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General Idea ch g 1985

Track Horse HorseTracker

HorseTracker

Track Horse HorseTracker

HorseTracker

General Idea ch g 1985

Sire

General Assembly (USA)

Dam

Idealist

Dam's Sire

Busted

Owner

Michael W J Smurfit

Trainer

Breeder

Last Win

Galway Wed, 28th Jul, 93 9/2Fav, A Maguire (11442 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Flat IRE

9

1

0

11%

€3,750

-7.20

Hurdle IRE

7

3

1

43%

€16,180

-2.51

Chase IRE

17

9

4

53%

€115,915

6.43

NHF IRE

2

2

0

100%

€4,900

1.60

Flat GB

1

0

0

0%

0

-1.00

Hurdle GB

1

0

0

0%

0

-1.00

Chase GB

4

0

1

0%

£10,329

-4.00

NHF SWE

1

1

0

100%

7,000

0.80

Under Rules Total

42

16

6

38%

-6.88

Form Figures

447-151162-1151F416111-1F5131U01421-32417024-7P/

Form Timeline

Form Figures - 447-151162-1151F416111-1F5131U01421-32417024-7P/

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

13Nov93 Che 20f Soft 5y+ HcapCh(50K)

11-10[8/1]10th of 15, 0 behind Bradbury Star

Change of Trainer D K Weld

18Mar93 Che 21f Good 6y+ S(35K)

11-7[5/2Fav]bf2nd of 7, hd behind Second Schedual

14Feb93 Leo 24f Yielding 5y+ S(75K)

12-0[3/1]3rd of 7, 0 behind Jodami

28Dec92 Leo 24f Yielding 5y+ S(50K)

11-11[9/4Fav]1st of 10, 2L to Cahervillahow

06Dec92 Pun 20f Soft 5y+ S(20K)

12-0[4/1]2nd of 9, hd behind Gold Options

Change of Trainer D K Weld

14Nov92 Che 20f Good 5y+ HcapCh(50K)

11-7(Incl 6lb penalty)[12/1]4th of 16, 0 behind Tipping Tim

08Nov92 Pun 18f Yielding 5y+ S(10K)

11-12[4/11Fav]1st of 5, 1L to Kingston Way

27Sep92 Cur 16f Soft 3y+ Hcap(20K)

8-2[20/1]13th of 17, 0 behind Sinntara

29Jul92 Gal 22f Good 4y+ HcapCh(40K)

12-0[2/1Fav]bfunseated rider in race won by The Gooser

15Jul92 Kil 20f Good 5y+ S(5K)

12-0[1/6Fav]1st of 6, 5L to Middle Diamond

30Apr92 Pun 16f Heavy 5y+ NovCh(30K)

12-0[1/1Fav]bf3rd of 8, 0 behind Classical Charm

21Apr92 Fai 18f Good to Yielding 5y+ S(20K)

11-7[1/1Fav]1st of 9, 7L to Second Schedual

05Apr92 Naa 16f Soft 4y+ Hcap(5K)

11-1[3/1Fav]bf5th of 14, 0 behind Nancy Myles

11Mar92 Che 24f Good 5y+ S(50K)

11-4[6/1]fell in race won by Miinnehoma

01Feb92 Leo 19f Good to Yielding 6y+ S(12K)

12-0[7/2]1st of 6, 10L to Second Schedual

29Dec91 Leo 19f Yielding 4y+ S(5K)

11-11[5/4Fav]1st of 10, 6L to Airy Mountain

26Dec91 Dow 20f Good 4y+ S(1K)

11-8[1/2Fav]1st of 8, 10L to Stigon

18Dec91 Fai 18f Yielding 5y+ NovCh(5K)

12-0[9/10Fav]1st of 16, 1L to Norton Ville

17Nov91 Leo 16f Yielding to Soft 3y+ Hcap(20K)

8-11[14/1]6th of 23, 0 behind Fortune And Fame

01Nov91 Clo 16f Soft 4y+ Mdn(4K)

9-7[4/5Fav]1st of 10, 8L to Lady Swinford

09Oct91 Gow 14f Yielding to Soft 3y+ F(4K)

9-5[12/1]4th of 8, 0 behind Sanndila

23Apr91 Pun 16f Good 4y+ H(20K)

12-0[3/1]fell in race won by Young Pokey

03Apr91 Fai 22f Good to Yielding 5y+ H(15K)

11-11[4/5Fav]1st of 10, 3L to Allezmoss

12Mar91 Che 16f Good to Soft 4y+ H

11-8[5/1]5th of 21, 0 behind Destriero

16Feb91 Leo 18f Soft to Heavy 5y+ H(4K)

11-11[4/9Fav]1st of 7, 6L to Mad Tom

02Feb91 Fai 18f Good to Yielding 5y+ MdnHdl(4K)

12-0[1/4Fav]1st of 11, 6L to Out Of Court

28Nov90 Naa 16f Yielding 4y+ H(4K)

11-0[7/2]2nd of 5, 35+L behind Grabel

22Jun90 Asc 22f Good to Soft 4y+ F

9-4[11/1]6th of 8, 0 behind Regal Reform

11May90 Pho 16f Good 4y+ NHF(10K)

12-3[4/5Fav]1st of 16, 5L to Granville Again

18Apr90 Fai 16f Yielding 4y+ NHF(4K)

12-0[1/2Fav]1st of 9, 12L to Done Instantly

03Mar90 Naa 16f Heavy 4y+ H(10K)

11-0[15/8Fav]bf5th of 10, 0 behind Grey Danube

17Feb90 Leo 16f Soft 5y+ NHF(3K)

11-5[11/10Fav]1st of 20, 2.5L to Bart Owen

Symbols Explained

ts² Tongue Strap vs² Visor hd² Hood es² Eye Shield ec² Eye Cover cp² Cheekpiece bl² Blinkers tt² Tongue Tie bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run srMentioned in Stewards Report in Results bbvBroke Blood Vessel

The superscript number on headgear bl² indicates number of times worn. A plus bl⁺ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl¹indicates first time.

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