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Horse profile

Francis Drake (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2025) · Last trainer George Boughey · Last owner Pompey Ventures 6 Partner
by Belardo (IRE) out of Fonthill Abbey (IRE) (Dubawi)
12 runs · 9 courses · from Feb 2025
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Oct 2025 — 378 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2025 · 5th of 12 Won at Kempton (AW) Last raced off OR 65
KTB Profile

Francis Drake won a Class 5 handicap at Kempton over 6f-7f on standard all-weather in Aug 2025 off a mark of 61. The gelding, by Belardo out of a Dubawi mare, has one win and three places from 12 starts overall, all on the all-weather bar four turf runs that brought no success. He usually races prominently and finished fifth of 12 at Wolverhampton in Oct 2025.

Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 12 commented runs since Feb 2025 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically prominent Won on AW, 0 on turf Win at Class 5
Official rating65↓ 1lb off peak
65 61–66

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 93 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 25 Oct 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 →

Flat 12 figures · best 111A · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)8111A91—
Good to Firm291A61.5—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
6f – 7f7111A89—
1m – 1m1f393A83—
Under 6f291A64.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 71A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 25 Oct 2025 Official rating 65 at the last run, 25 Oct 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 →

Flat 12 figures · best 87A · median 67.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)887A72.5—
Good to Firm260B49.5—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
6f – 7f787A74—
1m – 1m1f371A64—
Under 6f260B58.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 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 12 analysed runs since Feb 2025

  • Prominent 8 (67%) · 1 win
  • Held up 2 (17%) · 0 wins
  • Led 2 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Belardo (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 3,744 runs since Jun 2020 (281 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm600%−10.2—
Good to Firm3444212.2%+20 from 2
Good8808810%−0.2—
Good to Soft396399.8%−0.40 from 1
Soft653599%−1.2—
Heavy2162511.6%+1.40 from 1
Standard (AW)1,24912910.3%+0.11 from 8
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f223209%−1.20 from 2
6f – 7f1,3281319.9%−0.31 from 7
1m – 1m1f9729710%−0.20 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f85710512.3%+2.1—
1m5f – 2m269228.2%−2—
2m1f – 2m4f8966.7%−3.5—
2m5f – 3m6116.7%+6.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2020 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Fonthill Abbey (IRE) (Dubawi)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Beckford's Folly (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Beckford's Folly (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Beckford's Folly (IRE)735f–6fGroup 3

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 8 1 13% +0.50
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 8 1 13% +0.50
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Southwell (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Brighton 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 1 100% +7.50
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 7 1 14% +1.50
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
Under 6f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Davies 4 0 0% −4.00
Jack Callan 3 0 0% −3.00
Billy Loughnane 2 1 50% +6.50
Pat Cosgrave 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Mitchell 1 0 0% −1.00
Josephine Gordon 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 9 1 11% −0.50
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

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 · 12 runs
25 Oct 25+18d Wolverhampton (AW) Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran Sat close up early - pressed for effort inside final furlong - held on to fifth without gaining further ground 5/12 ½ 9-4 6593A71A Jack Callan 6/1
07 Oct 25+25d Brighton JenningsBet In Hastings Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 5½f · Good To Soft · 6 ran Tracked the front group early - urged forward with two furlongs left then lost ground a furlong out - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish fifth 5/6 3¼ 9-9 6638A57B Jack Callan 11/2
12 Sep 25+9d Salisbury World Horse Welfare Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Heavy · 6 ran Sat behind front two - urged along approaching final two furlongs to press forward - lost momentum in closing stages to finish fifth 5/6 3¼ 9-5 6660A61B Billy Loughnane 2/1F
03 Sep 25+15d Lingfield (AW) Arc All-Weather 1 Million Bonus Is Back Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 6 ran Tracked the pace - pushed along and found extra inside final furlong to move into second - couldn't reel in winner 2/6 1¼ 9-6 66111A75B Pat Cosgrave 11/10F
19 Aug 25+22d Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran Raced wide behind front pack - roused to hit front inside final furlong - held on gamely for the win 1/12 9-0 61104B87A Billy Loughnane 15/2
28 Jul 25+93d Windsor Peter Sutton On-Course Bookmakers Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran Settled at the back - urged forward with two furlongs left - lacked the speed to get involved - finished fifth beaten 2¼ lengths 5/6 nk 8-8 6391A60B Jack Callan 22/1
26 Apr 25+16d Doncaster Watch Unbridled On attheraces.com Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Good To Firm · 13 ran Handy early - driven approaching 2f out then dropped away - kept on same rate to finish 13th 13/13 12 9-8 6432C39C Jack Mitchell 4/1F
10 Apr 25+13d Newcastle (AW) Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran Bumped at the off - tracked the front group - pushed along a furlong out - held effort late to finish 4th 4/9 ½ 9-9 6589A79A Harry Davies 4/1
28 Mar 25+23d Lingfield (AW) Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran Travelling handy on the wide side - hit the front with 6f remaining - driven out and hard to shake off but caught in the final stride 2/9 nse 9-9 6283B74A Harry Davies 3/1F
05 Mar 25+11d Lingfield (AW) Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 5 · 1m · Standard · 8 ran Set the pace early - pushed along and lost front spot inside final furlong - could not find more late on - beaten 3.75 lengths in 4th 4/8 2¼ 8-10 —83A71A Harry Davies 5/1
22 Feb 25+16d Southwell (AW) Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 1m · Standard · 9 ran Set the pace early - lost the advantage 2f out - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish 8th 8/9 1¾ 8-11 —58A50A Harry Davies 16/1
06 Feb 25 Southwell (AW) Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 1m · Standard · 8 ran Sluggish start - detached at rear - improved into contention a furlong out - closed late to take 4th late without threatening the placings 4/8 shd 8-9 —93A64A Josephine Gordon 13/2

Quick answers

How many races has Francis Drake won?
Francis Drake (IRE) won 1 of 12 archived starts in 2025, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 3 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Francis Drake?
Francis Drake (IRE) was trained by George Boughey on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 25 October 2025.
Who is Francis Drake's sire?
Francis Drake (IRE) is by Belardo (IRE) out of Fonthill Abbey (IRE), whose sire is Dubawi.
What going does Francis Drake prefer?
Francis Drake (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Francis Drake's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 65, from the run on 25 October 2025. The highest on record is 66.
What is Francis Drake's sire's record?
Belardo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 3,744 runs since Jun 2020 (281 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Francis Drake's siblings?
Out of Fonthill Abbey (IRE), Francis Drake (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Beckford's Folly (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Beckford's Folly (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2025. 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.