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Ireland 6yo

Damascus Steel (IRE)

T: Gihan Arnolda · J: Darragh Keenan · O: Mrs Jessica Ball
By Mastercraftsman (IRE) out of Shanjia (GER)
Form 4201-123561
  1. 1
  2. 6
  3. 5
  4. 3
  5. 2
  6. 1
22/1 Current odds
8/48 W/R
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Resting
  • 48 runs
  • 8 wins
  • placed
  • 17% strike
  • 95 d off
  • 94 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 4201-123561 95 days off
1 19 Jun 2026 Goodwood Horseracing Club Young Per… Goodwood 6 31 May 2026 Sky Bet Extra Places Handicap (GBBP… Thirsk 5 3 Apr 2026 Midnite All-Weather Vase Apprentice… Lingfield (AW) 3 28 Feb 2026 Create Your Bet Builders At Midnite… Lingfield (AW) 2 30 Jan 2026 Midnite, Building The Future Of Bet… Wolverhampton (AW) 1 10 Jan 2026 Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Ha… Lingfield (AW)
At Goodwood 1/1 1 win · 1 placed
On Good 1/8 1 win · 2 placed
Over 1m3f218y 1/1 1 win · 1 placed
Best RPR 94 Career peak
Best TS 59 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 28 runs · form score 0–100
7 Jul 2024 · Chelmsford City (AW) · 12th/12 (btn 1.5) 26 Jul 2024 · Sandown · 11th/12 (btn 0.2) 14 Aug 2024 · Kempton (AW) · 1st/10 (won 0) 29 Aug 2024 · Southwell (AW) · 12th/12 (btn 0.05) 3 Oct 2024 · Newcastle (AW) · 1st/7 (won 0) 30 Oct 2024 · Kempton (AW) · 2nd/8 (btn 4.75) 18 Nov 2024 · Southwell (AW) · 6th/7 (btn .5) 11 Dec 2024 · Kempton (AW) · 9th/11 (btn 5) 3 Jan 2025 · Lingfield (AW) · 7th/9 (btn 4.5) 15 Apr 2025 · Kempton (AW) · 8th/12 (btn 2) 29 Apr 2025 · Nottingham · 8th/8 (btn 0.3) 15 May 2025 · Kempton (AW) · 4th/5 (btn 1.5) 30 May 2025 · Brighton · 9th/9 (btn 24) 28 Jun 2025 · Newcastle (AW) · 2nd/11 (btn 0.3) 12 Jul 2025 · Chester · 8th/8 (btn 5.5) 13 Aug 2025 · Kempton (AW) · 6th/13 (btn 1.25) 25 Aug 2025 · Southwell (AW) · 8th/12 (btn 23) 25 Oct 2025 · Newbury · 7th/12 (btn 3.25) 3 Nov 2025 · Kempton (AW) · 4th/13 (btn .75) 6 Dec 2025 · Wolverhampton (AW) · 2nd/11 (btn 2.75) 18 Dec 2025 · Southwell (AW) · 10th/13 (btn 1.25) 29 Dec 2025 · Newcastle (AW) · 1st/9 (won 0) 10 Jan 2026 · Lingfield (AW) · 1st/8 (won 0) 30 Jan 2026 · Wolverhampton (AW) · 2nd/10 (btn 1.5) 28 Feb 2026 · Lingfield (AW) · 3rd/7 (btn 1.25) 3 Apr 2026 · Lingfield (AW) · 5th/15 (btn .5) 31 May 2026 · Thirsk · 6th/12 (btn 2.5) 19 Jun 2026 · Goodwood · 1st/7 (won 0)
  • Win
  • Placed
  • Mid-pack
  • Rear
  • DNF
  • OR mark
Peak form
100
Mean
45
Win %
17%
Placed %
44%
Trend
Climbing

Course Record

19 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Lingfield (AW), Newcastle (AW), Wolverhampton (AW), Pontefract — well clear of the 44% career baseline.

  • Kempton (AW) 44% 2-2-9
  • Lingfield (AW) SPEC 60% 1-2-5
  • Nottingham 20% 1-0-5
  • Newcastle (AW) SPEC 100% 2-2-4
  • Southwell (AW) 0% 0-0-4
  • Wolverhampton (AW) SPEC 100% 0-3-3
  • Pontefract SPEC 67% 0-2-3
  • Bath 50% 0-1-2
  • Doncaster 50% 0-1-2
  • Yarmouth 0% 0-0-2
  • Goodwood 100% 1-0-1
  • Windsor 100% 1-0-1
  • Brighton 0% 0-0-1
  • Chelmsford City (AW) 0% 0-0-1
  • Chester 0% 0-0-1
  • Newbury 0% 0-0-1
  • Newmarket 0% 0-0-1
  • Sandown 0% 0-0-1
  • Thirsk 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

27 jockeys · 4 trainers

Jockeys

  • Robert Havlin 60% 0-3-5
  • Darragh Keenan NOW 40% 1-1-5
  • Neil Callan 75% 2-1-4
  • William Carson 75% 1-2-4
  • P. J. McDonald 67% 1-1-3
  • Rossa Ryan 67% 0-2-3
  • Silvestre De Sousa 33% 1-0-3
  • Josephine Gordon 50% 1-0-2
  • Alistair Rawlinson 100% 0-1-1
  • Morgan Cole 100% 0-1-1
  • Tom Eaves 100% 1-0-1
  • William Buick 100% 0-1-1
  • Adam Farragher 0% 0-0-1
  • Billy Loughnane 0% 0-0-1
  • Cieren Fallon 0% 0-0-1
  • David Egan 0% 0-0-1
  • George Bass 0% 0-0-1
  • Hector Crouch 0% 0-0-1
  • Jack Callan 0% 0-0-1
  • Jason Hart 0% 0-0-1
  • Kieran Shoemark 0% 0-0-1
  • Mason Paetel 0% 0-0-1
  • Mr Liam McGaffin 0% 0-0-1
  • Oisin Orr 0% 0-0-1
  • Rhys Clutterbuck 0% 0-0-1
  • Richard Kingscote 0% 0-0-1
  • Tom Marquand 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

  • Ed Dunlop 41% 5-10-37
  • Denis Quinn 62% 2-3-8
  • Gihan Arnolda NOW 50% 1-0-2
  • John Ryan 0% 0-0-1

Race history

10 of 10 runs
Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds
19 Jun 2026 Goodwood Horseracing Club Young Persons Membership Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Goodwood Class 4 P 1st/7 +0 Good 1m3f218y Darragh Keenan OR 72 12/1
31 May 2026 Sky Bet Extra Places Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Thirsk Class 4 V 6th/12 2.5 Good 1m4f8y William Carson OR 73 28/1
3 Apr 2026 Midnite All-Weather Vase Apprentice Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Lingfield (AW) Class 4 V 5th/15 .5 Standard 1m4f Jack Callan OR 73 9/1
28 Feb 2026 Create Your Bet Builders At Midnite Handicap Lingfield (AW) Class 5 V 3rd/7 1.25 Standard 1m4f William Carson OR 73 11/2
30 Jan 2026 Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Wolverhampton (AW) Class 4 V 2nd/10 1.5 Standard 1m4f William Carson OR 72 16/1
10 Jan 2026 Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Handicap Lingfield (AW) Class 5 V 1st/8 +0 Standard 1m4f William Carson OR 70 14/1
29 Dec 2025 Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Newcastle (AW) Class 5 V 1st/9 +0 Standard 1m4f98y Tom Eaves OR 65 17/2
18 Dec 2025 Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap Southwell (AW) Class 6 V 10th/13 1.25 Standard 1m3f23y Darragh Keenan OR 65 10/1
6 Dec 2025 Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Wolverhampton (AW) Class 6 V 2nd/11 2.75 Standard 1m4f51y Darragh Keenan OR 64 16/1
3 Nov 2025 Try Unibet's Smartview Racecards Handicap Kempton (AW) Class 6 V 4th/13 .75 Standard To Slow 1m3f219y Darragh Keenan OR 64 15/2

Connections

Trainer
Gihan Arnolda 13%
Jockey
Darragh Keenan 10%
Owner
Mrs Jessica Ball
Sire
Mastercraftsman (IRE)
Dam
Shanjia (GER)
Dam sire
Soldier Hollow
Country
Ireland
Age
6yo

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