French Affair (2023) Horse

Foal Date

02-Feb-23

Colour

bay

Sire

Mehmas

Dam

Clearly Crystal

Prize Money

93905

Trainer

J Candlish

Owners

Pompey Ventures & Jps Ltd

About

French Affair is a 3yo bay horse trained by J Candlish. He is by the stallion Mehmas out of the mare Clearly Crystal. To date, French Affair has recorded three wins. On 29 Jul 2026 at Goodwood, he secured his biggest victory, claiming the $39348.00 Cl4 Hcp. The horse has been a rewarding prospect for bettors, delivering a 41% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Epsom Downs 31-Aug-26 1411m SOFT R7 CL4 Hcp $2,783 (of $22,320) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:25.620, SP: 2.20 1st Dapper Guest ( S Osborne 137 ) 2nd Silver Trumpet ( C Bishop 136 ) 0.75L 3rd French Affair ( S D Bowen 138 ) 2.75L See full resultsS D Bowen 62.6kg 2.75L3 (6)
Redcar 08-Aug-26 1204m GOOD R7 CL5 Hcp $6,999 (of $6,999) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:09.040, SP: 2.63 1st French Affair ( S D Bowen 139 ) 2nd Space Bear ( C Fallon 135 ) 0.30L 3rd Masaban ( O J Orr 129 ) 1.75L See full resultsS D Bowen 63kg1 (7)
GOODwood 29-Jul-26 1207m GOOD R6 CL4 Hcp $39,222 (of $39,222) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:10.480, SP: 15.00 1st French Affair ( B Loughnane 128 ) 2nd Under The Twilight ( H Davies 136 ) 0.30L 3rd Wreck It Ryley ( R Dawson 133 ) 0.20L See full resultsB Loughnane 58.1kg1 (28)
Doncaster 21-Jun-26 1414m GOOD R3 CL4 Hcp (of $10,665) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:23.700, SP: 3.50 1st Toastmaster ( E Greatrex 128 ) 2nd Flight Control ( W Pyle 135 ) 0.50L 3rd Three Non Blondes ( A Egan 137 ) 0.20L 6th French Affair ( A Voikhansky 131 ) 4.70L See full resultsA Voikhansky 59.4kg 4.70L6 (13)
Doncaster 06-Jun-26 1414m GOOD R4 CL4 Hcp $1,249 (of $10,652) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:24.890, SP: 11.00 1st King's Cavalry ( C Rodriguez 132 ) 2nd King's Trust ( B D L Sayette 133 ) 0.00L 3rd Toastmaster ( R Scott 123 ) 0.75L 4th French Affair ( A Voikhansky 126 ) 1.05L See full resultsA Voikhansky 57.2kg 1.05L4 (12)