G0-00287Larkspur Farm

Gentle Gale

4-year-old dapple grey stallion · Quarter Horse 100%

Front-runner
Best 1,000 m · dirt
Trainer C. Lark

Best at sprints on dirt. Burst C and Durability C are his strengths. Stamina E is why longer trips find him out.

16 runs · 0 wins · 2 2nd · 4 3rd · 2,280 earned

A Club horse. You’ll meet it on the card at Kestrel Downs.

Last time out8th · Kestrel Downs Novice Stakes Watch the finish

Career story

The moments that made Gentle Gale, from the first race on.

Made his debut in the Ashcombe Maiden Stakes, 9th of 12.
30 Oct 2026Replay
3rd of 11 in the Saltmarsh Maiden Stakes. Rated 35 afterwards, his career high.
30 Oct 2026Replay

Aptitudes

How much of Gentle Gale’s ability shows in each condition. A keeps it all; E loses a lot.

Trip: ASprint✓ bestEMileEMiddleELong
Surface: ETurfADirt✓ bestESynthetic
Going: AFirm✓ bestAGood✓ bestESoftEHeavy
Plan: AFront-runner✓ bestCStalkerCCloser

Trip bands: Sprint 1,000–1,200 m · Mile 1,400–1,600 m · Middle 2,000 m · Long 2,400 m.

Abilities

Speed: D
471
Stamina: E
334
Burst: C
525
Durability: C
501
Adaptability: D
468
Temperament: C
485

Genetics

Grey — born bay, greying with career. The genotype behind the coat.

Coat loci
Extension	E/e	black pigment (carries red)(hidden copy)
Agouti	A/A	bay: black kept to the points
Cream	n/n	no cream dilution
Grey	G/n	born coloured, greys out with career
Roan	n/n	no roan
Dun	n/n	no dun
Liver	L/L	no liver modifier
Sabino	n/n	no sabino pattern

Body, pattern and performance genes
Champagne	n/n	no champagne
Silver	n/n	no silver
Pearl	n/n	no pearl
Tobiano	n/n	no tobiano
Leopard complex	n/n	no leopard complex
Pattern-1	n/n	no PATN1
Splash white	n/n	no splash
Height (LCORL)	n/n	no extra height
Feathering	Fe/Fe	no feathering
Speed gene (MSTN)	C/T	miler: no shift
Big heart	n/n	no big heart
Iron legs	n/n	no iron legs
Curled ears	n/n	straight ears
Dished face	n/n	straight profile

Face: Snip
Legs: coronet (off fore), sock (near hind), sock (off hind)
Sabino: n/n
White tendency: medium
Build: strong-headed, narrow-bodied
Size: Below average (-2%)no effect on stats (horse from before genetics v2)
Inbreeding: None

Purebred Quarter Horseof 12 breeds; foals inherit the exact average of their parents
Quarter Horse100%

Quirks

None revealed yet — quirks show themselves in races.

Form

Date	Race	Trip	Going	Draw	Tactic · jockey	Wt	Pos	Btn	Time	OR	Won
30 Oct	Kestrel Downs Novice StakesKestrel Downs · Novice	2,400 m	GoodSynthetic	9/9	CloserApprentice	—	8th	38 1/4 L	2:43.91	32 (-3)	—
30 Oct	Larkspur Novice StakesLarkspur · Novice	1,500 m	GoodSynthetic	11/11	CloserApprentice	—	2nd	1/2 L	1:33.79	35 (+4)	+500
30 Oct	Bellmont Maiden StakesBellmont · Maiden	1,100 m	GoodDirt	9/10	StalkerApprentice	—	3rd	1 1/2 L	1:07.61	31 (+2)	+240
30 Oct	Kestrel Downs Maiden StakesKestrel Downs · Maiden	1,100 m	GoodSynthetic	7/12	Front-runnerApprentice	—	3rd	8 L	1:08.05	29 (+2)	+240
30 Oct	Harrowgate Handicap (0-55)Harrowgate · Handicap	3,200 m	GoodTurf	2/11	StalkerApprentice	—	11th	71 1/4 L	3:50.67	27 (-2)	—
30 Oct	Kestrel Downs Maiden StakesKestrel Downs · Maiden	2,000 m	GoodDirt	7/9	StalkerApprentice	—	7th	32 1/2 L	2:13.31	29 (-3)	—
30 Oct	Kestrel Downs Novice StakesKestrel Downs · Novice	1,500 m	FirmTurf	1/10	StalkerApprentice	—	9th	19 1/4 L	1:35.01	32 (-3)	—
30 Oct	Saltmarsh Maiden StakesSaltmarsh · Maiden	1,100 m	GoodDirt	7/11	CloserApprentice	—	3rd	2 3/4 L	1:08.00	35 (+1)	+240
30 Oct	Kestrel Downs Maiden StakesKestrel Downs · Maiden	1,100 m	GoodTurf	9/9	StalkerApprentice	—	2nd	4 1/2 L	1:07.59	34 (+3)	+400
30 Oct	Larkspur Handicap (0-55)Larkspur · Handicap	1,600 m	GoodDirt	7/12	CloserApprentice	—	3rd	2 1/4 L	1:41.00	31 (+4)	+360

Form book

Gentle Gale: 0-2-4 from 16 · beaten 16.7 L on average

Best: a sprint, 0-1-3 from 7, beaten 5.9 L on average
Worst: a long trip, 0-0-0 from 3, beaten 46.4 L on average

W-2-3 = wins, seconds, thirds. Btn = average distance behind the winner (winners count 0). Greyed: under 3 runs, too few to read much into.

Going

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Firm	0-0-0	1	19.2 L
Good	0-2-4	15	16.6 L

Trip

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Sprintbest	0-1-3	7	5.9 L
Mile	0-1-1	3	7.3 L
Middle	0-0-0	3	21.9 L
Longworst	0-0-0	3	46.4 L

Surface

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Turf	0-1-0	5	23.6 L
Dirt	0-0-3	7	13.7 L
Synthetic	0-1-1	4	13.4 L

Course

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Ashcombe	0-0-0	3	20.9 L
Bellmont	0-0-1	2	5.0 L
Harrowgate	0-0-0	1	71.4 L
Kestrel Downs	0-1-1	6	18.5 L
Larkspur	0-1-1	2	1.4 L
Saltmarsh	0-0-1	2	4.9 L

Tactic

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Front-runner	0-0-1	4	12.6 L
Stalker	0-1-1	6	22.7 L
Closer	0-1-2	6	13.6 L

Jockey

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Apprentice	0-2-4	16	16.7 L

Draw

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Low draw	0-0-0	3	33.0 L
Middle draw	0-0-3	5	9.9 L
High draw	0-2-1	8	14.9 L

Rest

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
First in list	0-0-0	1	14.0 L
Same day	0-2-4	15	16.9 L

Pedigree

Gen 0Gentle GaleG0-00287 · 0/16
SireFoundation stock
DamFoundation stock

Inbreeding: None · no ancestor appears twice in three generations

Snip; coronet (off fore), sock (near hind), sock (off hind).