Francis Marion (IRE)
Francis Marion was a maiden hurdler who ran eight times on turf without a win or a place between May 2021 and Sep 2022. By Fame And Glory out of a Petardia mare, he showed his best effort when fourth of 16 at Punchestown in May 2021. He raced off his career-high mark of 95 at Galway in Sep 2022, finishing seventh of 17 in the Galway Handicap Hurdle. He contested races over 1m5f to 3m on good to soft and softer ground.
- 0–8Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −8.00£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=8 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 95Highest OR
- 37dBetween runs (median)longest 266 d
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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 135
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 61B | 56 | — |
| Good | 2 | 103B | 95 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 135B | 106 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 135B | 103 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 77B | 64 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 8 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,211 runs since Jun 2016 (504 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 48 | 9 | 18.8% | +6.3 | — |
| Good | 1,837 | 248 | 13.5% | +1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 1,348 | 156 | 11.6% | −0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 2,100 | 256 | 12.2% | −0.3 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 846 | 105 | 12.4% | −0.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | −9.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | −9.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,813 | 225 | 12.4% | −0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,339 | 305 | 13% | +0.5 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,669 | 210 | 12.6% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 344 | 34 | 9.9% | −2.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2016 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Forever My Friend (IRE) (12 wins).
The wins came over 2m½f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Forever My Friend (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forever My Friend (IRE) | 68 | 12 | 2m½f–3m | Class 3 |
| Fair Exchange (IRE) | 17 | 0 | — | — |
| Bruce Wee (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Allez Amour (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor King | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Mr Pat Taaffe | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Flat | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Sep 22+37d | Galway | Galway Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) | 7/17 | hd | 12-0 | 95 | 61B | 105A | Connor King | 18/1 |
| 30 Jul 22+11d | Galway | Boylesports Download The App Maiden Hurdle | 9/17 | 5½ | 11-12 | — | — | 106C | Connor King | 80/1 |
| 19 Jul 22+11d | Ballinrobe | Mayo News Maiden Hurdle | 8/15 | 1 | 11-4 | — | 103B | 98A | Connor King | 33/1 |
| 08 Jul 22+70d | Cork | Buy Tickets On www.corkracecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle | 9/19 | 2½ | 11-12 | — | 87C | 98C | Connor King | 18/1 |
| 29 Apr 22+78d | Punchestown | Avison Young Flat Race | 7/21 | 2¾ | 11-7 | — | 135B | 122A | Mr Pat Taaffe | 80/1 |
| 10 Feb 22+19d | Thurles | John Thomas McNamara Series Flat Race | 7/15 | nk | 12-0 | — | 51B | 113A | Mr Pat Taaffe | 22/1 |
| 22 Jan 22+266d | Navan | Slane (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 11/15 | 11 | 11-9 | — | — | 55C | Mr Pat Taaffe | 25/1 |
| 2021 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 01 May 21 | Punchestown | Buggyman (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 4/16 | 3½ | 11-9 | — | 77B | 116A | Mr Pat Taaffe | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Francis Marion won?
- Francis Marion (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2021 and 2022.
- Who trained Francis Marion?
- Francis Marion (IRE) was trained by Joseph G Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Galway on 5 September 2022.
- Who is Francis Marion's sire?
- Francis Marion (IRE) is by Fame And Glory (GB) out of Kazan Lady (IRE), whose sire is Petardia.
- What is Francis Marion's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 5 September 2022. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Francis Marion's sire's record?
- Fame And Glory (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,211 runs since Jun 2016 (504 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Francis Marion's siblings?
- Out of Kazan Lady (IRE), Francis Marion (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Forever My Friend (IRE) (12). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Forever My Friend (IRE)). The wins came over 2m½f–3m. As at Nov 2026.