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French Dynamite: horse profile, stats, records and next races

French Dynamite is a 11-year-old gelding by Kentucky Dynamite, trained by E McNamara. He has won 8 of 37 starts and placed in 11 more, for £68,593 in prize money. His best trip is 20.5ff, where 1 wins from 4 is a 25% strike rate against 21% at every other distance. He runs next in the 5:09 at Galway on 7 September. His best performance rating is 164, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 37
  • Wins 8
  • Placed 19
  • Strike rate 22%
  • Prize money £68,593
  • Best rating 164
  • Official rating 145

Where French Dynamite runs next

Time Course Race Best price
5:09 Galway Deacy Gilligan Hurdle —

French Dynamite form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
2 Dec 25 Clonmel Jim Strang & Sons Kilsheelan (Peugeot) Hurdle 22f Heavy 2 10 7/2 Patrick M O'Brien 145
19 Oct 25 Limerick BOYLE Sports JT McNamara Munster National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) 24f Yielding To Soft 1 — 16/1 Patrick M O'Brien 144
24 Sep 25 Listowel Guinness Kerry National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) 24f Yielding 3 11.5 18/1 G B Noonan 144
3 May 25 Punchestown Howden Cross Country Chase 24.5f Good To Yielding 2 .75 7/2 Gavin Brouder 144
4 Apr 25 Aintree Randox Supporting Prostate Cancer UK Topham Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 21f Good To Soft 19 57.25 50/1 Gavin Brouder 149
12 Mar 25 Cheltenham Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase (Limited Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 2 29.5f Good To Soft 10 45.5 50/1 Gavin Brouder 150
22 Feb 25 Fairyhouse Follow ToteRacing On Twitter Bobbyjo Chase (Grade 3) 26f Soft 5 14.25 33/1 Darragh O'Keeffe 148
19 Jan 25 Thurles Horse & Jockey Hotel Chase (Grade 2) 21f Good 5 18 8/1 Mark Walsh 149
2 Nov 24 Wetherby bet365 Charlie Hall Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 24f Good 6 57.5 8/1 Sean Flanagan 149
16 Oct 24 Punchestown BetVictor Chase (Grade 3) 23f Good To Yielding 1 — 7/2 Mark Walsh 144
5 Oct 24 Gowran Park PWC Champion Chase (Grade 2) 20f Good 2 4 5/2 Darragh O'Keeffe 144
31 Jul 24 Galway Tote Galway Plate (Handicap Chase) (Grade 3) 22.5f Good 13 28 33/1 Darragh O'Keeffe 147
13 Jul 24 Wexford Micheal O'Murchadha Memorial Handicap Chase 19.5f Good 7 13 14/1 Darragh O'Keeffe 149
3 Jun 24 Listowel John J. Galvin Chase 19f Good 4 35 16/5 Darragh O'Keeffe 152
13 May 24 Killarney BoyleSports An Riocht Chase (Grade 3) 20.5f Yielding 2 5.5 11/4 Darragh O'Keeffe 154
21 Jan 24 Thurles Horse & Jockey Hotel Chase (Grade 2) 20f Soft 4 107 6/1 Darragh O'Keeffe 154
30 Nov 23 Thurles Make Your Best Bet At BetVictor Chase (Listed) 22f Yielding 3 12 3/1 Darragh O'Keeffe 155
14 Apr 23 Aintree Marsh Chase (Registered As The Melling Chase) (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 20f Soft 4 26 7/1 Darragh O'Keeffe 156
16 Mar 23 Cheltenham Ryanair Chase (Registered As The Festival Trophy) (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 20.5f Soft 4 5.75 28/1 Darragh O'Keeffe 155
22 Jan 23 Thurles Horse & Jockey Hotel Chase (Grade 2) 20.5f Yielding 2 6 11/2 Darragh O'Keeffe 152
28 Dec 22 Leopardstown Savills Chase (Grade 1) 24f Soft 5 12.75 15/2 Darragh O'Keeffe 151
12 Nov 22 Cheltenham Paddy Power Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 20f Good 2 .75 5/1 Darragh O'Keeffe 148
20 Oct 22 Thurles He'llberemembered Hurdle 23f Good To Yielding 1 — 11/4 Darragh O'Keeffe 147
29 Apr 22 Punchestown EMS Copiers Novice Handicap Chase (Grade A) 21f Good To Yielding 3 8.25 3/1F Darragh O'Keeffe 144
19 Mar 22 Thurles Pierce Molony Memorial Novice Chase (Grade 3) 18f Good 1 — 9/4 Darragh O'Keeffe 142
6 Feb 22 Leopardstown Ladbrokes Novice Chase (Grade 1) 21.5f Yielding 6 104 33/1 Darragh O'Keeffe –
13 Nov 21 Punchestown BetVictor Loyalty Club Beginners Chase 19.5f Yielding 1 — EvensF Darragh O'Keeffe –
31 Oct 21 Cork Paddy Power From The Horses Mouth Podcast EBF Novice Chase (Grade 3) 20f Heavy 5 21.75 9/2 Darragh O'Keeffe –
29 Apr 21 Punchestown Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle (Grade 1) 24f Yielding 4 22 12/1 Rachael Blackmore 150
5 Apr 21 Fairyhouse Underwriting Exchange Hurdle (Grade 2) 20f Yielding 2 1.25 85/40F Rachael Blackmore 150
7 Mar 21 Leopardstown Seamus Meade Hurdle 18.5f Yielding 1 — 1/7F Robbie Power 150
28 Dec 20 Leopardstown Leopardstown Christmas Hurdle (Grade 1) 24f Soft 5 10 8/1 Rachael Blackmore 149
8 Nov 20 Navan Lismullen Hurdle (Grade 2) 20f Soft To Heavy 2 .5 10/1 Rachael Blackmore 136
20 Feb 20 Thurles Markaye Contracts Ltd Michael Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) 21f Soft 4 6.5 9/4F Robbie Power 134
6 Feb 20 Thurles Horse & Jockey Rated Novice Hurdle 20.5f Good To Yielding 1 — 5/1 Robbie Power –
5 Jan 20 Naas Lawlor's Of Naas Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) 20f Good To Yielding 5 33.5 25/1 Robbie Power –
28 Nov 19 Thurles Christmas Party Race Day Saturday 21st December Maiden Hurdle 16f Soft 1 — 6/1 Robbie Power –

Last time out

Finished 2 in the Jim Strang & Sons Kilsheelan (Peugeot) Hurdle at Clonmel on 2 December 2025. Held up at the back early - fourth some way behind the front-runner at halfway - jumped awkwardly 8th and unable to close - pushed along into second before 2 out but still unable to close on the front-runner - stayed on same gear to the line.

French Dynamite by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
20f 8 0 0%
24f 6 1 17%
21f 4 0 0%
20.5f 4 1 25%
22f 2 0 0%
23f 2 2 100%
19.5f 2 1 50%
24.5f 1 0 0%
29.5f 1 0 0%
26f 1 0 0%
22.5f 1 0 0%
19f 1 0 0%
18f 1 1 100%
21.5f 1 0 0%
18.5f 1 1 100%
16f 1 1 100%

French Dynamite by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Yielding 9 2 22%
Soft 8 1 13%
Good 8 1 13%
Good To Yielding 6 3 50%
Heavy 2 0 0%
Good To Soft 2 0 0%
Yielding To Soft 1 1 100%
Soft To Heavy 1 0 0%

French Dynamite by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Thurles 9 4 44%
Punchestown 5 2 40%
Leopardstown 4 1 25%
Cheltenham 3 0 0%
Listowel 2 0 0%
Aintree 2 0 0%
Fairyhouse 2 0 0%
Clonmel 1 0 0%
Limerick 1 1 100%
Wetherby 1 0 0%

French Dynamite breeding

  • Sire Kentucky Dynamite (USA)
  • Dam Matnie (FR)
  • Damsire Laveron (GB)
  • Breeder Francois-Marie Cottin & Hubert Barbe
  • Foaled 17 March 2015

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