFILE

Strong Foundations (IRE) Horse Profile: Record, Form and Odds

b gelding · by Malinas (GER) out of Maggie Rose (GB)

Strong Foundations’s best going, distance and course

Distance2m · 1 win, 1 placed from 4
GoingGood · 1 win, 1 placed from 5
CourseWarwick · 1 win from 2

Strong Foundations is at his best over two miles on good ground or quicker: he has won one of his five runs on good or firmer. Three runs at Cheltenham have yet to produce a place.

Strong Foundations’s latest run

Last time out, Strong Foundations finished second of eight in the Class 3 Position Payout At bet365 Handicap Chase at Wetherby on 1 November 2025, beaten a length by Pep Talking. He started at 9/2 over 2m3f85y on good ground under Robert Dunne. He has no race declared for today or tomorrow.

Strong Foundations’s official rating

His official rating is 105. That is down 5lb this year, from 110.

Strong Foundations’s pedigree: what the Malinas stock does

Strong Foundations is by Malinas out of Maggie Rose, a King's Theatre mare. In Britain over the last 12 months, Malinas’s runners have won 43 times from 256 starts, a 17% strike rate. Their most successful distance is Strong Foundations’s trip of two miles, where they have won 10 of 40 starts (25%).

Strong Foundations career record

9
Runs
1
Wins
11%
Win %
3
Placed
33%
Place %
£11,844
Earnings
Recent form 54163472 most recent on right

Strong Foundations: peak ratings achieved

110
Peak OR
1
Best finish

Strong Foundations form by course, going and distance

By course

course Runs Wins Placed Win %
Cheltenham 3 0 0 0%
Warwick 2 1 1 50%
Wetherby 1 0 1 0%
Hereford 1 0 1 0%
Southwell 1 0 0 0%
Catterick 1 0 0 0%

By going

going Runs Wins Placed Win %
Good 5 1 2 20%
Good To Soft 3 0 1 0%
Soft 1 0 0 0%

By distance

distance Runs Wins Placed Win %
2m 4 1 2 25%
2m1f–2m4f 3 0 1 0%
Long distance (2m5f+) 2 0 0 0%

Strong Foundations recent form: analyst notes

  • Pos 2 1 Nov Wetherby

    Settled with the pack early - clipped heels 6th - lost ground after 12th - driven up into third after 4 out - ragged at 3 out - lost place to the leading pair before 2 out - fought back hard from the last to snatch second

  • Pos 7 16 Apr Cheltenham

    Settled towards back of field - toiling by 2 out - stayed on late without threatening

  • Pos 4 9 Mar Warwick

    Held up towards the back early - improved on the inner as field bent for home - driven approaching 2 out but unable to land a blow in 5th

  • Pos 3 21 Dec Hereford

    Settled midfield early - urged into contention before the home turn holding third - kept going at one gallop to finish third

Strong Foundations race history and results

2
1 Nov 2025
2m3f85y · Good · Class 3 · Robert Dunne
9/2
SP
7
16 Apr 2025
2m4f56y · Good · Class 2 · Freddie Mitchell
10/1
SP
4
9 Mar 2025
2m5f · Good · Class 4 · Jack Tudor
9/1
SP
3
21 Dec 2024
2m53y · Good To Soft · Class 4 · James Bowen
7/2
SP
1
9/2
SP
5
19 Dec 2023
1m7f156y · Good To Soft · Class 5 · Robert Dunne
16/5
SP
4
28 Oct 2023
2m87y · Good To Soft · Class 2 · Robert Dunne
50/1
SP

Strong Foundations breeding and pedigree

Date of birth
20 Feb 2019
Sire
Malinas (GER)
Dam
Maggie Rose (GB)
Damsire
King's Theatre (IRE)
Breeder
Rathbarry Stud & Sarah Leslie

Strong Foundations FAQs

How many races has Strong Foundations won?

One of his nine starts.

What is Strong Foundations’s best distance?

Two miles: his only win came over 2m, from four runs at the trip.

Who is Strong Foundations’s sire?

Malinas. His dam is Maggie Rose, by King's Theatre.

When does Strong Foundations run next?

He has no race declared for today or tomorrow. His next run will appear on this page as soon as he is declared.

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