Horse profile
Big Bear Hug (GB)
by Belardo (IRE) out of Silkenveil (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
45 runs · 19 courses · from Jun 2021
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 5 courses
Ran 16 days ago · 7th of 11
Last raced off OR 69
KTB Profile
Big Bear Hug is a mare with five wins from 45 starts, three of them over 1m2f – 1m4f. She has scored on good to soft, good, heavy, soft and standard going, all in handicaps, and has won at Epsom Downs, Kempton, Newmarket and Leicester. Typically held up, she was held when finishing 7 of 11 at Salisbury in Oct 2026 off an official rating of 69, 13lb below her highest ever mark.
Based on 45 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 13lb off peak
- 5–45Wins / Runs
- 11.1%Strike rate
- 16 (35.6%)Placed
- +16.75£1 level staken=45 at SP
- 1.10Fair A/E n=45 · 0.95 incl. margin
- 82Highest OR
- 44dAvg 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.
Official rating69↓ 13lb off peak
69
62–82
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 87
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 12 | 94A | 67 | 2 · 87 / 73 |
| Standard (AW) | 11 | 102A | 81 | 7 · 102 / 80 |
| Good | 9 | 99B | 80 | 1 · — |
| Heavy | 6 | 85A | 75 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 83A | 75 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 26 | 99B | 76 | 9 · 93 / 74 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 13 | 94A | 78 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 102A | 86 | 1 · — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 90B | 80.5 | — |
Of 45 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 43 figures from 45 runs · as at 9 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 10 analysed runs
- Held up 7 (70%) · 1 win
- Midfield 2 (20%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (10%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 3,688 runs since Jan 2008 (279 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 2 |
| Good | 875 | 86 | 9.8% | −0.4 | 1 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 389 | 38 | 9.8% | −0.4 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 626 | 58 | 9.3% | −0.9 | 1 from 13 |
| Heavy | 214 | 25 | 11.7% | +1.5 | 1 from 6 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,233 | 127 | 10.3% | +0.1 | 1 from 11 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 219 | 20 | 9.1% | −1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,314 | 130 | 9.9% | −0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 959 | 95 | 9.9% | −0.3 | 2 from 13 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 846 | 104 | 12.3% | +2.1 | 3 from 28 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 260 | 21 | 8.1% | −2.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 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 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Silkenveil (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Midnite Bride (GB) (4 wins).
The wins came over 5½f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Jawaayiz (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midnite Bride (GB) | 16 | 4 | 7f–1m | Class 5 |
| Jawaayiz (GB) | 8 | 2 | 7½f–1m2f | Class 4 |
| Brown Velvet (GB) | 7 | 1 | 5½f | Class 5 |
| Unveiling (GB) | 9 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Double Indian (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Keeper Of Secrets (GB) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Billie Lou (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 13 | 1 | 8% | −9.25 |
| Standard (AW) | 11 | 1 | 9% | +12.00 |
| Good | 9 | 1 | 11% | −3.50 |
| Heavy | 6 | 1 | 17% | +20.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.50 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 24 | 3 | 13% | +30.50 |
| Class 4 | 14 | 1 | 7% | −10.50 |
| Class 6 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.25 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epsom Downs | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.50 |
| Kempton (AW) | 6 | 1 | 17% | +17.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Nottingham | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Newmarket | 3 | 1 | 33% | +23.00 |
| Leicester | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.75 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Goodwood | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Yarmouth | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bath | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 28 | 3 | 11% | +4.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 13 | 2 | 15% | +16.75 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Havlin | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.50 |
| Trevor Whelan | 7 | 2 | 29% | +22.75 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Luke Catton | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Alice Bond | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Georgia Dobie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Alfie Redman | 2 | 1 | 50% | +21.00 |
| Olivia Haines | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paddy Bradley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hector Crouch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Dunne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Lewis Kent | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Finley Marsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joe Leavy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Jason Watson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jimmy Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lee Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Farragher | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thore Hammer Hansen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charlie Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 25 | 2 | 8% | +1.75 |
| Cheekpieces | 14 | 3 | 21% | +21.00 |
| Tongue tie | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 1 | 11% | +14.00 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.50 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −5.50 |
| 2023 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +22.75 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 44 | 5 | 11% | +17.75 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Oct 26+28d | Salisbury | Barbara Snow 60th Birthday Celebration Handicap Stakes (Div II) Settled at back of the field - off the pace 3f out - always well behind to finish 7th | 7/11 | 1¾ | 9-3 | 69 | 87A | 64A | Pat Cosgrave | 22/1 |
| 03 Sep 26+8d | Lingfield (AW) | Castle Air Handicap Stakes Slow to begin - settled midpack - driven approaching final 2f but couldn't land a blow - finished 5th beaten 3¼ lengths | 5/6 | nk | 9-0 | 71 | 80A | 67B | Olivia Haines | 9/2 |
| 26 Aug 26+15d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Fillies' Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race) Settled in the pack - pushed along with 2f left and closed on the front group approaching the final furlong - couldn't find more late and held for 5th | 5/8 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 71 | 81B | 74A | Paddy Bradley | 33/1 |
| 11 Aug 26+29d | Lingfield (AW) | British Stallion Studs EBF Fillies' Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) settled midfield towards the outside - asked for effort with over 2f left - unable to respond finishing well held | 7/9 | 4 | 9-4 | 72 | 93B | 69A | Pat Cosgrave | 80/1 |
| 13 Jul 26+5d | Lingfield (AW) | attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap Was sluggish leaving the stalls - spent the race towards the back of the field | 7/9 | ½ | 8-12 | 68 | 102A | 64A | Alfie Redman | 8/1 |
| 08 Jul 26+50d | Kempton (AW) | Industry Leading In-Play Markets At Unibet Apprentice Handicap restrained towards the back of the pack - pressed for effort passing the final furlong marker and made a swift move through a gap to hit the front close home | 1/7 | 9-11 | 68 | 24A | 82A | Alfie Redman | 22/1 | |
| 19 May 26+15d | Lingfield | Get Raceday Ready Handicap Settled towards back - urged forward approaching final 2f - made ground inside final furlong - grabbed third close home | 3/8 | ¾ | 9-7 | 68 | 66A | 86A | Pat Cosgrave | 4/1 |
| 04 May 26+26d | Kempton (AW) | Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap Settled close to the pace - pressed for effort with 2f left - lost ground inside the final furlong to finish 9th | 9/10 | 2¼ | 9-2 | 71 | 74A | 58A | Luke Catton | 18/1 |
| 08 Apr 26+166d | Kempton (AW) | Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Fillies' Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Slow to begin - settled midpack early - moved through to hit the front after 3f - pressed and lost command inside final furlong - faded close home to finish 5th | 5/7 | 2 | 8-12 | 73 | 67A | 68A | Pat Cosgrave | 40/1 |
| 24 Oct 25+30d | Newbury | Renegade Brewery Fillies' Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Dwelt at the break - settled at the back - pushed along with 3f left and unable to make an impression - finished well held in 8th | 8/12 | 1¼ | 9-1 | 75 | 59A | 64A | Luke Catton | 28/1 |
| 24 Sep 25+13d | Goodwood | LiveScoreBet Fillies' Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Sluggish start - held up towards rear throughout - never able to challenge - well held at finish | 10/11 | 13 | 9-4 | 77 | 70C | 69C | Hector Crouch | 33/1 |
| 11 Sep 25+17d | Epsom Downs | Sash & Dash By Quickslide Jump Jockeys Derby Handicap (Professional Jump Jockeys) (GBBPlus Race) Sluggish start - settled midfield then urged into contention over 2f out - lost ground inside final furlong to finish sixth | 6/10 | nk | 11-2 | 78 | 53A | 80A | Robert Dunne | 14/1 |
| 25 Aug 25+32d | Epsom Downs | Betfred Nifty 50 Amateurs' Derby Handicap (Gentleman Amateur Jockeys) (GBBPlus Race) Tardy start - dropped to the back and never competitive - in trouble turning for home and fading 2f out - well beaten final furlong to finish 8th | 8/8 | 6½ | 11-0 | 80 | 52C | 63C | Mr Lewis Kent | 9/1 |
| 24 Jul 25+22d | Yarmouth | Racing League Race 1 Handicap (Trainers Registered to Racing League) (GBBPlus Race) Settled towards the back early - unable to land a challenge - well beaten in 9th | 9/12 | 2 | 9-8 | 81 | 60A | 77A | Finley Marsh | 18/1 |
| 02 Jul 25+26d | Epsom Downs | Betfred 'The Classic Bookmaker' Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Sat behind front group early - driven up 3f out to get involved for second before weakening approaching final furlong | 3/6 | 1¾ | 10-4 | 82 | 99B | 86B | Pat Cosgrave | 13/2 |
| 06 Jun 25+212d | Goodwood | Three Friday Nights With Hot Chip Apprentice Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Handy early - hit front with 9f to go - lost advantage 8f out - regained command 4f out - opened daylight approaching final furlong - edged in but hung on | 1/6 | 9-11 | 80 | 65B | 82B | Joe Leavy | 5/2J | |
| 06 Nov 24+12d | Nottingham | Conference And Events At Nottingham Racecourse Handicap Settled at back of field - pushed for effort with over 2f left then edged right and made late progress inside final furlong - moved into 3rd close home | 3/11 | 2¼ | 9-12 | 80 | 84A | 87A | Robert Havlin | 13/2 |
| 25 Oct 24+20d | Newbury | Renegade Brewery Fillies' Handicap Settled towards the back of the pack - progress made though briefly boxed in approaching 2f out - once through gained ground steadily inside final furlong under pressure - kept on into second but unable to reel in the winner | 2/10 | 1 | 9-5 | 76 | 85A | 95A | Jason Watson | 13/2 |
| 05 Oct 24+23d | Newmarket | British Stallion Studs EBF Premier Fillies' Handicap Held up at the back - urged forward with 3f left - unable to land a blow - well held in 8th | 8/11 | ½ | 8-7 | 76 | 83A | 68A | Jimmy Quinn | 14/1 |
| 12 Sep 24+17d | Epsom Downs | No Hurdles With Emplas Jump Jockeys Derby Handicap (Professional Jump Jockeys) Held up towards the back - urged forward approaching 3f out - made smooth progress into contention 2f out - up to 4th and driven out entering final furlong - kept on well late but narrowly failed to catch the winner | 2/10 | ½ | 11-0 | 74 | — | 141A | Lee Edwards | 9/1 |
| 26 Aug 24+25d | Epsom Downs | Trustford Handicap Sluggish start - settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f to run and stayed on same pace to finish 5th | 5/6 | 2 | 10-1 | 74 | 81B | 75B | Robert Havlin | 11/2 |
| 01 Aug 24+14d | Epsom Downs | Peter Bromwich Apprentice Handicap Settled just behind the pace - pushed into contention with 2f left - shared advantage a furlong out - kept battling to the line but caught in final strides - just failed to hold third | 3/8 | nk | 9-4 | 74 | — | 76A | Alice Bond | 9/2 |
| 18 Jul 24+82d | Epsom Downs | Chantilly Handicap | 1/6 | 9-13 | 70 | 91B | 84B | Robert Havlin | 9/2 | |
| 27 Apr 24+7d | Leicester | Madri Excepcional King Richard III Cup Handicap | 6/9 | ½ | 7-9 | 70 | 94A | 72A | Alice Bond | 22/1 |
| 20 Apr 24+13d | Nottingham | Follow Rhino.Bet On Instagram Handicap | 3/8 | nk | 9-11 | 70 | 74A | 87A | Adam Farragher | 5/6F |
| 07 Apr 24+15d | Bath | Watch Races On The Racing App Handicap | 3/13 | 1½ | 9-4 | 70 | 72C | 79A | Trevor Whelan | 7/2F |
| 23 Mar 24+124d | Doncaster | William Hill NRMB On The Grand National Apprentice Handicap (Div 2) | 2/11 | 3¼ | 9-6 | 69 | 68A | 88A | Alice Bond | 17/2 |
| 20 Nov 23+17d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Horserace Betting Operator Of The Year Apprentice Handicap | 7/14 | hd | 9-5 | 69 | 91B | 71A | Luke Catton | 14/1 |
| 03 Nov 23+16d | Newmarket | Betfred 'Pickyourpunt' Handicap | 1/15 | 9-7 | 63 | 85C | 97A | Trevor Whelan | 25/1 | |
| 18 Oct 23+127d | Bath | BLTH Fillies' Handicap | 3/6 | 6 | 9-12 | 64 | 46A | 73B | Robert Havlin | 85/40 |
| 13 Jun 23+31d | Southwell (AW) | Heggs Family Handicap (Div 1) | 6/14 | ¾ | 9-3 | 64 | 81B | 72A | Thore Hammer Hansen | 12/1 |
| 13 May 23+14d | Leicester | Bet At racingtv.com Handicap | 1/5 | 9-9 | 62 | 2C | 87B | Trevor Whelan | 11/4 | |
| 29 Apr 23+17d | Leicester | Coors Handicap | 4/10 | 9½ | 9-7 | 63 | 39C | 63C | Trevor Whelan | 7/1 |
| 12 Apr 23+162d | Nottingham | Watch On Racing TV Handicap | 2/11 | 1½ | 9-6 | 62 | 66A | 87A | Robert Havlin | 7/2 |
| 01 Nov 22+37d | Redcar | Thanks And See You Next Season Apprentice Handicap | 12/18 | 1½ | 9-11 | 64 | 61C | 55C | Georgia Dobie | 14/1 |
| 25 Sep 22+11d | Ffos Las | PRA Training Day At ffoslas 16th October Handicap | 5/11 | shd | 9-3 | 66 | 74A | 75A | Georgia Dobie | 7/1 |
| 14 Sep 22+6d | Sandown | Barton Stud Fillies' Handicap | 6/12 | 3 | 9-7 | 68 | 83A | 63A | Trevor Whelan | 7/1 |
| 08 Sep 22+76d | Epsom Downs | Quick Ride By Quickslide Handicap | 3/7 | 1¾ | 8-13 | 68 | 78A | 76A | Georgia Dobie | 15/2 |
| 24 Jun 22+39d | Newmarket | Lope Y Fernandez New For 2022 Fillies' Handicap | 8/9 | 5 | 9-7 | 70 | 81C | 52C | Charlie Bennett | 16/1 |
| 16 May 22+10d | Windsor | Cazoo Handicap | 6/7 | 1¾ | 9-10 | 71 | 80A | 67A | Trevor Whelan | 13/2 |
| 06 May 22+13d | Nottingham | Racing Tv Profits Returned To Racing Fillies' Handicap | 3/8 | shd | 9-9 | 70 | 78A | 75A | Trevor Whelan | 25/1 |
| 23 Apr 22+136d | Haydock | Great Haigh Handicap | 12/13 | 1½ | 9-5 | 73 | 63C | 58C | Robert Havlin | 12/1 |
| 08 Dec 21+50d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Horserace Betting Operator Of The Year EBF Fillies' Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 3/14 | 2¼ | 9-0 | — | 90B | 77A | Robert Havlin | 17/2 |
| 19 Oct 21+127d | Yarmouth | British Stallion Studs EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/16 | 2 | 9-0 | — | 80C | 84A | Jack Mitchell | 100/1 |
| 14 Jun 21 | Lingfield (AW) | Royal Ascot On Sky Sports Racing EBF Fillies' Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/12 | 3¼ | 9-0 | — | 71A | 59A | Robert Havlin | 28/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Big Bear Hug (GB) won?
- Big Bear Hug (GB) won 5 of 45 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 16 times in total (35.6% of starts).
- Who trains Big Bear Hug (GB)?
- Big Bear Hug (GB) is trained by Jim Boyle, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 October 2026.
- Who is Big Bear Hug (GB)'s sire?
- Big Bear Hug (GB) is by Belardo (IRE) out of Silkenveil (IRE), whose sire is Indian Ridge.
- What going does Big Bear Hug (GB) prefer?
- Big Bear Hug (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Big Bear Hug (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 69, from the run on 1 October 2026. The highest on record is 82.
- What is Big Bear Hug (GB)'s sire's record?
- Belardo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 3,688 runs since Jan 2008 (279 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Big Bear Hug (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Silkenveil (IRE), Big Bear Hug (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Midnite Bride (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Jawaayiz (GB)). The wins came over 5½f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.