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Horse profile

Royle Steel (FR)

7yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2025) · Last trainer Micky Hammond · Last owner A E Tasker
by Spanish Moon (USA) out of Suffisante (FR) (Smadoun)
22 runs · 9 courses · from Nov 2021
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Mar 2025 — 602 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2025 2 wins · Sedgefield Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 72
KTB Profile

Royle Steel won two of 22 starts on turf. Both wins came at Sedgefield over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground, the most recent in a Class 5 handicap chase in Oct 2023. He has not won since then and last ran in a Class 5 handicap hurdle at Catterick in Mar 2025 off an official rating of 72, 37lb below his highest ever mark. Headgear returned at that last run.

Based on 22 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR ↓ 37lb off peak
Official rating72↓ 37lb off peak
72 72–109

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 111 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Sedgefield, 26 Nov 2024

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 19 figures · best 111B · median 74
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good11111B74—
Good to Soft6108C90.5—
Soft242C39.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f9111B80—
1m5f – 2m6101A62—
2m5f – 3m3108B64—
Over 3m1———

Of 22 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 22 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 81A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wetherby, 27 Dec 2024 Official rating 72 at the last run, 5 Mar 2025

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 →

Jumps 21 figures · best 107A · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good12107A84—
Good to Soft6101A87.5—
Soft398A90—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f10107A88.5—
1m5f – 2m6105B97.5—
2m5f – 3m490B82—
Over 3m1———

Of 22 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 · 21 figures from 22 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 from 4 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Held up 2 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Spanish Moon (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 1,671 runs since Jan 2008 (219 horses).

Strongest on good going: 16.6% from 392. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 278.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm10220%+7.7—
Good3926516.6%+4.32 from 13
Good to Soft2953612.2%−0.10 from 6
Soft563549.6%−2.70 from 3
Heavy3374513.4%+1.1—
Standard (AW)7445.4%−6.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4125%+12.7—
6f – 7f1119.1%−3.2—
1m – 1m1f2428.3%−4—
1m2f – 1m4f82911%−1.3—
1m5f – 2m4616915%+2.70 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f7569612.7%+0.42 from 11
2m5f – 3m278227.9%−4.40 from 4
Over 3m55610.9%−1.40 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Suffisante (FR) (Smadoun)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Saint Hubert (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 13 2 15% +73.00
Good to Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 14 1 7% −9.00
Class 4 8 1 13% +73.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sedgefield 6 2 33% +80.00
Market Rasen 4 0 0% −4.00
Catterick 3 0 0% −3.00
Wetherby 2 0 0% −2.00
Hexham 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 11 2 18% +75.00
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Conor O'Farrell 5 0 0% −5.00
Brian Hughes 5 1 20% +0.00
Alain Cawley 4 1 25% +77.00
Emma Smith-Chaston 3 0 0% −3.00
Joshua Thompson 2 0 0% −2.00
William Maggs 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Hogan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 19 2 11% +67.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 2 0 0% −2.00
2024 6 0 0% −6.00
2023 8 1 13% −3.00
2022 5 1 20% +76.00
2021 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 13 1 8% +68.00
Chase 8 1 13% −3.00
NH 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2025 · 2 runs
05 Mar 25+28d Catterick catterickbridge.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Good · 8 ran Tracked front group wide - dropped away 3rd - toward back after 5th - driven and toiling before being pulled up ahead of two out PU/8 — 10-2 72—— Conor O'Farrell 10/1
05 Feb 25+40d Sedgefield MW Paving & Groundworks Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 27f · Good To Soft · 12 ran Held around midfield early - lost touch with leading group from 3 out - well held at the finish 7/12 3½ 9-9 74108C70C Joshua Thompson 15/2
2024 · 6 runs
27 Dec 24+31d Wetherby William Hill Offers Top Price Guarantees Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good To Soft · 16 ran Held up towards back - improved into contention 4 out - blundered and dropped away 2 out - finished 7th 7/16 7½ 9-9 75108B81A Joshua Thompson 28/1
26 Nov 24+151d Sedgefield Download The New Vickers.Bet iOS App Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 17f · Good · 13 ran Held up towards the back - never landed a threat - passed the post fifth some way behind 5/13 1½ 10-5 77111B77B William Maggs 8/1
28 Jun 24+38d Cartmel MKM Building Supplies Handicap Chase Class 5 · 21f · Good · 12 ran 8/12 1½ 10-8 8060A83A Jamie Hamilton 18/1
21 May 24+88d Hexham Lynn Siddall Memorial Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 16 10-12 8364C74C Brian Hughes 10/1
23 Feb 24+42d Sedgefield Best Odds Guaranteed At Yeeehaaa.Bet Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 21f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 6 11-3 85—90B Brian Hughes 6/1
12 Jan 24+49d Sedgefield Best Odds Guaranteed At Vickers.Bet Everyday Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19.5f · Soft · 9 ran 4/9 1¼ 11-4 8637B98A Brian Hughes 7/1
2023 · 8 runs
24 Nov 23+44d Catterick Support The Injured Jockeys Fund Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 9/14 13 11-1 8743C83C Brian Hughes 9/2F
11 Oct 23+108d Sedgefield Paxtons No1 Case IH Dealer In UK & Ireland Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19.5f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 10-13 8547A107A Brian Hughes 4/1
25 Jun 23+16d Hexham First-Class Catering From Falcons Events Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 3 ran 3/3 21 10-10 9059C76C Conor O'Farrell 6/1
09 Jun 23+18d Market Rasen Rhino.Bet Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 17f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 13 11-9 9574C80C Conor O'Farrell 14/1
22 May 23+43d Market Rasen Download The Rhino.Bet App Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 6 11-9 9957C97B Conor O'Farrell 9/1
09 Apr 23+23d Market Rasen Follow Us On Twitter At BetRhino Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 7/8 30 11-12 10280C92C Conor O'Farrell 9/1
17 Mar 23+32d Doncaster Doncaster Groundworks Reinforcements Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 19 10-13 104—85C Emma Smith-Chaston 11/1
13 Feb 23+74d Catterick racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 3¾ 11-1 10586B107A Emma Smith-Chaston 17/2
2022 · 5 runs
01 Dec 22+223d Market Rasen Racing TV Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 5/7 7½ 11-4 10865A98A Emma Smith-Chaston 20/1
22 Apr 22+34d Southwell Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 5 ran 5/5 11 10-7 10981C82B Jack Hogan 9/2
19 Mar 22+38d Newcastle Smirnoff At Chaplains Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 4 ran 2/4 7 10-11 —75C105B Alain Cawley 7/2
09 Feb 22+33d Sedgefield Visit attheraces.com Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 10-8 —106B107A Alain Cawley 80/1
07 Jan 22+41d Wetherby wetherbyracing.co.uk Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 6 ran 5/6 19 10-12 —42C84C Alain Cawley 13/2
2021 · 1 run
27 Nov 21 Doncaster Virgin Bet 'Junior' NH Hunt Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 13f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 5/9 2¾ 10-12 —101A101A Alain Cawley 17/2

Quick answers

How many races has Royle Steel won?
Royle Steel (FR) won 2 of 22 archived starts between 2021 and 2025, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 3 times in total (13.6% of starts).
Who trained Royle Steel?
Royle Steel (FR) was trained by Micky Hammond on the most recent run on record, at Catterick on 5 March 2025.
Who is Royle Steel's sire?
Royle Steel (FR) is by Spanish Moon (USA) out of Suffisante (FR), whose sire is Smadoun.
What going does Royle Steel prefer?
Royle Steel (FR) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 13 starts (15.4%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Royle Steel's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 5 March 2025. The highest on record is 109.
What is Royle Steel's sire's record?
Spanish Moon (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 1,671 runs since Jan 2008 (219 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 16.6% from 392. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 278.
Who are Royle Steel's siblings?
Out of Suffisante (FR), Royle Steel (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2021. 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.