Straw Bear (USA)
Straw Bear (USA) is 6 from 29 in our archive, including 2 wins at Grade 1 level. The biggest win we hold: the Stan James Christmas Hurdle at Kempton (Dec 2007). Hasn't won since Dec 2007. 6 of 20 starts with soft in the ground have ended in wins — 0 from 9 on quicker. Last raced off 125, 39lb below the career-high mark.
- 6–29Wins / Runs
- 20.7%Strike rate
- 14 (48.3%)Placed
- −10.05£1 level staken=29 at SP
- 0.89Fair A/E n=29 · 0.79 incl. margin
- 164Highest OR
- 70dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 995 runs since Jan 2008 (76 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 15.4% from 123. Weakest on soft going: 4.3% from 188. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.9% from 160.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 175 | 17 | 9.7% | −0.6 | — |
| Good | 252 | 30 | 11.9% | +1.6 | 0 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 123 | 19 | 15.4% | +5.1 | 3 from 12 |
| Soft | 188 | 8 | 4.3% | −6 | 3 from 7 |
| Heavy | 62 | 6 | 9.7% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 188 | 21 | 11.2% | +0.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 17 | 3 | 17.6% | +7.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 109 | 13 | 11.9% | +1.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 160 | 11 | 6.9% | −3.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 278 | 34 | 12.2% | +1.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 223 | 25 | 11.2% | +0.9 | 5 from 17 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 129 | 10 | 7.8% | −2.5 | 1 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 64 | 6 | 9.4% | −0.9 | 0 from 5 |
| Over 3m | 15 | 0 | 0% | −10.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Uaintseenothingyet (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Highlander (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uaintseenothingyet (GB) | 15 | 1 | 2m4f | — |
| Highlander (GB) | 1 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
| Pinamar (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 12 | 3 | 25% | −1.50 |
| Good | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Soft | 7 | 3 | 43% | +1.45 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 19 | 4 | 21% | −6.77 |
| Class 4 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.78 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Fontwell | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Kempton | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Wincanton | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.27 |
| Aintree | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Sandown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Folkestone | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.22 |
| Leicester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 17 | 5 | 29% | +0.73 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.78 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A P McCoy | 23 | 6 | 26% | −4.05 |
| Liam Treadwell | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Noel Fehily | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Timmy Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 27 | 6 | 22% | −8.05 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2007 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +2.23 |
| 2006 | 7 | 4 | 57% | +4.72 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 20 | 6 | 30% | −1.05 |
| Chase | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Straw Bear (USA) won?
- Straw Bear (USA) won 6 of 29 archived starts between 2006 and 2011, a strike rate of 20.7%. Placed 14 times in total (48.3% of starts).
- Who trained Straw Bear (USA)?
- Straw Bear (USA) was trained by Nick Gifford on the most recent run on record, at Fontwell on 11 May 2011.
- Who is Straw Bear (USA)'s sire?
- Straw Bear (USA) is by Diesis (GB) out of Highland Ceilidh (IRE), whose sire is Scottish Reel II.
- What going does Straw Bear (USA) prefer?
- Straw Bear (USA) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 7 starts (42.9%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Straw Bear (USA)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 125, from the run on 11 May 2011. The highest on record is 164.
- What is Straw Bear (USA)'s sire's record?
- Diesis (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 995 runs since Jan 2008 (76 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 15.4% from 123. Weakest on soft going: 4.3% from 188. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.9% from 160.
- Who are Straw Bear (USA)'s siblings?
- Out of Highland Ceilidh (IRE), Straw Bear (USA) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Uaintseenothingyet (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Highlander (GB)). The wins came over 1m–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.