Bear Claws (IRE)
Owner: Mrs Helen Hawkins Trainer: A Ralph Sex: colt Age: 8
Breeding: Mukhadram / Shawhill (Dr Fong)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 16 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2 | |||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 3 | |||
| Heavy | 3 | |||
| Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Soft to heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Yielding in Places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy | 2 | |||
| Standard | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Yielding | 3 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 2 | |||
| Yielding to Soft (Soft in Places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 50 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Apr 2024 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 6f | 6 | Bear Claws | 9st 4lbs | 1 of 9 | Rob Hornby | 13/2 |
| ridden away from stalls, chased leaders, led 2f out, stayed on well final furlong | |||||||||
| 16 Dec 2023 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 2m 120y | 6 | Gerrots | 9st 7lbs | 7 of 9 | Rossa Ryan | 11/10 |
| prominent out wide, went 2nd after 1f, pushed along and lost 2nd 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 14 Nov 2023 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 4f 51y | 6 | Assembled | 9st 7lbs | 5 of 12 | Charles Bishop | 9/1 |
| mid-division, switched right over 2f out, 6th over 1f out, ran on final 75 yards | |||||||||
| 06 Nov 2023 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 5f 219y | 6 | Virtual Hug | 9st 10lbs | 2 of 11 | Jason Hart | 9/4 |
| slow into stride, in rear, wide and headway to lead over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 09 Oct 2023 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 5f 219y | 6 | Peripeteia | 9st 11lbs | 3 of 12 | Taylor Fisher | 15/8 |
| held up in rear, headway and ridden over 2f out, stayed into 3rd entering final furlong, kept on inside final furlong but not reach leaders | |||||||||
| 07 Oct 2023 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 4f 51y | 6 | Sexy Rexy | 9st 11lbs | 4 of 12 | Taylor Fisher | 3/1 |
| mid-division on inside, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 13 Sep 2023 | Tramore | Good | 2m | 0 | Annecherie | 9st 9lbs | 7 of 14 | Rachael Blackmore | 9/1 |
| mid-division, carried wide on bend under 3f out, soon dropped to rear and ridden, no impression | |||||||||
| 30 Aug 2023 | Cork | Good | 1m 4f | 0 | Elsa's Pride | 9st 10lbs | 9 of 21 | C M Hogan | 22/1 |
| a bit slow into stride and towards rear, ridden on outer from 3f out and some progress from 2f out, no extra and kept on same pace from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 05 Jul 2023 | Tipperary | Good | 1m 4f 120y | 0 | No Hassle | 9st 10lbs | 9 of 16 | C M Hogan | 11/1 |
| held up in rear, headway on outer into 5th before halfway, ridden early straight and lost place well over 1f out, no extra | |||||||||
| 23 Jun 2023 | Limerick | Yielding | 1m 3f 70y | 0 | Bear Claws | 9st 2lbs | 1 of 19 | C M Hogan | 33/1 |
| dwelt and towards rear, pushed along briefly over 4f out, progress on inner 2 1/2f out, 4th under 2f out, ridden into 2nd 1 1/2f out, challenged 1f out, led inside final 150 yards, kept on well | |||||||||
| 03 Jun 2023 | Tramore | Good | 2m 5f 120y | 0 | Story Rory | 10st 10lbs | 9 of 15 | M M McDonagh | 10/1 |
| soon led, headed and dropped to 3rd before 3 out, lost place after 3 out, weakened before 2 out | |||||||||
| 26 May 2023 | Limerick | Good to Yielding | 2m 3f | 0 | I Don't Get It | 10st 13lbs | 8 of 19 | C P McNamara | 20/1 |
| in rear, struggling home turn, plugged on from 2 out | |||||||||
| 08 Nov 2022 | Fairyhouse | Soft (Soft to heavy in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Emancipator | 12st | of 19 | Reserve 2 | 0/0 |
| 29 Oct 2022 | Galway | Soft to Heavy | 3m | 0 | Royal Rhythm | 12st | of 21 | M M McDonagh | 0/0 |
| 02 Oct 2022 | Killarney | Good | 2m 6f 180y | 0 | Winning Rascal | 11st 10lbs | 9 of 13 | C P McNamara | 18/1 |
| towards rear, ridden and no impression in 7th before 3 out, weakened before 2 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 19 Sep 2022 | Listowel | Good | 2m 4f | 0 | Elle Perfecta | 10st 11lbs | 14 of 21 | Reserve 2 | 22/1 |
| mid-division and 6th halfway, mistake 3 out, soon pushed along and weakened to rear, no extra and kept on same pace from before 2 out | |||||||||
| 12 Aug 2022 | Tramore | Good | 2m 5f | 0 | Some Dove | 11st 4lbs | 4 of 14 | C P McNamara | 10/1 |
| tracked leader in close 2nd, a little keen, 3rd at 4th, pecked slightly in 2nd at 7th, 4th 3 out, improved to 3rd 2 out, no impression on leaders last, dropped to 4th and kept on same pace closing stages | |||||||||
| 13 Jul 2022 | Killarney | Good | 1m 6f 30y | 0 | Unanswered | 9st 3lbs | 12 of 18 | E J McNamara | 18/1 |
| slightly slow into stride and pushed along from stalls, 6th halfway, pushed along over 3f out and soon lost place, no extra from over 2f out | |||||||||
| 03 Jul 2022 | Tramore | Good | 2m 5f 120y | 0 | Serpolette | 11st 2lbs | 2 of 15 | C P McNamara | 12/1 |
| prominent briefly, soon held up, mid-division halfway, progress in 5th 3 out, disputed after 3 out, ridden before 2 out, narrow lead after 2 out, headed before last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 14 Jun 2022 | Roscommon | Good | 2m 4f 125y | 0 | Lady Iseult | 10st 9lbs | 4 of 15 | C P McNamara | 12/1 |
| mid-division, headway into 4th and ridden 3 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 06 Jun 2022 | Listowel | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Navigator Jack | 11st 9lbs | of 21 | Kieran Callaghan | 0/0 |
| 12 May 2022 | Clonmel | Good | 2m 3f 98y | 0 | Father Jed | 11st 5lbs | 12 of 17 | C P McNamara | 18/1 |
| always towards rear, never a factor, ridden and no extra after 3 out, weakened | |||||||||
| 07 Apr 2022 | Limerick | Good | 2m | 0 | Name Me Famous | 12st | 10 of 21 | C P McNamara | 20/1 |
| mid-division, 8th halfway, ridden and no impression before 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 10 Nov 2021 | Dundalk | Standard | 2m | 0 | Bradesco | 10st 1lbs | 13 of 17 | C P McNamara | 16/1 |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no extra 2f out | |||||||||
| 10 Oct 2021 | Limerick | Soft | 3m | 0 | Kruzhlinin | 10st 5lbs | 15 of 16 | C P McNamara | 22/1 |
| rear, 15th after 8th, no impression, weakened before 2 out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 07 Oct 2021 | Thurles | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m | 0 | Anyonecanhaveitall | 9st 5lbs | of 18 | Reserve 2 | 0/0 |
| 23 Sep 2021 | Listowel | Yielding | 1m 6f 55y | 0 | Sea Appeal | 9st 5lbs | 5 of 18 | E J McNamara | 14/1 |
| pushed along briefly early, chased leaders, disputed 6th after halfway, pushed along again approaching straight, soon tight for room and switched right, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 20 Sep 2021 | Listowel | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | Mc Alpine | 11st 11lbs | 7 of 16 | M M McDonagh | 33/1 |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along approaching straight and 7th 2 out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 29 Jul 2021 | Galway | Good | 2m 11y | 0 | Clonbury Bridge | 12st | 16 of 23 | J B Foley | 50/1 |
| chased leaders, not fluent 4th, 4th from halfway, lost place from 3 out, weakening when bad mistake next, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 11 Jul 2021 | Sligo | Yielding | 2m 1f | 0 | Goulane Chosen | 11st 2lbs | 5 of 13 | M M McDonagh | 10/1 |
| chased leaders, off pace early, closer in 3rd from 5th, under pressure and lost position after 2 out, no extra and mistake last | |||||||||
| 08 Apr 2021 | Gowran Park | Soft (Yielding in places) | 1m 5f 160y | 0 | Merroir | 10st 1lbs | 14 of 19 | E J McNamara | 14/1 |
| rear of mid-division, some headway into 7th 6f out, pushed along approaching straight and soon lost place, no extra from 2f out | |||||||||
| 20 Nov 2020 | Gowran Park | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Make Good | 11st 2lbs | 9 of 10 | C P McNamara | 16/1 |
| chased leaders, slight mistake 5th and not fluent next, ridden and weakened from 3 out, completely tailed off | |||||||||
| 22 Oct 2020 | Navan | Soft (Yielding in Places) | 1m 6f | 0 | Make Good | 10st 1lbs | 3 of 14 | J A Heffernan | 14/1 |
| towards rear, some headway on outer after halfway and 7th 5f out, 6th and ridden under 2f out, moderate 4th and no impression 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 21 Sep 2020 | Listowel | Good | 2m | 0 | Politicise | 10st 1lbs | PulledUp of 17 | C P McNamara | 20/1 |
| rear of mid-division, 10th and in touch when bad mistake 5th, lost touch and pulled up after 3 out | |||||||||
| 13 Aug 2020 | Tramore | Good (Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Bear Claws | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 15 | C P McNamara | 11/4 |
| tracked leader, 2nd halfway, closed on leader before 2 out, pushed along and led 2 out, ridden when not fluent last, kept on well | |||||||||
| 30 Jul 2020 | Galway | Yielding to Soft | 2m 11y | 0 | Guinevere | 11st 2lbs | 4 of 10 | C P McNamara | 40/1 |
| tracked leaders, slight mistake 6th, pushed along from 2 out, soon effort, one pace run-in | |||||||||
| 20 Jul 2020 | Gowran Park | Good | 2m | 0 | Swelltime | 11st 9lbs | 3 of 18 | C P McNamara | 50/1 |
| mid-division on inner, moderate 6th 3 out, soon ridden, 6th when left 4th 2 out, went moderate 3rd at last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 03 Mar 2020 | Navan | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Metal Man | 11st 7lbs | 5 of 10 | C P McNamara | 25/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd after 3 out, moderate 4th next, no impression | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2019 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Bajan Excell | 11st | PulledUp of 14 | C P McNamara | 14/1 |
| mid-division, 10th halfway, pushed along and no impression before 5 out, tailed off from 3 out, pulled up before 2 out | |||||||||
| 09 Oct 2019 | Navan | Soft | 1m 2f | 0 | Bear Claws | 9st 1lbs | 1 of 26 | W J Lee | 7/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway early straight and went 2nd 2f out, ridden to lead early final furlong, kept on well | |||||||||
| 01 Oct 2019 | Cork | Yielding to Soft (Soft in Places) | 1m 4f | 0 | You'llfindandsee | 9st 4lbs | 5 of 21 | C D Hayes | 10/1 |
| held up towards rear, ridden into 7th 2f out, under pressure in 4th 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 16 Aug 2019 | Curragh | Yielding to Soft | 1m 2f | 0 | Ultra Pride | 9st 2lbs | 4 of 29 | L F Roche | 11/1 |
| soon chased leaders, 7th approaching halfway, 5th 3f out and headway, kept on same pace from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 07 Aug 2019 | Sligo | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1m 2f 50y | 0 | Pearl Warrior | 9st 3lbs | 4 of 17 | L F Roche | 16/1 |
| held up in rear, reminders halfway, ridden and 8th 2f out, kept on to go 4th inside final furlong, no impression | |||||||||
| 26 Jul 2019 | Down Royal | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 4f 150y | 0 | Next Stop Broadway | 9st 5lbs | 7 of 12 | W J Lee | 8/1 |
| rear of mid-division, closer halfway, pushed along 2f out and ridden over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, eased close home | |||||||||
| 22 Jul 2019 | Ballinrobe | Good to Yielding | 1m 1f 103y | 0 | Ideal Pal | 9st 1lbs | of 17 | R P Whelan | 0/0 |
| 14 Jul 2019 | Fairyhouse | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 4f | 0 | Lyrical Attraction | 9st 3lbs | 8 of 9 | W J Lee | 11/2 |
| close up, soon raced in 3rd, pushed along before straight, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 22 Jun 2019 | Down Royal | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1m 2f 75y | 0 | Shared Ambition | 9st 5lbs | 3 of 12 | S Foley | 10/1 |
| rear of mid-division, some headway 3f out and pushed along in 6th 2f out, soon ridden and 4th over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 10 Jun 2019 | Roscommon | Soft to Heavy | 1m 2f | 0 | De Name Escapes Me | 9st 5lbs | 9 of 17 | R P Whelan | 25/1 |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 5th 2f out, under pressure and slightly hampered over 1f out, no extra final furlong | |||||||||
| 29 May 2019 | Gowran Park | Good to Firm | 1m 1f 100y | 0 | Killourney | 9st 5lbs | 5 of 10 | S Foley | 16/1 |
| slowly into stride and pushed along early, mid-division before halfway, pushed along on inner entering straight and switched left 1 1/2f out, soon ridden and no impression inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 21 May 2019 | Sligo | Good | 1m 2f 110y | 0 | A Wave Of The Sea | 9st 5lbs | of 9 | S Foley | 0/0 |