General Assembly
General Assembly is a 5-year-old that has won 4 of its 31 races overall — roughly 1 win in every 8 attempts — but the horse runs hot and cold depending on where it's racing. At Class 5 level, where most of its races happen, it wins about 1 in every 6 times out (3 wins from 18 races), which is solid form for that tier. Drop it into higher company and the win rate tumbles to just 13 percent across all races, suggesting it has a ceiling.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Clare Hobson Racing Partnership
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
32.3%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The really telling detail is the drought. General Assembly won at Chelmsford on 6 November 2025 and has not crossed the line first since — that is 10 months without a victory. In its last six races, it has managed two minor placings: a fourth and a second, most recently. That pattern of occasional showings with long stretches of nothing suggests a horse that still has ability but struggles with consistency, or perhaps one whose best days came earlier in its career. Clare Hobson's yard at Royston is a modest operation, having sent out just 3 winners this season, so General Assembly is not in a powerhouse setup fighting for the same calibre of races. It was raced into first gear gradually — its maiden win did not come until May 2024 — and it has been a plodding climber ever since. The horse remains active, raced just a day ago, so the yard are still trying to find the right race at the right track where it might break through again.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on standard_to_slow ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Likes
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Likes
Class 6 (grassroots)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
27 Aug
5th
Lingfield Park
5f – 6½f · Standard · 6 runners
11 Jul
4th
Chester
5f – 6½f · Good · 13 runners
18 May
10th
Windsor
5f – 6½f · Good · 12 runners
29 Apr
DNF
Pontefract
5f – 6½f · Good · 8 runners
26 Feb
DNF
chelmsford
5f – 6½f · Standard · 7 runners
9 Feb
2nd
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 10 runners
8 Jan
6th
chelmsford
5f – 6½f · Standard · 8 runners
18 Dec
7th
chelmsford
5f – 6½f · Standard · 14 runners
26 Nov
10th
chelmsford
5f – 6½f · Standard · 12 runners
6 Nov
🏆 Won
chelmsford
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| chelmsford |
10 |
2 wins, 1 third, 7 other |
26 Feb |
20% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 1 second, 1 other |
9 Feb |
33.3% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
3 Jul |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
18 Jul |
50% |
| Chester Tight |
2 |
2 other |
11 Jul |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
27 Aug |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 Aug |
0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
18 May |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Feb |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
18 Sep |
0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
14 Jun |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
9 Apr |
0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
29 Oct |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
29 Apr |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 May |
0% |