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Horse profile

Byron Bear (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2012) · Last trainer Paul Midgley · Last owner S S S Partnership
by Byron (GB) out of Paula's Pride (GB) (Pivotal)
18 runs · 8 courses · from Jul 2010
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 19 Sep 2012 — 5,144 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2012 · 11th of 16 Won at Pontefract Last raced off OR 49
KTB Profile

Byron Bear (IRE) is 1 from 18, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Jul 2011. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 5 on softer). Last raced off 49, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 18 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating49↓ 8lb off peak
49 49–57

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 60A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Musselburgh, 10 Aug 2012 Official rating 49 at the last run, 19 Sep 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 →

Flat 18 figures · best 78A · median 53
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm1178A60—
Good to Soft553A50—
Firm1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f1478A54—
6f – 7f453A51.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 18 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 3,248 runs since Jan 2008 (225 horses).

Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 172.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3412.9%−6.50 from 1
Good to Firm593549.1%−0.31 from 11
Good617538.6%−0.8—
Good to Soft278227.9%−1.50 from 5
Soft300206.7%−2.7—
Heavy69710.1%+0.7—
Standard (AW)1,35714710.8%+1.40 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f508509.8%+0.4—
6f – 7f1,47815510.5%+1.10 from 4
1m – 1m1f590478%−1.41 from 14
1m2f – 1m4f399328%−1.4—
1m5f – 2m17284.7%−4.7—
2m1f – 2m4f841214.3%+4.9—
2m5f – 3m1600%−9.4—
Over 3m100%−9.4—

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
Paula's Pride (GB) (Pivotal)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Croaghan Mora (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 11 1 9% −5.00
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 9 1 11% −3.00
Class 6 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle 4 0 0% −4.00
Beverley 3 0 0% −3.00
Musselburgh 3 0 0% −3.00
Redcar 3 0 0% −3.00
Pontefract 2 1 50% +4.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 14 1 7% −8.00
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Paul Quinn 5 1 20% +1.00
Ned Curtis 2 0 0% −2.00
Micky Fenton 2 0 0% −2.00
Tony Culhane 2 0 0% −2.00
Amy Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00
Ross Atkinson 1 0 0% −1.00
D M Simmonson 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Hanagan 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Pickard 1 0 0% −1.00
P J McDonald 1 0 0% −1.00
Phillip Makin 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 6 0 0% −6.00
2011 9 1 11% −3.00
2010 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
19 Sep 12+37d Beverley Stars Of The Future Racing Excellence Apprentice Training Series Classified Stakes Class 6 · 8.5f · Firm · 16 ran 11/16 shd 9-0 4949A Ned Curtis 9/2
13 Aug 12+3d Thirsk Thirsk Racecourse Pavilion For Wedding Receptions Selling Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 11/15 ½ 8-12 4955A Paul Quinn 5/1
10 Aug 12+69d Musselburgh Scottish Racing Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 4/8 ¾ 8-5 4960A Amy Ryan 9/2
02 Jun 12+8d Beverley Queen's Jubilee Handicap Class 5 · 8.5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 3/14 ½ 8-2 4978A Paul Quinn 16/1
25 May 12+21d Musselburgh Gordon Halliday Flooring Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 10/12 1¾ 8-8 5248A Ross Atkinson 20/1
04 May 12+233d Wolverhampton (AW) Follow Us On Twitter At WolvesRaces Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 9.5f · Standard · 12 ran 7/12 4 8-13 5353A Ned Curtis 14/1
14 Sep 11+42d Beverley Betfair Racing Excellence Apprentice Training Series Classified Stakes (Div 1) Class 6 · 8.5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 6/13 hd 8-4 5551A D M Simmonson 3/1
03 Aug 11+17d Pontefract Book Your Family Tickets For 14th August Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 3/4 10 8-2 5641B Paul Quinn 8/1
17 Jul 11+12d Redcar Redcar Cricket Club Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 9f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 4/11 7 9-0 5747C Micky Fenton 11/2
05 Jul 11+18d Pontefract Red Shirt Night On Friday 15th July Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 1/8 8-2 5070A Paul Quinn 5/1
17 Jun 11+21d Redcar Follow Redcarracing On Facebook & Twitter Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 4/9 hd 8-1 5060A Paul Quinn 10/1
27 May 11+18d Newcastle O'Briens Waste Management Handicap (Str) Class 6 · 8f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 2/9 3½ 8-12 5064A Micky Fenton 17/2
09 May 11+19d Redcar John Smith's Redcar Straight-Mile Championship Handicap (Qualifier) Class 6 · 8f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 12/13 14 8-13 5136C Paul Hanagan 3/1F
20 Apr 11+19d Newcastle freebetting.co.uk Handicap (Str) Class 6 · 8f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 3/10 nk 8-12 5167A Tony Culhane 10/1
01 Apr 11+214d Musselburgh Boogie In The Morning Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 5/10 1¾ 7-13 5153A Paul Pickard 66/1
30 Aug 10+17d Newcastle European Breeders' Fund Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 4 · 7f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 8/11 3¼ 9-3 5650C P J McDonald 40/1
13 Aug 10+28d Newcastle E.B.F./WaterAid Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 11/11 1¼ 9-3 —42A Tony Culhane 66/1
16 Jul 10 Haydock Enterprise Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 7/13 1 9-3 —53C Phillip Makin 22/1

Quick answers

How many races has Byron Bear (IRE) won?
Byron Bear (IRE) won 1 of 18 archived starts between 2010 and 2012, a strike rate of 5.6%. Placed 4 times in total (22.2% of starts).
Who trained Byron Bear (IRE)?
Byron Bear (IRE) was trained by Paul Midgley on the most recent run on record, at Beverley on 19 September 2012.
Who is Byron Bear (IRE)'s sire?
Byron Bear (IRE) is by Byron (GB) out of Paula's Pride (GB), whose sire is Pivotal.
What going does Byron Bear (IRE) prefer?
Byron Bear (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 11 starts (9.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Byron Bear (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 49, from the run on 19 September 2012. The highest on record is 57.
What is Byron Bear (IRE)'s sire's record?
Byron (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 3,248 runs since Jan 2008 (225 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 172.
Who are Byron Bear (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Paula's Pride (GB), Byron Bear (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 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.