Horse Details

Great Bear (GB)

23 Runs 1 Wins (4.3%) 7 Places (30.4%)
Trainer: Thomas Gibney
8 years old
Sire: Dansili (GB)
Dam: Great Heavens (GB)
Damsire: Galileo
Past Runs (23 Total)
Date/Time Course Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
24/10/24
15:38 		Clonmel (IRE) 2m3½f Darragh O'Keeffe Henry De Bromhead 4 - - 122 11-12 9/1
In touch with leaders - not fluent 2nd - steady headway and went third 4 out - lost third after 2 out - weakened run-in(op 14/1)
02/08/24
17:00 		Galway (IRE) 2m Darragh O'Keeffe Henry De Bromhead 13 3:56.96 4.5 123 11-3 28/1
Prominent - slow jump and lost ground 2 out - weakening when squeezed out approaching last - soon no extra(op 22/1)
02/07/24
14:03 		Tipperary (IRE) 2m1½f Darragh O'Keeffe Henry De Bromhead 6 4:30.03 0.3 126 11-5 2/1F
Didn't always jump with fluency - led - headed and pressed winner after 4th - lost position after 2 out - weakening when not fluent and pecked on landing last(op 13/8)
08/06/24
13:57 		Punchestown (IRE) 2m Mike O'Connor Henry De Bromhead 2nd 3:56.52 0.1 123 9-12 3/1J
Midfield - headway and went fourth after 5 out - not fluent 4 out - went second before 2 out - 2 lengths down approaching last - ran on well towards finish - just failed(op 10/3)
07/05/24
19:50 		Ballinrobe (IRE) 2m1f Mike O'Connor Henry De Bromhead 3rd 4:20.82 .5 123 11-7 13/2
Midfield - headway and prominent behind clear leaders 6th - went second when not fluent 2 out - not fluent last - no extra and lost second final 110yds(op 11/2 tchd 7/1)
27/10/23
13:35 		Cheltenham 2m½f Mike O'Connor Henry De Bromhead 5 3:55.65 1 127 10-12 28/1
Prominent - disputing second approaching last - weakened run-in - lost fourth towards finish(op 20/1 tchd 33/1)
17/09/23
16:20 		Listowel (IRE) 2m1f Darragh O'Keeffe Henry De Bromhead 3rd 4:12.40 1.5 – 11-2 11/4
Prominent - in touch with leaders when not fluent 5th - mistake 8th - mistake 5 out - went second 2 out - soon no chance with winner - lost second run-in(op 7/2)
26/08/23
16:15 		Killarney (IRE) 2m1f Darragh O'Keeffe Henry De Bromhead 2nd 4:10.70 6.5 – 11-12 2/1
Prominent - headway disputing second with one circuit to go - went second 4 out - disputed lead 2 out - headed approaching last - kept on but no chance with winner run-in(op 5/2)
04/08/23
17:00 		Galway (IRE) 2m Darragh O'Keeffe Henry De Bromhead 12 3:43.85 1.25 124 11-0 20/1
Prominent early - lost position but in touch with leaders before 2nd - weakened after 2 out
14/07/23
17:15 		Cork (IRE) 2m1f Darragh O'Keeffe Henry De Bromhead 1st 4:9.90 Won 124 11-12 7/4F
Prominent - led before 3 out - shaken up and went clear after 2 out - not fluent last - kept on well - readily(op 13/8 tchd 15/8)
26/04/22
16:50 		Punchestown (IRE) 2m½f Darragh O'Keeffe Henry De Bromhead 5 4:5.12 1.25 127 10-7 12/1
Tracked leaders - not fluent 2 out - led narrowly after 2 out - pushed along and headed last - ridden and weakened final 110yds
31/10/21
15:45 		Naas (IRE) 2m Siobhan Rutledge Thomas Gibney 15 4:1.25 11 79 8-1 40/1
Prominent - chased leaders after 2f - pushed along on inner over 3f out - ridden and no extra under 3f out - soon weakened(tchd 33/1)
10/10/21
15:05 		Curragh (IRE) 2m Siobhan Rutledge Thomas Gibney 13 3:40.60 0.3 81 8-6 66/1
Towards rear of midfield - headway before halfway - chased leaders 6f out - pushed along from 3f out - ridden over 2f out - soon no extra - weakened 1f out
18/09/21
15:15 		Newmarket 2m2f Adam Farragher Thomas Gibney 5 3:52.04 1.75 81 7-13 17/2
Prominent - ridden over 2f out - soon lost second - outpaced and no chance from over 1f out(op 6/1)
11/09/21
15:45 		Leopardstown (IRE) 1m5f Siobhan Rutledge Thomas Gibney 21 2:47.70 4.75 81 8-2 33/1
Soon prominent - joined leader and disputed lead after 2f - headed but prominent before halfway - disputing second under 5f out - close up when pushed along from 3f out - weakened from over 2f out(op 40/1)
27/07/21
20:15 		Galway (IRE) 2m½f Gary Carroll Thomas Gibney 12 3:54.95 0.3 78 10-0 9/1
Raced freely - chased leaders - pushed along over 2f out - weakening when slightly hampered home turn - soon no extra(op 11/1)
16/05/21
13:55 		Wexford (IRE) 2m1f Darragh O'Keeffe Thomas Gibney 5 4:27.84 1.75 127 11-11 5/4F
Prominent - soon raced in second - lost second 5th - not fluent 3 out - ridden and outpaced from 2 out - soon no extra(op 7/4)
27/04/21
15:40 		Punchestown (IRE) 2m½f Darragh O'Keeffe Thomas Gibney 3rd 4:8.47 3.25 124 11-11 13/2
Led - headed after 2nd - headway and disputed lead after 4 out - led 3 out - pushed along home turn - headed last - no extra and lost second run-in(op 7/1)
07/02/21
14:10 		Leopardstown (IRE) 2m Darragh O'Keeffe Thomas Gibney 9 4:11.10 2.5 124 11-11 200/1
Disputed lead early - soon chased leaders - not fluent 2 out - ridden and weakened after 2 out(op 150/1 tchd 250/1)
28/12/20
12:05 		Leopardstown (IRE) 2m4f Darragh O'Keeffe Thomas Gibney 5 5:25.79 .75 – 11-9 11/2
Prominent - chased leaders after 1st - went second before 2 out - ridden and lost second after 2 out - no extra and weakened before last - not fluent last - lost fourth run-in(tchd 5/1)
28/07/20
20:15 		Galway (IRE) 2m½f Chris Hayes Thomas Gibney 8 3:43.71 0.3 80 10-2 40/1
Led - ridden and headed 2f out - no extra under pressure over 1f out - soon weakened(op 33/1)
15/03/20
13:40 		Limerick (IRE) 2m Darragh O'Keeffe Thomas Gibney 2nd 5:2.90 10 – 11-0 4/11F
Led - closely pressed 3 out and headed approaching next where not fluent - soon no match for easy winner - kept on same pace in 2nd(tchd 1/3 and 2/5)
11/09/19
19:30 		Kempton (AW) 2m Adam McNamara Roger Charlton 2nd 3:32.13 1 80 9-7 3/1
Took keen hold - led 7f - tracked leader - ridden to lead over 2f out - headed and no extra last 120yds(tchd 7/2)