French Ship (2020) Horse
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French Ship is a six-year-old bay gelding, by French Navy out of Starlit Cantata. He is trained by P Hobbs & J White and owned by Wayne Clifford & Ian Gosden. From 14 starts he has won five races, finished two seconds and once third, earning $125,167 in prize money. His last start was at Sandown on 25 April 2026, finishing 3rd of 6. His most recent win came at Newbury on 29 November 2025.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Aintree 07-Nov-26 4964m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) R5 Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race), SP: 7.50 | Ben Jones 6L | 11 (14) |
| Sandown 25-Apr-26 4325m GOOD R6 CL1 H $8,560 (of $78,696), Winning Time: 05:15.500, SP: 5.00 1st Jingko Blue ( J Bowen 162 ) 2nd Lucky Place ( N D Boinville 164 ) 3.00L 3rd French Ship ( B Jones 158 ) 11.00L See full results | B Jones 71.7kg 11.00L | 3 (6) |
| Uttoxeter 15-Mar-26 4691m SOFT R2 CL2 HcpH (of $73,777), Winning Time: 06:00.130, SP: 11.00 1st Doughmore Bay ( B Jones 154 ) 2nd A Pai De Nom ( H Skelton 151 ) 1.00L 3rd Santos Blue ( B Sutton 162 ) 7.00L 15th French Ship ( L Williams 168 ) 32.30L See full results | L Williams 76.2kg 32.30L | 15 (18) |
| Haydock 14-Feb-26 4881m SOFT R3 CL1 H (of $59,022), Winning Time: 06:11.430, SP: 3.50 1st Lud'or ( G Sheehan 156 ) 2nd Henri The Second ( F Gingell 160 ) 4.00L 3rd Lavida Adiva ( B S Hughes 153 ) 3.75L French Ship ( L Williams 156 ) 0.00L See full results | L Williams 70.8kg 0.00L | UPD (6) |
| 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) |