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Steps And Stairs (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2019) · Last trainer Henry Oliver · Last owner Mark Dunphy
by Robin Des Pres (FR) out of Be Mine Tonight (IRE) (Carroll House)
23 runs · 11 courses · from Dec 2014
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Mar 2019 — 2,778 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2019 4 wins · Southwell & Sedgefield Last raced off OR 115
KTB Profile

Steps And Stairs (IRE) is 4 from 23. Hasn't won since Apr 2018. 3 of 6 starts at Southwell have ended in wins.

Based on 23 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
Official rating115↓ 4lb off peak
115 95–119

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 88 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Bangor-on-Dee, 14 Nov 2018

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 5 figures · best 95C · median 60
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft295C67.5—
Good1———
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m395C56—
Over 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 119B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Haydock, 5 Dec 2018 Official rating 115 at the last run, 21 Mar 2019

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 →

Jumps 18 figures · best 132B · median 114
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good7115A109—
Soft4128B123—
Good to Soft3132B98—
Heavy3119B107—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m10124C117—
2m1f – 2m4f7132B107—
Over 3m1———

Of 23 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 23 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
Robin Des Pres (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 2,800 runs since Jan 2008 (229 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+10.8—
Good to Firm941819.1%+9.91 from 1
Good1,0921019.2%01 from 10
Good to Soft525468.8%−0.40 from 5
Soft735719.7%+0.52 from 4
Heavy333216.3%−2.90 from 3
Standard (AW)1500%−9.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f400%−9.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1400%−9.2—
1m5f – 2m719659%−0.2—
2m1f – 2m4f1,1051059.5%+0.31 from 7
2m5f – 3m768688.9%−0.33 from 14
Over 3m1902010.5%+1.30 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Be Mine Tonight (IRE) (Carroll House)

3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Primoz (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m7f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Primoz (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Primoz (IRE)1951m7f–2m4½fClass 3
The Birdie Crowe (IRE)1732m–2m½f—
Dragon Houdini (IRE)1212m4f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 10 1 10% −3.00
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 4 2 50% +4.75
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 1 1 100% +1.88

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 17 2 12% −4.50
Class 5 6 2 33% +0.13

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell 6 3 50% +9.38
Bangor-on-Dee 4 0 0% −4.00
Chepstow 2 0 0% −2.00
Worcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Market Rasen 2 0 0% −2.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 1 100% +2.25
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 14 3 21% +1.38
2m1f – 2m4f 7 1 14% −3.75
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Aidan Coleman 5 1 20% +0.50
Daryl Jacob 5 1 20% −2.12
Dave Crosse 4 2 50% +6.25
Jeremiah McGrath 3 0 0% −3.00
Richie McLernon 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr Jason Dixon 1 0 0% −1.00
Killian Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
William Kennedy 1 0 0% −1.00
A P McCoy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 2 15% −2.75
Cheekpieces 10 2 20% −1.62

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 3 0 0% −3.00
2018 5 2 40% +5.25
2016 5 1 20% +0.50
2015 9 1 11% −6.12
2014 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 13 3 23% +2.75
Hurdle 10 1 10% −7.12

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
2019 · 3 runs
21 Mar 19+27d Chepstow Faucets And Rada The Professionals Choice Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran F/10 — 11-5 115—— Mr Jason Dixon 7/2
22 Feb 19+45d Warwick Bet Connect Festival Preview Here March 7 Handicap Chase Class 4 · 25.5f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 23 11-2 11760C95C Dave Crosse 12/1
08 Jan 19+34d Bangor-on-Dee BoscaBet Betting Shops Go Digital Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 4/7 14 11-11 119—93C Jeremiah McGrath 5/2F
2018 · 5 runs
05 Dec 18+21d Haydock Bet At Racinguk.com Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23f · Heavy · 7 ran 3/7 hd 11-8 11756A119B Jeremiah McGrath 6/1
14 Nov 18+208d Bangor-on-Dee Friends Of Maggie's Sir John Hanmer Trophy (Handicap Chase) Class 4 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 2/6 nk 11-3 11188A132B Jeremiah McGrath 11/4J
20 Apr 18+27d Southwell Jigsaw Sports Branding Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 10-13 107—115A Dave Crosse 6/1
24 Mar 18+30d Bangor-on-Dee Broxton Gates Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 6 12-0 10740A122A Dave Crosse 9/2
22 Feb 18+453d Sedgefield Le Raaj Sedgefield Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19.5f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 12-0 102—128B Dave Crosse 9/4
2016 · 5 runs
26 Nov 16+54d Bangor-on-Dee Bangor Interactive Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 5 ran 2/5 ½ 11-9 10595C121C Killian Moore 7/2
03 Oct 16+53d Southwell Haydays Racing Club Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-3 108—— Aidan Coleman 7/1
11 Aug 16+20d Worcester Henry Oliver Racing Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 13 10-11 109—109A Aidan Coleman 10/1
22 Jul 16+32d Uttoxeter Derby Telegraph Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-3 109—— Aidan Coleman 4/1J
20 Jun 16+247d Southwell Bet On Slovakia Vs England With Ladbrokes Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-4 97—124C Aidan Coleman 9/2
2015 · 9 runs
17 Oct 15+47d Market Rasen Racing Uk Anywhere Now Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23f · Good · 8 ran F/8 — 11-12 98—— Daryl Jacob 5/2F
31 Aug 15+15d Huntingdon Pallets Wanted At Bm Pallets Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 25f · Good To Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-11 99—— Daryl Jacob 2/1F
16 Aug 15+60d Southwell Coopers Marquees Ltd Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 24f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 1/9 11-8 95—121A Daryl Jacob 15/8F
17 Jun 15+20d Uttoxeter Brown Waste Management Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 23.5f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 1¼ 11-2 95—113A Daryl Jacob 9/4F
28 May 15+16d Worcester Download The Ladbrokes App Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 9 11-7 95—115A Daryl Jacob 4/1
12 May 15+25d Southwell Full Golf Club Membership For 560 Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 8 11-10 98—100C Richie McLernon 11/2
17 Apr 15+61d Southwell Beaumond House Community Hospice Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 12 ran 5/12 3½ 11-7 100—109A Richie McLernon 12/1
15 Feb 15+32d Market Rasen EPDS Racing Welfare BTO Series 2015 Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 8/10 22 11-3 ——98C William Kennedy 50/1
14 Jan 15+18d Newbury Betfred January Sale Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Heavy · 8 ran 5/8 ½ 10-12 ——107C A P McCoy 20/1
2014 · 1 run
27 Dec 14 Chepstow Download The Coral Mobile App Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Heavy · 14 ran 6/14 20 11-0 ——99C Aidan Coleman 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Steps And Stairs won?
Steps And Stairs (IRE) won 4 of 23 archived starts between 2014 and 2019, a strike rate of 17.4%. Placed 10 times in total (43.5% of starts).
Who trained Steps And Stairs?
Steps And Stairs (IRE) was trained by Henry Oliver on the most recent run on record, at Chepstow on 21 March 2019.
Who is Steps And Stairs's sire?
Steps And Stairs (IRE) is by Robin Des Pres (FR) out of Be Mine Tonight (IRE), whose sire is Carroll House.
What going does Steps And Stairs prefer?
Steps And Stairs (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Steps And Stairs's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 21 March 2019. The highest on record is 119.
What is Steps And Stairs's sire's record?
Robin Des Pres (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 2,800 runs since Jan 2008 (229 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Steps And Stairs's siblings?
Out of Be Mine Tonight (IRE), Steps And Stairs (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Primoz (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Primoz (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7f–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2014. 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.