Skip to content
Horse profile

Francis Flute (GB)

7yo gelding (at last run, May 2005) · Last trainer Bruce Mactaggart · Last owner The Boots And Saddles Partnership
by Polar Falcon (USA) out of Darshay (FR) (Darshaan)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Apr 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 May 2005 — 7,841 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2005 · 11th of 20 Last raced off OR 50
KTB Profile

Francis Flute (GB) is yet to win from 3 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 17 at Catterick (Apr 2005).

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 56C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Musselburgh, 29 Apr 2005 Official rating 50 at the last run, 9 May 2005

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 3 figures · best 56C · median 54
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good356C54—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
6f – 7f256C55—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Polar Falcon (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 261 runs since Jan 2008 (27 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm6350%+42—
Good to Firm2913.4%−4.6—
Good6369.5%+1.50 from 3
Good to Soft45511.1%+3.1—
Soft2627.7%−0.3—
Heavy1200%−8—
Standard (AW)8045%−3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f700%−8—
6f – 7f75912%+40 from 2
1m – 1m1f3313%−50 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f2727.4%−0.6—
1m5f – 2m5235.8%−2.2—
2m1f – 2m4f38615.8%+7.8—
2m5f – 3m2800%−8—
Over 3m100%−8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Darshay (FR) (Darshaan)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them La Columbina (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (La Columbina (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
La Columbina (GB)2531m–1m2fClass 4
Entertain (GB)1916fClass 7
Dhampas (GB)80——

Record by conditions

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Dean Mernagh 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Darley 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Hanagan 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2005 · 3 runs
09 May 05+10d Redcar Evening Gazette Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Good · 20 ran 11/20 ¾ 9-2 5051C Dean Mernagh 20/1
29 Apr 05+23d Musselburgh Stenton Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Good · 14 ran 6/14 ½ 9-1 5056C Kevin Darley 8/1
06 Apr 05 Catterick Selling Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Good · 17 ran 2/17 1¼ 9-5 4954C Paul Hanagan 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Francis Flute won?
Francis Flute (GB) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2005. Placed 1 time in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Francis Flute?
Francis Flute (GB) was trained by Bruce Mactaggart on the most recent run on record, at Redcar on 9 May 2005.
Who is Francis Flute's sire?
Francis Flute (GB) is by Polar Falcon (USA) out of Darshay (FR), whose sire is Darshaan.
What is Francis Flute's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 50, from the run on 9 May 2005. That is also the highest on record.
What is Francis Flute's sire's record?
Polar Falcon (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 261 runs since Jan 2008 (27 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Francis Flute's siblings?
Out of Darshay (FR), Francis Flute (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: La Columbina (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (La Columbina (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.