Straw Bear (USA)
Owner: Mr John P McManus Trainer: N J Gifford Sex: Gelding Age: 23
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3 | |||
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Good to Soft (Soft in places ) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 4 | 3 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in the Back Straight) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 36 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 2011 | Fontwell | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 6f | 4 | Ostland | 11st | 2 of 7 | A P McCoy | 5/2 |
| tracked leader, led approaching 5th, pushed along when headed 3 out, no chance with winner next | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2011 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 1 | Carlito Brigante | 10st 7lbs | 15 of 28 | L Treadwell | 33/1 |
| mistake 2nd, always behind | |||||||||
| 19 Feb 2011 | Wincanton | Good to Soft (Soft in places ) | 2m 5f | 2 | Swing Bill | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 9 | A P McCoy | 5/1 |
| mid-division, some headway 5 out, left remote 3rd next, never on terms, lost place and weakened after 2 out | |||||||||
| 28 Jan 2011 | Fontwell | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 4 | Definity | 11st | 2 of 5 | A P McCoy | 9/4 |
| not always fluent, tracked leading trio, went 2nd 6th, mistake 11th, going well enough before 3 out, ridden found no extra and held from 2 out | |||||||||
| 08 Jan 2011 | Wincanton | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 3 | The Minack | 10st 12lbs | of 6 | A Thornton | |
| 07 Jan 2011 | Fontwell | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 6f | 4 | Quantitativeeasing | 11st | 3 of 4 | L Treadwell | 12/1 |
| took keen hold and not always fluent, held up 4th, 3rd from 4 out, not fluent next, no impression on front duo from 2 out | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2009 | Kempton | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 1 | Go Native | 11st 7lbs | 6 of 7 | L Treadwell | 33/1 |
| led until after 3 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 21 Nov 2009 | Ascot | Good | 2m 3f 110y | 1 | Zaynar | 11st | PulledUp of 8 | L Treadwell | |
| 04 Nov 2009 | Warwick | Good | 2m | 3 | Somersby | 11st 1lbs | 4 of 5 | A P McCoy | 6/4 |
| held up, not fluent 6th, struggling 4 out, soon beaten | |||||||||
| 12 Mar 2009 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 2m 5f | 1 | Chapoturgeon | 11st 2lbs | 5 of 20 | N D Fehily | 33/1 |
| held up towards rear, steady progress from 10th, ridden in 3rd after 3 out, one pace from next | |||||||||
| 22 Feb 2009 | Fontwell | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 1 | Lough Derg | 11st 11lbs | 4 of 7 | A P McCoy | 17/2 |
| held up, headway after 3 out, close 4th when ridden next, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2008 | Kempton | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m | 1 | Harchibald | 11st 7lbs | 4 of 7 | A P McCoy | 9/1 |
| with leader, ridden and weakened before 2 out where slightly hampered | |||||||||
| 27 Nov 2008 | Newbury | Good to Soft | 2m 1f | 3 | Pasco | 11st | 3 of 5 | A P McCoy | 2/1 |
| held up behind leaders, hit 7th, went 3rd next, mistake and weakened 3 out, hit next and soon eased | |||||||||
| 16 Nov 2008 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m | 1 | Tatenen | 11st 2lbs | 2 of 4 | A P McCoy | 11/4 |
| held up in 3rd, mistake 2nd, jumped slowly and dropped to 4th 3rd, not fluent 5th or 6th (water), reminder after 3 out, went 2nd after 2 out, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 21 Oct 2008 | Exeter | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 1f 110y | 3 | Sir Harry Ormesher | 11st 2lbs | 2 of 10 | A P McCoy | 2/1 |
| held up, took closer order 7th, went 3rd after 4 out, stayed on run in, finished well final 50 yards | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2008 | Aintree | Good | 2m 4f | 1 | Al Eile | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 9 | A P McCoy | 15/2 |
| held up, headway 7th, chased winner after 2 out until no extra flat | |||||||||
| 11 Mar 2008 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 2m 110y | 1 | Katchit | 11st 10lbs | 5 of 15 | A P McCoy | 20/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway 3 out, soon ridden, no further impression | |||||||||
| 02 Feb 2008 | Sandown | Soft (Good to Soft in the Back Straight) | 2m 110y | 1 | Afsoun | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 5 | T J Murphy | 8/13 |
| held up behind leaders, headway 3 out, led 2 out, soon ridden, headed, no extra from last | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2007 | Kempton | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 1 | Straw Bear | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 6 | A P McCoy | 9/2 |
| tracked leaders, led 3 out, ridden and headed last, battled on gamely, led near finish, driven out | |||||||||
| 15 Dec 2007 | Cheltenham | Good | 2m 1f | 1 | Osana | 11st 8lbs | 6 of 8 | A P McCoy | 10/1 |
| held up in rear, headway after 3 out, chased winner approaching 2 out until before last, soon beaten | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2007 | CHELTENHAM | Soft | 3630 | 1 | Sublimity | 11st 10lbs | PU of 10 | A P McCoy | |
| chased leaders, ridden and weakened 5th, lost action and pulled up | |||||||||
| 17 Feb 2007 | WINCANTON | Soft | 3520 | 1 | Straw Bear | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 5 | A P McCoy | |
| chased leader, led approaching 3rd, quickened clear on bit approaching 2 out, shaken up approaching last, impressive | |||||||||
| 03 Feb 2007 | SANDOWN | Good to Soft | 3630 | 1 | Detroit City | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 6 | A P McCoy | |
| held up, took closer order 4th, chased winner approaching 2 out, every chance last, no extra | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2006 | KEMPTON | Good to Soft | 3520 | 1 | Jazz Messenger | 11st 7lbs | 4 of 7 | A P McCoy | |
| keen hold, held up in touch, went 2nd before 3 out, driven and no response when hit 2 out, lost moderate 3rd flat | |||||||||
| 25 Nov 2006 | NEWCASTLE | Good to Soft | 3520 | 1 | Straw Bear | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 9 | A P McCoy | |
| held up, headway 4 out, led 3 out, shaken up and clear next, ran on | |||||||||
| 25 Apr 2006 | PUNCHESTOWN | Good | 3520 | 1 | Iktitaf | 11st 11lbs | 2 of 7 | A P McCoy | |
| close up, disputed lead 4th, led next, ridden and strongly pressed after 2 out, headed before last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 07 Apr 2006 | AINTREE | Good to Soft | 3630 | 1 | Straw Bear | 11st 3lbs | 1 of 16 | A P McCoy | |
| held up in touch, headway 5th, led 3 out, clear approaching last, eased towards finish | |||||||||
| 14 Mar 2006 | CHELTENHAM | Good | 3630 | 1 | Noland | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 20 | A P McCoy | |
| not fluent 2nd, in touch on inside, headway and went 2nd 3 out, led 2 out, not fluent last, driven and kept on well flat caught near finish | |||||||||
| 31 Jan 2006 | FOLKESTONE | Good to Soft | 3850 | 4 | Straw Bear | 11st 11lbs | 1 of 15 | A P McCoy | |
| mid-division, headway 3 out, led before last, headed briefly flat, ran on strongly to lead again close home | |||||||||
| 10 Jan 2006 | LEICESTER | Soft | 3520 | 3 | Straw Bear | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 22 | A P McCoy | |
| mid-division, headway approaching 5th, led 2 out, clear after last, easily | |||||||||
| 29 Sep 2004 | NOTTINGHAM | Good to Firm | 2193 | 0 | Honorine | 9st 7lbs | 3 of 15 | S Sanders | |
| prominent, led over 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, stayed on | |||||||||
| 24 Sep 2004 | HAYDOCK | Heavy | 2320 | 0 | Straw Bear | 8st 12lbs | 1 of 19 | S Sanders | |
| prominent, led over 3f out, ridden clear over 1f out, comfortably | |||||||||
| 17 Sep 2004 | AYR | Soft | 2200 | 0 | Straw Bear | 8st 9lbs | 1 of 20 | J Mackay | |
| tracked leaders, lost place over 3f out, soon ridden, good headway from over 1f out to lead close home | |||||||||
| 23 Aug 2004 | HAMILTON | Good to Soft | 1825 | 0 | Nevada Desert | 8st 13lbs | 5 of 10 | J Mackay | |
| soon led, headed over 5f out, ridden 4f out, soon one pace | |||||||||
| 12 Aug 2004 | SANDOWN | Good to Soft | 1980 | 0 | Strider | 8st 11lbs | 3 of 9 | S Sanders | |
| tracked leaders, driven to challenge over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong, ran on towards finish | |||||||||
| 21 Jul 2004 | SANDOWN | Good to Firm | 1774 | 0 | Mr Jack Daniells | 9st 2lbs | 2 of 10 | S Sanders | |
| prominent, led over 1f out, soon ridden, narrow advantage when rider dropped whip inside final furlong, soon headed, kept on | |||||||||