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Big Bear Hug: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Big Bear Hug is a 7-year-old mare by Belardo, trained by Jim Boyle. She has won 5 of 44 starts and placed in 14 more, for £54,044 in prize money. Her best trip is 1m 3f, where 1 win from 3 is a 33% strike rate against 10% at every other distance. She runs next in the 4:55 at Salisbury on 1 October, where the best price is 20/1 with SmarketsSBK. Her best performance rating is 91, which is the figure to judge her against in this grade.

  • Runs 44
  • Wins 5
  • Placed 19
  • Strike rate 11%
  • Prize money £54,044
  • Best rating 91
  • Official rating 71

Where Big Bear Hug runs next

Time Course Race Best price
4:55 Salisbury Barbara Snow 60th Birthday Celebration Handicap Stakes (Div II) 20/1 SmarketsSBK SBK

Big Bear Hug form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
3 Sep 26 Lingfield (AW) Castle Air Handicap Stakes Class 5 1m 4f Standard 5 3.25 9/2 Olivia Haines 71
26 Aug 26 Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Fillies' Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race) Class 4 1m 4f Standard / Slow 5 2.75 33/1 Paddy Bradley 71
11 Aug 26 Lingfield (AW) British Stallion Studs EBF Fillies' Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 1m 2f Standard 7 6.75 80/1 Pat Cosgrave 72
13 Jul 26 Lingfield (AW) attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap Class 5 1m 5f Standard 7 5.25 8/1 Alfie Redman 68
8 Jul 26 Kempton (AW) Industry Leading In-Play Markets At Unibet Apprentice Handicap Class 5 1m 3f Standard / Slow 1 — 22/1 Alfie Redman 68
19 May 26 Lingfield Get Raceday Ready Handicap Class 5 1m 3.5f Good 3 1.5 4/1 Pat Cosgrave 68
4 May 26 Kempton (AW) Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap Class 5 1m 3f Standard To Slow 9 10 18/1 Luke Catton 71
8 Apr 26 Kempton (AW) Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Fillies' Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 1m 3f Standard To Slow 5 4.25 40/1 Pat Cosgrave 73
24 Oct 25 Newbury Renegade Brewery Fillies' Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 1m 2f Soft 8 12 28/1 Luke Catton 75
24 Sep 25 Goodwood LiveScoreBet Fillies' Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 3 1m 6f Good To Soft 10 55.75 33/1 Hector Crouch 77
11 Sep 25 Epsom Downs Sash & Dash By Quickslide Jump Jockeys Derby Handicap (Professional Jump Jockeys) (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 1m 4f Soft 6 5.25 14/1 Robert Dunne 78
25 Aug 25 Epsom Downs Betfred Nifty 50 Amateurs' Derby Handicap (Gentleman Amateur Jockeys) (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 1m 4f Good 8 31.25 9/1 Mr Lewis Kent 80
24 Jul 25 Yarmouth Racing League Race 1 Handicap (Trainers Registered to Racing League) (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 1m 3.5f Soft 9 7.75 18/1 Finley Marsh 81
2 Jul 25 Epsom Downs Betfred 'The Classic Bookmaker' Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 1m 4f Good 3 8.75 13/2 Pat Cosgrave 82
6 Jun 25 Goodwood Three Friday Nights With Hot Chip Apprentice Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 1m 4f Good To Soft 1 — 5/2J Joe Leavy 80
6 Nov 24 Nottingham Conference And Events At Nottingham Racecourse Handicap Class 4 1m 2f Soft 3 2.75 13/2 Robert Havlin 80
25 Oct 24 Newbury Renegade Brewery Fillies' Handicap Class 4 1m 2f Heavy 2 1 13/2 Jason Watson 76
5 Oct 24 Newmarket British Stallion Studs EBF Premier Fillies' Handicap Class 2 1m 4f Good To Soft 8 10.75 14/1 Jimmy Quinn 76
12 Sep 24 Epsom Downs No Hurdles With Emplas Jump Jockeys Derby Handicap (Professional Jump Jockeys) Class 4 1m 4f Soft 2 .5 9/1 Lee Edwards 74
26 Aug 24 Epsom Downs Trustford Handicap Class 5 1m 0.5f Good 5 5 11/2 Robert Havlin 74
1 Aug 24 Epsom Downs Peter Bromwich Apprentice Handicap Class 5 1m 2f Good To Firm 3 1 9/2 Alice Bond 74
18 Jul 24 Epsom Downs Chantilly Handicap Class 5 1m 2f Good 1 — 9/2 Robert Havlin 70
27 Apr 24 Leicester Madri Excepcional King Richard III Cup Handicap Class 2 1m Soft 6 3 22/1 Alice Bond 70
20 Apr 24 Nottingham Follow Rhino.Bet On Instagram Handicap Class 5 1m 2f Soft 3 .5 5/6F Adam Farragher 70
7 Apr 24 Bath Watch Races On The Racing App Handicap Class 5 1m 2f Heavy 3 1.75 7/2F Trevor Whelan 70
23 Mar 24 Doncaster William Hill NRMB On The Grand National Apprentice Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 1m 2f Soft 2 3.25 17/2 Alice Bond 69
20 Nov 23 Kempton (AW) Unibet Horserace Betting Operator Of The Year Apprentice Handicap Class 5 1m Standard To Slow 7 6.5 14/1 Luke Catton 69
3 Nov 23 Newmarket Betfred 'Pickyourpunt' Handicap Class 5 1m Heavy 1 — 25/1 Trevor Whelan 63
18 Oct 23 Bath BLTH Fillies' Handicap Class 5 1m Heavy 3 8.5 85/40 Robert Havlin 64
13 Jun 23 Southwell (AW) Heggs Family Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 1m Standard 6 7 12/1 Thore Hammer Hansen 64
13 May 23 Leicester Bet At racingtv.com Handicap Class 6 1m Soft 1 — 11/4 Trevor Whelan 62
29 Apr 23 Leicester Coors Handicap Class 6 1m 2f Soft 4 21.5 7/1 Trevor Whelan 63
12 Apr 23 Nottingham Watch On Racing TV Handicap Class 6 1m 0.5f Soft 2 1.5 7/2 Robert Havlin 62
1 Nov 22 Redcar Thanks And See You Next Season Apprentice Handicap Class 6 1m Heavy 12 16.75 14/1 Georgia Dobie 64
25 Sep 22 Ffos Las PRA Training Day At ffoslas 16th October Handicap Class 5 1m Good 5 4.25 7/1 Georgia Dobie 66
14 Sep 22 Sandown Barton Stud Fillies' Handicap Class 5 1m 2f Soft 6 12 7/1 Trevor Whelan 68
8 Sep 22 Epsom Downs Quick Ride By Quickslide Handicap Class 5 1m 0.5f Heavy 3 1.75 15/2 Georgia Dobie 68
24 Jun 22 Newmarket Lope Y Fernandez New For 2022 Fillies' Handicap Class 5 1m 2f Good 8 15.25 16/1 Charlie Bennett 70
16 May 22 Windsor Cazoo Handicap Class 5 1m 3.5f Good 6 6 13/2 Trevor Whelan 71
6 May 22 Nottingham Racing Tv Profits Returned To Racing Fillies' Handicap Class 5 1m 2f Good 3 1.75 25/1 Trevor Whelan 70
23 Apr 22 Haydock Great Haigh Handicap Class 5 1m Good To Firm 12 17.5 12/1 Robert Havlin 73
8 Dec 21 Kempton (AW) Unibet Horserace Betting Operator Of The Year EBF Fillies' Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 7f Standard To Slow 3 2.25 17/2 Robert Havlin –
19 Oct 21 Yarmouth British Stallion Studs EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 1m Good To Soft 4 3.25 100/1 Jack Mitchell –
14 Jun 21 Lingfield (AW) Royal Ascot On Sky Sports Racing EBF Fillies' Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 7f Standard To Slow 5 5.75 28/1 Robert Havlin –

Last time out

Finished 5 in the Castle Air Handicap Stakes at Lingfield (AW) on 3 September 2026. Slow to begin - settled midpack - driven approaching final 2f but couldn't land a blow - finished 5th beaten 3¼ lengths.

Big Bear Hug by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
10f 13 1 8% —
8f 10 2 20% —
12f 8 1 13% —
11f 3 1 33% —
11.5f 3 0 0% —
8.5f 3 0 0% —
7f 2 0 0% —
13f 1 0 0% —
14f 1 0 0% —

Big Bear Hug by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Soft 12 1 8% —
Good 9 1 11% —
Heavy 6 1 17% —
Standard To Slow 5 0 0% —
Standard 4 0 0% —
Good To Soft 4 1 25% —
Standard / Slow 2 1 50% —
Good To Firm 2 0 0% —

Big Bear Hug by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Epsom Downs 8 1 13% —
Kempton (AW) 6 1 17% —
Lingfield (AW) 4 0 0% —
Nottingham 4 0 0% —
Newmarket 3 1 33% —
Leicester 3 1 33% —
Newbury 2 0 0% —
Goodwood 2 1 50% —
Yarmouth 2 0 0% —
Bath 2 0 0% —

Big Bear Hug breeding

  • Sire Belardo (IRE)
  • Dam Silkenveil (IRE)
  • Damsire Indian Ridge (IRE)
  • Breeder D R Botterill
  • Foaled 2 February 2019

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