Poke The Bear (IRE)
Owner: Miss Hayley Burton Trainer: Hayley Burton Sex: gelding Age: 4
Breeding: Eqtidaar / Anaakeed (Dubawi)
Entries
| Date | Time | Course | Race name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan 2026 | 14:20 | Lingfield | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap |
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 10 | 2 | 1 | |
| Standard / Slow | 4 | |||
| Totals | 16 | 2 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan 2026 | Lingfield | Standard | 7f 1y | 6 | Poke The Bear | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 8 | Tyler Heard | 9/1 |
| short of room start, held up in rear, still plenty to do and hung right when ridden over 1f out, responded well and rapid headway inside final 110yds, led towards finish | |||||||||
| 06 Jan 2026 | Southwell | Standard | 1m 13y | 6 | Imola | 9st 6lbs | 6 of 8 | L Morris | 5/1 |
| midfield, ridden 2f out, soon held | |||||||||
| 17 Dec 2025 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 1y | 6 | Royal Jet | 9st 5lbs | 3 of 10 | Tyler Heard | 6/1 |
| towards rear, plenty to do when raced wide from 2f out, ran on strongly towards centre from 1f out, took third final strides, did well under circumstances | |||||||||
| 08 Dec 2025 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 1y | 6 | Poke The Bear | 8st 13lbs | 1 of 11 | Tyler Heard | 22/1 |
| steadied in rear, pushed along and came wide on bend well over 1f out, strong run 1f out, led final 110yds, ran on | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2025 | Southwell | Standard | 1m 13y | 6 | Heretic | 8st 11lbs | 4 of 10 | Jason Hart | 20/1 |
| mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace into fourth final 50yds | |||||||||
| 23 Oct 2025 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 1m | 6 | Tonal | 8st 11lbs | 9 of 12 | Frederick Larson | 33/1 |
| switched left after start, held up in last pair, never remotely involved | |||||||||
| 16 Oct 2025 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 1m | 6 | Kessaar Power | 8st 11lbs | 4 of 10 | Tyler Heard | 80/1 |
| steadied start, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, went 4th close home | |||||||||
| 18 Sep 2025 | Kempton | Standard / Slow | 1m | 6 | English Lady | 8st 11lbs | 11 of 12 | Aidan Keeley | 16/1 |
| held up in rear, ridden 2f out, never involved | |||||||||
| 13 Sep 2025 | Bath | Good to Soft | 1m | 6 | Baynoona | 8st 11lbs | of 10 | Non Runner | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 15 Oct 2024 | Yarmouth | Soft (Heavy in places) | 7f 3y | 6 | Al Waseela | 9st | 6 of 7 | Jonny Peate | 12/1 |
| towards rear on outer, switched left and ridden when some headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, no extra close home | |||||||||
| 28 Sep 2024 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 7f | 6 | Khutulun | 9st 6lbs | 10 of 12 | Jonny Peate | 22/1 |
| held up in midfield, lost ground when pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakening when hampered inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 16 Sep 2024 | Kempton | Standard / Slow | 7f | 6 | Token Gesture | 9st 2lbs | 6 of 12 | Frederick Larson | 18/1 |
| held up in rear, ridden 2f out, some minor late headway, never in contention | |||||||||
| 06 Sep 2024 | Kempton | Standard / Slow | 1m | 4 | Amiloc | 9st 2lbs | 7 of 13 | Frederick Larson | 250/1 |
| prominent early, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 20 Aug 2024 | Kempton | Standard / Slow | 1m | 5 | Marbush | 9st 5lbs | 5 of 9 | K Shoemark | 125/1 |
| chased leader, led 7f out, pushed along and headed over 2f out, lost 2nd 2f out, chased leading pair until inside final 2f, weakened soon after | |||||||||
| 06 Aug 2024 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 7f | 5 | Chesneys Charm | 9st 7lbs | 9 of 13 | Jonny Peate | 33/1 |
| dwelt, in rear, pushed along 3f out, no response | |||||||||


