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King Of Bears (IRE)

4yo gelding · Trainer Brian Toomey · Owner Harry Redknapp
by Kodi Bear (IRE) out of Thaleia (IRE) (Tagula)
15 runs · 12 courses · from May 2024
As at 15 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Wolverhampton (AW) & Newbury Last run 20 Mar 2026 · 2nd of 11 Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile

King Of Bears is a gelding with two wins from 15 starts, both over 6f – 7f. He won a Class 4 novice at Newbury on good to firm in Jul 2024 and a Class 5 handicap at Wolverhampton on standard going in Dec 2025 off an official rating of 75. He has one win from three starts on all-weather and one from 12 on turf. Aged 4 at his last run in Mar 2026, he finished second of 11 in a Class 4 handicap at Wolverhampton off an official rating of 80.

Based on 15 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 15 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 16lb off peak
Official rating80↓ 16lb off peak
80 75–96

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 118 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 20 Mar 2026

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 15 figures · best 118A · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 15 Nov 2025
Good to Firm5106A102—
Standard (AW)3118A1032 runs · 118 / 110.5
Good to Soft393A61—
Good395C90—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 15 Nov 2025
6f – 7f10118A94.52 runs · 118 / 110.5
Under 6f5102C95—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 103A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 15 Dec 2025 Official rating 80 at the last run, 20 Mar 2026

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 →

Flat 15 figures · best 103A · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 15 Nov 2025
Good to Firm5100A96—
Standard (AW)3103A1012 runs · 103 / 102
Good to Soft385A69—
Good390A85—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 15 Nov 2025
6f – 7f10103A87.52 runs · 103 / 102
Under 6f5100A81—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 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 from 11 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Prominent 5 (45%) · 0 wins
  • Led 2 (18%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 2 (18%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 2 (18%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Kodi Bear (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 3,997 runs since Jun 2020 (391 horses).

Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.2% from 263.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11327.3%+17—
Good to Firm5356512.1%+1.81 from 5
Good1,02910910.6%+0.30 from 3
Good to Soft380338.7%−1.60 from 3
Soft544519.4%−0.90 from 1
Heavy146149.6%−0.7—
Standard (AW)1,35213710.1%−0.21 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5586912.4%+2.10 from 5
6f – 7f2,26324110.6%+0.32 from 10
1m – 1m1f737658.8%−1.5—
1m2f – 1m4f263197.2%−3.1—
1m5f – 2m113119.7%−0.6—
2m1f – 2m4f50510%−0.3—
2m5f – 3m10220%+9.7—
Over 3m300%−10.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2020 · as at 15 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Thaleia (IRE) (Tagula)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Crown Of Ivy (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 6f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Crown Of Ivy (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Crown Of Ivy (IRE)116fClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 5 1 20% −1.00
Standard (AW) 3 1 33% +10.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 1 14% −3.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +12.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 1 50% +11.00
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 2 1 50% +2.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 10 2 20% +7.00
Under 6f 5 0 0% −5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean D Bowen 3 1 33% +10.00
Darragh Keenan 3 0 0% −3.00
Callum Shepherd 3 0 0% −3.00
Hector Crouch 2 0 0% −2.00
Charles Bishop 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Doughty 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Spencer 1 0 0% −1.00
David Probert 1 1 100% +3.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 1 9% −7.00
Blinkers 2 1 50% +11.00
Hood + tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2025 10 1 10% +3.00
2024 4 1 25% +0.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 1 run
20 Mar 26+95d Wolverhampton (AW) SBK: No Casino Just Sports Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran Held a forward spot early - hit front after first furlong and opened a two length advantage inside final two furlongs - pressed for effort inside the last but couldn't find more - caught close to the line to finish second 2/11 ½ 9-5 80118A101A Sean D Bowen 9/1
2025 · 10 runs
15 Dec 25+44d Wolverhampton (AW) Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran Set the pace from the start - pushed along with 2f left and edged clear - margin shrank late but stayed in front to the line 1/12 9-9 75103A103A Sean D Bowen 12/1
01 Nov 25+23d Newmarket Prestige Vehicles Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Sat close to the front rank towards the far rail - pushed along with over a furlong left - faded from there - eventually finished fifth 5/9 1¼ 9-7 7793A85A Sean D Bowen 12/1
09 Oct 25+34d Chelmsford City (AW) Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Handicap (Div 1) Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 7 ran Went straight to the front - pushed along a furlong out then overtaken entering the last furlong - unable to find more late and held for fourth 4/7 ½ 9-9 7996A80A Darragh Keenan 18/1
05 Sep 25+29d Haydock Arete Foundation Stakes Handicap (Div 1) Class 4 · 5f · Good · 14 ran Fought for control early - settled off the pace midpack - pushed along inside final furlong but unable to close the gap 12/14 ¾ 9-13 8295C72A Darragh Keenan 9/1
07 Aug 25+14d Chepstow Racing League 19 Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran Settled towards the back through the middle of the field - never involved with the front group - dropped away to finish tenth 10/12 shd 9-10 8543A69A Charles Bishop 11/1
24 Jul 25+34d Yarmouth Racing League Race 5 Handicap (Trainers Registered to Racing League) Class 3 · 5f · Soft · 13 ran Held front of the chasing pack early - lost the advantage inside final 2f - couldn't find more approaching the last furlong - finished sixth beaten under three lengths 6/13 nk 9-5 8799C94A Jack Doughty 7/1
20 Jun 25+18d Ascot Palace Of Holyroodhouse Stakes (Handicap) Class 2 · 5f · Good To Firm · 24 ran Tracked pacesetter wide of the field before being roused approaching halfway - stayed with front group - driven and lost ground inside final 2f - finished 14th 14/24 ¾ 8-12 8994C81A Callum Shepherd 40/1
02 Jun 25+17d Windsor Fitzdares Sprint Series Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Good To Firm · 9 ran Sat behind the front-runner - dropped to third with over 2f left - held the effort through the closing stages - finished third beaten 3.75L 3/9 2½ 9-6 90105A98A Callum Shepherd 22/1
16 May 25+30d York Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Handicap Class 3 · 5f · Good To Firm · 22 ran Settled among the pack early - pushed along with two furlongs left and stayed on - flattened out approaching the final furlong to finish seventh 7/22 ¾ 9-11 92102C100A Darragh Keenan 33/1
16 Apr 25+216d Newmarket bet365 Handicap Class 2 · 6f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Held up at the back - urged forward with 3f left - dropped away approaching final furlong - well beaten at the finish 9/10 8 9-9 9461C63C Callum Shepherd 28/1
2024 · 4 runs
12 Sep 24+42d Doncaster Weatherbys Scientific 300,000 2-Y-O Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 · 6½f · Good · 20 ran Eased back early - angled left towards far rail after 1f - kept towards the back through the race - made minor ground in the closing stages but lacked the speed to trouble the principals 6/20 nse 9-0 9690C90A Jamie Spencer 11/1
01 Aug 24+28d Goodwood Markel Richmond Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 6f · Good To Firm · 9 ran Tracked the pace - moved up into second before halfway - dropped away in the closing stages to finish 7th 7/9 nse 9-2 —106A82A Hector Crouch 18/1
04 Jul 24+48d Newbury Tie The Knot At Ufton Court Novice Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 1/9 9-2 —93B96A David Probert 3/1
17 May 24 Newbury ARC & Sky Sports Racing Support Starlight Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 6f · Good · 20 ran 7/20 hd 9-7 —68C85A Hector Crouch 7/2F

Quick answers

How many races has King Of Bears won?
King Of Bears (IRE) won 2 of 15 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 4 times in total (26.7% of starts).
Who trains King Of Bears?
King Of Bears (IRE) is trained by Brian Toomey, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 20 March 2026.
Who is King Of Bears's sire?
King Of Bears (IRE) is by Kodi Bear (IRE) out of Thaleia (IRE), whose sire is Tagula.
What going does King Of Bears prefer?
King Of Bears (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is King Of Bears's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 20 March 2026. The highest on record is 96.
What is King Of Bears's sire's record?
Kodi Bear (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 3,997 runs since Jun 2020 (391 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.2% from 263.
Who are King Of Bears's siblings?
Out of Thaleia (IRE), King Of Bears (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Crown Of Ivy (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Crown Of Ivy (IRE)). The wins came over 6f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2024. 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.