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Horse profile

Bear Dancing (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2012) · Last trainer Lucinda Russell · Last owner Peter J S Russell
by Dancing High (GB) out of Sandholes (IRE) (Tirol)
10 runs · 6 courses · from Oct 2010
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Mar 2012 — 5,339 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2012 · 6th of 8 Won at Newcastle Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile

Bear Dancing (IRE) is 1 from 10, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Apr 2011.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4
Official rating102↓ 4lb off peak
102 98–106

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 117B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle, 1 Apr 2011 Official rating 102 at the last run, 8 Mar 2012

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 6 figures · best 120A · median 107.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Heavy3120A100—
Good to Soft2117B105.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m4117B107—
Over 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 10 runs · as at 4 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

Sire
Dancing High (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 134 runs since Jan 2008 (17 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1500%−8.2—
Good37410.8%+2.6—
Good to Soft2229.1%+0.91 from 2
Soft3525.7%−2.50 from 5
Heavy25312%+3.80 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m38410.5%+2.3—
2m1f – 2m4f3625.6%−2.60 from 1
2m5f – 3m4337%−1.21 from 5
Over 3m17211.8%+3.60 from 4

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

Dam
Sandholes (IRE) (Tirol)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Porridge (GB)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 1 50% +1.25

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle 3 1 33% +0.25
Hexham 3 0 0% −3.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 5 1 20% −1.75
Over 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Peter Buchanan 9 1 11% −5.75
Campbell Gillies 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 5 1 20% −1.75
None 5 0 0% −5.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 2 0 0% −2.00
2011 5 1 20% −1.75
2010 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 7 1 14% −3.75
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
08 Mar 12+61d Carlisle Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Handicap Chase Class 4 · 26f · Heavy · 8 ran 6/8 5 11-7 102100C Peter Buchanan 12/1
07 Jan 12+24d Newcastle Digibet Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23.5f · Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-11 104— Peter Buchanan 15/2
14 Dec 11+28d Bangor-on-Dee Proactive Personnel Handicap Chase Class 4 · 29.5f · Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-13 106— Peter Buchanan 6/1
16 Nov 11+229d Hexham Solar Signs Handicap Chase Class 4 · 32f · Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-5 106— Peter Buchanan 3/1F
01 Apr 11+24d Newcastle Hexham Ex Servicemen's Club Worthingtons Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-12 98117B Peter Buchanan 9/4
08 Mar 11+24d Newcastle Stp Construction Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23.5f · Soft · 4 ran 2/4 hd 10-10 98115B Peter Buchanan 3/1
12 Feb 11+43d Ayr Jim Smith QFSM, 57, Retirement Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 2/7 42 11-11 10099C Peter Buchanan 5/1
31 Dec 10+56d Warwick Coventry Telegraph Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 25f · Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-6 101— Campbell Gillies 17/2
05 Nov 10+35d Hexham Weatherbys Bloodstock Insurance Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Heavy · 10 ran 2/10 1¼ 10-12 —120A Peter Buchanan 4/1
01 Oct 10 Hexham Win 10,000 For 2 at sportpool.co.uk Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 3/6 30 10-12 —94C Peter Buchanan 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bear Dancing (IRE) won?
Bear Dancing (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2010 and 2012, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 3 times in total (30% of starts).
Who trained Bear Dancing (IRE)?
Bear Dancing (IRE) was trained by Lucinda Russell on the most recent run on record, at Carlisle on 8 March 2012.
Who is Bear Dancing (IRE)'s sire?
Bear Dancing (IRE) is by Dancing High (GB) out of Sandholes (IRE), whose sire is Tirol.
What is Bear Dancing (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 8 March 2012. The highest on record is 106.
What is Bear Dancing (IRE)'s sire's record?
Dancing High (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 134 runs since Jan 2008 (17 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Bear Dancing (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Sandholes (IRE), Bear Dancing (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2010. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.