John French (GB)

Best progeny: Mr Percy (IRE), Shrewd John (GB), Ballinarrid (IRE)

Avg winning distance: NH 2m2½f
Damsire avg winning distance: NH 2m2f
As damsire: 8 winners from 38 runners
Country: GB

Winners (GB & IRE): 24 of 72 runners (33%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 60 from 761 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £208,184 GB · €179,881 IRE
Best progeny: Mr Percy (IRE), Shrewd John (GB), Ballinarrid (IRE)

Progeny

Progeny record by season


2014/15	NH	1	0	3	0	0.0%	£1,908	-
2013/14	NH	1	0	4	0	0.0%	£3,291	-
2012/13	NH	2	0	8	0	0.0%	£3,339	-
2011/12	NH	2	1	10	3	30.0%	£14,897	-
2010/11	NH	2	1	9	1	11.1%	£2,633	-
2009/10	NH	2	2	6	2	33.3%	£4,303	€10,695
2008/09	NH	5	0	20	0	0.0%	£1,057	€1,243
2007/08	NH	10	1	25	2	8.0%	£2,688	€22,961
2006/07	NH	10	2	27	2	7.4%	£6,326	€9,605
2005	Flat	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	-
2005/06	NH	15	2	58	3	5.2%	£13,706	€8,836
2004/05	NH	17	2	54	2	3.7%	£5,775	€12,090
2003	Flat	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	-
2003/04	NH	15	4	62	4	6.5%	£1,411	€46,938
2002	Flat	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	-
2002/03	NH	12	2	39	2	5.1%	£4,505	€22,030
2001/02	NH	12	3	48	4	8.3%	£13,728	€35,636
2000	Flat	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	-
2000/01	NH	20	5	55	6	10.9%	£14,979	€9,848
1999/00	NH	19	3	79	6	7.6%	£9,301	-
1998	Flat	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	-
1998/99	NH	21	3	67	3	4.5%	£7,386	-
1997	Flat	3	0	6	0	0.0%	-	-
1997/98	NH	14	6	54	9	16.7%	£45,601	-
1996	Flat	1	0	1	0	0.0%	-	-
1996/97	NH	8	3	39	4	10.3%	£13,407	-
1995	Flat	1	0	4	0	0.0%	-	-
1995/96	NH	7	2	32	3	9.4%	£11,667	-
1994/95	NH	3	1	12	2	16.7%	£14,876	-
1993/94	NH	1	1	10	1	10.0%	£8,606	-
1992/93	NH	1	1	11	1	9.1%	£2,483	-
1991/92	NH	1	0	9	0	0.0%	£313	-
1990/91	NH	1	0	4	0	0.0%	-	-

Flat seasons are calendar years; NH seasons follow the official British and Irish dates.

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Best offspring: top 50 progeny


Mr Percy (IRE)	J T Gifford	1995-2002	30	6	12	20.0%	£80,149	-
Shrewd John (GB)	Mrs D Thomas	1990-2001	78	6	22	7.7%	£40,226	-
Ballinarrid (IRE)	Paul A Roche	1999-2005	50	5	16	10.0%	-	€63,566
Knocknabooly (IRE)	Willie Mullins	2004-2010	11	5	1	45.5%	£600	€48,561
French Ties (IRE)	Jennie Candlish	2008-2014	43	5	14	11.6%	£30,371	€639
Never Awol (IRE)	Ben Pollock	2003-2007	26	3	3	11.5%	£15,236	€730
Never Wonder (IRE)	Mark Bradstock	2001-2005	13	3	3	23.1%	£14,610	-
Tippthecat (IRE)	T Cahill	1999-2002	18	3	4	16.7%	-	€13,314
Parkgate I (IRE)	J T Gorman	1998-2000	10	3	3	30.0%	-	-
Tim French (IRE)	Peter Henley	1997-2003	9	2	3	22.2%	£646	€9,915
Familiar Friend (GB)	S J Gilmore	1995-1998	18	2	2	11.1%	£5,134	-
Lucy Con (IRE)	F Flood	1997	8	2	0	25.0%	-	-
Old Trafford Queen (IRE)	V Bowens	1998	5	2	2	40.0%	-	-
Club Coupe (IRE)	Miss Martina Anne Doran	1995-2002	22	2	1	9.1%	-	-
Bodies Pride (IRE)	D T Hughes	1998-2000	24	2	6	8.3%	-	-
Saltmills Rambler (IRE)	V T O'Brien	1998-2005	37	1	7	2.7%	-	€13,985
Jac Nash (IRE)	A J McNamara	2003-2006	16	1	4	6.3%	-	€12,990
Shandarr (IRE)	Patrick Mooney	2000-2004	10	1	0	10.0%	-	€8,983
French Direction (IRE)	Richard Rowe	2003-2008	24	1	3	4.2%	£7,327	-
Beluga I (IRE)	Miss Rose Grissell	2003-2010	19	1	3	5.3%	£5,015	-
Fenian Court (IRE)	John O'Shea	1995-1997	29	1	5	3.4%	£2,723	-
Lambrini Knight (IRE)	Lisa Williamson	1998-2002	9	1	0	11.1%	£1,392	-
Anita's Lad (IRE)	Michael G Holden	1997-2002	12	1	1	8.3%	-	€1,320
Kidstuff (IRE)	Paul John Gilligan	1996-1998	10	1	1	10.0%	-	-
French Appeal (IRE)	J T R Dreaper	2004-2005	10	0	2	0.0%	-	€3,140
Jack French (IRE)	A J McNamara	2003-2004	10	0	1	0.0%	-	€1,807
Aquarena (IRE)	Ferdy Murphy	1997-1999	9	0	1	0.0%	£1,474	-
River Paradise (IRE)	Jamie Broom	2001-2006	8	0	2	0.0%	£1,434	-
Cleverality (IRE)	Alison Thorpe	2005-2008	11	0	1	0.0%	£1,057	-
Coin Lass (IRE)	Eoin Doyle	2007-2008	8	0	1	0.0%	-	€604
Tallow Bridge (IRE)	Mrs Janet Ackner	2007-2013	6	0	1	0.0%	£460	-
Difficult Decision I (IRE)	Merrita Jones	1995-1998	14	0	1	0.0%	£330	-
Spring Offensive I (IRE)	F Flood	2005	4	0	0	0.0%	-	€328
La Gagneuse (IRE)	M Phelan	2000-2001	7	0	0	0.0%	-	-
Ballybough Cracker (IRE)	Richard Kehoe	2000-2003	4	0	0	0.0%	-	-
More Pleasure (IRE)	M Phelan	2001-2002	2	0	0	0.0%	-	-
Old Trafford Alda (IRE)	D M Leigh	1999-2000	4	0	0	0.0%	-	-
French Gossip (IRE)	Mrs D A Love	2002	1	0	0	0.0%	-	-
Benjahar (IRE)	A. J. Martin	1999	2	0	0	0.0%	-	-
Thedollarlady I (IRE)	V T O'Brien	2003-2005	14	0	0	0.0%	-	-
Alright Chief I (IRE)	J F O'Shea	2003-2004	13	0	0	0.0%	-	-
Flopshot I (IRE)	J J Lennon	1999-2000	5	0	0	0.0%	-	-
French Relko (IRE)	P J Rothwell	1999-2001	8	0	0	0.0%	-	-
French Romance (IRE)	D M Leigh	1999	3	0	0	0.0%	-	-
Ballybough Eddie (IRE)	Evan Williams	2005-2006	4	0	0	0.0%	-	-
Father French (IRE)	D M Leigh	1999	2	0	1	0.0%	-	-
French Boy (IRE)	Mrs S S Harbour	1998-2006	11	0	0	0.0%	-	-
Mr Bashir (IRE)	Neil King	2005	1	0	0	0.0%	-	-
Probablecause (IRE)	M A Gunn	2004	3	0	0	0.0%	-	-
O'Brien's Choice (IRE)	V Bowens	1998-1999	3	0	0	0.0%	-	-

Ranked by best win (Group/Grade 1 first), then black-type wins, then wins. GB and IRE races only.

Quick answers

How many winners has John French sired?: John French (GB) has sired 24 winners from 72 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990 (33%), with 60 wins from 761 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
What is the average winning distance of John French's progeny?: The average winning distance of John French (GB)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 2m2½f over jumps.
How much prize money have John French's progeny won?: John French (GB)'s progeny have earned £208,184 in Britain and €179,881 in Ireland since 1990.
How has John French done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of John French (GB)'s daughters include 8 winners from 38 runners in Britain and Ireland.

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