Ireland 4yo

Poke The Bear (IRE)

T: Hayley Burton · J: Travis Ford · O: Miss Hayley Burton

By Eqtidaar (IRE) out of Anaakeed (GB)

Form 1172560745

12/1 Current odds

3/17 W/R

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17 runs
3 wins
placed
18% strike
21 d off
70 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 1172560745 21 days off

5 4 7 0 6 5

At Newmarket (July) 0/1 0 wins · 0 placed

On Good to Firm 0/1 0 wins · 0 placed

Over 1m 2/13 2 wins · 4 placed

Best RPR 70 Career peak

Best TS 68 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 17 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 44
Win %: 18%
Placed %: 29%
Trend: Fading

Course Record

7 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Lingfield (AW) — well clear of the 29% career baseline.

Lingfield (AW) SPEC 62% 3-2-8
Chelmsford (AW) 0% 0-0-2
Southwell (AW) 0% 0-0-2
Wolverhampton (AW) 0% 0-0-2
Kempton (AW) 0% 0-0-1
Newmarket (July) 0% 0-0-1
Yarmouth 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

7 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

Tyler Heard 45% 3-2-11
Aidan Keeley 0% 0-0-1
Frederick Larson 0% 0-0-1
Jason Hart 0% 0-0-1
Luke Morris 0% 0-0-1
Silvestre De Sousa 0% 0-0-1
Travis Ford NOW 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Hayley Burton NOW 29% 3-2-17

Going Record

17 classifiable runs

Mixed No clear going preference — moderate strike on every surface they've tried.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 0% 0-0-1
Good 33% 3-2-15
Good to Soft 0% 0-0-1
Soft — 0 runs
Heavy — 0 runs

Distance Record

17 classifiable runs

Mixed No standout trip — every bracket comes in around the same modest strike rate.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f 33% 1-0-3
Mile 7f – 1m1f 29% 2-2-14
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f — 0 runs
Staying ≥ 1m4f — 0 runs

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

26 Jun 2026 Air Charter Service Handicap Newmarket (July) Class 5 T 5th/7 16 Good To Firm 1m Travis Ford OR 56 22/1

2 Jun 2026 Race And Rest At The Holiday Inn Handicap Wolverhampton (AW) Class 6 T 4th/11 0.3 Standard 1m1½f Tyler Heard OR 57 22/1

20 May 2026 Download The At The Races App Handicap Yarmouth Class 6 T 7th/10 0.3 Good 1m Silvestre De Sousa OR 59 28/1

30 Apr 2026 Newsteam Group Handicap Lingfield (AW) Class 6 T 10th/12 .75 Standard 1m Tyler Heard OR 61 10/1

27 Mar 2026 Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Lingfield (AW) Class 6 T 6th/10 2.25 Standard 1m Tyler Heard OR 62 15/2

28 Feb 2026 Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap (Div I) Lingfield (AW) Class 6 T 5th/7 1.75 Standard 7f Tyler Heard OR 63 11/2

21 Feb 2026 Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Lingfield (AW) Class 6 T 2nd/9 1 Standard 1m Tyler Heard OR 62 5/1

6 Feb 2026 Bet £10 Get £40 With BetMGM Handicap Wolverhampton (AW) Class 6 T 7th/11 1.25 Standard 7f Tyler Heard OR 60 11/2

29 Jan 2026 Win £250 000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Lingfield (AW) Class 6 T 1st/9 +0 Standard 1m Tyler Heard OR 56 5/4F

24 Jan 2026 BetMGM Supports Safer Gambling Handicap (Div I) Lingfield (AW) Class 6 T 1st/8 +0 Standard 7f Tyler Heard OR 51 9/1

Connections

Trainer: Hayley Burton 8%
Jockey: Travis Ford 0%
Owner: Miss Hayley Burton
Sire: Eqtidaar (IRE)
Dam: Anaakeed (GB)
Dam sire: Dubawi
Country: Ireland
Age: 4yo

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