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Horse profile

Dancing Bear (GB)

8yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2009) · Last trainer John Flint · Last owner T Jones
by Groom Dancer (USA) out of Sickle Moon (GB) (Shirley Heights)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Jan 2006
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Dec 2009 — 6,165 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2009 New yard Last raced off OR 84
KTB Profile

Dancing Bear (GB) is yet to win from 8 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 15 at Newton Abbot (Jul 2008). Last raced off a career-high mark of 84.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating84At career-high mark
84 44–84

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 (jumps) 95C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Folkestone, 14 Feb 2006 Official rating 84 at the last jumps run, 3 Dec 2009

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 52A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bath, 19 May 2008 Official rating 45 at the last flat run, 15 Jun 2008

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 3 figures · best 95C · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m289A85.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 4 figures · best 52A · median 44
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm252A51—
Standard (AW)238C34.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f238C34.5—
1m5f – 2m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 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
Groom Dancer (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7% of 1,020 runs since Jan 2008 (94 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2414.2%−2.8—
Good to Firm149117.4%+0.40 from 3
Good276196.9%−0.10 from 1
Good to Soft16295.6%−1.4—
Soft166159%+20 from 2
Heavy6657.6%+0.6—
Standard (AW)177116.2%−0.80 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4249.5%+2.5—
6f – 7f7500%−7—
1m – 1m1f8578.2%+1.2—
1m2f – 1m4f146117.5%+0.50 from 2
1m5f – 2m301196.3%−0.70 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f211146.6%−0.40 from 3
2m5f – 3m126118.7%+1.70 from 2
Over 3m34514.7%+7.7—

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
Sickle Moon (GB) (Shirley Heights)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Oldenway (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m2f–1m6f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Oldenway (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Oldenway (GB)3251m2f–1m6fClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 7 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newton Abbot 2 0 0% −2.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Rhys Flint 1 0 0% −1.00
Christian Williams 1 0 0% −1.00
Lee Stephens 1 0 0% −1.00
Patrick Donaghy 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr B M Morris 1 0 0% −1.00
Francis Ferris 1 0 0% −1.00
Antony Procter 1 0 0% −1.00
Neil Pollard 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 1 0 0% −1.00
2008 4 0 0% −4.00
2006 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
Flat 4 0 0% −4.00

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
03 Dec 09+501d Leicester Barkby Conditional Jockeys' Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-7 84— Rhys Flint 7/2J
20 Jul 08+26d Newton Abbot Jill Qualthrough Memorial Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 3/15 3¾ 11-0 —89A Christian Williams 14/1
24 Jun 08+9d Newton Abbot Langage Farm Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good · 13 ran 6/13 1¼ 10-11 —82C Lee Stephens 33/1
15 Jun 08+27d Doncaster Lady Walker Heartbeat Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 14.5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 6/12 4 8-0 4550A Patrick Donaghy 22/1
19 May 08+725d Bath Premier Conservatory Roofs Amateurs' Handicap Class 6 · 17f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 5/15 1 9-13 4452A Mr B M Morris 40/1
25 May 06+100d Lingfield (AW) lingfield-racecourse.co.uk Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 10 ran 10/10 6 8-4 4531C Francis Ferris 100/1
14 Feb 06+26d Folkestone Barry Loves Posh Birds Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 14 ran 10/14 2½ 11-4 —95C Antony Procter 100/1
19 Jan 06 Southwell (AW) First Past The Post At Betdirect Banded Stakes Class 7 · 12f · Standard · 13 ran 8/13 3 9-1 4538C Neil Pollard 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Dancing Bear (GB) won?
Dancing Bear (GB) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2006 and 2009. Placed 1 time in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trained Dancing Bear (GB)?
Dancing Bear (GB) was trained by John Flint on the most recent run on record, at Leicester on 3 December 2009.
Who is Dancing Bear (GB)'s sire?
Dancing Bear (GB) is by Groom Dancer (USA) out of Sickle Moon (GB), whose sire is Shirley Heights.
What is Dancing Bear (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 3 December 2009. That is also the highest on record.
What is Dancing Bear (GB)'s sire's record?
Groom Dancer (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7% of 1,020 runs since Jan 2008 (94 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Dancing Bear (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Sickle Moon (GB), Dancing Bear (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Oldenway (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Oldenway (GB)). The wins came over 1m2f–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2006. 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.