Horse profile
Step Back In Time (IRE)
by Footstepsinthesand (GB) out of Gift Of Time (GB) (Cadeaux Genereux)
45 runs · 11 courses · from Oct 2021
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · Navan
Ran 13 days ago · 8th of 22
Last raced off OR 42
KTB Profile
Step Back In Time is a mare who has won four of 45 starts, all at Navan in handicaps. She gained those wins on soft and good ground over under 6f and 6f – 7f, the most recent in Oct 2025. All four turf successes have come at the same track from 14 runs there while she is 0 from eight on the all-weather. Typically held up, she finished eighth of 22 at Navan in Oct 2026 when last seen off an official rating of 42.
Based on 45 archived runs · run-style from 25 commented runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically prominent
All wins on turf
OR ↓ 17lb off peak
- 4–45Wins / Runs
- 8.9%Strike rate
- 10 (22.2%)Placed
- +20.00£1 level staken=45 at SP
- 1.72Fair A/E n=45 · 1.34 incl. margin
- 59Highest OR
- 41dAvg 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.
Official rating42↓ 17lb off peak
42
41–59
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 84
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 17 | 91C | 68 | 6 · 85 / 60 |
| Soft | 14 | 97C | 76.5 | 3 · 75 / 74 |
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 86B | 77.5 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 105A | 92.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 80C | 78 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 75C | 71.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 21 | 97C | 80 | 4 · 85 / 69 |
| Under 6f | 19 | 105A | 75 | 5 · 75 / 58 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 86B | 75 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 45 figures from 45 runs · as at 15 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 25 analysed runs
- Prominent 15 (60%) · 1 win
- Midfield 4 (16%) · 0 wins
- Held up 4 (16%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (8%) · 2 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 12,780 runs since Jan 2008 (936 horses).
Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 72 | 16 | 22.2% | +12 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,911 | 220 | 11.5% | +1.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 2,945 | 268 | 9.1% | −1.1 | 2 from 17 |
| Good to Soft | 1,240 | 108 | 8.7% | −1.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,770 | 143 | 8.1% | −2.1 | 2 from 14 |
| Heavy | 541 | 62 | 11.5% | +1.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 4,299 | 485 | 11.3% | +1.1 | 0 from 8 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,126 | 141 | 12.5% | +2.3 | 2 from 19 |
| 6f – 7f | 5,036 | 527 | 10.5% | +0.3 | 2 from 21 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,327 | 336 | 10.1% | −0.1 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,100 | 196 | 9.3% | −0.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 837 | 80 | 9.6% | −0.6 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 320 | 22 | 6.9% | −3.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 31 | 1 | 3.2% | −7 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −10.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Gift Of Time (GB) (Cadeaux Genereux)
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Gift In Time (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 5f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Gift In Time (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gift In Time (IRE) | 19 | 2 | 5f | Class 4 |
| Purrrfect Timing (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Right On Time (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stuckinthemoment (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 17 | 2 | 12% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 14 | 2 | 14% | +36.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navan | 14 | 4 | 29% | +51.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Naas | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Curragh | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Navan (IRE) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas (IRE) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 21 | 2 | 10% | −6.50 |
| Under 6f | 19 | 2 | 11% | +31.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rory Cleary | 12 | 2 | 17% | +38.50 |
| Nicola Burns | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Robbie Colgan | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Cian MacRedmond | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Colin Keane | 3 | 2 | 67% | +11.50 |
| Jack Cleary | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Gary Carroll | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wayne Hassett | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Darragh O'Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Whearty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Siobhan Rutledge | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Powell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Caffrey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gary Halpin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gavin Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 33 | 4 | 12% | +32.00 |
| None | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2025 | 12 | 3 | 25% | +12.00 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | 11% | +32.00 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Oct 26+32d | Navan (IRE) | Book Your Discounted Tickets On NavanRacecourse.ie Handicap up with the front pair early - cruised into 3rd over 2f out under urging - 2nd over 1f out - found nothing from over 150 yards out and faded late to finish 8th | 8/22 | nk | 8-12 | 42 | 74C | 61A | Rory Cleary | 28/1 |
| 05 Sep 26+13d | Navan (IRE) | Navan Racing Festival Early Bird Tickets On Sale Now Handicap Held up in the pack - pushed along but unable to make any impact from 1 1/2f out - faded to finish 15th | 15/18 | hd | 9-0 | 43 | 58C | 43A | Gary Carroll | 14/1 |
| 23 Aug 26+20d | Naas (IRE) | Big Evs At Tally-Ho Handicap Held a spot in the middle of the field early - sat closest to the pacesetter - urged forward with two furlongs left - dropped away fast inside the last | 11/19 | hd | 9-2 | 46 | 49C | 60A | Rory Cleary | 11/1 |
| 03 Aug 26+33d | Naas (IRE) | Matchbook Supporting Local Racing Apprentice Handicap Settled in the pack down the middle - driven to improve into contention with 2f left and up to 4th a furlong out - finished strongly to take 3rd | 3/15 | hd | 8-12 | 44 | 55C | 78A | Nicola Burns | 18/1 |
| 01 Jul 26+19d | Fairyhouse | Dino Day At Fairyhouse On July 8th Apprentice Handicap (0-60) Sat close to front group early - 8th at halfway - asked for effort over 2f out but found little more - dropped away inside final furlong to finish 11th | 11/17 | nk | 9-1 | 47 | 85C | 63A | Nicola Burns | 50/1 |
| 12 Jun 26+5d | Fairyhouse | Maher Tractor Sales Handicap (0-60) (Div 1) Held up towards the back - pushed along and made headway into 8th with 2f left - unable to close the gap in the final furlong | 9/16 | 1 | 9-2 | 51 | 64C | 59A | Nicola Burns | 25/1 |
| 07 Jun 26+22d | Navan | Book Your Hospitality Now For Navan Racing Festival Handicap Sat close behind pace - pushed along with 2f left - slid back through field before fading late to finish 14th | 14/21 | hd | 8-13 | 55 | 62C | 60A | Rory Cleary | 40/1 |
| 16 May 26+206d | Navan | Flower Hill Apprentice Handicap (0-60) Slow to begin - settled in the pack down the far rail - pressed for effort with 2f left but couldn't find more - finished well held in 12th | 12/17 | hd | 9-13 | 58 | 50C | 68A | Nicola Burns | 14/1 |
| 22 Oct 25+14d | Navan | Final Fence Marquee Hospitality Package 15th & 16th November On Sale Now Handicap Sat close to the pace early - 7th at halfway - driven approaching 2f out but couldn't threaten and faded to finish 7th | 7/11 | nk | 8-10 | 59 | 75A | 54A | Rory Cleary | 16/1 |
| 08 Oct 25+8d | Navan | Book Your Discounted Tickets On NavanRacecourse.ie Handicap (0-60) Sat behind pace early - third and asked for effort 2f out - moved through to hit front 1f out - rider dropped stick inside final furlong but stayed on strongly to prevail | 1/17 | 9-8 | 51 | 91C | 100A | Colin Keane | 8/1 | |
| 30 Sep 25+24d | Cork | Mallow Handicap (0-60) Sat behind pace early - disputed second turning into straight - driven approaching final two furlongs - held position briefly then dropped back to finish sixth | 6/10 | ½ | 9-10 | 53 | 62A | 70A | Colin Keane | 9/1 |
| 06 Sep 25+13d | Navan | Navan Racing Festival Early Bird Tickets On Sale Now Handicap Sat behind the front group down the far rail - urged into 5th 2f out - pressed into 3rd inside the final furlong but couldn't threaten the front pair - held on for third at one speed | 3/18 | 1¾ | 8-4 | 53 | 89C | 69A | Nicola Burns | 14/1 |
| 24 Aug 25+1d | Naas | Good Guess At Tally-Ho Handicap (0-60) Sat close to the pace early - pushed along with 2f left - slipped back through the field before fading out of contention | 16/21 | ¾ | 9-7 | 57 | 49C | 59A | Darragh O'Sullivan | 8/1 |
| 23 Aug 25+77d | Curragh | Kwiff: Proud Sponsors Of The Supercharge Series Handicap Handy early - briefly disputed second over 2f out - dropped away in the final furlong to finish 5th | 5/12 | ¾ | 9-1 | 57 | 84A | 68A | Rory Cleary | 28/1 |
| 07 Jun 25+1d | Navan | Navan Handicap Set the pace from the start - shaken up and opened daylight 2f out - kept driving 1f out - finished strongly to win with ease | 1/13 | 8-7 | 48 | 91C | 86A | Rory Cleary | 17/2 | |
| 06 Jun 25+27d | Fairyhouse | Dino Day 9th July Handicap (0-60) Sat close to the pace early - second at halfway - third with 2f left - edged nearer approaching the furlong pole before fading through the final 150 yards to finish 6th | 6/18 | ½ | 9-4 | 48 | 68C | 72A | Robbie Colgan | 16/1 |
| 10 May 25+14d | Naas | Danny Trundle Heating & Plumbing Handicap Sat close to the front group early - asked for effort approaching final 2f and up to 5th with a furlong left - stayed on at same rate to finish 6th beaten 2.5 lengths | 6/20 | ½ | 9-0 | 52 | 68C | 76A | Robbie Colgan | 25/1 |
| 26 Apr 25+18d | Navan | Kilberry Apprentice Handicap Sat close behind the front-runner early - into second by halfway and pressed for effort with 2f left - third and unable to threaten 1f out - held effort late and slipped back to finish sixth | 6/20 | ½ | 8-10 | 52 | 86C | 76A | Robert Whearty | 8/1 |
| 08 Apr 25+16d | Navan | Return Of The Flat At Navan Handicap (0-60) Set off in front - edged clear approaching halfway - asked for effort with 2f remaining - found more and powered clear in the last furlong - won without any bother | 1/9 | 9-5 | 44 | 51A | 76A | Colin Keane | 9/2 | |
| 23 Mar 25+121d | Naas | Dubawi Legend At Compas Stallions Handicap Slow to break - held towards the back of the pack - driven approaching halfway but made no headway and faded to finish well beaten | 11/15 | nk | 8-2 | 45 | 80C | 35C | Wayne Hassett | 14/1 |
| 22 Nov 24+19d | Dundalk (AW) | Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Handicap (47-65) Held up towards the back - failed to land a blow - little response through the closing stages - finished well beaten in 11th | 11/14 | 3½ | 8-12 | 47 | 58B | 38A | Rory Cleary | 25/1 |
| 03 Nov 24+11d | Curragh | Guinness Handicap Sat close to the front group near the far rail - lost momentum and slipped to the back 2f out - asked for effort soon after and found nothing more - finished well beaten in 10th | 10/13 | 1 | 8-4 | 46 | 65C | 58A | Siobhan Rutledge | 40/1 |
| 23 Oct 24+25d | Navan | Safer Gambling Handicap (47-70) Sat handy on the near side early - urged forward 2f out - driven out from the final furlong and stayed on steadily but couldn't reach the places - finished third | 3/19 | ¾ | 8-2 | 47 | 80C | 74A | Wayne Hassett | 8/1 |
| 28 Sep 24+54d | Curragh | SBK Joe McGrath Premier Handicap Settled towards the back of the pack early - dropped away with two furlongs left - faded through the final furlong to finish well beaten | 14/15 | 3½ | 8-7 | 47 | 80C | 50A | Rory Cleary | 125/1 |
| 05 Aug 24+23d | Naas | Curragh To Curragh Cycle On 31st August Apprentice Handicap (47-65) Sat close to the front group early - down to 5th at halfway then 7th with a furlong and a half left as jockey got to work - stayed on steadily through the last furlong to finish 7th | 7/11 | ½ | 9-3 | 52 | 80A | 60A | Cian MacRedmond | 7/1 |
| 13 Jul 24+67d | Navan | Newgrange Hotel Handicap | 6/15 | ¾ | 8-7 | 52 | 68C | 64A | Rory Cleary | 16/1 |
| 07 May 24+10d | Navan | Navan Handicap (47-65) | 8/10 | hd | 9-1 | 54 | 66A | 57A | Cian MacRedmond | 7/2 |
| 27 Apr 24+192d | Navan | Kilberry Apprentice Handicap | 6/21 | ½ | 8-12 | 54 | 76C | 76A | Cian MacRedmond | 10/1 |
| 18 Oct 23+20d | Navan | Safer Gambling Handicap (47-70) | 10/22 | ¾ | 9-1 | 55 | 75C | 78A | Rory Cleary | 13/2 |
| 28 Sep 23+10d | Bellewstown | Goodenuftoeat Event Catering Handicap (47-65) | 3/10 | ½ | 9-7 | 55 | 105A | 87A | Rory Cleary | 5/2F |
| 18 Sep 23+16d | Fairyhouse | GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap (47-70) | 4/17 | nk | 8-8 | 53 | 97C | 73A | Cian MacRedmond | 11/1 |
| 02 Sep 23+3d | Navan | Simonstown Handicap | 1/21 | 8-7 | 47 | 96C | 85A | Rory Cleary | 40/1 | |
| 30 Aug 23+10d | Cork | Follow Us On Social Media Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 7/17 | 1 | 8-12 | 47 | 72C | 65A | Robbie Colgan | 14/1 |
| 20 Aug 23+13d | Curragh | O'Shaughnessy Distilling Company Handicap | 6/14 | 1 | 8-2 | 47 | 83C | 54A | Jamie Powell | 17/2 |
| 07 Aug 23+192d | Naas | Coast To Curragh Cycle On August 26th Apprentice Handicap (47-65) | 4/24 | 1¼ | 9-0 | 47 | 78C | 85A | Cian MacRedmond | 50/1 |
| 27 Jan 23+21d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Apprentice Maiden | 8/13 | ¾ | 9-2 | 41 | 80B | 58A | Adam Caffrey | 40/1 |
| 06 Jan 23+28d | Dundalk (AW) | Racing Every Week At Dundalk Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 11/13 | 2 | 8-5 | 47 | 86B | 45A | Jack Cleary | 40/1 |
| 09 Dec 22+21d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Racing Radio Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 8/14 | nk | 8-8 | 47 | 82B | 55A | Jack Cleary | 80/1 |
| 18 Nov 22+129d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Pick Your Places Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 13/14 | 1¾ | 8-9 | 47 | 71B | 40A | Jack Cleary | 66/1 |
| 12 Jul 22+26d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Pick Your Places Handicap (47-65) | 11/13 | 1 | 9-2 | 50 | 86B | 53A | Gary Carroll | 40/1 |
| 16 Jun 22+27d | Leopardstown | Sandyford Handicap (47-65) | 17/18 | 5½ | 9-5 | 53 | 75C | 47C | Robbie Colgan | 40/1 |
| 20 May 22+9d | Curragh | Cavalor Equine Nutrition Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden | 9/15 | 1 | 10-0 | 57 | 80C | 61A | Gary Halpin | 250/1 |
| 11 May 22+152d | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden | 10/16 | ½ | 10-2 | — | 71C | 60C | Gavin Ryan | 150/1 |
| 10 Dec 21+42d | Dundalk (AW) | Join Us On Instagram At dundalk_stadium Maiden | 8/14 | ½ | 9-2 | — | 65B | 59A | Ben Coen | 150/1 |
| 29 Oct 21 | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Hotel Dundalk Maiden | 10/14 | nk | 9-2 | — | 75B | 48A | Robbie Colgan | 40/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Step Back In Time (IRE) won?
- Step Back In Time (IRE) won 4 of 45 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 8.9%. Placed 10 times in total (22.2% of starts).
- Who trains Step Back In Time (IRE)?
- Step Back In Time (IRE) is trained by Chris Timmons, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 October 2026.
- Who is Step Back In Time (IRE)'s sire?
- Step Back In Time (IRE) is by Footstepsinthesand (GB) out of Gift Of Time (GB), whose sire is Cadeaux Genereux.
- What going does Step Back In Time (IRE) prefer?
- Step Back In Time (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 14 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 Step Back In Time (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 42, from the run on 7 October 2026. The highest on record is 59.
- What is Step Back In Time (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Footstepsinthesand (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 12,780 runs since Jan 2008 (936 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.
- Who are Step Back In Time (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Gift Of Time (GB), Step Back In Time (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Gift In Time (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Gift In Time (IRE)). The wins came over 5f. As at Oct 2026.