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What A Steal (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2024) · Last trainer Tom George · Last owner D Odonohoe S Delchar P Jack S Nelson
by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Misty Heather (IRE) (Oscar)
12 runs · 10 courses · from Jan 2022
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Oct 2024 — 739 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2024 Won at Worcester Last raced off OR 91
KTB Profile

What A Steal won once from 12 starts on turf, the success coming in a Class 5 handicap chase over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground at Worcester in Jun 2024 off an official rating of 85. He reached a highest ever mark of 96. The gelding, by Flemensfirth out of Misty Heather, was last seen when held in a Class 5 novices handicap chase at Wincanton in Oct 2024 off 91. He has one win and two places from two starts at Worcester.

Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run since Oct 2024 · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5
Official rating91↓ 5lb off peak
91 85–96

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 113 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Doncaster, 17 Nov 2023

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 9 figures · best 119B · median 72
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Good6119B86—
Soft266C59—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m4119B108—
2m5f – 3m3113B66—
2m1f – 2m4f272B69—

Of 12 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 122A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Worcester, 1 Jun 2024 Official rating 91 at the last run, 27 Oct 2024

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 9 figures · best 125A · median 118
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Good6122A114—
Soft2125A113—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m4125A120.5—
2m5f – 3m3110A101—
2m1f – 2m4f2122A103—

Of 12 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Flemensfirth (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 17,288 runs since Jan 2008 (1,595 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3800%−11.9—
Good to Firm522509.6%−2.3—
Good4,05744310.9%−11 from 7
Good to Soft2,93635412.1%+0.20 from 1
Soft5,87675112.8%+0.90 from 3
Heavy3,81744911.8%−0.10 from 1
Standard (AW)4224.8%−7.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−11.9—
1m2f – 1m4f2514%−7.9—
1m5f – 2m4,48654812.2%+0.30 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f6,08272411.9%01 from 5
2m5f – 3m5,26162311.8%−0.10 from 3
Over 3m1,43215310.7%−1.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Donkey Years (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Donkey Years (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Donkey Years (IRE)3442m–3mClass 1
Simon Squirrel (IRE)822m–2m2½fClass 4
Misty's Gift (IRE)1912m3f—
Eleanorofaquitaine (IRE)80——
Heather View (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 1 14% +14.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 9 1 11% +12.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wincanton 2 0 0% −2.00
Worcester 2 1 50% +19.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 1 20% +16.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jonathan Burke 3 0 0% −3.00
Sean Bowen 2 1 50% +19.00
Ciaran Gethings 2 0 0% −2.00
Jack Hogan 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Bellamy 1 0 0% −1.00
Lilly Pinchin 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00
James Bowen 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 4 1 25% +17.00
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 5 1 20% +16.00
2023 4 0 0% −4.00
2022 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
Chase 4 1 25% +17.00
NH Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2024 · 5 runs
27 Oct 24+136d Wincanton Brown Advisory Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 12 ran Held up towards back of pack - dropped away with pushing along approaching 9th - well adrift before 4 out and pulled up PU/12 — 11-2 91—— Jack Hogan 22/1
13 Jun 24+12d Worcester JenningsBet In Bromyard Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 12 11-11 9266C84C Sean Bowen 16/5F
01 Jun 24+23d Worcester Manby Not Mandy Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 11-3 8572B122A Sean Bowen 20/1
09 May 24+93d Huntingdon Virgin Bet Best Odds Daily Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m7½f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 20 11-12 9053C88C Tom Bellamy 7/1
06 Feb 24+81d Market Rasen TrustATrader Approved And Reviewed Trades People Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-10 92—— Lilly Pinchin 13/2
2023 · 4 runs
17 Nov 23+203d Doncaster At The Races App Expert Tips Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m5f · Good · 15 ran 6/15 nk 11-3 93113B110A Jonathan Burke 7/1
28 Apr 23+69d Perth Heidsieck Monopole Party Has Started Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 2m4f · Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-7 96—— Brian Hughes 5/1
18 Feb 23+43d Wincanton JenningsBet Devizes 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 1m7f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 6 11-7 —100A120A James Bowen 16/5
06 Jan 23+59d Ludlow Luke Watson Memorial 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m5f · Soft · 15 ran 12/15 7 11-8 —66C101C Ciaran Gethings 9/1
2022 · 3 runs
08 Nov 22+255d Hereford Hereford Racehorse Ownership Club EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good · 16 ran 5/16 nk 11-0 —119B118A Jonathan Burke 5/1
26 Feb 22+42d Chepstow Pertemps Network Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m · Heavy · 7 ran 2/7 6 11-5 —116A121B Jonathan Burke 6/1
15 Jan 22 Warwick Racing TV Free For A Month 'Newcomers' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 7 11-6 —52A125A Ciaran Gethings 13/2

Quick answers

How many races has What A Steal won?
What A Steal (IRE) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2022 and 2024, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 3 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained What A Steal?
What A Steal (IRE) was trained by Tom George on the most recent run on record, at Wincanton on 27 October 2024.
Who is What A Steal's sire?
What A Steal (IRE) is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Misty Heather (IRE), whose sire is Oscar.
What going does What A Steal prefer?
What A Steal (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 7 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 What A Steal's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 91, from the run on 27 October 2024. The highest on record is 96.
What is What A Steal's sire's record?
Flemensfirth (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 17,288 runs since Jan 2008 (1,595 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are What A Steal's siblings?
Out of Misty Heather (IRE), What A Steal (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Donkey Years (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Donkey Years (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from January 2022. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.