French Master (2021) Horse

Foal Date

09-May-21

Colour

bay

Sire

Frankel

Dam

French Dressing

Prize Money

234762

Owners

Wathnan Racing

About

Newmarket R4 Betfred Jockey Club Stakes (Group 2) – French Master is a 5yo gelding trained by J & T Gosden in Newmarket. He is by Frankel out of French Dressing. To date, French Master has recorded four wins, including his most notable triumph on 17 Jun 2025 at Royal Ascot in the £108,207 Cl2 Handicap. The horse has been a rewarding prospect for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 39% return on investment.

Raced At

Goodwood • Royal Ascot • Newmarket • Kempton • Doncaster • Sandown

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
York 23-Aug-25 2790m GOOD R4 CL2 Hcp (of $491,850) Barrier 22, Winning Time: 02:59.160, SP: 6.50 1st Ethical Diamond ( W Buick 134 ) 2nd Ascending ( S Heffernan 128 ) 2.50L 3rd Queenstown ( R L Moore 134 ) 0.50L 21st French Master ( R Havlin 138 ) 20.90L See full resultsR Havlin 62.6kg 20.90L21 (22)
GOODwood 29-Jul-25 3220m GOOD R4 CL1 $13,450 (of $491,850) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 03:27.960, SP: 10.00 1st Scandinavia ( W Lordan 124 ) 2nd Illinois ( R L Moore 138 ) 0.75L 3rd Sweet William ( R Havlin 138 ) 2.50L 5th French Master ( J Doyle 138 ) 7.50L See full resultsJ Doyle 62.6kg 7.50L5 (8)
Royal Ascot 17-Jun-25 2850m GOOD R7 CL2 Hcp $56,694 (of $108,207) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 03:01.070, SP: 3.50 Held up towards rear of mid-division, switched left and ridden final bend, headway and hung right 2f out, hung badly right over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon quickened clear 1st French Master ( J Doyle 133 ) 2nd Caballo De Mar ( C Shepherd 130 ) 2.50L 3rd Samui ( C Keane 135 ) 0.50L See full resultsJ Doyle 60.3kg1 (16)
GOODwood 24-May-25 2820m GOOD R5 CL2 Hcp $23,193 (of $44,266) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 03:06.910, SP: 2.25 Mid-division on and off the bridle at times, rapid move to go 3rd under 6f out, waiting for gap on rails well over 2f out, soon pushed along at cutaway, ridden and disputed 2nd 1f out, stayed on strongly final 100 yards to lead final strides 1st French Master ( R Havlin 132 ) 2nd Story Horse ( S Osborne 121 ) 0.30L 3rd Dancing In Paris ( R Kingscote 123 ) 0.15L See full resultsR Havlin 59.9kg1 (8)
Newmarket 03-May-25 2410m GOOD R6 CL2 Hcp $12,085 (of $49,185) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:35.110, SP: 2.38 Held up in 5th, pushed along and headway out wide 3f out, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, no chance with winner 1st El Cordobes ( W Buick 138 ) 2nd French Master ( K Shoemark 133 ) 3.25L 3rd Lieber Power ( O Murphy 128 ) 4.00L See full resultsK Shoemark 60.3kg 3.25L2 (7)
Kempton 12-Oct-24 2410m GOOD R6 CL5 Nv $3,780 (of $6,886) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:33.930, SP: 1.62 Close 3rd, went 2nd over 10f out, pushed along over 2f out, led over 1f out, came easily clear final furlong 1st French Master ( B D L Sayette 137 ) 2nd Alnayef ( J Watson 130 ) 6.00L 3rd William Walton ( R Coakley 130 ) 1.25L See full resultsB D L Sayette 62.1kg1 (7)
Doncaster 05-Jul-24 2390m GOOD R2 CL5 Nv $4,320 (of $7,869) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:30.290, SP: 3.75 Held up in 5th, headway far side of group 3f out, soon tracking leaders, pushed along over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well 1st French Master ( R Havlin 130 ) 2nd Regal Connection ( D C Costello 130 ) 1.25L 3rd Crown Of India ( B Loughnane 130 ) 1.50L See full resultsR Havlin 59kg1 (10)
Sandown 15-Jun-24 2000m SOFT R5 Md (of $20,616), Winning Time: 02:11.390, SP: 9/4 Slowly into stride, off the pace towards rear, never on terms 1st Prague ( J Gilligan 142 ) 2nd Mutaawid ( J Crowley 129 ) 4.00L 3rd Chorus ( T Marquand 124 ) 0.50L 9th French Master ( R Havlin 129 ) 10.75L See full resultsR Havlin 58.5kg 10.75L9 (13)