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Horse profile

Steely Grace (IRE)

4yo filly (at last run, Apr 2013) · Last trainer E D Delany · Last owner E D Delany
by Refuse To Bend (IRE) out of Daganya (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Oct 2011
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Apr 2013 — 4,947 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2013 · 10th of 13 New yard Last raced off OR 60
KTB Profile

Steely Grace (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 20 at Naas (Oct 2011). Last raced off 60, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 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 70A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Tipperary, 24 May 2012 Official rating 60 at the last run, 5 Apr 2013

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 7 figures · best 81A · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)267A62.5—
Good to Soft281A78.5—
Soft281A78—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
6f – 7f481A75.5—
Under 6f381A70—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 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
Refuse To Bend (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 4,868 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5846.9%−2.9—
Good to Firm952899.3%−0.50 from 1
Good1,09410910%+0.2—
Good to Soft5555610.1%+0.30 from 2
Soft715709.8%00 from 2
Heavy245208.2%−1.6—
Standard (AW)1,24912910.3%+0.50 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2903110.7%+0.90 from 3
6f – 7f1,5291439.4%−0.40 from 4
1m – 1m1f1,04110610.2%+0.4—
1m2f – 1m4f944879.2%−0.6—
1m5f – 2m671619.1%−0.7—
2m1f – 2m4f2973411.4%+1.6—
2m5f – 3m901516.7%+6.9—
Over 3m600%−9.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Daganya (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)

8 siblings in the archive, 8 winners — best of them Akasaka (IRE) (8 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m4½f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Degraves (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Akasaka (IRE)4187f–1m2½f—
Jashma (IRE)3255fClass 3
Kernoff (IRE)1335f–6f—
Degraves (IRE)721m–1m1fGroup 3
Cape Of Good Grace (IRE)821m4f–1m4½f—
Chasca (IRE)726fClass 5
Dancing Years (IRE)625f–6fClass 5
Rusper Dreams (IRE)817fClass 6

Record by conditions

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

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Naas 3 0 0% −3.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
Under 6f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Shane Foley 5 0 0% −5.00
Joseph O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00
Gary Carroll 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 1 0 0% −1.00
2012 5 0 0% −5.00
2011 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
05 Apr 13+125d Dundalk (AW) www.thetote.com Handicap (47-70) 6f · Standard · 13 ran 10/13 1 9-5 6058A Joseph O'Brien 10/1
01 Dec 12+191d Wolverhampton (AW) 32Red.com Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 12 ran 4/12 2¾ 8-12 6267A Shane Foley 2/1F
24 May 12+8d Tipperary Follow Tipperary On Facebook Handicap (47-70) 5f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 9/17 1¼ 9-2 6670A Shane Foley 9/2F
16 May 12+25d Naas Summer BBQ Evenings at Naas Handicap 5f · Good To Yielding · 20 ran 6/20 ½ 9-10 6881A Shane Foley 7/2
21 Apr 12+27d Naas Goracingatnaasracecourse.com Maiden 6f · Good To Yielding · 20 ran 5/20 3 9-0 —76A Shane Foley 4/1
25 Mar 12+161d Curragh Elusive Pimpernel Maiden 6f · Yielding · 30 ran 6/30 ½ 9-0 —75A Shane Foley 7/1
16 Oct 11 Naas Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Fillies Maiden 6f · Yielding To Soft · 20 ran 3/20 ½ 9-0 —81A Gary Carroll 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Steely Grace (IRE) won?
Steely Grace (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2011 and 2013. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trained Steely Grace (IRE)?
Steely Grace (IRE) was trained by E D Delany on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 5 April 2013.
Who is Steely Grace (IRE)'s sire?
Steely Grace (IRE) is by Refuse To Bend (IRE) out of Daganya (IRE), whose sire is Danehill Dancer.
What is Steely Grace (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 60, from the run on 5 April 2013. The highest on record is 68.
What is Steely Grace (IRE)'s sire's record?
Refuse To Bend (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 4,868 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Steely Grace (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Daganya (IRE), Steely Grace (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 8 of them winners. Most wins: Akasaka (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Degraves (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m4½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2011. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.