Steel Express (IRE)
Owner: Mr Nigel Mackenzie Trainer: M J Vanstone Sex: gelding Age: 13
Breeding: Craigsteel / Assidua (Anshan)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places, Watering) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 24 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 2022 | Cheltenham | Good | 3m 2f | 4 | Latenightfumble | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 12 | Mr Martin McIntyre | 150/1 |
| mid-division, struggling and dropped to rear from 12th, pulled up before 6 out | |||||||||
| 03 Mar 2020 | Exeter | Soft | 3m 54y | 5 | Sunny Ledgend | 11st 5lbs | PulledUp of 14 | Sean Houlihan | 11/1 |
| mid-division, weakened after 5 out, tailed off when pulled up last | |||||||||
| 31 Jan 2020 | Chepstow | Heavy | 2m 7f 131y | 4 | Springfield Fox | 10st 5lbs | 5 of 8 | M G Nolan | 20/1 |
| held up, niggled along and struggling approaching 4 out | |||||||||
| 21 Jan 2020 | Exeter | Heavy | 3m 54y | 5 | Ballybreen | 11st 12lbs | UnseatedRider of 13 | Sean Houlihan | 12/1 |
| whipped round and unseated rider as tapes went up | |||||||||
| 06 Jan 2020 | Chepstow | Heavy | 2m 7f 131y | 4 | Sign Of War | 11st 7lbs | 8 of 16 | M G Nolan | 16/1 |
| in touch, slow 3rd, weakened before 5 out | |||||||||
| 06 May 2019 | Warwick | Good | 3m 1f | 4 | Telson Barley | 11st 9lbs | 8 of 14 | James Best | 12/1 |
| led, slow 1st, headed 5th, ridden after 8th, weakened before 2 out | |||||||||
| 09 Apr 2019 | Exeter | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 7f 25y | 5 | Urtheonethatiwant | 11st 11lbs | 2 of 12 | James Best | 14/1 |
| chased leaders, pushed along to challenge 3 out, ridden to lead before next, narrowly headed last, no extra run-in | |||||||||
| 20 Mar 2019 | Chepstow | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 7f 131y | 5 | Late Shipment | 11st 10lbs | 2 of 14 | Sean Houlihan | 10/1 |
| chased leaders, pushed along before 3 out, kept on into 2nd at the last, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 16 Feb 2019 | Wincanton | Good (Good to Soft in Places) | 2m 5f 82y | 4 | Mr Magill | 11st 2lbs | 11 of 14 | Sean Houlihan | 25/1 |
| tracked leaders, lost place after 3 out | |||||||||
| 08 Apr 2018 | Exeter | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 7f 25y | 5 | Shoofly Milly | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 13 | Conor Smith | 5/1 |
| chased leaders on inside, weakened 4th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out | |||||||||
| 21 Mar 2018 | Chepstow | Heavy | 2m 7f 131y | 5 | Garrane | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 9 | Conor Smith | 12/1 |
| tracked leaders on inside, challenged 3 out, ridden after 3 out, no impression on winner when not fluent last, stayed on same pace | |||||||||
| 17 Feb 2018 | Wincanton | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 5f 82y | 4 | Breaking Ground | 11st 7lbs | 7 of 18 | Conor Smith | 14/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden and lost place before 2 out, 7th and well held before last | |||||||||
| 16 Jan 2018 | Hereford | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f 163y | 5 | Colt Lightning | 11st 12lbs | 9 of 11 | Conor Smith | 4/1 |
| mid-division, ridden and rider dropped whip after 6th, closed next, weakened before 2 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 26 Nov 2017 | Exeter | Soft | 2m 5f 135y | 5 | Gonnabegood | 11st 9lbs | 3 of 11 | Conor Smith | 8/1 |
| held up in mid-division, closer approaching 5th, chased winner 7th, challenged when mistake 3 out, soon lost 2nd, ridden and every chance last, weakened run-n | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2017 | Chepstow | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 3f 100y | 5 | Sydney De Baune | 11st 12lbs | 11 of 18 | Conor Smith | 14/1 |
| mid-division, weakened and struggling before 7th | |||||||||
| 26 Apr 2017 | Exeter | Good (Good to Firm in places, Watering) | 2m 175y | 4 | Thundering Home | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 8 | Conor Smith | 3/1 |
| tracked leader, led 3rd, soon headed, weakened 4 out | |||||||||
| 11 Apr 2017 | Exeter | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 5f 135y | 4 | Treackle Tart | 11st 7lbs | 3 of 13 | Conor Smith | 9/2 |
| held up, hampered 1st, headway before 5th, no extra in 3rd from 2 out | |||||||||
| 21 Mar 2017 | Exeter | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 2f 111y | 4 | Galactic Power | 11st 12lbs | 7 of 14 | James Best | 14/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden 4th, lost place after next, rallied from next, 5th bend before 3 out, soon well held | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2017 | Exeter | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 2f 111y | 4 | Neon Wolf | 10st 12lbs | 6 of 18 | Sean Houlihan | 14/1 |
| raced wide, chased leaders, pushed along in 5th approaching 7th, no extra next | |||||||||
| 13 Dec 2016 | Wincanton | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m 7f 65y | 4 | Movewiththetimes | 10st 12lbs | 6 of 18 | Conor Smith | 33/1 |
| prominent early, tracked leaders, lost place 2 out | |||||||||
| 02 Nov 2016 | Chepstow | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 11y | 4 | Charlemar | 11st 5lbs | 6 of 13 | Conor Smith | 16/1 |
| held up, mid-division, mistake 4th and lost place, headway before next, weakened last | |||||||||
| 07 Oct 2016 | Newton Abbot | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 167y | 5 | Misterton | 11st 7lbs | 8 of 13 | Conor Smith | 33/1 |
| towards rear, plugged on final 2f, never threatened | |||||||||
| 04 Feb 2016 | Wincanton | Heavy (Soft in places) | 1m 7f 65y | 6 | Chalonnial | 11st | 3 of 9 | Conor Smith | 16/0 |
| held up mid-division, headway over 4f out, every chance 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 04 Dec 2015 | Exeter | Heavy (Soft in places) | 1m 5f 38y | 6 | Steel Express | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 5 | Conor Smith | 9/0 |
| tracked leaders in 4th, led ran green and wandered final furlong, driven out | |||||||||


