Francesco Baracca (GB) — Horse Explorer | Saturday Racing

Career Trajectory

last 28 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 41
Win %: 19%
Placed %: 38%
Trend: Climbing

Course Record

15 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Wolverhampton (AW) — well clear of the 38% career baseline.

Kempton (AW) 38% 1-2-8
Wolverhampton (AW) SPEC 80% 3-1-5
Newbury 25% 0-1-4
Bath 50% 1-0-2
Ascot 0% 0-0-2
Lingfield (AW) 0% 0-0-2
Chester 100% 0-1-1
Southwell (AW) 100% 0-1-1
Yarmouth 100% 1-0-1
Brighton 0% 0-0-1
Lingfield 0% 0-0-1
Newmarket 0% 0-0-1
Nottingham 0% 0-0-1
Salisbury 0% 0-0-1
York 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

10 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

Georgia Dobie 33% 2-1-9
Charles Bishop 29% 1-1-7
Oliver Carmichael(7) NOW 60% 1-2-5
Jack Nicholls(5) 67% 2-0-3
Nicola Currie 50% 0-1-2
Saffie Osborne 0% 0-0-2
Tyler Heard 100% 0-1-1
David Egan 0% 0-0-1
Edward Greatrex 0% 0-0-1
Rob Hornby 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Eve Johnson Houghton NOW 38% 6-6-32

Going Record

32 classifiable runs

Allrounder Handles a range — peak 50% on Good, but no surface bias jumps out.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 0% 0-0-4
Good 50% 4-4-16
Good to Soft 40% 2-2-10
Soft 0% 0-0-2
Heavy — 0 runs

Distance Record

32 classifiable runs

Leaning Best at staying trips (53% itm) but capable elsewhere.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f 0% 0-0-1
Mile 7f – 1m1f 40% 1-1-5
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f 11% 1-0-9
Staying ≥ 1m4f 53% 4-5-17

Recent Runs

last 10 races · newest first

12th/12 8 May 2026 24 days ago

Ascot
- 2m
- Good
- Class 4
btn 71 OR 76 -1

Oliver Carmichael

In rear - weakened and tailed off over 3f out (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet had nothing to report)(op 16/1 tchd 14/1)
3rd/6 17 Apr 2026 45 days ago

Newbury
- 2m½f
- Good
- Class 3
btn .75 OR 77 -1

Tyler Heard

Steadied start - took keen hold - soon switched left - towards rear but in touch with leaders - no impression but went third inside final…
8th/14 3 Apr 2026 59 days ago

Lingfield (AW)
- 2m
- Standard
- Class 4
btn 1.5 OR 78

Jack Nicholls

Dwelt start - in rear - raced wide when headway 2f out - kept on final 110yds(op 18/1)
4th/6 27 Feb 2026 94 days ago

Wolverhampton (AW)
- 1m4f
- Standard
- Class 4
btn 2.75 OR 78 +4

Oliver Carmichael

Dwelt start - in rear - some headway when bit short of room 1f out - no impression inside final furlong(op 4/1 and tchd 9/2)
1st/9 2 Feb 2026 119 days ago

Wolverhampton (AW)
- 2m½f
- Standard
- Class 5
won 0 OR 74 +3

Jack Nicholls

Travelled strongly - held up in rear - headway when not clear run over 1f out - soon switched left and in the clear - pushed along inside…
1st/8 30 Dec 2025 153 days ago

Wolverhampton (AW)
- 1m6f
- Standard
- Class 5
won 0 OR 71 -1

Jack Nicholls

Dwelt start - took keen hold - held up in rear - good headway from 2f out - led inside final 110yds - soon ridden - comfortably(op 11/4…
9th/12 3 Dec 2025 180 days ago

Kempton (AW)
- 2m
- Standard To Slow
- Class 2
btn 0.3 OR 72

Saffie Osborne

Took keen hold - towards rear - raced wide from over 3f out - no impression
3rd/10 8 Nov 2025 205 days ago

Wolverhampton (AW)
- 1m6f
- Standard
- Class 4
btn .5 OR 72 +4

Oliver Carmichael

In rear - smooth headway from over 2f out - led 1f out - jinked left inside final furlong - headed inside final 110yds - soon lost…
1st/5 28 Oct 2025 216 days ago

Wolverhampton (AW)
- 2m½f
- Standard
- Class 5
won 0 OR 68 -3

Oliver Carmichael

Held up in rear - good headway to lead 1f out - ran on well inside final furlong - comfortably(tchd 7/2)
6th/6 3 Oct 2025 241 days ago

Ascot
- 2m
- Good To Soft
- Class 3
btn 20 OR 71

David Egan

Towards rear but in touch with leaders - weakened 2f out(op 25/1)