Western General
(IRE)About
Western General is a 7yo ch unknown from Ireland trained by J Tizzard, who is based at Sherborne. It is sired by the stallion Valirann out of the dam Shocona. Western General has managed to win 4 races in its career so far. On 9th Mar 2025 at Hereford, Western General scored its most significant win to date, getting the money in the $14755 Cl3 Hcpch. It has proven a profitable horse for the punters over the journey. If you had backed Western General throughout its career you'd have achieved a 59% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hereford 09-Mar-25 m R2 CL3 HcpCh $7,922 (of $14,755), Winning Time: 03:57.780, SP: 16/5 | J Tudor 75.3kg | 1 (5) |
| Wincanton 16-Feb-25 3153m SOFT R5 HcpCh $5,413 (of $5,413), Winning Time: 4:12.350, SP: 3/1 Led until 2nd, chased leader, led again before 3 out, clear before next, stumbled on landing last, stayed on strongly | F Gingell 76.2kg | 1 (6) |
| Exeter 01-Jan-25 3866m SOFT R2 NvHcpCh $303 (of $5,281), Winning Time: 5:14.630, SP: 11/2 Handy on inner, lost position before 4 out, pushed along and beaten before 3 out | B Powell 76.2kg, Cd 0 22.75L | 5 (5) |
| Chepstow 22-Nov-24 3228m SOFT R2 NvHcpCh $1,081 (of $4,700), Winning Time: 03:56.100, SP: 9/2 Tracked leader, slowed into 3rd, lost 2nd at 7th, handy 3rd, 2nd again home turn until after 5 out, 2nd again home turn until 4 out, no extra in 3rd | H Cobden 75.8kg 9.00L | 3 (8) |
| Newton Abbot 31-Oct-24 3287m HEAVY R2 HcpCh $5,624 (of $5,624), Winning Time: 4:19.720, SP: 6/4 Tracked leader, led home turn, good jump and asserted 2 out, pushed along and in command before last, coasted home run-in, comfortably (open ditch and water jump omitted both circuits) | B Powell 71.7kg | 1 (5) |
| Ffos Las 07-May-24 3218m SOFT R6 HcpCh $541 (of $4,700), Winning Time: 04:06.930, SP: 5/1 Held up, headway 4 out, ridden to go 3rd 2 out, weakened run in | B Powell 77.1kg, Cd 0 11.50L | 4 (11) |
| Taunton 11-Apr-24 3229m SOFT R4 HcpCh $3,232 (of $7,024), Winning Time: 4:10.840, SP: 7/1 Off the pace in 4th, good headway out wide home turn, disputing 2nd when left outright 2nd 3 out, led after next, over 2 lengths ahead when mistake last, ridden and narrowly headed run-in, rallied strongly near finish, just failed | J Tudor 75.3kg 0.15L | 2 (11) |
| Exeter 01-Feb-24 3866m SOFT R6 HcpCh (of $5,677), Winning Time: 5:03.810, SP: 14/1 Towards rear, headway when bad mistake 4 out, weakened next | B Powell 77.1kg, Cd 0 37.50L | 10 (14) |
| Exeter 01-Jan-24 3866m HEAVY R1 NvHcpCh (of $5,545), Winning Time: 5:07.510, SP: 7/2 Tracked leaders, not fluent 7th, mistake next, soon in rear, behind when pulled up 4 out | B Powell 74.4kg, Cd 0 | UPD (7) |
| Plumpton 07-Nov-23 4127m SOFT R4 HcpH (of $18,484), Winning Time: 05:02.290, SP: 3/1 Led, headed 4 out, tracked winner, pushed along 4 out, ridden next, weakened approaching last | S Bowen 66.7kg, Cd 0 9.25L | 6 (8) |
| Newton Abbot 08-Apr-23 3721m SOFT R5 MdHNHFNHF $4,955 (of $4,955), Winning Time: 4:56.180, SP: 1/3 Raced keenly, made all, ridden and faced challenge approaching 2 out, ran on well, always doing enough | H Kimber 72.6kg | 1 (11) |
| Taunton 14-Mar-23 3313m SOFT R5 HcpH $2,308 (of $5,017), Winning Time: 4:18.290, SP: 5/2 Handy, led 2 out, ridden and hard pressed last, headed flat and could not go pace of winner, kept on | B Powell 73kg 1.00L | 2 (11) |
| Exeter 01-Jan-23 3722m HEAVY R4 MdHNHFNHF $456 (of $3,961), Winning Time: 4:50.300, SP: 9/2 Chased leaders, pushed along home turn, ridden and went remote 4th before the last | D Noonan 72.6kg, Cd 0 16.25L | 4 (18) |
| Exeter 15-Nov-22 3365m GOOD R3 NvH $1,882 (of $4,084), Winning Time: 04:07.820, SP: 7/1 Handy, pushed along and could not go pace of leader 3 out, plugged on in 2nd thereafter, not fluent last, promising | T Scudamore 69.9kg 13.00L | 2 (15) |
| Knockanard 13-Feb-22 3218m SOFT Md (of $4,084), SP: 4/1 Ld/disp on outer, mstk 5th, cl 2nd aftr 3out, no ch with easy wnr bef last & drpd to 3rd over 50 yards out | P A King 74.8kg 10.50L | 3 (7) |