Generous (IRE)

Best progeny: Blueprint (IRE), Bahr (GB), Henryville (GB)

Avg winning distance: Flat 11.5f · NH 2m3f
Damsire avg winning distance: Flat 9.6f · NH 2m3f
Race record: 9 runs, 6 wins
By: Caerleon (USA)
As damsire: 269 winners from 513 runners
Country: IRE

Winners (GB & IRE): 214 of 380 runners (56%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 690 from 5,745 runs
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 23 (11 Group/Grade)
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £5,823,683 GB · €875,542 IRE
Best progeny: Blueprint (IRE), Bahr (GB), Henryville (GB)

Big wins

Group, Grade and Listed wins by level


Grade 2	1	1	19 Apr 17
Group 2	4	4	5 May 00
Group 3	7	7	24 Apr 99
Listed	18	15	28 Oct 16

Group/Grade 2, Group/Grade 3 and Listed wins


19 Apr 17	Cheltenham	Matt Hampson Foundation & NSIF Silver Trophy Chase	Grade 2	2m5f	Henryville (GB)	Harry Fry	Niall P Madden	7/1	£28,475
28 Oct 16	Wetherby	bet365 Handicap Chase	Listed	2m3½f	Indian Stream (GB)	Neil Mulholland	Noel Fehily	7/2	£15,661
26 Jun 16	Uttoxeter	John Smith's Summer Cup	Listed	3m2f	Drop Out Joe (GB)	Charlie Longsdon	Graham Watters	20/1	£45,016
14 Apr 16	Cheltenham	EBF/Thoroughbred Breeders' Association Mares' Novices' Chase Finale	Listed	2m5f	Indian Stream (GB)	Neil Mulholland	Noel Fehily	8/1	£22,508
7 Nov 15	Wincanton	Badger Ales Trophy (Handicap Chase)	Listed	3m1f	Drop Out Joe (GB)	Charlie Longsdon	Aidan Coleman	11/1	£34,170
30 Dec 13	Taunton	Season's Greetings From totepool Mares' Novices' Hurdle	Listed	2m½f	Down Ace (IRE)	Fergal O'Brien	Dougie Costello	7/2	£11,546
1 Sep 12	Chester	Golden Square Shopping Centre Warrington Handicap	Listed	1m5½f	Tominator (GB)	Reg Hollinshead	Graham Gibbons	7/1	£19,849
23 Feb 12	Huntingdon	Sidney Banks Memorial Novices' Hurdle	Listed	2m3½f	Golden Gael (GB)	Jeremy Scott	Nick Scholfield	7/2	£8,916
5 May 00	Newmarket	Sagitta Jockey Club Stakes	Group 2	1m4f	Blueprint (IRE)	Sir Michael Stoute	Kieren Fallon	9/2	£34,800
26 Jun 99	Newmarket (July)	Fred Archer Stakes	Listed	1m4f	Blueprint (IRE)	Sir Michael Stoute	Frankie Dettori	5/4F	£12,927
30 Apr 99	Newmarket (July)	Dahlia Stakes	Listed	1m½f	Putuna (GB)	I A Balding	Kieren Fallon	4/1	£12,320
24 Apr 99	Sandown	Marriott Hotels Stakes	Group 3	1m2f	Generous Rosi (GB)	John Dunlop	T Quinn	100/30F	£19,200
18 Apr 99	Leopardstown (IRE)	R & A Bailey Ballysax Stakes	Listed	1m2f	Cupid (IRE)	Aidan O'Brien	Mick Kinane	6/1	-
5 Apr 99	Kempton	Magnolia Stakes	Listed	1m2f	Generous Rosi (GB)	John Dunlop	Kieren Fallon	10/11F	£13,680
31 Oct 98	Newmarket	Equity Financial Collections Marshall Stakes	Listed	1m	Generous Libra (GB)	John Dunlop	Kevin Darley	11/1	£11,169
17 Oct 98	Curragh (IRE)	Blandford Stakes	Group 2	1m3f	Lisieux Rose (IRE)	D K Weld	P Shanahan	7/1	-
27 Sep 98	Ascot	Riggs Bank Harvest Stakes	Listed	1m4f	Bristol Channel (GB)	B W Hills	Darryll Holland	9/4	£23,225
26 Sep 98	Ascot	Gardner Merchant Cumberland Lodge Stakes	Group 3	1m4f	Capri (GB)	Sir Henry Cecil	Kieren Fallon	9/2	£32,150
18 Jun 98	Ascot	Ribblesdale Stakes	Group 2	1m4f	Bahr (GB)	Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori	13/8F	£71,160
11 Jun 98	Newbury	Ballymacoll Stud Fillies Stakes (Showcase Race)	Listed	1m2f	Putuna (GB)	I A Balding	M Roberts	13/8F	£11,860
16 May 98	Newbury	Aston Park Stakes	Listed	1m5½f	Yorkshire II (IRE)	Paul Cole	T Quinn	8/1	£12,185
12 May 98	York	Tattersalls Musidora Fillies' Stakes	Group 3	1m2½f	Bahr (GB)	Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori	6/4	£27,500
25 Apr 98	Sandown	Marriott Hotels Gordon Richards Stakes	Group 3	1m2f	Germano (GB)	G Wragg	Michael Hills	8/1	£19,200
25 Apr 98	Sandown	Thresher Classic Trial	Group 3	1m2f	Courteous (GB)	Paul Cole	T Quinn	11/1	£40,707
17 Oct 97	Newmarket	Baring International Darley Stakes Class A	Listed	1m1f	Fahris (IRE)	B Hanbury	Richard Hills	11/10F	£11,169
28 Sep 97	Ascot	Gtech Royal Lodge Stakes	Group 2	1m	Teapot Row (IRE)	James Toller	Seb Sanders	9/1	£74,028
13 Sep 97	Goodwood	Westminster Taxi Insurance Select Stakes	Group 3	1m2f	Fahris (IRE)	B Hanbury	Ray Cochrane	100/30	£22,960
18 Jun 97	Ascot	Queen's Vase	Group 3	2m	Windsor Castle (GB)	Paul Cole	T Quinn	9/2	£32,450
12 Oct 96	Ascot	Autumn Stakes	Listed	1m	High Roller (IRE)	Sir Henry Cecil	Pat Eddery	2/5F	£12,195
28 Oct 95	Newmarket	Asko Appliances Zetland Stakes	Listed	1m2f	Gentilhomme (GB)	Paul Cole	T Quinn	5/2J	£9,246

Latest 40; counts for every level are in the table above. Prize in the currency of the race (GBP for GB, EUR for IRE).

Quick answers

How many winners has Generous sired?: Generous (IRE) has sired 214 winners from 380 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1995 (56%), with 690 wins from 5,745 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
How many black-type winners has Generous sired?: Generous (IRE) has sired 23 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland since 1995, 11 of them at Group or Grade level.
Who is the best offspring of Generous?: Ranked by level of win and black-type wins, the leading runner by Generous (IRE) in Britain and Ireland is Blueprint (IRE), a Group 2 winner with 2 black-type wins from 17 runs.
Who is Generous' sire?: Generous (IRE) is by Caerleon (USA), and won 6 of 9 races in Britain and Ireland as a racehorse.
What is the average winning distance of Generous' progeny?: The average winning distance of Generous (IRE)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 11.5 furlongs on the Flat and 2m3f over jumps.
How much prize money have Generous' progeny won?: Generous (IRE)'s progeny have earned £5,823,683 in Britain and €875,542 in Ireland since 1995.
How has Generous done as a broodmare sire?: Runners out of Generous (IRE)'s daughters include 269 winners from 513 runners in Britain and Ireland, 29 of them black-type winners.

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