French Diablo
French Diablo is a 4-year-old with the kind of form that suggests patience might yet pay off. The horse has won just once in 10 races—that solitary victory came at Stratford-on-Avon in mid-July—but has finished in the top 3 on three other occasions, giving him four decent efforts from a modest win rate.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
The French Diablo Partnership
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Trained at Warminster in Wiltshire by Comley, whose stable has sent out 18 winners this season, French Diablo has not won since July—now three months back—but raced as recently as yesterday, so he remains actively campaigned. With only one win from ten attempts, he is hardly a horse setting the world alight, but the occasional top-3 finish and a recent second place suggest he is competitive enough to trouble horses in his grade. For a horse that has earned roughly 1 in 10 of its races, the real test will be whether he can string together something better than occasional flashes and find the consistency to win again before the season closes out.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_firm ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏅 Race level
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
14 Oct
4th
Wetherby
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
28 Sep
2nd
Newton Abbot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
20 Sep
4th
Plumpton
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
10 Sep
5th
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
25 Aug
DNF
Stratford-on-Avon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
12 Jul
🏆 Won
Stratford-on-Avon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 8 runners
29 Jun
3rd
Stratford-on-Avon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
3 Jun
DNF
Newton Abbot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
17 Dec
8th
Newbury
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
28 Nov
6th
Musselburgh
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Stratford-on-Avon Sharp |
3 |
1 win, 1 third, 1 other |
25 Aug |
33.3% |
| Newton Abbot Sharp |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
28 Sep |
0% |
| Plumpton Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
20 Sep |
0% |
| Wetherby Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
14 Oct |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Dec |
0% |
| Worcester Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
10 Sep |
0% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
28 Nov |
0% |