Steel Cap (IRE)
Steel Cap (IRE) is 1 from 9. Hasn't won since Sep 2018. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 4 on softer). Last raced off a career-high mark of 110.
- 1–9Wins / Runs
- 11.1%Strike rate
- 3 (33.3%)Placed
- −3.00£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 1.42Fair A/E n=9 · 1.14 incl. margin
- 110Highest OR
- 42dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 103
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 103A | 89.5 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 95C | 66 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 103A | 95 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 72C | 66 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 9 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 3,393 runs since Jan 2008 (262 horses).
Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.5% from 291. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6.9% from 763.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +23.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 195 | 20 | 10.3% | +0.2 | — |
| Good | 1,287 | 136 | 10.6% | +0.5 | 1 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 535 | 51 | 9.5% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 850 | 79 | 9.3% | −0.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 485 | 50 | 10.3% | +0.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 38 | 5 | 13.2% | +3.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 20 | 1 | 5% | −5.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | −6.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 763 | 53 | 6.9% | −3.2 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,102 | 111 | 10.1% | 0 | 1 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,184 | 131 | 11.1% | +1 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 291 | 45 | 15.5% | +5.4 | — |
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
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Graineyhill (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m5f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graineyhill (IRE) | 33 | 4 | 2m–2m5f | — |
| Incas Article (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 2m | — |
| Dun Bawn (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Inca Cave (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Downpatrick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Donoghue | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Denis O'Regan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Davy Russell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mark Enright | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr J J Codd | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hood | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.00 |
| None | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Flat | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Aug 19+24d | Sligo | Kilcawley Construction Maiden Hurdle | 2/9 | 1¼ | 11-12 | 110 | 93A | 128A | Keith Donoghue | 3/1 |
| 15 Jul 19+49d | Downpatrick | Tony Patterson Sports Grounds (C & G) Maiden Hurdle | 2/9 | 3½ | 11-12 | 102 | 103A | 123A | Mark Enright | 8/1 |
| 27 May 19+3d | Ballinrobe | Tim Kelly Group Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | PU/16 | — | 11-6 | 102 | — | — | Denis O'Regan | 20/1 |
| 24 May 19+191d | Downpatrick | Tote Supporting Downpatrick Racecourse Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 9/12 | 3¼ | 11-5 | 102 | 86B | 97A | Denis O'Regan | 10/1 |
| 2018 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Nov 18+18d | Fairyhouse | Christmas Parties At Fairyhouse December 15th Maiden Hurdle | 7/11 | 14 | 11-12 | — | 72C | 88C | Jack Kennedy | 20/1 |
| 27 Oct 18+18d | Galway | Corrib Oil Maiden Hurdle | 9/17 | 20 | 11-12 | — | 45C | 97C | Keith Donoghue | 20/1 |
| 09 Oct 18+22d | Galway | Mervue Maiden Hurdle | 9/15 | nk | 11-12 | — | 95C | 99C | Davy Russell | 20/1 |
| 17 Sep 18+10d | Galway | Galway 2020 Maiden Hurdle | 5/15 | 50 | 11-12 | — | 66C | 100C | Davy Russell | 14/1 |
| 07 Sep 18 | Kilbeggan | September 7th Celebration Race Meeting (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 1/12 | 12-0 | — | — | 87A | Mr J J Codd | 5/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Steel Cap won?
- Steel Cap (IRE) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2018 and 2019, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 3 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained Steel Cap?
- Steel Cap (IRE) was trained by Gordon Elliott on the most recent run on record, at Sligo on 8 August 2019.
- Who is Steel Cap's sire?
- Steel Cap (IRE) is by Craigsteel (GB) out of Inca Hill (IRE), whose sire is Insan.
- What going does Steel Cap prefer?
- Steel Cap (IRE) has the best record on good 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 Steel Cap's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 8 August 2019. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Steel Cap's sire's record?
- Craigsteel (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 3,393 runs since Jan 2008 (262 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.5% from 291. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6.9% from 763.
- Who are Steel Cap's siblings?
- Out of Inca Hill (IRE), Steel Cap (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Graineyhill (IRE) (4). The wins came over 2m–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.