Horse Details

Damascus Steel (IRE)

39 Runs 5 Wins (12.8%) 10 Places (25.6%)

Owner: Mrs Jessica Ball Silks

Mrs Jessica Ball Trainer: Denis Quinn

4 years old gr IRE

Sire: Mastercraftsman (IRE)

Dam: Shanjia (GER)

Damsire: Soldier Hollow

Past Runs (39 Total)

Date/Time	Course	Distance	Jockey	Trainer	Position	Time	Beaten By	OR	Weight	SP	Comment
03/11/25 16:30	Kempton (AW)	1m4f	Darragh Keenan	Denis Quinn	4	2:35.14	.75	64	9-13	15/2	Towards rear - good headway on outer over 3f out(op 17/2 tchd 7/1 and tchd 9/1) Towards rear - good headway on outer over 3f out(op 17/2 tchd 7/1 and tchd 9/1)
25/10/25 12:50	Newbury	1m4f	Mr Liam McGaffin	Denis Quinn	7	2:54.02	3.25	66	10-7	28/1	Slowly into stride - in rear - some headway home straight - never dangerous(op 18/1) Slowly into stride - in rear - some headway home straight - never dangerous(op 18/1)
25/08/25 14:15	Southwell (AW)	1m6f	Cieren Fallon	Ed Dunlop	8	3:18.46	23	68	10-0	13/2	Ducked left start - in rear - raced wide but good headway and in touch with leaders over 3f out - led over 2f out - headed 2f out - weakened quickly from over 1f out(op 15/2 tchd 6/1) Ducked left start - in rear - raced wide but good headway and in touch with leaders over 3f out - led over 2f out - headed 2f out - weakened quickly from over 1f out(op 15/2 tchd 6/1)
13/08/25 20:15	Kempton (AW)	1m4f	Silvestre De Sousa	Ed Dunlop	6	2:38.48	1.25	70	10-2	5/1	Midfield - some headway over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong(op 15/2) Midfield - some headway over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong(op 15/2)
12/07/25 16:20	Chester	1m4½f	Mason Paetel	Ed Dunlop	8	2:37.67	5.5	72	9-1	12/1	Midfield - hung right on turn over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(tchd 10/1) Midfield - hung right on turn over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(tchd 10/1)
28/06/25 17:30	Newcastle (AW)	1m4½f	P J McDonald	Ed Dunlop	2nd	2:43.17	0.3	67	9-7	9/1	Midfield - smooth headway from over 3f out - led over 1f out - headed and no extra towards finish(op 10/1 tchd 8/1) Midfield - smooth headway from over 3f out - led over 1f out - headed and no extra towards finish(op 10/1 tchd 8/1)
30/05/25 16:05	Brighton	1m4f	Darragh Keenan	Ed Dunlop	9	-	-	69	9-6	28/1	Always behind (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 25/1 tchd 33/1) Always behind (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)
15/05/25 18:00	Kempton (AW)	1m3f	George Bass	Ed Dunlop	4	-	-	71	8-10	12/1	Raced in fourth - went third and disputing second over 1f out - weakened and lost third inside final 110yds(tchd 10/1 and tchd 14/1) Raced in fourth - went third and disputing second over 1f out - weakened and lost third inside final 110yds(tchd 10/1 and tchd 14/1)
29/04/25 15:18	Nottingham	1m6f	Rossa Ryan	Ed Dunlop	8	-	-	73	9-4	14/1	In touch with leaders - headway and pressed leader 8f out - led narrowly 2f out - headed 1f out - weakened quickly final 110yds In touch with leaders - headway and pressed leader 8f out - led narrowly 2f out - headed 1f out - weakened quickly final 110yds
15/04/25 20:30	Kempton (AW)	1m4f	Richard Kingscote	Ed Dunlop	8	2:35.46	2	75	9-9	14/1	Held up in rear - shaken up and steady headway over 1f out - no extra final 110yds(op 20/1) Held up in rear - shaken up and steady headway over 1f out - no extra final 110yds(op 20/1)
03/01/25 13:15	Lingfield (AW)	1m4f	Hector Crouch	Ed Dunlop	7	2:34.33	4.5	77	9-11	12/1	Midfield - brief headway from under 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 14/1 and tchd 16/1) Midfield - brief headway from under 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 14/1 and tchd 16/1)
11/12/24 19:40	Kempton (AW)	2m	Adam Farragher	Ed Dunlop	9	3:28.55	5	78	8-8	66/1	Towards rear throughout(tchd 50/1) Towards rear throughout(tchd 50/1)
18/11/24 18:15	Southwell (AW)	1m6f	Kieran Shoemark	Ed Dunlop	6	3:11.75	.5	78	9-0	11/1	Midfield - going easily 2f out - switched left and ridden 1f out - found nothing and weakened final 110yds(op 12/1 tchd 10/1) Midfield - going easily 2f out - switched left and ridden 1f out - found nothing and weakened final 110yds(op 12/1 tchd 10/1)
30/10/24 19:00	Kempton (AW)	1m4f	Neil Callan	Ed Dunlop	2nd	2:36.94	4.75	78	9-12	12/1	Took keen hold - midfield - headway from over 2f out - went second over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(tchd 10/1) Took keen hold - midfield - headway from over 2f out - went second over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(tchd 10/1)
03/10/24 17:05	Newcastle (AW)	1m4½f	P J McDonald	Ed Dunlop	1st	2:42.70	Won	75	9-6	25/1	Towards rear - headway over 1f out - squeezed through and led inside final furlong - ridden out(op 22/1) Towards rear - headway over 1f out - squeezed through and led inside final furlong - ridden out(op 22/1)
29/08/24 17:45	Southwell (AW)	1m4f	Neil Callan	Ed Dunlop	12	2:35.63	0.05	75	9-7	33/1	Never better than midfield - hung left over 1f out(op 40/1) Never better than midfield - hung left over 1f out(op 40/1)
14/08/24 20:00	Kempton (AW)	1m4f	Neil Callan	Ed Dunlop	1st	2:38.46	Won	72	10-2	8/1	Took keen hold - midfield - some headway over 4f out - ran on well to lead over 1f out - hung right inside final furlong - weakened towards finish - always doing enough(op 13/2 tchd 17/2) Took keen hold - midfield - some headway over 4f out - ran on well to lead over 1f out - hung right inside final furlong - weakened towards finish - always doing enough(op 13/2 tchd 17/2)
26/07/24 19:05	Sandown	1m6f	David Egan	Ed Dunlop	11	3:8.57	0.2	74	9-3	14/1	Stumbled start - midfield - lost ground after 4f - headway when up the centre from 3f out - weakened inside final furlong Stumbled start - midfield - lost ground after 4f - headway when up the centre from 3f out - weakened inside final furlong
07/07/24 14:10	Chelmsford (AW)	1m5½f	Silvestre De Sousa	Ed Dunlop	12	2:50.07	1.5	74	9-5	9/1	In touch with leaders - carried right home turn - hung left over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 10/1) In touch with leaders - carried right home turn - hung left over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 10/1)
12/06/24 20:45	Kempton (AW)	2m	Rossa Ryan	Ed Dunlop	2nd	3:33.01	.75	72	9-11	9/2	In rear - headway from 2f out - pressed leader inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(tchd 5/1) In rear - headway from 2f out - pressed leader inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(tchd 5/1)
04/06/24 18:15	Lingfield (AW)	1m4f	William Buick	Ed Dunlop	3rd	2:33.44	1.25	72	9-11	11/4F	Prominent on inner - pressed leaders inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(tchd 10/3) Prominent on inner - pressed leaders inside final furlong - no extra towards finish(tchd 10/3)
18/05/24 16:57	Doncaster	1m4f	Morgan Cole	Ed Dunlop	2nd	2:36.66	2.75	71	9-12	100/30	Pulled hard - in touch with leaders - going easily and headway to lead over 2f out - went clear 1f out - headed and no extra final 110yds(tchd 3/1) Pulled hard - in touch with leaders - going easily and headway to lead over 2f out - went clear 1f out - headed and no extra final 110yds(tchd 3/1)
08/05/24 21:00	Kempton (AW)	1m4f	Silvestre De Sousa	Ed Dunlop	1st	2:33.79	Won	66	9-10	4/1	Stumbled start - in touch with leaders - switched left and headway from over 2f out - led over 1f out - kept on well inside final furlong(op 8/1) Stumbled start - in touch with leaders - switched left and headway from over 2f out - led over 1f out - kept on well inside final furlong(op 8/1)
26/04/24 16:55	Doncaster	1m4f	Robert Havlin	Ed Dunlop	8	2:47.68	7	68	9-5	22/1	Held up in rear - some headway 4f out - never on terms(op 25/1 tchd 28/1) Held up in rear - some headway 4f out - never on terms(op 25/1 tchd 28/1)
02/04/24 16:15	Pontefract	1m2f	Jason Hart	Ed Dunlop	6	2:30.80	1.75	70	9-4	17/2	Steadied start - held up in last - headway 3f out - weakened from 2f out(op 15/2) Steadied start - held up in last - headway 3f out - weakened from 2f out(op 15/2)
16/10/23 15:25	Yarmouth	1m3½f	Billy Loughnane	Ed Dunlop	5	2:34.90	3.5	72	9-6	9/1	Towards rear of midfield - smooth headway 3f out - ridden and challenging 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 12/1) Towards rear of midfield - smooth headway 3f out - ridden and challenging 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 12/1)
26/09/23 16:25	Nottingham	1m2f	Tom Marquand	Ed Dunlop	9	2:16.88	.75	73	9-5	6/1	In rear - switched right on outer 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 13/2 tchd 7/1) In rear - switched right on outer 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 13/2 tchd 7/1)
21/09/23 15:10	Pontefract	1m4f	Robert Havlin	Ed Dunlop	3rd	2:41.40	0.3	73	9-2	6/1	Towards rear - headway on outer from 2f out - edged left but kept on well inside final furlong(op 13/2) Towards rear - headway on outer from 2f out - edged left but kept on well inside final furlong(op 13/2)
23/08/23 17:35	Bath	1m2f	Josephine Gordon	Ed Dunlop	5	2:8.84	.5	73	9-7	11/2J	Held up in rear - outpaced and plenty to do over 2f out - kept on on outer from over 1f out - never on terms(tchd 7/1) Held up in rear - outpaced and plenty to do over 2f out - kept on on outer from over 1f out - never on terms(tchd 7/1)
03/08/23 16:25	Nottingham	1m2f	Josephine Gordon	Ed Dunlop	1st	2:16.72	Won	70	9-8	6/1	Midfield - smooth headway on outer over 2f out - led over 1f out - pushed along inside final furlong - ridden final 110yds - just did enough(op 11/2 tchd 13/2) Midfield - smooth headway on outer over 2f out - led over 1f out - pushed along inside final furlong - ridden final 110yds - just did enough(op 11/2 tchd 13/2)
21/07/23 20:25	Pontefract	1m2f	Alistair Rawlinson	Ed Dunlop	2nd	2:13.54	0.1	68	9-6	13/2	Took keen hold - towards rear - headway when not clear run over 1f out - soon switched left - switched right inside final furlong - kept on well inside final 110yds - just held(tchd 6/1) Took keen hold - towards rear - headway when not clear run over 1f out - soon switched left - switched right inside final furlong - kept on well inside final 110yds - just held(tchd 6/1)
01/06/23 15:00	Yarmouth	1m3½f	Robert Havlin	Ed Dunlop	4	2:27.91	2.5	68	10-3	11/10F	Led - pushed along and headed 2f out - ridden over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 5/4) Led - pushed along and headed 2f out - ridden over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 5/4)
29/05/23 16:20	Windsor	1m3½f	Neil Callan	Ed Dunlop	1st	2:27.42	Won	62	9-1	4/9F	Made all - went clear from over 3f out - ridden when hung right and hit rail over 2f out - hung left final 110yds - kept on(op 8/11) Made all - went clear from over 3f out - ridden when hung right and hit rail over 2f out - hung left final 110yds - kept on(op 8/11)
17/05/23 18:40	Bath	1m3½f	Robert Havlin	Ed Dunlop	2nd	2:27.76	2	60	9-7	100/30	In touch with leaders - shaken up and went second under 2f out - went clear with winner when wandered around and ridden 1f out - kept on but no match for winner(op 7/2) In touch with leaders - shaken up and went second under 2f out - went clear with winner when wandered around and ridden 1f out - kept on but no match for winner(op 7/2)
08/05/23 17:35	Newcastle (AW)	1m4½f	Robert Havlin	Ed Dunlop	2nd	2:44.40	1.5	60	9-6	5/2	In touch with leaders - shaken up and headway 2f out - soon pushed along and went second - ridden and challenging against near rail inside final furlong - no extra final 110yds(op 7/2) In touch with leaders - shaken up and headway 2f out - soon pushed along and went second - ridden and challenging against near rail inside final furlong - no extra final 110yds(op 7/2)
11/04/23 17:30	Wolverhampton (AW)	1m4f	Rossa Ryan	Ed Dunlop	2nd	2:43.73	6	60	9-9	11/5F	Took keen hold - raced in second early - soon lost second and midfield - headway and pressed leader under 5f out - pushed along and led 2f out - ridden and headed over 1f out - soon edged left and no extra - no match for winner(op 9/4 tchd 15/8) Took keen hold - raced in second early - soon lost second and midfield - headway and pressed leader under 5f out - pushed along and led 2f out - ridden and headed over 1f out - soon edged left and no extra - no match for winner(op 9/4 tchd 15/8)
26/10/22 13:00	Nottingham	1m½f	P J McDonald	Ed Dunlop	8	1:52.37	1.25	–	9-2	28/1	Towards rear of midfield - pushed along 4f out - soon weakened(op 20/1 tchd 18/1) Towards rear of midfield - pushed along 4f out - soon weakened(op 20/1 tchd 18/1)
19/10/22 16:45	Newmarket	1m	Rhys Clutterbuck	Ed Dunlop	9	1:44.31	2.5	–	9-7	250/1	Ducked left start - always towards rear(op 125/1) Ducked left start - always towards rear(op 125/1)
05/10/22 15:15	Nottingham	1m½f	Oisin Orr	Ed Dunlop	7	1:55.04	2	–	9-7	50/1	Slowly into stride - niggled along and ran green after 1f - pushed along over 3f out - ridden and no impression from over 2f out(op 33/1) Slowly into stride - niggled along and ran green after 1f - pushed along over 3f out - ridden and no impression from over 2f out(op 33/1)