French Press (IRE)
French Press (IRE) is 6 from 30. Hasn't won since Sep 2015. 4 of 13 starts with soft in the ground have ended in wins — 0 from 8 on quicker. Last raced off a career-high mark of 77.
- 6–30Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 10 (33.3%)Placed
- −11.62£1 level staken=30 at SP
- 1.54Fair A/E n=30 · 1.27 incl. margin
- 77Highest OR
- 42dAvg 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
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
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 8.7% of 10,542 runs since Jan 2008 (676 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 12.2% from 131. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.6% from 880.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 131 | 16 | 12.2% | +3.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,992 | 166 | 8.3% | −0.4 | 0 from 5 |
| Good | 1,966 | 160 | 8.1% | −0.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 1,028 | 80 | 7.8% | −0.9 | 2 from 6 |
| Soft | 1,090 | 76 | 7% | −1.7 | 1 from 5 |
| Heavy | 396 | 35 | 8.8% | +0.1 | 1 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 3,938 | 380 | 9.6% | +0.9 | 2 from 9 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,239 | 229 | 10.2% | +1.5 | 1 from 4 |
| 6f – 7f | 4,971 | 450 | 9.1% | +0.4 | 5 from 19 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,733 | 130 | 7.5% | −1.2 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 880 | 49 | 5.6% | −3.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 463 | 38 | 8.2% | −0.5 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 195 | 14 | 7.2% | −1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 48 | 3 | 6.3% | −2.4 | — |
| Over 3m | 13 | 0 | 0% | −8.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Mocha Java (GB) (6 wins).
The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Percolator (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mocha Java (GB) | 52 | 6 | 6f–7f | Class 5 |
| Percolator (GB) | 10 | 4 | 5f | Group 3 |
| Cafetiere (GB) | 8 | 1 | 5f | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 2 | 22% | −0.09 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 2 | 33% | −1.63 |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.10 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 9 | 5 | 56% | +6.38 |
| Class 5 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Navan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Brighton | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.10 |
| Redcar | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.75 |
| Down Royal | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.91 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.62 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 19 | 5 | 26% | −3.62 |
| Under 6f | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Mullen | 5 | 2 | 40% | −0.15 |
| Richard Mullen | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tom Madden | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cam Hardie | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Alistair Rawlinson | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.91 |
| Miss Serena Brotherton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.62 |
| Michael Darcy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Orr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ger Fox | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ronan Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stephen Craine | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rory Cleary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Marc Monaghan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Emmet McNamara | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Colin Keane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| N G McCullagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Hughes | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Graham Gibbons | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Winston | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 18 | 5 | 28% | −6.62 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hood | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hood + blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9 | 4 | 44% | −0.62 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2013 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −3.00 |
| 2012 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 27 | 6 | 22% | −8.62 |
| Hurdle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has French Press (IRE) won?
- French Press (IRE) won 6 of 30 archived starts between 2012 and 2015, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 10 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained French Press (IRE)?
- French Press (IRE) was trained by Michael Appleby on the most recent run on record, at Catterick on 27 October 2015.
- Who is French Press (IRE)'s sire?
- French Press (IRE) is by Kheleyf (USA) out of Coffee Cream (GB), whose sire is Common Grounds.
- What going does French Press (IRE) prefer?
- French Press (IRE) has the best record on good to soft 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 Press (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 27 October 2015. That is also the highest on record.
- What is French Press (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Kheleyf (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 10,542 runs since Jan 2008 (676 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 12.2% from 131. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.6% from 880.
- Who are French Press (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Coffee Cream (GB), French Press (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Mocha Java (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Percolator (GB)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.