Gentle Bear (IRE)
Gentle Bear is a lightly raced gelding with two starts between Oct 2025 and Nov 2025, both at Chantilly on standard all-weather over 1m to 1m1f. He finished 10 of 14 in the Prix Jackie Taillard at Chantilly in Nov 2025. By Kodi Bear, whose progeny have won 402 of 3,858 runs since Jan 2008 at a 10.4% strike rate, with a weakest record of 6.7% over 1m2f to 1m4f. His dam has had two foals to race, none of them winners.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 21dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 3,947 runs since Jan 2008 (387 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 11 | 3 | 27.3% | +17 | — |
| Good to Firm | 535 | 65 | 12.1% | +1.8 | — |
| Good | 1,027 | 108 | 10.5% | +0.2 | — |
| Good to Soft | 375 | 34 | 9.1% | −1.2 | — |
| Soft | 536 | 51 | 9.5% | −0.8 | — |
| Heavy | 141 | 14 | 9.9% | −0.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,322 | 133 | 10.1% | −0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 552 | 69 | 12.5% | +2.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,234 | 239 | 10.7% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 731 | 64 | 8.8% | −1.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 257 | 19 | 7.4% | −2.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 112 | 11 | 9.8% | −0.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 48 | 4 | 8.3% | −2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 2 | 20% | +9.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −10.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayo Patsy (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| The Saddle Rock (IRE) | 15 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 2 runs | |||||||
| 21 Nov 25+21d | Chantilly (FR) | Prix Jackie Taillard (Claimer) (3yo) (Apprentice & Young Jockeys) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) | 10/14 | 1¾ | 8-3 | Nicolas Baudet | 63/1 |
| 31 Oct 25 | Chantilly (FR) | Prix Maurice Larraun (Claimer) (3yo) (Apprentice & Young Jockeys) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) | 6/14 | 1 | 8-6 | Nicolas Baudet | 74/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Gentle Bear won?
- Gentle Bear (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2025.
- Who trains Gentle Bear?
- Gentle Bear (IRE) is trained by John H Smith, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 21 November 2025.
- Who is Gentle Bear's sire?
- Gentle Bear (IRE) is by Kodi Bear (IRE) out of Dream Role (GB), whose sire is Acclamation.
- What is Gentle Bear's sire's record?
- Kodi Bear (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 3,947 runs since Jan 2008 (387 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Gentle Bear's siblings?
- Out of Dream Role (GB), Gentle Bear (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.