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Horse profile

General Probus (GB)

10yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2024) · Last trainer Christian Williams · Last owner E G M Beard
by Geordieland (FR) out of Drop The Hammer (GB) (Lucky Story)
7 runs · 6 courses · from Dec 2019
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Jun 2024 — 864 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2024 New yard Last raced off OR 103
KTB Profile

General Probus ran seven times on turf between Dec 2019 and Jun 2024 without winning and placed once. His best effort came when second of eight at Ascot in Nov 2022. The gelding, aged 10 at his last run in Jun 2024, finished in the Bet Boost At bet365 Handicap Chase at Perth in Class 4 off an official rating of 103, which was 11 lb below his highest ever mark. That last run was his first for Christian Williams.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 125 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ludlow, 23 Nov 2020

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 6 figures · best 125A · median 81.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft3125A120—
Soft278B75.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f378B73—
2m5f – 3m2125A122.5—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 7 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 129A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 18 Nov 2022 Official rating 103 at the last run, 9 Jun 2024

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 6 figures · best 129A · median 117
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft3129A118—
Soft2117A113.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3117A110—
2m5f – 3m2129A123.5—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 7 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 · 6 figures from 7 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 11.8% of 712 runs since Jan 2008 (71 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−11.8—
Good to Firm17211.8%00 from 1
Good2072914%+2.2—
Good to Soft1872111.2%−0.60 from 3
Soft1802111.7%−0.10 from 2
Heavy78810.3%−1.50 from 1
Standard (AW)4237.1%−4.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−11.8—
1m – 1m1f10110%−1.8—
1m2f – 1m4f3213.1%−8.7—
1m5f – 2m2372811.8%00 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f196189.2%−2.60 from 3
2m5f – 3m1782614.6%+2.80 from 3
Over 3m571017.5%+5.7—

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
Drop The Hammer (GB) (Lucky Story)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Champagne Auction (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m3f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Champagne Auction (GB)1112m3f—
Captain Marco (GB)60——
Captain Probus (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Exeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00

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

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
David England 2 0 0% −2.00
Kieron Edgar 2 0 0% −2.00
Robert Dunne 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 1 0 0% −1.00
Fergus Gregory 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 1 0 0% −1.00
2022 1 0 0% −1.00
2020 4 0 0% −4.00
2019 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
Chase 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
09 Jun 24+569d Perth Bet Boost At bet365 Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good To Firm · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-11 103—— Robert Dunne 12/1
18 Nov 22+725d Ascot In The Paddock Ownership Day Series Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 2/8 1 11-5 106120A129A Sam Twiston-Davies 17/2
23 Nov 20+27d Ludlow Ludlow Brewery Andrea Walters Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4/9 hd 11-6 112125A118A Fergus Gregory 9/1
27 Oct 20+23d Bangor-on-Dee Smartplanner App Sponsor Oliver Greenall Racing Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Heavy · 13 ran 7/13 17 11-4 11461C100C David England 15/2
04 Oct 20+277d Uttoxeter Visit attheraces.com Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 4/12 1¼ 11-0 —85A117A David England 14/1
01 Jan 20+26d Exeter Racing Tv Extra Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 12 ran 9/12 3 11-3 —73C110C Kieron Edgar 16/1
06 Dec 19 Exeter British Stallion Studs EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 18 ran 4/18 1 10-12 —78B117A Kieron Edgar 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has General Probus (GB) won?
General Probus (GB) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2019 and 2024. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trained General Probus (GB)?
General Probus (GB) was trained by Christian Williams on the most recent run on record, at Perth on 9 June 2024.
Who is General Probus (GB)'s sire?
General Probus (GB) is by Geordieland (FR) out of Drop The Hammer (GB), whose sire is Lucky Story.
What is General Probus (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 103, from the run on 9 June 2024. The highest on record is 114.
What is General Probus (GB)'s sire's record?
Geordieland (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 712 runs since Jan 2008 (71 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are General Probus (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Drop The Hammer (GB), General Probus (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Champagne Auction (GB) (1). The wins came over 2m3f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 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.