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Horse profile

Kicking Bear (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2006) · Last trainer Kevin Hunter · Last owner K Hunter
by Little Bighorn (IRE) out of Rongo (IRE) (Tumble Gold)
9 runs · 4 courses · from Oct 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Aug 2006 — 7,367 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2006 Last raced off OR 61
KTB Profile

Kicking Bear (IRE) is yet to win from 9 starts. Last raced off 61, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating61↓ 8lb off peak
61 61–69

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 75C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sedgefield, 10 Jan 2006 Official rating 61 at the last run, 26 Aug 2006

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 6 figures · best 75C · median 62.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Heavy373C69—
Soft275C58—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f575C56—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 9 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 9 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
Little Bighorn (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 118 runs since Jan 2008 (13 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm300%−8.5—
Good to Firm1400%−8.50 from 3
Good3239.4%+0.90 from 1
Good to Soft2428.3%−0.2—
Soft29310.3%+1.80 from 2
Heavy16212.5%+40 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m2414.2%−4.3—
2m1f – 2m4f54713%+4.50 from 6
2m5f – 3m3113.2%−5.30 from 3
Over 3m9111.1%+2.6—

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

Dam
Rongo (IRE) (Tumble Gold)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Out The Gap (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Out The Gap (IRE)2312m—
Owenbeg (IRE)20——
Mostrim Lad (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

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

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

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sedgefield 5 0 0% −5.00
Cartmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Steven Gagan 5 0 0% −5.00
Ryan Cummings 2 0 0% −2.00
Gareth Thomas 2 0 0% −2.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 6 0 0% −6.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 7 0 0% −7.00
2005 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
2006 · 7 runs
26 Aug 06+15d Cartmel Conditionals' Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 22f · Good To Firm · 12 ran PU/12 — 9-9 61— Steven Gagan 66/1
11 Aug 06+22d Sedgefield John Wade Equine Fibre & Rubber Sell Handicap Hurdle (Qual) Class 5 · 17f · Good To Firm · 14 ran PU/14 — 9-7 64— Ryan Cummings 66/1
20 Jul 06+114d Cartmel John Treasure's 59th Racecourse Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 22f · Good To Firm · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-5 64— Steven Gagan 100/1
28 Mar 06+63d Sedgefield John Wade Equine Fibre & Rubber Selling Handicap Hdle (Qual) Class 5 · 19f · Heavy · 13 ran 11/13 3 9-7 6446C Ryan Cummings 25/1
24 Jan 06+14d Sedgefield John Wade Equine Fibre & Rubber Selling Handicap Hdl (Qual) Class 5 · 19f · Soft · 9 ran 7/9 1¼ 9-10 6441C Steven Gagan 9/1
10 Jan 06+9d Sedgefield John Wade Conditionals' Selling Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 5 · 17f · Soft · 16 ran 5/16 hd 10-5 6975C Steven Gagan 50/1
01 Jan 06+26d Catterick Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Good · 15 ran 13/15 10 10-2 6956C Gareth Thomas 33/1
2005 · 2 runs
06 Dec 05+37d Sedgefield Cantorspreadfair.com 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Heavy · 14 ran 10/14 3½ 10-5 6973C Gareth Thomas 200/1
30 Oct 05 Carlisle Racing UK Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 20f · Heavy · 9 ran 8/9 12 9-12 —69C Steven Gagan 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Kicking Bear won?
Kicking Bear (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2005 and 2006.
Who trained Kicking Bear?
Kicking Bear (IRE) was trained by Kevin Hunter on the most recent run on record, at Cartmel on 26 August 2006.
Who is Kicking Bear's sire?
Kicking Bear (IRE) is by Little Bighorn (IRE) out of Rongo (IRE), whose sire is Tumble Gold.
What is Kicking Bear's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 61, from the run on 26 August 2006. The highest on record is 69.
What is Kicking Bear's sire's record?
Little Bighorn (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 118 runs since Jan 2008 (13 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Kicking Bear's siblings?
Out of Rongo (IRE), Kicking Bear (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Out The Gap (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2005. 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.