French Master (IRE)
French Master is a gelding by Frankel out of a Sea The Stars mare who has won four of 14 starts. He won two Class 2 handicaps over 1m5f – 2m on good or good to firm ground at Goodwood in May 2025 and Ascot in Jun 2025. Both his earlier wins came in novice company over 1m2f – 1m4f. He finished 9 of 10 in the Qatar Prix du Cadran at Longchamp in Oct 2026 when last raced off an official rating of 108.
- 4–14Wins / Runs
- 28.6%Strike rate
- 6 (42.9%)Placed
- −2.88£1 level staken=14 at SP
- 1.53Fair A/E n=14 · 1.30 incl. margin
- 109Highest OR
- 65dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 113
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 139C | 111 | 2 · 139 / 128.5 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 100C | 83.5 | 2 · 85 / 83.5 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 105C | 96.5 | 1 · — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 139C | 106.5 | 2 · 139 / 122 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 118C | 93.5 | 2 · 118 / 101.5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 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 7 analysed runs
- Held up 3 (43%) · 1 win
- Prominent 3 (43%) · 1 win
- Midfield 1 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 18% of 7,489 runs since Jan 2008 (872 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 12.4% from 323. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.4% from 267.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 15 | 4 | 26.7% | +8.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,280 | 259 | 20.2% | +2.2 | 1 from 4 |
| Good | 1,914 | 362 | 18.9% | +0.9 | 2 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 1,019 | 175 | 17.2% | −0.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 1,102 | 161 | 14.6% | −3.4 | — |
| Heavy | 323 | 40 | 12.4% | −5.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,836 | 347 | 18.9% | +0.9 | 1 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 64 | 11 | 17.2% | −0.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,255 | 236 | 18.8% | +0.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,964 | 368 | 18.7% | +0.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,876 | 543 | 18.9% | +0.9 | 2 from 6 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 968 | 151 | 15.6% | −2.4 | 2 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 267 | 33 | 12.4% | −5.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 84 | 6 | 7.1% | −10.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −18 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Mohaafeth (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 1m–1m4f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Mohaafeth (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohaafeth (IRE) | 9 | 4 | 1m–1m2f | Group 3 |
| French Polish (GB) | 5 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 5 |
| French Mistress (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 2 | 33% | +0.00 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.50 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.62 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 2 | 6 | 2 | 33% | −0.25 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +3.37 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwood | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.75 |
| York | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.62 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 2 | 33% | −0.25 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 2 | 33% | −0.63 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Doyle | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.50 |
| Robert Havlin | 4 | 2 | 50% | +2.00 |
| David Egan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieran Shoemark | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Benoit De La Sayette | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.62 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 6 | 3 | 50% | +1.62 |
| Blinkers | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +0.75 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +2.37 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Oct 26+43d | Longchamp (FR) | Qatar Prix du Cadran (Group 1) | 9/10 | 9 | 9-2 | 108 | — | — | James Doyle | 33/1 |
| 21 Aug 26+24d | York | Weatherbys Lonsdale Cup Stakes (Group 2) Held up towards the back - drifted off a straight line 4f out - pushed along 3f out - lost touch from 2f out to finish sixth | 6/8 | 7½ | 9-5 | 108 | 105C | 77C | James Doyle | 25/1 |
| 28 Jul 26+38d | Goodwood | Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup Stakes (Group 1) Held up in the pack - nudged for effort with 3f left - stayed on at one speed to finish fourth | 4/8 | 7 | 9-12 | 108 | 139C | 84C | James Doyle | 33/1 |
| 20 Jun 26+35d | Ascot | Queen Alexandra Stakes (Conditions Race) (GBBPlus Race) Sluggish start settling at the back - made progress into contention approaching 2f out - pushed along to move into second inside the final furlong - stayed on to close on the leader late - unable to reel in winner and beaten by half a length | 2/13 | nk | 9-4 | 108 | 82C | 94A | James Doyle | 9/1 |
| 16 May 26+15d | Newbury | Sky Sports Racing Aston Park Stakes (Group 3) Handy early - asked for effort 3f out then slipped to the rear approaching 2f out - stayed on in closing stages to finish 5th | 5/5 | ½ | 9-2 | 109 | 118C | 81B | James Doyle | 9/1 |
| 01 May 26+251d | Newmarket | Betfred Jockey Club Stakes (Group 2) Handy early - given encouragement over 4f from home and sent after front two a furlong out - edged out for third close home | 3/6 | ½ | 9-5 | 108 | 85A | 95B | David Egan | 9/2 |
| 23 Aug 25+25d | York | Sky Bet Ebor Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) Hesitant start - drifted wide early but within range after 2f - moved across to disput front and went on approaching 2f from home mark near 11f out - lost lead over 2f out - faded and drifted left inside final furlong | 21/22 | 2¼ | 9-12 | 108 | 74C | 84C | Robert Havlin | 11/2 |
| 29 Jul 25+42d | Goodwood | Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup Stakes (Group 1) Sluggish start - settled towards the back - made progress on the outer approaching 2f out - pushed along and finished well adrift late | 5/8 | 3¾ | 9-12 | 108 | 113A | 89A | James Doyle | 9/1 |
| 17 Jun 25+24d | Ascot | Copper Horse Stakes (Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) Settled towards the back of the pack early - angled left and pushed along around the home turn - made progress but drifted right approaching the final two furlongs - continued to drift right inside the last furlong - went ahead close home and sprinted away to win | 1/16 | 9-7 | 100 | 100C | 95A | James Doyle | 5/2F | |
| 24 May 25+21d | Goodwood | BetGoodwin Download The App Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled in the pack early on and off the bit intermittently - quickened sharply into third around 6f from home - held up for a run on the inner just past 2f out - shaken up and level for second with a furlong left - powered home in the closing stages to get up in the last strides | 1/8 | 9-6 | 96 | 108A | 92A | Robert Havlin | 5/4F | |
| 03 May 25+204d | Newmarket | Lay And Wheeler Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled in mid-division early - roused wide and made ground 3f out - moved up into second inside final furlong - kept on at one level to the finish but never able to challenge winner | 2/7 | 3¼ | 9-7 | 95 | 53A | 99A | Kieran Shoemark | 11/8F |
| 11 Oct 24+98d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Handy in third early - moved into second with 10f left - urged forward approaching 2f out - hit the front a furlong out and pulled away readily to score | 1/7 | 9-11 | — | 99A | 97B | Benoit De La Sayette | 8/13F | |
| 05 Jul 24+20d | Doncaster | bettingsites.co.uk Safe Betting Sites Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/10 | 9-4 | — | 109A | 88A | Robert Havlin | 11/4 | |
| 15 Jun 24 | Sandown | Darley British Ebf Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 9/13 | nk | 9-3 | — | 88C | 68A | Robert Havlin | 9/4 |
Quick answers
- How many races has French Master (IRE) won?
- French Master (IRE) won 4 of 14 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 28.6%. Placed 6 times in total (42.9% of starts).
- Who trains French Master (IRE)?
- French Master (IRE) is trained by John & Thady Gosden, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 October 2026.
- Who is French Master (IRE)'s sire?
- French Master (IRE) is by Frankel (GB) out of French Dressing (GB), whose sire is Sea The Stars.
- What going does French Master (IRE) prefer?
- French Master (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is French Master (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 108, from the run on 3 October 2026. The highest on record is 109.
- What is French Master (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Frankel (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 18% of 7,489 runs since Jan 2008 (872 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 12.4% from 323. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.4% from 267.
- Who are French Master (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of French Dressing (GB), French Master (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Mohaafeth (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Mohaafeth (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.