Steel Cut
Four races in, and Steel Cut is still waiting for that first win — but the record tells a more nuanced story than the bare numbers suggest. The four-year-old has finished outside the top three in three of those four outings, yet managed a runner-up finish along the way, showing there is at least something to build on. A win rate of zero from four races is obviously not what the team would have hoped for, but plenty of horses take time to find their feet.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
25%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
Trained by A Oliver out of Caledon in Co Tyrone, Steel Cut races for a yard that clearly knows how to get horses to the winner's enclosure — 18 winners already this season is a healthy tally and suggests the operation is in good form. The recent sequence of 4-5-2-9 is a mixed picture: that second place offers a glimmer, but the latest run, a ninth, is a step in the wrong direction and will have the team asking questions. Raced just one day ago, Steel Cut is very much a horse in the middle of its story rather than at the end of it.
At four years old, there is still time to turn things around, and being trained by a yard firing on all cylinders is no bad position to be in. Whether Steel Cut can convert potential into a first win remains the question worth watching.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
11 Jul
4th
Navan
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 11 runners
20 Jun
5th
Down Royal
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 11 runners
26 May
2nd
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 12 runners
24 May
9th
The Curragh
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 11 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
26 May |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
11 Jul |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
24 May |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Jun |
0% |