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Horse profile

Cool Steel (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2014) · Last trainer David Brace · Last owner David Brace
by Craigsteel (GB) out of Coolafinka (IRE) (Strong Statement)
12 runs · 7 courses · from Jan 2011
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Apr 2014 — 4,576 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2014 New yard First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 86
KTB Profile

Cool Steel (IRE) is yet to win from 12 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 10 at Southwell (Nov 2011). Last raced off 86, 14lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 14lb off peak
Official rating86↓ 14lb off peak
86 86–100

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 97A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Huntingdon, 26 Dec 2011 Official rating 86 at the last run, 25 Apr 2014

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 9 figures · best 122A · median 93
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft5111A93—
Good3122A96—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6122A94.5—
1m5f – 2m2111A100.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 12 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 12 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.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Craigsteel (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 3,393 runs since May 2008 (262 horses).

Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.5% from 291. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6.9% from 763.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3133.3%+23.2—
Good to Firm1952010.3%+0.20 from 1
Good1,28713610.6%+0.50 from 4
Good to Soft535519.5%−0.60 from 7
Soft850799.3%−0.8—
Heavy4855010.3%+0.2—
Standard (AW)38513.2%+3.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−10.1—
1m – 1m1f2015%−5.1—
1m2f – 1m4f3013.3%−6.8—
1m5f – 2m763536.9%−3.20 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,10211110.1%00 from 6
2m5f – 3m1,18413111.1%+10 from 3
Over 3m2914515.5%+5.40 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Coolafinka (IRE) (Strong Statement)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cool Scribe (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Huntingdon 3 0 0% −3.00
Southwell 3 0 0% −3.00
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robert Thornton 5 0 0% −5.00
Charlie Huxley 2 0 0% −2.00
Wayne Hutchinson 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr Bradley Gibbs 1 0 0% −1.00
Peter Hatton 1 0 0% −1.00
Jimmy McCarthy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 0 0% −11.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 1 0 0% −1.00
2012 3 0 0% −3.00
2011 8 0 0% −8.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 0 0% −9.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2014 · 1 run
25 Apr 14+696d Chepstow Dunraven Bowl Novices' Hunters' Chase (For The Dunraven Windows South And West Wales Point-To-Point Championship) Class 5 · 2m7½f · Good To Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-7 86— Mr Bradley Gibbs 25/1
2012 · 3 runs
29 May 12+50d Huntingdon Turftv Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m1f · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-8 96— Robert Thornton 6/1
09 Apr 12+82d Huntingdon Betfair Racing Excellence Conditional Jockeys' Training Series Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 7/14 ½ 11-0 9893C Peter Hatton 9/1
18 Jan 12+23d Southwell Bet In Play At Ladbrokes.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m · Good To Soft · 12 ran 6/12 11 10-9 10091A Charlie Huxley 10/1
2011 · 8 runs
26 Dec 11+25d Huntingdon Huntingdon Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 4/11 hd 11-0 10097A Wayne Hutchinson 5/2F
01 Dec 11+24d Wincanton Sherwoods Lettings 'national Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good To Soft · 10 ran BD/10 — 11-8 100— Robert Thornton 9/2
07 Nov 11+162d Southwell Betting Secrets Revealed At Racingprofits.net Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4½f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 ¾ 11-8 96122A Wayne Hutchinson 18/1
29 May 11+23d Uttoxeter Injured Jockeys Fund Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 4/6 15 11-0 —89C Robert Thornton 12/1
06 May 11+34d Aintree Radio City Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 15 10-12 —90C Robert Thornton 33/1
02 Apr 11+56d Uttoxeter Jenkinsons Caterers First Choice For Weddings Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 14 ran 9/14 ¾ 11-2 —96C Jimmy McCarthy 40/1
05 Feb 11+31d Wetherby wetherbyracing.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Good To Soft · 18 ran 9/18 19 11-1 —90C Charlie Huxley 12/1
05 Jan 11 Southwell southwell-racecourse.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 1m7½f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 6/14 ½ 11-5 —111A Robert Thornton 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Cool Steel won?
Cool Steel (IRE) has yet to win, from 12 archived starts between 2011 and 2014. Placed 1 time in total (8.3% of starts).
Who trained Cool Steel?
Cool Steel (IRE) was trained by David Brace on the most recent run on record, at Chepstow on 25 April 2014.
Who is Cool Steel's sire?
Cool Steel (IRE) is by Craigsteel (GB) out of Coolafinka (IRE), whose sire is Strong Statement.
What is Cool Steel's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 25 April 2014. The highest on record is 100.
What is Cool Steel's sire's record?
Craigsteel (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 3,393 runs since May 2008 (262 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.5% from 291. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6.9% from 763.
Who are Cool Steel's siblings?
Out of Coolafinka (IRE), Cool Steel (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from January 2011. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.