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Horse profile

Gesture (GB)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2008) · Last trainer E Russo · Last owner Giordano Grilli
by Bahri (USA) out of Stark Ballet (USA) (Nureyev)
2 runs · 2 courses · from May 2005
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Jul 2008 — 6,676 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2008 · 7th of 9 New yard
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between May 2005 and Jul 2008, the last of them as a 6yo gelding. Finished 7 of 9 at Deauville (FR) last time. By Bahri (USA), whose progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 1,889 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 21 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

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 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
Bahri (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 1,889 runs since Jan 2008 (148 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15320%+11.8—
Good to Firm303237.6%−0.6—
Good550468.4%+0.20 from 1
Good to Soft227208.8%+0.6—
Soft222188.1%−0.10 from 1
Heavy7334.1%−4.1—
Standard (AW)499428.4%+0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f6369.5%+1.3—
6f – 7f365226%−2.20 from 1
1m – 1m1f288227.6%−0.60 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f427368.4%+0.2—
1m5f – 2m4344410.1%+1.9—
2m1f – 2m4f211209.5%+1.3—
2m5f – 3m8944.5%−3.7—
Over 3m1218.3%+0.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Stark Ballet (USA) (Nureyev)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Choreography (GB) (7 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Choreography (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Choreography (GB)4576f–1mClass 4
Tittiba (GB)327f–1m—
Gunner's View (GB)100——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
11 Jul 08+1157d Deauville (FR) Prix de Ris-Orangis (Straight) 6f · Soft · 9 ran 7/9 2 9-4 Stefano Landi 8/1
11 May 05 Chantilly (FR) Prix du Jeu de l'Oie (Unraced Colts & Geldings) 8f · Good · 4 ran 2/4 nk 9-2 Thierry Thulliez —

Quick answers

How many races has Gesture (GB) won?
Gesture (GB) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts between 2005 and 2008.
Who trained Gesture (GB)?
Gesture (GB) was trained by E Russo on the most recent run on record, at Deauville (FR) on 11 July 2008.
Who is Gesture (GB)'s sire?
Gesture (GB) is by Bahri (USA) out of Stark Ballet (USA), whose sire is Nureyev.
What is Gesture (GB)'s sire's record?
Bahri (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 1,889 runs since Jan 2008 (148 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Gesture (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Stark Ballet (USA), Gesture (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Choreography (GB) (7). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Choreography (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2005. 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.