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Horse profile

Gentle Annie (IRE)

6yo mare · Trainer Terence O'Brien · Owner G P Ogara
by Zambezi Sun (GB) out of Dontmentionthewar (IRE) (Exit To Nowhere)
6 runs · 6 courses · from Aug 2025
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 6 Jul 2026 Last raced off OR 86
KTB Profile

Gentle Annie is a maiden who has run six times on turf without a win and placed once. Her best effort came when third of eight at Tramore in Oct 2025. She has raced over trips from 1m5f to 3m on good, soft and heavy ground. The mare last ran at Roscommon in Jul 2026 off an official rating of 86.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Aug 2025 · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 73 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Ballinrobe, 25 Aug 2025

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Jumps 5 figures · best 108C · median 71
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good2108C90.51 run · —
Soft271A62—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m3108C711 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f1———
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 111A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Tramore, 9 Oct 2025 Official rating 86 at the last run, 6 Jul 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 5 figures · best 111A · median 96
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good296A891 run · —
Soft2111A103.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m3111A961 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f1———
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 6 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style from 6 analysed runs since Aug 2025

  • Held up 3 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 967 runs since Jul 2013 (119 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 12.9% from 171. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.3% from 133.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm300%−9.2—
Good213198.9%−0.30 from 3
Good to Soft1321511.4%+2.2—
Soft315268.3%−0.90 from 2
Heavy1712212.9%+3.70 from 1
Standard (AW)13375.3%−3.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−9.2—
6f – 7f2627.7%−1.5—
1m – 1m1f7633.9%−5.3—
1m2f – 1m4f219177.8%−1.4—
1m5f – 2m260197.3%−1.90 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f3193410.7%+1.50 from 1
2m5f – 3m581220.7%+11.50 from 1
Over 3m8225%+15.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2013 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Dontmentionthewar (IRE) (Exit To Nowhere)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mister O Reilly (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
John Shinnick 5 0 0% −5.00
Michael Kenneally 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 4 0 0% −4.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
06 Jul 26+31d Roscommon Sheehy Meares/Team Earley Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m · Good · 16 ran towards the back and racing wide - drifted left approaching the 1st and fell F/16 — 10-9 86—— Michael Kenneally 12/1
05 Jun 26+213d Clonmel Bulmers Berries Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) 2m½f · Good · 16 ran Settled among the pack early - still holding a midfield spot approaching two out - then dropped away and faded out of contention late - finished well behind in 11th 11/16 8 11-3 89108C82C John Shinnick 14/1
2025 · 4 runs
04 Nov 25+26d Fairyhouse William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m4½f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran Held up towards the back - unable to make headway around 9th nearing the home turn - stayed on same pace before two out - well held at the finish 9/13 6 11-2 9162C87C John Shinnick 16/1
09 Oct 25+14d Tramore www.tramoreraces.ie Maiden Hurdle 2m · Yielding · 8 ran Sat behind front pair early - 4th 4 out then 5th after a small error at the following fence - driven along to join front rank before 2 out - lost place at 2 out - fought back into it at the last - unable to find extra on the run-in - stayed on at one speed - finished 3rd 3/8 ½ 11-2 —71A111A John Shinnick 11/4
25 Sep 25+31d Listowel Buckley Agri New Holland Irish EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m · Yielding · 18 ran Settled midpack early - dropped back before 3 out - driven then found nothing more in 9th - finished 10th 10/18 1¾ 11-4 —53C96C John Shinnick 150/1
25 Aug 25 Ballinrobe Paddy Smyth Memorial Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m6½f · Good · 8 ran Held up towards the back - still down in 7th at the midpoint - stumbled three out and needed a shove for a few strides - kept going with hands and heels approaching the last - stumbled again there - lost ground on the run to the line finishing well beaten in 5th 5/8 2½ 10-10 —73A96A John Shinnick 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Gentle Annie won?
Gentle Annie (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trains Gentle Annie?
Gentle Annie (IRE) is trained by Terence O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 6 July 2026.
Who is Gentle Annie's sire?
Gentle Annie (IRE) is by Zambezi Sun (GB) out of Dontmentionthewar (IRE), whose sire is Exit To Nowhere.
What is Gentle Annie's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 6 July 2026. The highest on record is 91.
What is Gentle Annie's sire's record?
Zambezi Sun (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 967 runs since Jul 2013 (119 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 12.9% from 171. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.3% from 133.
Who are Gentle Annie's siblings?
Out of Dontmentionthewar (IRE), Gentle Annie (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.