General Officer
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General Officer is an 8yo from Ireland trained by D McCain Jnr, based at Cholmondeley. It is sired by the stallion Soldier Of Fortune out of the dam Oscar'swan. General Officer has won 5 races in its career so far. On 3rd Mar 2024 at Kelso, General Officer scored its most significant win to date, getting the money in the $10714 Bet365 Cyril Alexander Memorial Novices' Limited Handicap Chase. It has proven a profitable horse for the punters over the journey. If you had backed General Officer throughout its career you'd have achieved a 4% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ayr 19-Apr-24 4123m SOFT R4 , Winning Time: 05:24.730 | B S Hughes 70.8kg, Cd 0 | UPD (10) |
| Kelso 03-Mar-24 4346m SOFT R5 NvHcpCh $10,562 (of $10,714), Winning Time: 5:47.400, SP: 4/1 Tracked leaders, left 2nd at 2nd, every chance 3 out, led approaching next, ridden out | B S Hughes 71.7kg | 1 (5) |
| Musselburgh 04-Feb-24 4085m SOFT R1 NvHcpCh $2,990 (of $13,082), Winning Time: 5:15.300, SP: 10/3 Led early, tracked leaders, lost place after 9th, closed 4 out, mistake 3 out, weakened 2 out | B S Hughes 68.5kg 14.50L | 3 (6) |
| Aintree 26-Dec-23 4005m SOFT R6 NvHcpCh $7,176 (of $15,945), Winning Time: 5:37.480, SP: 7/2 Prominent, pressed leader from 8th, tracked front pair 10th, pushed along before 3 out, went clear with winner after 2 out , kept on and every chance until no extra run-in | B S Hughes 69.9kg 3.00L | 2 (6) |
| Doncaster 02-Dec-23 3850m GOOD R5 NvHcpCh $4,859 (of $4,928), Winning Time: 04:41.320, SP: 9/4 Tracked leaders, chased leader omitted 3 out, led omitted 2 out, soon clear, comfortable(all fences in straight omitted plus water 9th) | B S Hughes 76.2kg | 1 (5) |
| Aintree 29-Oct-23 3178m SOFT R6 NvHcpCh $4,131 (of $8,978), Winning Time: 04:03.580, SP: 9/2 Led, headed 9th, ridden along in second after 3 out, kept on same pace from 2 out, no match for impressive winner | B S Hughes 68kg 12.00L | 2 (5) |
| Hexham 06-Oct-23 3139m SOFT R5 NvHcpCh $2,880 (of $6,258), Winning Time: 4:33.100, SP: 6/4 Close up, led after 6th, headed 9th, disputed again after 2 out, ridden when headed before last, rallied to chase leader run-in, kept on but always held near finish | B S Hughes 76.7kg 2.75L | 2 (7) |
| Kelso 05-Mar-23 3643m SOFT R3 NvH (of $28,475), Winning Time: 04:20.320, SP: 25/1 Prominent, not fluent 3 out, soon pushed along, dropped to rear 2 out, tailed off approaching last | S Quinlan 72.1kg, Cd 0 22.75L | 7 (11) |
| Musselburgh 06-Feb-23 3130m GOOD R3 NvH $4,784 (of $10,406), Winning Time: 03:40.760, SP: 7/4 Led, joined 3rd, led again soon after 4 out, ridden 2 out, headed next, kept on one pace | B S Hughes 74.4kg 4.75L | 2 (5) |
| Catterick 12-Jan-23 3882m HEAVY R4 NvHNHFNHF $2,007 (of $4,357), Winning Time: 05:03.030, SP: 13/8 Led, ridden 2 out, pressed approaching next, headed towards finish | B S Hughes 75.3kg 1.00L | 2 (6) |
| Musselburgh 05-Dec-22 3130m SOFT R2 NvH $3,268 (of $3,268), Winning Time: 03:52.850, SP: 1/5 Not fluent 1st, made all, 3 lengths ahead at the last, kept up to work run in, unchallenged | B S Hughes 73kg | 1 (7) |
| Musselburgh 03-Nov-22 3130m SOFT R3 MdH $3,812 (of $3,812), Winning Time: 04:03.300, SP: 6/5 Made all, clear when awkward 3 out, went further clear before next, stayed on strongly, unchallenged | B S Hughes 71.7kg | 1 (10) |
| Carlisle 13-Oct-22 3450m GOOD R7 CL5NHF $564 (of $4,500), Winning Time: 04:24.220, SP: 3/1 Chased leaders on inside, led 5f out, headed and edged left over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home | B S Hughes 70.8kg 4.50L | 3 (8) |
| Tinahely 27-Feb-22 4828m SOFT CLMd (of $2,451), SP: 5/1 Tr ldrs, 5th 1/2way, 4th bef 4out, went 3rd aftr 3out, rdn bef str, 2nd bef 2out, jnd ldr aftr last, ld cl hm | M J W Kenny 77.1kg | 1 (11) |
| Kirkistown 12-Feb-22 4828m SOFT CLMd (of $2,451), SP: 4/1 Pr, 2l adv 1/2way, jnd 4out, rdn aftr 2out in 3rd, 2l dwn when b mstk last, no ex run-in, ko | M J W Kenny 77.1kg 3.75L | 3 (10) |
| Lingstown 28-Nov-21 4828m SOFT CLMd (of $2,451), SP: 6/1 Chsd lrds, 5th 1/2way, drpd twrds rr aftr 4out, went 7th aftr 2out & rdn, 5th at last, ko to 4th cl hm | J W Kenny 74.8kg, Cd 0 5.00L | 4 (12) |
| Damma House 07-Nov-21 4828m GOOD CLMd (of $2,451), SP: 5/2 In rr, last 1/2way, went 7th aftr 4out but sltly detd, rdn appr 3out in rr, no ex appr str, ko bhnd | B O'neill 74.8kg, Cd 0 26.25L | 5 (9) |