The Bear Trap (IRE)
Owner: Mr John P McManus Trainer: Miss R Curtis Sex: gelding Age: 7
Breeding: Westerner / Calendula (Be My Guest)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3 | |||
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places on paddock bend) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding (Good in places; Cross Country: Firm) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Heavy (Soft in places in Back Straight) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 2 | |||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Totals | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Dec 2014 | Chepstow | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 3f 110y | 3 | Tolkeins Tango | 11st 2lbs | PulledUp of 8 | Paul Townend | |
| 16 Nov 2014 | Fontwell | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 2f | 3 | Kings Lad | 11st 2lbs | 5 of 6 | R P McLernon | 7/2 |
| held up in last pair, 4th approaching 6th, pushed along after 4 out, weakened before next | |||||||||
| 01 Nov 2014 | Ascot | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 3f | 3 | The Clock Leary | 10st 6lbs | UnseatedRider of 8 | R P McLernon | |
| 08 Oct 2014 | Ludlow | Good to Soft | 2m 4f | 3 | Bullet Street | 11st | 2 of 5 | A P McCoy | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders in 4th, went 3rd before 4 out, led 2 out, ridden before last, no extra and headed towards finish | |||||||||
| 12 Apr 2014 | Bangor | Good to Soft (Soft in places on paddock bend) | 2m 4f 110y | 4 | King's Grace | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 4 | D Elsworth | 2/1 |
| chased clear leaders, last 8th, soon behind, went 3rd after 3 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2014 | TurfTV Extras | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 5f | 0 | Gifted Leader | 11st 10lbs | of 12 | Nigel Roddis | |
| 30 Nov 2013 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 3f | 2 | Vendor | 10st 5lbs | 11 of 17 | N D Fehily | 10/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway towards inside approaching 3 out, weakened before last | |||||||||
| 09 Nov 2013 | Sandown | Heavy (Soft in places in Back Straight) | 2m 4f | 3 | Gores Island | 11st 9lbs | 3 of 10 | P E Corbett | 11/2 |
| prominent, led 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last, one pace and held flat | |||||||||
| 13 Apr 2013 | Stratford | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 4 | Red Courtier | 11st 6lbs | 5 of 14 | A P McCoy | 2/1 |
| led, headed before 6th, driven approaching 2 out, soon no chance with easy winner, lost 2nd last, no extra flat | |||||||||
| 28 Mar 2013 | Ffos Las | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 3 | Bobowen | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 6 | A P McCoy | 10/11 |
| held up in rear, mistake 5 out, effort 3 out, soon beaten | |||||||||
| 16 Feb 2013 | Ascot | Soft | 2m 3f 110y | 2 | Kuilsriver | 10st 4lbs | PulledUp of 13 | A P McCoy | |
| 02 Feb 2013 | Ffos Las | Heavy | 2m 4f | 3 | Kaylif Aramis | 10st 13lbs | 2 of 14 | A P McCoy | 7/4 |
| held up in rear, headway on outside 6th, led when not fluent 2 out, headed approaching last, edged left flat, stayed on, just held | |||||||||
| 15 Jan 2013 | Ffos Las | Heavy | 2m 4f | 4 | The Bear Trap | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 9 | A P McCoy | 11/2 |
| held up in rear, headway aapproaching 3 out, challenged on bit last, soon led, cheekily | |||||||||
| 25 Apr 2012 | Punchestown | Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Shamiran | 10st 13lbs | 10 of 28 | Aodhagan Conlon | 10/1 |
| mid-division, headway into 10th 3 out, ridden into 4th 2 out, no extra before last | |||||||||
| 24 Mar 2012 | Stratford | Good | 2m 3f | 4 | Five Rivers | 11st 1lbs | 3 of 8 | W T Kennedy | 3/1 |
| held up in touch on outside, outpaced after 3 out, soon ridden and no impression, 4th and well beaten next, stayed on to go moderate 3rd near finish | |||||||||
| 22 Feb 2012 | Ludlow | Good | 2m | 5 | Swing Bowler | 11st 2lbs | 4 of 15 | D Elsworth | 22/1 |
| made most until until approaching 3 out, weakened flat | |||||||||
| 03 Dec 2011 | Chepstow | Heavy | 2m 4f | 4 | Knock A Hand | 10st 12lbs | 9 of 16 | Aodhagan Conlon | 50/1 |
| pulled hard in rear, headway 4 out, never nearer | |||||||||
| 21 Nov 2011 | Ffos Las | Soft | 2m 4f | 5 | Top Of The Range | 11st | 10 of 13 | Aodhagan Conlon | 33/1 |
| keen, prominent until ridden and outpaced by leading pair 3 out | |||||||||
| 06 Nov 2011 | Ffos Las | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m | 4 | Peckhamecho | 10st 12lbs | 4 of 11 | Aodhagan Conlon | 50/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, went 4th before 2 out, never on terms | |||||||||
| 03 May 2011 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding (Good in places; Cross Country: Firm) | 2m | 0 | King Vuvuzela | 11st 7lbs | 21 of 25 | Mr Alan Berry | 12/1 |
| rear of mid-division, weakened from 4f out | |||||||||


