Gentle Frank (GB)
Gentle Frank won two of ten starts on turf between Nov 2022 and Mar 2025. Both wins came at Doncaster over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground, the latest in the Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Chase in Mar 2025 when he scored off an official rating of 99. He had earlier taken a Class 4 novices hurdle at the same track and trip off 114 in Mar 2023. The gelding, by Gentlewave out of Himitas, was aged 9 at his last run in Mar 2025.
- 2–10Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 3 (30%)Placed
- −2.12£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 1.59Fair A/E n=10 · 1.41 incl. margin
- 117Highest OR
- 93dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 106
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 120A | 89 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 106B | 77 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 120A | 89 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 93B | 83 | — |
Of 10 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 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 3 analysed runs since Jan 2025
- Held up 3 (100%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13% of 1,656 runs since Jan 2008 (219 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 432.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 21 | 2 | 9.5% | −3.5 | — |
| Good | 426 | 57 | 13.4% | +0.4 | 2 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 281 | 42 | 14.9% | +1.9 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 452 | 55 | 12.2% | −0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 216 | 26 | 12% | −1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 259 | 34 | 13.1% | +0.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 24 | 3 | 12.5% | −0.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 144 | 16 | 11.1% | −1.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 346 | 50 | 14.5% | +1.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 432 | 40 | 9.3% | −3.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 400 | 63 | 15.8% | +2.8 | 2 from 8 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 254 | 34 | 13.4% | +0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 56 | 10 | 17.9% | +4.9 | — |
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
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Captain Bellamy (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Captain Bellamy (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain Bellamy (GB) | 10 | 2 | 2m–2m4½f | Class 3 |
| Lucky Finnegan (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Himemiya (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Himayta (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 2 | 40% | +2.88 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.62 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster | 5 | 2 | 40% | +2.88 |
| Uttoxeter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 2 | 25% | −0.12 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Edwards | 9 | 2 | 22% | −1.12 |
| Kielan Woods | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.62 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.62 |
| Chase | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 02 Mar 25+18d | Doncaster | Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Chase Settled at rear early after fighting for control - scrappy jump at the 6th - moved into third after the 8th - hit the front 3 out - quickly overtaken and drifted left - trailed by two and a half lengths turning for home - rallied under pressure - got up to win | 1/4 | 11-13 | 99 | 82C | 115C | Lee Edwards | 9/2 | |
| 12 Feb 25+18d | Hereford | starsportsbet.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back - fighting for control early - dropped away with 3 furlongs left - finished a distant tenth | 10/10 | 17 | 11-2 | 108 | 77C | 96C | Lee Edwards | 50/1 |
| 25 Jan 25+406d | Uttoxeter | Duncan Goodfellow- Come On Horse Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - lost touch with the field before 4 out - eased and pulled up | PU/9 | — | 11-7 | 111 | — | — | Lee Edwards | 20/1 |
| 2023 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Dec 23+29d | Doncaster | bet365 Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 7/9 | 21 | 10-6 | 112 | 76C | 89C | Lee Edwards | 12/1 |
| 17 Nov 23+203d | Doncaster | BetMGM - Stay Golden With Responsible Play Handicap Chase | 4/7 | 14 | 12-0 | 115 | 73C | 108C | Lee Edwards | 4/1 |
| 28 Apr 23+55d | Southwell | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/6 | 12 | 11-12 | 117 | 106B | 106B | Lee Edwards | 5/1 |
| 04 Mar 23+36d | Doncaster | Virgin Bet Best Odds Daily Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/4 | 11-0 | 114 | 89C | 122B | Lee Edwards | 11/8 | |
| 27 Jan 23+21d | Doncaster | Sky Bet EBF 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/10 | 5½ | 11-10 | — | 99A | 113A | Lee Edwards | 12/1 |
| 06 Jan 23+55d | Ludlow | Luke Watson Memorial 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/15 | 10 | 11-8 | — | 93B | 111A | Lee Edwards | 15/2 |
| 2022 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 12 Nov 22 | Uttoxeter | Carlsberg Marston's Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/10 | 5½ | 11-4 | — | 120A | 120A | Kielan Woods | 8/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Gentle Frank won?
- Gentle Frank (GB) won 2 of 10 archived starts between 2022 and 2025, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 3 times in total (30% of starts).
- Who trained Gentle Frank?
- Gentle Frank (GB) was trained by Henry Oliver on the most recent run on record, at Doncaster on 2 March 2025.
- Who is Gentle Frank's sire?
- Gentle Frank (GB) is by Gentlewave (IRE) out of Himitas (FR), whose sire is Lomitas.
- What going does Gentle Frank prefer?
- Gentle Frank (GB) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Gentle Frank's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 99, from the run on 2 March 2025. The highest on record is 117.
- What is Gentle Frank's sire's record?
- Gentlewave (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13% of 1,656 runs since Jan 2008 (219 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 432.
- Who are Gentle Frank's siblings?
- Out of Himitas (FR), Gentle Frank (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Captain Bellamy (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Captain Bellamy (GB)). The wins came over 2m–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.