French Ship (2020) Horse
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About
Competing in the Haydock R3 ZYN Rendlesham Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race), French Ship is a 6yo bay colt trained by P. Hobbs & J. White. He is sired by French Navy out of Starlit Cantata and has accumulated five wins. His most prominent victory occurred on 29 November 2025 at Newbury, earning the $39,348.00 Cl2 Hcph prize. French Ship has proved a lucrative selection for bettors, delivering a 106% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kempton 10-Jan-26 4225m GOOD R6 CL2 HcpH (of $98,370), Winning Time: 05:05.330, SP: 5.00 1st Iberico Lord ( J Bowen 158 ) 2nd Double Powerful ( C O'farrell 158 ) 4.50L 3rd A Pai De Nom ( H Skelton 146 ) 4.25L 7th French Ship ( C Pritchard 168 , Cd 165 ) 12.45L See full results | C Pritchard 76.2kg, Cd 74.8kg 12.45L | 7 (17) |
| Newbury 29-Nov-25 4130m SOFT R4 CL2 HcpH $21,784 (of $39,348), Winning Time: 05:08.630, SP: 3.75 1st French Ship ( H Cobden 162 ) 2nd Guard Duty ( G Sheehan 160 ) 1.75L 3rd Lud'or ( C Quinn 162 ) 3.50L See full results | H Cobden 73.5kg | 1 (15) |
| Cheltenham 24-Oct-25 4010m SOFT R1 CL3 HcpH $13,202 (of $24,593), Winning Time: 04:51.110, SP: 7.00 1st French Ship ( B Jones 159 ) 2nd Navajo Indy ( G Sheehan 160 ) 3.75L 3rd Bowensonfire ( J Kennedy 162 ) 1.50L See full results | B Jones 72.1kg | 1 (20) |
| Chepstow 11-Oct-25 3910m GOOD R4 CL2 HcpH (of $73,777), Winning Time: 04:50.000, SP: 4.50 1st Rambo T ( S Bowen 159 ) 2nd Paggane ( J Bowen 159 ) 0.30L 3rd Royal Infantry ( H Skelton 158 ) 3.75L French Ship ( M G Nolan 150 ) 0.00L See full results | M G Nolan 68kg 0.00L | UPD (14) |
| Taunton 08-Jan-25 3820m SOFT R1 CL4 NvH $4,955 (of $8,950), Winning Time: 07:34.560, SP: 1.36 1st French Ship ( M G Nolan 166 ) 2nd Thistle Be The One ( G Sheehan 159 ) 3.50L 3rd The Final Word ( H Cobden 159 ) 2.50L See full results | M G Nolan 75.3kg | 1 (13) |
| Newbury 30-Nov-24 4130m SOFT R3 CL3 NvH $942 (of $14,756), Winning Time: 05:06.500, SP: 5.00 Tracked leader, closed 5th, ridden after 2 out, no impression on winner flat, 4th and no extra towards finish 1st The New Lion ( H Skelton 160 ) 2nd Califet En Vol ( J Bowen 160 ) 3.00L 3rd Electric Mason ( F Gordon 160 , Cd 155 ) 4.25L 4th French Ship ( M G Nolan 159 ) 5.50L See full results | M G Nolan 72.1kg 5.50L | 4 (6) |
| Chepstow 06-Nov-24 3910m SOFT R4 CL4 MdH $4,193 (of $7,575), Winning Time: 04:56.910, SP: 2.10 Chased leaders, led after 3 out, ridden after 2 out and clear with runner-up, not fluent last, stayed on, found extra closing stages 1st French Ship ( M G Nolan 157 ) 2nd Let It Rain ( H Skelton 151 ) 2.25L 3rd Newton Tornado ( B Jones 158 ) 17.00L See full results | M G Nolan 71.2kg | 1 (11) |
| Chepstow 11-Oct-24 3230m SOFT R2 CL4 NvH $2,258 (of $8,853), Winning Time: 04:00.210, SP: 4.33 Raced keenly early, settled behind leaders, pushed along in 4th after 3 out, good headway approaching 2 out and chased winner, kept on, 5 lengths behind when not fluent last, no telling impression run-in 1st Palacio ( D Johnston 154 ) 2nd French Ship ( M G Nolan 153 ) 2.75L 3rd Le Fauve ( H Skelton 153 ) 16.00L See full results | M G Nolan 69.4kg 2.75L | 2 (11) |
| Haydock 11-May-24 3150m GOOD R6 CL3 NHF $5,446 (of $9,837), Winning Time: 03:39.260, SP: 8.50 Settled in 2nd, smooth headway to lead under 4f out, ridden under 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong, readily 1st French Ship ( M G Nolan 154 ) 2nd Step Ahead ( G Sheehan 154 ) 8.00L 3rd Letterston Lily ( B Jones 147 ) 1.75L See full results | M G Nolan 69.9kg | 1 (11) |
| Taunton 11-Apr-24 3310m SOFT R7 CL5 MdNHF $1,254 (of $4,917), Winning Time: 04:04.600, SP: 13.00 Chased leaders, kept on against near side rail final furlong, went 2nd close home 1st Jena D'oudairies ( F Gingell 151 ) 2nd French Ship ( M G Nolan 150 ) 0.50L 3rd Chedington's Guest ( T Bellamy 158 ) 0.30L See full results | M G Nolan 68kg 0.50L | 2 (8) |
| Kempton 10-Feb-24 3220m SOFT R7 CL4 MdNHF $314 (of $4,918), Winning Time: 04:04.300, SP: 10.00 Off the pace in last trio pushed along in modest 6th home turn, kept on, no chance with leading trio 1st Andashan ( R Dingle 149 ) 2nd Tradecraft ( N D Boinville 161 ) 1.25L 3rd The Bluesman ( H Cobden 161 ) 2.25L 4th French Ship ( M G Nolan 149 ) 22.50L See full results | M G Nolan 67.6kg 22.50L | 4 (9) |