A Bear Affair
A Bear Affair burst onto the track with a win at Doncaster back in March, but has since found life tougher on the racecourse. The two-year-old has managed just one victory from seven races — a win rate of roughly one in seven — and has not added to that tally in the five months since that first success. Over the last six races, the form has been patchy: a fifth place, eighth, second, sixth, seventh, and a recent third-place finish just a day ago. The third place shows some promise, at least, suggesting the horse still has the capability to finish close to the front.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
42.9%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Trainer R Hannon's Herridge yard in Wiltshire has been in red-hot form this season with 118 winners to their name, so A Bear Affair is in the hands of someone who knows how to get horses to the winner's circle. Still, for a young horse with only one win to its name and no victories in half a year, the challenge now is to show it can return to the form that produced that Doncaster success. The recent third-place finish is a starting point, but consistency at the track is where the real work begins.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
22 Aug
5th
Newmarket
5f – 6½f · Good · 20 runners
17 Jul
8th
Newbury
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
3 Jul
2nd
Sandown Park
5f – 6½f · Good · 9 runners
17 Jun
6th
Ascot
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 25 runners
28 May
7th
Sandown Park
5f – 6½f · Good · 8 runners
1 May
3rd
Ascot
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 4 runners
28 Mar
🏆 Won
Doncaster
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 15 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Ascot Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
17 Jun |
0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
3 Jul |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
28 Mar |
100% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Jul |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Aug |
0% |