Damascus Steel (IRE)
Damascus Steel (IRE) is 2 from 15, both wins coming at Class 4 level. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 8 on softer). Last raced off 77, 37lb below the career-high mark.
- 2–15Wins / Runs
- 13.3%Strike rate
- 3 (20%)Placed
- −6.17£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 1.71Fair A/E n=15 · 1.47 incl. margin
- 114Highest OR
- 357dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 82
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 82B | 76.5 | 2 · 82 / 76.5 |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 103C | 71 | 5 · 103 / 71 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 5 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
Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 26 | 5 | 19.2% | +8.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 531 | 69 | 13% | +2.5 | 1 from 2 |
| Good | 2,031 | 224 | 11% | +0.5 | 1 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 835 | 89 | 10.7% | +0.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 1,377 | 122 | 8.9% | −1.6 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 679 | 74 | 10.9% | +0.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 138 | 7 | 5.1% | −5.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 2 | 18.2% | +7.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 49 | 5 | 10.2% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 211 | 9 | 4.3% | −6.2 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,811 | 185 | 10.2% | −0.3 | 1 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,900 | 204 | 10.7% | +0.2 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,349 | 156 | 11.6% | +1.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 286 | 29 | 10.1% | −0.4 | — |
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
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.67 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 13 | 2 | 15% | −4.17 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epsom | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Carlisle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kelso | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hexham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.67 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Harding | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.67 |
| Brian Hughes | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Denis O'Regan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wilson Renwick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr Fletcher Yarham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Eaves | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss Becky Smith | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Lucy Alexander | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 10 | 1 | 10% | −5.67 |
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2013 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.67 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.67 |
| Flat | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| NH Flat | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 26+15d | Epsom | Betfred 'Nifty 50' Jump Jockeys Derby Handicap Stakes (For Professional Jump Jockeys) (GBBPlus Race) Settled in the pack wide of rivals - improved to press the front group with 2f left - lost place inside the final furlong - faded approaching the last 110yds finishing ninth | 9/13 | 3½ | 11-2 | 77 | 65C | 64C | Brian Hughes | 9/1 |
| 12 Sep 26+12d | Chester | John Smith's Jump Jockeys Challenge Handicap Stakes (To Be Ridden By Professional Jump Jockeys) (GBBPlus Race) Settled in the pack early - pushed to close in on the front group over 2f out - unable to make further gains in the final furlong - dropped away towards the line to finish 6th | 6/11 | 1¾ | 11-3 | 78 | 65A | 85A | Brian Hughes | 11/2 |
| 31 Aug 26+37d | Epsom | Betfred 'nifty 50' Amateurs' Derby Handicap Stakes (for Gentleman Amateur Jockeys) (gbbplus Race) Held up towards the back - pushed along and made progress into contention 2f out - stayed on at one level through the last furlong then found nothing more close home | 5/14 | 1½ | 11-3 | 79 | 103C | 83A | Mr Fletcher Yarham | 22/1 |
| 25 Jul 26+9d | York | Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) Settled handy on the inside early - made progress four furlongs out - pushed along two out and faded in the final furlong for eighth | 8/10 | 6 | 9-1 | 79 | 71C | 69C | Tom Eaves | 10/1 |
| 16 Jul 26+4471d | Epsom | Betfred Ladies' Derby Handicap Stakes (For Female Amateur Jockeys) (GBBPlus Race) Going well in the pack - edged right but made good ground to hit the front entering the final furlong - came under pressure and was challenged for the advantage inside the final 110yds - held on gamely to the finish | 1/7 | 10-6 | 75 | 82B | 93A | Miss Becky Smith | 7/2 | |
| 19 Apr 14+28d | Carlisle | Bet Toteplacepot Novices' Handicap Hurdle | PU/5 | — | 11-5 | 106 | — | — | Lucy Alexander | 17/2 |
| 22 Mar 14+80d | Kelso | Abbey Tool & Gauge Handicap Hurdle | 4/10 | 8 | 11-5 | 108 | — | 111A | Brian Harding | 12/1 |
| 01 Jan 14+24d | Musselburgh | Totequadpot Four Places In Four Races Handicap Hurdle | 7/7 | 15 | 11-4 | 112 | — | 91C | Brian Harding | 12/1 |
| 08 Dec 13+39d | Kelso | Kevin Oliver Christmas Handicap Hurdle | PU/13 | — | 11-5 | 112 | — | — | Brian Harding | 18/1 |
| 30 Oct 13+172d | Carlisle | Get Free Bets With Bookmakers.co.uk Novices' Hurdle | 6/12 | nse | 11-5 | 114 | — | 109A | Brian Harding | 20/1 |
| 11 May 13+15d | Hexham | Maya And Reed Barham 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle | 1/9 | 10-12 | 68 | — | 128A | Brian Harding | 10/3 | |
| 26 Apr 13+18d | Perth | Highland Hospice 'national Hunt' Maiden Hurdle | 2/11 | 11 | 11-0 | — | — | 122A | Denis O'Regan | 11/1 |
| 08 Apr 13+32d | Kelso | Duncan Sinclair Memorial Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) | 5/10 | 1½ | 10-13 | — | — | 103A | Denis O'Regan | 66/1 |
| 07 Mar 13+43d | Carlisle | bookmakers.co.uk 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle | PU/12 | — | 11-2 | — | — | — | Wilson Renwick | 66/1 |
| 23 Jan 13 | Ayr | Get The BetVictor App Standard Open NH Flat Race | 9/11 | 1 | 11-4 | — | — | 89C | Wilson Renwick | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Damascus Steel (IRE) won?
- Damascus Steel (IRE) won 2 of 15 archived starts between 2013 and 2026, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 3 times in total (20% of starts).
- Who trains Damascus Steel (IRE)?
- Damascus Steel (IRE) is trained by Gihan Arnolda, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 27 September 2026.
- Who is Damascus Steel (IRE)'s sire?
- Damascus Steel (IRE) is by Definite Article (GB) out of Diamarouna (FR), whose sire is Kouroun.
- What going does Damascus Steel (IRE) prefer?
- Damascus Steel (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Damascus Steel (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 27 September 2026. The highest on record is 114.
- What is Damascus Steel (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Definite Article (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.