Trainers/Francois Nicolle

Francois Nicolle

France · FR

Jumps

Career Overview

Francois Nicolle is a horse trainer based in France, specialising in Jumps racing. From 3807 career runners, he has saddled 832 winners, at a 21.9% strike rate. He has earned £48.6M in prize money. He currently has 870 horses in his stable. His strongest record is at Compiegne (FR) (16w from 55r).

AI summary — career highlights, form & what to expect

Career Statistics

Win Rate

21.9%

Total Wins

832

Total Runs

3,807

Active Horses

870

Prize Money

£48.6M

Upcoming Entries

6 entries

Date	Time	Course	Race	Horse	Jockey	Dist	Going	Field
2026-10-17	1:33	Auteuil	Prix Orcada	Marinello	Tristan Lemagnen	22.0f	Very Soft	7
2026-10-17	12:58	Auteuil	Prix Isopani	Neuf Fois Sur Dix	Angelo Zuliani	18.0f	Very Soft	11
2026-10-17	2:15	Auteuil	Prix Prince D'ecouen - Grand Handicap D'automne	Loreley Des Places	Non Runner	21.5f	Very Soft	20
2026-10-17	4:18	Auteuil	Prix Heros Xii	Goliath Du Rheu	Angelo Zuliani	22.0f	Very Soft	10
2026-10-17	4:18	Auteuil	Prix Heros Xii	Lacokokeldy	Leo-Paul Brechet	22.0f	Very Soft	10
2026-10-17	5:28	Auteuil	Prix Ferdinand Riant	Lord Brett	Angelo Zuliani	22.0f	Very Soft	9

Recent Form

Season Performance

Win Rate % · Prize Money (£k) · Runs

20 seasons

Runs
Prize £k
Win Rate %

Recent Results

Last 20 runners

Date	Horse	Course	Race	Pos	Jockey	SP	Prize £
06 Oct	Mon Millesime (FR)	Auteuil (FR)	Prix Pierre Et Jean-marie Mercier	3	Lucas Zuliani	10/1	£6.9k
06 Oct	Nirvanafix (FR)	Auteuil (FR)	Prix Sapin	6	Louis Nomis	22/1	£0
06 Oct	Boystone (FR)	Auteuil (FR)	Prix Pierre Et Jean-marie Mercier	4	Kevin Nabet	10/1	£4.8k
03 Oct	Jump Up (FR)	Fontainebleau (FR)	Prix De La Table Du Roi	5	Tristan Lemagnen	9/2	£945
01 Oct	Marinello (FR)	Auteuil (FR)	Prix Fezensac	1	Tristan Lemagnen	28/1	£25.3k
30 Sept	Diamant Du Rheu (FR)	Compiegne (FR)	Prix Northerntown	5	Angelo Zuliani	100/30	£2.6k
30 Sept	Game Of Storm (FR)	Compiegne (FR)	Prix De La Gascogne (grade 3)	2	Kevin Nabet	11/4	£28.6k
30 Sept	Nikaria (FR)	Compiegne (FR)	Prix D'aix	7	Angelo Zuliani	12/1	£0
27 Sept	Blackbird (FR)	Craon (FR)	Prix Ici Mayenne (Prix Claude Rouget)	5	Bertrand Lestrade	11/8F	£1.3k
22 Sept	Kentucky Wood (FR)	Auteuil (FR)	Prix Richard Et Robert Hennessy (Grade 3)	7	Lucas Zuliani	12/1	£0
22 Sept	Hayden De Roche (FR)	Auteuil (FR)	Prix Kargal	4	Angelo Zuliani	12/1	£5k
18 Sept	Marinello (FR)	Moulins (FR)	Prix David Du Berlais	7	Angelo Zuliani	5/2	£0
15 Sept	Nirvanafix (FR)	Lyon Parilly (FR)	Prix Du Pic Du Midi	2	Louis Nomis	9/2	£5.3k
12 Sept	Eva De Roche (FR)	Auteuil (FR)	Prix Kerym	9	Angelo Zuliani	9/1	£0
09 Sept	Lacokokeldy (FR)	Compiegne (FR)	Prix The Stomp	6	Angelo Zuliani	17/2	£0
09 Sept	Game Of Storm (FR)	Compiegne (FR)	Prix The Stomp	4	Kevin Nabet	11/8F	£7.9k
09 Sept	Olympic Story (FR)	Compiegne (FR)	Prix The Stomp	3	Lucas Zuliani	10/1	£11.4k
07 Sept	Blanc Pain (FR)	Craon (FR)	Prix Ici Mayenne - Hotel De L'etoile (Prix Baron De Pierres)	3	Kevin Nabet	9/4	£3.6k
02 Sept	Monsieur Eddy (FR)	Toulouse (FR)	Prix De Gaillac	2	Megan Fox	11/2	£5.5k
30 Aug	L'enfant Jesus (FR)	Dieppe (FR)	Prix Pamphilos	4	Angelo Zuliani	3/1	£3.1k

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

Win % by course (rows) and distance band (columns). Min 1 run to show a cell.

Course	5f	6f	7f	1m	1m2f	1m4f+
Auteuil (FR)	—	—	—	—	—	22%
Compiegne (FR)	—	—	—	—	—	29%
Clairefontaine (FR)	—	—	—	—	—	14%
Enghien (FR)	—	—	—	—	—	20%
Newcastle	—	—	—	—	—	0%
Craon (FR)	—	—	—	—	—	0%
Pau (FR)	—	—	—	—	—	50%
Kempton	—	—	—	—	—	0%

Going Performance

Based on the 296 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.

Heavy

35W / 136R26%

Very Soft

25W / 125R20%

Soft

6W / 20R30%

Good To Soft

2W / 10R20%

Good

0W / 4R0%

Good To Firm

0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

Based on the 296 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.

Mile

0W / 1R0%

Middle

8W / 15R53%

Staying

60W / 280R21%

Course Specialists

Where this trainer wins most often (minimum 3 runners at a track).

#1Compiegne (FR)

16W / 55R29%

#2Auteuil (FR)

41W / 186R22%

#3Enghien (FR)

1W / 5R20%

#4Clairefontaine (FR)

2W / 14R14%

#5Newcastle

0W / 3R0%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

Jockey Partnerships

Most successful retained jockeys (minimum 3 rides).

#1Angelo Zuliani

28W / 115R24%

#2Kevin Nabet

11W / 41R27%

#3Gwen Richard

5W / 12R42%

#4Bertrand Lestrade

4W / 14R29%

#5Bryony Frost

3W / 10R30%

#6Olivier Subileau

2W / 6R33%

#7Clement Lefebvre

2W / 7R29%

#8Daryl Jacob

2W / 8R25%

#9Lucas Zuliani

2W / 12R17%

#10Brian Hughes

1W / 3R33%

Owner Partnerships

Top owners sending horses to this trainer (minimum 2 runners).

#1Ecurie Team Spirit Jacques Detre Et Al

10W / 28R36%

#2Alain Jathiere

10W / 39R26%

#3Simon Munir Isaac Souede

5W / 18R28%

#4Alain Jathiere Scea Hamel Stud Francois Nicolle

4W / 7R57%

#5Jacques Detre Detre Racing Ecurie Team Spirit

4W / 9R44%

#6Jacques Detre Ecurie Team Spirit Patrice Detre

3W / 6R50%

#7Renaud Lavillenie Ecurie Thierry Cypres Fils Et Al

3W / 9R33%

#8Mme Patrick Papot

3W / 15R20%

#9Detre Racing Jacques Detre Et Al

2W / 3R67%

#10Jacques Detre

2W / 4R50%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

296

Wins

Win Rate

23%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Jumps

Runs

293

Wins

Win %

23%

Place %

57%

Flat

Runs

Wins

Win %

33%

Place %

100%

Top Horses

Star horses ranked by career wins, then total prize money earned.

#1Game Of Storm (FR) (FR)

9W / 19R£504k

#2Kyrov (FR) (FR)

8W / 24R£545.7k

#3Sain D'Esprit (FR) (FR)

7W / 11R£446.1k

#4Olympic Story (FR) (FR)

5W / 10R£257.3k

#5Lecoeurdeshommes (FR) (FR)

4W / 15R£290.4k

#6Kentucky Wood (FR) (FR)

3W / 21R£477.9k

#7Lacokokeldy (FR) (FR)

3W / 9R£171.6k

#8La Marche Bleue (FR) (FR)

3W / 7R£166.1k

#9Japon (FR) (FR)

3W / 12R£151.1k

#10Echiquier (FR) (FR)

3W / 15R£90.6k

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

Prix Cambaceres - Grande Course de Haies des 3 ans (Hurdle) (3yo) (Turf)

Sain D'Esprit (FR) · Auteuil (FR) · 17 Nov 2024

£108.8k

Prix Cambaceres - Grande Course de Haies des 3 Ans (Hurdle) (3yo) (Turf)

Kyrov (FR) · Auteuil (FR) · 7 Nov 2021

£100.4k

Prix Jean Stern (Chase) (4yo) (Turf)

Kentucky Wood (FR) · Auteuil (FR) · 21 Apr 2024

£92k

Prix des Drags (Chase) (Turf)

Lecoeurdeshommes (FR) · Auteuil (FR) · 30 May 2026

£90k

Grand Steeple-Chase de Compiegne (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf)

Game Of Storm (FR) · Compiegne (FR) · 25 Oct 2025

£81.8k

Prix Romati (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf)

Game Of Storm (FR) · Compiegne (FR) · 7 May 2025

£56.2k

Prix de Chambly (Hurdle) (3yo Fillies) (Turf)

Olympic Story (FR) · Auteuil (FR) · 19 Sept 2024

£52.8k

Prix Journaliste (Chase) (Turf)

Game Of Storm (FR) · Compiegne (FR) · 1 Apr 2026

£50.9k

Prix d'Indy (Hurdle) (4yo) (Turf)

Sain D'Esprit (FR) · Auteuil (FR) · 2 Mar 2025

£50.2k

#10

Prix Lutteur III (Chase) (Listed Handicap) (Turf)

Lacokokeldy (FR) · Auteuil (FR) · 22 Mar 2026

£49.7k

Market Performance

Starting prices of winners — average, extremes, and distribution.

Avg Winner SP

5.3/1

Shortest Winner

0.3/1

Biggest Winner

28/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1

2/1–4/1

4/1–8/1

8/1–16/1

16/1+

Age Performance

Win rates by horse age, based on the current stable roster.

Active Stable Roster — Top 50 by rating

Horse	Form	OR	Wins	Runs	Prize £	Type
Sain D'Esprit (FR) (FR)	—	165	7	11	£446.1k	Jumps
Game Of Storm (FR) (FR)	—	165	9	19	£504k	Jumps
Kentucky Wood (FR) (FR)	—	162	3	21	£477.9k	Jumps
Duc De Roche (FR) (FR)	—	157	2	8	£174.3k	Jumps
Olympic Story (FR) (FR)	—	157	5	10	£257.3k	Jumps
Lecoeurdeshommes (FR) (FR)	—	155	4	15	£290.4k	Jumps
Kyrov (FR) (FR)	—	153	8	24	£545.7k	Jumps
Japon (FR) (FR)	—	153	3	12	£151.1k	Jumps
Nicos Invicta (FR) (FR)	—	146	1	7	£46.3k	Jumps
La Marche Bleue (FR) (FR)	—	143	3	7	£166.1k	Jumps
Lacokokeldy (FR) (FR)	—	140	3	9	£171.6k	Jumps
Raffles Flyer (FR) (FR)	—	137	1	3	£23.2k	Jumps
Navarrenx (FR) (FR)	—	137	1	10	£99.8k	Jumps
Hemevoici (FR) (FR)	—	136	1	13	£63.9k	Jumps
Echiquier (FR) (FR)	—	136	3	15	£90.6k	Jumps
Fingertips (FR) (FR)	—	135	3	8	£52.7k	Jumps
Mon Millesime (FR) (FR)	—	134	1	4	£48.5k	Jumps
Earl Of Shannon (FR) (FR)	—	134	1	7	£61k	Jumps
Loreley Des Places (FR) (FR)	—	133	0	2	£7.8k	Jumps
Boystone (FR) (FR)	—	132	1	2	£40.6k	Jumps
Blackbird (FR) (FR)	—	132	0	2	£2.5k	Jumps
Diamant Du Rheu (FR) (FR)	—	132	0	3	£15.2k	Jumps
Marinello (FR) (FR)	—	130	0	1	£3k	Jumps
Blanc Pain (FR) (FR)	—	129	0	2	£9.9k	Jumps
Matoudy (FR) (FR)	—	128	0	5	£11.1k	Jumps
Micawber (FR) (FR)	—	128	0	3	£9.5k	Jumps
Belle Gosse (FR) (FR)	—	127	0	2	£4.5k	Jumps
Marche Avant (FR) (FR)	—	126	0	2	£4k	Jumps
Lebrio Des Mottes (FR) (FR)	—	125	1	6	£81.9k	Jumps
Lolita Sei (FR) (FR)	—	123	0	1	£11.7k	Jumps
Tresor De L'Isle (FR) (FR)	—	98	1	9	£4.4k	Jumps
Porte D'Auteuil (FR) (FR)	—	—	0	3	£9.7k	Jumps
Nirvanafix (FR)	—	—			£0	Jumps
Springtale (FR) (FR)	—	—	0	2	£25.3k	Jumps
Quador Des Brosses (FR) (FR)	—	—	0	1	£1.5k	Jumps
Monsieur Eddy (FR)	—	—			£0	Jumps
Eva De Roche (FR)	—	—			£0	Jumps
Samsara Sei (FR) (FR)	—	—	0	2	£11k	Jumps
Chop Again (FR) (FR)	—	—	0	1	£3.9k	Jumps
Nikaria (FR)	—	—			£0	Jumps
Griffyn (FR) (FR)	—	—	1	1	£5.9k	Jumps
Ouragan Du Carcaud (FR) (FR)	—	—	0	1	£0	Jumps
Jump Up (FR)	—	—			£0	Jumps
L'enfant Jesus (FR)	—	—			£0	Jumps
Nirquille (FR)	—	—			£0	Jumps
Karstad (FR) (FR)	—	—	0	3	£6.5k	Jumps
Magic Chop (FR) (FR)	—	—	1	2	£6.4k	Jumps
Hayden De Roche (FR)	—	—			£0	Jumps
Scottland (FR) (FR)	—	—	0	1	£0	Jumps
Dadjal Du Bourg (FR) (FR)	—	—	1	2	£10.1k	Jumps

Trainer Profile

Francois Nicolle

Career Statistics

Upcoming Entries

Recent Form

Season Performance

Recent Results

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

Going Performance

Distance Performance

Course Specialists

Class Performance

Seasonality

Jockey Partnerships

Owner Partnerships

Surface Split

Turf

Flat vs Jumps

Top Horses

Biggest Wins

Market Performance

Age Performance

Active Stable Roster — Top 50 by rating

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