Very Gently (AUS) Horse
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Very Gently is a 3yo chestnut filly from Australia, trained by Andrew Ryan. She is by All Too Hard out of Nurture. She has not yet broken her maiden, having failed to win in five starts. In her latest start at Dubbo on 3 May 2026, ridden by Ashleigh McCabe, she finished 11th behind Inyun.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dubbo 03-May-26 1400m GOOD 4 R3 MDN (of $27,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:23.350, SP: 201.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.140 1st Inyun ( M Cahill 58.5 ) 2nd Forwarding ( K Dunbar 56 ) 0.06L 3rd Castro ( R Jones 59 ) 0.14L 11th Very Gently ( A Mccabe 55.5 ) 10.34L See full results | A Mccabe 55.5kg 10.34L | 11 (12) |
| Dubbo 18-Apr-26 1100m GOOD 4 R2 MDN-SW $375 (of $16,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:03.160, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.080 1st Bawnaglen ( M Weir 59 ) 2nd Brilliant Beagle ( N Palmer 57 , Cd 55 ) 0.52L 3rd Champagne Tingle ( J G Stiff 57 , Cd 55 ) 1.27L 6th Very Gently ( A Mccabe 56.5 ) 8.83L See full results | A Mccabe 56.5kg 8.83L | 6 (6) |
| Wellington 10-Apr-26 900m GOOD 4 R1 OPEN-TRL, Winning Time: 00:53.690 1st Indi Springs ( J Pracey-holmes ) 2nd Mitaka ( M A Cahill ) 1.20L 3rd Don't Fuss About ( K Nestor ) 2.94L 7th Very Gently ( A Mccabe ) 8.33L | A Mccabe 8.33L | 7 (8) |
| Hawkesbury 23-Mar-26 800m SOFT 7 R13 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:48.120 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.460 1st Tissot Beau ( O S Chambers ) 2nd Codename ( C Schofield ) 5.60L 3rd Sir Phil ( T J Schiller ) 5.75L 7th Very Gently ( C Lever ) 11.39L | C Lever 11.39L | 7 (7) |
| Dubbo 01-Nov-25 1400m GOOD 4 R3 CTRY MDN-SW $725 (of $30,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:22.200, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th 1st Maybe Now ( M A Cahill 59 ) 2nd Northern Exposure ( J O Baker 59 , Cd 57 ) 3.15L 3rd Noterbel ( I Neale 57 , Cd 56 ) 4.45L 10th Very Gently ( A Mccabe 55.5 ) 10.03L See full results | A Mccabe 55.5kg 10.03L | 10 (12) |
| Bathurst 17-Oct-25 1200m SOFT 5 R4 CTRY MDN $725 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:11.470, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th 1st My Crown ( J Pracey-holmes 55 ) 2nd Rosie I Am ( G Buckley 55 ) 1.89L 3rd French Harp ( W Costin 55 ) 2.40L 8th Very Gently ( A Mccabe 55 ) 7.29L See full results | A Mccabe 55kg 7.29L | 8 (10) |
| Narromine 22-Sep-25 1100m HEAVY 8 R2 MDN-SW $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:08.800, SP: 17.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 11th 1st Sabatina ( K Dunbar 57 ) 2nd Penciller ( S Grima 56.5 ) 0.49L 3rd Elderberry Wine ( G Buckley 57 ) 2.79L 8th Very Gently ( C Lever 55 , Cd 56 ) 6.51L See full results | C Lever 55kg, Cd 56kg 6.51L | 8 (12) |
| Wellington 01-Sep-25 900m SOFT 6 R1 OPEN-TRL, Winning Time: 00:56.680 1st Good Time ( J Pracey-holmes ) 2nd Casino Sting ( N Hyde ) 0.98L 3rd Sunday Lemonade ( I Neale ) 1.22L 5th Very Gently ( C Lever ) 1.72L | C Lever 1.72L | 5 (10) |
| Bathurst 18-Aug-25 1006m GOOD 4 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:58.640 1st Tom Vegas ( D Dillon ) 2nd Mountain Top ( J G Stiff ) 1.71L 3rd Bold Rosie ( J Quince ) 2.67L 6th Very Gently ( M Cahill ) 9.59L | M Cahill 9.59L | 6 (6) |