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Horse profile

Giant Step (IRE)

3yo colt (at last run, Aug 2011) · Last trainer David Wachman · Last owner Mrs John Magnier
by Giant's Causeway (USA) out of Brown Eyes (GB) (Danehill)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Aug 2010
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Aug 2011 — 5,541 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2011 · 3rd of 6 Won at Cork Last raced off OR 94
KTB Profile

Giant Step (IRE) is 1 from 7. Hasn't won since Apr 2011.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

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 75A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Tipperary, 18 Aug 2011 Official rating 94 at the last run, 26 Aug 2011

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 →

Flat 6 figures · best 100A · median 71
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good3100A74—
Good to Firm275A63—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f3100A74—
6f – 7f275A63—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

Of 7 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 · 6 figures from 7 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
Giant's Causeway (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 3,018 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 7.1% from 394. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 8.3% from 422.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3937.7%−3.9—
Good to Firm6058313.7%+2.10 from 2
Good6556710.2%−1.41 from 4
Good to Soft290227.6%−4—
Soft394287.1%−4.50 from 1
Heavy1582012.7%+1.1—
Standard (AW)87712614.4%+2.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f27518.5%+6.9—
6f – 7f5957312.3%+0.70 from 2
1m – 1m1f7368912.1%+0.51 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f84610712.6%+10 from 1
1m5f – 2m422358.3%−3.3—
2m1f – 2m4f202199.4%−2.2—
2m5f – 3m123118.9%−2.7—
Over 3m671014.9%+3.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Brown Eyes (GB) (Danehill)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Nashville (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Nashville (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Nashville (IRE)4442m–2m1½fClass 3
Gypsy Eyes (IRE)617fClass 4
Box Hill (USA)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 1 25% −1.38
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Killarney 2 0 0% −2.00
Tipperary 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 1 100% +1.62

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 1 25% −1.38
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Wayne Lordan 3 1 33% −0.38
W J Lee 3 0 0% −3.00
Johnny Murtagh 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00
None 3 1 33% −0.38
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 6 1 17% −3.38
2010 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
2011 · 6 runs
26 Aug 11+8d Killarney Seamus Weldon www.mowers.ie Race 8.5f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 8 9-5 9468B Wayne Lordan 9/2
18 Aug 11+29d Tipperary Mocklershill Stables Race 7.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 4/7 1¾ 9-5 9675A W J Lee 7/1
20 Jul 11+8d Naas Michael Higgins & Co. Race 8f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 nk 9-6 9774A W J Lee 14/1
12 Jul 11+65d Killarney Easy Clean Ltd. Race 8.5f · Good · 5 ran RO/5 — 9-3 —— W J Lee 7/4F
08 May 11+15d Leopardstown Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial Stakes (Group 2) 10f · Good · 7 ran 7/7 9 9-1 —65C Wayne Lordan 9/1
23 Apr 11+240d Cork Best Dressed Lady & Gent (C & G) Maiden 8.5f · Good · 13 ran 1/13 9-0 —100A Wayne Lordan 13/8
2010 · 1 run
26 Aug 10 Tipperary Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden 7.5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 6/11 3 9-3 —51C Johnny Murtagh 2/1

Quick answers

How many races has Giant Step won?
Giant Step (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2010 and 2011, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trained Giant Step?
Giant Step (IRE) was trained by David Wachman on the most recent run on record, at Killarney on 26 August 2011.
Who is Giant Step's sire?
Giant Step (IRE) is by Giant's Causeway (USA) out of Brown Eyes (GB), whose sire is Danehill.
What going does Giant Step prefer?
Giant Step (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Giant Step's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 94, from the run on 26 August 2011. The highest on record is 97.
What is Giant Step's sire's record?
Giant's Causeway (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 3,018 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 7.1% from 394. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 8.3% from 422.
Who are Giant Step's siblings?
Out of Brown Eyes (GB), Giant Step (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Nashville (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Nashville (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2010. 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.