General Briar (IRE)
General Briar is 2 from 8 on turf, both wins at Class 4 level over 1m5f – 2m. He won the Theo's Charm Memorial Novices' Hurdle at Plumpton on soft ground in Dec 2025 and the Boyle Sports Daily Money Back Meetings Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle at Newbury on good to soft in Jan 2026 off an official rating of 116. He has raced four times at Plumpton for one win. Aged 7 at his last run in Apr 2026 he held up when finishing off an official rating of 118 in the BetGoodwin Sussex Champion Hurdle Handicap Hurdle at Plumpton.
- 2–8Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 3 (37.5%)Placed
- +6.75£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 1.55Fair A/E n=8 · 1.35 incl. margin
- 121Highest OR
- 58dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 115
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 116B | 108.5 | 1 · — |
| Good | 2 | 115B | 109 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 116B | 115 | 1 · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 101A | 100.5 | 2 · 101 / 100.5 |
Of 8 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 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 from 5 analysed runs
- Led 3 (60%) · 2 wins
- Held up 2 (40%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,807 runs since Jan 2008 (678 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +88.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 80 | 16 | 20% | +8.7 | — |
| Good | 1,519 | 186 | 12.2% | +0.9 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 1,210 | 133 | 11% | −0.3 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,885 | 214 | 11.4% | +0.1 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 776 | 86 | 11.1% | −0.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 336 | 22 | 6.5% | −4.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 71 | 8 | 11.3% | 0 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 249 | 8 | 3.2% | −8.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 493 | 64 | 13% | +1.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,570 | 192 | 12.2% | +0.9 | 2 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,961 | 200 | 10.2% | −1.1 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,224 | 153 | 12.5% | +1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 236 | 33 | 14% | +2.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Annual Invictus (IRE) (8 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m2f; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Annual Invictus (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Invictus (IRE) | 27 | 8 | 2m–3m | Class 1 |
| Fort Worth Texas (IRE) | 16 | 2 | 2m2f–2m6f | — |
| Blunder Buss (IRE) | 21 | 1 | 2m3½f | Class 3 |
| Lucky Rose (IRE) | 14 | 1 | 3m2f | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.25 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +10.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +10.75 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plumpton | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.25 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 2 | 50% | +10.75 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Gordon | 7 | 2 | 29% | +7.75 |
| Nico de Boinville | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +9.00 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.25 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 6 | 2 | 33% | +8.75 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Apr 26+29d | Plumpton | BetGoodwin Sussex Champion Hurdle Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - clumsy at the opening fence and slipped to last by the 5th - well off the pace when pulled up before 3 out | PU/14 | — | 10-11 | 118 | — | — | Nico de Boinville | 22/1 |
| 07 Mar 26+52d | Sandown | Betfair Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Sat close to the front pack - urged along three out - lost place approaching two out and eased to a halt | PU/18 | — | 10-10 | 121 | — | — | Freddie Gordon | 25/1 |
| 14 Jan 26+44d | Newbury | BOYLE Sports Daily Money Back Meetings Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Set the pace from the off - matched up by a rival at the 4th - pushed along and edged in front approaching 3 out before retaking command - driven out after 2 out - drifted to the left but stayed on strongly to the line for victory | 1/11 | 11-10 | 116 | 100A | 143A | Freddie Gordon | 11/1 | |
| 01 Dec 25+28d | Plumpton | Theo's Charm Memorial Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Set the pace from the start - pushed along approaching 2 out - kept finding more to the line and held on for the win | 1/8 | 11-0 | — | 101A | 133A | Freddie Gordon | 7/4 | |
| 03 Nov 25+45d | Plumpton | Roy Farley 80th Birthday Celebration Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Disputed the front early - moved back in command from the 8th - overtaken approaching the last - drifted left under pressure and unable to threaten winner then edged out of second close home | 3/7 | nk | 11-3 | — | 115B | 126B | Freddie Gordon | 7/2 |
| 19 Sep 25+151d | Newton Abbot | Bay Tree Cottage Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Set the pace early - driven approaching home turn then lost front spot late - lost footing on touchdown and came down at the final obstacle | F/6 | — | 11-1 | — | — | — | Freddie Gordon | 9/2 |
| 21 Apr 25+57d | Plumpton | BetGoodwin Free Bet On Nose Losers Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Shared front spot early - under pressure and overtaken 2f out - lost momentum in the closing stages to finish 6th | 6/7 | nse | 11-3 | — | 103B | 116B | Freddie Gordon | 5/1 |
| 23 Feb 25 | Fontwell | starsportsbet.co.uk Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Held up eagerly in 4th on the rail - improved to 3rd 6f out - lost ground a furlong from home - rallied into 2nd near the line but never able to challenge the winner | 2/7 | 3¾ | 11-4 | — | 116B | 120A | Freddie Gordon | 13/8F |
Quick answers
- How many races has General Briar (IRE) won?
- General Briar (IRE) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).
- Who trains General Briar (IRE)?
- General Briar (IRE) is trained by Chris Gordon, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 April 2026.
- Who is General Briar (IRE)'s sire?
- General Briar (IRE) is by Soldier of Fortune (IRE) out of Shantou Rose (IRE), whose sire is Shantou.
- What going does General Briar (IRE) prefer?
- General Briar (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is General Briar (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 118, from the run on 5 April 2026. The highest on record is 121.
- What is General Briar (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Soldier of Fortune (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,807 runs since Jan 2008 (678 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
- Who are General Briar (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Shantou Rose (IRE), General Briar (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Annual Invictus (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Annual Invictus (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m2f. As at Oct 2026.