Giant Steps

5-year-old gelding with 1 win from 20 runs who runs best on slightly soft ground over 5f – 6½f.
Quick facts
Age
5 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Footstepsinthesand
Mother
Saysim West
Owner
Stella Barclay Racing Club
Official rating
45

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
20
Career races
1
Wins
5%
Win rate
avg ~10%
20%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
1472 days
Since last race

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_soft ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
✔ Well suited by 5f – 6½f distances: 11% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 11 starts
⚠ Poor record on standard_to_slow ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Returning from a 1244-day absence
⚠ Yet to win at Wolverhampton in 9 attempts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 18 starts

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Loves
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
5F – 6½F
Loves
Sprint (< 5F)
Unknown
7F – 1M
Avoids
1M1F – 1M2F
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 6 (grassroots)
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
1 Nov
11th
Newcastle
7f – 1m · Standard_To_Slow · 14 runners
17 Oct
10th
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 11 runners
28 Sep
6th
Catterick Bridge
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners
12 Sep
12th
Thirsk
5f – 6½f · Soft · 15 runners
8 Aug
9th
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard_To_Slow · 12 runners
29 Jul
3rd
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 12 runners
5 Jul
2nd
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 12 runners
9 May
5th
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 10 runners
29 Apr
6th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 8 runners
18 Apr
13th
Redcar
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 20 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
14.3%
Win rate
1/7
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/7
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/3
Wins / rides
Miss Nicola Thornton
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
Amie Waugh
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
Cam Hardie Current jockey
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Wolverhampton
Galloping
9 1 second, 2 thirds, 6 other 17 Oct 0%
Newcastle
Galloping
4 4 other 1 Nov 0%
Southwell
Galloping
3 3 other 10 Mar 0%
Catterick Bridge
Sharp
2 1 win, 1 other 28 Sep 50%
Thirsk
Galloping
1 1 other 12 Sep 0%
Redcar
Galloping
1 1 other 18 Apr 0%