Big Bear Hug (2019) Horse
About
Big Bear Hug is a 6yo racehorse trained by J R Boyle at Epsom. He is by Belardo out of Silkenveil. To date he has won four races. On 7 June 2025 at Goodwood, he secured his most important win, taking the $12,444.00 Class 4 Handicap.
Raced At
Newbury
• Goodwood
• Epsom Downs
• Epsom
• Yarmouth
• Nottingham
• Newmarket
• Leicester
• Bath
• Doncaster
• Kempton
• Southwell
• Redcar
• Ffos Las
• Sandown
• Windsor
• Haydock
• LingfieldRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Newbury 24-Oct-25 2010m SOFT R5 CL4 Hcp (of $13,772) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 02:16.330, SP: 29.00 1st Day Of Grace ( T Marquand 131 ) 2nd Regal Charm ( R Ryan 131 ) 3.25L 3rd Pink Lily ( A Voikhansky 127 , Cd 124 ) 4.00L 8th Big Bear Hug ( L Catton 130 , Cd 133 ) 11.95L See full results | L Catton 59kg, Cd 60.3kg 11.95L | 8 (12) |
| GOODwood 24-Sep-25 2820m SOFT R6 CL3 Hcp (of $49,185) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 03:04.760, SP: 34.00 1st Dancingwithmyself ( B Loughnane 135 ) 2nd Finalise ( T Marquand 130 ) 2.50L 3rd Crystal Flyer ( A Voikhansky 141 ) 1.00L 10th Big Bear Hug ( H Crouch 130 ) 55.75L See full results | H Crouch 59kg 55.8kgL | 10 (11) |
| Epsom Downs 11-Sep-25 2420m SOFT R4 CL4 Hcp $226 (of $14,756) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:50.680, SP: 15.00 1st Give It To Me Oj ( C Quinn 156 ) 2nd Saligo Bay ( J England 152 ) 2.50L 3rd Shahbaz ( C J Todd 151 ) 4.50L 6th Big Bear Hug ( R T Dunne 156 ) 5.30L See full results | R T Dunne 70.8kg 5.30L | 6 (10) |
| Epsom 11-Sep-25 2420m SOFT Hcp (of $7,731), SP: 15.00 1st Give It To Me Oj ( C Quinn 156 ) 2nd Saligo Bay ( J England 152 ) 2.50L 3rd Shahbaz ( C J Todd 151 ) 2.00L 6th Big Bear Hug ( R T Dunne 156 , Cd 0 ) 5.25L | R T Dunne 70.8kg, Cd 0 5.25L | 6 |
| Epsom Downs 25-Aug-25 2420m GOOD R4 CL4 Hcp (of $13,475) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:40.940, SP: 10.00 1st Gordon Grey ( P Hainey 162 , Cd 160 ) 2nd Warning Sign ( D H Dunsdon 158 ) 5.00L 3rd Way Of Life ( M Graham 160 , Cd 154 ) 6.00L 8th Big Bear Hug ( L Kent 158 , Cd 162 ) 31.20L See full results | L Kent 71.7kg, Cd 73.5kg 31.20L | 8 (8) |
| Epsom 25-Aug-25 2420m GOOD Hcp (of $6,845), SP: 10.00 1st Gordon Grey ( P Hainey 162 ) 2nd Warning Sign ( D H Dunsdon 158 ) 5.00L 3rd Way Of Life ( M Graham 160 ) 1.00L 8th Big Bear Hug ( L Kent 158 , Cd 0 ) 31.25L | L Kent 71.7kg, Cd 0 31.25L | 8 |
| Yarmouth 25-Jul-25 2310m SOFT R1 CL4 Hcp (of $34,430) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:29.960, SP: 19.00 1st Fantasy World ( D Probert 125 ) 2nd Sportingsilvermine ( D Keenan 133 ) 0.30L 3rd Charmaine ( D Muscutt 138 ) 2.50L 9th Big Bear Hug ( F Marsh 134 ) 7.85L See full results | F Marsh 60.8kg 7.85L | 9 (12) |
| Epsom Downs 03-Jul-25 2420m GOOD R4 CL4 Hcp $1,411 (of $11,312) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:38.300, SP: 7.50 Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out and closed, ridden disputing 2nd well over 1f out, faded inside last 1st Sudu ( R Dawson 125 ) 2nd Navid ( H Doyle 114 ) 7.00L 3rd Big Bear Hug ( P Cosgrave 144 ) 8.75L See full results | P Cosgrave 65.3kg 8.75L | 3 (6) |
| Epsom 02-Jul-25 2420m GOOD Hcp (of $6,019), SP: 7.50 1st Sudu ( R Dawson 125 ) 2nd Navid ( H Doyle 114 ) 7.00L 3rd Big Bear Hug ( P Cosgrave 144 ) | P Cosgrave 65.3kg | 3 |
| GOODwood 07-Jun-25 2410m SOFT R6 CL4 Hcp $6,621 (of $12,444) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:45.780, SP: 3.50 Prominent, led 9f out, headed 8f out, led 4f out, clear over 1f out, reduced lead inside final furlong, held on 1st Big Bear Hug ( J Leavy 137 ) 2nd Isle Of Sark ( J Doughty 132 ) 0.15L 3rd Destinado ( M Paetel 130 ) 0.50L See full results | J Leavy 62.1kg | 1 (6) |
| Nottingham 06-Nov-24 2060m SOFT R5 CL4 Hcp $1,288 (of $10,329) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:16.850, SP: 7.50 Held up in rear, driven along over 2f out, switched right and ran on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish 1st Diffident Spirit ( M Ghiani 121 ) 2nd Laura Bay ( R Kingscote 135 ) 0.50L 3rd Big Bear Hug ( R Havlin 138 ) 2.75L See full results | R Havlin 62.6kg 2.75L | 3 (11) |
| Newbury 25-Oct-24 2010m HEAVY R7 CL4 Hcp $3,438 (of $13,772) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:20.160, SP: 7.50 Rear mid-division, smooth headway when not clear run over 2f out, soon in clear and pushed along for headway over 1f out, ridden and went clear chasing leader 1f out, every chance but always held 1st Ciara Pearl ( S Osborne 136 ) 2nd Big Bear Hug ( J Watson 131 ) 1.00L 3rd Lady La Fay ( S H James 135 ) 10.50L See full results | J Watson 59.4kg 1.00L | 2 (10) |
| Newmarket 05-Oct-24 2410m SOFT R4 CL2 Hcp (of $49,185) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:35.020, SP: 15.00 Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, never involved 1st Chorus ( H Davies 120 ) 2nd Typical Woman ( R Kavanagh 117 , Cd 110 ) 3.25L 3rd Flash Bardot ( E Greatrex 128 ) 6.50L 8th Big Bear Hug ( J Quinn 119 ) 10.80L See full results | J Quinn 54kg 10.80L | 8 (11) |
| Epsom 12-Sep-24 2420m SOFT R4 HcpH $3,626 (of $7,731), Winning Time: 02:48.800, SP: 9/1 Towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, steady headway over 2f out, ridden in 4th over 1f out, ran on final 110 yards, not reach leader 1st Miller Spirit ( D Noonan 159 ) 2nd Big Bear Hug ( L Edwards 154 ) 0.50L 3rd Parramount ( L Pinchin 154 ) 0.75L See full results | L Edwards 69.9kg 0.50L | 2 (10) |
| Epsom 26-Aug-24 1710m GOOD R5 Hcp $260 (of $4,449), Winning Time: 01:45.530, SP: 11/2 Slow into stride, in touch in rear, ridden 2f out, never nearer 1st Lunatick ( O Murphy 144 ) 2nd Crimson Spirit ( R Kingscote 135 ) 1.00L 3rd English Spirit ( J Mitchell 133 ) 1.50L 5th Big Bear Hug ( R Havlin 141 , Cd 0 ) 5.00L See full results | R Havlin 64kg, Cd 0 5.00L | 5 (6) |
| Epsom 01-Aug-24 2030m GOOD R1 Hcp $1,043 (of $4,449), Winning Time: 02:07.700, SP: 9/2 Held up in touch, headway under pressure over 2f out, disputed lead over 1f out, ran on well, headed final strides, denied 3rd post 1st Expert Witness ( M Nicholls 138 ) 2nd Ribal ( J Doughty 136 ) 0.75L 3rd Big Bear Hug ( A Bond 137 ) 1.00L | A Bond 62.1kg 1.00L | 3 (8) |
| Epsom 18-Jul-24 2030m GOOD R3 Hcp $4,449 (of $4,449), Winning Time: 02:10.000, SP: 9/2 Steadied start, held up in rear, headway on outside from 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, led well inside final furlong 1st Big Bear Hug ( R Havlin 139 ) 2nd Amancio ( R Ryan 130 ) 1.00L 3rd Royal Dream ( O Murphy 142 ) 1.25L See full results | R Havlin 63kg | 1 (6) |
| Leicester 27-Apr-24 1660m SOFT R2 Hcp $755 (of $25,770), Winning Time: 01:52.130, SP: 22/1 Midfield, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace entering final furlong, weakened close home 1st Miss Cantik ( F Larson 132 ) 2nd Al Mubhir ( C Fallon 137 ) 0.30L 3rd Thunder Roar ( C Hardie 116 ) 0.75L 6th Big Bear Hug ( A Bond 114 , Cd 0 ) 3.00L See full results | A Bond 51.7kg, Cd 0 3.00L | 6 (9) |
| Nottingham 21-Apr-24 2060m SOFT R6 CL5 Hcp $982 (of $7,870) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:20.380, SP: 1.83 Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, close up over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong 1st Powerful Response ( B Wilkie 135 ) 2nd Giselles Defence ( J Gordon 131 ) 0.30L 3rd Big Bear Hug ( A J Farragher 137 ) 0.50L See full results | A J Farragher 62.1kg 0.50L | 3 (8) |
| Bath 07-Apr-24 2050m HEAVY R6 CL5 Hcp $2,454 (of $19,674) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:22.810, SP: 4.50 Tracked leaders, led going well 2f out, ridden and narrowly headed inside final furlong, soon no extra in 3rd 1st Loughville ( R Ryan 129 ) 2nd Chantico ( O J Orr 131 ) 0.20L 3rd Big Bear Hug ( T E Whelan 130 ) 1.50L See full results | T E Whelan 59kg 1.50L | 3 (13) |
| Doncaster 24-Mar-24 2050m SOFT R8 CL5 HcpNHF $4,912 (of $19,674) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:21.390, SP: 9.50 Close up, headway 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong 1st Destinado ( S D Bowen 131 ) 2nd Big Bear Hug ( A Bond 139 ) 3.25L 3rd Chagall ( B Wilkie 133 ) 6.00L See full results | A Bond 63kg 3.25L | 2 (11) |
| Kempton 21-Nov-23 1610m GOOD R1 CL5 Hcp (of $7,870) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:38.130, SP: 15.00 Midfield, pushed along over 2f out, no extra 1f out 1st Miss Dolly Rocker ( M Cole 136 ) 2nd Outrace ( J Leavy 132 ) 2.25L 3rd Ocean Heights ( A Brookes 139 ) 1.75L 7th Big Bear Hug ( L Catton 134 , Cd 137 ) 6.25L See full results | L Catton 60.8kg, Cd 62.1kg 6.25L | 7 (14) |
| Newmarket 03-Nov-23 1610m HEAVY R9 CL5 Hcp $5,234 (of $9,837) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:43.660, SP: 26.00 Dwelt in touch, headway between horses when edged left over 1f out and bumped rival, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on 1st Big Bear Hug ( T E Whelan 133 ) 2nd Poet's Dawn ( A Fielding 141 ) 3.00L 3rd Marsh Benham ( J Mitchell 143 ) 3.75L See full results | T E Whelan 60.3kg | 1 (15) |
| Bath 19-Oct-23 1610m SOFT R6 CL5 Hcp $908 (of $7,278) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:50.930, SP: 3.13 Tracked winner until ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out 1st Tilt At Windmills ( C Bennett 119 ) 2nd Albus Anne ( G Dobie 128 ) 2.50L 3rd Big Bear Hug ( R Havlin 138 ) 8.50L See full results | R Havlin 62.6kg 8.50L | 3 (6) |
| Southwell 13-Jun-23 1620m SYNTHETIC R5 CL5 Hcp (of $7,278) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:42.750, SP: 13.00 Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, no impression after 1st Star Zinc ( P J Mcdonald 134 ) 2nd Love Your Work ( C Bennett 137 ) 2.75L 3rd Nasim ( R Ryan 135 ) 2.00L 6th Big Bear Hug ( T H Hansen 129 ) 7.00L See full results | T H Hansen 58.5kg 7.00L | 6 (14) |
| Leicester 14-May-23 1660m HEAVY R7 CL6 Hcp $3,664 (of $6,886) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:02.600, SP: 3.75 Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, clear entering final furlong, ridden out 1st Big Bear Hug ( T E Whelan 135 ) 2nd Distinction ( R Dawson 123 ) 1.25L 3rd Kingwell ( G Wood 133 ) 6.00L See full results | T E Whelan 61.2kg | 1 (5) |
| Leicester 29-Apr-23 2010m HEAVY R6 CL6 Hcp $430 (of $6,886) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:24.200, SP: 8.00 Tracked leader until 7f out, tracked leaders, chased clear leader again over 3f out until ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out 1st Silastar ( R L Moore 135 ) 2nd Ivy Avenue ( F Larson 133 ) 12.00L 3rd Simulation Theory ( H Shaw 137 ) 0.15L 4th Big Bear Hug ( T E Whelan 133 ) 21.50L See full results | T E Whelan 60.3kg 21.50L | 4 (10) |
| Nottingham 12-Apr-23 1680m SOFT R7 CL6 Hcp $1,719 (of $6,886) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:58.220, SP: 4.50 Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, hung left and stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, not pace of winner 1st Nine Elms ( L Edmunds 129 ) 2nd Big Bear Hug ( R Havlin 132 ) 1.50L 3rd Eleven Eleven ( L Catton 135 ) 0.50L See full results | R Havlin 59.9kg 1.50L | 2 (11) |
| Redcar 01-Nov-22 1610m SOFT R8 CL6 Hcp (of $6,896) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:41.870, SP: 15.00 Switched gradually left to join main group, mid-division, weakened over 2f out 1st Parys Mountain ( B Wilkie 139 ) 2nd Little Jo ( L Coughlan 141 ) 0.30L 3rd Star Of St James ( C Murtagh 133 ) 3.75L 12th Big Bear Hug ( G Dobie 137 ) 16.50L See full results | G Dobie 62.1kg 16.50L | 12 (18) |
| Ffos Las 25-Sep-22 1610m GOOD R7 CL5 Hcp $300 (of $8,863) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:46.240, SP: 8.00 Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, ran on, never on terms 1st Rival ( F Norton 136 ) 2nd V Twelve ( S Osborne 133 ) 0.50L 3rd Curtiz ( G Rooke 136 ) 2.75L 5th Big Bear Hug ( G Dobie 132 , Cd 135 ) 4.25L See full results | G Dobie 59.9kg, Cd 61.2kg 4.25L | 5 (11) |
| Sandown 14-Sep-22 2000m SOFT R7 CL5 Hcp $300 (of $9,847) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 02:17.320, SP: 8.00 Mid-division, ridden well over 2f out, soon well beaten 1st Miss Down Under ( R Kingscote 131 ) 2nd Golden Chain ( R Hornby 135 ) 0.75L 3rd Midgetonamission ( H Doyle 132 ) 1.25L 6th Big Bear Hug ( T E Whelan 133 ) 12.00L See full results | T E Whelan 60.3kg 12.00L | 6 (12) |
| Epsom Downs 08-Sep-22 1710m HEAVY R7 CL5Hcp $1,192 (of $10,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:53.990, SP: 8.50 Soon close up, wide and headway to lead over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace 1st Mount Kosciuszko ( S Hitchcott 133 ) 2nd Improvise ( B D L Sayette 133 ) 0.15L 3rd Big Bear Hug ( G Dobie 128 ) 1.75L See full results | G Dobie 58.1kg 1.75L | 3 (7) |
| Newmarket 25-Jun-22 2010m GOOD R2 CL5Hcp (of $8,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:07.720, SP: 17.00 Always towards rear, never near to challenge 1st Meleri ( P Cosgrave 126 ) 2nd Cianciana ( C Shepherd 122 ) 3.75L 3rd Flower Of Thunder ( A Kirby 141 ) 1.75L 8th Big Bear Hug ( C Bennett 133 ) 15.25L | C Bennett 60.3kg 15.25L | 8 (9) |
| Windsor 17-May-22 2300m GOOD R7 CL5 Hcp $300 (of $6,994) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:30.440, SP: 7.50 Held up in last trio, pushed along over 3f out, never on terms 1st Haarar ( D Egan 131 ) 2nd Buxted Reel ( B A Curtis 130 ) 0.75L 3rd Via Serica ( T Marquand 129 ) 1.00L 6th Big Bear Hug ( T E Whelan 136 ) 6.00L See full results | T E Whelan 61.7kg 6.00L | 6 (7) |
| Nottingham 07-May-22 2060m GOOD R4 CL5Hcp $875 (of $7,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:13.260, SP: 25/1 Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish 1st Phantasy Mac ( J Doyle 132 ) 2nd Lyrical Lady ( D Muscutt 135 ) 1.75L 3rd Big Bear Hug ( T E Whelan 135 ) 1.75L See full results | T E Whelan 61.2kg 1.75L | 3 (8) |
| Haydock 23-Apr-22 1600m GOOD R5 CL5Hcp (of $10,600) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:40.180, SP: 12/1 Broke well, held up towards rear, well beaten final 2f 1st Aussie Banker ( N Callan 126 ) 2nd Exminster ( D Tudhope 132 ) 1.75L 3rd Zulu Tracker ( T Marquand 134 ) 3.00L 12th Big Bear Hug ( R Havlin 131 , Cd 0 ) 17.25L See full results | R Havlin 59.4kg, Cd 0 17.25L | 12 (13) |
| Kempton 09-Dec-21 1410m SYNTHETIC R1 CL5Nv $888 (of $7,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:27.850, SP: 17/2 Raced keenly, tracked leader until pushed along over 1f out, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong 1st Cuban Beat ( C Fallon 126 ) 2nd Belacqua ( J Doyle 131 ) 3rd Big Bear Hug ( R Havlin 126 ) 2.25L | R Havlin 57.2kg 2.25L | 3 (14) |
| Yarmouth 19-Oct-21 1610m SOFT R1 CL4Nv $634 (of $10,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:43.020, SP: 100/1 Raced wide in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra 1st Shaara ( D O'neill 126 ) 2nd A Cappella ( R Havlin 126 ) 0.30L 3rd Yarralumla ( A Kirby 126 ) 1.00L 4th Big Bear Hug ( J Mitchell 126 , Cd 0 ) 3.25L | J Mitchell 57.2kg, Cd 0 3.25L | 4 (16) |
| Lingfield 14-Jun-21 1410m SYNTHETIC R3 CL5Nv (of $5,800) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:26.160, SP: 28/1 Towards rear, hung badly right and wide home turn, late headway 1st Melodramatica ( D Probert 124 ) 2nd Silver Kitten ( F Norton 124 ) 0.75L 3rd Rouge Et Noir ( J Spencer 126 ) 0.50L 5th Big Bear Hug ( R Havlin 126 , Cd 0 ) 5.75L | R Havlin 57.2kg, Cd 0 5.75L | 5 (12) |
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