Franchoek (IRE)
Owner: John P McManus Trainer: E P Harty Sex: Gelding Age: 21
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 2 | 2 | |
| Good (Chase - Good to Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places, Mildmay & Hurdles: Good) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Hurdles Course;Chase Course Good, Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy (Chase: Heavy, Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding | 1 | |||
| Totals | 37 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2013 | Fairyhouse | Soft (Yielding in places) | 3m | 0 | Followmeuptocarlow | 11st 6lbs | 15 of 25 | R J Molloy | 33/1 |
| mid-division on inner, ridden 3 out, weakened | |||||||||
| 01 Apr 2013 | Fairyhouse | Yielding | 2m 6f | 0 | Brian Who | 11st | 16 of 19 | A P McCoy | 16/1 |
| rear of mid-division, ridden approaching 4 out and trailing before next | |||||||||
| 18 Mar 2013 | Navan | Soft to Heavy (Chase: Heavy, Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Hillman | 11st 11lbs | 7 of 15 | N P Madden | 16/1 |
| towards rear, ridden 3 out, no impression | |||||||||
| 07 Mar 2013 | Clonmel | Good to Yielding | 2m 4f | 0 | Hidden Crack | 10st 11lbs | 9 of 14 | D J Bates | 12/1 |
| always towards rear, no impression from before 3 out | |||||||||
| 21 Feb 2013 | Clonmel | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Viaduct Joey | 10st 13lbs | 6 of 10 | Mark Walsh | 10/1 |
| towards rear, 8th halfway, ridden and no impression in 6th approaching straight, no extra | |||||||||
| 05 Jun 2010 | Worcester | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 3 | Polyfast | 11st 11lbs | 2 of 8 | A P McCoy | 3/1 |
| prominent, led 7th, ridden and headed last, weakened flat | |||||||||
| 30 May 2010 | Uttoxeter | Good | 2m 4f | 4 | Mous Of Men | 11st | UnseatedRider of 5 | R Thornton | |
| 30 Apr 2010 | Bangor | Soft | 2m 4f 110y | 3 | Storymaker | 10st 13lbs | of 12 | A P McCoy | |
| 03 Mar 2010 | Bangor | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 1f 110y | 4 | Herons Well | 11st | of 8 | A P McCoy | |
| 04 Feb 2010 | Wincanton | Heavy | 2m | 2 | Green Belt Elite | 10st 10lbs | 2 of 3 | A P McCoy | 2/1 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, chased winner going to 3 out, no impression | |||||||||
| 03 Jan 2010 | Plumpton | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 1f | 3 | Nomecheki | 10st 12lbs | 4 of 5 | A P McCoy | 9/2 |
| led to 4th, weakened approaching 2 out | |||||||||
| 14 Dec 2009 | Plumpton | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 1f | 3 | King Edmund | 10st 13lbs | 5 of 8 | A P McCoy | 11/2 |
| tracked leading pair to 5th, soon lost place, ridden and struggling 8th, soon tailed off, jumped left final 2 | |||||||||
| 21 Nov 2009 | Huntingdon | Good | 2m 4f 110y | 3 | Bergo | 11st 1lbs | 2 of 5 | A P McCoy | 11/10 |
| led until approaching 6th, remain prominent, left close 2nd 3 out, soon ridden, no impression 2 out | |||||||||
| 17 Apr 2009 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 3m | 2 | Tazbar | 11st 8lbs | 3 of 5 | A P McCoy | 8/1 |
| keen early, held up off the pace in 5th, closed approaching 2 out, left 2nd briefly on bend before last, weakened flat | |||||||||
| 04 Apr 2009 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Solwhit | 11st 7lbs | 14 of 16 | B J Geraghty | 40/1 |
| held up in rear, headway after 4th, weakened 3 out | |||||||||
| 11 Mar 2009 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 1 | Ninetieth Minute | 11st 4lbs | 15 of 27 | A P McCoy | 16/1 |
| in touch until 6th, soon in rear | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2009 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 2m 4f 110y | 2 | Lough Derg | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 5 | A P McCoy | 7/4 |
| chased clear leader, close up 5th, hit 3 out, led next, driven 2 lengths clear approaching last, headed flat, outpaced by front pair final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 05 Dec 2008 | Exeter | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 3f | 2 | Lupanar | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 5 | A P McCoy | 13/8 |
| tracked leader until switched right approaching 3 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 22 Nov 2008 | Ascot | Good | 2m 3f 110y | 1 | Chomba Womba | 11st 4lbs | 5 of 8 | R Thornton | 11/2 |
| tracked leaders, driven 4 out, one pace from 3 out | |||||||||
| 26 Apr 2008 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding (Hurdles Course;Chase Course Good, Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 1 | Won In The Dark | 11st | 4 of 10 | A P McCoy | 1/1 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, pushed along from soon after 3 out, dropped to 4th into straight, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 03 Apr 2008 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Good in places, Mildmay & Hurdles: Good) | 2m 4f | 1 | Elusive Dream | 11st 1lbs | 3 of 8 | A P McCoy | 9/4 |
| held up, headway when hit 4 out, ridden after 3 out, kept on, no extra towards finish | |||||||||
| 14 Mar 2008 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 2m 1f | 1 | Celestial Halo | 11st | 2 of 14 | A P McCoy | 1/1 |
| chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, ridden to challenge next, switched left approaching last, kept on but always held by winner | |||||||||
| 26 Jan 2008 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 2m 1f | 1 | Franchoek | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 11 | R Thornton | 10/11 |
| promient, led 4th, ridden clear last, kept on well, ridden out | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2007 | Chepstow | Soft | 2m 110y | 1 | Franchoek | 11st | 1 of 12 | R Johnson | 7/4 |
| tracked leaders, mistake 2nd, ridden to lead 4 out, not fluent last, ridden out | |||||||||
| 15 Dec 2007 | Cheltenham | Good | 2m 1f | 2 | Harper Valley | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 8 | R Thornton | 1/3 |
| led, ridden and headed when not fluent last, stayed on flat but always held | |||||||||
| 17 Nov 2007 | Cheltenham | Good | 2m 110y | 1 | Franchoek | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 9 | R Thornton | 6/5 |
| chased leader, led approaching 2 out, quickened clear approaching last, ran on well | |||||||||
| 13 Oct 2007 | Chepstow | Good (Chase - Good to Firm in places) | 2m 110y | 4 | Franchoek | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 12 | R Thornton | 7/4 |
| tracked leaders, led after 4th, clear 4 out, ran on | |||||||||
| 29 Sep 2007 | Market Rasen | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 1f 110y | 2 | Falcon's Fire | 10st 11lbs | 3 of 12 | R Thornton | 7/4 |
| prominent, ridden after 3 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 04 Sep 2007 | Goodwood | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m | 5 | Franchoek | 9st 3lbs | 1 of 8 | J Fortune | 6/4 |
| held up in 4th, closed steadily from 5f out, went 3rd 3f out, tracked leader inside final 2f, led 1f out, in command final furlong | |||||||||
| 27 Aug 2007 | Chepstow | Good to Firm | 2m 49y | 6 | Franchoek | 9st 6lbs | 1 of 12 | R L Moore | 4/7 |
| mid-division, headway over 3f out, led 2f out, ridden out | |||||||||
| 11 Aug 2007 | Haydock | Good to Firm (Firm in places) | 1m 6f | 5 | Alleviate | 9st 3lbs | 3 of 15 | K McEvoy | 7/4 |
| held up towards rear, headway on inner over 2f out, driven over 1f out, ran on final furlong | |||||||||
| 02 Aug 2007 | Nottingham | Good | 2m 9y | 6 | Franchoek | 9st | 1 of 12 | K McEvoy | 13/8 |
| held up, headway over 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on to lead towards finish (hand timed) | |||||||||
| 26 Jul 2007 | Folkestone | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1m 4f | 6 | President Dan | 8st 12lbs | 3 of 12 | A Kirby | 11/4 |
| held up in touch, headway well over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on nearest finish | |||||||||
| 09 Jul 2007 | Bath | Good to Soft | 1m 3f 144y | 5 | Hypoteneuse | 8st 2lbs | of 16 | D Kinsella | 16/1 |
| towards rear, effort and headway over 3f out, stayed on | |||||||||
| 27 Sep 2006 | SALISBURY | Good | 1760 | 4 | Spume | 9st 3lbs | 9 of 11 | F Sweeney | |
| prominent on outside, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out | |||||||||
| 28 Aug 2006 | CHEPSTOW | Good | 1774 | 5 | Mutadarrej | 9st | 9 of 13 | R Havlin | |
| slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out | |||||||||
| 17 Aug 2006 | SALISBURY | Good to Soft | 1532 | 5 | Streets Ahead | 8st 13lbs | 9 of 13 | Dane O'Neill | |
| slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||


