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Horse profile

General Blackthorn (GB)

12yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2011) · Last trainer Norman G Crouch · Last owner Norman G Crouch
by General Gambul (GB) out of Miss Blackthorn (GB) (Homeboy)
4 runs · 3 courses · from May 2008
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Mar 2011 — 5,700 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2011 · 8th of 13 Last raced off OR 87
KTB Profile

General Blackthorn (GB) is yet to win from 4 starts. Best effort: 4th of 6 at Wincanton (May 2009).

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 89C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Wincanton, 7 May 2009 Official rating 87 at the last run, 20 Mar 2011

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 2 figures · best 89C · median 86.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m1———
Over 3m1———

Of 4 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 4 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
General Gambul (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 56 runs since Jan 2008 (5 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm300%−8.90 from 1
Good1100%−8.90 from 1
Good to Soft1200%−8.90 from 1
Soft15320%+11.10 from 1
Heavy15213.3%+4.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m1200%−8.9—
2m1f – 2m4f1200%−8.9—
2m5f – 3m19315.8%+6.90 from 2
Over 3m13215.4%+6.50 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Miss Blackthorn (GB) (Homeboy)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wincanton 2 0 0% −2.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr M Green 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr R Lee 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 1 0 0% −1.00
2009 2 0 0% −2.00
2008 1 0 0% −1.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2011 · 1 run
20 Mar 11+682d Newton Abbot Totnes And Bridgetown Races Company Novices' Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 21f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 8/13 18 11-5 8784C Mr M Green 66/1
2009 · 2 runs
07 May 09+79d Wincanton Bradfords Building Supplies Wessex Area Champion Hunters' Chase Class 4 · 25f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 9 11-5 —89C Mr M Green 40/1
17 Feb 09+285d Taunton Royal Devon Yeomanry Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 23f · Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-7 —— Mr M Green 50/1
2008 · 1 run
08 May 08 Wincanton Bradfords Building Supplies Wessex Champion Hunters' Chase Class 3 · 26.5f · Good To Firm · 5 ran PU/5 — 11-5 —— Mr R Lee 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has General Blackthorn won?
General Blackthorn (GB) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2008 and 2011.
Who trained General Blackthorn?
General Blackthorn (GB) was trained by Norman G Crouch on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 20 March 2011.
Who is General Blackthorn's sire?
General Blackthorn (GB) is by General Gambul (GB) out of Miss Blackthorn (GB), whose sire is Homeboy.
What is General Blackthorn's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 20 March 2011. That is also the highest on record.
What is General Blackthorn's sire's record?
General Gambul (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 56 runs since Jan 2008 (5 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from May 2008. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.