Gentle Guru (GB)
Owner: Mr Richard Phillips Trainer: R T Phillips Sex: Filly Age: 21
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 4 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm Round Course,Straight Good to Firm, Good places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places; Sprint: Soft, Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Standard | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
| Standard / Slow | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Apr 2010 | Folkestone | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 6f | 5 | King's Caprice | 8st 12lbs | 9 of 14 | S J Drowne | 10/1 |
| unruly and led to post, steadied start, in rear, never a factor | |||||||||
| 18 Feb 2010 | Southwell | Standard | 7f | 5 | Whatyouwoodwishfor | 9st 2lbs | 4 of 8 | S J Drowne | 15/2 |
| in rear, pushed along 4f out, headway under pressure from over 1f out, stayed on near finish | |||||||||
| 02 Feb 2010 | Southwell | Standard / Slow | 6f | 5 | Poet's Place | 8st 9lbs | 3 of 7 | R Havlin | 12/1 |
| in rear, kept on final furlong, never troubled leaders | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2009 | Southwell | Standard | 6f | 5 | Harlech Castle | 8st 10lbs | 3 of 12 | S J Drowne | 25/1 |
| behind, headway over 1f out, ran on, not reach leaders | |||||||||
| 13 Dec 2009 | Kempton | Standard | 6f | 5 | Sutton Veny | 9st 3lbs | 9 of 11 | S J Drowne | 14/1 |
| always behind | |||||||||
| 25 Nov 2009 | Lingfield | Standard | 6f | 5 | Billberry | 9st 4lbs | 7 of 9 | S J Drowne | 18/1 |
| held up, pushed along over 3f out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 11 Nov 2009 | Kempton | Standard | 6f | 6 | Gentle Guru | 9st 3lbs | 1 of 12 | James Doyle | 20/1 |
| dwelt, switched right start and held up in rear, good headway on outside 2f out , ridden over 1f out, ran on to lead final hundred yards | |||||||||
| 20 Oct 2009 | Lingfield | Standard | 6f | 5 | Perfect Act | 9st 3lbs | 9 of 12 | James Doyle | 11/1 |
| prominent, hard ridden over 2f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 26 Sep 2009 | Kempton | Standard | 7f | 5 | Trade Centre | 9st 5lbs | 10 of 10 | S J Drowne | 20/1 |
| slightly hampered start, tracked leaders and keen, ridden 2f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 03 Sep 2009 | Epsom Downs | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 6f | 4 | Idle Power | 8st 7lbs | 5 of 7 | James Doyle | 15/2 |
| behind, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, outpaced when not much room over 1f out, no impression final furlong | |||||||||
| 21 Aug 2009 | Sandown | Good to Firm | 5f 6y | 5 | Step It Up | 9st 9lbs | 4 of 8 | S Sanders | 10/1 |
| in rear, soon pushed along, switched right inside final furlong, stayed on well, not troubled leaders | |||||||||
| 12 Aug 2009 | Sandown | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 5f 6y | 4 | Royal Intruder | 9st 3lbs | 6 of 12 | S J Drowne | 16/1 |
| in rear, ridden halfway, ran on final furlong, nearest finish | |||||||||
| 27 Jul 2009 | Windsor | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 6f | 4 | Shangani | 10st | 7 of 10 | Dane O'Neill | 16/1 |
| in rear, ridden over 2f out, never nearer | |||||||||
| 18 Jul 2009 | Newmarket | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 6f | 3 | Bounty Box | 9st 3lbs | 6 of 10 | Dane O'Neill | 10/1 |
| slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms | |||||||||
| 10 Jul 2009 | Ascot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6f | 3 | Street Power | 9st 7lbs | 7 of 9 | Liam Jones | 33/1 |
| chased leaders on outside, ridden and well there 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 12 Jun 2009 | Goodwood | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6f | 3 | Lemon N Sugar | 9st 2lbs | of 8 | S J Drowne | |
| 23 May 2009 | Haydock | Heavy (Soft in places) | 6f | 1 | Festoso | 9st 2lbs | 10 of 11 | Louis Beuzelin | 40/1 |
| soon outpaced, always towards rear | |||||||||
| 09 May 2009 | Nottingham | Firm (Good to Firm in places) | 6f | 1 | Lesson In Humility | 9st 3lbs | of 10 | J-P Guillambert | |
| 28 Apr 2009 | Bath | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 5f | 1 | Look Busy | 9st | 7 of 16 | S J Drowne | 50/1 |
| towards rear, effort 3f out, never dangerous | |||||||||
| 13 Sep 2008 | Chester | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 6f 18y | 1 | Angus Newz | 9st | 8 of 11 | W Buick | 15/2 |
| behind, never on terms | |||||||||
| 22 Aug 2008 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 6f 8y | 5 | Gentle Guru | 10st 3lbs | 1 of 7 | Louis Beuzelin | 11/4 |
| tracked leader, led inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, ran on, ridden out | |||||||||
| 20 Aug 2008 | Folkestone | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 5f | 5 | Gentle Guru | 9st 11lbs | 1 of 4 | S J Drowne | 10/11 |
| held up behind leaders, ridden and effort on outside 2f out, led over 1f out, pushed clear final furlong | |||||||||
| 13 Aug 2008 | Sandown | Good to Soft (Soft in places; Sprint: Soft, Good to Soft in places) | 5f 6y | 4 | Judge 'n Jury | 9st 3lbs | 2 of 9 | Richard Hughes | 7/2 |
| tracked leaders, effort entering final furlong, stayed on to take 3nd, held by winner | |||||||||
| 28 Jul 2008 | Windsor | Good to Firm | 6f | 4 | Linda Green | 9st 11lbs | 2 of 8 | S J Drowne | 10/1 |
| mid-division, headway to lead briefly just over 1f out, soon headed, outpaced by winner inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 14 Jul 2008 | Windsor | Good | 1m 67y | 4 | Run For Ede's | 9st 13lbs | 6 of 10 | S J Drowne | 14/1 |
| held up in rear, made some moderate late headway | |||||||||
| 13 Jun 2008 | Goodwood | Good | 7f | 4 | Manchurian | 9st 5lbs | 8 of 14 | E C McCarthy | 10/1 |
| held up behind, headway over 2f out, ridden and one pace from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 13 Sep 2007 | Sandown | Good (Good to Firm Round Course,Straight Good to Firm, Good places) | 7f 16y | 4 | Salient | 9st 2lbs | 3 of 13 | J F Egan | 6/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, closed on runner-up near finish, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 26 Aug 2007 | Goodwood | Good | 7f | 4 | Nice To Know | 9st 3lbs | of 15 | Jim Crowley | 14/1 |
| mid-division, headway and not clear run from over 1f out, kept on final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 03 Aug 2007 | Goodwood | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 5f | 3 | Marozi | 8st 6lbs | of 20 | M Dwyer | 9/1 |
| prominent, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 19 Jul 2007 | Sandown | Good to Firm | 5f 6y | 4 | Gentle Guru | 9st 6lbs | 1 of 10 | S J Drowne | 4/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong, led near finish | |||||||||
| 02 Jul 2007 | Windsor | Heavy | 6f | 4 | Kelamon | 8st 12lbs | 2 of 4 | S J Drowne | 11/10 |
| raced in 3rd, switched left over 2f out, effort and edged left inside final furlong, ran on to take 2nd final stride | |||||||||
| 15 Jun 2007 | Sandown | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 5f 6y | 5 | Sundae | 9st 4lbs | 2 of 10 | S Sanders | 7/1 |
| raced on outer, in touch, headway to lead over 1f out, hung left and headed inside final furlong, outpaced by winner | |||||||||
| 13 Oct 2006 | WARWICK | Soft | 1341 | 5 | Gentle Guru | 9st | 1 of 13 | T P Queally | |
| chased leaders, ridden to lead over 2f out, all out | |||||||||
| 26 Sep 2006 | GOODWOOD | Good | 1320 | 5 | Lorena Wood | 9st | 2 of 13 | S J Drowne | |
| made most, ridden and hard pressed from over 1f out, headed final strides | |||||||||
| 11 Sep 2006 | FOLKESTONE | Good to Firm | 1320 | 5 | Victory Spirit | 8st 8lbs | 5 of 10 | S J Drowne | |
| in rear, headway halfway, ridden and kept on same pace final 2f | |||||||||


