Horse profile
Gentle Guru (GB)
by Ishiguru (USA) out of Soft Touch (IRE) (Petorius)
33 runs · 15 courses · from Sep 2006
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Apr 2010 — 6,042 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2010 · 9th of 13
5 wins · 5 courses
Last raced off OR 66
KTB Profile
Gentle Guru (GB) is 5 from 33. Hasn't won since Nov 2009. 3 of 10 starts with soft in the ground have ended in wins — 1 from 15 on quicker. Last raced off 66, 19lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 33 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 19lb off peak
Progeny in our archive
Produce record
As a dam, Gentle Guru (GB) has 1 produce in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Master (GB) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
- 5–33Wins / Runs
- 15.2%Strike rate
- 11 (33.3%)Placed
- +1.66£1 level staken=33 at SP
- 1.41Fair A/E n=33 · 1.22 incl. margin
- 85Highest OR
- 41dAvg 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.
Official rating66↓ 19lb off peak
66
64–85
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
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
Ishiguru (USA)
Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 3,199 runs since Jan 2008 (156 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6.5% from 155.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 70 | 8 | 11.4% | +1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 655 | 67 | 10.2% | −0.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 586 | 60 | 10.2% | −0.2 | 1 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 298 | 33 | 11.1% | +0.7 | 2 from 6 |
| Soft | 310 | 33 | 10.6% | +0.2 | 1 from 2 |
| Heavy | 89 | 15 | 16.9% | +6.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,191 | 117 | 9.8% | −0.6 | 1 from 8 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 727 | 84 | 11.6% | +1.2 | 2 from 8 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,393 | 131 | 9.4% | −1 | 3 from 24 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 487 | 57 | 11.7% | +1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 321 | 40 | 12.5% | +2.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 155 | 10 | 6.5% | −3.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 67 | 5 | 7.5% | −2.9 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 42 | 5 | 11.9% | +1.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +3.9 | — |
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
Dam
Soft Touch (IRE) (Petorius)
8 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Basantee (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Gentle Lord (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basantee (GB) | 15 | 3 | 6f–7f | Class 4 |
| Gentle Lord (GB) | 8 | 2 | 6f | Class 3 |
| Fair Breeze (GB) | 46 | 2 | 1m3f–1m4f | Class 6 |
| Onehelluvatouch (GB) | 23 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 6 |
| Guilded Spirit (GB) | 16 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 5 |
| Pushover (GB) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Toohottotouch (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Bamo Mc (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 11 | 1 | 9% | −6.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 1 | 13% | +13.00 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 2 | 33% | −0.34 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 15 | 3 | 20% | −6.34 |
| Class 4 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −6.00 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 1 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +20.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandown | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Goodwood | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Folkestone | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.09 |
| Southwell (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +18.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Warwick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 24 | 3 | 13% | +3.75 |
| Under 6f | 8 | 2 | 25% | −1.09 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Drowne | 15 | 2 | 13% | −8.09 |
| James Doyle | 4 | 1 | 25% | +17.00 |
| Seb Sanders | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Louis-Philippe Beuzelin | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
| Robert Havlin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dane O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Liam Jones | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Frankie Dettori | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J F Egan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jim Crowley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Martin Dwyer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Queally | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2009 | 14 | 1 | 7% | +7.00 |
| 2008 | 7 | 2 | 29% | −1.34 |
| 2007 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.00 |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 12 Apr 10+53d | Folkestone | Ashford Designer Outlet Ladies Day 7th June Handicap | 9/13 | nse | 8-12 | 66 | 66A | Steve Drowne | 10/1 |
| 18 Feb 10+16d | Southwell (AW) | Call 01636 814481 To Sponsor A Race Handicap | 4/8 | nk | 9-2 | 66 | 79A | Steve Drowne | 15/2 |
| 02 Feb 10+35d | Southwell (AW) | Two February Jumps Meetings At Southwell Handicap | 3/7 | 1¼ | 8-9 | 66 | 80A | Robert Havlin | 12/1 |
| 2009 · 14 runs | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 09+16d | Southwell (AW) | Bet Live In Play At totesport.com Handicap | 3/12 | 3 | 8-10 | 67 | 81A | Steve Drowne | 25/1 |
| 13 Dec 09+18d | Kempton (AW) | Betfair Poker Handicap (Div 2) | 9/11 | ½ | 9-3 | 69 | 69A | Steve Drowne | 14/1 |
| 25 Nov 09+14d | Lingfield (AW) | Ardingly Handicap (Div 2) | 7/9 | nse | 9-4 | 70 | 68A | Steve Drowne | 18/1 |
| 11 Nov 09+22d | Kempton (AW) | Bistro Prices From 37 Handicap (Div 2) | 1/12 | 9-3 | 64 | 96A | James Doyle | 20/1 | |
| 20 Oct 09+24d | Lingfield (AW) | Three Bridges Handicap | 9/12 | shd | 9-3 | 67 | 63A | James Doyle | 11/1 |
| 26 Sep 09+23d | Kempton (AW) | Kempton.co.uk Handicap | 10/10 | ½ | 9-5 | 69 | 63A | Steve Drowne | 20/1 |
| 03 Sep 09+13d | Epsom Downs | Mr & Mrs Welch's Wedding Celebration Handicap | 5/7 | 1½ | 8-7 | 72 | 60A | James Doyle | 15/2 |
| 21 Aug 09+9d | Sandown | Furniture Village 20th Birthday Handicap | 4/8 | nk | 9-9 | 74 | 79A | Seb Sanders | 10/1 |
| 12 Aug 09+16d | Sandown | Watch Racing UK On Sky Channel 432 Handicap | 6/12 | hd | 9-3 | 74 | 76A | Steve Drowne | 16/1 |
| 27 Jul 09+9d | Windsor | Southern Counties Fuels Fillies' Handicap | 7/10 | ½ | 10-0 | 77 | 74A | James Doyle | 16/1 |
| 18 Jul 09+8d | Newmarket | E.B.F. Fillies' Handicap | 6/10 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 79 | 74A | Dane O'Neill | 10/1 |
| 10 Jul 09+48d | Ascot | Aldermore Handicap | 7/9 | nse | 9-7 | 83 | 69A | Liam Jones | 33/1 |
| 23 May 09+25d | Haydock | Betfredcasino Cecil Frail Stakes (Fillies Listed) | 10/11 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 83 | 59C | Louis-Philippe Beuzelin | 40/1 |
| 28 Apr 09+227d | Bath | E.B.F. Lansdown Fillies' Stakes (Listed) | 7/16 | 1 | 9-0 | 85 | 78A | Steve Drowne | 50/1 |
| 2008 · 7 runs | |||||||||
| 13 Sep 08+22d | Chester | Stowe Family Law LLP Henry Gee Fillies' Stakes (Listed) | 8/11 | 5 | 9-0 | 85 | 54A | William Buick | 15/2 |
| 22 Aug 08+2d | Newbury | Bathwick Tyres Newbury Apprentice Handicap | 1/7 | 10-3 | 73 | 98A | Louis-Philippe Beuzelin | 11/4J | |
| 20 Aug 08+7d | Folkestone | Spade House Handicap | 1/4 | 9-11 | 73 | 87B | Steve Drowne | 10/11F | |
| 13 Aug 08+16d | Sandown | Mediators at lambbuilding.co.uk Handicap | 2/9 | 1½ | 9-3 | 73 | 85A | Richard Hughes | 7/2 |
| 28 Jul 08+14d | Windsor | Nirvana Spa 20th Anniversary Fillies' Handicap | 2/8 | 4 | 9-11 | 74 | 89A | Steve Drowne | 10/1 |
| 14 Jul 08+31d | Windsor | Sunley Fillies' Handicap | 6/10 | 1¾ | 9-13 | 76 | 81A | Steve Drowne | 14/1 |
| 13 Jun 08+274d | Goodwood | Cheviot Asset Management Handicap | 8/14 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 78 | 68A | Frankie Dettori | 10/1 |
| 2007 · 6 runs | |||||||||
| 13 Sep 07+18d | Sandown | Andrews Air Conditioning Handicap | 3/13 | nk | 9-2 | 78 | 75C | J F Egan | 6/1 |
| 26 Aug 07+23d | Goodwood | Chichester Observer Fillies' Stakes (Handicap) | 7/15 | ¾ | 9-3 | 79 | 72C | Jim Crowley | 14/1 |
| 03 Aug 07+15d | Goodwood | Turftv Handicap | 6/20 | 1¾ | 8-6 | 79 | 76C | Martin Dwyer | 9/1 |
| 19 Jul 07+17d | Sandown | Halbren Homes Supporting The Children's Trust Handicap | 1/10 | 9-6 | 75 | 79C | Steve Drowne | 4/1 | |
| 02 Jul 07+17d | Windsor | totesport.com Handicap | 2/4 | ¾ | 8-12 | 75 | 76C | Steve Drowne | 11/10F |
| 15 Jun 07+245d | Sandown | Fleming Russell Stent Handicap | 2/10 | 1½ | 9-4 | 72 | 87C | Seb Sanders | 7/1 |
| 2006 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 13 Oct 06+17d | Warwick | E.B.F. Maiden Fillies' Stakes | 1/13 | 9-0 | 72 | 88C | Tom Queally | 2/1F | |
| 26 Sep 06+15d | Goodwood | Median Auction Maiden Fillies' Stakes | 2/13 | hd | 9-0 | — | 75C | Steve Drowne | 7/1 |
| 11 Sep 06 | Folkestone | Folkestone-racecourse.co.uk Maiden Auction Stakes | 5/10 | ½ | 8-8 | — | 60C | Steve Drowne | 22/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Gentle Guru won?
- Gentle Guru (GB) won 5 of 33 archived starts between 2006 and 2010, a strike rate of 15.2%. Placed 11 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained Gentle Guru?
- Gentle Guru (GB) was trained by Richard Phillips on the most recent run on record, at Folkestone on 12 April 2010.
- Who is Gentle Guru's sire?
- Gentle Guru (GB) is by Ishiguru (USA) out of Soft Touch (IRE), whose sire is Petorius.
- What going does Gentle Guru prefer?
- Gentle Guru (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Gentle Guru's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 66, from the run on 12 April 2010. The highest on record is 85.
- What is Gentle Guru's sire's record?
- Ishiguru (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 3,199 runs since Jan 2008 (156 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6.5% from 155.
- Who are Gentle Guru's siblings?
- Out of Soft Touch (IRE), Gentle Guru (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Basantee (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Gentle Lord (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.
- Has Gentle Guru produced winners?
- As a dam, Gentle Guru (GB) has 1 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.