Gentle Bear (2022) Horse
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About
Gentle Bear, a 4yo bay horse trained by J H Smith, is by Kodi Bear out of Dream Role. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, having not won in 8 attempts. In its most recent race at Le Croise-Laroche on 18 May 2026, J Marien rode it to a ninth‑place finish behind winner Ready King.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Le Croise-Laroche 18-May-26 1800m GOOD R7 CL4 (of $12,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:56.700, SP: 34.00 1st Ready King ( L Bails 127 , Cd 124 ) 2nd Bejar ( G Meury 129 , Cd 123 ) 1.50L 3rd Burattina ( J Nicoleau 131 ) 2.25L 9th Gentle Bear ( J Marien 123 , Cd 120 ) 10.45L See full results | J Marien 55.8kg, Cd 54.4kg 10.45L | 9 (13) |
| Krefeld 26-Apr-26 2200m GOOD R7 Hcp (of $9,848) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:15.290, SP: 15.00 1st Mademoiselle Rouge ( M Cadeddu 123 ) 2nd Banshie ( B Marie 134 ) 3.75L 3rd Miss Liberty ( M Malacova 130 ) 0.30L 10th Gentle Bear ( A Pietsch 132 ) 13.95L See full results | A Pietsch 59.9kg 13.95L | 10 (12) |
| Chantilly 21-Nov-25 1900m GOOD R6 Hcp (of $22,100) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:57.620, SP: 51.00 1st Saturday Night ( E Verhestraeten 127 ) 2nd Az Zeiva ( G Sias 123 ) 0.75L 3rd Iffrocta Fal ( A Vilchien 120 ) 0.75L 10th Gentle Bear ( N Baudet 120 , Cd 126 ) 7.50L See full results | N Baudet 54.4kg, Cd 57.2kg 7.50L | 10 (14) |
| Chantilly 31-Oct-25 1900m SYNTHETIC R4 Maurice Larraun Claiming Stakes-AWT (of $18,200) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:58.220, SP: 81.00 1st Lady Agata ( M Marquette 123 ) 2nd We Love Lips ( C Carboni 116 ) 1.00L 3rd Isperia ( E Puillet-roda 127 ) 0.50L 6th Gentle Bear ( N Baudet 123 , Cd 129 ) 3.95L See full results | N Baudet 55.8kg, Cd 58.5kg 3.95L | 6 (14) |
| Le Croise-Laroche 18-Oct-25 2500m SOFT R7 De Croix Claiming Stakes (of $11,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:45.350, SP: 19.00 1st Golden Blush ( T Bachelot 124 ) 2nd Shackleton ( A Lemaitre 123 ) 2.50L 3rd Dschingis Noblesse ( F Lefebvre 124 ) 1.75L 7th Gentle Bear ( D Santiago 123 , Cd 126 ) 9.15L See full results | D Santiago 55.8kg, Cd 57.2kg 9.15L | 7 (11) |
| Dusseldorf 14-Sep-25 1600m SOFT R2 Areal Bohler Trophy Stakes (of $9,847) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:35.540, SP: 13.00 1st Turlow ( A Starke 130 ) 2nd Grace De Vega ( T Hammer-hansen 123 ) 5.00L 3rd Takeo ( R Piechulek 126 ) 3.50L 6th Gentle Bear ( A D Vries 126 ) 14.00L See full results | A D Vries 57.2kg 14.00L | 6 (7) |
| Hannover 27-Oct-24 2001m SOFT (of $15,783), SP: 12.00 1st New England ( B Murzabayev 128 ) 2nd Delgardo ( T Hammer-hansen 128 ) 0.75L 3rd Walkover ( M Seidl 128 ) 14.00L 5th Gentle Bear ( A D Vries 128 ) 20.50L | A D Vries 58.1kg 20.50L | 5 |
| Krefeld 28-Sep-24 1400m SOFT Md (of $6,049), SP: 26.00 1st Kolsch ( B Murzabayev 128 ) 2nd Nalia ( H Boutin 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Nazer ( M Cadeddu 128 ) 7.00L 4th Gentle Bear ( A D Vries 128 ) 7.25L | A D Vries 58.1kg 7.25L | 4 |