Lava Steps (USA)
Lava Steps (USA) is 1 from 29, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Dec 2009. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 19 on turf. Last raced off 45, 38lb below the career-high mark.
- 1–29Wins / Runs
- 3.4%Strike rate
- 4 (13.8%)Placed
- −27.43£1 level staken=29 at SP
- 0.41Fair A/E n=29 · 0.37 incl. margin
- 83Highest OR
- 51dAvg 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
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
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
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.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 39 | 3 | 7.7% | −3.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 605 | 83 | 13.7% | +2.1 | 0 from 9 |
| Good | 655 | 67 | 10.2% | −1.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 290 | 22 | 7.6% | −4 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 394 | 28 | 7.1% | −4.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 158 | 20 | 12.7% | +1.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 877 | 126 | 14.4% | +2.8 | 1 from 10 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 27 | 5 | 18.5% | +6.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 595 | 73 | 12.3% | +0.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 736 | 89 | 12.1% | +0.5 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 846 | 107 | 12.6% | +1 | 1 from 15 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 422 | 35 | 8.3% | −3.3 | 0 from 8 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 202 | 19 | 9.4% | −2.2 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 123 | 11 | 8.9% | −2.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 67 | 10 | 14.9% | +3.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Neighbourhood (USA) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m4f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Navado (USA)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neighbourhood (USA) | 27 | 3 | 1m4f–1m6f | Class 5 |
| Navado (USA) | 7 | 1 | 2m4f | Class 4 |
| Miss Trinidad (USA) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 1 | 10% | −8.43 |
| Good to Firm | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 15 | 1 | 7% | −13.43 |
| Class 6 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Class 4 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell (AW) | 9 | 1 | 11% | −7.43 |
| Thirsk | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ripon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sedgefield | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wetherby | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Brighton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 15 | 1 | 7% | −13.43 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Culhane | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.43 |
| Micky Fenton | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| David Bergin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Denis O'Regan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Paul Pickard | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Duran Fentiman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paddy Mathers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alice Mills | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Siddall | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rodi Greene | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paddy Aspell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P J McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Duilio Da Silva | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jim Crowley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J F Egan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 22 | 1 | 5% | −20.43 |
| Blinkers | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| E/SB | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2010 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.43 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 23 | 1 | 4% | −21.43 |
| Hurdle | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Lava Steps (USA) won?
- Lava Steps (USA) won 1 of 29 archived starts between 2008 and 2012, a strike rate of 3.4%. Placed 4 times in total (13.8% of starts).
- Who trained Lava Steps (USA)?
- Lava Steps (USA) was trained by David O'Meara on the most recent run on record, at Ripon on 28 August 2012.
- Who is Lava Steps (USA)'s sire?
- Lava Steps (USA) is by Giant's Causeway (USA) out of Miznah (IRE), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
- What going does Lava Steps (USA) prefer?
- Lava Steps (USA) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 10 starts (10%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Lava Steps (USA)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 28 August 2012. The highest on record is 83.
- What is Lava Steps (USA)'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 Lava Steps (USA)'s siblings?
- Out of Miznah (IRE), Lava Steps (USA) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Neighbourhood (USA) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Navado (USA)). The wins came over 1m4f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.