General Principle (IRE)
Owner: Gigginstown House Stud Trainer: G Elliott Sex: gelding Age: 12
Breeding: Gold Well / How Provincial (Be My Native)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 4 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
| Soft | 7 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 2 | |||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Yielding | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 2 | |||
| Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 41 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Feb 2021 | Punchestown | Soft | 3m 4f | 0 | The Big Dog | 9st 12lbs | of 21 | Reserve 2 | 0/0 |
| 30 Dec 2020 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m 6f 120y | 0 | Wishmoor | 11st 10lbs | of 10 | G Brouder | 0/0 |
| 29 Nov 2020 | Fairyhouse | Soft | 3m 5f | 0 | Court Maid | 10st 2lbs | PulledUp of 23 | S F O'Keeffe | 50/1 |
| waited with, soon towards rear, slightly impeded 12th and reminder, headway from 6 out, 10th and pushed along approaching 3 out, soon no impression, pulled up before 2 out | |||||||||
| 08 Nov 2020 | Navan | Soft to Heavy | 3m | 0 | The Jam Man | 10st 7lbs | PulledUp of 25 | E O'Connell | 80/1 |
| soon tracked leaders, 4th at 8th, slight mistakes 10th and next, bumped with rival 5 out, 2nd approaching straight, no extra from 3 out and pulled up last | |||||||||
| 01 Nov 2020 | Cork | Soft (Soft to Heavy in Places) | 3m 4f | 0 | Dromore Lad | 11st 1lbs | PulledUp of 19 | G Brouder | 25/1 |
| disputed lead early, prominent, 4th after 3rd, weakened and pulled up before 3 out | |||||||||
| 22 Mar 2020 | Downpatrick | Soft | 3m 4f 120y | 0 | Space Cadet | 11st 8lbs | 6 of 18 | S F O'Keeffe | 12/1 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, headway to lead 4 out, ridden before 2 out, headed before last, 3rd at last, weakened run-in | |||||||||
| 10 Mar 2020 | Cheltenham | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m 1f | 1 | The Conditional | 10st | of 24 | Non Runner | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 08 Mar 2020 | Naas | Yielding to Soft | 3m | 0 | Cap York | 10st 5lbs | 4 of 15 | G Brouder | 11/1 |
| led and disputed, headed 11th, ridden and improved to dispute lead 2 out, headed after last, no extra inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 18 Feb 2020 | Punchestown | Heavy | 3m 4f 80y | 0 | Ifyoucatchmenow | 10st 12lbs | 4 of 19 | R M Power | 14/1 |
| mid-division on inner, 6th 5 out, headway into 3rd 3 out, soon ridden, under pressure in 3rd entering straight, moderate 4th at last, no impression | |||||||||
| 23 Jan 2020 | Gowran Park | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m 1f | 0 | Total Recall | 10st 5lbs | 8 of 21 | C P McNamara | 33/1 |
| disputed lead early, headed 3rd, soon raced behind leaders, ridden in moderate 9th 3 out, soon no impression | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2019 | Leopardstown | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 3m 50y | 0 | Roaring Bull | 10st 13lbs | PulledUp of 31 | Ms L O'Neill | 50/1 |
| disputed, chased leaders after 3rd, slight mistake 6th, 4th halfway, ridden and no extra 3 out, weakened after next, pulled up before last | |||||||||
| 01 Dec 2019 | Fairyhouse | Soft | 3m 5f | 0 | Killer Miller | 11st 3lbs | PulledUp of 15 | J W Kennedy | 12/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd before 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out | |||||||||
| 22 Apr 2019 | Fairyhouse | Good to Yielding | 3m 5f | 0 | Burrows Saint | 10st 8lbs | PulledUp of 30 | D Meyler | 33/1 |
| chased leaders, not fluent 4th, 4th after 12th, 6th at 17th, 9th 5 out, weakened 4 out, pulled up 3 out | |||||||||
| 06 Apr 2019 | Aintree | Good to Soft | 4m 2f 74y | 1 | Tiger Roll | 10st 4lbs | Fell of 40 | J J Slevin | 33/1 |
| chased leaders to 18th, lost place when fell next | |||||||||
| 12 Mar 2019 | Cheltenham | Soft | 3m 1f | 1 | Beware The Bear | 11st 1lbs | PulledUp of 24 | J W Kennedy | 14/1 |
| in touch, blundered and lost place 15th, weakened after 3 out, behind when hampered and pulled up after last | |||||||||
| 10 Feb 2019 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 3m 4f 150y | 0 | Dounikos | 10st 9lbs | 3 of 17 | J W Kennedy | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders, dropped to mid-division at 5th, improved into 3rd 5 out, 3rd 2 out, ridden in 2nd entering straight, disputed lead at last, headed after last and no impression in winner, dropped to 3rd close home | |||||||||
| 24 Jan 2019 | Gowran Park | Soft (Yielding in places) | 3m 1f | 0 | Invitation Only | 10st 11lbs | 5 of 21 | J W Kennedy | 12/1 |
| rear of mid-division, headway after 4 out and pushed along to go 3rd next, no impression after 2 out and slightly hampered last, no extra run-in | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2018 | Leopardstown | Good to Yielding | 3m 100y | 0 | Auvergnat | 11st 4lbs | 9 of 27 | Ms L O'Neill | 33/1 |
| tracked leaders, 4th after 7th, one pace straight | |||||||||
| 25 Nov 2018 | Navan | Good | 3m | 0 | Tout Est Permis | 11st 4lbs | 15 of 28 | K M Donoghue | 25/1 |
| mid-division, 6th 4 out, ridden and no impression from next, slight mistake 2 out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 02 Apr 2018 | Fairyhouse | Heavy | 3m 5f | 0 | General Principle | 10st | 1 of 30 | J J Slevin | 20/1 |
| soon tracked leaders, 4th from 12th, effort straight, stayed on well run-in to lead at line | |||||||||
| 09 Mar 2018 | Leopardstown | Yielding (Soft in places) | 2m 5f 60y | 0 | Spider Web | 11st 9lbs | 6 of 10 | J W Kennedy | 5/1 |
| in rear, mistake 5th, no impression from 3 out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 04 Feb 2018 | Leopardstown | Soft | 2m 5f | 0 | Last Goodbye | 10st 11lbs | 4 of 22 | D N Russell | 10/1 |
| held up, 15th from 4th, slight mistake 10th, progress from before 2 out, chased leaders straight and no impression, kept on without threatening | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2017 | Leopardstown | Yielding (Soft in places) | 3m 100y | 0 | Anibale Fly | 11st | 12 of 31 | J W Kennedy | 16/1 |
| mid-division early, 13th at 7th, moderate 8th approaching 3 out, kept on same pace straight | |||||||||
| 26 Nov 2017 | Navan | Soft to Heavy | 3m | 0 | Mala Beach | 11st 1lbs | 7 of 22 | J W Kennedy | 6/1 |
| mid-division, 10th 5 out, ridden and no impression from 3 out | |||||||||
| 16 Nov 2017 | Clonmel | Soft to Heavy | 3m | 0 | Folsom Blue | 11st 9lbs | 4 of 14 | Liam McKenna | 12/1 |
| rear of mid-division, checked after 2nd, headway approaching 3 out and led before 2 out, ridden and headed last, no extra run-in | |||||||||
| 17 Apr 2017 | Fairyhouse | Good to Yielding | 3m 5f | 0 | Our Duke | 10st 5lbs | 5 of 33 | B J Cooper | 16/1 |
| soon mid-division, moderate 6th approaching 6 out, disputed moderate 4th approaching straight, one pace after | |||||||||
| 30 Mar 2017 | Limerick | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 3m | 1 | General Principle | 11st | 1 of 6 | B J Cooper | 4/5 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, slightly slow 6th, slight mistake 12th, 2nd from 3 out, on terms approaching straight, soon led, asserted between last 2, stayed on well run-in, comfortably | |||||||||
| 11 Mar 2017 | Gowran Park | Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | General Principle | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 6 | B J Cooper | 8/15 |
| chased leader, left in lead and well clear at 6th, reduced advantage 3 out, asserted again next, not extended, eased close home | |||||||||
| 26 Feb 2017 | Naas | Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Edwulf | 11st 7lbs | 6 of 10 | B J Cooper | 13/2 |
| settled behind leaders, slight mistake 2nd, closer in 4th halfway, lost place and pushed along 5 out, closer entering straight, challenged before 2 out, ridden and no extra 2 out, weakened before last | |||||||||
| 18 Feb 2017 | Gowran Park | Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Bachasson | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 13 | B J Cooper | 7/2 |
| led, joined from 7th, headed next, on terms again from 5 out until headed from 3 out, no impression and one pace from 2 out | |||||||||
| 26 Jan 2017 | Gowran Park | Soft | 2m | 0 | Great Field | 11st 12lbs | Fell of 13 | J W Kennedy | 11/4 |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and some progress into 2nd approaching straight, 2 lengths down when fell 3 out | |||||||||
| 07 Jan 2017 | Cork | Soft (Soft to heavy in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Uncle Danny | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 16 | J W Kennedy | 7/2 |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along approaching straight, went 2nd after 3 out but no impression on winner next, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 24 Nov 2016 | Thurles | Yielding | 2m 2f | 0 | Bellow Mome | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 12 | B J Cooper | 8/11 |
| tracked leaders, soon 4th, slight mistakes 4th and 5 out, closed from before next, pushed along to challenge in 2nd 2 out, no impression and one pace from last | |||||||||
| 12 Nov 2016 | Naas | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 3f | 0 | Road To Respect | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 19 | D J Mullins | 10/1 |
| mid-division, moderate 6th 4 out, soon ridden, went 4th 2 out, 4th at last, kept on without threatening in 3rd inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 12 Oct 2016 | Punchestown | Good | 2m | 0 | Some Plan | 11st 12lbs | of 5 | D N Russell | 0/0 |
| 27 Apr 2016 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 3m | 1 | Bellshill | 11st 10lbs | of 12 | B J Cooper | 0/0 |
| 28 Mar 2016 | Fairyhouse | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 1 | Sutton Place | 11st 4lbs | 6 of 8 | B J Cooper | 7/0 |
| tracked leaders, slight mistake 3rd, 3rd halfway, pushed along approaching 2 out, no impression in 5th and slow at last, no extra | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2016 | Navan | Soft to Heavy | 2m 7f | 0 | Mystical Knight | 11st 4lbs | 2 of 4 | B J Cooper | 4/0 |
| raced in 3rd, closed to challenge 3 out, soon led, strongly pressed from last, headed run-in, kept on well without matching winner | |||||||||
| 27 Feb 2016 | Navan | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | General Principle | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 11 | B J Cooper | 2/0 |
| tracked leaders, soon 5th, closer in 4th before straight, closed up and slight mistake 3 out, on terms approaching 2 out, gained narrow lead approaching last, pushed along briefly run-in, soon asserted | |||||||||
| 11 Mar 2015 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 1 | Moon Racer | 11st 5lbs | 11 of 24 | B J Cooper | 9/1 |
| mid-division, headway on outside over 3f out, soon one pace, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 01 Feb 2015 | Punchestown | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m | 0 | General Principle | 12st | 1 of 8 | D J Mullins | 1/1 |
| ran 5th, went 3rd halfway, travelled well to lead entering straight, drew clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly | |||||||||