The most interesting thread running through Steele's career so far is his partnership with Taskheer. Four wins from 31 races together might not sound like fireworks, but the fact that one horse accounts for such a significant slice of his total career winners says everything about how important that relationship has been to the yard. When a trainer and a particular horse just click, you can feel it in the numbers — and Steele clearly knows how to get the best out of this one.
There is also something worth noting about how Steele performs when the weather turns. On wet or muddy ground, his horses have won 1 from 6 races — a 17% win rate, which means he wins roughly 1 in every 6 times he runs a horse in those conditions. Compare that to his overall rate of 1 in 17, and it becomes clear that Steele either has a sharp eye for placing horses in the right conditions, or simply trains a type of horse that handles a soft surface well. Possibly both. For anyone following his runners, that is the kind of edge worth keeping an eye on.
At 4 years in, Steele is still very much a trainer in the making. The overall numbers are lean, but the foundations are there — a signature horse, a discernible strength on wet ground, and 21 career winners to his name. The next step is turning those occasional bright spots into something more consistent.
| Course | Races | Wins | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield Park | 25 | 1 | 4% |
| Brighton | 16 | 2 | 12.5% |
| Kempton Park | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| Fontwell Park | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Bath | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Wolverhampton | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Salisbury | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| chelmsford | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Great Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% |