Step To The Shears (GB)
Step To The Shears (GB) is 2 from 5. Hasn't won since Jun 2014. Last raced off a career-high mark of 96.
- 2–5Wins / Runs
- 40%Strike rate
- 3 (60%)Placed
- +9.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 2.80Fair A/E n=5 · 2.48 incl. margin
- 96Highest OR
- 26dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 12,784 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 | 1 from 2 |
| Good | 2,945 | 268 | 9.1% | −1.1 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 1,240 | 108 | 8.7% | −1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,773 | 144 | 8.1% | −2.1 | — |
| Heavy | 541 | 62 | 11.5% | +1.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 4,300 | 485 | 11.3% | +1.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,127 | 142 | 12.6% | +2.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 5,037 | 527 | 10.5% | +0.3 | 2 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,328 | 336 | 10.1% | −0.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,100 | 196 | 9.3% | −0.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 838 | 80 | 9.5% | −0.7 | — |
| 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 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +9.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwood | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 2 | 50% | +10.00 |
| Under 6f | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Sep 14+46d | Goodwood | ebfstallions.com Peter Willett Conditions Stakes | 4/4 | 7 | 9-8 | 96 | 74B | Pat Dobbs | 10/1 |
| 18 Jul 14+19d | Newbury | Rose Bowl Stakes - Sponsored By Compton Beauchamp Estates Ltd (Listed) | 4/5 | 2¾ | 9-0 | 95 | 80B | Pat Dobbs | 10/1 |
| 29 Jun 14+16d | Salisbury | Bathwick Tyres Auction Stakes (Conditions Race) | 1/6 | 8-11 | — | 110B | Pat Dobbs | 10/1 | |
| 13 Jun 14+21d | Goodwood | Three Friday Nights Maiden Auction Stakes | 1/8 | 9-3 | — | 89A | Pat Dobbs | 2/1F | |
| 23 May 14 | Goodwood | Spitfire Maiden Auction Stakes | 3/8 | ½ | 9-3 | — | 95A | Pat Dobbs | 4/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Step To The Shears (GB) won?
- Step To The Shears (GB) won 2 of 5 archived starts in 2014, a strike rate of 40%. Placed 3 times in total (60% of starts).
- Who trained Step To The Shears (GB)?
- Step To The Shears (GB) was trained by Richard Hannon on the most recent run on record, at Goodwood on 2 September 2014.
- Who is Step To The Shears (GB)'s sire?
- Step To The Shears (GB) is by Footstepsinthesand (GB) out of Rockie Bright (GB), whose sire is Rock Of Gibraltar.
- What is Step To The Shears (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 96, from the run on 2 September 2014. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Step To The Shears (GB)'s sire's record?
- Footstepsinthesand (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 12,784 runs since Jan 2008 (936 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.