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Horse profile

General Counsel (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2021) · Last trainer P A Fahy · Last owner Clipper Logistics Group Ltd
by Shantou (USA) out of Josephine Cullen (IRE) (Daggers Drawn)
6 runs · 4 courses · from Apr 2019
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Dec 2021 — 1,781 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2021
KTB Profile

General Counsel (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 16 at Limerick (Dec 2019).

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 132 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Limerick, 28 Dec 2019

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 →

Jumps 5 figures · best 161B · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good299B54.5—
Soft1———
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m299B54.5—
1m5f – 2m2132B112—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 118A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cork, 8 May 2021

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 5 figures · best 143A · median 118
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good2118A111.5—
Soft1———
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m2118A111.5—
1m5f – 2m2142A127.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 6 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
Shantou (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,824 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+36.4—
Good to Firm1583220.3%+6.7—
Good2,28931113.6%00 from 2
Good to Soft1,43017612.3%−1.30 from 1
Soft2,61136313.9%+0.30 from 2
Heavy1,28317813.9%+0.30 from 1
Standard (AW)5159.8%−3.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−13.6—
1m – 1m1f1100%−13.6—
1m2f – 1m4f6269.7%−3.9—
1m5f – 2m2,03027613.6%00 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f2,71137813.9%+0.30 from 1
2m5f – 3m2,33933414.3%+0.70 from 3
Over 3m6687210.8%−2.8—

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
Josephine Cullen (IRE) (Daggers Drawn)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Where's Me (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
B J Cooper 2 0 0% −2.00
Richard Deegan 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny Mullins 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr P W Mullins 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 4 0 0% −4.00
2019 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00
NH Flat 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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2021 · 4 runs
11 Dec 21+14d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Supporting Irishinjuredjockeys.com Beginners Chase 21f · Yielding To Soft · 13 ran F/13 — 11-11 —— Richard Deegan 200/1
27 Nov 21+182d Fairyhouse Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Beginners Chase 21f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 2 12-0 10C105C Danny Mullins 40/1
29 May 21+21d Punchestown Ladbrokes Home Of The Odds Boost Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 16.5f · Soft · 25 ran 6/25 3½ 12-0 92B113A B J Cooper 4/1
08 May 21+497d Cork Fermoy Maiden Hurdle 24f · Good · 14 ran 4/14 2 12-0 99B118A B J Cooper 10/3
2019 · 2 runs
28 Dec 19+251d Limerick Future Ticketing Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 16 ran 2/16 nk 11-4 132B142A Brian Hayes 4/1
21 Apr 19 Cork Jim Ryan Racecourse Services (Pro/Am) Flat Race 19f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 2/18 ½ 12-0 161B143A Mr P W Mullins 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has General Counsel won?
General Counsel (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2019 and 2021. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained General Counsel?
General Counsel (IRE) was trained by P A Fahy on the most recent run on record, at Fairyhouse on 11 December 2021.
Who is General Counsel's sire?
General Counsel (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Josephine Cullen (IRE), whose sire is Daggers Drawn.
What is General Counsel's sire's record?
Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,824 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
Who are General Counsel's siblings?
Out of Josephine Cullen (IRE), General Counsel (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2019. 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.