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The General Talks
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Trained by Bonnie Thomson at Black River, The General Talks is a 4 year old gelding by the sire Heroic Valour, out of the dam Confessions.

The General Talks is still a maiden as he is yet to win a race from 19 starts. His career earnings are $19k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Cairns on December 28th in 2024 when he won $1,900 in the Ellis Beach Bar & Grill Mdn Plate (a set weight race over 1,500 metres).

The gelding tends to run better on good ground, with an average prize money per start of $1k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$19k
Starts
19
Wins
0
Second
2
Third
6
Win %
0
Place %
42
Profit
-19.0
Conditions
Good
11
0-1-6
$1k
Soft
8
0-1-0
$1k
Heavy
0
0-0-0
$0k
Race Standard
All
0
0-0-0
Group 1
0
0-0-0
Group 2
0
0-0-0
Group 3
0
0-0-0
Race Distance
1300m
1
0-0-0
-1
1200m
5
0-1-1
-5
1400m
3
0-0-1
-3
1600m
1
0-0-1
-1
1460m
1
0-1-0
-1
1050m
1
0-0-0
-1
1000m
4
0-0-2
-4
1810m
1
0-0-0
-1
1500m
1
0-0-1
-1
1250m
1
0-0-0
-1
Race Track
Townsville
9
0-0-2
-9
Cairns
3
0-0-1
-3
Ingham
1
0-0-1
-1
Home Hill
2
0-1-1
-2
Bowen
2
0-1-0
-2
Ewan
1
0-0-1
-1
Mackay
1
0-0-0
-1
Race State
QLD
19
0-2-6
-19

Declared to Run

Townsville 4 • Today Magic Millions Yearling Sales On March 12-13 Mdn Plate
$71Bet

Race History

Jan-24 26
7/13
4.1
$41
Townsville
5
1300
Top Shelf Training Mdn Plate
$0k
$23k
A Thomson
58½
77.80
-
13
13,13
+6
Jan-16 26
6/10
2.8
$18
Townsville
6
1200
Ladbrokes Odds Surge Mdn Plate
$0k
$23k
A Thomson
58½
71.27
35.36
9
9,8
+2
Dec-4 25
7/11
7.4
$7
Cairns
7
1400
Austhai Mdn Hcp
$0k
$23k
W D'Avila
55½
85.01
37.19
3
3,3
-4
Nov-15 25
3/6
3.5
$2.5
Ingham
3
1600
(Bm50)
$1k
$10k
A Thomson
58½
97.75
-
3
3,3,3
Nov-1 25
2/9
2.0
$10
Home Hill
5
1460
Truenorth Equipment Hire (Bm50)
$2k
$10k
A Sewell
58½
91.11
37.94
Oct-21 25
3/7
5.5
$31
Townsville
4
1400
Ladbrokes Form Genius Mdn Plate
$2k
$23k
A Sewell
58½
83.82
34.32
6
6,6
+3
Oct-11 25
2/9
0.5
$2.7
Bowen
4
1200
Liberty Rural Mdn Plate
$2k
$11k
A Sewell
59½
70.80
-
Sep-26 25
3/8
1.5
$8
Ewan
4
1200
Jaysel Mdn Plate
$2k
$17k
A Sewell
59½
69.17
35.68
5
5,4
+1
Sep-4 25
5/10
4.5
$11
Mackay
3
1050
Ladbrokes Bet Ticker Mdn Plate
$1k
$23k
I Fry
58½
60.97
34.61
10
10,8
+3
Aug-26 25
3/10
8.5
$61
Home Hill
4
1000
Spring Is Around The Corner Mdn Plate
$2k
$17k
A Sewell
59½
56.64
34.30
5
5,2
-1
Spell of 214 Days
Jan-24 25
5/7
5.8
$9
Bowen
4
1810
All New Toyota Prado Mdn Plate
$1k
$23k
A Sewell
57
111.97
37.56
5
5,5,5
Jan-10 25
7/10
6.2
$21
Townsville
4
1400
Renew Your 2025 Club Membership Mdn Hcp
$0k
$23k
A Sewell
57
84.01
34.84
9
9,9
+2
Dec-28 24
3/5
4.6
$7.5
Cairns
4
1500
Ellis Beach Bar & Grill Mdn Plate
$2k
$20k
A Sewell
57
91.45
35.84
4
4,3
Dec-13 24
5/13
3.2
$41
Townsville
6
1200
Townsville Automotive Mdn Hcp
$1k
$23k
A Sewell
56
70.62
34.59
12
12,11
+6
Nov-28 24
7/10
4.3
$26
Townsville
4
1200
Errol Sewell - Honorary Life Member Mdn Hcp
$0k
$23k
A Sewell
58
71.03
34.75
9
9,9
+2
Nov-5 24
3/10
1.8
$10
Townsville
4
1000
Ray White Kirwan Mdn Hcp
$1k
$10k
A Thomson
58
58.04
34.04
5
5,5
+2
Spell of 96 Days
Aug-1 24
8/10
11.2
$26
Cairns
6
1250
Norweld Australia Mdn Hcp
$0k
$23k
P Romeo
58
76.04
35.87
6
6,7
-1
Jul-28 24
6/13
3.4
$101
Townsville
5
1000
Explore Property Munro & Co Mdn Hcp
$1k
$32k
M Castle
56
56.64
33.47
11
11,9
+3
Spell of 152 Days
Feb-27 24
12/12
14.6
$61
Townsville
7
1000
Hygain Mdn Hcp
$0k
$23k
G Kliese
59
57.58
34.92
6
6,9
-3