Island Bear (2023) Horse
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About
Island Bear is a 3yo gelding trained by Dr R Newland & J Insole, based at Droitwich. He is by Kodi Bear out of Lil's Joy. The horse remains a maiden, having failed to win in six starts. In its most recent race at Chepstow on 7 Jun 2026, ridden by Luke Morris, Island Bear finished fourth behind the winner Poetry Of Time.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Chepstow 07-Jun-26 1423m GOOD R3 CL4 Hcp $663 (of $10,623) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:26.200, SP: 9.00 1st Poetry Of Time ( C Fallon 135 ) 2nd Lyra Lea ( G Wood 127 ) 0.75L 3rd Mighty Vega ( C Howarth 131 , Cd 128 ) 4.00L 4th Island Bear ( L Morris 134 ) 7.25L See full results | L Morris 60.8kg 7.25L | 4 (7) |
| Nottingham 19-May-26 1678m GOOD R4 CL4 Hcp $337 (of $10,821) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:48.000, SP: 23.00 1st Rosa Inglesa ( O Murphy 131 ) 2nd Capichera ( K Shoemark 135 ) 2.75L 3rd Runswick ( R Ryan 135 ) 2.00L 5th Island Bear ( T Marquand 134 ) 6.30L See full results | T Marquand 60.8kg 6.30L | 5 (9) |
| Southwell 08-Apr-26 1621m SYNTHETIC R3 CL4 Hcp (of $9,837) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:40.070, SP: 13.00 1st Gatehouse ( R Havlin 132 ) 2nd Sovereign View ( P J Mcdonald 136 ) 0.15L 3rd Delinquent ( C Lee 125 ) 1.75L 7th Island Bear ( B Loughnane 136 ) 5.65L See full results | B Loughnane 61.7kg 5.65L | 7 (7) |
| GOODwood 02-Aug-25 1410m SOFT R6 CL2 Md $1,132 (of $73,778) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:26.630, SP: 26.00 1st Isaac Newton ( R L Moore 128 ) 2nd Evanesco ( D Egan 128 ) 0.30L 3rd Ghost Mode ( W Buick 128 ) 1.75L 6th Island Bear ( T Marquand 128 ) 5.30L See full results | T Marquand 58.1kg 5.30L | 6 (12) |
| Salisbury 25-Jun-25 1400m GOOD R1 CL4 Md $1,268 (of $9,837) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:29.410, SP: 5.00 Chased winner, pushed along over 2f out, lost 2nd narrowly from 1f out, kept on 1st Goodwood Galaxy ( D Probert 133 ) 2nd Victorious One ( H Crouch 133 ) 1.75L 3rd Island Bear ( T Marquand 133 ) 2.05L See full results | T Marquand 60.3kg 2.05L | 3 (5) |
| Haydock 23-May-25 1400m GOOD R4 CL3 Nv $2,535 (of $9,837) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:29.120, SP: 4.50 Held up last, headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, took 2nd towards finish, never any chance with easy winner 1st Wild Desert ( B Loughnane 133 ) 2nd Island Bear ( K Shoemark 133 ) 5.00L 3rd Last Verse ( O Murphy 133 ) 0.75L See full results | K Shoemark 60.3kg 5.00L | 2 (5) |