Steel Express (IRE)
Steel Express (IRE) is 1 from 24, the win coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Dec 2015. Last raced off 84, 25lb below the career-high mark.
- 1–24Wins / Runs
- 4.2%Strike rate
- 6 (25%)Placed
- −14.00£1 level staken=24 at SP
- 0.58Fair A/E n=24 · 0.48 incl. margin
- 109Highest OR
- 102dAvg 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 105
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 | 7 | 125B | 91 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 105B | 99 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 126C | 92 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 105B | 82 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 126C | 111.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 92B | 69 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 22 runs looked at, 8 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (6) · did not complete (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 22 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 | 0 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 535 | 51 | 9.5% | −0.6 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 850 | 79 | 9.3% | −0.8 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 485 | 50 | 10.3% | +0.2 | 1 from 7 |
| 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 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,102 | 111 | 10.1% | 0 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,184 | 131 | 11.1% | +1 | 0 from 13 |
| Over 3m | 291 | 45 | 15.5% | +5.4 | 0 from 2 |
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
8 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them The Kings Baby (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m3f–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (The Kings Baby (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Kings Baby (IRE) | 32 | 4 | 2m4f–2m6½f | Class 4 |
| Moonlight Beam (IRE) | 10 | 2 | 2m4½f–2m7½f | Class 4 |
| At The Wings (IRE) | 16 | 2 | 2m3f–2m4f | — |
| The Kings Assassin (IRE) | 20 | 2 | 2m5½f–3m1½f | Class 5 |
| Penny Perfect (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 2m6f | — |
| Jennifer Juniper (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Lady Lawrenny (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Some Joke (IRE) | 15 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Heavy | 7 | 1 | 14% | +3.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Class 5 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Class 6 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +8.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter | 10 | 1 | 10% | +0.00 |
| Chepstow | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Wincanton | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 1 | 25% | +6.00 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Conor Smith | 13 | 1 | 8% | −3.00 |
| Sean Houlihan | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| James Best | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Micheal Nolan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr James King | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 23 | 1 | 4% | −13.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +9.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 16 | 0 | 0% | −16.00 |
| Chase | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 1 | 33% | +7.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Steel Express won?
- Steel Express (IRE) won 1 of 24 archived starts between 2015 and 2022, a strike rate of 4.2%. Placed 6 times in total (25% of starts).
- Who trained Steel Express?
- Steel Express (IRE) was trained by M J Vanstone on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 29 April 2022.
- Who is Steel Express's sire?
- Steel Express (IRE) is by Craigsteel (GB) out of Assidua (IRE), whose sire is Anshan.
- What going does Steel Express prefer?
- Steel Express (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Steel Express's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 29 April 2022. The highest on record is 109.
- What is Steel Express'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 Express's siblings?
- Out of Assidua (IRE), Steel Express (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: The Kings Baby (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (The Kings Baby (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3f–3m1½f. As at Oct 2026.