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Horse profile

Silver Steel (FR)

11yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2014) · Last trainer Richard Ford · Last owner Mrs Julie Gordon Keith Hesketh
by Robin Des Pres (FR) out of Oliver's Queen (FR) (King Cyrus I)
42 runs · 19 courses · from Apr 2007
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Apr 2014 — 4,581 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2014 5 wins · 5 courses Last raced off OR 84
KTB Profile

Silver Steel (FR) is 5 from 42. Hasn't won since Jan 2013. Last raced off 84, 28lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 42 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 28lb off peak
Official rating84↓ 28lb off peak
84 84–112

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 113A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kelso, 8 May 2013 Official rating 84 at the last run, 21 Apr 2014

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 37 figures · best 122B · median 98
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good16122B109.5—
Soft8116A94—
Good to Soft7107C99—
Heavy398B96—
Good to Firm3109A103—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f19120A99—
1m5f – 2m13122B97—
2m5f – 3m5117B109—

Of 42 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 37 figures from 42 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
Robin Des Pres (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 2,800 runs since Jan 2008 (229 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+10.8—
Good to Firm941819.1%+9.90 from 3
Good1,0921019.2%03 from 19
Good to Soft525468.8%−0.40 from 9
Soft735719.7%+0.51 from 8
Heavy333216.3%−2.91 from 3
Standard (AW)1500%−9.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f400%−9.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1400%−9.2—
1m5f – 2m719659%−0.23 from 14
2m1f – 2m4f1,1051059.5%+0.31 from 23
2m5f – 3m768688.9%−0.31 from 5
Over 3m1902010.5%+1.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Oliver's Queen (FR) (King Cyrus I)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 19 3 16% −8.00
Good to Soft 9 0 0% −9.00
Soft 8 1 13% −0.50
Heavy 3 1 33% +3.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 20 3 15% −3.50
Class 4 19 2 11% −11.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Musselburgh 5 1 20% +2.50
Kelso 4 1 25% −0.50
Southwell 4 0 0% −4.00
Perth 3 1 33% +3.00
Cartmel 3 0 0% −3.00
Sedgefield 3 0 0% −3.00
Uttoxeter 3 1 33% +1.50
Huntingdon 2 0 0% −2.00
Fontwell 2 1 50% +1.00
Stratford 2 0 0% −2.00
Newton Abbot 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle 2 0 0% −2.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 23 1 4% −19.50
1m5f – 2m 14 3 21% +4.00
2m5f – 3m 5 1 20% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Graham Lee 13 2 15% −5.00
Harry Challoner 11 1 9% −3.50
Tony Dobbin 5 0 0% −5.00
A P McCoy 2 0 0% −2.00
Lucy Alexander 2 1 50% +4.00
Stephen Craine 2 1 50% +1.00
Brian Harding 2 0 0% −2.00
Davy Condon 2 0 0% −2.00
Wilson Renwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Thomas 1 0 0% −1.00
Harry Haynes 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 20 4 20% −3.00
None 13 0 0% −13.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 3 1 33% +4.50
Tongue tie + visor 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 3 0 0% −3.00
2013 5 1 20% +2.50
2012 7 1 14% −1.00
2011 2 0 0% −2.00
2010 4 0 0% −4.00
2009 11 3 27% +0.00
2008 7 0 0% −7.00
2007 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 32 5 16% −7.50
Hurdle 9 0 0% −9.00
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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2014 · 3 runs
21 Apr 14+50d Huntingdon Roy Kelleher Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-12 84— Harry Challoner 9/1
02 Mar 14+44d Huntingdon Hog Roast Catering Company Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4f · Soft · 4 ran 3/4 24 10-8 8783C Harry Challoner 15/2
17 Jan 14+220d Musselburgh IMA Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase (Betfair Scottish Chase Series Qualifier) Class 5 · 3m · Good To Soft · 8 ran 7/8 1¼ 11-6 8991C Harry Challoner 20/1
2013 · 5 runs
11 Jun 13+34d Fontwell Eazylay Flooring & Beds - West Sussex Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m3f · Good To Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-12 89— A P McCoy 11/4
08 May 13+19d Kelso NFU Mutual Alnwick Selling Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m7½f · Good · 14 ran 2/14 8 11-1 89113A Harry Challoner 28/1
19 Apr 13+42d Southwell Print Monkey Supporting Rotary Polio Eradication Handicap Chase Class 4 · 1m7½f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 4½ 10-13 9273C Wilson Renwick 11/1
08 Mar 13+63d Ayr La Barrique Fine Wines Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m4f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 26 11-6 9479C Harry Challoner 9/2
04 Jan 13+43d Musselburgh 32Red.com Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 5 ran 1/5 11-5 91108B Harry Challoner 13/2
2012 · 7 runs
22 Nov 12+26d Market Rasen Direct 365 Business Necessities Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m3f · Soft · 5 ran 4/5 15 11-5 9382C Lucy Alexander 9/1
27 Oct 12+67d Stratford Keogh And Hows Handicap Chase (For The Keogh And Hows Challenge Trophy) Class 5 · 2m1f · Soft · 9 ran 6/9 3¾ 11-1 9495A Harry Challoner 16/1
21 Aug 12+28d Perth Pipe And Piling Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m · Heavy · 5 ran 1/5 11-5 9098B Lucy Alexander 5/1
24 Jul 12+48d Bangor-on-Dee Primesight Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m1½f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 8 10-13 90107B Harry Challoner 25/1
06 Jun 12+80d Cartmel Carlsberg UK Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m1½f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 7/11 62 11-5 9388C Harry Challoner 20/1
18 Mar 12+53d Newton Abbot Newton Abbot Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 5 10-12 9684C Harry Challoner 20/1
25 Jan 12+364d Musselburgh Bunny Maitland-carew Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-2 100— Graham Lee 25/1
2011 · 2 runs
26 Jan 11+21d Musselburgh betfair.com/paulnicholls Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m4f · Good · 8 ran BD/8 — 10-4 104— Harry Challoner 16/1
05 Jan 11+99d Southwell Happy New Year From Star Sports Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 1m7½f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 3/7 5 11-12 95102B Graham Lee 7/1
2010 · 4 runs
28 Sep 10+20d Sedgefield C & A Pumps Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 30 11-10 10687C Graham Lee 7/1
08 Sep 10+20d Uttoxeter Total People Ltd Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 4/10 1¼ 11-6 109104C Graham Lee 16/1
19 Aug 10+105d Stratford Betfair Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m1f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 1¾ 10-13 110100B Graham Lee 6/1
06 May 10+178d Wetherby Wetherby Racecourse For Wedding Receptions Handicap Chase Class 4 · 1m7f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 9 11-9 11293C Graham Lee 8/1
2009 · 11 runs
09 Nov 09+12d Southwell Bet After The Off At Ladbrokes.com Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m · Good To Firm · 5 ran 3/5 9 11-12 112103B Sam Thomas 11/8F
28 Oct 09+14d Haydock Racing UK 20 Per Month Handicap Chase Class 4 · 1m7½f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 2¾ 11-12 112122B Graham Lee 11/10F
14 Oct 09+10d Uttoxeter Red Square Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-6 97121A Graham Lee 7/2J
04 Oct 09+36d Kelso Sis Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m1f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 11-9 97120A Graham Lee 5/2F
29 Aug 09+44d Cartmel Cube247.co.uk Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m1½f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 ¾ 11-4 92116A Graham Lee 7/2J
16 Jul 09+30d Cartmel Frank Whittle Partnership Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m1½f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 ½ 11-6 89112A Graham Lee 7/2F
16 Jun 09+27d Newton Abbot River Teign Classified Chase Class 5 · 2m5f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 3/16 6 10-12 89109A A P McCoy 7/4F
20 May 09+54d Sedgefield SM Thompson Steelplate Specialists Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 4/11 10 11-4 9199A Graham Lee 7/1
27 Mar 09+12d Fontwell Birthday Sponsorship At racesponsors.co.uk Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m5f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-8 86117B Stephen Craine 2/1F
15 Mar 09+29d Southwell T Frost (Bawtry) Suppliers To Horse Racing Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m4½f · Good · 14 ran 2/14 hd 11-9 86116A Stephen Craine 16/1
14 Feb 09+68d Uttoxeter Bet On totescoop6 At totesport.com Novices' Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Heavy · 18 ran 4/18 2¾ 11-3 9189C Graham Lee 10/1
2008 · 7 runs
08 Dec 08+27d Musselburgh Play Casino Online at scotbet.com Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 5/10 7 11-12 9595C Brian Harding 20/1
11 Nov 08+10d Sedgefield John Hellens (Contracts) Maiden Chase Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good · 12 ran 8/12 28 11-2 9590C Davy Condon 8/1
01 Nov 08+192d Down Royal Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle (81-102) 2m4f · Soft · 20 ran 17/20 4 11-2 9293C Davy Condon 10/1
23 Apr 08+28d Perth Betfair Amateur Riders' Finale Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m · Good · 15 ran 7/15 ½ 11-4 9589C Harry Haynes 4/1J
26 Mar 08+43d Newcastle Guinness Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4½f · Good · 17 ran 4/17 1¾ 11-12 95113A Tony Dobbin 14/1
12 Feb 08+32d Newcastle James Fletcher Marquee & Pavilion Hire Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Good To Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-12 95— Tony Dobbin 10/1
11 Jan 08+33d Kelso Middlemiss Embroidery, Jedburgh Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Heavy · 15 ran 9/15 12 11-5 9596C Tony Dobbin 33/1
2007 · 3 runs
09 Dec 07+21d Kelso Scottish Field Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 16 ran 7/16 2½ 11-0 —97C Tony Dobbin 9/4
18 Nov 07+205d Carlisle Book Your Conference Here Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 3/16 15 10-12 —107C Brian Harding 11/1
27 Apr 07 Perth Evening Express Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 4/14 7 10-13 —95C Tony Dobbin 7/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Silver Steel won?
Silver Steel (FR) won 5 of 42 archived starts between 2007 and 2014, a strike rate of 11.9%. Placed 14 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Silver Steel?
Silver Steel (FR) was trained by Richard Ford on the most recent run on record, at Huntingdon on 21 April 2014.
Who is Silver Steel's sire?
Silver Steel (FR) is by Robin Des Pres (FR) out of Oliver's Queen (FR), whose sire is King Cyrus I.
What going does Silver Steel prefer?
Silver Steel (FR) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Silver Steel's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 21 April 2014. The highest on record is 112.
What is Silver Steel's sire's record?
Robin Des Pres (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 2,800 runs since Jan 2008 (229 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from April 2007. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.