Francophone (2021) Horse
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Francophone is a five-year-old bay mare whose sire is Study Of Man and dam is Francophilia. She races for trainer C Johnston and owner Miss K Rausing. Out of 20 career starts she has secured four victories and placed second three times, accumulating earnings of $314,977. Her most recent run was at Newmarket on 9 October 2026, where she finished 6th out of 14 runners. The last time she won was at Newmarket on 26 September 2025.
Raced At
Newmarket • Curragh • Pontefract • Royal Ascot • Haydock • Nottingham • Salisbury • Goodwood • Southwell • Doncaster • AyrRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Newmarket 31-Oct-26 2012m GOOD TO SOFT R7 German Group One Racecourses James Seymour Stakes (Listed), SP: 13.00 | Callum Shepherd 1.25L | 8 (9) |
| Newmarket 09-Oct-26 2012m GOOD TO SOFT CL1 Flat, SP: 13/2 Raced centre, led group, headed 3f out, ridden well over 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong | Oisin Murphy 59.4kg 2l | 6 (14) |
| Newmarket 01-Aug-26 2414m GOOD R1 CL1 $28,782 (of $131,686) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:29.030, SP: 9.50 1st Romantic Symphony ( B Loughnane 125 ) 2nd Francophone ( L Pearson 135 ) 1.25L 3rd Revoir ( R Clutterbuck 135 ) 3.75L See full results | L Pearson 61.2kg 1.25L | 2 (9) |
| Curragh 18-Jul-26 2012m GOOD R3 CL1 $5,740 (of $66,870) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:04.530, SP: 15.00 1st Moody ( B Lee 131 ) 2nd Rhapsody ( R L Moore 131 ) 3.50L 3rd Nyra ( D B Mcmonagle 131 ) 0.30L 4th Francophone ( O Murphy 131 ) 4.55L See full results | O Murphy 59.4kg 4.55L | 4 (8) |
| Ascot 17-Jun-26 1603m GOOD R3 CL1 (of $269,069) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:39.070, SP: 51.00 1st Blue Bolt ( C Keane 128 ) 2nd Jancis ( S M Levey 131 ) 1.75L 3rd Friendly Soul ( O Murphy 128 ) 0.50L 11th Francophone ( C Soumillon 128 ) 12.50L See full results | C Soumillon 58.1kg 12.50L | 11 (15) |
| Curragh 24-May-26 1609m GOOD R4 CL1 (of $121,359) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:36.510, SP: 17.00 1st City Of Memphis ( B Lee 128 ) 2nd Carolina Jetstream ( D O'connor 128 ) 1.00L 3rd Stateira ( O Murphy 128 ) 0.50L 10th Francophone ( W Buick 128 ) 3.90L See full results | W Buick 58.1kg 3.90L | 10 (12) |
| Newmarket 03-May-26 1811m GOOD R2 CL1 $16,674 (of $176,412) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:47.410, SP: 12.00 1st Jancis ( S M Levey 128 ) 2nd Cathedral ( D Egan 128 ) 1.75L 3rd Survie ( R L Moore 128 ) 8.50L 4th Francophone ( J Hart 128 ) 10.55L See full results | J Hart 58.1kg 10.55L | 4 (13) |
| Newmarket 26-Sep-25 1609m GOOD TO FIRM CL1 Flat, SP: 9/1 Slowly into stride, behind, pushed along 3f out, good headway near side rail over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led towards finish | J Fanning 59kg | 1 (12) |
| Pontefract 08-Jul-25 1615m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL1 Flat, SP: 7/1 Raced wide, midfield, in touch 4f out, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, no impression | J Fanning 58.1kg 3 1/2l | 6 (10) |
| Royal Ascot 18-Jun-25 1609m GOOD TO FIRM CL2 Flat, SP: 20/1 Raced near side, in rear, switched left over 2f out, ridden along and steady headway over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, not reach leaders | C Soumillon 59.4kg 1 1/4 length | 5 (23) |
| Haydock 24-May-25 2103m GOOD CL1 Flat, SP: 6/1 Prominent, lost place over 8f out, effort on outside over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | J Fanning 58.1kg 1 1/4 length | 5 (7) |
| Nottingham 29-Apr-25 2057m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL1 Flat, SP: 13/8 Took keen hold, tracked leaders on inner, going easily 3f out, ridden over 1f out, soon edged left, lost third final 110yds | J Fanning 58.1kg 3/4 length | 4 (6) |
| Newmarket 11-Oct-24 2012m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL1 Flat, SP: 40/1 Mid-division, made headway going well over 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, ran on well for pressure final furlong, not pace to challenge | J Fanning 57.6kg 1 length | 4 (15) |
| Salisbury 14-Aug-24 1994m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL1 Flat, SP: 11/4 Raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on same pace | J Fanning 56.7kg 1 length | 4 (8) |
| Curragh 29-Jun-24 2012m YIELDING TO SOFT CL1 Flat, SP: 11/1 Dwelt, soon tracked leaders, 4th at halfway, ridden 3f out, weakened | J Fanning 57.2kg 4 1/2l | 8 (8) |
| GOODwood 25-May-24 1991m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL1 Flat, SP: 6/4 Prominent early, tracked leaders, led over 2f out, stayed on well, comfortably | J Fanning 58.1kg | 1 (8) |
| York 15-May-24 2063m GOOD CL1 Flat, SP: 16/1 Raced wide tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong | J Fanning 58.1kg 2l | 2 (7) |
| Southwell 28-Apr-24 1621m STANDARD CL3 Flat, SP: 11/1 Mid-division out wide, not clear run and switched left 2f out, not clear run again and switched right over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, quickened to lead inside final 100 yards | J Fanning 60.8kg | 1 (9) |
| Doncaster 14-Sep-23 1609m SOFT CL1 Flat, SP: 33/1 Mid-division, ridden and effort over 2f out, no impression, weakened over 1f out | J Fanning 58.1kg 4 3/4l | 5 (7) |
| GOODwood 25-Aug-23 1609m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 6/4 Pressed leader, pushed along and led narrowly over 1f out, ridden and headed narrowly under 110 yards out, kept on, slightly intimidated by winner closing stages, held towards finish | J Fanning 60.8kg Neck | 2 (6) |
| Ayr 07-Aug-23 1454m GOOD TO SOFT CL4 Flat, SP: 5/1 Slowly into stride, quickly recovered to make most, edged left and clear inside final furlong, comfortably | J Fanning 58.1kg | 1 (7) |