Gentle George
Gentle George is a three-year-old with a curious profile: genuinely gifted at a certain level, but struggling to recapture the spark that made him a racehorse to watch. The horse has won 2 of his 9 races overall, a win rate of roughly 1 in every 5 attempts. That sounds modest until you look closer. In Class 4 races — the bread-and-butter middle tier — Gentle George wins 2 of every 3 times he runs, a 67% win rate that marks him out as genuinely effective at that standard.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Mrs Camille Macdonald
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The problem is what has happened since. Gentle George last won at Haydock Park on 26 September 2025, a full year ago. In his last six races he has returned 14, 9, 9, 18, 10, and 6 — numbers that represent placings and distances beaten, depending on the race type. Most tellingly, he has not found the winner's enclosure in that entire stretch. Trainer R. Mike Smith, based at Galston in East Ayrshire, has sent out 25 winners this season, so the yard knows how to train winners. Yet Gentle George has stalled. His most recent run was just a day ago, which suggests the yard are still hunting for the right opportunity to break the drought, but the clock is ticking on what should be his prime years.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Avoids
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
8 Oct
7th
Ayr
5f – 6½f · Heavy · 11 runners
24 Sep
14th
Pontefract
5f – 6½f · Good · 16 runners
20 Jul
9th
Ayr
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
11 Jul
9th
York
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
19 Jun
18th
Ascot
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 28 runners
7 May
10th
Chester
7f – 1m · Good · 14 runners
18 Oct
6th
Ascot
5f – 6½f · Good · 13 runners
26 Sep
🏆 Won
Haydock Park
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 7 runners
12 Sep
🏆 Won
Sandown Park
5f – 6½f · Soft · 12 runners
30 Jun
6th
Pontefract
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 9 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Pontefract Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
24 Sep |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
19 Jun |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
8 Oct |
0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
12 Sep |
100% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
26 Sep |
100% |
| Chester Tight |
1 |
1 other |
7 May |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Jul |
0% |