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Horse profile

Follow The Bear (GB)

9yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2007) · Last trainer D R Gandolfo · Last owner D R Gandolfo Ltd
by Weld (GB) out of Run Lady Run (GB) (General Ironside)
10 runs · 7 courses · from Mar 2005
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 Jan 2007 — 7,233 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2007 · 6th of 7 Last raced off OR 97
KTB Profile

Follow The Bear (GB) is yet to win from 10 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 5 at Plumpton (Nov 2006).

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
Official rating97↓ 4lb off peak
97 93–101

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 120C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Plumpton, 29 Nov 2006 Official rating 97 at the last run, 15 Jan 2007

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 5 figures · best 120C · median 80
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft2120C98.5—
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3120C103—
1m5f – 2m1———
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4) · beaten lengths not stored (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 10 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
Weld (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.1% of 281 runs since Jan 2008 (34 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−7.1—
Good to Firm6546.2%−0.90 from 2
Good128129.4%+2.30 from 3
Good to Soft4137.3%+0.20 from 1
Soft3313%−4.10 from 4
Heavy1200%−7.1—
Standard (AW)100%−7.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m7611.3%−5.80 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f8256.1%−10 from 5
2m5f – 3m931212.9%+5.80 from 4
Over 3m3026.7%−0.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Run Lady Run (GB) (General Ironside)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
No Signal (GB)20——
Rocket Pocket (GB)60——
Legal Spy (GB)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Plumpton 3 0 0% −3.00
Wincanton 2 0 0% −2.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Doyle 6 0 0% −6.00
Graham Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Liam Heard 1 0 0% −1.00
Gerard Tumelty 1 0 0% −1.00
Leighton Aspell 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 9 0 0% −9.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 1 0 0% −1.00
2006 6 0 0% −6.00
2005 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00

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
2007 · 1 run
15 Jan 07+19d Plumpton Play Texas Hold'Em at skybetvegas.com Novices' Handicap Chse Class 4 · 2m3½f · Soft · 7 ran 6/7 7 11-4 9777C Tom Doyle 14/1
2006 · 6 runs
27 Dec 06+19d Wetherby Tony Dickinson Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m3½f · Soft · 4 ran F/4 — 11-12 97— Graham Lee 11/2
08 Dec 06+9d Southwell Hospitality Packages Available Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 14 ran 11/14 3 11-5 9377C Tom Doyle 11/1
29 Nov 06+217d Plumpton Cortaflex Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Soft · 5 ran 2/5 ½ 11-0 93120C Tom Doyle 16/1
26 Apr 06+38d Worcester Conditionals' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m · Good To Firm · 12 ran 5/12 8 11-12 9580C Liam Heard 16/1
19 Mar 06+10d Fontwell Racing Post 'Hands & Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conds/Amats) Class 5 · 2m5½f · Good To Firm · 14 ran UR/14 — 11-12 95— Gerard Tumelty 12/1
09 Mar 06+326d Wincanton Roberta Joan Storey Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m5½f · Soft · 18 ran PU/18 — 11-12 95— Leighton Aspell 28/1
2005 · 3 runs
17 Apr 05+22d Wincanton Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good · 18 ran PU/18 — 11-6 100— Tom Doyle 28/1
26 Mar 05+12d Haydock Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m3f · Good · 13 ran 12/13 10-0 101— Tom Doyle 33/1
14 Mar 05 Plumpton NH Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 ¾ 10-12 100103C Tom Doyle 11/2

Quick answers

How many races has Follow The Bear won?
Follow The Bear (GB) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2005 and 2007. Placed 2 times in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Follow The Bear?
Follow The Bear (GB) was trained by D R Gandolfo on the most recent run on record, at Plumpton on 15 January 2007.
Who is Follow The Bear's sire?
Follow The Bear (GB) is by Weld (GB) out of Run Lady Run (GB), whose sire is General Ironside.
What is Follow The Bear's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 15 January 2007. The highest on record is 101.
What is Follow The Bear's sire's record?
Weld (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.1% of 281 runs since Jan 2008 (34 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Follow The Bear's siblings?
Out of Run Lady Run (GB), Follow The Bear (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.