Step Back In Time
Step Back In Time has found her sweet spot at Navan, where she stands out as a genuine course specialist. The eight-year-old has won four of her fifteen races at the track — a success rate of roughly 1 in every 4 runs — making it by far her most productive hunting ground. Her last win came there just over a year ago, in October 2025, which shows she can still deliver when conditions and luck align. Across her full career of 44 races, she has managed just 4 wins and 10 places, a modest win rate of roughly 1 in every 11 races, but those figures flatten out what she actually does well.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The key to getting the most from this horse is soft, muddy ground. On those conditions, she wins nearly 3 times as often as her overall record suggests, claiming victory in 2 of her 7 races on soft going — a 29% win rate that immediately marks her as a different proposition on a wet track. Trainer Chris Timmons at Drumree has found a reliable partner in jockey Rory Cleary, who has steered him to 2 wins from 9 races together, significantly better than his career average. The yard has had a productive season with 5 winners so far. However, Step Back In Time's current form is patchy. She has not won in her last 6 races, finishing as recently as three days ago with a fifteenth-place run, suggesting she may be due for a race that brings her back to a track and ground she loves. That October win at Navan showed there is still fuel in the tank — she just needs the right circumstances to deliver it.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on yielding ground: 2 wins from 8 starts (25%)
✔ Course specialist at Navan: 4 wins from 16 starts (25%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 8 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Dundalk in 8 attempts
⚠ Yet to win at Naas in 7 attempts
⚠ Yet to win at The Curragh in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 11 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding (slightly soft)
Loves
Good (a little give)
Likes
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
7 Oct
8th
Navan
5f – 6½f · Yielding · 25 runners
5 Sep
15th
Navan
5f – 6½f · Good · 19 runners
23 Aug
11th
Naas
5f – 6½f · Good · 19 runners
3 Aug
3rd
Naas
5f – 6½f · Good · 15 runners
1 Jul
11th
Fairyhouse
5f – 6½f · Good · 18 runners
12 Jun
DNF
Fairyhouse
5f – 6½f · Good · 16 runners
7 Jun
DNF
Navan
5f – 6½f · Good · 23 runners
16 May
12th
Navan
5f – 6½f · Good · 17 runners
22 Oct
7th
Navan
5f – 6½f · Soft · 11 runners
8 Oct
🏆 Won
Navan
5f – 6½f · Yielding · 19 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Navan Galloping |
16 |
4 wins, 2 thirds, 10 other |
7 Oct |
25% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
8 |
8 other |
22 Nov |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
7 |
1 third, 6 other |
23 Aug |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
5 |
5 other |
23 Aug |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
4 |
4 other |
1 Jul |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
30 Sep |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
28 Sep |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 Jun |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
11 May |
0% |