Bearin Up

Bearin Up has run 10 times in its career, winning twice and finishing in the places on six other occasions — a record that tells you this is a horse that competes honestly and rarely has a bad day. That 20%, or roughly 1 in every 5 races, win rate is solid for a young horse still finding its feet, and the recent form is genuinely encouraging: two wins from the last six outings, with a third place sandwiched in between, before a couple of quieter runs, and then back to winning again. The sequence 1-3-7-5-1-3 read from most recent is the shape of a horse that has peaks and troughs but keeps returning to form.

Those peaks tend to arrive at a specific distance. Over a mile and one furlong to a mile and two furlongs, Bearin Up has won 2 of its 5 races — a 40% win rate that jumps off the page. That's not a coincidence; that's a horse that has found its ideal trip, and at that range it becomes a genuinely competitive proposition. Strip it back to shorter or longer, and the results thin out.

The two wins themselves are worth noting for their variety. The first came at Ripon in September 2025, but the most recent — and the one that will have people paying attention — arrived at Newmarket just this week. Newmarket is one of the most famous and demanding flat tracks in the world, a long, straight, unforgiving course where horses have nowhere to hide. Winning there is a meaningful result for any young horse. David Allan, who has ridden Bearin Up in half of its races and partners it at that same 1-in-5 win rate, is clearly comfortable with what he's working with.

Interestingly, Bearin Up has yet to win in Class 4 company — the level it most often races at — going 0 from 3 at that grade. The wins have come elsewhere. That quirk is worth watching as the yard decide where to aim it next.