Gentle Warrior
Gentle Warrior has slipped into a frustrating stretch. The 4-year-old won its last race at Chester on 12 September 2025, but that was eleven months ago, and the horse has not found the winner's circle in six attempts since. Over a career of 19 races, it has managed just three wins and ten places — a win rate of around 1 in every 6 races — which places it in the solid middle ground of moderate performers rather than consistent contenders.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Hambleton Racing Ltd Xxxv E Burke
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
52.6%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What gives the horse some encouragement is its track record at specific distances. Over 1m3f to 1m4f, Gentle Warrior has won 1 of its 4 races (a 25% win rate at this trip), nearly twice its overall average. The horse also shows reasonable form at Class 5 level, with 1 win from 6 races, suggesting it competes adequately in that tier. Its recent form reads 7-6-4-2-10-5 (most recent first), which reveals occasional promise — a second place and a fourth — but a 10th-place finish indicates it can also drop away badly. Raced just a day ago, Gentle Warrior remains active and in work under trainer K. R. Burke at Coverham in North Yorkshire, a yard that has already sent out 145 winners this season and clearly keeps its string busy. The patient approach may yet pay off, but without a win in nearly a year, the horse will need to rediscover the form that brought success at Chester and Nottingham earlier in its career.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Well suited by 1m3f – 1m4f distances: 25% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
Good to firm (drying out)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Likes
Class 6 (grassroots)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
1 Aug
7th
Hamilton Park
1m6f – 2m · Good · 11 runners
15 Jun
6th
Carlisle
1m6f – 2m · Good · 14 runners
27 May
4th
Hamilton Park
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Firm · 5 runners
9 May
2nd
Nottingham
1m6f – 2m · Good · 4 runners
4 Apr
10th
Musselburgh
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 13 runners
2 Oct
5th
Nottingham
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 8 runners
26 Sep
3rd
Haydock Park
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Soft · 6 runners
12 Sep
🏆 Won
Chester
1m6f – 2m · Good · 7 runners
5 Sep
🏆 Won
Haydock Park
1m6f – 2m · Good · 11 runners
29 Jul
3rd
Ripon
1m6f – 2m · Good · 5 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Nottingham Galloping |
4 |
1 win, 1 second, 2 other |
9 May |
25% |
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
4 |
1 second, 1 third, 2 other |
1 Aug |
0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 third |
26 Sep |
50% |
| Beverley Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
14 Aug |
0% |
| Chester Tight |
1 |
1 win |
12 Sep |
100% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
25 Sep |
0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
15 Jun |
0% |
| Ripon Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
29 Jul |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
19 Jul |
0% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
4 Apr |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 Aug |
0% |