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Horse profile

Gentle Cloud (GB)

10yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2015) · Last trainer Padraig Gerard Higgins · Last owner Mrs Elizabeth Ann Higgins
by Cloudings (IRE) out of Gentle Approach (GB) (Rakaposhi King)
9 runs · 5 courses · from Dec 2011
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Jun 2015 — 4,166 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2015 · 1st of 6 Won last time out 2 wins · Listowel & Killarney
KTB Profile

Gentle Cloud (GB) is 2 from 9. Won last time out at Listowel. Each win came on a first visit to the course.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 128B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Listowel, 1 Jun 2015 Official rating 95 at the last run, 20 May 2012

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 8 figures · best 128B · median 112.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Heavy5128B112—
Good2121A116—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m6128B116.5—
1m5f – 2m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 9 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 · 8 figures from 9 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Cloudings (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 3,885 runs since Jan 2008 (309 horses).

Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 14.6% from 410. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.5% from 815.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm9222.2%+11.7—
Good to Firm2603312.7%+2.2—
Good1,19712310.3%−0.20 from 2
Good to Soft739668.9%−1.6—
Soft1,04411711.2%+0.71 from 2
Heavy5966811.4%+0.91 from 5
Standard (AW)4000%−10.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−10.5—
6f – 7f1218.3%−2.2—
1m – 1m1f2100%−10.5—
1m2f – 1m4f27414.8%+4.3—
1m5f – 2m815617.5%−30 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1,32914811.1%+0.60 from 1
2m5f – 3m1,27013510.6%+0.12 from 7
Over 3m4106014.6%+4.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Gentle Approach (GB) (Rakaposhi King)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Sprogzilla (GB)220——
Butter (GB)50——
Coachie Bear (GB)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 5 1 20% −3.10
Soft 2 1 50% +9.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Limerick 4 0 0% −4.00
Thurles 2 0 0% −2.00
Listowel 1 1 100% +0.90
Killarney 1 1 100% +10.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 7 2 29% +5.90
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Patrick Mangan 5 0 0% −5.00
Mr J C Barry 3 2 67% +9.90
Andrew J McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 2 2 100% +10.90
2014 1 0 0% −1.00
2012 5 0 0% −5.00
2011 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
Chase 3 2 67% +9.90

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2015 · 2 runs
01 Jun 15+21d Listowel Join The Listowel Races Supporters Club Hunters Chase 24f · Heavy · 6 ran 1/6 11-4 —128B Mr J C Barry 9/10F
11 May 15+361d Killarney Dan Linehan's Bar And B&b Hunters Chase 22f · Yielding · 9 ran 1/9 11-0 —127A Mr J C Barry 10/1
2014 · 1 run
15 May 14+725d Tipperary Glenview And Rathbarry Stud Novice Hunters Chase 23f · Yielding · 15 ran F/15 — 11-2 —— Mr J C Barry 11/1
2012 · 5 runs
20 May 12+15d Limerick Limerick G.A.A. Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 21f · Good · 18 ran 9/18 nse 11-12 95111A Andrew J McNamara 9/2F
05 May 12+72d Limerick Kelloggs Cul Camps Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 2) 24f · Good · 14 ran 2/14 3 11-3 92121A Patrick Mangan 20/1
23 Feb 12+14d Thurles Cashel Maiden Hurdle 22f · Heavy · 13 ran 4/13 9 11-1 93112A Patrick Mangan 16/1
09 Feb 12+15d Thurles Thurles.ie Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran 7/18 6 11-1 —113A Patrick Mangan 100/1
25 Jan 12+28d Limerick I.n.h. Stallion Owners E.B.F. Maiden Hurdle 19f · Heavy · 13 ran 9/13 5 11-9 —98C Patrick Mangan 66/1
2011 · 1 run
28 Dec 11 Limerick Friends Of Limerick Racecourse Maiden Hurdle 21f · Heavy · 6 ran 5/6 1¼ 11-9 —93B Patrick Mangan 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Gentle Cloud won?
Gentle Cloud (GB) won 2 of 9 archived starts between 2011 and 2015, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 3 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Gentle Cloud?
Gentle Cloud (GB) was trained by Padraig Gerard Higgins on the most recent run on record, at Listowel on 1 June 2015.
Who is Gentle Cloud's sire?
Gentle Cloud (GB) is by Cloudings (IRE) out of Gentle Approach (GB), whose sire is Rakaposhi King.
What going does Gentle Cloud prefer?
Gentle Cloud (GB) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Gentle Cloud's official rating?
Gentle Cloud (GB)'s highest official rating on record is 95.
What is Gentle Cloud's sire's record?
Cloudings (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 3,885 runs since Jan 2008 (309 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 14.6% from 410. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.5% from 815.
Who are Gentle Cloud's siblings?
Out of Gentle Approach (GB), Gentle Cloud (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2011. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.