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Horse profile

Bear Island (GB)

3yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2025) · Last trainer David Menuisier · Last owner T G Roddick W P Churchward
by Belardo (IRE) out of Cape Cay (GB) (Cape Cross)
9 runs · 5 courses · from Aug 2024
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Oct 2025 — 381 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2025 · 5th of 14 Won at Kempton (AW) Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 70
KTB Profile

Bear Island is 1 from 9 with the win in a Class 6 handicap at Kempton over 1m – 1m1f on Standard going in Jul 2025. All wins are at Class 6 and came on all-weather. The gelding finished 5 of 14 in a Class 5 handicap at Kempton in Oct 2025 when beaten favourite and last raced off a career-high mark of 70. By Belardo out of a Cape Cross mare he has raced five times at Kempton.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 6 OR at career high
Official rating70At career-high mark
70 64–70

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 116 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Southwell (AW), 4 Sep 2025

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 →

Flat 9 figures · best 116A · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)6116A95—
Good2106B88.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f7116A98—
6f – 7f289B83—

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 83A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton (AW), 8 Oct 2025 Official rating 70 at the last run, 8 Oct 2025

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 →

Flat 9 figures · best 89A · median 77
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)689A81—
Good266A59.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f789A77—
6f – 7f281A73.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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 from 9 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Mid-division 3 (33%) · 1 win
  • Held up 3 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Led 2 (22%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (11%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Belardo (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 3,709 runs since Jan 2008 (280 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm600%−10.2—
Good to Firm3444212.2%+2—
Good877879.9%−0.30 from 2
Good to Soft391389.7%−0.5—
Soft637599.3%−0.90 from 1
Heavy2152511.6%+1.4—
Standard (AW)1,23812710.3%+0.11 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f220209.1%−1.1—
6f – 7f1,3181309.9%−0.30 from 2
1m – 1m1f968969.9%−0.31 from 7
1m2f – 1m4f84810412.3%+2.1—
1m5f – 2m263218%−2.2—
2m1f – 2m4f8667%−3.2—
2m5f – 3m6116.7%+6.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Cape Cay (GB) (Cape Cross)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Churchill Bay (GB)260——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 1 17% −1.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 1 1 100% +4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 5 1 20% +0.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Brighton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 7 1 14% −2.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Rossa Ryan 2 1 50% +3.00
Sean D Bowen 2 0 0% −2.00
Harry Davies 2 0 0% −2.00
Jason Watson 1 0 0% −1.00
Enzo Crublet 1 0 0% −1.00
Luke Morris 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 1 13% −3.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 6 1 17% −1.00
2024 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2025 · 6 runs
08 Oct 25+34d Kempton (AW) Unibet Supports Safer Gambling Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 14 ran Settled in the pack - asked for effort out wide with 2f left - faded inside the final furlong to finish 5th 5/14 ½ 9-7 70101B83A Rossa Ryan 7/4F
04 Sep 25+30d Southwell (AW) Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 11 ran Settled towards the back of the pack - driven up entering the home turn - found extra from 2f out - kept on without threatening to finish fourth 4/11 nse 9-9 70116A81A Jason Watson 3/1F
05 Aug 25+27d Ffos Las DragonBet Proud Sponsors Of Ffos Las Racecourse Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good · 7 ran Handy on rail early - lost ground under pressure 2f out - stayed on late inside final furlong to finish 6th 6/7 ¾ 9-7 70106B66A Sean D Bowen 3/1
09 Jul 25+55d Kempton (AW) Unibet Supporting Safer Gambling Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 14 ran Settled in the pack early - moved through with a run 2f out to hit the front approaching the final furlong - driven out to hold on strongly at the finish 1/14 9-8 6498B89A Rossa Ryan 4/1
15 May 25+36d Kempton (AW) Industry Leading In-Play Markets At Unibet Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran Held up at rear - made no impression - well held throughout - finished 9th 9/13 hd 9-6 6789B66A Sean D Bowen 14/1
09 Apr 25+174d Nottingham Beer Festival 12th April Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 · 8.5f · Good · 10 ran Sent clear early - driven to stay in front approaching 2f out but overtaken - faded quickly to finish ninth 9/10 3 9-5 6971A53A Enzo Crublet 4/1
2024 · 3 runs
17 Oct 24+41d Brighton Docker Hughes Memorial EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 8f · Soft · 10 ran Settled midpack early - made steady progress before 2f out and hit the front - lost that advantage entering the last furlong - stayed on at one speed to finish fourth 4/10 3¾ 9-2 —91A71A Luke Morris 7/2
06 Sep 24+25d Kempton (AW) Racing TV/EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran Set the tempo early - overtaken with 5f left - settled into second - pushed along 2f out - held effort through the finish but edged out of third near the line 4/13 nse 9-4 —92B77A Harry Davies 13/2
12 Aug 24 Kempton (AW) Unibet/EBF Newcomers' Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran Held up at the back - urged forward over 2f out - improved into the last furlong - kept going strongest at the finish to be fourth beaten 3.5 lengths 4/9 3 9-7 —77A81A Harry Davies 17/2

Quick answers

How many races has Bear Island won?
Bear Island (GB) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 1 time in total (11.1% of starts).
Who trained Bear Island?
Bear Island (GB) was trained by David Menuisier on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 8 October 2025.
Who is Bear Island's sire?
Bear Island (GB) is by Belardo (IRE) out of Cape Cay (GB), whose sire is Cape Cross.
What going does Bear Island prefer?
Bear Island (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Bear Island's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 70, from the run on 8 October 2025. That is also the highest on record.
What is Bear Island's sire's record?
Belardo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 3,709 runs since Jan 2008 (280 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Bear Island's siblings?
Out of Cape Cay (GB), Bear Island (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2024. 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.