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Steel Soldier (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer John Norton · Owner Fellowship Of The Rose Partnership 2
by Soldier of Fortune (IRE) out of Gaye Annie (IRE) (Tikkanen)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Jun 2024
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 2 Mar 2026 · 5th of 7 Last raced off OR 76
KTB Profile

Steel Soldier is a gelding by Soldier of Fortune out of Gaye Annie who has failed to win in eight starts on turf, with one placing. His best effort came when third of nine at Huntingdon in Feb 2026. He has raced four times over 1m5f – 2m and four times over 2m1f – 2m4f, without success on good, good to soft, soft or heavy ground. He finished fifth of seven at Southwell in Mar 2026 in a Class 5 novices handicap hurdle, last raced off OR 76.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Dec 2025 · updated 8 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 8 figures · best 75C · median 63
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Soft372C693 runs · 72 / 69
Heavy251C42.52 runs · 51 / 42.5
Good275C69.5—
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m475C70.53 runs · 72 / 69
2m1f – 2m4f464C573 runs · 62 / 52

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 89A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Huntingdon, 19 Feb 2026 Official rating 76 at the last run, 2 Mar 2026

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 8 figures · best 89A · median 78.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Soft385C833 runs · 85 / 83
Heavy289A83.52 runs · 89 / 83.5
Good279C78—
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m489A813 runs · 89 / 85
2m1f – 2m4f483C78.53 runs · 83 / 78

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 6 analysed runs since Dec 2025

  • Prominent 2 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 2 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,888 runs since May 2013 (685 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+88.7—
Good to Firm801620%+8.7—
Good1,54919012.3%+10 from 2
Good to Soft1,24313711%−0.30 from 1
Soft1,89921411.3%00 from 3
Heavy7808611%−0.30 from 2
Standard (AW)336226.5%−4.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f300%−11.3—
6f – 7f71811.3%0—
1m – 1m1f24983.2%−8.1—
1m2f – 1m4f4936413%+1.7—
1m5f – 2m1,58519312.2%+0.90 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1,99920310.2%−1.10 from 4
2m5f – 3m1,24415612.5%+1.2—
Over 3m2443413.9%+2.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2013 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Gaye Annie (IRE) (Tikkanen)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Always A Reason (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m3f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Always A Reason (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Always A Reason (IRE)1232m3f–2m4½fClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

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

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00

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

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Conor Rabbitt 5 0 0% −5.00
Joe Williamson 2 0 0% −2.00
William Maggs 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 0 0% −4.00
2025 2 0 0% −2.00
2024 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
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
2026 · 4 runs
02 Mar 26+11d Southwell Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 7 ran Sat fourth early - lost touch from 3 out - dropped away before 2 out - eventually finished 5th 5/7 2¾ 10-5 7669C73B Conor Rabbitt 8/1
19 Feb 26+23d Huntingdon Irish Thoroughbred Marketing At Huntingdon Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Heavy · 9 ran Settled just off the pace - pushed along after three out and up to third by the last - kept going on the run-in to finish third 3/9 1½ 10-6 7651C89A William Maggs 40/1
27 Jan 26+12d Newcastle Border Minstrel Sunday Lunch Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4½f · Heavy · 10 ran Settled in the pack - pushed along and dropped away 3 out - soon toiling - well held in 7th 7/10 10 10-9 7834C78C Conor Rabbitt 50/1
15 Jan 26+19d Newcastle Mini Golf At High Gosforth Park Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 16 ran Held up early - never a factor - well beaten in 13th 13/16 20 10-7 8252C67C Conor Rabbitt 80/1
2025 · 2 runs
27 Dec 25+22d Wetherby William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 11 ran Settled towards the back - checked in touch at the third-last after a bump - no headway from there - well beaten in the closing stages 9/11 7 10-11 —72C85C Conor Rabbitt 250/1
05 Dec 25+495d Sedgefield BetWright Bet The Wright Way Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m1f · Soft · 9 ran Settled in the pack early - pushed along and slipped to the back before 2 out - well held at the finish 9/9 8 10-13 —62C83C Conor Rabbitt 200/1
2024 · 2 runs
28 Jul 24+39d Uttoxeter QuinnBet Daily Free Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 11 ran 6/11 3¼ 10-11 —64C79C Joe Williamson 125/1
19 Jun 24 Worcester PJ Nicholls KGM Korea Genuinely Made Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m · Good · 11 ran 11/11 13 10-6 —75C77C Joe Williamson 250/1

Quick answers

How many races has Steel Soldier won?
Steel Soldier (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2024 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trains Steel Soldier?
Steel Soldier (IRE) is trained by John Norton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 March 2026.
Who is Steel Soldier's sire?
Steel Soldier (IRE) is by Soldier of Fortune (IRE) out of Gaye Annie (IRE), whose sire is Tikkanen.
What is Steel Soldier's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 76, from the run on 2 March 2026. The highest on record is 82.
What is Steel Soldier's sire's record?
Soldier of Fortune (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,888 runs since May 2013 (685 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
Who are Steel Soldier's siblings?
Out of Gaye Annie (IRE), Steel Soldier (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Always A Reason (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Always A Reason (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3f–2m4½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from June 2024. 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.