Horse Profile
The French Furze (IRE)
- Sex: Chestnut Gelding
- Breeding: Be My Guest (USA) - Exciting (Mill Reef (USA))
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Owner: Mr Jim Ennis
2007
01 Dec
PU
- Weight: 11-7
- Winner: Harchibald (FR)
- OR: 150
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: B P Harding
- Race details: Newcastle, 2m, Good to Soft, Good in places, Class 1
50/1
17 Feb
4
6 ran
- Weight: 11-8
- Winner: Labelthou (FR)
- Beaten by: 29 l
- OR: 150
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: B P Harding
- Race details: Haydock Park, 2m 7f 110y, Heavy, Class 1
12/1
20 Jan
2
8 ran
- Weight: 11-8
- Winner: Afsoun (FR)
- Beaten by: 9 l
- OR: 150
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: B P Harding
- Race details: Haydock Park, 2m, Heavy, Class 1
14/1
01 Jan
3
4 ran
- Weight: 11-8
- Winner: Flight Leader (IRE)
- Beaten by: 7¾ l
- OR: 150
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: B P Harding
- Race details: Cheltenham, 2m 4f 110y, Heavy, Class 2
3/1
2006
25 Nov
3
9 ran
- Weight: 11-7
- Winner: Straw Bear (USA)
- Beaten by: 6¼ l
- OR: 149
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: B P Harding
- Race details: Newcastle, 2m, Good to Soft, Soft in places, Class 1
66/1
22 Apr
F
- Weight: 11-12
- Winner: Mughas (IRE)
- OR: 149
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: B P Harding
- Race details: Ayr, 2m 6f, Good, Good to Soft in places, Class 2
20/1
14 Mar
9
18 ran
- Weight: 11-10
- Winner: Brave Inca (IRE)
- Beaten by: 21¼ l
- OR: 149
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: B P Harding
- Race details: Cheltenham, 2m 110y, Good to Soft, Class 1
150/1
29 Jan
5
7 ran
- Weight: 11-10
- Winner: Brave Inca (IRE)
- Beaten by: 14 l
- OR: 149
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: A Dobbin
- Race details: Leopardstown (IRE), 2m, Yielding to Soft (Chase: Yielding to Soft, Yielding in places), Class 1
33/1
01 Jan
1
8 ran
- Weight: 11-4
- Winner: The French Furze (IRE)
- OR: 144
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: B P Harding
- Race details: Cheltenham, 2m 4f 110y, Good to Soft, Good in places, Class 2
12/1
2005
26 Nov
3
9 ran
- Weight: 11-7
- Winner: Arcalis
- Beaten by: 5¼ l
- OR: 140
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: B P Harding
- Race details: Newcastle, 2m, Good to Soft, Class A
33/1
16 Apr
11
13 ran
- Weight: 11-4
- Winner: Genghis (IRE)
- Beaten by: 31.50 l
- OR: 144
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: B P Harding
- Race details: Ayr, 2m, Good
33/1
17 Mar
8
12 ran
- Weight: 11-10
- Winner: Inglis Drever
- Beaten by: 17¾ l
- OR: 144
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: B P Harding
- Race details: Cheltenham, 3m, Good, Good to Soft in places
250/1
22 Jan
3
7 ran
- Weight: 11-12
- Winner: Inglis Drever
- Beaten by: 18 l
- OR: 145
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: B P Harding
- Race details: Haydock Park, 2m, Heavy
33/1
2004
11 Dec
5
7 ran
- Weight: 11-8
- Winner: Back In Front (IRE)
- Beaten by: 21¼ l
- OR: 145
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: B P Harding
- Race details: Cheltenham, 2m 1f, Good
66/1
27 Nov
5
8 ran
- Weight: 11-7
- Winner: Harchibald (FR)
- Beaten by: 16 l
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: B P Harding
- Race details: Newcastle, 2m, Good
22/1
07 Nov
1
7 ran
- Weight: 11-12
- Winner: The French Furze (IRE)
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: B P Harding
- Race details: Ayr, 2m 4f, Soft, Heavy in places
7/1
01 May
14
19 ran
- Weight: 10-6
- Winner: Macs Joy (IRE)
- Beaten by: 21.50 l
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: B P Harding
- Race details: Haydock Park, 2m, Good, Class A
33/1
17 Apr
4
10 ran
- Weight: 10-6
- Winner: Copeland
- Beaten by: 23 l
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: B P Harding
- Race details: Ayr, 2m, Good, Good to Soft in places, Class A
14/1
03 Apr
10
11 ran
- Weight: 11-7
- Winner: Rhinestone Cowboy (IRE)
- Beaten by: 17 l
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: G Lee
- Race details: Aintree, 2m 4f, Good, Class A
100/1
17 Mar
8
27 ran
- Weight: 10-6
- Winner: Monkerhostin (FR)
- Beaten by: 11 l
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: B P Harding
- Race details: Cheltenham, 2m 5f, Good, Class A
33/1
24 Jan
3
6 ran
- Weight: 11-8
- Winner: Crystal d'Ainay (FR)
- Beaten by: 18 l
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: A Dobbin
- Race details: Cheltenham, 2m 4f 110y, Good, Good to Soft in places, Class A
22/1
10 Jan
5
8 ran
- Weight: 11-8
- Winner: Sh Boom
- Beaten by: 40 l
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: B P Harding
- Race details: Haydock Park, 2m 7f 110y, Good, Good to Soft in places, Class A
16/1
2003
13 Dec
7
7 ran
- Weight: 11-8
- Winner: Rigmarole
- Beaten by: 25¼ l
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: A Dobbin
- Race details: Cheltenham, 2m 110y, Good to Soft, Class A
33/1
29 Nov
1
8 ran
- Weight: 11-0
- Winner: The French Furze (IRE)
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: B P Harding
- Race details: Newcastle, 2m, Good, Class A
25/1
16 Nov
1
6 ran
- Weight: 11-4
- Winner: The French Furze (IRE)
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: G Lee
- Race details: Ayr, 2m 4f, Good, Good to Firm in places, Class B
11/2
29 Oct
7
10 ran
- Weight: 11-12
- Winner: Mistanoora
- Beaten by: 15 l
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: P Robson
- Race details: Cheltenham, 2m 110y, Good to Firm, Class E
7/4
25 Mar
F
- Weight: 11-7
- Winner: Didifon
- Beaten by: 29 l
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: B P Harding
- Race details: Sedgefield, 2m 110y, Good, Class E
2/7
11 Mar
1
4 ran
- Weight: 11-0
- Winner: The French Furze (IRE)
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: B P Harding
- Race details: Sedgefield, 2m 5f, Soft (Good to Soft in Places, Heavy Final 150 yards), Class E
2/7
18 Jan
5
7 ran
- Weight: 11-2
- Winner: Flame Creek (IRE)
- Beaten by: 41¼ l
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: A Dobbin
- Race details: Haydock Park, 2m, Good to Soft, Soft in places, Class A
6/1
2002
14 Dec
6
9 ran
- Weight: 11-0
- Winner: Rooster Booster
- Beaten by: 10¾ l
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: B P Harding
- Race details: Cheltenham, 2m 1f, Good, Good to Soft in places, Class A
25/1
30 Nov
2
6 ran
- Weight: 11-0
- Winner: Intersky Falcon
- Beaten by: 6 l
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: B P Harding
- Race details: Newcastle, 2m, Good to Soft, Class A
9/1
04 May
11
11 ran
- Weight: 11-5
- Winner: Intersky Falcon
- Beaten by: 51 l
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: P Robson
- Race details: Haydock Park, 2m, Flat: Good-Soft, Soft in places; NH: Good, Class A
33/1
20 Apr
4
5 ran
- Weight: 10-13
- Winner: Milligan (FR)
- Beaten by: 41¼ l
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: A Dobbin
- Race details: Ayr, 2m, Good, Class A
13/2
06 Apr
8
14 ran
- Weight: 11-7
- Winner: Ilnamar (FR)
- Beaten by: 19¼ l
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: A Dobbin
- Race details: Aintree, 2m 4f, Good, Class A
25/1
27 Jan
3
8 ran
- Weight: 11-10
- Winner: Ned Kelly (IRE)
- Beaten by: 7 l
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: A Dobbin
- Race details: Leopardstown (IRE), 2m, Heavy
12/1
19 Jan
2
5 ran
- Weight: 11-2
- Winner: Rodock (FR)
- Beaten by: 11 l
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: A Dobbin
- Race details: Haydock Park, 2m, Soft, Class A
6/5
2001
19 Dec
2
4 ran
- Weight: 11-0
- Winner: Valiramix (FR)
- Beaten by: 9 l
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: A Dobbin
- Race details: Newbury, 2m 110y, Chase - Good, Gd to Sft plc Hurdles - Good to Soft, Gd in pl, Class A
9/2
01 Dec
2
5 ran
- Weight: 11-0
- Winner: Landing Light (IRE)
- Beaten by: 1 l
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: A Dobbin
- Race details: Newcastle, 2m, Good to Soft, Soft in places, Class A
5/1
18 Nov
2
13 ran
- Weight: 11-8
- Winner: Westender (FR)
- Beaten by: 2 l
- Trainer: N G Richards
- Jockey: B P Harding
- Race details: Cheltenham, 2m 110y, Good, Class A
28/1
21 Apr
5
9 ran
- Weight: 11-0
- Winner: Ulundi
- Beaten by: 7 l
- Trainer: M C Pipe
- Jockey: T Scudamore
- Race details: Ayr, 2m, Good to Firm, Good in places, Class A
10/1
07 Apr
6
19 ran
- Weight: 11-9
- Winner: Docklands Limo
- Beaten by: 54¾ l
- Trainer: M C Pipe
- Jockey: J Huet
- Race details: Aintree, 2m 110y, Heavy, Class B
40/1
10 Feb
17
20 ran
- Weight: 11-4
- Winner: Landing Light (IRE)
- Beaten by: 30¾ l
- Trainer: M C Pipe
- Jockey: J Huet
- Race details: Newbury, 2m 110y, Soft, Heavy in places, Class A
33/1
2000
25 Nov
2
6 ran
- Weight: 11-0
- Winner: Barton
- Beaten by: 7 l
- Trainer: M C Pipe
- Jockey: B P Harding
- Race details: Newcastle, 2m, Soft, Good to Soft in places
3/1
12 Nov
2
12 ran
- Weight: 10-12
- Winner: Hulysse Royal (FR)
- Beaten by: 3 l
- Trainer: M C Pipe
- Jockey: J Huet
- Race details: Cheltenham, 2m 110y, Good to Soft, Soft in places
16/1
06 May
2
22 ran
- Weight: 11-10
- Winner: Mirjan (IRE)
- Beaten by: 0.50 l
- Trainer: M C Pipe
- Jockey: J Huet
- Race details: Haydock Park, 2m, Good
33/1
08 Apr
PU
- Weight: 11-5
- Winner: Sharpaten (IRE)
- Beaten by: 11¾ l
- Trainer: M C Pipe
- Jockey: A P McCoy
- Race details: Aintree, 2m 110y, Good, Good to Firm in places
15/2
16 Mar
7
21 ran
- Weight: 11-2
- Winner: Master Tern (USA)
- Beaten by: 7¾ l
- Trainer: M C Pipe
- Jockey: J Huet
- Race details: Cheltenham, 2m 1f, Good to Firm, Good in places
33/1
29 Jan
1
6 ran
- Weight: 11-10
- Winner: The French Furze (IRE)
- Trainer: M C Pipe
- Jockey: A P McCoy
- Race details: Cheltenham, 2m 1f, Good to Soft
11/8
08 Jan
1
5 ran
- Weight: 12-0
- Winner: The French Furze (IRE)
- Trainer: M C Pipe
- Jockey: A P McCoy
- Race details: Haydock Park, 2m, Soft
2/1
1999
29 Dec
2
6 ran
- Weight: 11-6
- Winner: Lord Lamb
- Beaten by: 5 l
- Trainer: M C Pipe
- Jockey: Timmy Murphy
- Race details: Haydock Park, 2m 4f, Soft, Heavy in places
13/2
05 Aug
5
5 ran
- Weight: 8-10
- Winner: Water Flower
- Beaten by: 14.50 l
- Trainer: R Peacock
- Jockey: Johnny Murtagh
- Race details: Chepstow, 1m 4f 23y, Good to Firm
5/1
21 Jul
6
10 ran
- Weight: 8-1
- Winner: Mane Frame
- Beaten by: 8.50 l
- Trainer: R Peacock
- Jockey: A Daly
- Race details: Sandown Park, 1m 6f, Good to firm,Firm in a few places on the Round course
12/1
30 Jun
4
10 ran
- Weight: 9-5
- Winner: Statajack (IRE)
- Beaten by: 4 l
- Trainer: R Peacock
- Jockey: A Daley
- Race details: Epsom Downs, 1m 4f 10y, Good
10/1
19 Jun
8
16 ran
- Weight: 11-4
- Winner: Gold Blade
- Beaten by: 10¼ l
- Trainer: R Peacock
- Jockey: Mrs C Peacock
- Race details: Lingfield Park, 1m 3f 106y, Good to Firm, Firm in places
6/1
09 Jun
6
20 ran
- Weight: 9-3
- Winner: Prince Alex (IRE)
- Beaten by: 3.50 l
- Trainer: R Peacock
- Jockey: S Sanders
- Race details: Kempton Park, 1m 4f, Good, Good to Soft in places
12/1
01 May
14
22 ran
- Weight: 10-0
- Winner: She's Our Mare (IRE)
- Beaten by: 14¼ l
- Trainer: R Peacock
- Jockey: Chris Webb
- Race details: Haydock Park, 2m, Flat Good, G/Soft Places, Hurdles Good, G/Firm Places
33/1
19 Apr
3
18 ran
- Weight: 11-2
- Winner: Thrower
- Beaten by: 1.50 l
- Trainer: R Peacock
- Jockey: Mrs C Peacock
- Race details: Nottingham, 1m 1f 213y, Straight, Soft, Remainder Good to Soft, Soft in places
14/1
31 Mar
6
12 ran
- Weight: 11-10
- Winner: Tyrolean Dream (IRE)
- Beaten by: 10¼ l
- Trainer: R Peacock
- Jockey: Mr N Fehily
- Race details: Ascot, 2m 110y, Good to Firm, Good in places
25/1
18 Mar
17
28 ran
- Weight: 10-0
- Winner: Sir Talbot
- Beaten by: 42.50 l
- Trainer: R Peacock
- Jockey: A Dobbin
- Race details: Cheltenham, 2m 1f, Good to Soft, Good in places
66/1
03 Mar
2
6 ran
- Weight: 12-0
- Winner: Executive Decision (IRE)
- Beaten by: 4 l
- Trainer: R Peacock
- Jockey: Mr N Fehily
- Race details: Chepstow, 2m 110y, Heavy
100/1
11 Feb
12
12 ran
- Weight: 10-12
- Winner: Bigwig (IRE)
- Beaten by: 56.50 l
- Trainer: R Peacock
- Jockey: Mrs C Peacock
- Race details: Lingfield Park, 1m 5f, Standard
25/1
1998
30 May
PU
- Weight: 11-10
- Winner: Belmarita (IRE)
- Beaten by: 48.50 l
- Trainer: M C Pipe
- Jockey: C Maude
- Race details: Stratford, 2m 110y, Good to Firm
4/1
02 Apr
PU
- Weight: 11-0
- Winner: Deep Water (USA)
- Beaten by: 115.50 l
- Trainer: M C Pipe
- Jockey: J Lower
- Race details: Aintree, 2m 110y, Nat Cse: Sft G-S in plcs; M'may & Hdle Cse: G-S Sft in plcs
16/1
19 Mar
PU
- Weight: 11-0
- Winner: Upgrade
- Beaten by: 89¾ l
- Trainer: M C Pipe
- Jockey: J Lower
- Race details: Cheltenham, 2m 1f, Good
16/1
26 Feb
1
8 ran
- Weight: 11-2
- Winner: The French Furze (IRE)
- Trainer: M C Pipe
- Jockey: J Lower
- Race details: Huntingdon, 2m 110y, Good, Good to Firm in places
1/3
1997
12 Dec
3
13 ran
- Weight: 11-7
- Winner: Sound Appeal
- Beaten by: 20 l
- Trainer: M C Pipe
- Jockey: A P McCoy
- Race details: Cheltenham, 2m 1f, Good, a Good to Soft patch approaching the 2 mile start
4/5
16 Nov
1
10 ran
- Weight: 11-6
- Winner: The French Furze (IRE)
- Trainer: M C Pipe
- Jockey: A P McCoy
- Race details: Cheltenham, 2m 110y, Good
7/2
03 Nov
1
9 ran
- Weight: 11-3
- Winner: The French Furze (IRE)
- Trainer: M C Pipe
- Jockey: A P McCoy
- Race details: Plumpton, 2m 1f, Good to Firm, Good in places
Evs
22 Sep
6
15 ran
- Weight: 10-12
- Winner: Rainbow Frontier (IRE)
- Beaten by: 31 l
- Trainer: C Roche
- Jockey: Paul Moloney
- Race details: Listowel (IRE), 2m, Soft
5/1
30 Aug
6
6 ran
- Weight: 9-0
- Winner: King Of Persia (IRE)
- Beaten by: 29¼ l
- Trainer: C Roche
- Jockey: C Roche
- Race details: Curragh (IRE), 1m 2f, Good to Yielding
9/4
25 Aug
2
5 ran
- Weight: 10-8
- Winner: Rainbow Frontier (IRE)
- Beaten by: 1 l
- Trainer: C Roche
- Jockey: Paul Moloney
- Race details: Tralee (IRE), 2m, Good to Yielding
5/4
16 Aug
1
8 ran
- Weight: 9-12
- Winner: The French Furze (IRE)
- Trainer: C Roche
- Jockey: Paul Moloney
- Race details: Tramore (IRE), 2m, Good
15/8
29 Jun
14
16 ran
- Weight: 9-1
- Winner: Zankle (USA)
- Beaten by: 21 l
- Trainer: C Roche
- Jockey: C Roche
- Race details: Curragh (IRE), 1m, Yielding
9/1
18 Jun
10
15 ran
- Weight: 8-6
- Winner: Velvet Appeal (IRE)
- Beaten by: 7¼ l
- Trainer: C Roche
- Jockey: R J Condon
- Race details: Dundalk (IRE), 7f 166y, Good to Firm (Watered)
10/1
24 May
8
8 ran
- Weight: 7-10
- Winner: Bicycle Thief (IRE)
- Beaten by: 10 l
- Trainer: C Roche
- Jockey: A J Nolan
- Race details: Curragh (IRE), 1m, Yielding
14/1