Horse profile
Francesco Baracca (GB)
32 runs · 15 courses · from Aug 2023
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · 4 courses
Last run 8 May 2026 · 12th of 12
Last raced off OR 76
KTB Profile
Francesco Baracca is a gelding who has won six of 32 starts. Four of those wins came over 1m5f – 2m, four on standard going on all-weather tracks and three at Wolverhampton where he has won three of five starts. He won a Class 5 handicap at Wolverhampton in Feb 2026 off an official rating of 74 and his last run, at Ascot in May 2026, was off 76 when he finished 12 of 12. He is usually held up.
Based on 32 archived runs · run-style from 25 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
- 6–32Wins / Runs
- 18.8%Strike rate
- 10 (31.3%)Placed
- −6.59£1 level staken=32 at SP
- 1.47Fair A/E n=32 · 1.27 incl. margin
- 78Highest OR
- 32dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating76↓ 2lb off peak
76
66–78
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 110
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 16 | 119A | 90.5 | 6 runs · 110 / 104.5 |
| Good | 8 | 96C | 79.5 | 2 runs · 86 / 54 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 128B | 77 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 76A | 72.5 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 62C | 56 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 17 | 128B | 86 | 7 runs · 108 / 94 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 110A | 75 | 1 run · — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 89A | 79 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 32 figures from 32 runs · as at 3 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 25 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 17 (68%) · 3 wins
- Prominent 5 (20%) · 2 wins
- Mid-division 2 (8%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (4%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 3,748 runs since May 2019 (346 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 9.2% from 163. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.2% from 233.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 11 | 3 | 27.3% | +13.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 441 | 69 | 15.6% | +1.8 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 1,025 | 143 | 14% | +0.2 | 1 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 481 | 79 | 16.4% | +2.6 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 576 | 72 | 12.5% | −1.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 163 | 15 | 9.2% | −4.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,051 | 137 | 13% | −0.8 | 4 from 16 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 233 | 19 | 8.2% | −5.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 615 | 60 | 9.8% | −4 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,422 | 205 | 14.4% | +0.6 | 1 from 9 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 980 | 153 | 15.6% | +1.8 | 4 from 17 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 407 | 66 | 16.2% | +2.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 85 | 14 | 16.5% | +2.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 5 | 1 | 20% | +6.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2019 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Ferrari Desert (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 6f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Lady Modena (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrari Desert (GB) | 20 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Lady Modena (GB) | 5 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Battlefield Boy (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 16 | 4 | 25% | −0.59 |
| Good | 8 | 1 | 13% | −0.50 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.50 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 15 | 4 | 27% | +2.91 |
| Class 4 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.50 |
| Class 2 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 5 | 3 | 60% | +5.41 |
| Newbury | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bath | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.50 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 17 | 4 | 24% | +0.91 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Dobie | 9 | 2 | 22% | +3.50 |
| Charles Bishop | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.50 |
| Oliver Carmichael | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.50 |
| Jack Nicholls | 3 | 2 | 67% | +1.91 |
| Saffie Osborne | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Nicola Currie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tyler Heard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Egan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rob Hornby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Edward Greatrex | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 26 | 6 | 23% | −0.59 |
| Hood | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.09 |
| 2025 | 14 | 3 | 21% | +2.00 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −5.00 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.50 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 May 26+21d | Ascot | Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0% Apprentice Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Held up towards the back - slipped to last past halfway - lost touch and toiling over 4f out then far adrift to the line | 12/12 | 71 | 9-5 | 76 | 22C | 62C | Oliver Carmichael | 18/1 |
| 17 Apr 26+14d | Newbury | cityam.com Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled at the back early fighting the bridle - boxed in with three furlongs left - pushed along soon after - responded to finish strongly and moved into third inside the final 110 yards | 3/6 | ¾ | 8-5 | 77 | 86A | 71B | Tyler Heard | 33/1 |
| 03 Apr 26+35d | Lingfield (AW) | Midnite All-Weather Vase Marathon Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Sluggish start - settled towards the back - pushed along with 3f left before nudging a few places closer inside the last furlong | 8/14 | 1½ | 9-3 | 78 | 94B | 71A | Jack Nicholls | 22/1 |
| 27 Feb 26+25d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Make The Move To Midnite Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled at the back - driven approaching 2f out and improved past faded runners inside final furlong - finished 4th without threatening the front | 4/6 | 2¾ | 9-4 | 78 | 110A | 68B | Oliver Carmichael | 7/2 |
| 02 Feb 26+34d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Join The Midnite Movement Handicap Pulled hard early - slow to get into stride and settled at back - travelling comfortably with two out - pressed on approaching final furlong - stayed on strongly to hit front close home and score | 1/9 | 9-8 | 74 | 84A | 78A | Jack Nicholls | 10/11F | |
| 2025 · 14 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Dec 25+27d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Apprentice Handicap Settled towards the back early - pushed along and found room to close 1f out - stayed on strongly to hit the front close home | 1/8 | 9-9 | 71 | 108A | 79A | Jack Nicholls | 2/1F | |
| 03 Dec 25+25d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet London Stayers' Series (Final) Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Held up towards the back - urged into effort with 2f left - failed to quicken - finished ninth | 9/12 | nk | 8-4 | 72 | 108A | 62A | Saffie Osborne | 9/1 |
| 08 Nov 25+11d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Join The Midnite Movement Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Held up at back - still 8th at halfway - moved into contention on inner to sit 4th turning in - pushed to the front with 200 yards left - couldn't find more and edged out close home to finish third | 3/10 | ½ | 8-10 | 72 | 101A | 73A | Oliver Carmichael | 6/1 |
| 28 Oct 25+25d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Handicap Settled towards the back early - fighting for control under restraint - made ground with tight space entering the home turn - hit the front a furlong out and edged away - kept going strongly to the line | 1/5 | 9-9 | 68 | 82C | 72B | Oliver Carmichael | 9/2 | |
| 03 Oct 25+19d | Ascot | Colliers Business Rates Experts Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled towards the back - urged forward 3f out but lost touch - dropped away to finish well behind | 6/6 | 20 | 8-11 | 69 | 69C | 56C | David Egan | 28/1 |
| 14 Sep 25+17d | Bath | BetWright All Bun & Games Bath Summer Stayers' Series Final Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled off the pace early - pressed for effort with 4f left - dropped away rapidly approaching 2f out and finished well behind | 11/12 | 15 | 9-11 | 70 | 50C | 73C | Nicola Currie | 5/1 |
| 28 Aug 25+36d | Southwell (AW) | Racing League Race 39 Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Slow into stride - fought for control early - settled towards the back - moved right approaching last two furlongs - made progress a furlong out - kept on to snatch third close home | 3/9 | 2¾ | 8-2 | 69 | 77A | 74A | Nicola Currie | 12/1 |
| 23 Jul 25+11d | Salisbury | Molson Coors Handicap Tracked front group along the rail - pressed for effort and lost ground 2f out - finished strongly inside the last furlong to take 4th | 4/9 | ¾ | 10-2 | 70 | 128B | 76A | Rob Hornby | 7/2 |
| 12 Jul 25+21d | Chester | Absolut Vodka Apprentice Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled towards rear of front group - pushed along to close on pacesetter inside final 2f - stayed on same gear to finish third | 3/6 | 4¼ | 9-1 | 70 | 88B | 73B | Oliver Carmichael | 33/1 |
| 21 Jun 25+15d | Lingfield | attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap Settled in second and fighting the bridle - asked for effort 3f out - fell away to the back with nothing left to give - faded into finished fourth | 4/4 | 15 | 9-9 | 70 | 75C | 48C | Georgia Dobie | 3/1 |
| 06 Jun 25+7d | Bath | Netbet 10 Free Bet Welcome Handicap Settled with plenty of enthusiasm early - tracked the pack through the early stages - driven up to challenge for command 2f out - locked in a battle with the closest opponent into the last furlong - edged clear near the line and eased down to score | 1/6 | 9-9 | 68 | 73A | 77B | Georgia Dobie | 13/2 | |
| 30 May 25+14d | Brighton | Star Sports 'Confined' Handicap Sat close to the front group - drifted right when losing pace over 1f out and battled on inside the final furlong to finish 4th | 4/9 | 2½ | 9-5 | 68 | 72A | 79A | Saffie Osborne | 13/2 |
| 16 May 25+128d | Newbury | Coolmore Auguste Rodin Handicap Held up towards the back under restraint - shaped up wide with a mild advance a furlong out - lost ground close home - finished 7th | 7/13 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 69 | 96C | 74A | Georgia Dobie | 40/1 |
| 08 Jan 25+28d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Zero% Mission Handicap Settled towards back of the pack - moved through and shifted right with 2f left - couldn't find more and slipped a place near the line | 4/8 | 1½ | 9-0 | 70 | 99A | 67A | Edward Greatrex | 16/5 |
| 2024 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Dec 24+42d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet London Stayers' Series (Final) Handicap Settled at the back early - short of room passing the furlong marker then finished among rivals without ever threatening to land a blow - fifth at the line | 5/11 | 3½ | 8-2 | 69 | 119A | 68A | Georgia Dobie | 33/1 |
| 30 Oct 24+16d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Support Safe Gambling Handicap Settled towards the back - progress made into 4th with two furlongs to run - driven but unable to improve final furlong | 4/8 | ¾ | 8-12 | 70 | 87A | 68A | Georgia Dobie | 7/1 |
| 14 Oct 24+34d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's Improved Bet Builder Handicap Settled towards the back early - improved into contention over 3f out - pushed along to move up into third inside the final furlong before edging into second close home | 2/5 | ¾ | 9-4 | 70 | 64C | 68B | Georgia Dobie | 5/1 |
| 10 Sep 24+13d | Lingfield (AW) | Steve Watts 20YRS At Lingfield Park Handicap Set the pace early - lost command 2f out and pressed on then found little - dropped away inside the last | 5/5 | 7½ | 9-9 | 70 | 68C | 57B | Georgia Dobie | 3/1 |
| 28 Aug 24+14d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap Sat handy behind the front group - moved smoothly into contention over 2f out and soon urged along - stayed on strongly to hit the front inside the final furlong - kept up to the line for the win | 1/9 | 9-10 | 66 | 99A | 81A | Georgia Dobie | 4/1 | |
| 14 Aug 24+26d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's Improved Bet Builder Handicap (Div 1) Settled in the pack early - moved through inside the last furlong and finishing well - couldn't quite close the gap late | 4/10 | nk | 9-1 | 67 | 70A | 63A | Georgia Dobie | 11/2 |
| 19 Jul 24+36d | Newbury | Crossland Employment Solicitors Handicap (Str) | 7/8 | nk | 9-10 | 71 | 89A | 63A | Charles Bishop | 9/1 |
| 13 Jun 24+8d | Newbury | Country & Town House Handicap (Str) (Div 1) | 8/10 | 1½ | 9-7 | 73 | 72A | 63A | Charles Bishop | 16/1 |
| 05 Jun 24+18d | Nottingham | Celebrate In Our Raceday Restaurant Sherwoods Handicap | 6/9 | ½ | 9-7 | 73 | 79B | 73A | Charles Bishop | 16/1 |
| 18 May 24+218d | Newmarket | JenningsBet In Newmarket Handicap | 10/12 | hd | 9-7 | 76 | 69A | 68A | Charles Bishop | 11/1 |
| 2023 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Oct 23+22d | York | British EBF 100,000 Final (Colts And Geldings) | 12/16 | nk | 8-13 | 77 | 62C | 73A | Charles Bishop | 33/1 |
| 21 Sep 23+22d | Yarmouth | British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/7 | 9-7 | — | 76A | 74A | Charles Bishop | 6/4F | |
| 30 Aug 23 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet/British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 2/8 | 2½ | 9-7 | — | 79A | 79A | Charles Bishop | 6/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Francesco Baracca won?
- Francesco Baracca (GB) won 6 of 32 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 18.8%. Placed 10 times in total (31.3% of starts).
- Who trains Francesco Baracca?
- Francesco Baracca (GB) is trained by Eve Johnson Houghton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 May 2026.
- Who is Francesco Baracca's sire?
- Francesco Baracca (GB) is by Golden Horn (GB) out of Bella Ferrari (GB), whose sire is Bated Breath.
- What going does Francesco Baracca prefer?
- Francesco Baracca (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 4 wins from 16 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Francesco Baracca's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 76, from the run on 8 May 2026. The highest on record is 78.
- What is Francesco Baracca's sire's record?
- Golden Horn (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 3,748 runs since May 2019 (346 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 9.2% from 163. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.2% from 233.
- Who are Francesco Baracca's siblings?
- Out of Bella Ferrari (GB), Francesco Baracca (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Ferrari Desert (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Lady Modena (GB)). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Nov 2026.