The Bear Trap (2021) Horse
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The Bear Trap is a five-year-old bay gelding, by Kodi Bear out of Dat Il Do. He is trained by A McGuinness and owned by B Geoghegan. Out of 48 starts he has claimed two victories, placed second seven times and third four times, accumulating earnings of $39,662. His most recent outing was at Dundalk on 29 October 2026, where he finished 7th of a 14-horse field. His latest win came at Dundalk on 13 December 2024.
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Dundalk • Roscommon • Bellewstown • Curragh • Leopardstown • Fairyhouse • Cork • Down Royal • Killarney • Navan • Chepstow • Ludlow • Newbury • Ffos Las • Uttoxeter • Leicester • PunchestownRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dundalk 12-Nov-26 1408m STANDARD R6 Celebrate Your Special Occasion At Dundalk Stadium Handicap, SP: 17.00 | Patrick McGettigan | 1 (14) |
| Dundalk 29-Oct-26 1408m STANDARD R5 Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (0-60) (Div 1), SP: 7.00 | Sam Coen neck | 7 (14) |
| Roscommon 12-Oct-26 1510m SOFT R3 Hcp (of $16,089) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:39.090, SP: 23.00 1st Zarenakarena ( C Keane 130 ) 2nd Dark Willow ( R Cleary 123 ) 1.25L 3rd Kayamite ( N Crosse 122 ) 4.00L 9th The Bear Trap ( A Caffrey 141 ) 19.55L See full results | A Caffrey 64kg 19.55L | 9 (15) |
| Bellewstown 30-Sep-26 1596m SOFT R3 Hcp (of $11,691) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:46.780, SP: 23.00 1st Givehertilxmas ( J Kearney 131 ) 2nd Mythical Rock ( B Coen 134 ) 1.00L 3rd Mickey The Steel ( R Mulligan 137 ) 0.50L 11th The Bear Trap ( R Holohan 132 , Cd 127 ) 14.95L See full results | R Holohan 59.9kg, Cd 57.6kg 14.95L | 11 (17) |
| Dundalk 19-Sep-26 1408m SYNTHETIC R3 Hcp $971 (of $11,647) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:25.530, SP: 9.00 1st Mickey The Steel ( R Mulligan 132 ) 2nd Send Harry ( J Dalton 137 ) 0.50L 3rd In A Hurry ( R Whearty 136 ) 3.75L 4th The Bear Trap ( A Caffrey 132 ) 4.75L See full results | A Caffrey 59.9kg 4.75L | 4 (17) |
| Curragh 05-May-25 1410m GOOD R7 Hcp (of $18,937) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:26.450, SP: 17.00 1st Free Solo ( W Hassett 132 ) 2nd Finsceal Annie ( J Powell 134 ) 3.00L 3rd El Bello ( D O'connor 135 ) 1.75L 16th The Bear Trap ( P Harnett 143 , Cd 145 ) 10.35L See full results | P Harnett 64.9kg, Cd 65.8kg 10.35L | 16 (25) |
| Leopardstown 09-Apr-25 1420m GOOD R6 Hcp $1,084 (of $21,688) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:29.820, SP: 11.00 Mid-division, effort and headway over 1f out, squeezed through and disputed 2nd under 1f out, no extra final 50 yards 1st Enchanted Garden ( J M Sheridan 133 ) 2nd Desert Haven ( J Powell 139 ) 0.50L 3rd Comfort Line ( A Caffrey 138 ) 0.50L 5th The Bear Trap ( B Coen 134 ) 1.60L See full results | B Coen 60.8kg 1.60L | 5 (13) |
| Dundalk 13-Dec-24 1408m STANDARD Flat, SP: 7/1 Mid-division, headway travelling well under 2f out, ridden and challenged when bumped rival over 100 yards out, kept on well to lead closing stages | Nathan Crosse 60.8kg | 1 (14) |
| Dundalk 13-Nov-24 1408m STANDARD Flat, SP: 8/1 Tracked leaders early, mid-division halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace | Sam Coen 63.5kg 1 1/4 length | 7 (14) |
| Curragh 22-Oct-24 1207m SOFT (YIELDING TO SOFT IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 12/1 Rear of mid-division, badly checked after 2f and dropped to rear, ridden 2f out, no impression | Paddy Harnett 59kg 3/4 length | 11 (15) |
| Curragh 05-Oct-24 1207m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 14/1 Rear of mid-division, dropped to rear under 2f out, no impression 1f out, kept on closing stages | Paddy Harnett 62.1kg Neck | 10 (17) |
| Fairyhouse 23-Sep-24 1408m GOOD Flat, SP: 12/1 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along on inner over 2f out, ridden to go 3rd over 1f out, no extra over 100 yards out, dropped to 5th close home | Paddy Harnett 64kg Neck | 5 (11) |
| Curragh 05-Jun-24 1265m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 10/3 Tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden in 7th 2f out, no impression | Paddy Harnett 63.5kg 1/2 length | 8 (13) |
| Cork 21-May-24 1408m GOOD Flat, SP: 3/1 Tracked leaders, ran freely, 5th halfway, pushed along under 2f out, ridden and edged left to go 2nd 150 yards, no impression on winner | Paddy Harnett 64kg 1 1/4 length | 2 (16) |
| Curragh 06-May-24 1207m SOFT Flat, SP: 25/1 Towards rear, headway into 7th 2f out, soon ridden, went 4th 1f out, kept on without threatening winner in 2nd near line | Paddy Harnett 58.5kg 1 3/4 length | 2 (17) |
| Dundalk 05-Apr-24 1207m STANDARD Flat, SP: 28/1 Mid-division, took keen hold, pushed along in moderate 9th 2f out, soon ridden, went 3rd and no impression on winner 1f out, kept on one pace in 3rd final furlong | Paddy Harnett 63.5kg 1 1/2 length | 3 (14) |
| Dundalk 12-Jan-24 1609m STANDARD Flat, SP: 17/2 Tracked leaders on inner, went 2nd 2f out, ridden to dispute lead 1 1/2f out, headed 1f out, no impression final furlong | C J MacRedmond 60.8kg 2 3/4l | 6 (14) |
| Dundalk 20-Dec-23 1408m STANDARD Flat, SP: 8/1 Tracked leader in 2nd, took keen hold, led 2f out, soon ridden, strongly pressed inside final furlong, kept on, headed at line | Shane Foley 62.1kg Nose | 2 (14) |
| Dundalk 06-Oct-23 1408m STANDARD Flat, SP: 4/1 Towards rear, pushed along and some headway towards far side over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never a factor | Colin Keane 63kg 1/2 length | 7 (14) |
| Fairyhouse 18-Sep-23 1408m YIELDING (YIELDING TO SOFT IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 6/4 Slowly into stride and pushed along, soon rear of mid-division, progress to 4th over 3f out, 3rd over 2f out, ridden into 2nd over 1f out, stayed on to lead final 100 yards, headed close home | Shane Foley 58.1kg 1/2 length | 2 (8) |
| Down Royal 08-Sep-23 1408m GOOD Flat, SP: 5/1 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, carried wide on bend 2f out, ridden and headway to lead over 1f out, headed over 100 yards out, no impression on winner | Shane Foley 60.8kg 3/4 length | 2 (9) |
| Killarney 24-Aug-23 1637m YIELDING (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 5/1 Mid division, 4th halfway, pushed along in 5th entering straight, ridden over 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, soon no extra and lost two places close home | Ronan Whelan 56.2kg 1 1/4 length | 5 (8) |
| Curragh 30-Jun-23 1207m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 50/1 Tracked leaders early, pushed along and dropped to rear of mid-division halfway, no impression 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong | Scott McCullagh 60.3kg Neck | 9 (18) |
| Roscommon 01-Jun-23 1458m GOOD Flat, SP: 14/1 Mid division, 7th halfway, pushed along over 3f out, ridden to go 6th 1f out, kept on one pace | Shane Foley 59.9kg 2 1/2l | 6 (11) |
| Navan 22-Apr-23 1156m SOFT Flat, SP: 6/1 Towards rear, pushed along 2f out and 5th briefly 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, eased closing stages | Shane Foley 60.3kg 6l | 6 (7) |
| Chepstow 06-Dec-14 3923m GOOD TO SOFT, GOOD IN PLACES CL3 Chase, SP: 11/2 Held upin last pair, blundered 2nd, some headway on outside 10th, pushed along after 11th, weakened before next, soon pulled up | Paul Townend 70.8kg | UPL (8) |
| Fontwell Park 16-Nov-14 3621m HEAVY, SOFT IN PLACES CL3 Chase, SP: 7/2 Held up in last pair, 4th approaching 6th, pushed along after 4 out, weakened before next | R P McLernon 70.8kg 28 | 5 (6) |
| Ascot 01-Nov-14 3822m GOOD, GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES CL3 Chase, SP: 12/1 Held up, unseated rider 1st | R P McLernon 66.2kg | UPL (8) |
| Ludlow 08-Oct-14 4023m GOOD TO SOFT CL3 Chase, SP: 10/1 Tracked leaders in 4th, went 3rd before 4 out, led 2 out, ridden before last, no extra and headed towards finish | A P McCoy 69.9kg 2.25 | 2 (5) |
| Bangor-on-Dee 12-Apr-14 4124m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES ON PADDOCK BEND) CL4 Chase, SP: 2/1 Chased clear leaders, last 8th, soon behind, went 3rd after 3 out, tailed off | D Elsworth 68.9kg 73kg | 3 (4) |
| Newbury 30-Nov-13 3822m GOOD TO SOFT, SOFT IN PLACES CL2 Hurdle, SP: 10/1 Held up towards rear, headway towards inside approaching 3 out, weakened before last | N D Fehily 65.8kg 1.5 | 11 (17) |
| Sandown Park 09-Nov-13 4023m HEAVY (SOFT IN PLACES IN BACK STRAIGHT) CL3 Hurdle, SP: 11/2 Prominent, led 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last, one pace and held flat | P E Corbett 73.9kg 6 | 3 (10) |
| Stratford 13-Apr-13 3319m GOOD, GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES CL4 Hurdle, SP: 2/1 Led, headed before 6th, driven approaching 2 out, soon no chance with easy winner, lost 2nd last, no extra flat | A P McCoy 72.6kg 1.25 | 5 (12) |
| Ffos Las 28-Mar-13 4023m SOFT, GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES CL3 Hurdle, SP: 10/11 Held up in rear, mistake 5 out, effort 3 out, soon beaten | A P McCoy 74.4kg 8 | 5 (6) |
| Ascot 16-Feb-13 3923m SOFT CL2 Hurdle, SP: 10/3 Always behind, struggling 4 out, pulled up 2 out | A P McCoy 65.3kg | UPL (13) |
| Ffos Las 02-Feb-13 4023m HEAVY CL3 Hurdle, SP: 9/5 Held up in rear, headway on outside 6th, led when not fluent 2 out, headed approaching last, edged left flat, stayed on, just held | A P McCoy 69.4kg hd | 2 (14) |
| Chepstow 01-Feb-13 CL4 Jump, SP: 11/1 | A P McCoy 73.9kg | UPL (27) |
| Uttoxeter 26-Jan-13 CL4 Jump, SP: 12/1 | Reserve 73.9kg | UPL (23) |
| Leicester 22-Jan-13 CL4 Jump, SP: / | Reserve | UPL (24) |
| Ffos Las 15-Jan-13 4023m HEAVY CL4 Hurdle, SP: 11/2 Held up in rear, headway aapproaching 3 out, challenged on bit last, soon led, cheekily | A P McCoy 68.9kg | 1 (9) |
| Punchestown 25-Apr-12 4023m HEAVY Hurdle, SP: 10/1 Mid-division, headway into 10th 3 out, ridden into 4th 2 out, no extra before last | Aodhagan Conlon 69.4kg 2.75 | 10 (25) |
| Stratford 24-Mar-12 3822m GOOD CL4 Hurdle, SP: 3/1 Held up in touch on outside, outpaced after 3 out, soon ridden and no impression, 4th and well beaten next, stayed on to go moderate 3rd near finish | W T Kennedy 70.3kg 17 | 3 (8) |
| Ludlow 22-Feb-12 3219m GOOD CL5 Hurdle, SP: 22/1 Made most until until approaching 3 out, weakened flat | D Elsworth 70.8kg 5 | 4 (15) |
| Newbury 11-Feb-12 CL3 Jump, SP: 400/1 | Reserve 70.8kg | UPL (42) |
| Chepstow 03-Dec-11 4023m HEAVY CL4 Hurdle, SP: 50/1 Pulled hard in rear, headway 4 out, never nearer | Aodhagan Conlon 68.9kg 10 | 9 (14) |
| Ffos Las 21-Nov-11 4023m SOFT CL5 Hurdle, SP: 33/1 Keen, prominent until ridden and outpaced by leading pair 3 out | Aodhagan Conlon 69.9kg 7 | 10 (12) |
| Ffos Las 06-Nov-11 3219m SOFT, GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES CL4 Hurdle, SP: 50/1 Held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, went 4th before 2 out, never on terms | Aodhagan Conlon 68.9kg 7 | 4 (10) |
| Punchestown 03-May-11 3219m GOOD TO YIELDING (GOOD IN PLACES; CROSS COUNTRY: FIRM) NH Flat, SP: 12/1 Rear of mid-division, weakened from 4f out | Mr A J Berry 73kg 12 | 21 (24) |