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Bold Step (GB)

6yo gelding · Trainer Nicky Henderson · Owner Hm The King Hm The Queen
2 runs · 2 courses · from Jan 2026
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Off 151 days · 2nd of 3
KTB Profile

Bold Step is a lightly raced gelding with one place from two starts since Jan 2026. He finished second of three, having been held, in the Northumberland County Show Novices' Hurdle at Hexham in May 2026. By Scorpion, whose progeny have won 575 of 6,308 runs since Jan 2008, he is out of a dam who has produced two winners from two runners to date, including Steal A March with four wins. His dam is Side Step.

Based on 2 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 2 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 130A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Exeter, 9 Jan 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 2 figures · best 130A · median 123.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good1——1 · —
Good to Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 · —
1m5f – 2m1——1 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 6,313 runs since Jan 2008 (609 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 141.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1412014.2%+5—
Good2,30323910.4%+1.20 from 1
Good to Soft1,1161009%−0.20 from 1
Soft1,8301397.6%−1.6—
Heavy898778.6%−0.6—
Standard (AW)25312%+2.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−9.2—
1m – 1m1f1400%−9.2—
1m2f – 1m4f38410.5%+1.3—
1m5f – 2m1,8531427.7%−1.50 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f2,2972249.8%+0.60 from 1
2m5f – 3m1,77618210.2%+1—
Over 3m332267.8%−1.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Steal A March (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Steal A March (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Steal A March (GB)1542m5½f–3m½fClass 2
Kincardine (GB)1032m–2m½fClass 4

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
19 May 26+130d Hexham Northumberland County Show Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good · 3 ran Sat behind leader early - hit third-last and never able to challenge - stayed on to the line finishing second 2/3 4½ 11-2 120C117C James Bowen Evens
09 Jan 26 Exeter PricedUp Supports British Racing Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Settled in the pack early - made easy progress into contention 3f out - pressed for effort to close on leader - lost ground under a furlong out - stayed on but couldn't get past the winner 2/11 2¾ 11-2 —130A James Bowen 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bold Step (GB) won?
Bold Step (GB) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Bold Step (GB)?
Bold Step (GB) is trained by Nicky Henderson, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 19 May 2026.
Who is Bold Step (GB)'s sire?
Bold Step (GB) is by Scorpion (IRE) out of Side Step (GB), whose sire is Norse Dancer.
What is Bold Step (GB)'s sire's record?
Scorpion (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 6,313 runs since Jan 2008 (609 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 141.
Who are Bold Step (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Side Step (GB), Bold Step (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Steal A March (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Steal A March (GB)). The wins came over 2m–3m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2026. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.