The horse has a clear preference for Newcastle. Of its five career wins, three have come at that track from just eight races—a significantly better record than its overall form. The most recent Newcastle victory came last February, which means eight months have passed without a win, despite competing regularly. In that spell, the horse has managed two third-place finishes from six races, showing it still has some competitive spark but cannot quite break through. Trained by Tony Carroll's yard at Cropthorne in Worcestershire, Francesi competes predominantly in Class 4 races, where it has won twice from 23 starts. At that level, it is a perfectly ordinary competitor.
The recent form—3-4-7-3-7-5 across the last six outings—tells a familiar story: moments of promise followed by disappointment. A third place followed by fourth is encouraging; then come the seventh-place finishes that suggest the horse is struggling to find consistent form. With Coppins having ridden it successfully before, a reunion might spark something. For now, though, Francesi remains what it has always been: a horse that wins just often enough to keep its the yard invested, but not often enough to dominate.
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
12 | 5 seconds, 3 thirds, 4 other | 24 Mar | 0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
11 | 1 second, 1 third, 9 other | 9 Jul | 0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
10 | 2 wins, 1 second, 5 thirds, 2 other | 3 Apr | 20% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
8 | 3 wins, 1 second, 2 thirds, 2 other | 6 Mar | 37.5% |
| chelmsford | 7 | 2 seconds, 1 third, 4 other | 18 Sep | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
6 | 2 seconds, 2 thirds, 2 other | 20 Nov | 0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 13 Oct | 0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 28 Jul | 0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 11 Oct | 0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 19 Sep | 0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 6 May | 0% |
| Fakenham Tight |
1 | 1 other | 1 Jun | 0% |