Poke The Bear (2022) Horse

Foal Date
25-Apr-22
Colour
bay
Sire
Eqtidaar
Dam
Anaakeed
Prize Money
22223
Owners
Miss Hayley Burton
About

Poke The Bear, a 4yo b trained by Hayley Burton, is by Eqtidaar out of Anaakeed. The horse has recorded two wins to date. On 24 Jan 2026 at Lingfield, it secured its most notable victory, taking the $8853.00 Cl6 Hcp. It has proven to be a profitable runner for punters; backing it throughout its career would have delivered a 136% return on investment.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Lingfield 24-Jan-26 1409m SYNTHETIC R6 CL6 Hcp $4,711 (of $8,853) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:25.430, SP: 10.00 1st Poke The Bear ( T Heard 131 ) 2nd My Boy Harry ( L Morris 140 ) 1.00L 3rd Kondratiev Wave ( W Carson 133 ) 1.30L See full resultsT Heard 59.4kg1 (8)
Southwell 07-Jan-26 1621m SYNTHETIC R6 CL6 Hcp (of $8,853) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:41.580, SP: 6.00 1st Imola ( L Edmunds 133 ) 2nd Amarachi ( J Mitchell 135 ) 2.75L 3rd Brinton ( O Tubb 135 ) 1.50L 6th Poke The Bear ( L Morris 132 ) 15.95L See full resultsL Morris 59.9kg 15.95L6 (9)
Lingfield 17-Dec-25 1610m SYNTHETIC R9 CL6 Hcp $736 (of $5,901) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:38.000, SP: 7.00 1st Royal Jet ( M Ghiani 128 ) 2nd Charlatan ( C Shepherd 130 ) 0.50L 3rd Poke The Bear ( T Heard 131 ) 1.25L See full resultsT Heard 59.4kg 1.25L3 (12)
Lingfield 08-Dec-25 1610m SYNTHETIC R8 CL6 Hcp $4,711 (of $8,853) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:37.460, SP: 23.00 1st Poke The Bear ( T Heard 125 ) 2nd Bear To Dream ( R Kavanagh 133 ) 0.75L 3rd Kondratiev Wave ( M Ghiani 133 ) 1.75L See full resultsT Heard 56.7kg1 (12)
Southwell 01-Nov-25 1620m GOOD R9 CL6 Hcp $553 (of $8,853) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:40.720, SP: 21.00 1st Heretic ( D Hogan 137 ) 2nd Tootsie ( S Kirrane 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Homme De Fer ( W Carson 127 ) 0.50L 4th Poke The Bear ( J Hart 123 ) 6.50L See full resultsJ Hart 55.8kg 6.50L4 (10)
Chelmsford City 24-Oct-25 1610m SYNTHETIC R8 CL6 Hcp (of $6,886) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:38.350, SP: 34.00 1st Tonal ( R Kavanagh 132 ) 2nd First Encounter ( D Muscutt 133 ) 7.50L 3rd Chloe's Courage ( L Pearson 125 ) 0.30L 9th Poke The Bear ( F Larson 123 ) 22.75L See full resultsF Larson 55.8kg 22.75L9 (12)
Chelmsford City 17-Oct-25 1610m GOOD R8 CL6 Hcp $430 (of $6,886) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:39.370, SP: 81.00 1st Kessaar Power ( B Loughnane 130 ) 2nd Cuban Fiesta ( R Dawson 135 ) 1.75L 3rd Madrigal Moment ( D Egan 123 ) 0.30L 4th Poke The Bear ( T Heard 123 ) 3.05L See full resultsT Heard 55.8kg 3.05L4 (10)
Kempton 19-Sep-25 1610m SYNTHETIC R3 CL6 Hcp (of $5,902) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:40.390, SP: 17.00 1st English Lady ( J Smith 131 ) 2nd Aim For The Bull ( R Hornby 126 ) 0.50L 3rd My Boy Harry ( L Morris 127 ) 3.25L 11th Poke The Bear ( A Keeley 123 ) 19.95L See full resultsA Keeley 55.8kg 19.95L11 (12)
Yarmouth 16-Oct-24 1410m SOFT R3 CL6 (of $7,081) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:30.680, SP: 13.00 Towards rear on outer, switched left and ridden when some headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, no extra close home 1st Al Waseela ( T Marquand 134 ) 2nd Unex Friendly ( R Ryan 132 ) 2.75L 3rd Laurens Dream ( B Garritty 135 ) 0.20L 6th Poke The Bear ( J Peate 126 ) 7.45L See full resultsJ Peate 57.2kg 7.45L6 (7)
Chelmsford City 29-Sep-24 1410m GOOD R2 CL6 (of $7,526) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:25.130, SP: 23.00 Held up in midfield, lost ground when pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakening when hampered inside final furlong 1st Khutulun ( D Muscutt 136 ) 2nd Ruby Rascal ( C Bennett 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Havana Club ( F Marsh 133 ) 1.25L 10th Poke The Bear ( J Peate 132 ) 5.75L See full resultsJ Peate 59.9kg 5.75L10 (12)
Kempton 17-Sep-24 1410m GOOD R1 CL6 (of $5,902) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:28.610, SP: 19.00 Held up in rear, ridden 2f out, some minor late headway, never in contention 1st Token Gesture ( T Heard 136 ) 2nd Penelope Valentine ( L Morris 133 ) 2.75L 3rd Mister Knockout ( C Bishop 136 ) 0.30L 6th Poke The Bear ( F Larson 128 , Cd 131 ) 6.25L See full resultsF Larson 58.1kg, Cd 59.4kg 6.25L6 (12)
Kempton 07-Sep-24 1610m GOOD R3 CL4 Nv (of $9,739) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:38.590, SP: 251.00 Prominent early, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out 1st Amiloc ( R Ryan 135 ) 2nd Green Storm ( D Muscutt 128 ) 1.75L 3rd Must Believe ( P Bradley 130 ) 4.75L 7th Poke The Bear ( F Larson 128 , Cd 131 ) 13.75L See full resultsF Larson 58.1kg, Cd 59.4kg 13.75L7 (13)
Kempton 20-Aug-24 1610m GOOD R3 CL5 Nv (of $6,689) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:40.690, SP: 126.00 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 1st Marbush ( H Doyle 133 ) 2nd Big Sip ( O Murphy 133 ) 2.00L 3rd Pine Cliffs ( R Kingscote 133 ) 8.50L 5th Poke The Bear ( K Shoemark 131 ) 19.50L See full resultsK Shoemark 59.4kg 19.50L5 (9)
Chelmsford City 07-Aug-24 1410m GOOD R3 CL5 Md (of $7,870) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:25.650, SP: 34.00 Dwelt, in rear, pushed along 3f out, no response 1st Chesneys Charm ( H Crouch 133 ) 2nd Dalmally ( O Murphy 133 ) 1.00L 3rd Nahash ( A J Farragher 133 ) 1.75L 9th Poke The Bear ( J Peate 133 , Cd 136 ) 16.25L See full resultsJ Peate 60.3kg, Cd 61.7kg 16.25L9 (13)