Horse

Damascus Steel (IRE)

6yo gelding · by Mastercraftsman out of Shanjia (Soldier Hollow) · Trainer Gihan Arnolda · Owner Mrs Jessica Ball

9 wins from 53 runs, placed in 22.

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Runs

Win rate

17%

9 wins

Placed

42%

22 of 53

Official rating

peak 79

Prize money

£74k

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Form over time finishing position and official rating

Jun 25 → Sep 26

Run history

Date	Course	Race	Dist	Going	Class	Draw	Pos	Beaten	Weight	OR	Jockey	Trainer	SP	BSP
27 Sep 26	Epsom Downs	Betfred 'Nifty 50' Jump Jockeys Derby Handicap (Professional Jump Jockeys) (GBBPlus Race)	1m 4f 6y	Good	C4	9	9/13	19¼L	11-2	77	Brian Hughes	Gihan Arnolda	10.0	10.8
12 Sep 26	Chester	John Smith's Jump Jockeys Challenge Handicap (To Be Ridden By Professional Jump Jockeys) (GBBPlus)	1m 4f 63y	Soft	C4	5	6/11	3¾L	11-3	78	Brian Hughes	Gihan Arnolda	6.50	8.00
31 Aug 26	Epsom Downs	Betfred "Nifty 50" Amateurs' Derby Handicap (For Gentleman Amateur Jockeys) (GBBPlus Race)	1m 4f 6y	Good To Soft	C4	12	5/14	10¼L	11-3	79	Mr Fletcher Yarham	Gihan Arnolda	23.0	38.0
25 Jul 26	York	Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap (GBBPlus Race)	1m 3f 188y	Good To Firm	C3	3	8/10	25¾L	9-1	79	T Eaves	Gihan Arnolda	11.0	13.5
16 Jul 26	Epsom Downs	Betfred Ladies' Derby Handicap (For Female Amateur Jockeys) (GBBPlus Race)	1m 4f 6y	Good To Firm	C4	8	1/7	—	10-6	75	Miss Becky Smith	Gihan Arnolda	4.50	5.13
19 Jun 26	Goodwood	Goodwood Horseracing Club Young Persons Membership Handicap (GBBPlus Race)	1m 3f 218y	Good	C4	6	1/7	—	9-1	72	Darragh Keenan	Gihan Arnolda	13.0	16.1
31 May 26	Thirsk	Sky Bet Extra Places Handicap (GBBPlus Race)	1m 4f	Good	C4	3	6/12	5¼L	8-11	73	William Carson	Gihan Arnolda	29.0	46.9
03 Apr 26	Lingfield Park	Midnite All-Weather Vase Apprentice Handicap (GBBPlus Race)	1m 4f	Standard	C4	3	5/15	3¾L	9-5	73	Jack Callan	John Ryan	10.0	13.2
28 Feb 26	Lingfield Park	Create Your Bet Builders At Midnite Handicap	1m 4f	Standard	C5	6	3/7	1½L	9-12	73	William Carson	Denis Quinn	6.50	7.31
30 Jan 26	Wolverhampton	Midnite Building The Future Of Betting Handicap (GBBPlus Race)	1m 4f	Standard	C4	8	2/10	1½L	9-2	72	William Carson	Denis Quinn	17.0	22.9
10 Jan 26	Lingfield Park	Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Handicap	1m 4f	Standard	C5	2	1/8	—	9-9	70	William Carson	Denis Quinn	15.0	18.1
29 Dec 25	Newcastle	Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap	1m 4f 110y	Standard	C5	10	1/9	—	9-9	65	T Eaves	Denis Quinn	9.50	11.0
18 Dec 25	Southwell	Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap	1m 3f	Standard	C6	3	10/13	9¼L	10-0	65	Darragh Keenan	Denis Quinn	11.0	13.8
06 Dec 25	Wolverhampton	Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap	1m 4f	Standard	C6	4	2/11	2¾L	9-13	64	Darragh Keenan	Denis Quinn	17.0	21.5
03 Nov 25	Kempton Park	Try Unibets Smartview Racecards Handicap	1m 4f	Standard To Slow	C6	12	4/13	2L	9-13	64	Darragh Keenan	Denis Quinn	8.50	10.1
25 Oct 25	Newbury	Grundon Amateur Jockeys Handicap	1m 4f	Soft	C5	9	7/12	31L	10-7	66	Mr Liam McGaffin	Denis Quinn	29.0	42.0
25 Aug 25	Southwell	Joy Silvester Mobile Barbering Handicap	1m 6f	Standard	C5	12	8/12	56¾L	10-0	68	Cieren Fallon	E A L Dunlop	7.50	8.60
13 Aug 25	Kempton Park	Try Unibets New Improved Acca Boosts Handicap	1m 4f	Standard To Slow	C5	5	6/13	5½L	10-2	70	S De Sousa	E A L Dunlop	6.00	7.00
12 Jul 25	Chester	Matthew Clark Handicap	1m 4f 110y	Good	C5	8	8/8	22½L	9-1	72	Mason Paetel	E A L Dunlop	13.0	16.0
28 Jun 25	Newcastle	Pertemps Network Education Handicap (Div II)	1m 4f 110y	Standard	C5	8	2/11	nk	9-7	67	P J McDonald	E A L Dunlop	10.0	13.1
30 May 25	Brighton	Star Sports Confined Handicap (For Horses Which Have Not Won A Race In 2025)	1m 4f	Good	C5	8	9/9	44L	9-6	69	Darragh Keenan	E A L Dunlop	29.0	37.7
15 May 25	Kempton Park	Unibet More Extra Place Races Apprentice Handicap (London Middle Distance Qualifier) (GBBPlus Race)	1m 3f	Standard To Slow	C4	5	4/5	4L	8-10	71	George Bass	E A L Dunlop	13.0	18.4
29 Apr 25	Nottingham	Pricedup.Bet Bloggers Boosted Double Handicap (GBBPlus Race)	1m 6f	Good To Firm	C4	5	8/8	9½L	9-4	73	Rossa Ryan	E A L Dunlop	15.0	21.0
15 Apr 25	Kempton Park	Industry Leading In-Play Markets At Unibet Handicap	1m 4f	Standard To Slow	C5	10	8/12	6½L	9-9	75	Richard Kingscote	E A L Dunlop	15.0	17.9
03 Jan 25	Lingfield Park	Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap	1m 4f	Standard To Slow	C4	4	7/9	14¼L	9-11	77	H Crouch	E A L Dunlop	13.0	15.0
11 Dec 24	Kempton Park	Unibet London Stayers Series Handicap (Series Final - Qualified horses Only)	2m	Standard To Slow	C2	3	9/11	15¼L	8-8	78	Adam Farragher	E A L Dunlop	67.0	118.5
18 Nov 24	Southwell	Stay In Control With BetUK Handicap	1m 6f	Standard	C3	3	6/7	6L	9-0	78	K Shoemark	E A L Dunlop	12.0	16.0
30 Oct 24	Kempton Park	Unibet Support Safe Gambling Handicap	1m 4f	Standard To Slow	C4	4	2/8	4¾L	9-12	78	Neil Callan	E A L Dunlop	13.0	16.9
03 Oct 24	Newcastle	Arc Weekend On Sky Sports Racing Handicap	1m 4f 110y	Standard	C4	7	1/7	—	9-6	75	P J McDonald	E A L Dunlop	26.0	30.9
29 Aug 24	Southwell	Tote.co.uk Its The Final Countdown Racing League R36 Handicap (Trainers Reg To Racing League)	1m 4f	Standard	C4	13	12/12	17¼L	9-7	75	Neil Callan	E A L Dunlop	34.0	50.1
14 Aug 24	Kempton Park	Try Unibets Improved Bet Builder Handicap (Div I)	1m 4f	Standard To Slow	C5	7	1/10	—	10-2	72	Neil Callan	E A L Dunlop	9.00	10.0
26 Jul 24	Sandown Park	Out Of The Blue Handicap	1m 6f	Good	C4	8	11/12	9¾L	9-3	74	D Egan	E A L Dunlop	15.0	19.7
07 Jul 24	Chelmsford City	Bet Boost At bet365 Handicap	1m 5f 110y	Standard	C4	5	12/12	12¼L	9-5	74	S De Sousa	E A L Dunlop	10.0	12.5
12 Jun 24	Kempton Park	racingtv.com Handicap (London Stayers Series And Grassroots Stayers Series Qualifier)	2m	Standard To Slow	C5	8	2/8	¾L	9-11	72	Rossa Ryan	E A L Dunlop	5.50	6.20
04 Jun 24	Lingfield Park	Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap	1m 4f	Standard	C5	9	3/8	1¾L	9-11	72	W Buick	E A L Dunlop	3.75	4.20
18 May 24	Doncaster	Proudly Supporting Mental Health Awareness Week Apprentice Handicap	1m 4f	Good To Firm	C5	5	2/8	2¾L	9-12	71	Morgan Cole	E A L Dunlop	4.33	5.37
08 May 24	Kempton Park	Unibet More Boosts In More Races Handicap	1m 4f	Standard To Slow	C6	7	1/13	—	9-10	66	S De Sousa	E A L Dunlop	5.00	6.75
26 Apr 24	Doncaster	Club Doncaster Handicap	1m 4f	Soft	C5	4	8/16	35¾L	9-5	68	R Havlin	E A L Dunlop	23.0	40.0
02 Apr 24	Pontefract	Edie Linda & Philip Grundy April Birthdays Handicap	1m 2f	Heavy	C5	7	6/6	22½L	9-4	70	Jason Hart	E A L Dunlop	9.50	12.0
16 Oct 23	Great Yarmouth	Stream Racing At bresbet.com Handicap	1m 3f 110y	Soft	C5	1	5/9	10¾L	9-6	72	Billy Loughnane	E A L Dunlop	10.0	11.4
26 Sep 23	Nottingham	Grassroots Series Middle Distance Final Handicap	1m 2f	Soft	C2	10	9/11	8¾L	9-5	73	Tom Marquand	E A L Dunlop	7.00	8.00
21 Sep 23	Pontefract	Ben And Mary Hibbert Memorial Handicap	1m 4f	Good To Soft	C4	7	3/8	½L	9-2	73	R Havlin	E A L Dunlop	7.00	8.80
23 Aug 23	Bath	Follow @attheraces On Twitter Handicap	1m 2f	Good	C5	3	5/11	9¼L	9-7	73	Josephine Gordon	E A L Dunlop	6.50	6.45
03 Aug 23	Nottingham	Discover Whats Trending At Rhino.Bet Casino Handicap (Jockey Club Grassroots Middle Distance Series)	1m 2f	Heavy	C5	3	1/9	—	9-8	70	Josephine Gordon	E A L Dunlop	7.00	7.17
21 Jul 23	Pontefract	Constant Security Services Confined Handicap (For horses With No More Than One Win)	1m 2f	Good To Soft	C5	5	2/7	shd	9-6	68	Alistair Rawlinson	E A L Dunlop	7.50	10.0
01 Jun 23	Great Yarmouth	Follow @attheraces On Twitter Handicap	1m 3f 110y	Good To Firm	C6	4	4/10	3¼L	10-3	68	R Havlin	E A L Dunlop	2.10	2.18
29 May 23	Windsor	At The Races App Form Study Handicap	1m 3f 110y	Good To Firm	C5	4	1/4	—	9-1	62	Neil Callan	E A L Dunlop	1.44	1.48
17 May 23	Bath	Call Star Sports On 08000 521321 Handicap	1m 3f 110y	Good	C6	5	2/7	2L	9-7	60	R Havlin	E A L Dunlop	4.33	4.74
08 May 23	Newcastle	Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap	1m 4f 110y	Standard	C6	5	2/5	1½L	9-6	60	R Havlin	E A L Dunlop	3.50	3.95
11 Apr 23	Wolverhampton	At The Races App Market Movers Handicap	1m 4f	Standard	C6	2	2/6	6L	9-9	60	Rossa Ryan	E A L Dunlop	3.20	3.30
26 Oct 22	Nottingham	EBF Stallions Golden Horn Maiden Stakes (Colts & Geldings)	1m 110y	Soft	C4	8	8/10	14L	9-2	—	P J McDonald	E A L Dunlop	29.0	48.0
19 Oct 22	Newmarket	British Stallion Studs EBF Future Stayers Novice Stakes (Sire And Dam-Restricted Race) (GBB Race)	1m	Good	C2	7	9/11	10¼L	9-7	—	Rhys Clutterbuck	E A L Dunlop	251.0	794.0
05 Oct 22	Nottingham	British EBF Future Stayers Oath Novice Stakes (Sire And Dam Restricted Race) (GBB Race)	1m 110y	Soft	C2	4	7/9	16L	9-7	—	O J Orr	E A L Dunlop	51.0	77.2