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Horse profile

Firestep (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2023) · Last trainer Nicky Henderson · Last owner Charles Dingwall The Infamous Five
by Mahler (GB) out of Springinherstep (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Nov 2020
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Jan 2023 — 1,381 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2023 2 wins · Chepstow & Southwell First-time headgear LTO
KTB Profile

Firestep (IRE) is 2 from 3, both wins coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Mar 2021. Each win came on a first visit to the course.

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 5

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 148 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Southwell, 24 Nov 2020

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.

Jumps 2 figures · best 148A · median 124
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Good to Soft2148A124—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m2148A124—

Of 3 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 132A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Chepstow, 21 Mar 2021

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.

Jumps 2 figures · best 132A · median 129.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Good to Soft2132A129.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m2132A129.5—

Of 3 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 3 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
Mahler (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,824 runs since Jan 2008 (782 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1191815.1%+4.3—
Good2,95437512.7%+1.9—
Good to Soft1,7951779.9%−0.92 from 3
Soft2,7332579.4%−1.4—
Heavy1,21312410.2%−0.6—
Standard (AW)10110%−0.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f500%−10.8—
1m2f – 1m4f1600%−10.8—
1m5f – 2m2,0371999.8%−12 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f3,19332110.1%−0.70 from 1
2m5f – 3m2,80733712%+1.2—
Over 3m7669512.4%+1.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Springinherstep (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)

3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Lady Caro (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Lady Caro (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lady Caro (IRE)2522m–3mClass 5
Lightfoot Lady (IRE)612m½fClass 5
The Dotski (IRE)312m2f—

Record by conditions

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 2 2 100% +3.63
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 1 100% +1.75
Southwell 1 1 100% +1.88

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 2 2 100% +3.63
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 2 2 100% +3.63
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 1 0 0% −1.00
2021 1 1 100% +1.75
2020 1 1 100% +1.88

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
NH Flat 2 2 100% +3.63
Hurdle 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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
01 Jan 23+651d Cheltenham Ballymore Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-7 —— Nico de Boinville 11/2
21 Mar 21+117d Chepstow biowavego.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-7 100A132A Nico de Boinville 7/4F
24 Nov 20 Southwell Visit attheraces.com Intermediate Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-0 148A127A Nico de Boinville 15/8F

Quick answers

How many races has Firestep (IRE) won?
Firestep (IRE) won 2 of 3 archived starts between 2020 and 2023, a strike rate of 66.7%. Placed 2 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trained Firestep (IRE)?
Firestep (IRE) was trained by Nicky Henderson on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 1 January 2023.
Who is Firestep (IRE)'s sire?
Firestep (IRE) is by Mahler (GB) out of Springinherstep (IRE), whose sire is Saddlers' Hall.
What is Firestep (IRE)'s sire's record?
Mahler (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,824 runs since Jan 2008 (782 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
Who are Firestep (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Springinherstep (IRE), Firestep (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Lady Caro (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Lady Caro (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2020. 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.