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Horse profile

Side Stepper (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2025) · Last trainer Christian Williams · Last owner Ms S Howell And Partner 1
by Nathaniel (IRE) out of Luvly Rita (USA) (Danehill Dancer)
13 runs · 7 courses · from Aug 2023
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Jul 2025 — 462 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2025 · 6th of 10 Won at Uttoxeter Last raced off OR 76
KTB Profile

Side Stepper won the QuinnBet Novices Handicap Chase at Uttoxeter in May 2025 off an official rating of 73 at Class 5 level. The gelding, by Nathaniel out of Luvly Rita, recorded one win and four places from 13 starts on turf, with the success coming over 2m5f to 3m on good ground. All four runs at Uttoxeter produced that win. He finished sixth of 10, prominent, in a Class 5 novices handicap chase at Uttoxeter in Jul 2025 off an official rating of 76.

Based on 13 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Mar 2025 · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically led Win at Class 5
Official rating76↓ 1lb off peak
76 68–77

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 101 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Hereford, 10 Apr 2025

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 12 figures · best 120A · median 81
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good10120A83.5—
Good to Soft271C58—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Over 3m4120A100.5—
2m1f – 2m4f480C59—
2m5f – 3m2109A95.5—
1m5f – 2m285B59.5—

Of 13 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 99A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 3 May 2025 Official rating 76 at the last run, 16 Jul 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 13 figures · best 99A · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good1199A82—
Good to Soft295C93—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Over 3m499B85—
2m1f – 2m4f495C79.5—
2m5f – 3m399A91—
1m5f – 2m286B80—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 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 5 analysed runs since Mar 2025

  • Led 3 (60%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 1 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Nathaniel (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 7,066 runs since Jan 2008 (634 horses).

Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.2% from 324.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm21419%+7.4—
Good to Firm78410213%+1.4—
Good1,86623212.4%+0.81 from 11
Good to Soft1,00311411.4%−0.20 from 2
Soft1,22614111.5%−0.1—
Heavy4054711.6%0—
Standard (AW)1,75918310.4%−1.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f400%−11.6—
6f – 7f324206.2%−5.4—
1m – 1m1f877788.9%−2.7—
1m2f – 1m4f2,49833313.3%+1.7—
1m5f – 2m2,13825211.8%+0.20 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f8199111.1%−0.50 from 4
2m5f – 3m337329.5%−2.11 from 3
Over 3m691724.6%+130 from 4

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Luvly Rita (USA) (Danehill Dancer)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Summer Palace (USA)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 11 1 9% −6.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 10 1 10% −5.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 4 1 25% +1.00
Worcester 4 0 0% −4.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Over 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 3 1 33% +2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jack Tudor 6 1 17% −1.00
Nick Scholfield 4 0 0% −4.00
James Turner 2 0 0% −2.00
Gavin Sheehan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 0 0% −10.00
Tongue tie 3 1 33% +2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 5 1 20% +0.00
2024 4 0 0% −4.00
2023 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
Chase 5 1 20% +0.00
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
16 Jul 25+32d Uttoxeter BetWright Bet The Wright Way Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 26f · Good · 10 ran Handy early - hit front 2nd and held it to 10th - regained advantage after 12th before losing it next - blundered 3 out - another error 2 out and unable to find more finishing sixth 6/10 14 10-6 7669B75A Jack Tudor 6/1
14 Jun 25+42d Uttoxeter Fairways Garden Centre Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 8 ran Went straight to front - clipped 9th and clumsy leap saw advantage lost right after - sat with front group - urged forward before 3 out - lost place from 2 out and well held at finish 4/8 17 10-5 7782B82A Jack Tudor 3/1
03 May 25+23d Uttoxeter QuinnBet Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 10 ran Set the pace from the start - pushed out in the closing stages - hung on by a nose 1/10 10-5 73—99A Jack Tudor 4/1J
10 Apr 25+25d Hereford Accasion Marquees Handicap Chase Class 5 · 25f · Good · 6 ran Set the pace with fluent leaps - driven approaching final fence where overtaken - lost second wind through closing stretch to finish second 2/6 2¼ 10-2 71101A99B Jack Tudor 16/5
16 Mar 25+238d Chepstow DragonBet Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19.5f · Good · 8 ran Held up at the back - lost touch early - mistake 10th and never a factor 8/8 40 10-2 7247C66C Jack Tudor 8/1
21 Jul 24+17d Stratford Allan Atkinson Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 26.5f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 shd 10-2 72100C74C Gavin Sheehan 13/8F
04 Jul 24+20d Perth Gleneagles Project Services Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 24f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 2¼ 10-4 72109A91A Jack Tudor 9/4F
14 Jun 24+13d Newton Abbot St Austell Brewery Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 26.5f · Good · 12 ran 3/12 ½ 9-9 68120A95A James Turner 25/1
01 Jun 24+237d Worcester PJ Nicholls KGM - Korea Genuinley Made Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 ¾ 9-9 6880C68C James Turner 33/1
08 Oct 23+9d Uttoxeter Winter Ladies Day Friday 20th October Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 9/11 8½ 11-2 —71C91C Nick Scholfield 250/1
29 Sep 23+11d Worcester Forge Cattery In Fernhill Heath Worcester Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 9/9 1¾ 11-1 —45C95C Nick Scholfield 250/1
18 Sep 23+27d Worcester Amber Beverley-Smith Rideforamber Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 7½ 11-2 —34C74C Nick Scholfield 80/1
22 Aug 23 Worcester eventmasters.co.uk Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 6½ 10-13 —85B86B Nick Scholfield 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Side Stepper (IRE) won?
Side Stepper (IRE) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2023 and 2025, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 4 times in total (30.8% of starts).
Who trained Side Stepper (IRE)?
Side Stepper (IRE) was trained by Christian Williams on the most recent run on record, at Uttoxeter on 16 July 2025.
Who is Side Stepper (IRE)'s sire?
Side Stepper (IRE) is by Nathaniel (IRE) out of Luvly Rita (USA), whose sire is Danehill Dancer.
What going does Side Stepper (IRE) prefer?
Side Stepper (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 11 starts (9.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Side Stepper (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 76, from the run on 16 July 2025. The highest on record is 77.
What is Side Stepper (IRE)'s sire's record?
Nathaniel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 7,066 runs since Jan 2008 (634 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.2% from 324.
Who are Side Stepper (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Luvly Rita (USA), Side Stepper (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2023. 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.