Approaching Bear (IRE)
Approaching Bear (IRE) is 1 from 9. Hasn't won since Sep 2022. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 4 on softer). Last raced off a career-high mark of 74.
- 1–9Wins / Runs
- 11.1%Strike rate
- 3 (33.3%)Placed
- −4.67£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 0.85Fair A/E n=9 · 0.70 incl. margin
- 74Highest OR
- 23dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 80
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 80A | 62 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 78A | 62 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 80A | 62 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 80C | 79 | — |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 3,703 runs since Jan 2008 (280 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 6 | 0 | 0% | −10.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 344 | 42 | 12.2% | +2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 877 | 87 | 9.9% | −0.3 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 390 | 38 | 9.7% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 632 | 58 | 9.2% | −1 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 215 | 25 | 11.6% | +1.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,238 | 127 | 10.3% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 219 | 20 | 9.1% | −1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,318 | 130 | 9.9% | −0.3 | 1 from 6 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 968 | 96 | 9.9% | −0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 848 | 104 | 12.3% | +2.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 260 | 21 | 8.1% | −2.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 84 | 5 | 6% | −4.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +6.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Keen Unity (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keen Unity (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Sound Move (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.33 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.67 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Coen | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Declan McDonogh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Alan Persse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hugh Horgan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tongue tie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 22+25d | Dundalk (AW) | Michael Cooney Memorial Nursery Handicap | 4/11 | ½ | 9-7 | 74 | 76A | 76A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 7/2 |
| 19 Sep 22+4d | Fairyhouse | Fairyhouse Members Claiming Race | 1/9 | 9-12 | 73 | 80A | 88A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 10/3 | |
| 15 Sep 22+13d | Naas | GAIN The Advantage Series Nursery Handicap | 5/19 | ½ | 9-2 | 70 | 80C | 67A | Jake Coen | 4/1 |
| 02 Sep 22+15d | Down Royal | Grant Thornton Nursery Handicap (47-70) | 3/14 | nk | 9-7 | 70 | 62C | 77A | Jake Coen | 3/1J |
| 18 Aug 22+19d | Killarney | Irish EBF Supporting Irish Champions Weekend Nursery Handicap | 2/6 | nse | 9-1 | 69 | 78A | 73B | Jake Coen | 4/1 |
| 30 Jul 22+21d | Galway | Gra Chocolates Irish Ebf Nursery Handicap | 4/6 | 2¾ | 8-0 | 70 | 62B | 64B | Alan Persse | 11/1 |
| 09 Jul 22+43d | Navan | Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden | 4/11 | 2¾ | 8-9 | — | 52A | 59A | Hugh Horgan | 14/1 |
| 27 May 22+47d | Fairyhouse | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 6/10 | hd | 9-7 | — | 60A | 68A | Declan McDonogh | 15/2 |
| 10 Apr 22 | Curragh | Holden Plant Rentals Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden | 12/13 | 2¼ | 9-7 | — | 28C | 53C | Declan McDonogh | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Approaching Bear (IRE) won?
- Approaching Bear (IRE) won 1 of 9 archived starts in 2022, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 3 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained Approaching Bear (IRE)?
- Approaching Bear (IRE) was trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 14 October 2022.
- Who is Approaching Bear (IRE)'s sire?
- Approaching Bear (IRE) is by Belardo (IRE) out of Prudent Approach (IRE), whose sire is New Approach.
- What going does Approaching Bear (IRE) prefer?
- Approaching Bear (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Approaching Bear (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 74, from the run on 14 October 2022. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Approaching Bear (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Belardo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 3,703 runs since Jan 2008 (280 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Approaching Bear (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Prudent Approach (IRE), Approaching Bear (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Keen Unity (IRE) (1). The wins came over 1m. As at Oct 2026.