Fast Steps

What makes Fast Steps interesting now is not his current form — he hasn't won in six races and sits on a win drought stretching back to July 2024 — but the glimpses of ability that keep him racing. He wins roughly 1 in every 13 races on fast, dry ground (2 wins from 15), and his best distance sits around a mile and a quarter (1 win from 10). Most tellingly, his recent third-place finish at Windsor last week behind Seventy suggests he still has something to offer. For a horse who had become sour after years as a lead horse, that is progress. The Millman yard itself is thriving, with 42 winners already this season, and the fact that Fast Steps keeps returning tells you that both trainer and owner believe there is more racing to be done. At eight years old, he may be past his peak, but in a sport where consistency and longevity matter, he remains a genuine contender on the right ground and at the right trip.