French Dynamite (2015) Horse
About
French Dynamite, a 10yo b trained by E McNamara, is by Kentucky Dynamite out of Matnie. The horse has recorded nine wins so far. Its most notable victory arrived on 20 Oct 2025 at Limerick, claiming the $99,999.00 Cl1 Hcpchnhf. It has consistently been a profitable prospect for punters, delivering a 24% return on investment for those who backed it throughout its career.
Raced At
Clonmel
• Limerick
• Listowel
• Punchestown
• Aintree
• Cheltenham
• Fairyhouse
• Thurles
• Wetherby
• Gowran Park
• Galway
• Wexford
• Killarney
• Leopardstown
• Cork
• Navan
• NaasRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Clonmel 02-Dec-25 4430m HEAVY R3 H $3,200 (of $15,999), SP: 4.50 1st Staffordshire Knot ( C P Millar 154 , Cd 159 ) 2nd French Dynamite ( P M O'brien 154 , Cd 159 ) 10.00L 3rd Shoot First ( P Byrnes 154 ) 18.50L See full results | P M O'brien 69.9kg, Cd 72.1kg 10.00L | 2 (5) |
| Limerick 20-Oct-25 4830m SOFT R5 CL1 HcpChNHF $60,000 (of $99,999), SP: 17.00 1st French Dynamite ( P M O'brien 166 ) 2nd Weveallbeencaught ( S Flanagan 154 ) 1.25L 3rd Aspurofthemoment ( C Stone-walsh 148 ) 2.50L See full results | P M O'brien 75.3kg | 1 (15) |
| Listowel 24-Sep-25 4790m SOFT R5 CL1 HcpChNHF $20,000 (of $200,000), Winning Time: 05:53.200, SP: 19.00 1st Spanish Harlem ( D Mullins 155 ) 2nd Three Card Brag ( J Kennedy 161 ) 4.50L 3rd French Dynamite ( G Noonan 160 ) 11.50L See full results | G Noonan 72.6kg 11.50L | 3 (18) |
| Punchestown 03-May-25 4910m SOFT R1 Ch $3,000 (of $15,000), SP: 4.50 1st Vital Island ( B T Stone 166 ) 2nd French Dynamite ( G Brouder 166 ) 0.75L 3rd Final Orders ( K M Donoghue 166 ) 1.50L See full results | G Brouder 75.3kg 0.75L | 2 (11) |
| Aintree 04-Apr-25 4240m SOFT R5 CL1 HcpCh (of $147,555), Winning Time: 05:23.720, SP: 51.00 Chased leaders, lost place 12th (Canal Turn), weakening when mistake 3 out 1st Gentleman De Mee ( M Walsh 165 ) 2nd Lisnamult Lad ( J J Burke 145 ) 0.75L 3rd The Goffer ( D Gilligan 147 ) 7.50L 19th French Dynamite ( G Brouder 159 , Cd 162 ) 57.45L See full results | G Brouder 72.1kg, Cd 73.5kg 57.5kgL | 19 (30) |
| Cheltenham 13-Mar-25 5890m SOFT R4 CL2 HcpCh (of $73,777), Winning Time: 13:45.540, SP: 51.00 Chasing leaders after 3rd, led 17th, headed 22nd, weakened from 2 out, tailed off 1st Stumptown ( K Donoghue 164 ) 2nd Latenightpass ( G Andrews 151 ) 7.00L 3rd Vanillier ( S Flanagan 154 ) 1.25L 10th French Dynamite ( G Brouder 157 , Cd 160 ) 45.50L See full results | G Brouder 71.2kg, Cd 72.6kg 45.5kgL | 10 (16) |
| Fairyhouse 23-Feb-25 5180m SOFT R5 CL1 Ch $1,125 (of $37,501), SP: 34.00 Held up in 5th, close 5th 3 out, ridden in 4th 2 out, dropped to 5th after last, no impression 1st Nick Rockett ( P Townend 154 ) 2nd Intense Raffles ( J J Slevin 157 ) 0.75L 3rd Capodanno ( M P Walsh 162 ) 6.00L 5th French Dynamite ( D O'keeffe 160 ) 14.25L See full results | D O'keeffe 72.6kg 14.25L | 5 (6) |
| Thurles 19-Jan-25 4200m GOOD R4 CL1 Ch $1,350 (of $45,001), Winning Time: 05:01.000, SP: 9.00 Soon led, headed 3rd and 2nd halfway, 3rd 5 out, 4th and pushed along after 2 out, no extra approaching last 1st Appreciate It ( S F O'keeffe 157 ) 2nd Classic Getaway ( D E Mullins 157 ) 6.00L 3rd Blood Destiny ( P Townend 160 ) 2.50L 5th French Dynamite ( M Walsh 160 ) 18.00L See full results | M Walsh 72.6kg 18.00L | 5 (7) |
| Wetherby 02-Nov-24 4870m GOOD R5 CL1 Ch $1,340 (of $98,370), Winning Time: 06:02.400, SP: 9.00 Not always fluent, prominent, outpaced before 4 out, soon beaten, well behind from 3 out 1st The Real Whacker ( B S Hughes 158 ) 2nd Bravemansgame ( H Cobden 158 ) 3.50L 3rd Sam Brown ( R Dingle 158 ) 1.25L 6th French Dynamite ( S Flanagan 162 ) 57.50L See full results | S Flanagan 73.5kg 57.5kgL | 6 (6) |
| Punchestown 16-Oct-24 4660m SOFT R5 CL1 Ch $17,100 (of $28,500), Winning Time: 05:50.300, SP: 4.50 Led and disputed, led before 3rd, not fluent 8th and slight mistake 6 out, pressed 3 out, 2-length advantage entering straight, pressed and ridden 2 out, asserted approaching last, kept on well run-in 1st French Dynamite ( M P Walsh 154 ) 2nd Minella Indo ( D J O'keeffe 160 ) 2.25L 3rd Hewick ( J C Gainford 166 ) 6.75L See full results | M P Walsh 69.9kg | 1 (7) |
| Gowran Park 05-Oct-24 4020m GOOD R4 CL1 Ch $7,500 (of $37,499), Winning Time: 04:50.030, SP: 3.50 Led or disputed, led when not fluent 6th, mistake 8th, pushed along before 3 out, ridden and strongly pressed before 2 out where mistake and headed, no impression when mistake last, kept on one pace 1st Visionarian ( S W Flanagan 157 ) 2nd French Dynamite ( D J O'keeffe 157 ) 4.00L 3rd Ash Tree Meadow ( D J Gilligan 162 ) 24.00L See full results | D J O'keeffe 71.2kg 4.00L | 2 (3) |
| Galway 01-Aug-24 4530m GOOD R5 HcpCh (of $140,870), Winning Time: 05:36.000, SP: 33/1 Tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, weakened 1st Pinkerton ( D Meyler 144 ) 2nd Duffle Coat ( D J Gilligan 146 ) 0.50L 3rd Zanahiyr ( J W Kennedy 151 ) 0.50L 13th French Dynamite ( D O'keeffe 153 , Cd 0 ) 28.00L See full results | D O'keeffe 69.4kg, Cd 0 28.00L | 13 (22) |
| Wexford 13-Jul-24 3920m GOOD R6 HcpCh (of $13,889), Winning Time: 04:46.300, SP: 14/1 Tracked leaders, 2nd 5 out, pushed along to challenge when mistake 2 out, soon ridden and no impression, 6th at last, no extra 1st Railway Hurricane ( C Stone-walsh 145 ) 2nd Flash De Touzaine ( S F O'keeffe 142 ) 2.25L 3rd The Short Go ( J C Gainford 140 ) 1.75L 7th French Dynamite ( D O'keeffe 166 , Cd 0 ) 13.00L See full results | D O'keeffe 75.3kg, Cd 0 13.00L | 7 (12) |
| Listowel 03-Jun-24 3820m GOOD R5 Ch $900 (of $10,800), Winning Time: 04:56.800, SP: 16/5 Tracked leader, 2nd at 3rd, not fluent at 6th, 3rd at 7th, moderate 3rd after 9th, slight mistake at 10th, moderate 4th 4 out, weakened after 3 out 1st Easy Game ( P Townend 166 ) 2nd Saint Sam ( D E Mullins 166 ) 5.00L 3rd Idas Boy ( S Ewing 156 ) 16.00L 4th French Dynamite ( D O'keeffe 156 , Cd 0 ) 35.00L See full results | D O'keeffe 70.8kg, Cd 0 35.00L | 4 (7) |
| Killarney 14-May-24 4110m SOFT R5 CL1 Ch $5,701 (of $28,500), Winning Time: 05:30.500, SP: 3.75 Tracked leader in 2nd, dropped to 3rd 3 out, no impression on leader before last, kept on one pace in 2nd closing stages 1st Ash Tree Meadow ( S Ewing 162 ) 2nd French Dynamite ( D J O'keeffe 154 ) 5.50L 3rd Gentleman De Mee ( M P Walsh 166 ) 2.75L See full results | D J O'keeffe 69.9kg 5.50L | 2 (4) |
| Thurles 21-Jan-24 4060m SOFT R3 Ch $2,000 (of $24,425), Winning Time: 05:33.200, SP: 6/1 Tracked leader, slight mistake 2nd, 2nd halfway, mistake 7th, dropped to rear 3 out and soon no extra, weakened, completely tailed off 1st Allaho ( P Townend 162 ) 2nd Stattler ( B Hayes 157 ) 13.00L 3rd Appreciate It ( D E Mullins 157 ) 11.00L 4th French Dynamite ( D O'keeffe 157 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L | D O'keeffe 71.2kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 4 (4) |
| Thurles 30-Nov-23 4430m SOFT R2 Ch $2,600 (of $15,876), Winning Time: 05:41.400, SP: 3/1 Tracked leader in 2nd, took closer order 3 out where mistake and dropped to 3rd, 4th approaching straight, no impression on leaders in 3rd before last 1st Classic Getaway ( D E Mullins 158 ) 2nd Haut En Couleurs ( P Townend 154 ) 5.50L 3rd French Dynamite ( D J O'keeffe 154 ) 12.00L See full results | D J O'keeffe 69.9kg 12.00L | 3 (6) |
| Aintree 14-Apr-23 4010m SOFT R4 CL1 Ch $13,175 (of $245,925), Winning Time: 05:02.410, SP: 8.00 Prominent until 4th, chased leaders, pushed along before 4 out, not fluent 3 out, weakened 2 out 1st Pic D'Orhy ( H Cobden 164 ) 2nd Fakir D'Oudairies ( M P Walsh 164 ) 4.25L 3rd Minella Drama ( B S Hughes 164 ) 2.75L 4th French Dynamite ( D O'keeffe 164 ) 26.00L | D O'keeffe 74.4kg 26.00L | 4 (7) |
| Cheltenham 17-Mar-23 4140m SOFT R3 CL1 Ch $19,875 (of $368,888), Winning Time: 05:12.310, SP: 29.00 Raced keenly early stages, mistake 6th, led before 2 out, soon headed, lost 2nd last, faded into 4th inside final 150 yards 1st Envoi Allen ( R Blackmore 164 ) 2nd Shishkin ( N D Boinville 164 ) 2.75L 3rd Hitman ( H Cobden 164 ) 0.30L 4th French Dynamite ( D O'keeffe 164 ) 5.75L See full results | D O'keeffe 74.4kg 5.75L | 4 (9) |
| Thurles 23-Jan-23 4090m SOFT R2 CL1 Ch $7,299 (of $36,498), Winning Time: 05:17.090, SP: 6.50 Tracked leader in 2nd, improve to dispute 5 out, led next, joined 2 out, soon headed and ridden, disputed again entering straight, headed before last, bad mistake last, 2nd and no extra run-in 1st Fakir D'Oudairies ( J J Slevin 166 ) 2nd French Dynamite ( D J O'keeffe 160 ) 6.00L 3rd Chacun Pour Soi ( P Townend 166 ) 12.00L See full results | D J O'keeffe 72.6kg 6.00L | 2 (6) |
| Leopardstown 28-Dec-22 4830m SOFT R5 CL1 Ch $5,250 (of $175,000), Winning Time: 06:24.010, SP: 8.50 Soon tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, close up briefly 5 out, ridden after 2 out, no impression entering straight, no extra from last 1st Conflated ( J W Kennedy 164 ) 2nd Kemboy ( P Townend 164 ) 5.00L 3rd Fury Road ( J C Gainford 164 ) 1.25L 5th French Dynamite ( D O'keeffe 164 ) 12.75L See full results | D O'keeffe 74.4kg 12.75L | 5 (7) |
| Cheltenham 12-Nov-22 4060m GOOD R4 CL1 HcpCh $33,920 (of $157,392), Winning Time: 05:02.770, SP: 6.00 Chased leader until 7th, handy 3rd, went 2nd again 4 out, led 2 out, ridden and stayed on run-in, headed towards finish 1st Ga Law ( J J Burke 154 ) 2nd French Dynamite ( D J O'keeffe 160 ) 0.75L 3rd Midnight River ( H Skelton 157 ) 3.00L See full results | D J O'keeffe 72.6kg 0.75L | 2 (14) |
| Thurles 21-Oct-22 4630m GOOD R5 H $9,600 (of $16,001), Winning Time: 05:36.600, SP: 3.75 Made all, not fluent 4th, 2 lengths lead halfway, pushed along after 2 out and kept on well run-in 1st French Dynamite ( D J O'keeffe 154 ) 2nd Ballyshannon Rose ( B Hayes 147 ) 3.00L 3rd Cape Gentleman ( D E Mullins 154 ) 6.00L See full results | D J O'keeffe 69.9kg | 1 (7) |
| Punchestown 30-Apr-22 4220m SOFT R2 NvHcpCh $10,000 (of $100,000), Winning Time: 05:33.700, SP: 4.00 Tracked leaders, close up and disputed from 7th, pecked 6 out, slight mistake 3 out, soon ridden in 2nd, no extra in 3rd before last, kept on same pace 1st El Barra ( J B Foley 154 ) 2nd Busselton ( J J Slevin 152 ) 6.00L 3rd French Dynamite ( D J O'keeffe 158 ) 8.25L See full results | D J O'keeffe 71.7kg 8.25L | 3 (15) |
| Thurles 20-Mar-22 3620m SOFT R2 CL1 NvCh $18,000 (of $29,999), Winning Time: 04:37.400, SP: 3.25 Tracked leader, not fluent at 2nd, took closer order after 6th, closed 3 out, pushed along to dispute before last, headed run-in, ridden and kept on well to lead on line, just 1st French Dynamite ( D J O'keeffe 156 ) 2nd Ciel De Neige ( M P Walsh 162 ) 0.00L 3rd The Little Yank ( D Meyler 156 ) 32.00L See full results | D J O'keeffe 70.8kg | 1 (5) |
| Leopardstown 06-Feb-22 4280m SOFT R2 CL1 NvCh $3,000 (of $150,002), Winning Time: 05:28.100, SP: 34.00 Led, not fluent at 5th, headed at 6th, led before 7th, headed before 9th, not fluent at 10th, dropped to 5th after 4 out, weakened and detached after 3 out, completely tailed off 1st Galopin Des Champs ( P Townend 164 ) 2nd Master McShee ( I J Power 164 ) 9.00L 3rd Gaillard Du Mesnil ( B J Cooper 164 ) 5.50L 6th French Dynamite ( D O'keeffe 164 ) 0.00L See full results | D O'keeffe 74.4kg 0.00L | 6 (8) |
| Punchestown 13-Nov-21 3960m SOFT R1 CLCh $7,500 (of $12,500), Winning Time: 05:23.200, SP: evens Tracked leader, led from 6th, 4 lengths clear halfway and extended lead to 10 lengths before 4 out, reduced advantage entering straight, kept on well and drew clear again run-in 1st French Dynamite ( D J O'keeffe 168 ) 2nd Dewcup ( S F O'keeffe 168 ) 6.00L 3rd Torygraph ( D N Russell 168 ) 4.00L | D J O'keeffe 76.2kg | 1 (13) |
| Cork 31-Oct-21 4020m HEAVY R4 CL1NvCh (of $32,500), Winning Time: 05:29.300, SP: 9/2 Towards rear, 5th after 6th, no impression in 4th after 3 out, weakened in moderate 5th run-in 1st Cape Gentleman ( B Hayes 156 ) 2nd Run Wild Fred ( J W Kennedy 156 ) 14.00L 3rd Bleu Berry ( S F O'keeffe 156 ) 0.50L 5th French Dynamite ( D O'keeffe 156 , Cd 0 ) 21.75L | D O'keeffe 70.8kg, Cd 0 21.75L | 5 (7) |
| Punchestown 30-Apr-21 4830m SOFT R4 CL1H (of $250,000), Winning Time: 05:56.900, SP: 12/1 Led, headed after 1st and raced in 2nd, slight mistake 4 out, on terms before 3 out, soon led, headed approaching last, one pace 1st Klassical Dream ( M P W Mullins 166 ) 2nd James Du Berlais ( B Hayes 165 ) 9.00L 3rd Ronald Pump ( K M Donoghue 166 ) 3.50L 4th French Dynamite ( R Blackmore 166 , Cd 0 ) 22.00L | R Blackmore 75.3kg, Cd 0 22.00L | 4 (14) |
| Fairyhouse 05-Apr-21 4020m SOFT R4 CL1H $10,000 (of $50,000), Winning Time: 05:11.000, SP: 85/40 Chased leader in 2nd, closer before halfway, pushed along approaching straight, ridden and no impression after 2 out, kept on well run-in 1st Stormy Ireland ( D E Mullins 157 ) 2nd French Dynamite ( R Blackmore 162 ) 1.25L 3rd Sixshooter ( S W Flanagan 159 ) 15.00L | R Blackmore 73.5kg 1.25L | 2 (6) |
| Leopardstown 08-Mar-21 3680m GOOD R2 CLH $10,200 (of $17,000), Winning Time: 04:34.900, SP: 1/7 Chased leader in 2nd, slight mistake 5 out, improved to lead before 2 out, mistake 2 out, asserted entering straight, shaken up briefly before last, easily 1st French Dynamite ( R M Power 166 ) 2nd Judgement Day ( R Deegan 161 ) 9.00L 3rd Dr Mikey ( D J Mcinerney 161 ) | R M Power 75.3kg | 1 (3) |
| Leopardstown 28-Dec-20 4830m GOOD R3 CL1H (of $100,000), Winning Time: 06:37.800, SP: 8/1 Chased leader, 3rd halfway, headway into 2nd 3 out, ridden and no impression on winner approaching last where not fluent, no extra run-in 1st Flooring Porter ( J M Moore 166 ) 2nd The Storyteller ( D F O'regan 166 ) 6.00L 3rd Sire Du Berlais ( M P Walsh 166 ) 0.75L 5th French Dynamite ( R Blackmore 166 , Cd 0 ) 10.00L | R Blackmore 75.3kg, Cd 0 10.00L | 5 (7) |
| Navan 08-Nov-20 4020m GOOD R3 CL1H $7,000 (of $35,000), Winning Time: 05:15.200, SP: 10/1 Led, attempted to assert from 2 out, reduced lead and headed over 100yds out, one pace 1st Sire Du Berlais ( M P Walsh 161 ) 2nd French Dynamite ( R Blackmore 158 ) 0.50L 3rd Sixshooter ( S W Flanagan 158 ) 3.25L | R Blackmore 71.7kg 0.50L | 2 (8) |
| Thurles 21-Feb-20 4200m SOFT R4 CL1NvH (of $50,000), Winning Time: 05:26.100, SP: 9/4 Soon led, pressed approaching straight, headed approaching last, one pace run-in 1st Five O'Clock ( D E Mullins 152 ) 2nd Front View ( M P Walsh 152 ) 6.00L 3rd Assemble ( J J Slevin 154 ) 0.30L 4th French Dynamite ( R M Power 155 , Cd 0 ) 6.50L | R M Power 70.3kg, Cd 0 6.50L | 4 (9) |
| Thurles 07-Feb-20 4110m SOFT R4 CLNvH $10,801 (of $18,000), Winning Time: 05:02.900, SP: 5/1 Raced in 2nd, led from 7th, pressed and pushed along before straight, stayed on well run-in 1st French Dynamite ( R M Power 155 ) 2nd The Bosses Oscar ( D N Russell 159 ) 2.50L 3rd Anything Will Do ( J J Slevin 162 ) 21.00L | R M Power 70.3kg | 1 (5) |
| Naas 05-Jan-20 4020m SOFT R4 CL1NvH (of $90,000), Winning Time: 04:57.100, SP: 25/1 Held up in touch in last, niggled along early, ridden in moderate last before 3 out, went remote 5th after 2 out, never a factor 1st Envoi Allen ( D N Russell 164 ) 2nd Elixir D'Ainay ( M P Walsh 164 ) 3.50L 3rd Longhouse Poet ( M D O'connor 164 ) 3.50L 5th French Dynamite ( R M Power 161 , Cd 0 ) 33.50L | R M Power 73kg, Cd 0 33.50L | 5 (6) |
| Thurles 28-Nov-19 3170m SOFT R3 CLMdH $6,600 (of $11,000), Winning Time: 04:06.100, SP: 6/1 Soon led, travelled well after 3 out, pressed approaching last where jumped left, kept on well run-in 1st French Dynamite ( R M Power 156 ) 2nd Trevena ( J W Kennedy 154 ) 1.25L 3rd Pienta ( S W Flanagan 156 ) 0.50L | R M Power 70.8kg | 1 (18) |
| Tralee 25-May-19 4830m GOOD CLMd (of $7,016), SP: 6/4 Mid-div, 7th 6out, prog in 4th aftr 3out, ld aft 3out, 2 1/2l adv bef last where not fluent, sow 1st French Dynamite ( M R James 165 ) 2nd Aviewtosea ( M J C Gainford 160 ) 3rd The Whiskey Man ( M S Cavanagh 165 ) 0.20L | M R James 74.8kg | 1 (11) |
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