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Sheila's Steps (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, May 2017) · Last trainer John Joseph Hanlon · Last owner T Gaughan
10 runs · 8 courses · from Jun 2015
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 May 2017 — 3,437 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2017 · 8th of 13
KTB Profile

Sheila's Steps (IRE) is yet to win from 10 starts. Best effort: 4th of 5 at Lingfield (AW) (Sep 2015).

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 2 figures · best 72C · median 49
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 3 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 3 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 78C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cork, 16 Oct 2016

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 54C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Windsor, 3 Aug 2015 Official rating 49 at the last flat run, 24 Sep 2015

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 5 figures · best 79C · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good379C75—
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m479C77—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 4 figures · best 54C · median 41.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)348A35—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f254C44.5—
1m5f – 2m1———
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 10 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 · 9 figures from 10 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 4,555 runs since Jan 2008 (298 horses).

Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.8% from 451.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1800%−9.9—
Good to Firm7017410.6%+0.70 from 1
Good949848.9%−10 from 3
Good to Soft4515111.3%+1.4—
Soft691689.8%−0.10 from 1
Heavy1942211.3%+1.40 from 2
Standard (AW)1,5501529.8%−0.10 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3163410.8%+0.9—
6f – 7f1,48917511.8%+1.9—
1m – 1m1f1,1171009%−0.90 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1,0331029.9%00 from 2
1m5f – 2m451265.8%−4.10 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f113108.8%−1.10 from 2
2m5f – 3m32412.5%+2.6—
Over 3m4125%+15.1—

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

Dam

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

The wins came over 5f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Packing Stones (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Piecederesistance (IRE)3421m–1m2fClass 4
Packing Stones (IRE)326fClass 3
Usra (IRE)815f—
Dana Forever (IRE)2316fClass 5
Perfect Base (IRE)80——
Chillala (IRE)150——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Niall Prendergast 2 0 0% −2.00
Rachael Blackmore 2 0 0% −2.00
Liam Jones 2 0 0% −2.00
Paddy Kennedy 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00
Silvestre De Sousa 1 0 0% −1.00
David Probert 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie 4 0 0% −4.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 2 0 0% −2.00
2016 4 0 0% −4.00
2015 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
Flat 4 0 0% −4.00
Chase 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
24 May 17+52d Wexford Welcome To Wexford Racecourse Maiden Hurdle 20.5f · Good · 13 ran 8/13 36 11-5 —72C72C Niall Prendergast 50/1
02 Apr 17+168d Fairyhouse Hire2k Beginners Chase 17f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-6 ——— Paddy Kennedy 100/1
16 Oct 16+135d Cork Corkracecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 16 ran 14/16 1¾ 11-0 —26C78C Niall Prendergast 150/1
03 Jun 16+28d Tramore www.tramore-racecourse.com Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 10 ran 9/10 42 11-2 ——75C Brian Hayes 80/1
06 May 16+31d Cork Mccarthy Insurance Group Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 18 ran 14/18 ¾ 11-0 ——79C Rachael Blackmore 50/1
05 Apr 16+194d Fairyhouse Your Clubs Fundraiser At Fairyhouse, Enquire Today Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran 12/14 31 10-9 ——76C Rachael Blackmore 50/1
24 Sep 15+22d Chelmsford City (AW) Scoop6Soccer The 1 Million Football Bet Handicap Class 6 · 13.5f · Standard · 8 ran 7/8 34 8-5 49—29C Silvestre De Sousa 20/1
02 Sep 15+30d Lingfield (AW) Bet And Watch At TitanBet.co.uk Claiming Stakes (AW) Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 5 ran 4/5 13 8-13 ——35C Liam Jones 14/1
03 Aug 15+42d Windsor Ladbrokes Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 13/14 7 9-5 ——54C David Probert 100/1
22 Jun 15 Wolverhampton (AW) Business Venue 365 Days A Year Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8.5f · Standard · 8 ran 7/8 1 9-5 ——48A Liam Jones 22/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sheila's Steps (IRE) won?
Sheila's Steps (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2015 and 2017.
Who trained Sheila's Steps (IRE)?
Sheila's Steps (IRE) was trained by John Joseph Hanlon on the most recent run on record, at Wexford on 24 May 2017.
Who is Sheila's Steps (IRE)'s sire?
Sheila's Steps (IRE) is by Excellent Art (GB) out of Positive Step (IRE), whose sire is Footstepsinthesand.
What is Sheila's Steps (IRE)'s official rating?
Sheila's Steps (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 49.
What is Sheila's Steps (IRE)'s sire's record?
Excellent Art (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 4,555 runs since Jan 2008 (298 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.8% from 451.
Who are Sheila's Steps (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Positive Step (IRE), Sheila's Steps (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Piecederesistance (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Packing Stones (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2015. 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.