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Horse profile

Fran The Man (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2025) · Trainer Hannah McMahon · Owner Miss H M Mcmahon
by Postponed (IRE) out of Darrfonah (IRE) (Singspiel)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Oct 2024
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 6 Nov 2025 · 4th of 5 Last raced off OR 85
KTB Profile

Fran The Man is a maiden who has shown one placed effort from seven starts on turf. He finished third of 13 at Huntingdon in Oct 2024 and was held up when fourth of five at Sedgefield in a Class 4 novices hurdle in Nov 2025. The gelding, by Postponed out of a Singspiel mare, usually races with patience and last ran off his career-high mark of 85.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 87 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Perth, 24 Sep 2025

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 87B · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good585B761 run · —
Good to Soft287B42—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m587B76—
2m1f – 2m4f279A751 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 93A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Perth, 24 Sep 2025 Official rating 85 at the last run, 6 Nov 2025

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 106A · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good5106A871 run · —
Good to Soft293A86.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m5106A83—
2m1f – 2m4f289C881 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style from 7 analysed runs since Oct 2024

  • Held up 3 (43%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (29%) · 0 wins
  • Led 2 (29%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 1,575 runs since Jun 2021 (165 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.1% from 452. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 15.7% from 140. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.4% from 202.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+7.8—
Good to Firm2222812.6%+0.4—
Good4055413.3%+1.10 from 5
Good to Soft2022813.9%+1.70 from 2
Soft2282711.8%−0.4—
Heavy611321.3%+9.1—
Standard (AW)452419.1%−3.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f18211.1%−1.1—
6f – 7f202115.4%−6.8—
1m – 1m1f322278.4%−3.8—
1m2f – 1m4f4987214.5%+2.3—
1m5f – 2m3795715%+2.80 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f1402215.7%+3.50 from 2
2m5f – 3m1616.3%−5.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2021 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Darrfonah (IRE) (Singspiel)

5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Sir Charlie Kunz (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Sir Charlie Kunz (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Sir Charlie Kunz (GB)1011m1½fClass 5
Mayflower Billy (GB)100——
Dubawi Diamond (GB)80——
Siviez (GB)90——
Forked Lightning (GB)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Perth 2 0 0% −2.00
Huntingdon 2 0 0% −2.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Benjamin Macey 2 0 0% −2.00
Edward Austin 1 0 0% −1.00
Charlotte Jones 1 0 0% −1.00
James Davies 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00
Jonjo O'Neill Jr 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 4 0 0% −4.00
2024 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2025 · 4 runs
06 Nov 25+32d Sedgefield Fairlight Studio Returns From Canada Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 5 ran Held up at the back from the start - dropped further adrift from the 5th - reached the line detached from the field in 4th 4/5 74 10-10 8571C89C Edward Austin 125/1
05 Oct 25+11d Kelso Justin & Susan Greig Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good · 13 ran Held up towards the back - stayed there without threatening - finished a distant 8th 8/13 1 10-9 —76C83C Benjamin Macey 200/1
24 Sep 25+16d Perth Harvest Of Hope PK Foodbank Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 11 ran Sat close to the front group early - lost touch 2 out - well held at the finish 8/11 5½ 10-5 —87B93A Benjamin Macey 500/1
08 Sep 25+289d Perth Auto Services Perth 24 Hour Recovery Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good · 8 ran Held up towards the back - drifted right at the opening fence - lost touch before two out 6/8 24 10-12 —65C82C Charlotte Jones 300/1
2024 · 3 runs
23 Nov 24+14d Huntingdon Daily Sports Price Boosts At Rhino.Bet 'Junior' Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m · Good To Soft · 12 ran Set the pace early - driven up front before losing command 6f out - dropped right away and slowed to a walk - finished last 12/12 ½ 11-2 —-3C80C James Davies 33/1
09 Nov 24+32d Aintree BoyleSports Lengthen The Odds 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m1f · Good · 8 ran Set the pace early - driven to keep advantage before being overtaken 2f out - dropped away fast in the closing stages - eventually well held in 7th 7/8 5½ 11-0 —79A87A Brian Hughes 9/2
08 Oct 24 Huntingdon JCB 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m · Good · 13 ran Sat close to pace early - pushed along with 2f left and kept going without troubling the leading pair 3/13 1¾ 11-2 —85B106A Jonjo O'Neill Jr 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Fran The Man won?
Fran The Man (GB) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2024 and 2025. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trains Fran The Man?
Fran The Man (GB) is trained by Hannah McMahon, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 6 November 2025.
Who is Fran The Man's sire?
Fran The Man (GB) is by Postponed (IRE) out of Darrfonah (IRE), whose sire is Singspiel.
What is Fran The Man's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 6 November 2025. That is also the highest on record.
What is Fran The Man's sire's record?
Postponed (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 1,575 runs since Jun 2021 (165 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.1% from 452. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 15.7% from 140. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.4% from 202.
Who are Fran The Man's siblings?
Out of Darrfonah (IRE), Fran The Man (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Sir Charlie Kunz (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Sir Charlie Kunz (GB)). The wins came over 1m1½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2024. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.