Flash The Steel (IRE)
Owner: Mr John J Reilly Trainer: D Skelton Sex: gelding Age: 12
Breeding: Craigsteel / Anna's Melody (Luso)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Good (Good to Firm in Places) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | 2 | ||
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 3 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Heavy in places on the back straight) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 2 | |||
| Standard / Slow | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 23 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Nov 2022 | Bangor-on-Dee | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 3f 123y | 2 | Nayati | 11st 3lbs | 5 of 11 | Harry Skelton | 9/1 |
| held up towards rear, pushed along 3 out, not trouble leaders | |||||||||
| 19 Oct 2022 | Fontwell | Good | 2m 3f 49y | 3 | Flash The Steel | 12st | 1 of 8 | Harry Skelton | 6/1 |
| mid-division, slow jump 5th, tracked leaders home turn, headway to lead narrowly 2 out, soon faced strong challenge, ridden and headed narrowly after last, rallied and regained lead closing stages, gamely | |||||||||
| 13 May 2022 | Aintree | Good | 2m 4f | 2 | Paddys Motorbike | 11st 8lbs | 6 of 11 | Harry Skelton | 14/1 |
| held up towards rear, closer when switched right before 4 out, chased leaders out wide before 3 out, ridden and weakened after next | |||||||||
| 09 Apr 2022 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 149y | 1 | Party Business | 10st 10lbs | PulledUp of 22 | Harry Skelton | 50/1 |
| always towards rear, well behind before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out | |||||||||
| 05 Mar 2022 | Kelso | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 4f 189y | 2 | Famous Bridge | 11st 8lbs | PulledUp of 12 | Tristan Durrell | 28/1 |
| off the pace in last pair, never on terms, tailed off and pulled up before the last | |||||||||
| 16 Feb 2022 | Wetherby | Soft | 2m 3f 154y | 2 | Findthetime | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 8 | Tristan Durrell | 40/1 |
| held up in rear, ridden and well beaten after 4 out, pulled up before 2 out | |||||||||
| 28 Nov 2020 | Newbury | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f 118y | 2 | Flash The Steel | 11st 11lbs | 1 of 12 | Harry Skelton | 12/1 |
| waited with in last pair, smooth headway approaching 3 out, travelling well before next, quickened to lead approaching last, ridden out | |||||||||
| 21 Nov 2020 | Haydock | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 2f 191y | 2 | War Lord | 11st 10lbs | Fell of 17 | Harry Skelton | 14/1 |
| held up, towards rear when fell 5th | |||||||||
| 10 Oct 2020 | Chepstow | Good | 2m 3f 100y | 1 | Tea Clipper | 11st 3lbs | 2 of 18 | Harry Skelton | 4/1 |
| held up in rear, progress into midfield 2 out (usual 3 out), awkward last, ran on to chase leaders approaching bypassed final flight, kept on but could not match winner | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2020 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f 56y | 2 | Indefatigable | 11st 2lbs | 9 of 25 | William Marshall | 20/1 |
| held up towards rear on outside, headway before 2 out, chased leaders turning in, ridden before last, kept on same pace, no impression | |||||||||
| 23 Nov 2019 | Haydock | Good to Soft | 3m 58y | 1 | Stoney Mountain | 11st 3lbs | 12 of 17 | Bridget Andrews | 12/1 |
| mid-division on outside, headway after 4 out, chased leaders next, soon ridden, never on terms, weakened 2 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 12 Oct 2019 | Chepstow | Soft (Heavy in places on the back straight) | 2m 3f 100y | 1 | Flash The Steel | 10st 5lbs | 1 of 18 | Harry Skelton | 16/1 |
| held up towards rear, good headway after 4 out, chased leaders before 2 out, 2nd going well 2 out, led between last 2, clear before last, ridden out | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 2019 | Sandown | Good (Good to Firm in Places) | 1m 7f 216y | 2 | Getaway Trump | 10st 9lbs | 5 of 15 | Bridget Andrews | 16/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders before 2 out, kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 10 Mar 2019 | Warwick | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m | 4 | Flash The Steel | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 10 | Harry Skelton | 5/6 |
| held up in mid-division, headway 5th, went 2nd before 2 out, led approaching last, clear flat, easily | |||||||||
| 26 Jan 2019 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 179y | 2 | Benny's Bridge | 10st 5lbs | 2 of 12 | Harry Skelton | 3/1 |
| held up in mid-division, headway 3 out, pushed along in 3rd before not fluent last, went 2nd flat, not pace of winner | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2018 | Doncaster | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 128y | 4 | Flash The Steel | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 12 | Harry Skelton | 6/1 |
| mid-division, headway from 5th, challenged 3 out, soon led, stumbled and headed 2 out, switched left before last, stayed on to press leader flat, led towards finish | |||||||||
| 09 Dec 2018 | Huntingdon | Good to Soft | 1m 7f 171y | 4 | Brewin'upastorm | 10st 12lbs | 4 of 14 | Harry Skelton | 7/1 |
| tracked leaders, not fluent 3 out, driven to challenge next, weakening when mistake last | |||||||||
| 01 Dec 2018 | Bangor | Soft | 2m 145y | 4 | Shantaluze | 10st 12lbs | of 16 | Bridget Andrews | 0/0 |
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| 14 Nov 2018 | Bangor | Good to Soft | 2m 145y | 5 | The Some Dance Kid | 11st | 2 of 13 | Harry Skelton | 10/3 |
| tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner 2 out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 08 Oct 2018 | Stratford | Good | 2m 70y | 4 | Tight Call | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 8 | Harry Skelton | 6/4 |
| led 2f, remained prominent, led again over 6f out, headed over 1f out, faded final furlong | |||||||||
| 02 Mar 2018 | Southwell | Standard / Slow | 2m | 5 | Flash The Steel | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 8 | Harry Skelton | 1/2 |
| tracked leader, led 2f out, quickened clear inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 18 Jan 2018 | Ludlow | Soft | 1m 6f 7y | 4 | Rebound | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 13 | Harry Skelton | 13/8 |
| held up in mid-division, headway 4f out, went 3rd over 2f out, kept on | |||||||||
| 20 Dec 2017 | Ludlow | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 6f 7y | 4 | Harambe | 11st | 2 of 14 | Harry Skelton | 3/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway on inside 4f out, led well over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on | |||||||||