Straw Bear (USA)
Owner	Mr John P McManus
Trainer	N J Gifford
Age	10yo
Breeding	ch  c  Diesis  (GB)  -  Highland Ceilidh  (IRE)
Recent UK & Irish Record
Runs 1st 2nd 3rd Win % To £1 Level Stake 37 9 9 6 24.32% -£-5.43
Most Recent Races Run
Date Race Distance Performance 19 Feb 2011 3.10 at Wincanton 2m 5f 5th Handicap Chase Class 2 Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places ) 28 Jan 2011 1.00 at Fontwell 2m 4f 2nd Chase Class 4 Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places) 07 Jan 2011 1.30 at Fontwell 2m 6f 3rd Chase Class 4 Going: Heavy (Soft in places) 26 Dec 2009 2.30 at Kempton 2m 6th Hurdle Grade 1 Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places) 21 Nov 2009 2.35 at Ascot 2m 3f 110yds th Hurdle Grade 2 Going: Good 04 Nov 2009 2.30 at Warwick 2m 4th Chase Class 3 Going: Good 12 Mar 2009 1.30 at Cheltenham 2m 5f 5th Handicap Chase Listed Going: Good to Soft 22 Feb 2009 3.45 at Fontwell 2m 4f 4th Hurdle Grade 2 Going: Good (Good to Soft in places) 26 Dec 2008 2.05 at Kempton 2m 4th Hurdle Grade 1 Going: Good (Good to Soft in places) 27 Nov 2008 12.55 at Newbury 2m 1f 3rd Chase Class 3 Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places) 16 Nov 2008 1.10 at Cheltenham 2m 2nd Chase Grade 2 Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places) 21 Oct 2008 3.10 at Exeter 2m 1f 110yds 2nd Chase Class 3 Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places) 05 Apr 2008 2.50 at Aintree 2m 4f 3rd Hurdle Class 1 Going: Good 11 Mar 2008 3.15 at Cheltenham 2m 110yds 5th Hurdle Grade 1 Going: Good to Soft 02 Feb 2008 2.05 at Sandown 2m 110yds 2nd Hurdle Grade 2 Going: Soft (Good to Soft in the Back Straight) 26 Dec 2007 1.55 at Kempton 2m 1st Hurdle Grade 1 Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places) 15 Dec 2007 3.10 at Cheltenham 2m 1f 6th Hurdle Grade 2 Going: Good 13 Mar 2007 3.15 at Cheltenham 2m 110yds th Hurdle Grade 1 Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places) 17 Feb 2007 3.30 at Wincanton 2m 1st Hurdle Grade 2 Going: Soft 03 Feb 2007 2.10 at Sandown 2m 110yds 2nd Hurdle Listed Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places, Good in places on back straigh 26 Dec 2006 1.45 at Kempton 2m 4th Hurdle Grade 1 Going: Good to Soft (Good in places) 25 Nov 2006 3.30 at Newcastle 2m 1st Hurdle Grade 1 Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places) 25 Apr 2006 2.40 at Punchestown 2m 2nd Hurdle Grade 1 Going: Good 07 Apr 2006 4.20 at Aintree 2m 110yds 1st Hurdle Grade 2 Going: Good (Good to soft in places) 14 Mar 2006 2.00 at Cheltenham 2m 110yds 2nd Hurdle Grade 1 Going: Good 31 Jan 2006 1.30 at Folkestone 2m 1f 110yds 1st Hurdle Class 4 Going: Soft (Hurdles Soft,Good to soft places,Chase G/Soft,soft pla 10 Jan 2006 1.30 at Leicester 2m 1st Hurdle Class 3 Going: Soft (Heavy places)(Chase: Good, Good/Soft place) 29 Sep 2004 3.50 at Nottingham 1m 1f 213yds 3rd Flat Handicap Class D Going: Good to Firm 24 Sep 2004 2.20 at Haydock 1m 2f 120yds 1st Flat Handicap Class D Going: Heavy 17 Sep 2004 4.50 at Ayr 1m 2f 1st Flat Handicap Class D Going: Soft 23 Aug 2004 3.45 at Hamilton 1m 65yds 5th Flat Handicap   Going: Good to Soft (Good in places) 12 Aug 2004 4.00 at Sandown 1m 1f 3rd Flat Class D Going: Good to Soft 21 Jul 2004 7.45 at Sandown 1m 14yds 2nd Flat Class D   06 Sep 2003 8.00 at Wolverhampton 1m 100yds 1st Flat Class F Going: Slow 19 Jun 2003 7.15 at Beverley 7f 100yds 3rd Flat Class E Going: Good to Firm 13 Jun 2003 2.25 at Wolverhampton 6f 2nd Flat Class D Going: Standard 09 Jun 2003 3.30 at Southwell 6f 5th Flat Class D Going: Standard