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Horse profile

French Resistance (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2018) · Last trainer Jedd O'Keeffe · Last owner Geoff Sandra Turnbull
by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Ivy Batty (IRE) (King's Best)
13 runs · 10 courses · from Aug 2017
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Oct 2018 — 2,923 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2018 · 8th of 18 Won at Carlisle Last raced off OR 63
KTB Profile

French Resistance (IRE) is 1 from 13, the win coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Jun 2018. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 8 on softer).

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 6
Official rating63↓ 2lb off peak
63 57–65

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 95 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle (AW), 7 Sep 2018

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 13 figures · best 96C · median 77
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft582A63—
Soft377A42—
Good283A82.5—
Good to Firm296C91—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f783A58—
1m2f – 1m4f696C84—

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 65A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle (AW), 7 Sep 2018 Official rating 63 at the last run, 26 Oct 2018

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 13 figures · best 82A · median 63
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft569A61—
Soft367A51—
Good282A77.5—
Good to Firm266A63—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f782A61—
1m2f – 1m4f673A64—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 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
Elusive Pimpernel (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 3,136 runs since Jan 2008 (317 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−7.7—
Good to Firm11897.6%−0.10 from 2
Good966889.1%+1.41 from 2
Good to Soft509336.5%−1.20 from 5
Soft897667.4%−0.30 from 3
Heavy396246.1%−1.6—
Standard (AW)248208.1%+0.40 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2100%−7.7—
6f – 7f208209.6%+1.9—
1m – 1m1f315288.9%+1.21 from 7
1m2f – 1m4f303155%−2.70 from 6
1m5f – 2m981717.2%−0.5—
2m1f – 2m4f857607%−0.7—
2m5f – 3m3814010.5%+2.8—
Over 3m7068.6%+0.9—

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
Ivy Batty (IRE) (King's Best)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Grey Ivy (IRE)20——
Givedakettleashake (IRE)100——
Miss Pollyanna (IRE)310——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 1 50% +1.25
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 6 3 1 33% +0.25
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Pontefract 4 0 0% −4.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 1 100% +2.25
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 7 1 14% −3.75
1m2f – 1m4f 6 0 0% −6.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Graham Lee 5 0 0% −5.00
Tony Hamilton 4 0 0% −4.00
Daniel Tudhope 2 1 50% +1.25
Miss Serena Brotherton 1 0 0% −1.00
Connor Beasley 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 8 1 13% −4.75
2017 5 0 0% −5.00

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
2018 · 8 runs
26 Oct 18+18d Doncaster Amateur Jockeys Association Amateur Riders' Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 8/18 ½ 10-1 6371C58A Miss Serena Brotherton 14/1
08 Oct 18+31d Pontefract procurementseminars.co.uk Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 7/12 1 9-3 6482A63A Graham Lee 25/1
07 Sep 18+25d Newcastle (AW) Mott MacDonald Bentley Handicap Class 6 · 12.5f · Standard · 11 ran 5/11 hd 9-4 6595A65A Graham Lee 12/1
13 Aug 18+42d Ayr Book For The William Hill Ayr Gold Cup Handicap Class 6 · 10f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 hd 9-4 6382A73A Graham Lee 7/2
02 Jul 18+25d Pontefract Wayne Conway Memorial Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Good To Firm · 3 ran 3/3 1¾ 9-1 6486C60C Daniel Tudhope 5/2
07 Jun 18+23d Carlisle Watch Racing Uk In Hd Handicap Class 6 · 9f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 9-4 5783A82A Daniel Tudhope 9/4F
15 May 18+22d Beverley Hull FC Family Raceday On 30 May Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 7/15 ½ 8-11 6096C66A Graham Lee 12/1
23 Apr 18+182d Pontefract Rugby League Evening On Monday 11th June Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 8/15 nk 8-13 6263C61A Graham Lee 9/1
2017 · 5 runs
23 Oct 17+5d Pontefract toteplacepot EBF Nursery Class 5 · 8f · Soft · 13 ran 10/13 5 8-12 6542C51C Tony Hamilton 16/1
18 Oct 17+17d Nottingham Kier Group Nursery Class 5 · 8.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 8/10 nse 9-2 6549A55A Tony Hamilton 6/1
01 Oct 17+24d Musselburgh Save The Children Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 9f · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 4½ 9-2 —77A67A Tony Hamilton 28/1
07 Sep 17+13d Haydock 32Red.com EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 8f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 6/11 3½ 9-0 —58A69A Tony Hamilton 150/1
25 Aug 17 Hamilton Whysettle It Novice Stakes Class 5 · 8.5f · Soft · 8 ran 6/8 11 9-2 —23C51C Connor Beasley 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has French Resistance won?
French Resistance (IRE) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2017 and 2018, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 2 times in total (15.4% of starts).
Who trained French Resistance?
French Resistance (IRE) was trained by Jedd O'Keeffe on the most recent run on record, at Doncaster on 26 October 2018.
Who is French Resistance's sire?
French Resistance (IRE) is by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Ivy Batty (IRE), whose sire is King's Best.
What is French Resistance's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 63, from the run on 26 October 2018. The highest on record is 65.
What is French Resistance's sire's record?
Elusive Pimpernel (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 3,136 runs since Jan 2008 (317 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are French Resistance's siblings?
Out of Ivy Batty (IRE), French Resistance (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2017. 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.