Bear Story (IRE)
Bear Story (IRE) is 3 from 18, including a Group 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Diamond Stakes at Dundalk (AW) (Sep 2021). Won last time out at Dundalk (AW). 3 of 4 starts at Dundalk (AW) have ended in wins. All 3 wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 14 on turf. Last raced off a career-high mark of 107.
- 3–18Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 11 (61.1%)Placed
- −4.67£1 level staken=18 at SP
- 1.43Fair A/E n=18 · 1.18 incl. margin
- 107Highest OR
- 43dAvg 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 99
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 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 116C | 101 | — |
| Soft | 5 | 140A | 97 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 118A | 101.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 14 | 140A | 106.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 104B | 98 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 18 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 10.4% of 23,559 runs since Jan 2008 (1,665 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 252.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 147 | 21 | 14.3% | +3.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 4,208 | 496 | 11.8% | +1.4 | — |
| Good | 5,159 | 548 | 10.6% | +0.2 | 0 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 2,367 | 218 | 9.2% | −1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 2,464 | 218 | 8.8% | −1.6 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 683 | 68 | 10% | −0.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 8,531 | 872 | 10.2% | −0.2 | 3 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5,124 | 591 | 11.5% | +1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 11,598 | 1,187 | 10.2% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,886 | 393 | 10.1% | −0.3 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,932 | 182 | 9.4% | −1 | 2 from 14 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 696 | 66 | 9.5% | −0.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 252 | 18 | 7.1% | −3.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 60 | 4 | 6.7% | −3.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −10.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
8 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Slieve Bearnagh (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 7f–2m1f.
Family form: Divine Legend (IRE) finished 2nd of 9 at Navan (IRE), 7 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Bearnagh (IRE) | 52 | 5 | 7f–2m1f | — |
| City of Dubai (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 1m | — |
| City of Dubai (IRE) | 2 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Divine Legend (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Mighty Legend (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Celestial Fable (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Angels Tale (IRE) | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| Heavenly Tale (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 3 | 75% | +9.33 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 4 | 3 | 75% | +9.33 |
| Leopardstown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 14 | 2 | 14% | −2.67 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronan Whelan | 16 | 3 | 19% | −2.67 |
| Gary Carroll | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +0.00 |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.67 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Sep 22+71d | Dundalk (AW) | Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Diamond Stakes (Listed) | 1/10 | 9-7 | 107 | 99A | 93A | Ronan Whelan | 6/1 | |
| 14 Jul 22+19d | Leopardstown | Green Room Meld Stakes (Group 3) | 2/6 | 3¼ | 9-12 | 107 | 82A | 100B | Ronan Whelan | 11/2 |
| 25 Jun 22+34d | Curragh | Arm Holding International Stakes (group 3) | 5/7 | ½ | 9-12 | 107 | 93A | 96A | Ronan Whelan | 10/1 |
| 22 May 22+20d | Curragh | Tattersalls Gold Cup (Group 1) | 6/8 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 107 | 109A | 87A | Ronan Whelan | 66/1 |
| 02 May 22+22d | Curragh | Coolmore Sottsass Irish European Breeders Fund Mooresbridge Stakes (Group 2) | 2/7 | ¾ | 9-5 | 106 | 95A | 99A | Ronan Whelan | 14/1 |
| 10 Apr 22+14d | Curragh | Hollywoodbets Alleged Stakes (Group 3) | 3/9 | nk | 9-8 | 102 | 126A | 95A | Ronan Whelan | 25/1 |
| 27 Mar 22+162d | Naas | Plusvital Devoy Stakes (listed) | 3/7 | 3¼ | 9-12 | 102 | 104A | 91A | Ronan Whelan | 12/1 |
| 2021 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Oct 21+22d | Leopardstown | Manguard Plus Trigo Stakes (Listed) | 5/14 | ¾ | 9-10 | 102 | 115C | 94A | Ronan Whelan | 9/1 |
| 24 Sep 21+12d | Dundalk (AW) | Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Diamond Stakes (Group 3) | 1/10 | 9-5 | 99 | 118A | 95A | Ronan Whelan | 10/3F | |
| 12 Sep 21+30d | Curragh | Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Northfields' Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 15/23 | hd | 9-4 | 100 | 66C | 88A | Gary Carroll | 11/1 |
| 13 Aug 21+37d | Curragh | Fitzdares Royal Whip Stakes (Group 3) | 6/12 | ½ | 9-0 | 93 | 74A | 89A | Gary Carroll | 16/1 |
| 07 Jul 21+18d | Fairyhouse | Watch 'Thom's Tips' On Fairyhouse Social Channels Rated Race | 2/7 | ½ | 9-9 | 90 | 109A | 88A | Ronan Whelan | 7/4F |
| 19 Jun 21+20d | Down Royal | BoyleSports Ulster Derby (Extended Handicap) | 3/13 | ¾ | 9-7 | 88 | 116C | 95A | Ronan Whelan | 10/1 |
| 30 May 21+49d | Navan | Royal County Handicap | 2/9 | 3¼ | 8-13 | 85 | 140A | 90A | Ronan Whelan | 5/1 |
| 11 Apr 21+121d | Leopardstown | Leopardstown Handicap | 2/13 | 3¾ | 9-5 | 83 | 92C | 88A | Ronan Whelan | 11/1 |
| 2020 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Dec 20+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Maiden (Plus 10) (Div 1) | 1/14 | 9-7 | — | 104B | 101A | Ronan Whelan | EvensF | |
| 20 Nov 20+54d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10) | 2/14 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 98B | 85A | Ronan Whelan | 7/2 |
| 27 Sep 20 | Curragh | Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden (Plus 10) | 8/17 | nk | 9-7 | — | 97C | 76A | Ronan Whelan | 18/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Bear Story won?
- Bear Story (IRE) won 3 of 18 archived starts between 2020 and 2022, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 11 times in total (61.1% of starts).
- Who trained Bear Story?
- Bear Story (IRE) was trained by M Halford on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 23 September 2022.
- Who is Bear Story's sire?
- Bear Story (IRE) is by Kodiac (GB) out of Angels Story (IRE), whose sire is Galileo.
- What going does Bear Story prefer?
- Bear Story (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 3 wins from 4 starts (75%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Bear Story's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 107, from the run on 23 September 2022. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Bear Story's sire's record?
- Kodiac (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,559 runs since Jan 2008 (1,665 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 252.
- Who are Bear Story's siblings?
- Out of Angels Story (IRE), Bear Story (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Slieve Bearnagh (IRE) (5). The wins came over 7f–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.