Horse profile
General Knowledge (USA)
by Diesis (GB) out of Reams of Verse (USA) (Nureyev)
25 runs · 16 courses · from Jul 2006
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Jul 2008 — 6,680 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2008 · 9th of 9
3 wins · Kempton (AW), Folkestone & Chantilly (FR)
Last raced off OR 62
KTB Profile
General Knowledge (USA) is 3 from 25. Hasn't won since Nov 2007. All 3 wins have come over 1m – 1m1f. Last raced off 62, 32lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 25 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 32lb off peak
- 3–25Wins / Runs
- 12%Strike rate
- 4 (16%)Placed
- −14.50£1 level staken=25 at SP
- 1.22Fair A/E n=23 · 1.12 incl. margin
- 94Highest OR
- 30dAvg 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.
Official rating62↓ 32lb off peak
62
62–94
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
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
Diesis (GB)
Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 995 runs since Jan 2008 (76 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 15.4% from 123. Weakest on soft going: 4.3% from 188. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.9% from 160.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 175 | 17 | 9.7% | −0.6 | 1 from 7 |
| Good | 252 | 30 | 11.9% | +1.6 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 123 | 19 | 15.4% | +5.1 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 188 | 8 | 4.3% | −6 | — |
| Heavy | 62 | 6 | 9.7% | −0.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 188 | 21 | 11.2% | +0.9 | 1 from 11 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 17 | 3 | 17.6% | +7.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 109 | 13 | 11.9% | +1.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 160 | 11 | 6.9% | −3.4 | 3 from 15 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 278 | 34 | 12.2% | +1.9 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 223 | 25 | 11.2% | +0.9 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 129 | 10 | 7.8% | −2.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 64 | 6 | 9.4% | −0.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 15 | 0 | 0% | −10.3 | — |
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
Reams of Verse (USA) (Nureyev)
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Many Volumes (USA) (4 wins).
The wins came over 1m2f–1m3f; the highest grade won is Listed (Many Volumes (USA)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Many Volumes (USA) | 18 | 4 | 1m2f–1m3f | Listed |
| World Domination (USA) | 7 | 1 | 1m3f | Class 4 |
| Septenarius (USA) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 11 | 1 | 9% | −7.25 |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.25 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −7.25 |
| Class 6 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.25 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.75 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Folkestone | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
| Sandown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 15 | 3 | 20% | −4.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Eddery | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Seb Sanders | 4 | 2 | 50% | +3.50 |
| T Quinn | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Graham Lee | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tom Siddall | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hayley Turner | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Michael Hills | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oscar Urbina | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Kingscote | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ted Durcan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fergus Sweeney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Barry Fenton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Maxime Guyon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stephane Pasquier | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 20 | 2 | 10% | −12.50 |
| None | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2007 | 18 | 2 | 11% | −10.50 |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 20 | 3 | 15% | −9.50 |
| Hurdle | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Jul 08+59d | Brighton | betterbet.com Handicap | 9/9 | 17 | 9-11 | 62 | 55C | Paul Eddery | 12/1 |
| 09 May 08+15d | Lingfield (AW) | Ashdown Forest Handicap | 10/10 | 7 | 8-13 | 64 | 40C | Paul Eddery | 14/1 |
| 24 Apr 08+13d | Southwell (AW) | Southwell Golf Club Handicap | 5/6 | 8 | 8-11 | 66 | 49C | Paul Eddery | 8/1 |
| 11 Apr 08+149d | Wolverhampton (AW) | wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk Handicap | 4/5 | 1½ | 8-5 | 70 | 58B | Paul Eddery | 28/1 |
| 14 Nov 07+11d | Kempton (AW) | Reuters First For News Claiming Stakes | 9/14 | shd | 9-7 | 70 | 65C | T Quinn | 10/1 |
| 03 Nov 07+7d | Kempton (AW) | Surrey Herald Claiming Stakes | 1/11 | 9-6 | 75 | 69C | Seb Sanders | 11/4 | |
| 27 Oct 07+14d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Ladbrokes - Serious About Service Handicap | 10/10 | ¾ | 9-6 | 75 | 33C | Seb Sanders | 14/1 |
| 13 Oct 07+11d | Kempton (AW) | Digibet Sports Betting Claiming Stakes | 6/12 | nk | 9-11 | 70 | 67C | T Quinn | 20/1 |
| 02 Oct 07+23d | Sedgefield | Sendrig Construction Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) | 5/13 | 6 | 10-12 | 93 | 84C | Graham Lee | 9/1 |
| 09 Sep 07+13d | Stratford | Firs Garage Hook Norton Mitsubishi Outlander Novices' Hurdle (Div II) | F/10 | — | 10-12 | — | — | Graham Lee | 7/1 |
| 27 Aug 07+21d | Huntingdon | Maxine Lester Residential Lettings Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) | 7/14 | 6 | 10-13 | — | 85C | Tom Siddall | 12/1 |
| 06 Aug 07+18d | Newton Abbot | Design At Arkle Print Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) | UR/11 | — | 10-8 | — | — | Tom Siddall | 5/1 |
| 19 Jul 07+42d | Folkestone | Racecourse Of Kent Handicap | 9/9 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 80 | 59C | Michael Hills | 25/1 |
| 07 Jun 07+19d | Sandown | IG Index Mile Handicap | 15/15 | 12 | 9-0 | 82 | 53C | Oscar Urbina | 50/1 |
| 19 May 07+16d | Newmarket | betdirect.com Handicap | 10/13 | 2½ | 8-4 | 82 | 48C | Richard Kingscote | 12/1 |
| 03 May 07+5d | Folkestone | John Smith's Handicap | 1/6 | 9-2 | 75 | 78C | Seb Sanders | 11/4 | |
| 28 Apr 07+12d | Sandown | Betfredbingo Flat V Jump Jockeys Handicap | 2/12 | ½ | 11-1 | 75 | 77C | Seb Sanders | 20/1 |
| 16 Apr 07+46d | Windsor | Coral Backing The NSPCC Handicap | 10/13 | nk | 8-12 | 78 | 55C | Ted Durcan | 33/1 |
| 01 Mar 07+12d | Lingfield (AW) | Go Pontin's Handicap (Div 2) | 7/9 | 3 | 8-13 | 80 | 57C | Richard Hughes | 14/1 |
| 17 Feb 07+21d | Lingfield (AW) | Michael O'Donovan Memorial Handicap | 9/16 | hd | 8-13 | 82 | 67C | Hayley Turner | 33/1 |
| 27 Jan 07+7d | Lingfield (AW) | Bonusprint.com Handicap | 6/7 | 2½ | 8-6 | 87 | 55C | Hayley Turner | 33/1 |
| 20 Jan 07+22d | Lingfield (AW) | totesport 0800 221 221 Handicap | 10/10 | 19 | 8-10 | 94 | 44C | Fergus Sweeney | 14/1 |
| 29 Dec 06+148d | Newbury | Stan James Farewell To Pauline Mason Juvenile Novices' Hdle | 13/16 | 3 | 10-12 | — | 90C | Barry Fenton | 20/1 |
| 03 Aug 06+25d | Deauville (FR) | Prix du Mont de Vigne (Straight) | 2/3 | hd | 8-10 | — | — | Maxime Guyon | 6/4F |
| 09 Jul 06 | Chantilly (FR) | Prix de Saint - Maximin (Unraced) | 1/3 | 9-2 | — | — | Stephane Pasquier | 2/1F |
Quick answers
- How many races has General Knowledge (USA) won?
- General Knowledge (USA) won 3 of 25 archived starts between 2006 and 2008, a strike rate of 12%. Placed 4 times in total (16% of starts).
- Who trained General Knowledge (USA)?
- General Knowledge (USA) was trained by Gavin Blake on the most recent run on record, at Brighton on 7 July 2008.
- Who is General Knowledge (USA)'s sire?
- General Knowledge (USA) is by Diesis (GB) out of Reams of Verse (USA), whose sire is Nureyev.
- What going does General Knowledge (USA) prefer?
- General Knowledge (USA) has the best record on good to 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 Knowledge (USA)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 62, from the run on 7 July 2008. The highest on record is 94.
- What is General Knowledge (USA)'s sire's record?
- Diesis (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 995 runs since Jan 2008 (76 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 15.4% from 123. Weakest on soft going: 4.3% from 188. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.9% from 160.
- Who are General Knowledge (USA)'s siblings?
- Out of Reams of Verse (USA), General Knowledge (USA) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Many Volumes (USA) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Many Volumes (USA)). The wins came over 1m2f–1m3f. As at Oct 2026.