Call My Bluff (2017) Horse
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Call My Bluff is a nine-year-old bay gelding by Make Believe out of Ocean Bluff. He is trained by D J S Ffrench Davis and races for The Ffrench Connection Racing. Out of 31 runs he has secured six victories, placed second four times and third three times, earning total prize money of $141,602. His most recent start came at Pontefract on 19 October 2026, where he finished 8th out of a field of 9. His latest victory was recorded at Newbury on 17 April 2026.
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Nottingham • Pontefract • Goodwood • Chester • Newbury • Southwell • Newmarket • Galway • Kempton • Lingfield • Bath • WolverhamptonRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Nottingham 04-Nov-26 3219m SOFT (HEAVY IN PLACES) R3 Racedays For 9 Pound At Nottingham Racecourse Handicap (GBBPlus Race), SP: 41.00 | J F Egan 0.5L | 7 (13) |
| Pontefract 19-Oct-26 3623m SOFT R5 CL3 Hcp (of $41,447) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 04:12.350, SP: 41.00 1st Moon Over Miami ( R Ryan 135 ) 2nd Maxident ( D Egan 133 ) 3.00L 3rd Marble Sands ( D Probert 123 ) 5.00L 8th Call My Bluff ( D Allan 127 ) 36.20L See full results | D Allan 57.6kg 36.20L | 8 (9) |
| Nottingham 14-Oct-26 3219m SOFT R5 CL4 Hcp (of $17,405) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 03:35.780, SP: 81.00 1st Green Falcon ( S Osborne 121 ) 2nd Believitanducan ( W Buick 144 ) 2.75L 3rd Dunkeld Dreamer ( C Lee 128 ) 8.00L 8th Call My Bluff ( C Shepherd 137 ) 22.85L See full results | C Shepherd 62.1kg 22.85L | 8 (11) |
| York 06-Sep-26 3270m GOOD R3 CL4 Hcp (of $24,230) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 03:37.460, SP: 51.00 1st Moon Chime ( C Hutchinson 131 ) 2nd High Fibre ( C Fallon 141 ) 1.75L 3rd Pinatique ( D Hogan 142 ) 0.75L 11th Call My Bluff ( J F Egan 139 ) 29.85L See full results | J F Egan 63kg 29.85L | 11 (13) |
| GOODwood 07-Jun-26 3219m SOFT R5 CL3 Hcp $1,158 (of $19,806) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 03:36.420, SP: 15.00 1st In The Breeze ( C Fallon 134 ) 2nd Maxident ( D Egan 129 ) 5.00L 3rd Across Earth ( H Crouch 126 ) 8.00L 5th Call My Bluff ( J F Egan 131 ) 21.25L See full results | J F Egan 59.4kg 21.25L | 5 (9) |
| Chester 08-May-26 3749m GOOD R6 CL2 Hcp (of $48,370) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 04:05.080, SP: 11.00 1st Shrimp Shady ( R Hornby 131 ) 2nd Kingstonian ( D B Mcmonagle 135 ) 0.75L 3rd Tribal Star ( A Caffrey 136 ) 0.30L 17th Call My Bluff ( J F Egan 132 ) 39.20L See full results | J F Egan 59.9kg 39.20L | 17 (17) |
| Newbury 17-Apr-26 3319m GOOD CL3 Flat, SP: 40/1 Made all, ridden 5f out, four lengths clear 4f out, reduced advantage 3f out, briefly pressed for lead 2f out, kept on over 1f out, went clear inside final furlong | J F Egan 54kg | 1 (6) |
| Southwell 04-Mar-26 3711m STANDARD CL4 Flat, SP: 40/1 Held up in rear, detached over 4f out, never involved | P Mulrennan 64.4kg 32l | 9 (10) |
| Nottingham 15-Oct-25 3219m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 33/1 Soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong | D Allan 64.4kg Neck | 4 (8) |
| GOODwood 08-Jun-25 3219m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL3 Flat, SP: 16/1 Rear mid-division, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out | Ben Ffrench-Davis 60.3kg 3/4 length | 9 (9) |
| Chester 12-May-23 3749m SOFT (HEAVY IN PLACES) CL2 Flat, SP: 11/4 Tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader over 2f out, led entering final furlong, headed inside final furlong, stayed on | J F Egan 53.5kg 3/4 length | 3 (16) |
| Newbury 21-Apr-23 3319m SOFT CL2 Flat, SP: 7/1 Prominent, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, went clear with winner inside final furlong, ran on | Joshua Bryan 59.4kg 6l | 2 (10) |
| Newmarket 08-Oct-22 3621m GOOD CL2 Flat, SP: 14/1 Prominent, pushed along 3f out, plugged on one pace from over 1f out | L Morris 53.5kg Short Head | 11 (21) |
| Chester 24-Sep-22 3749m GOOD TO SOFT CL2 Flat, SP: 4/1 Held up in behind leaders, driven along 2f out when still plenty to do, soon good headway and every chance, went second inside final furlong, kept on well but just denied | J F Egan 54.4kg Head | 2 (15) |
| Newmarket 17-Sep-22 3621m GOOD CL2 Flat, SP: 13/2 Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on one pace final furlong | Ray Dawson 54.9kg Neck | 3 (10) |
| Galway 25-Jul-22 3382m YIELDING TO SOFT Flat, SP: 18/1 Soon led narrowly, headed and under pressure over 5f out, lost place and ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, tailed off | Mr B W Harvey 70.8kg 44l | 19 (20) |
| Kempton 06-Jul-22 3217m STANDARD / SLOW CL3 Flat, SP: 11/2 Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, not pace to get on terms | S De Sousa 59.9kg Short Head | 4 (8) |
| Chester 06-May-22 3749m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES ) CL2 Flat, SP: 10/1 In rear, wide and headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on one pace, lost 2nd towards finish | J F Egan 62.6kg Head | 3 (11) |
| Ascot 07-Aug-21 3209m GOOD TO SOFT CL2 Flat, SP: 7/1 Raced keenly tracking leaders in 3rd, went 2nd inside final 4f, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, stayed on well towards finish, just failed | Mickaelle Michel 56.2kg Short Head | 2 (10) |
| Chester 26-Jun-21 3197m GOOD CL4 Flat, SP: 5/2 Raced in 3rd, headway into 2nd over 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, challenging over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, ran on well | D Allan 58.1kg | 1 (5) |
| Nottingham 18-May-21 3219m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 8/1 Prominent, led over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong | S De Sousa 62.1kg | 1 (10) |
| Southwell 26-Apr-21 3312m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 13/2 Prominent, ridden along going out on second circuit, soon weakened | D C Costello 61.7kg 15l | 6 (6) |
| Nottingham 04-Nov-20 3219m SOFT CL4 Flat, SP: 10/3 Held up, nudged along 4f out, headway 2f out, ran on without threatening clear winner | Harry Bentley 56.7kg 3 1/4l | 2 (7) |
| Pontefract 05-Oct-20 3623m SOFT CL5 Flat, SP: 2/1 Raced wide in touch, headway over 4f out, chased leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, ran on | S De Sousa 59kg | 1 (10) |
| Kempton 30-Sep-20 3217m STANDARD / SLOW CL6 Flat, SP: 10/3 Mid-division, headway over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well | S De Sousa 59kg | 1 (14) |
| GOODwood 28-Aug-20 3219m SOFT CL5 Flat, SP: 13/2 Tracked leader, ridden to lead 2f out, ran on inside final furlong | Harry Bentley 54.9kg | 1 (9) |
| Lingfield 11-Aug-20 3172m STANDARD / SLOW CL6 Flat, SP: 11/2 Raced in mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, kept on one pace from 2f out | K Shoemark 58.1kg Nose | 4 (14) |
| Bath 14-Jul-20 2816m GOOD TO FIRM CL6 Flat, SP: 16/1 Close up, pushed along 5f out, slightly outpaced over 2f out, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on | Liam Keniry 58.1kg Head | 5 (10) |
| Kempton 23-Jun-20 2413m STANDARD / SLOW CL6 Flat, SP: 50/1 Slowly into stride, in rear, some late headway, no impression | Liam Keniry 59.4kg 4l | 7 (12) |
| Kempton 04-Feb-20 1609m STANDARD / SLOW CL5 Flat, SP: 66/1 Slowly into stride, held up, headway over 1f out, never on terms | Liam Keniry 59.4kg 4l | 5 (7) |
| Wolverhampton 07-Dec-19 1739m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 50/1 Dwelt close up, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | Liam Keniry 59.4kg 2 1/2l | 5 (11) |
| Newbury 25-Oct-19 1609m HEAVY CL4 Flat, SP: 66/1 Outpaced and always towards rear | J F Egan 58.1kg 9l | 5 (12) |