Ireland 6yo

French Ship

T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White · J: Ben Jones · O: Wayne Clifford Ian Gosden

By French Navy out of Starlit Cantata

Form 14-1U11-7U03

Current odds

5/14 W/R

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Resting

14 runs
5 wins
placed
36% strike
195 d off

Recent form

Form figures 14-1U11-7U03 195 days off

3 0 U 7 1 1

On Good to Soft 2/4 2 wins · 2 placed

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 14 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 58
Win %: 36%
Placed %: 57%
Trend: Fading

Course Record

8 venues

Career strike 57%; best at Taunton (100% from 2 runs).

Chepstow 67% 1-1-3
Taunton 100% 1-1-2
Haydock 50% 1-0-2
Newbury 50% 1-0-2
Kempton 0% 0-0-2
Cheltenham 100% 1-0-1
Sandown 100% 0-1-1
Uttoxeter 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

5 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

Micheal Nolan 62% 3-2-8
Ben Jones NOW 100% 1-1-2
Lorcan Williams 0% 0-0-2
Harry Cobden 100% 1-0-1
Callum Pritchard 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Philip Hobbs & Johnson White NOW 57% 5-3-14

Going Record

14 classifiable runs

Softspecialist Loves the dig — 67% in-the-money on softer ground vs 0% on fast.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm — 0 runs
Good 50% 1-1-4
Good to Soft 50% 2-0-4
Soft 67% 2-2-6
Heavy — 0 runs

Distance Record

14 classifiable runs

Leaning Best at staying trips (57% itm) but capable elsewhere.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f — 0 runs
Mile 7f – 1m1f — 0 runs
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f — 0 runs
Staying ≥ 1m4f 57% 5-3-14

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

25 Apr 2026 bet365 Select Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Sandown Class 1 3rd/4 8 Good 2m5f110y Ben Jones OR 146 4/1

14 Mar 2026 JenningsBet Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Uttoxeter Class 2 15th/17 2.5 Soft 2m7f70y Lorcan Williams OR 146 10/1

14 Feb 2026 ZYN Rendlesham Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Haydock Class 1 UR - Good To Soft 3m58y Lorcan Williams OR 146 5/2

10 Jan 2026 Coral Lanzarote Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Kempton Class 2 7th/15 2.25 Good 2m5f Callum Pritchard OR 146 4/1

29 Nov 2025 'Join Coral Bet 10 Get 50' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Newbury Class 2 1st/15 +0 Soft 2m4f118y Harry Cobden OR 136 11/4

24 Oct 2025 William Hill Each Way Extra Handicap Hurdle Cheltenham Class 3 1st/20 +0 Good To Soft 2m4f Ben Jones OR 128 6/1

11 Oct 2025 Wasdell Group Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Chepstow Class 2 UR - Good 2m3f100y Micheal Nolan OR 128 7/2

8 Jan 2025 Foresters Garden Buildings Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Taunton Class 4 1st/13 +0 Soft 2m3f1y Micheal Nolan OR 128 4/11F

30 Nov 2024 Coral 'We're Here For It' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Newbury Class 3 4th/6 1.25 Good To Soft 2m4f118y Micheal Nolan OR 127 4/1

6 Nov 2024 Blacktalon Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Chepstow Class 4 1st/11 +0 Good To Soft 2m3f100y Micheal Nolan 11/10F

Connections

Trainer: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 18%
Jockey: Ben Jones 16%
Owner: Wayne Clifford Ian Gosden
Sire: French Navy
Dam: Starlit Cantata
Dam sire: Oratorio
Country: Ireland
Age: 6yo

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