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Horse profile

Step Dancing (GB)

4yo filly (at last run, Sep 2009) · Last trainer A J McNamara · Last owner A J Mcnamara
by Distant Music (USA) out of Light Step (USA) (Nureyev)
12 runs · 7 courses · from Apr 2008
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Sep 2009 — 6,240 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2009 · 14th of 15 Last raced off OR 50
KTB Profile

Step Dancing (GB) is yet to win from 12 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 15 at Killarney (May 2009). Last raced off 50, 15lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 15lb off peak

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Step Dancing (GB) has 2 produce in the archive, 1 winner — most wins Saltarello (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Saltarello (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Saltarello (IRE)3517fClass 6
Any Step (IRE)10——
Official rating50↓ 15lb off peak
50 49–65

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 64A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Gowran Park, 10 Jul 2009 Official rating 50 at the last run, 20 Sep 2009

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 12 figures · best 64A · median 56
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft464A46.5—
Good361A57—
Standard (AW)263A56.5—
Good to Firm261A54.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f1064A56—
6f – 7f261A54.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 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
Distant Music (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.1% of 1,086 runs since Jan 2008 (79 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2414.2%−3.9—
Good to Firm2312310%+1.90 from 2
Good271197%−1.10 from 3
Good to Soft131139.9%+1.80 from 1
Soft151117.3%−0.80 from 4
Heavy5024%−4.1—
Standard (AW)228198.3%+0.20 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1521610.5%+2.4—
6f – 7f239156.3%−1.80 from 2
1m – 1m1f160116.9%−1.20 from 10
1m2f – 1m4f2152210.2%+2.1—
1m5f – 2m190126.3%−1.8—
2m1f – 2m4f9299.8%+1.7—
2m5f – 3m3026.7%−1.4—
Over 3m8112.5%+4.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Light Step (USA) (Nureyev)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Nova Step (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 6½f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Nova Step (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Nova Step (GB)1136½f–1mListed
Stepping Stones (GB)417fClass 5
Fairy Steps (GB)511m2½f—
Singerside (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Gowran Park 3 0 0% −3.00
Ballinrobe 2 0 0% −2.00
Dundalk (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 10 0 0% −10.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Emmet McNamara 3 0 0% −3.00
Gary Carroll 3 0 0% −3.00
Rory Cleary 2 0 0% −2.00
Shane Gorey 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Foley 1 0 0% −1.00
N G McCullagh 1 0 0% −1.00
Colm O'Donoghue 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 5 0 0% −5.00
2008 7 0 0% −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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
20 Sep 09+72d Ballinrobe Gypsum Industries Handicap (47-65) 9f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 14/15 7 8-11 5041C Emmet McNamara 12/1
10 Jul 09+38d Gowran Park Castlecomer Apprentice Handicap (47-65) 8f · Yielding · 16 ran 6/16 1 9-0 5064A Shane Gorey 8/1
02 Jun 09+8d Listowel Celebration Handicap (47-65) 8f · Yielding · 15 ran 14/15 1 8-9 5040C Emmet McNamara 7/1
25 May 09+13d Ballinrobe Treacys Pharmacies Handicap (47-65) 9f · Soft · 15 ran 5/15 1½ 8-7 5052A Gary Carroll 8/1
12 May 09+247d Killarney O'keeffe, O'shea, O'connor Solicitors Handicap (47-65) 8.5f · Good · 15 ran 3/15 nk 8-6 4961A Gary Carroll 7/1
07 Sep 08+33d Dundalk (AW) SSG Gloves Horsewear Handicap (45-60) (Div 1) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 5/14 1½ 9-0 5363A Emmet McNamara 12/1
05 Aug 08+9d Gowran Park Paulstown Handicap (45-65) 8f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 7/16 hd 8-13 5959A Shane Foley 20/1
27 Jul 08+55d Curragh Wedgwood Handicap (50-80) 7f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 7/18 1¼ 8-4 6161A Rory Cleary 25/1
02 Jun 08+19d Naas Www.tote.ie Community Raceday Handicap (45-70) 6f · Good To Firm · 20 ran 14/20 nk 9-5 6548A N G McCullagh 20/1
14 May 08+17d Naas Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden 8f · Good · 19 ran 9/19 2 9-0 6557A Colm O'Donoghue 25/1
27 Apr 08+16d Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden 8f · Good · 16 ran 5/16 3 8-4 5455A Gary Carroll 25/1
11 Apr 08 Dundalk (AW) Win With A Goffs Breezer (Fillies) Maiden 8f · Standard · 14 ran 6/14 4½ 9-0 5450A Rory Cleary 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Step Dancing (GB) won?
Step Dancing (GB) has yet to win, from 12 archived starts between 2008 and 2009. Placed 1 time in total (8.3% of starts).
Who trained Step Dancing (GB)?
Step Dancing (GB) was trained by A J McNamara on the most recent run on record, at Ballinrobe on 20 September 2009.
Who is Step Dancing (GB)'s sire?
Step Dancing (GB) is by Distant Music (USA) out of Light Step (USA), whose sire is Nureyev.
What is Step Dancing (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 50, from the run on 20 September 2009. The highest on record is 65.
What is Step Dancing (GB)'s sire's record?
Distant Music (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.1% of 1,086 runs since Jan 2008 (79 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Step Dancing (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Light Step (USA), Step Dancing (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Nova Step (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Nova Step (GB)). The wins came over 6½f–1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.
Has Step Dancing (GB) produced winners?
As a dam, Step Dancing (GB) has 2 produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Saltarello (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Saltarello (IRE)). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2008. 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.