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Horse profile

General Direction (IRE)

2yo colt (at last run, Oct 2012) · Last trainer Reginald Roberts · Last owner John James Feane
by Lawman (FR) out of Pivotal Role (GB) (Pivotal)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Sep 2012
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Oct 2012 — 5,104 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2012 · 1st of 8 Won last time out Won at Catterick
KTB Profile

General Direction (IRE) is 1 from 3, the win coming at Class 6 level. Won last time out at Catterick (Class 6).

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 6

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 93A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Naas, 21 Oct 2012

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 →

Flat 3 figures · best 93A · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft1———
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f293A91—
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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

Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 9,418 runs since Jan 2008 (730 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm40615%+6.1—
Good to Firm1,2551249.9%+1—
Good2,1651898.7%−0.2—
Good to Soft1,1751058.9%00 from 1
Soft1,5541368.8%−0.11 from 1
Heavy526458.6%−0.30 from 1
Standard (AW)2,7032348.7%−0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4024310.7%+1.80 from 1
6f – 7f2,6462529.5%+0.61 from 2
1m – 1m1f2,4752188.8%−0.1—
1m2f – 1m4f2,2891958.5%−0.4—
1m5f – 2m1,076938.6%−0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f416337.9%−1—
2m5f – 3m9633.1%−5.8—
Over 3m18211.1%+2.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Sheriff Of Nawton (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Ayutthaya (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Sheriff Of Nawton (IRE)3367f–1m4fClass 4
Ayutthaya (IRE)2047f–1m2fClass 3
Beadlam (IRE)2647f–1m½fClass 6
Crown Command (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 1 1 100% +1.75
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 1 1 100% +1.75

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Catterick 1 1 100% +1.75
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 2 1 50% +0.75
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ronan Whelan 2 0 0% −2.00
Paul Mulrennan 1 1 100% +1.75

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 KTB Jockey SP
30 Oct 12+9d Catterick catterickbridge.co.uk Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 9-3 89A Paul Mulrennan 7/4F
21 Oct 12+37d Naas Tifrums E.B.F. (C & G) Maiden 6f · Heavy · 12 ran 2/12 4 9-2 93A Ronan Whelan 20/1
14 Sep 12 Down Royal Lunn's European Breeders Fund Maiden 5f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 9/10 1¼ 9-0 32A Ronan Whelan 3/1F

Quick answers

How many races has General Direction (IRE) won?
General Direction (IRE) won 1 of 3 archived starts in 2012, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 2 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trained General Direction (IRE)?
General Direction (IRE) was trained by Reginald Roberts on the most recent run on record, at Catterick on 30 October 2012.
Who is General Direction (IRE)'s sire?
General Direction (IRE) is by Lawman (FR) out of Pivotal Role (GB), whose sire is Pivotal.
What is General Direction (IRE)'s sire's record?
Lawman (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 9,418 runs since Jan 2008 (730 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are General Direction (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Pivotal Role (GB), General Direction (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Sheriff Of Nawton (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Ayutthaya (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2012. 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.