Horse profile
Real Steel (FR)
by Loup Breton (IRE) out of Kalimina (FR) (Monsun)
39 runs · 19 courses · from Oct 2016
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Nov 2024 — 711 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2024 · 12th of 15
8 wins · 6 courses
Last raced off OR 121
KTB Profile
Real Steel won eight of 39 starts in our archive including two Grade 2 wins and one at Grade 3. His biggest win came in the Grade 2 Daily Mirror Chase at Down Royal in Nov 2019 off a mark of 158. He won the BoyleSports JT McNamara Munster National Handicap Chase at Limerick in Oct 2024 and finished 12 of 15 in the Pertemps Network Group Handicap Hurdle at Punchestown the following month off an official rating of 121. All wins came on turf.
Based on 39 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 45lb off peak
- 8–39Wins / Runs
- 20.5%Strike rate
- 11 (28.2%)Placed
- +18.33£1 level staken=39 at SP
- 1.47Fair A/E n=39 · 1.25 incl. margin
- 166Highest OR
- 37dBetween runs (median)longest 396 d
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 rating121↓ 45lb off peak
121
121–166
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 126
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 →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 14 | 147C | 113 | — |
| Good | 6 | 99A | 82 | — |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 126B | 82 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 16 | 147C | 99.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 122A | 85.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 96A | 95.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 147B | 114.5 | — |
Of 38 runs looked at, 12 have no figure: did not complete (7) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (5).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 26 figures from 38 runs · as at 3 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 4 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 2 (50%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (25%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 188 runs since May 2015 (20 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| Good | 43 | 3 | 7% | −3.1 | 2 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 31 | 2 | 6.5% | −3.6 | 1 from 8 |
| Soft | 70 | 13 | 18.6% | +8.5 | 5 from 21 |
| Heavy | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | −5.9 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 18 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 9 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 37 | 1 | 2.7% | −7.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 26 | 1 | 3.8% | −6.3 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 53 | 6 | 11.3% | +1.2 | 3 from 10 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 44 | 7 | 15.9% | +5.8 | 4 from 21 |
| Over 3m | 15 | 4 | 26.7% | +16.6 | 0 from 4 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2015 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Kalimina (FR) (Monsun)
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Life Pride (FR) (1 win).
The wins came over 6½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life Pride (FR) | 11 | 1 | 6½f | — |
| Sunny Wells (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 21 | 5 | 24% | +21.92 |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.50 |
| Good | 7 | 2 | 29% | +3.91 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 6 | 1 | 17% | +28.00 |
| Punchestown | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.50 |
| Cheltenham | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.50 |
| Listowel | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Thurles | 3 | 3 | 100% | +3.53 |
| Limerick | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.80 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 21 | 4 | 19% | +28.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 10 | 3 | 30% | −3.29 |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.38 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Townend | 11 | 6 | 55% | +3.33 |
| Conor McNamara | 9 | 1 | 11% | +25.00 |
| Harry Cobden | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Danny Mullins | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Lorcan Williams | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr P W Mullins | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| David Mullins | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Daniel King | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mark McDonagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Buckley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bryony Frost | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daryl Jacob | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Barry Geraghty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mickael Barzalona | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 25 | 7 | 28% | +23.33 |
| Cheekpieces | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tongue tie | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.00 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +28.00 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.00 |
| 2019 | 7 | 4 | 57% | +2.71 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.38 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 29 | 7 | 24% | +26.71 |
| Hurdle | 9 | 1 | 11% | −7.38 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 Nov 24+35d | Punchestown | Pertemps Network Group Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) Sat behind pace early - up to 4th by halfway then stumbled turning into the straight while driven from 7th - dropped to last with nothing left and trailed home well beaten | 12/15 | 4¾ | 10-11 | 121 | 112B | 105A | Conor McNamara | 10/1 |
| 20 Oct 24+25d | Limerick | BoyleSports JT McNamara Munster National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Set the pace from the start - holding a two length advantage by halfway - driven out approaching the final two furlongs to assert on the run-in for the win | 1/12 | 10-8 | 132 | 99A | 135A | Danny Mullins | 8/1 | |
| 25 Sep 24+32d | Listowel | Guinness Kerry National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Settled off the pace in the pack - urged forward approaching 3 out - always outpaced - finished 9th | 9/17 | 1 | 10-3 | 134 | 147C | 113C | Daniel King | 16/1 |
| 24 Aug 24+241d | Killarney | Bunkers Bar & Restaurant Handicap Hurdle Tracked the front-runner early - stumbled 8th while holding a midfield spot - driven from there but made no headway after another blunder 3 out - kept asking for more up the last two but had nothing to give | 6/13 | 4¼ | 11-3 | 123 | 126B | 120A | Mark McDonagh | 28/1 |
| 2023 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 23+39d | Leopardstown | Paddy Power Chase (Extended Handicap Chase) (0-150) (Listed) | 3/27 | 4¾ | 10-10 | 133 | — | 131A | Conor McNamara | 28/1 |
| 18 Nov 23+27d | Cheltenham | Paddy Power Games Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/15 | 4 | 10-7 | 126 | 114B | 117A | Danny Mullins | 16/1 |
| 22 Oct 23+29d | Limerick | JT McNamara Ladbrokes Munster National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) | 6/12 | 1¼ | 10-8 | 134 | 129B | 122A | Conor McNamara | 18/1 |
| 23 Sep 23+166d | Listowel | Charlie Chute Memorial Handicap Chase | 4/10 | 2½ | 11-8 | 135 | 100A | 122A | Conor McNamara | 16/1 |
| 10 Apr 23+64d | Fairyhouse | BoyleSports Irish Grand National Chase (Extended Handicap Chase) (Grade A) | PU/27 | — | 10-3 | 137 | — | — | Conor McNamara | 33/1 |
| 05 Feb 23+40d | Leopardstown | Bulmers Leopardstown Handicap Chase (grade A) | 10/23 | 1¼ | 11-1 | 137 | 81B | 125A | Conor McNamara | 20/1 |
| 2022 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 22+58d | Leopardstown | Paddy Power Chase (Extended Handicap Chase) (0-150) (Grade B) | 1/28 | 10-8 | 131 | — | 133A | Conor McNamara | 33/1 | |
| 30 Oct 22+37d | Galway | Marlin Hotel Dublin, Supporting The National Breast Cancer Research Institute Handicap Chase | 2/11 | 8 | 11-12 | 130 | 89A | 132A | Conor McNamara | 22/1 |
| 23 Sep 22+142d | Listowel | Southampton Goodwill Plate Handicap Chase | 4/11 | 1½ | 11-5 | 130 | 92A | 119A | Conor McNamara | 28/1 |
| 04 May 22+37d | Newton Abbot | newtonabbotracing.com Handicap Chase | 4/4 | nk | 11-8 | 132 | 95C | 124B | Lorcan Williams | 8/1 |
| 28 Mar 22+51d | Ludlow | Boyne Cup (Handicap Chase) | 4/5 | 11 | 11-12 | 137 | 60C | 112C | Harry Cobden | 11/1 |
| 05 Feb 22+98d | Sandown | Virgin Bet Masters Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | PU/8 | — | 11-7 | 145 | — | — | Tom Buckley | 28/1 |
| 2021 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Oct 21+21d | Ascot | Bateaux London Gold Cup Handicap Chase (grade 3) (gbb Race) | 7/14 | nse | 11-1 | 150 | — | 116C | Lorcan Williams | 28/1 |
| 09 Oct 21+184d | Chepstow | Native River Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 11/13 | 1¼ | 11-12 | 154 | 61C | 122C | Harry Cobden | 17/2 |
| 08 Apr 21+103d | Aintree | Betway Bowl Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) | PU/9 | — | 11-7 | 161 | — | — | Bryony Frost | 28/1 |
| 2020 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 20+35d | Kempton | Ladbrokes King George VI Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) | PU/9 | — | 11-10 | 163 | — | — | Daryl Jacob | 22/1 |
| 21 Nov 20+253d | Ascot | Chanelle Pharma 1965 Chase (Grade 2) | 3/4 | 2½ | 11-7 | 166 | 74C | 129C | Harry Cobden | 3/1 |
| 13 Mar 20+27d | Cheltenham | Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) | 6/12 | 1 | 11-10 | 164 | 96A | 139A | Brian Hughes | 50/1 |
| 15 Feb 20+27d | Gowran Park | Red Mills Chase (Grade 2) | PU/7 | — | 11-8 | 164 | — | — | Paul Townend | EvensF |
| 19 Jan 20+42d | Thurles | Horse & Jockey Hotel Chase (Grade 2) | 1/5 | 11-8 | 160 | — | 150B | Paul Townend | 2/1 | |
| 2019 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Dec 19+36d | Punchestown | John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase (Grade 1) | 4/9 | ½ | 11-10 | 160 | 89B | 141A | Mr P W Mullins | 11/2 |
| 02 Nov 19+183d | Down Royal | Daily Mirror Chase (Grade 2) | 1/4 | 11-5 | 158 | 117C | 146B | Paul Townend | 4/5F | |
| 03 May 19+12d | Punchestown | EMS Copiers Novice Handicap Chase (Grade A) | 1/12 | 11-10 | 151 | 72A | 148B | Paul Townend | 5/2F | |
| 21 Apr 19+38d | Fairyhouse | Ryanair Gold Cup Novice Chase (Grade 1) | 2/5 | 5½ | 11-10 | 151 | 82C | 139B | Paul Townend | 2/1F |
| 14 Mar 19+21d | Cheltenham | JLT Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Golden Miller) | 6/10 | 6 | 11-4 | 152 | 70A | 128A | Paul Townend | 13/2 |
| 21 Feb 19+26d | Thurles | Thurles Racecourse Supporters Club Rated Chase | 1/4 | 11-12 | — | 72C | 143B | Paul Townend | 10/11F | |
| 26 Jan 19+30d | Fairyhouse | Book Your Easter Festival Tickets Today Beginners Chase | 1/10 | 11-12 | — | 131A | 135A | Paul Townend | 6/4F | |
| 2018 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 18+244d | Leopardstown | Paddy Power 'Live Stream All Irish Racing On Our App' Beginners Chase | F/9 | — | 11-12 | — | — | — | Paul Townend | 9/4F |
| 27 Apr 18+26d | Punchestown | Profile Systems Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) | 4/9 | 8¼ | 11-10 | 141 | 122A | 124B | Barry Geraghty | 25/1 |
| 01 Apr 18+16d | Fairyhouse | Underwriting Exchange Novice Hurdle (grade 2) | PU/8 | — | 11-5 | 143 | — | — | David Mullins | 10/1 |
| 16 Mar 18+40d | Cheltenham | Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (registered As The Spa Novices' Hurdle) | 11/20 | 9 | 11-5 | 147 | 107C | 115C | David Mullins | 33/1 |
| 04 Feb 18+39d | Leopardstown | Deloitte Novice Hurdle (grade 1) | 5/11 | ½ | 11-9 | — | 82A | 132A | Mr P W Mullins | 14/1 |
| 2017 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 17+27d | Leopardstown | Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) | F/7 | — | 11-7 | — | — | — | Paul Townend | 11/4 |
| 30 Nov 17+396d | Thurles | Cahir Maiden Hurdle | 1/18 | 11-2 | — | 147B | 145A | Paul Townend | 8/13F | |
| 2016 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 30 Oct 16 | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix Topyo (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) | 5/9 | 1¾ | 9-0 | — | — | — | Mickael Barzalona | 17/10F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Real Steel won?
- Real Steel (FR) won 8 of 39 archived starts between 2016 and 2024, a strike rate of 20.5%. Placed 11 times in total (28.2% of starts).
- Who trained Real Steel?
- Real Steel (FR) was trained by E McNamara on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 24 November 2024.
- Who is Real Steel's sire?
- Real Steel (FR) is by Loup Breton (IRE) out of Kalimina (FR), whose sire is Monsun.
- What going does Real Steel prefer?
- Real Steel (FR) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Real Steel's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 121, from the run on 24 November 2024. The highest on record is 166.
- What is Real Steel's sire's record?
- Loup Breton (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 188 runs since May 2015 (20 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Real Steel's siblings?
- Out of Kalimina (FR), Real Steel (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Life Pride (FR) (1). The wins came over 6½f. As at Nov 2026.