General Principle (IRE)
General Principle (IRE) is 5 from 36, including a Grade 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the Hugh McMahon Memorial Novice Chase at Limerick (Mar 2017). Hasn't won since Apr 2018. Last raced off 127, 17lb below the career-high mark.
- 5–36Wins / Runs
- 13.9%Strike rate
- 12 (33.3%)Placed
- −8.27£1 level staken=36 at SP
- 0.99Fair A/E n=36 · 0.81 incl. margin
- 144Highest OR
- 61dAvg 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 120
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 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 9 | 117B | 108 | — |
| Soft | 8 | 125B | 87 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 114B | 111.5 | — |
| Good | 2 | 121B | 94.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 121B | 90.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 7 | 125B | 116 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 108B | 78.5 | — |
Of 31 runs looked at, 10 have no figure: did not complete (7) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 21 figures from 31 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 5,648 runs since Jan 2008 (363 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 124 | 14 | 11.3% | −0.9 | — |
| Good | 1,752 | 220 | 12.6% | +0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 980 | 121 | 12.3% | +0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 1,792 | 194 | 10.8% | −1.4 | 2 from 17 |
| Heavy | 967 | 137 | 14.2% | +2 | 3 from 12 |
| Standard (AW) | 33 | 1 | 3% | −9.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −12.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 19 | 0 | 0% | −12.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 14 | 0 | 0% | −12.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,213 | 146 | 12% | −0.2 | 2 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,898 | 243 | 12.8% | +0.6 | 1 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,967 | 229 | 11.6% | −0.6 | 1 from 12 |
| Over 3m | 535 | 69 | 12.9% | +0.7 | 1 from 13 |
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
8 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Saints And Sinners (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 2m½f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Bella Mana Mou (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saints And Sinners (IRE) | 25 | 6 | 2m½f–2m4½f | Class 3 |
| Wicked Willy (IRE) | 42 | 5 | 2m3½f–2m7½f | Class 2 |
| Bella Mana Mou (IRE) | 24 | 4 | 2m4f–3m | Class 1 |
| Avenging Ace (IRE) | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| Matts Legacy (IRE) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Economic Editor (IRE) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Heron Lady (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Bonjour Bella (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 17 | 2 | 12% | −13.20 |
| Heavy | 12 | 3 | 25% | +11.93 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 6 | 1 | 17% | +15.00 |
| Navan | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.60 |
| Gowran Park | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.47 |
| Leopardstown | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Naas | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Punchestown | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.80 |
| Cork (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 3m | 13 | 1 | 8% | +8.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 12 | 1 | 8% | −10.20 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.47 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 2 | 40% | −1.60 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B J Cooper | 10 | 3 | 30% | −5.27 |
| Jack Kennedy | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Sean O'Keeffe | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gavin Brouder | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ms L O'Neill | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| J J Slevin | 2 | 1 | 50% | +19.00 |
| David Mullins | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.00 |
| E O'Connell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robbie Power | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor McNamara | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Donagh Meyler | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Keith Donoghue | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Davy Russell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Liam McKenna | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 16 | 4 | 25% | −9.27 |
| Tongue tie | 11 | 1 | 9% | +10.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +16.00 |
| 2017 | 10 | 2 | 20% | −6.67 |
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.60 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 30 | 3 | 10% | −5.67 |
| Hurdle | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.60 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has General Principle won?
- General Principle (IRE) won 5 of 36 archived starts between 2015 and 2020, a strike rate of 13.9%. Placed 12 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained General Principle?
- General Principle (IRE) was trained by Gordon Elliott on the most recent run on record, at Fairyhouse on 29 November 2020.
- Who is General Principle's sire?
- General Principle (IRE) is by Gold Well (GB) out of How Provincial (IRE), whose sire is Be My Native.
- What going does General Principle prefer?
- General Principle (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 3 wins from 12 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is General Principle's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 127, from the run on 29 November 2020. The highest on record is 144.
- What is General Principle's sire's record?
- Gold Well (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 5,648 runs since Jan 2008 (363 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are General Principle's siblings?
- Out of How Provincial (IRE), General Principle (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Saints And Sinners (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Bella Mana Mou (IRE)). The wins came over 2m½f–3m. As at Oct 2026.