Horse Details

Big Bad Bear (IRE)

18 Runs 3 Wins (16.7%) 3 Places (16.7%)
11 years old
Sire: Jeremy (USA)
Dam: Our Polly (IRE)
Damsire: Saint Des Saints
Past Runs (18 Total)
Date/Time Course Draw Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
23/04/25
17:32
Perth - 3m Mr William Easterby Sam England 99 - - 94 11-6 25/1
Led narrowly - headed 3 out - soon weakened - pulled up before 2 out(op 22/1 tchd 20/1)
06/06/24
15:43
Uttoxeter - 2m4f Sam Coltherd Stuart Coltherd 99 - - 102 11-6 66/1
Never going well - cajoled along but prominent early - towards rear when slow jump 2nd - not fluent 3rd - detached after 5th - struggling and no chance 7th - pulled up before 3 out(op 33/1 tchd 28/1)
25/04/24
14:25
Perth - 2m4f Sam Coltherd Stuart Coltherd 99 - - 105 11-4 40/1
Prominent - in touch with leaders when not fluent 4th - dropped to rear 6th - soon struggling - pulled up after 3 out(op 22/1)
05/01/24
13:55
Musselburgh - 2m4f Conor Rabbitt Nicky Richards 99 - - 108 11-0 8/1
In touch with leaders - lost position and towards rear after 3rd - not fluent 4th - pushed along after 5th - struggling after 6th - pulled up after 7th (jockey said gelding was never travelling; vet had nothing to report)(op 15/2 tchd 7/1)
06/10/23
14:35
Hexham - 2m4f Sean Quinlan Nicky Richards 5 5:43.46 7.5 111 10-11 9/2
In touch with leaders - outpaced and lost ground 2 out - struggling before last - kept on run-in(tchd 4/1 and tchd 5/1)
12/03/23
15:15
Market Rasen - 2m4½f Sean Quinlan Nicky Richards 6 5:34.93 8 115 11-9 10/1
Midfield - dropped to rear and pushed along before 6th - mistake 7th - ridden and outpaced 3 out - held 2 out(op 12/1)
28/01/23
12:55
Doncaster - 2m3½f Conor Rabbitt Nicky Richards 7 4:46.63 26 118 11-5 13/2
Always towards rear - niggled along on turn after 3rd - lost touch from 4 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 6/1)
29/12/22
12:28
Kelso - 2m6½f Sean Quinlan Nicky Richards 8 6:13.85 8.5 120 11-9 16/1
Midfield on outer - in rear before 3rd - dropped to last and nudged along after 5th - ridden and struggling after 9th - beaten from 3 out(op 14/1)
26/11/22
14:57
Doncaster - 2m3½f Sean Quinlan Nicky Richards 5 4:46.62 4.25 121 11-0 15/8F
In touch with leaders - bumped 6th - ridden and dropped to rear before 3 out - well held when mistake 2 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than he was never travelling on this occasion; vet reported that a post-race examination of the gelding failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 5/2 tchd 7/4)
15/10/22
14:27
Market Rasen - 2m4½f Sean Quinlan Nicky Richards 2nd 5:20.93 .75 119 11-0 15/2
Prominent - went second 6th - not fluent 7th - led before 2 out - ridden and hung left approaching last - hung left and headed final 110yds - kept on(op 7/1)
21/04/22
14:40
Perth - 2m4f Sean Quinlan Nicky Richards 1st 5:7.23 Won 118 10-5 11/4F
Chased leaders - went second 5th - led and stumbled home turn - ridden approaching last - kept on(op 5/2)
11/03/22
16:15
Newcastle - 2m4½f Sean Quinlan Nicky Richards 1st 4:58.10 Won 113 10-10 4/1
Tracked leader on outer - going best when shaken up to lead 2 out - pushed along when good jump last - ridden final 110yds - comfortably (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding may have been suited by the better ground on this occasion)(op 7/2 tchd 11/4)
12/02/22
13:58
Uttoxeter - 2m4f Callum Bewley Nicky Richards 8 5:26.85 4 118 11-1 14/1
Held up in rear - pushed along after 6th - lost touch before 3 out - soon struggling - kept on from last - never going well(op 12/1)
15/10/20
12:50
Carlisle - 2m Brian Hughes Nicky Richards 99 - - 128 11-1 9/1
Towards rear - slow jump 6th - not fluent 7th - soon struggling and behind - pulled up before 4 out(op 10/1)
11/01/20
14:50
Wetherby - 2m3½f Brian Hughes Nicky Richards 99 - - 130 11-7 6/4F
Midfield on outer - mistake 3rd - lost position 5th - mistake 7th - soon weakened - pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding made a mistake at the third hurdle and lost its confidence)(op 7/4 tchd 13/8 and tchd 15/8)
27/10/19
12:40
Aintree - 2m4f Brian Hughes Nicky Richards 3rd 5:1.25 5 11-0 14/1
Held up - driven in 6th 2 out - reminder and went 4th last - ran on well run-in - took 3rd last 25yds(op 12/1)
26/04/19
16:45
Perth - 2m Danny McMenamin Nicky Richards 1st 4:4.10 Won 10-7 11/2
Tracked leaders - ridden to lead over 1f out - edged left - driven out final furlong(op 7/2)
14/02/19
16:40
Kelso - 2m Danny McMenamin Nicky Richards 3rd 3:54.25 1 10-11 EvensF
Held up in midfield - steady headway over 3f out - ridden and outpaced over 2f out - rallied over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 11/8 tchd 10/11)