French Dynamite (2015) Horse
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About
French Dynamite is an 11yo gelding trained by E McNamara in Limerick. He is by Kentucky Dynamite out of Matnie and has secured nine wins so far. On 20th Oct 2025 at Limerick, French Dynamite achieved his biggest victory, taking the $99,999.00 Cl1 Hcpchnhf. He has proved a profitable runner for bettors; staying with him throughout his career would have produced a 15% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Limerick 19-Oct-26 4828m GOOD R5 CL1 HcpChNHF $4,852 (of $161,738), Winning Time: 06:04.800, SP: 12.00 1st Kings Hill ( D Gilligan 152 ) 2nd Littlefoot ( D King 144 ) 10.00L 3rd Iceberg Theory ( J Gainford 144 ) 11.25L 5th French Dynamite ( J Dunne 163 , Cd 156 ) 17.50L See full results | J Dunne 73.9kg, Cd 70.8kg 17.50L | 5 (18) |
| Listowel 23-Sep-26 4791m GOOD R5 CL1 HcpChNHF (of $193,632), Winning Time: 05:45.800, SP: 21.00 1st Ballygunner Castle ( D Mullins 154 ) 2nd Ol Man Dingle ( M Kenneally 162 ) 4.50L 3rd Downmexicoway ( D O'keeffe 161 ) 0.75L French Dynamite ( J Dunne 166 , Cd 159 ) 0.00L | J Dunne 75.3kg, Cd 72.1kg 0.00L | UPD (21) |
| Galway 08-Sep-26 4342m SOFT R3 H $1,455 (of $17,465), SP: 13.00 1st Paul's Dream ( A O'sullivan 147 ) 2nd Grann's Boy ( S Flanagan 154 ) 6.00L 3rd Buddy One ( D Gilligan 154 ) 0.75L 4th French Dynamite ( D O'keeffe 154 ) 12.25L See full results | D O'keeffe 69.9kg 12.25L | 4 (8) |
| Clonmel 02-Dec-25 4430m HEAVY R3 H $5,677 (of $17,030), SP: 4.50 1st Staffordshire Knot ( C Millar 154 ) 2nd French Dynamite ( P M O'brien 154 , Cd 149 ) 10.00L 3rd Shoot First ( P Byrnes 154 ) 8.50L See full results | P M O'brien 69.9kg, Cd 67.6kg 10.00L | 2 (5) |
| Limerick 20-Oct-25 4830m SOFT R5 CL1 HcpChNHF $107,970 (of $107,970), SP: 17.00 1st French Dynamite ( P M O'brien 166 , Cd 171 ) 2nd Weveallbeencaught ( S Flanagan 154 ) 1.25L 3rd Aspurofthemoment ( C Stone-walsh 148 ) 2.50L See full results | P M O'brien 75.3kg, Cd 77.6kg | 1 (15) |