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The French Furze (IRE)

ch g 1994

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Track Horse HorseTracker

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The French Furze (IRE)

ch g 1994

Sire

Be My Guest (USA)

Dam

Exciting

Dam's Sire

Mill Reef (USA)

Owner

Mr Jim Ennis

Trainer

Breeder

Last Win

Cheltenham Sun, 1st Jan, 06 12/1, Brian Harding (7506 days)

Last Run

Newcastle Sat, 1st Dec, 07 p.u., 50/1, B Harding (6806 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Flat IRE

8

0

0

0%

€350

-8.00

Hurdle IRE

4

1

1

25%

€15,800

-1.12

Flat GB

7

0

1

0%

£657

-7.00

Hurdle GB

55

8

17

15%

£201,102

9.71

Chase GB

2

1

0

50%

£3,752

-0.71

Hurdle IRL

1

0

1

0%

850

-1.00

Under Rules Total

77

10

20

13%

-8.13

Form Figures

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Form Timeline

Form Figures - 7040-800126613-1PPP-020630684652-117P222-065222-2384026-51F7117-53800155-3803-159F3-324P/

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

23Feb06 Hay 23f Soft 4y+ H(40K)

16Apr05 Ayr 16f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(60K)

11-4[33/1]11th/13, 12.75L behind Genghis

17Mar05 Che 24f Good 4y+ H(200K)

11-10[250/1]8th/12, 13.75L behind Inglis Drever

22Jan05 Hay 16f Heavy 4y+ H(40K)

11-12[33/1]3rd/7, 18.00L behind Inglis Drever

11Dec04 Che 17f Good 4y+ H(75K)

11-8[66/1]5th/7, 21.25L behind Back In Front

27Nov04 New 16f Good 4y+ H(75K)

11-7[22/1]5th/8, 16.00L behind Harchibald

07Nov04 Ayr 20f Soft 4y+ HcapHdl(15K)

11-12[7/1]1st/7, 3L to Paperprophet

01May04 Hay 16f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(70K)

10-6[33/1]14th/19, 9.00L behind Macs Joy

03Apr04 Ain 20f Good 4y+ H(150K)

11-7[100/1]10th/11, 7.75L behind Rhinestone Cowboy

17Mar04 Che 21f Good 5y+ HcapHdl(75K)

10-6[33/1]8th/27, 7.75L behind Monkerhostin

24Jan04 Che 20f Good 5y+ H(50K)

11-8[22/1]3rd/6, 18.00L behind Crystal d'Ainay

10Jan04 Hay 23f Good 5y+ H(40K)

11-8[16/1]5th/8, 40.00L behind Sh Boom

13Dec03 Che 16f Good 4y+ H(75K)

11-8[33/1]7th/7, 5.00L behind Rigmarole

29Nov03 New 16f Good 4y+ H(45K)

11-0[25/1]1st/8, 0.75L to Geos

16Nov03 Ayr 20f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(20K)

11-4[11/2]1st/6, 1L to October Mist

29Oct03 Che 16f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(10K)

11-12[7/4Fav]bf7th/10, 14.00L behind Mistanoora

25Mar03 Sed 16f Good 5y+ NovCh(6K)

11-7[2/7Fav]bffell in race won by Didifon

11Mar03 Sed 21f Good 5y+ NovCh(5K)

11-0[2/7Fav]1st/4, 24L to Sound Of Cheers

18Jan03 Hay 16f Good 4y+ H(38K)

11-2[6/1]5th/7, 41.25L behind Flame Creek

14Dec02 Che 17f Good 4y+ H(70K)

11-0[25/1]6th/9, 10.50L behind Rooster Booster

30Nov02 New 16f Good 4y+ H(47K)

11-0[9/1]2nd/6, 6L behind Intersky Falcon

04May02 Hay 16f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(52K)

11-5[33/1]11th/11, 14.00L behind Intersky Falcon

20Apr02 Ayr 16f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(25K)

10-13[13/2]4th/5, 41.00L behind Milligan

06Apr02 Ain 20f Good 4y+ H(113K)

11-7[25/1]8th/14, 18.50L behind Ilnamar

19Jan02 Hay 16f Soft 4y+ H(26K)

11-2[6/5Fav]bf2nd/5, 11L behind Rodock

19Dec01 New 17f Good 4y+ H(30K)

11-0[9/2]2nd/4, 9L behind Valiramix

01Dec01 New 16f Good 4y+ H(36K)

11-0[5/1]2nd/5, 1L behind Landing Light

18Nov01 Che 16f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(49K)

11-8[28/1]2nd/13, 2L behind Westender

Change of Trainer M C Pipe to N Richards

21Apr01 Ayr 16f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(25K)

11-0[10/1]5th/9, 6.75L behind

07Apr01 Ain 16f Soft 5y+ HcapHdl(39K)

11-9[40/1]6th/19, 54.75L behind

10Feb01 New 16f Heavy 4y+ HcapHdl(95K)

11-4[33/1]17th/20, 14.75L behind

25Nov00 New 16f Soft 4y+ H(36K)

11-0[3/1]2nd/6, 7L behind

12Nov00 Che 16f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(49K)

10-12[16/1]2nd/12, 3L behind

06May00 Hay 16f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(37K)

11-10[33/1]2nd/22, 0.5L behind Mirjan

08Apr00 Ain 16f Good 5y+ HcapHdl(29K)

11-5[15/2]pulled up in race won by Sharpaten

16Mar00 Che 17f Good 5y+ HcapHdl(49K)

11-2[33/1]7th/21, 6.75L behind Master Tern

29Jan00 Che 17f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(15K)

11-10[11/8Fav]1st/6, 6L to Coulthard

08Jan00 Hay 16f Soft 4y+ HcapHdl(9K)

12-0[2/1]1st/5, 4L to Saint Ciel

29Dec99 Hay 20f Soft 4y+ HcapHdl(7K)

11-6[13/2]2nd/6, 5L behind Lord Lamb

Change of Trainer R E Peacock to M C Pipe

05Aug99 Che 12f Good 3y+ Hcap(3K)

8-10[5/1]5th/5, 14.50L behind Water Flower

21Jul99 San 14f Good 4y+ Hcap(5K)

8-1[12/1]6th/10, 8.50L behind Mane Frame

30Jun99 Eps 12f Good 3y+ Hcap(6K)

9-5[10/1]4th/10, 3.75L behind Statajack

19Jun99 Lin 11f Good 3y+ Hcap(2K)

11-4[6/1]8th/16, 4.50L behind Gold Blade

09Jun99 Kem 12f Good 3y+ Hcap(6K)

9-3[12/1]6th/20, 3.50L behind Prince Alex

01May99 Hay 16f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(40K)

10-0[33/1]14th/22, 6.75L behind She's Our Mare

19Apr99 Not 10f Good 3y+ Hcap(3K)

11-2[14/1]3rd/18, 1.50L behind Thrower

31Mar99 Asc 16f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(8K)

11-10[25/1]6th/12, 10.00L behind Tyrolean Dream

18Mar99 Che 17f Good 5y+ HcapHdl(50K)

10-0[66/1]17th/28, 20.00L behind Sir Talbot

03Mar99 Che 16f Heavy 4y+ HcapHdl(6K)

12-0[100/1]2nd/6, 4L behind Executive Decision

11Feb99 Lin 13f Standard 4y+ Hcap(3K)

10-12[25/1]12th/12, 20.75L behind Bigwig

Change of Trainer M C Pipe to R E Peacock

30May98 Str 16f Good 4y+ HcapHdl(5K)

11-10[4/1]pulled up in race won by Belmarita

02Apr98 Ain 16f Good 4y H(35K)

11-0[16/1]pulled up in race won by Deep Water

19Mar98 Che 17f Good 4y H(45K)

11-0[16/1]pulled up in race won by Upgrade

26Feb98 Hun 16f Good 4y H(5K)

11-2[1/3Fav]1st/8, 15L to Green Power

Change of Trainer C Roche to M C Pipe

12Dec97 Che 17f Good 3y H(5K)

11-7[4/5Fav]bf3rd/13, 20.00L behind Sound Appeal

16Nov97 Che 16f Good 3y H(7K)

11-6[7/2]1st/10, 14L to Keeping The Faith

Change of Trainer A P O'Brien to C Roche

Symbols Explained

ts² Tongue Strap vs² Visor hd² Hood es² Eye Shield ec² Eye Cover cp² Cheekpiece bl² Blinkers tt² Tongue Tie bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run srMentioned in Stewards Report in Results bbvBroke Blood Vessel

The superscript number on headgear bl² indicates number of times worn. A plus bl⁺ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl¹indicates first time.

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Reports in which The French Furze (IRE) was mentioned

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Assuring (IRE) b g 1988

4-

27

15

Sure Blade (USA)

Be Exciting (IRE) ch f 1991

2-

14

14

Be My Guest (USA)

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5-

44

11

Fairy King (USA)

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10

Sri Pekan (USA)

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2-

6

33

Tiber (IRE) b c 2000

2-

10

20

Titus Livius (FR)

Rules For Jokers (IRE) b g 2001

2-

13

15

Spirit Of The Mist (IRE) ch g 2004

2-

18

11

Trans Island (GB)

Weliveinhope (IRE) b g 2007

0-

2

0

Titus Livius (FR)