Lord Ffrench
Lord Ffrench is a six-year-old with a modest record from fifteen races — just one win and two top-3 finishes to show for his career, which works out to a win rate of around one in every fifteen races. That sole victory came at Sligo back in August 2025, and he has not crossed the line first since, a gap of fourteen months that tells you everything about how competitive racing can be once a horse gets to a certain age.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Trained by S Curling at Cashel in County Tipperary, Lord Ffrench is actively racing and was out just days ago, finishing fifth. His recent form has been inconsistent — a fifth place, then seventh, fourth, seventh again, sixth, and an eighth. There is nothing in those results to suggest a horse about to break through, and the long gap since his last win suggests he may have plateaued at a level where wins are rare. Curling's yard has been productive this season with fourteen winners, so the trainer knows how to get horses in the frame, but Lord Ffrench remains a tricky prospect. At his age and with his record, he appears to be a horse that has found his level — one where he runs competitively enough to pick up the odd top-3 finish, but rarely wins. For anyone following him, another victory would be a genuine surprise.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 8 starts (12%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
13 Oct
5th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
25 Sep
7th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners
20 Aug
4th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 10 runners
29 Jul
7th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 23 runners
7 Jun
6th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
11 May
8th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 15 runners
16 Oct
6th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 7 runners
12 Sep
7th
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 9 runners
14 Aug
7th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
7 Aug
🏆 Won
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 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 |
|---|
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
13 Oct |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
20 Aug |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
11 Jul |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
14 Aug |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
7 Aug |
100% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
12 Sep |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
6 Aug |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
29 Jul |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
25 Sep |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
16 Oct |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
20 Sep |
0% |