François Doumen

François Doumen (born 11 June 1940) is a retired French racehorse trainer.

[2] His first successful outing in the UK was in 1987, winning the Boxing DayKing George VI Chase at Kempton with the 25-1 outsider Nupsala,[1] the first French horse to do so.

[2] He won the same race in 1991 and 1992 with The Fellow, who went on to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup for Doumen in 1994.

[1] Doumen was initially based at Maisons-Laffitte, and he subsequently moved to Lamorlaye and later Chantilly and Boucé, Orne.

[2] Doumen was successful in both flat and jump racing, and his most notable horses included The Fellow, Jim and Tonic and Baracouda.