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Horse profile

Steel Silk (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, May 2008) · Last trainer David Brown · Last owner Ron Hull
by Desert Style (IRE) out of Dear Catch (IRE) (Bluebird)
7 runs · 7 courses · from Oct 2006
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 May 2008 — 6,757 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2008 · 5th of 8 New yard Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 63
KTB Profile

Steel Silk (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts. Best effort: 3rd of 6 at Pontefract (Aug 2007).

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

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 51A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 6 May 2008 Official rating 63 at the last run, 6 May 2008

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 →

Flat 6 figures · best 71C · median 47
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)251A47.5—
Good to Firm1———
Firm1———
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f471C49—
1m2f – 1m4f247C45.5—

Of 7 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 · 6 figures from 7 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
Desert Style (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 2,544 runs since Jan 2008 (247 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 4.7% from 339. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 232.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm28517.9%+9.30 from 1
Good to Firm4034511.2%+2.60 from 1
Good526448.4%−0.20 from 1
Good to Soft219198.7%+0.10 from 1
Soft339164.7%−3.90 from 1
Heavy12997%−1.6—
Standard (AW)900829.1%+0.50 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2743111.3%+2.7—
6f – 7f774658.4%−0.2—
1m – 1m1f607569.2%+0.60 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f451408.9%+0.30 from 2
1m5f – 2m232114.7%−3.90 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f15196%−2.6—
2m5f – 3m47714.9%+6.3—
Over 3m8112.5%+3.9—

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
Dear Catch (IRE) (Bluebird)

7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Choc'a'moca (IRE) (8 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Bluegrass Blues (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Choc'a'moca (IRE)7085f–7fClass 6
Bluegrass Blues (IRE)2865f–1mClass 3
Golden Destiny (IRE)2755f–6fClass 3
Quite A Catch (IRE)1721mClass 6
Free Entry (IRE)715fClass 5
Rode Two Destiny (IRE)60——
Missabeat (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

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

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mark Lawson 2 0 0% −2.00
Royston Ffrench 2 0 0% −2.00
Paul Mulrennan 1 0 0% −1.00
Keith Mercer 1 0 0% −1.00
Kerrin McEvoy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 1 0 0% −1.00
2007 5 0 0% −5.00
2006 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 6 0 0% −6.00
Hurdle 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
2008 · 1 run
06 May 08+131d Southwell (AW) karndean.com Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 1m · Standard · 8 ran 5/8 shd 8-9 6351A Paul Mulrennan 50/1
2007 · 5 runs
27 Dec 07+97d Wetherby Online On Air skybet.com Introductory Juvenile Novices' Hdl Class 3 · 2m · Good To Soft · 18 ran PU/18 — 11-0 —— Keith Mercer 40/1
21 Sep 07+25d Wolverhampton (AW) Heads-Up at williamhillpoker.co.uk Handicap Class 5 · 1m4f · Standard · 9 ran 8/9 13 8-6 6544C Mark Lawson 40/1
27 Aug 07+19d Ripon Pateley Bridge Handicap Class 5 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 7/8 5 9-2 6847C Mark Lawson 14/1
08 Aug 07+6d Pontefract Matty Bown Memorial Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m · Firm · 6 ran 3/6 6 9-3 —47C Royston Ffrench 20/1
02 Aug 07+299d Nottingham visitnottingham.com Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 1m · Good · 8 ran 4/8 hd 9-3 —71C Royston Ffrench 25/1
2006 · 1 run
07 Oct 06 York Shirley Heights E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 1m · Soft · 13 ran 13/13 2 9-3 —41C Kerrin McEvoy 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Steel Silk won?
Steel Silk (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2006 and 2008.
Who trained Steel Silk?
Steel Silk (IRE) was trained by David Brown on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 6 May 2008.
Who is Steel Silk's sire?
Steel Silk (IRE) is by Desert Style (IRE) out of Dear Catch (IRE), whose sire is Bluebird.
What is Steel Silk's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 63, from the run on 6 May 2008. The highest on record is 68.
What is Steel Silk's sire's record?
Desert Style (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 2,544 runs since Jan 2008 (247 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 4.7% from 339. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 232.
Who are Steel Silk's siblings?
Out of Dear Catch (IRE), Steel Silk (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Choc'a'moca (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Bluegrass Blues (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2006. 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.