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Horse profile

General Melchett (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2011) · Last trainer Giles Smyly · Last owner David Maxwell
by Broadway Flyer (USA) out of Kept In The Dark (GB) (Kemal)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Feb 2011
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Mar 2011 — 5,688 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2011 · 2nd of 8
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Feb 2011 and Mar 2011, the last of them as a 4yo gelding. Finished 2 of 8 at Bangor-on-Dee last time. By Broadway Flyer (USA), whose progeny in our archive have won 11% of 743 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 21 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 121A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Bangor-on-Dee, 26 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 121A · median 120
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m2121A120—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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
Broadway Flyer (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 743 runs since Jan 2008 (68 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−11—
Good to Firm4224.8%−6.2—
Good2202812.7%+1.70 from 1
Good to Soft1101513.6%+2.60 from 1
Soft2202310.5%−0.5—
Heavy143149.8%−1.2—
Standard (AW)400%−11—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f200%−11—
1m5f – 2m2012110.4%−0.60 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f2763010.9%−0.1—
2m5f – 3m2052411.7%+0.7—
Over 3m59711.9%+0.9—

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
Kept In The Dark (GB) (Kemal)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Cappacurry Dawn (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m6f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cappacurry Dawn (IRE)1112m6f—
Jambo Jack (IRE)90——
Lieutenant George (IRE)30——
Tommy Doc (IRE)10——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt KTB Jockey SP
26 Mar 11+42d Bangor-on-Dee North East Wales Unison Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 shd 10-7 121A Tom Molloy 9/2
12 Feb 11 Warwick Bet On Live Rugby At totesport.com Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 14f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 3/16 5 10-4 119A Tom Molloy 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has General Melchett (IRE) won?
General Melchett (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2011. Placed 2 times in total (100% of starts).
Who trained General Melchett (IRE)?
General Melchett (IRE) was trained by Giles Smyly on the most recent run on record, at Bangor-on-Dee on 26 March 2011.
Who is General Melchett (IRE)'s sire?
General Melchett (IRE) is by Broadway Flyer (USA) out of Kept In The Dark (GB), whose sire is Kemal.
What is General Melchett (IRE)'s sire's record?
Broadway Flyer (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 743 runs since Jan 2008 (68 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are General Melchett (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Kept In The Dark (GB), General Melchett (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Cappacurry Dawn (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2011. 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.