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Sapphire Steps (IRE)

3yo filly · Trainer Richard Hannon · Owner J Palmer Brown C Engel And Partner
by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Hidden Steps (GB) (Footstepsinthesand)
10 runs · 4 courses · from Jul 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Newbury Last run 7 Oct 2026 · 9th of 10 Last raced off OR 76
KTB Profile

Sapphire Steps is 1 from 10 on turf, the win coming at Class 4 level in the Watch Weekend Winners Powered By BetVictor EBF Maiden Fillies Stakes over 6f to 7f on good to firm at Newbury in Jul 2025. She has raced seven times at 6f to 7f. Usually prominent, she finished 9 of 10 when held in the Watch Racing Tv Now Handicap Stakes at Nottingham in Oct 2026. She last ran off an official rating of 76, 11lb below her highest ever mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Jul 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4 OR ↓ 11lb off peak
Official rating76↓ 11lb off peak
76 76–87

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 102 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ascot, 10 Jul 2026

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 →

Flat 10 figures · best 109C · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Firm5102B922 runs · 102 / 97
Good4109C883 runs · 109 / 94
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
6f – 7f7109C934 runs · 109 / 98
1m2f – 1m4f1——1 run · —
1m – 1m1f1——1 run · —
Under 6f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 15 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 71A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 4 Sep 2026 Official rating 76 at the last run, 7 Oct 2026

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 10 figures · best 91A · median 74
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Firm590A812 runs · 81 / 71.5
Good491A743 runs · 91 / 76
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
6f – 7f791A814 runs · 91 / 76
1m2f – 1m4f1——1 run · —
1m – 1m1f1——1 run · —
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 15 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 10 analysed runs since Jul 2025

  • Held up 5 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 4 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (10%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Dark Angel (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,890 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1071615%+3.7—
Good to Firm3,69445212.2%+0.91 from 5
Good4,84251010.5%−0.80 from 4
Good to Soft2,40925110.4%−0.90 from 1
Soft2,7282549.3%−2—
Heavy826708.5%−2.8—
Standard (AW)7,28391712.6%+1.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2,06427813.5%+2.20 from 1
6f – 7f10,7051,25311.7%+0.41 from 7
1m – 1m1f4,99754610.9%−0.40 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f2,4702369.6%−1.70 from 1
1m5f – 2m1,09010910%−1.3—
2m1f – 2m4f474428.9%−2.4—
2m5f – 3m8678.1%−3.2—
Over 3m400%−11.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Hidden Steps (GB) (Footstepsinthesand)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Black Sky (IRE)110——
Hidden Army (IRE)30——
Clandestinely (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 5 1 20% +10.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 1 25% +11.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 4 1 25% +11.00
Newmarket 3 0 0% −3.00
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 7 1 14% +8.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Levey 5 1 20% +10.00
Pat Dobbs 2 0 0% −2.00
Ray Dawson 1 0 0% −1.00
Dougie Costello 1 0 0% −1.00
Thomas Greatrex 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 6 0 0% −6.00
2025 4 1 25% +11.00

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
2026 · 6 runs
07 Oct 26+33d Nottingham Watch Racing Tv Now Handicap Stakes (Div II) (gbbplus Race) Class 4 · 10f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Raced freely early - dropped out behind the pack - pushed along over 2f out without reply - always outpaced and finished 9th 9/10 2½ 9-6 7669A60A Pat Dobbs 40/1
04 Sep 26+56d Ascot Sodexo Live! Handicap Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Good · 8 ran Handy early - driven approaching 2f out and lost ground inside final furlong - responded late to stay on one gear to the line 6/8 ¾ 9-2 7894A71A Pat Dobbs 10/1
10 Jul 26+20d Ascot Savills Handicap Stakes Class 3 · 6f · Good To Firm · 11 ran Close up in the early stages - began to weaken before halfway - fell to the back over 1f out and stayed detached to the finish 11/11 nk 8-9 80102B62A Ray Dawson 16/1
20 Jun 26+35d Newmarket JCB Hydrogen Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 9 ran Settled towards the back - driven up approaching 2f out - finished with running on late - held on for fourth 4/9 ¾ 9-8 8192A81A Dougie Costello 8/1
16 May 26+29d Newbury World Pool Bet With The tote Handicap (Str) Class 3 · 8f · Good · 10 ran Settled at the back early - pushed along with a furlong left - made no impression - beaten home in 8th 8/10 ½ 9-2 8369A76A Sean Levey 5/1
17 Apr 26+237d Newbury Dubai Duty Free Full Of Surprises Handicap Class 2 · 7f · Good · 14 ran Settled at the back early - pushed along and made progress inside final furlong - stayed on well but couldn't grab fourth close home 5/14 nse 8-12 84109C91A Sean Levey 40/1
2025 · 4 runs
23 Aug 25+8d Newmarket 100,000 Tattersalls Somerville Auction Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 · 6f · Good To Firm · 20 ran Handy on the far rail - lost pace two out and pressed for effort - stayed on same pace to finish 7th beaten 4.5 lengths 7/20 ¾ 8-12 8793C83A Thomas Greatrex 10/1
15 Aug 25+6d Newbury Sequoia Hair & Spirit St Hugh's Stakes (Fillies' Listed) Class 1 · 5f · Good · 11 ran Settled towards back on far rail - urged into effort 2f out - closed late in the final furlong to finish 7th beaten 4.5 lengths 7/11 1¾ 9-2 8782B72A Sean Levey 8/1
09 Aug 25+22d Newmarket Newsells Park Stud Sweet Solera Stakes (Fillies' Group 3) Class 1 · 7f · Good To Firm · 5 ran Settled in 4th early - lost touch with the pace over 2f out - dropped away in the final furlong to finish 5th 5/5 3½ 9-2 —65C70B Sean Levey 12/1
18 Jul 25 Newbury Watch Weekend Winners Powered By BetVictor EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 11 ran Settled midfield early - moved smoothly into contention approaching final 2f - driven to hit front inside that marker and edged away - kept finding more to score 1/11 9-2 —71B90A Sean Levey 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sapphire Steps won?
Sapphire Steps (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 1 time in total (10% of starts).
Who trains Sapphire Steps?
Sapphire Steps (IRE) is trained by Richard Hannon, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 October 2026.
Who is Sapphire Steps's sire?
Sapphire Steps (IRE) is by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Hidden Steps (GB), whose sire is Footstepsinthesand.
What going does Sapphire Steps prefer?
Sapphire Steps (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Sapphire Steps's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 76, from the run on 7 October 2026. The highest on record is 87.
What is Sapphire Steps's sire's record?
Dark Angel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,890 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
Who are Sapphire Steps's siblings?
Out of Hidden Steps (GB), Sapphire Steps (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2025. 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.