Horse profile
Dancing Steve (IRE)
by Highland Reel (IRE) out of Helen Of Albany (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)
32 runs · 17 courses · from May 2024
As at 24 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Down Royal (IRE), Navan & Tipperary
Last run 16 Oct 2026 · 6th of 14
Last raced off OR 61
KTB Profile
Dancing Steve is 3 from 32 with all wins on turf on good ground. He won the Grant Thornton Handicap at Down Royal over 1m5f – 2m in Sep 2026 off 56, the Navan Adventure Centre Apprentice Handicap over 1m2f – 1m4f in Jul 2025 off 64, and the Breens Farm Machinery Apprentice Handicap at Tipperary over 1m – 1m1f in Sep 2024 off 59. Each success came on his first visit to the track. He finished 6 of 14 at Dundalk in Oct 2026 off an official rating of 61, 11lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 32 archived runs · run-style from 24 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 24 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically prominent
All wins on turf
Wins on good or faster
OR ↓ 11lb off peak
- 3–32Wins / Runs
- 9.4%Strike rate
- 11 (34.4%)Placed
- −13.50£1 level staken=32 at SP
- 1.23Fair A/E n=32 · 0.99 incl. margin
- 72Highest OR
- 28dAvg 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.
Official rating61↓ 11lb off peak
61
56–72
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 96
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 24 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 16 | 149C | 86.5 | 3 · 106 / 87 |
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 112A | 90 | 3 · 96 / 89 |
| Heavy | 2 | 82C | 80.5 | 1 · — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 88C | 83 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 24 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 22 | 149C | 88 | 5 · 106 / 89 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 88B | 87 | 2 · 87 / 82.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 103A | 86 | 1 · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 32 figures from 32 runs · as at 24 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 from 24 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 14 (58%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 6 (25%) · 2 wins
- Held up 4 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,508 runs since Jan 2008 (161 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 10.4% from 144.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −7.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 144 | 15 | 10.4% | +3.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 458 | 37 | 8.1% | +0.9 | 3 from 16 |
| Good to Soft | 194 | 10 | 5.2% | −2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 268 | 22 | 8.2% | +1 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 67 | 5 | 7.5% | +0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 375 | 20 | 5.3% | −1.9 | 0 from 10 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | +0.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 199 | 10 | 5% | −2.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 310 | 22 | 7.1% | −0.1 | 1 from 7 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 410 | 26 | 6.3% | −0.9 | 1 from 22 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 346 | 30 | 8.7% | +1.5 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 178 | 14 | 7.9% | +0.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 46 | 6 | 13% | +5.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −7.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Helen Of Albany (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)
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 | 16 | 3 | 19% | +2.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Down Royal | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) (IRE) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bellewstown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.50 |
| Leopardstown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 22 | 1 | 5% | −19.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Caffrey | 14 | 1 | 7% | −8.00 |
| Sam Coen | 4 | 2 | 50% | +8.50 |
| Cian MacRedmond | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Cillian Rowan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ronan Whelan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| James Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Kearney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Cusack | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Finley Marsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nathan Crosse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gavin Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visor | 25 | 3 | 12% | −6.50 |
| None | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +1.50 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.00 |
| 2024 | 15 | 1 | 7% | −9.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 26+16d | Dundalk (AW) (IRE) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap | 6/14 | ½ | 9-6 | 61 | 89B | 70A | Adam Caffrey | 6/1 |
| 30 Sep 26+26d | Bellewstown (IRE) | Paddy Woods Memorial Apprentice Series Final Apprentice Handicap Raced in the pack - pushed along 2f out and faded tamely - finished 12th | 12/12 | 4½ | 9-1 | 61 | 82C | 48C | Cillian Rowan | 28/1 |
| 04 Sep 26+20d | Down Royal (IRE) | Grant Thornton Handicap (Div II) Settled in the pack - urged forward approaching final 2 furlongs - moved into second inside the last furlong - took command close home and stayed on to win | 1/12 | 9-7 | 56 | 86A | 74A | Sam Coen | 17/2 | |
| 15 Aug 26+9d | Dundalk (AW) (IRE) | Friday Night Lights Return Weekly From 18th September Handicap Sat close to front pair - 6th at halfway - up to 3rd and going smoothly early in straight - asked for effort a furlong out - unable to find more late and stayed on same gear to finish 3rd | 3/14 | 1½ | 10-2 | 56 | 96B | 86A | James Ryan | 100/30F |
| 06 Aug 26+17d | Leopardstown (IRE) | Renault Ireland Handicap Sat close to the front group early - still 7th at halfway then asked for effort in the straight without gaining ground - stayed on at one speed late finishing eighth | 8/22 | nk | 8-13 | 58 | 87C | 69A | Jack Kearney | 20/1 |
| 20 Jul 26+8d | Ballinrobe (IRE) | Daily Sports Special At Tote.ie Handicap raced up with the pace before being driven along in 5th 2f out - faded | 10/12 | nk | 9-6 | 61 | 78A | 64A | Adam Caffrey | 18/1 |
| 12 Jul 26+18d | Dundalk (AW) | Fairways Hotel Dundalk Apprentice Handicap sat close up in 5th early - dropped away when driven along two furlongs out - soon well beaten | 10/11 | 4¾ | 9-10 | 65 | 61C | 54C | Sam Coen | 20/1 |
| 24 Jun 26+271d | Naas | Colm White Bookmaker Apprentice Handicap Sat handy behind the front group - 4th at halfway - urged into the straight - flattened out under pressure inside the final 2f to finish well held | 13/15 | 3¼ | 9-3 | 66 | 106C | 56A | Cillian Rowan | 50/1 |
| 26 Sep 25+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Bookings Open For Christmas Parties At Dundalk Stadium Handicap Held up towards the back - driven early in the straight with no headway inside the final two furlongs - had nothing more to give and finished well held | 13/14 | ¾ | 9-6 | 68 | 83B | 55A | Ronan Whelan | 8/1 |
| 05 Sep 25+13d | Down Royal | Children's Heartbeat Trust Apprentice Handicap Held up at the back - no impression made - well held throughout | 13/13 | 13 | 9-11 | 69 | 97C | 60C | Conor Cusack | 16/1 |
| 23 Aug 25+23d | Curragh | Kwiff: Home Of The Supercharge Handicap Held up towards the back - 10th at halfway - dropped away and asked for effort 2½f out - soon struggling and allowed to drop away steadily inside final 2f | 14/14 | 22 | 9-2 | 72 | 19C | 61C | Sam Coen | 9/1 |
| 31 Jul 25+18d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Racing League Race 14 Handicap Sat close to the front group early - urged forward with 2f left - unable to add more inside final furlong - finished sixth beaten 3½ lengths | 6/13 | 1¾ | 8-8 | 72 | 88B | 70A | Finley Marsh | 8/1 |
| 13 Jul 25+1d | Navan | Navan Adventure Centre Apprentice Handicap Settled off the pace early - third at halfway - driven into contention approaching 2f out despite being denied a clean passage - urged forward on the bridle-second berth inside final two furlongs - closed on the front-runner nearing the last furlong - went ahead 150 yards out and asserted to the line | 1/5 | 8-13 | 64 | 149C | 78B | Sam Coen | 2/1 | |
| 12 Jul 25+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Family Funday At Dundalk Friday 15th August Handicap Handy early - third at halfway - eased forward to hit the front entering straight - pressed for effort with two furlongs left - overtaken inside final furlong but battled on to finish second | 2/14 | 1 | 9-8 | 64 | 100B | 90A | Adam Caffrey | 13/2 |
| 21 Jun 25+16d | Down Royal | Mongey Communications Handicap Sat just behind the front pack - 5th at halfway - moved through to hit the front 2f out and asked for effort - opened a 3 length advantage inside the final 2 - driven out and stuck on but caught close home to finish 2nd beaten three quarters of a length | 2/13 | ¾ | 9-5 | 61 | 61C | 82A | Adam Caffrey | 10/1 |
| 05 Jun 25+15d | Leopardstown | Bulmers Live At Leopardstown Handicap (Div 2) Handy early - 4th at halfway - dropped away in closing stages to finish well held | 9/18 | nse | 8-12 | 64 | 82C | 69A | Adam Caffrey | 40/1 |
| 21 May 25+154d | Gowran Park | Robert Grace Live After Racing June 2nd Handicap Sat close to the pace early - pressed for effort with 2f remaining - dropped back inside the final furlong to finish eighth | 8/11 | nk | 9-10 | 66 | 103A | 68A | Adam Caffrey | 50/1 |
| 18 Dec 24+33d | Dundalk (AW) | DundalkStadium.com Handicap (47-70) Sat close to the pace early - pushed along in 8th two out - dropped away late to finish 12th | 12/14 | 4½ | 9-10 | 66 | 94B | 55A | Nathan Crosse | 7/2 |
| 15 Nov 24+9d | Dundalk (AW) | Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Handicap (47-70) Settled midfield early - 6th at halfway - made ground into contention and hit the front approaching 2f out - pressed on then dropped to 2nd inside final furlong under pressure - unable to reel in winner and stayed on same gear to finish 2nd | 2/10 | 5 | 9-8 | 65 | 112A | 79A | Adam Caffrey | 9/2 |
| 06 Nov 24+26d | Dundalk (AW) | Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) Up with the front group on the rail - moved into 2nd a furlong out - battled for top spot inside the final furlong - collared near the line and had nothing left in reserve | 2/14 | 1½ | 9-10 | 63 | 91B | 81A | Adam Caffrey | 11/4F |
| 11 Oct 24+11d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Top Price Guarantee Apprentice Handicap (47-65) Settled in the pack early - still 7th at halfway - driven and made progress inside final 2f to reach 4th with a furlong left - finished strongly to take 3rd beaten a length and a quarter | 3/14 | shd | 9-10 | 63 | 87B | 77A | Adam Caffrey | 10/1 |
| 30 Sep 24+7d | Down Royal | Pravha Handicap (47-65) Held up towards the back - still 9th at halfway - driven approaching 2f out but had nothing more and dropped away late | 13/13 | 16 | 9-12 | 63 | 5C | 57C | Ronan Whelan | 17/2 |
| 23 Sep 24+22d | Listowel | Clieveragh Handicap (47-70) Held up handy early - 4th at halfway - made ground 2f out - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish 7th | 7/16 | nk | 9-4 | 63 | 88C | 66A | Adam Caffrey | 11/1 |
| 01 Sep 24+16d | Tipperary | Breens Farm Machinery Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) Handy early - sitting just behind the pace after 1f - 5th at halfway - urged into 4th with 2f left - driven approaching the final furlong - second inside the last 100 yards - stayed on strongly to score | 1/13 | 9-10 | 59 | 69C | 76A | Adam Caffrey | 5/1 | |
| 16 Aug 24+28d | Cork | Follow Us On Social Media Handicap (47-65) Settled with the pack early - 6th at the midpoint - stayed on late to take 4th but held at the finish | 4/18 | ¾ | 9-1 | 58 | 88C | 71A | Adam Caffrey | 25/1 |
| 19 Jul 24+13d | Down Royal | Freixenet Handicap | 8/9 | 4¾ | 9-2 | 61 | 70C | 53C | Adam Caffrey | 14/1 |
| 06 Jul 24+14d | Naas | Care At Home Services Handicap (47-65) | 7/11 | ½ | 9-6 | 61 | 122A | 63A | Cian MacRedmond | 14/1 |
| 22 Jun 24+10d | Down Royal | Watch Racing TV With Free Trial Now Handicap | 3/11 | ½ | 9-0 | 60 | 89A | 70A | Gavin Ryan | 66/1 |
| 12 Jun 24+12d | Limerick | racingtv.com/freetrial Handicap (47-70) | 12/13 | hd | 9-7 | 67 | 78C | 50A | Adam Caffrey | 80/1 |
| 31 May 24+6d | Down Royal | BoyleXtra Rewards In Shop Maiden | 10/14 | 6½ | 9-3 | — | 67C | 50C | Cian MacRedmond | 66/1 |
| 25 May 24+9d | Curragh | McDonnells Bar Newbridge Irish European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden | 8/10 | hd | 9-3 | — | 70C | 59C | Cian MacRedmond | 100/1 |
| 16 May 24 | Limerick | AOS Security Median Auction Maiden | 5/6 | 7½ | 9-1 | — | 79C | 46C | Cian MacRedmond | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Dancing Steve (IRE) won?
- Dancing Steve (IRE) won 3 of 32 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 9.4%. Placed 11 times in total (34.4% of starts).
- Who trains Dancing Steve (IRE)?
- Dancing Steve (IRE) is trained by Adrian McGuinness, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 October 2026.
- Who is Dancing Steve (IRE)'s sire?
- Dancing Steve (IRE) is by Highland Reel (IRE) out of Helen Of Albany (IRE), whose sire is Exceed And Excel.
- What going does Dancing Steve (IRE) prefer?
- Dancing Steve (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 16 starts (18.8%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Dancing Steve (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 61, from the run on 16 October 2026. The highest on record is 72.
- What is Dancing Steve (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Highland Reel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,508 runs since Jan 2008 (161 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 10.4% from 144.