Bear Creek (GB)
Bear Creek won one of nine starts on turf, the success coming in a handicap at Down Royal over 1m5f – 2m on good ground off a mark of 61 in Jul 2025. The gelding has not won since. He raced over hurdles at Cork in Mar 2026 when his last run, at Cork in Mar 2026, was his first for the yard and he finished 12 of 14 having been held. His highest ever official rating is 72.
- 1–9Wins / Runs
- 11.1%Strike rate
- 3 (33.3%)Placed
- −6.12£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 1.29Fair A/E n=9 · 1.05 incl. margin
- 72Highest OR
- 42dAvg 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 96
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 113C | 91 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 100C | 59 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 113C | 79.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 96A | 93.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
| 6f – 7f | 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 from 9 analysed runs since Apr 2025
- Held up 7 (78%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (11%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (11%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 672 runs since Jan 2008 (108 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 16.1% from 192. Weakest on soft going: 8.3% from 133.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −11.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 56 | 9 | 16.1% | +4.3 | — |
| Good | 174 | 16 | 9.2% | −2.6 | 1 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 84 | 7 | 8.3% | −3.5 | — |
| Soft | 133 | 11 | 8.3% | −3.5 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 29 | 5 | 17.2% | +5.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 192 | 31 | 16.1% | +4.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 139 | 16 | 11.5% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 208 | 19 | 9.1% | −2.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 264 | 34 | 12.9% | +1.1 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 53 | 8 | 15.1% | +3.3 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 2 | 28.6% | +16.8 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Believed (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m3f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Gold Trip (FR)).
Family form: Believed (IRE) finished 2nd of 12 at Ascot, 17 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Believed (IRE) | 7 | 2 | 1m4f | Group 3 |
| Gold Trip (FR) | 10 | 1 | 1m3f | Group 2 |
| Got Wind (GB) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Gotha (FR) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Got Land (FR) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.12 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.88 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.88 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.12 |
| Declan McDonogh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Charlie O'Dwyer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wayne Hassett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Scott McCullagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.12 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.12 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.12 |
| Hurdle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 19 Mar 26+209d | Cork | Kearney's Coaches Maiden Hurdle Held up at back - jumped raggedly early - driven with no response from 4 out - finished well beaten in 12th | 12/14 | 8½ | 11-2 | — | 23C | 90C | Charlie O'Dwyer | 33/1 |
| 2025 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Aug 25+25d | Killarney | Killarney Welcomes Bordeaux Racecourse Apprentice Handicap Towards the back - ridden and making no headway from 5f out - well held in the straight | 10/12 | 2¾ | 9-7 | 72 | 91C | 55C | Wayne Hassett | 9/4F |
| 28 Jul 25+10d | Galway | Gra Chocolates Handicap Sat close to the front group wide - moved through to share command and driven approaching 2f out - soon under pressure and gave way inside the final furlong - eased back to third and unable to find more | 3/11 | 3¼ | 8-9 | 71 | 100C | 77A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 6/1 |
| 18 Jul 25+37d | Down Royal | Ampion Your Partner For Safety, Efficiency And Compliance Handicap Settled in the pack early - 6th at the midway point - urged forward and gained ground inside final 2f - hit the front a furlong out - stayed on strongly to score | 1/9 | 9-7 | 61 | 96A | 68A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 15/8F | |
| 11 Jun 25+18d | Limerick | Conference & Banqueting Facilities At Limerick Handicap Held up towards back - headway approaching final furlong - kept on well to claim 3rd on the line | 3/14 | dht | 9-4 | 61 | 113C | 68A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 25/1 |
| 24 May 25+17d | Curragh | Finlay Volvo Irish European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden Sluggish start settling towards the back - urged forward but unable to close from over 2f out - crept on late finishing eighth | 8/11 | 1¾ | 9-8 | — | 59C | 62C | Declan McDonogh | 250/1 |
| 07 May 25+12d | Gowran Park | Thomastown Maiden Slow to begin and settled towards the back - pressed for effort with 3f left - unable to close the gap - well held in 12th | 12/12 | 1 | 9-8 | — | 48C | 61C | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 100/1 |
| 25 Apr 25+6d | Limerick | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden Held up at back of field - unable to make progress and lost more ground inside final 2f - well beaten in 11th | 11/12 | 1½ | 9-8 | — | 59C | 48C | Scott McCullagh | 100/1 |
| 19 Apr 25 | Cork | SIS, Supporting Irish Racing Maiden Hesitant leaving the stalls - settled towards the back of the pack - driven with two furlongs left but made no headway and faded to finish well beaten | 13/18 | 12 | 9-5 | — | 59C | 62C | Declan McDonogh | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Bear Creek won?
- Bear Creek (GB) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 3 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trains Bear Creek?
- Bear Creek (GB) is trained by E Bolger, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 19 March 2026.
- Who is Bear Creek's sire?
- Bear Creek (GB) is by Sottsass (FR) out of Sarvana (FR), whose sire is Dubai Destination.
- What going does Bear Creek prefer?
- Bear Creek (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Bear Creek's official rating?
- Bear Creek (GB)'s highest official rating on record is 72.
- What is Bear Creek's sire's record?
- Sottsass (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 672 runs since Jan 2008 (108 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 16.1% from 192. Weakest on soft going: 8.3% from 133.
- Who are Bear Creek's siblings?
- Out of Sarvana (FR), Bear Creek (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Believed (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Gold Trip (FR)). The wins came over 1m3f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.