Horse profile
Polar Bear (IRE)
33 runs · 11 courses · from Apr 2022
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Bellewstown & Naas
Last run 24 Jun 2026 · 17th of 21
Last raced off OR 55
KTB Profile
Polar Bear is a gelding who has won two of 33 starts, both on turf. He won the Tifrums Irish EBF Maiden at Naas over 6f – 7f on soft ground in Oct 2022 and His Majesty's Cup Rated Race at Bellewstown under 6f on heavy ground in Apr 2023. Typically held up, he was held in his last run at Naas in Jun 2026 when finishing 17 of 21 in the ARKequine Handicap off an official rating of 55. He has not won since Apr 2023.
Based on 33 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 34lb off peak
- 2–33Wins / Runs
- 6.1%Strike rate
- 8 (24.2%)Placed
- −24.67£1 level staken=33 at SP
- 0.47Fair A/E n=33 · 0.38 incl. margin
- 89Highest OR
- 48dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating55↓ 34lb off peak
55
55–89
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 99
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 99C | 60 | 2 runs · 65 / 50.5 |
| Heavy | 8 | 115A | 95.5 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 7 | 111C | 91 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 106A | 96.5 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 16 | 111C | 95 | 3 runs · 107 / 93 |
| Under 6f | 15 | 115A | 85 | 2 runs · 65 / 63 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 33 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 32 figures from 33 runs · as at 3 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 10 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 7 (70%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (10%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (10%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (10%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 3,970 runs since Jun 2020 (389 horses).
Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.3% from 259.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 11 | 3 | 27.3% | +17 | — |
| Good to Firm | 535 | 65 | 12.1% | +1.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,027 | 108 | 10.5% | +0.2 | 0 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 378 | 34 | 9% | −1.3 | 0 from 6 |
| Soft | 539 | 51 | 9.5% | −0.8 | 1 from 7 |
| Heavy | 145 | 14 | 9.7% | −0.6 | 1 from 8 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,335 | 134 | 10% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 556 | 69 | 12.4% | +2.1 | 1 from 15 |
| 6f – 7f | 2,247 | 240 | 10.7% | +0.4 | 1 from 17 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 735 | 64 | 8.7% | −1.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 259 | 19 | 7.3% | −3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 112 | 11 | 9.8% | −0.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 48 | 4 | 8.3% | −2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 2 | 20% | +9.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −10.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2020 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Heavy | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.67 |
| Soft | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naas | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.00 |
| Navan | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Curragh | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Bellewstown | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.67 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Laytown (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 17 | 1 | 6% | −13.00 |
| Under 6f | 15 | 1 | 7% | −10.67 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Foley | 20 | 2 | 10% | −11.67 |
| Keithen Kennedy | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Darragh O'Sullivan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Scott McCullagh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Colin Keane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nathan Crosse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visor | 16 | 1 | 6% | −12.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 10 | 1 | 10% | −5.67 |
| None | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.67 |
| 2022 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 Jun 26+19d | Naas | ARKequine Handicap (0-60) Held up at the back - no impression made - well held throughout | 17/21 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 55 | 65C | 57A | Darragh O'Sullivan | 14/1 |
| 05 Jun 26+33d | Fairyhouse | Dino Day 8th July Handicap (0-60) Held up early - stayed in touch with no impression made - well beaten in 15th | 15/17 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 57 | 36C | 46C | Darragh O'Sullivan | 17/2 |
| 03 May 26+8d | Sligo | Tote Never Beaten By SP Handicap (0-60) Slow to break and settled towards rear - pushed along with 1 1/2f left and denied room approaching final furlong - finished strongly to be fifth beaten 4.5 lengths | 5/14 | ½ | 9-8 | 59 | 107C | 77A | Darragh O'Sullivan | 9/4F |
| 25 Apr 26+26d | Navan | Kilberry Apprentice Handicap Sluggish start and driven up early - settled near the back - urged forward once more at halfway - made progress with 2f left and up to 5th with a furlong to go - stayed on for 3rd | 3/16 | 1¼ | 8-10 | 59 | 61C | 89A | Darragh O'Sullivan | 11/2 |
| 30 Mar 26+160d | Navan | Return Of The Flat At Navan Handicap (0-60) Handy on the far rail early - 3rd at halfway - asked for effort soon after - couldn't quicken from over a furlong out sitting 4th - stayed on same gait to finish 4th | 4/15 | 2¼ | 10-1 | 59 | 93C | 98A | Shane Foley | 8/1 |
| 2025 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Oct 25+45d | Curragh | 1xbet.ie Safer Gambling Handicap Held up towards the back - urged forward from halfway and drifted right approaching the final furlong - late progress but well held at the finish | 10/17 | 1½ | 8-6 | 62 | 97C | 67A | Keithen Kennedy | 28/1 |
| 06 Sep 25+339d | Navan | Navan Racing Festival Early Bird Tickets On Sale Now Handicap Held up towards the back - failed to threaten - driven 2f out with little response | 12/18 | nk | 9-7 | 63 | 80C | 72A | Scott McCullagh | 25/1 |
| 2024 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 02 Oct 24+16d | Bellewstown | Barney Curley Apprentice Series Final Apprentice Handicap (47-75) Sluggish start settling towards the back - driven into contention approaching 2f out to lie 5th with 1f remaining - stayed on at one speed to finish fourth | 4/7 | 2 | 9-10 | 68 | 75A | 72A | Keithen Kennedy | 13/2 |
| 16 Sep 24+20d | Laytown (AW) | Download The New Tote App Handicap (50-75) Slow to break - shared the early pace before sitting just behind the front-runner - pushed along with 2f left - unable to find more inside the final furlong and beaten off | 9/10 | 1¼ | 10-6 | 70 | — | 64A | Scott McCullagh | 11/1 |
| 27 Aug 24+34d | Bellewstown | Dolly's Bar & Pantry Handicap Sluggish start settling towards the back - urged forward and closing on inside with 2f left - improved into 4th inside the final furlong but held there | 4/13 | 1¾ | 9-5 | 72 | 97C | 93A | Shane Foley | 6/1 |
| 24 Jul 24+52d | Naas | NFP Handicap | 7/19 | ¾ | 9-9 | 75 | 66C | 83A | Shane Foley | 17/2 |
| 02 Jun 24+20d | Listowel | Croom House Stud Handicap | 6/13 | 1 | 9-9 | 75 | 55C | 87A | Shane Foley | 5/1 |
| 13 May 24+14d | Roscommon | www.roscommonracecourse.ie Handicap (50-80) | 4/15 | shd | 9-11 | 75 | 111C | 90A | Shane Foley | 11/1 |
| 29 Apr 24+9d | Naas | Naas Racecourse Centenary Year Handicap | 7/14 | ½ | 8-8 | 77 | 96C | 76A | Shane Foley | 9/1 |
| 20 Apr 24+33d | Curragh | Tote Never Beaten By SP Handicap | 11/21 | ½ | 9-2 | 80 | 99C | 77A | Keithen Kennedy | 11/1 |
| 18 Mar 24+139d | Curragh | La Celia Wines Handicap | 5/13 | 2¼ | 8-9 | 81 | 86C | 86A | Shane Foley | 16/1 |
| 2023 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Oct 23+24d | Curragh | Download The New Tote App Handicap | 11/19 | 2¾ | 9-9 | 83 | 94C | 76A | Keithen Kennedy | 16/1 |
| 07 Oct 23+12d | Curragh | Stephen Quirke Memorial Handicap | 6/11 | hd | 9-1 | 84 | 91A | 81A | Keithen Kennedy | 16/1 |
| 25 Sep 23+27d | Down Royal | Coors Handicap | 4/7 | 1½ | 10-0 | 85 | 99A | 97A | Shane Foley | 7/2F |
| 29 Aug 23+94d | Bellewstown | Dolly's Bar & Pantry Handicap (50-85) | 2/8 | nse | 10-2 | 85 | 106A | 92A | Shane Foley | 11/2 |
| 27 May 23+21d | Curragh | Finlay Volvo Handicap | 15/15 | 6½ | 9-6 | 89 | 99C | 55C | Shane Foley | 16/1 |
| 06 May 23+30d | Naas | Dillon Marshall Property Consultants Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 3/10 | ¾ | 9-4 | 87 | 96A | 96A | Shane Foley | 12/1 |
| 06 Apr 23+151d | Bellewstown | His Majesty's Cup Rated Race | 1/6 | 9-4 | 82 | 115A | 103B | Shane Foley | 10/3 | |
| 2022 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Nov 22+21d | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Birdcatcher Premier Nursery Handicap | 8/11 | 2½ | 9-6 | 84 | 71A | 68A | Colin Keane | 4/1 |
| 16 Oct 22+18d | Naas | Tifrums Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden | 1/7 | 9-5 | 82 | 74A | 87A | Shane Foley | 3/1 | |
| 28 Sep 22+13d | Bellewstown | Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden | 2/8 | 4¼ | 9-3 | 82 | 93A | 79A | Shane Foley | 6/5F |
| 15 Sep 22+12d | Naas | Goffs Sportsman's Challenge | 4/16 | 1½ | 9-5 | 81 | 104C | 85A | Shane Foley | 8/1 |
| 03 Sep 22+9d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Premier Nursery Handicap | 2/6 | nk | 8-8 | 77 | 84A | 88B | Shane Foley | 9/2 |
| 25 Aug 22+47d | Navan | Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden | 5/10 | ½ | 8-13 | 77 | 85A | 84A | Nathan Crosse | 7/2 |
| 09 Jul 22+29d | Navan | Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden | 3/14 | 1½ | 9-9 | — | 57C | 84A | Shane Foley | 5/2F |
| 10 Jun 22+35d | Fairyhouse | Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden | 4/17 | nk | 9-3 | — | 52C | 86A | Shane Foley | 11/2 |
| 06 May 22+33d | Cork | Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden | 6/13 | ½ | 9-3 | — | 49C | 79A | Shane Foley | 5/6F |
| 03 Apr 22 | Cork | Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Maiden | 3/6 | ¾ | 9-7 | — | 52A | 89B | Shane Foley | 7/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Polar Bear won?
- Polar Bear (IRE) won 2 of 33 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 6.1%. Placed 8 times in total (24.2% of starts).
- Who trains Polar Bear?
- Polar Bear (IRE) is trained by Mrs John Harrington, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 June 2026.
- Who is Polar Bear's sire?
- Polar Bear (IRE) is by Kodi Bear (IRE) out of Blue Marmalade (IRE), whose sire is Duke Of Marmalade.
- What going does Polar Bear prefer?
- Polar Bear (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Polar Bear's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 55, from the run on 24 June 2026. The highest on record is 89.
- What is Polar Bear's sire's record?
- Kodi Bear (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 3,970 runs since Jun 2020 (389 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.3% from 259.
- Who are Polar Bear's siblings?
- Out of Blue Marmalade (IRE), Polar Bear (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.