Damascus Steel (2020) Horse

Foal Date
18-Mar-20
Colour
gray
Sire
Mastercraftsman
Dam
Shanjia
Prize Money
104961
Trainer
D P Quinn
Owners
Mrs Jessica Ball
About

Damascus Steel is a 6yo gr trained by D P Quinn. It is sired by stallion Mastercraftsman out of dam Shanjia. The horse has won 7 races to date. On 4th Oct 2024 at Newcastle, Damascus Steel claimed its most significant victory, earning $9345.00 in the Cl4 Hcp. It has been a profitable runner for bettors. Backing Damascus Steel throughout its career would have delivered a 70% return on investment.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Lingfield 10-Jan-26 2414m SYNTHETIC R8 CL5 Hcp $4,397 (of $8,264) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:38.160, SP: 15.00 1st Damascus Steel ( W Carson 135 ) 2nd Wonder ( J Peate 140 ) 0.30L 3rd Charlie's Choice ( T Langley 142 , Cd 147 ) 0.80L See full resultsW Carson 61.2kg1 (8)
Newcastle 30-Dec-25 2504m SYNTHETIC R1 CL5 Hcp $3,716 (of $6,984) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:49.290, SP: 9.50 1st Damascus Steel ( T Eaves 135 ) 2nd Alfred Spero ( R Elliott 120 ) 4.25L 3rd Royal Blaze ( D Nolan 132 ) 0.15L See full resultsT Eaves 61.2kg1 (10)
Southwell 19-Dec-25 2234m SYNTHETIC R9 CL6 Hcp (of $5,902) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:25.430, SP: 11.00 1st Hackney Diamonds ( R Kavanagh 127 ) 2nd Dust Cover ( J Mitchell 137 ) 0.00L 3rd Arth's Gold ( H Crouch 137 ) 1.00L 10th Damascus Steel ( D Keenan 140 ) 9.35L See full resultsD Keenan 63.5kg 9.35L10 (14)
Wolverhampton 07-Dec-25 2460m SYNTHETIC R7 CL6 Hcp $1,474 (of $5,902) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:38.700, SP: 17.00 1st So Alex ( B Loughnane 139 ) 2nd Damascus Steel ( D Keenan 139 ) 2.75L 3rd Different Tone ( J Watson 138 ) 0.20L See full resultsD Keenan 63kg 2.75L2 (11)
Kempton 04-Nov-25 2410m SYNTHETIC R8 CL6 Hcp $368 (of $5,902) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:34.740, SP: 8.50 1st Maywedance ( K T O'neill 127 ) 3rd Ricardo Phillips ( N Currie 130 ) 1.25L 4th Damascus Steel ( D Keenan 139 ) 2.00L See full resultsD Keenan 63kg 2.00L4 (14)
Newbury 25-Oct-25 2410m SOFT R1 CL5 Hcp (of $10,588) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:47.820, SP: 29.00 1st Alpine Stroll ( H Callan 151 , Cd 146 ) 2nd Nivelle's Magic ( L Kent 152 , Cd 147 ) 0.50L 3rd Seeking Charles ( H Main 154 , Cd 151 ) 1.50L 7th Damascus Steel ( L Mcgaffin 152 , Cd 157 ) 31.00L See full resultsL Mcgaffin 68.9kg, Cd 71.2kg 31.00L7 (12)
Southwell 25-Aug-25 2840m SYNTHETIC R2 CL5 Hcp (of $7,478) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 03:07.110, SP: 7.50 1st Double Meaning ( M Ghiani 126 ) 2nd Action Pact ( J Mason 137 ) 10.00L 3rd Captain Robert ( G Wood 125 ) 4.00L 8th Damascus Steel ( C Fallon 140 ) 56.75L See full resultsC Fallon 63.5kg 56.8kgL8 (12)
Kempton 14-Aug-25 2410m SYNTHETIC R5 CL5 Hcp (of $7,870) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:37.380, SP: 6.00 1st Wine Dark Sea ( C Rodriguez 131 ) 2nd Love You Back ( L Morris 119 ) 1.25L 3rd Nivelle's Magic ( J Mitchell 138 ) 2.25L 6th Damascus Steel ( S D Sousa 142 ) 5.65L See full resultsS D Sousa 64.4kg 5.65L6 (13)
Chester 13-Jul-25 2470m GOOD R1 CL5 Hcp (of $14,806) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:33.920, SP: 13.00 1st L'Eagle Aid ( A Young 135 ) 2nd Percy Jones ( D Egan 132 ) 0.00L 3rd Moon Angel ( M Ghiani 133 ) 0.50L 8th Damascus Steel ( M Paetel 132 , Cd 137 ) 22.50L See full resultsM Paetel 59.9kg, Cd 62.1kg 22.50L8 (8)
Newcastle 28-Jun-25 2500m GOOD R8 CL5 Hcp $5,403 (of $21,641) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:43.120, SP: 10.00 Held up in touch, smooth headway over 2f out, driven to press leader over 1f out, led entering final furlong, headed towards finish, held by winner 1st L'Eagle Aid ( H Crouch 135 ) 2nd Damascus Steel ( P J Mcdonald 133 ) 0.30L 3rd Freddy Robinson ( B Robinson 130 ) 5.00L See full resultsP J Mcdonald 60.3kg 0.30L2 (11)
Brighton 30-May-25 2390m GOOD R5 CL5 Hcp (of $7,870) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:34.760, SP: 29.00 Slowly away, mid-division, some headway 2f out, weakened over 1f out 1st Lexington Knight ( T Greatrex 135 ) 2nd Enthused ( M Paetel 127 ) 0.30L 3rd Secret Beach ( G Wood 131 ) 2.75L 9th Damascus Steel ( D Keenan 132 ) 44.05L See full resultsD Keenan 59.9kg 44.05L9 (9)
Kempton 16-May-25 2210m GOOD R1 CL4 Hcp $737 (of $11,804) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:22.410, SP: 13.00 In touch, going okay 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, no extra and weakened inside final furlong 1st Way Of Life ( J Leavy 132 ) 2nd Westridge ( L Catton 135 ) 0.15L 3rd Afloat ( L Wright 129 ) 2.50L 4th Damascus Steel ( G Bass 122 ) 4.15L See full resultsG Bass 55.3kg 4.15L4 (5)
Nottingham 29-Apr-25 2820m GOOD R3 CL4 Hcp (of $10,329) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 03:04.870, SP: 15.00 In touch, rapid headway and pressed leader over 8f out, led 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, weakened final 110yds 1st Cock And Bull ( H Crouch 133 ) 2nd Maritime Lady ( H Davies 134 ) 0.50L 3rd Tailorman ( R Kavanagh 126 , Cd 121 ) 1.00L 8th Damascus Steel ( R Ryan 130 ) 9.55L See full resultsR Ryan 59kg 9.55L8 (8)
Kempton 16-Apr-25 2410m GOOD R8 CL5 Hcp (of $7,870) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:34.160, SP: 15.00 Held up in last pair, moderate headway inside final furlong, never involved 1st Federated ( B Loughnane 133 ) 2nd One Cool Dreamer ( R Ryan 131 ) 0.50L 3rd Bas Bleu ( S Osborne 135 ) 0.70L 8th Damascus Steel ( R Kingscote 135 ) 6.55L See full resultsR Kingscote 61.2kg 6.55L8 (12)
Lingfield 03-Jan-25 2410m GOOD R4 CL4 Hcp (of $9,345) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:31.480, SP: 13.00 Raced on inside, never closer than mid-division 1st Knockbrex ( J Mitchell 139 ) 2nd Hebridean Nomad ( J Watson 130 ) 2.50L 3rd Gallant Lion ( L Morris 133 ) 2.60L 7th Damascus Steel ( H Crouch 137 ) 14.35L See full resultsH Crouch 62.1kg 14.35L7 (9)
Kempton 12-Dec-24 3220m GOOD R8 CL2 Hcp (of $68,859) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 03:25.500, SP: 67.00 Held up off the pace towards rear, good headway on inside chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, weakened soon after 1st Duke Of Oxford ( H Crouch 135 ) 2nd Sheradann ( R Kingscote 130 ) 1.00L 3rd Zoran ( S D Bowen 121 , Cd 118 ) 1.20L 9th Damascus Steel ( A J Farragher 120 ) 15.20L See full resultsA J Farragher 54.4kg 15.20L9 (11)
Southwell 19-Nov-24 2840m GOOD R5 CL3 Hcp (of $14,952) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 03:10.550, SP: 12.00 Tracked leading trio, pushed along and closer between horses inside final 2f, ridden and weakened final furlong 1st Wonder Legend ( D Muscutt 142 ) 2nd La Pulga ( M Ghiani 138 ) 1.50L 3rd Cardano ( A Rawlinson 130 ) 3.50L 6th Damascus Steel ( K Shoemark 126 ) 5.95L See full resultsK Shoemark 57.2kg 5.95L6 (7)
Kempton 31-Oct-24 2410m GOOD R6 CL4 Hcp $2,702 (of $10,821) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:35.990, SP: 13.00 Mid-division, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden and chased leader well over 1f out, kept on, always held 1st Rockit Tommy ( D Probert 136 ) 2nd Damascus Steel ( N Callan 138 ) 4.75L 3rd Touch The Moon ( D Muscutt 136 ) 5.50L See full resultsN Callan 62.6kg 4.75L2 (8)
Newcastle 04-Oct-24 2500m GOOD R3 CL4 Hcp $4,972 (of $9,345) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:42.700, SP: 26.00 Held up in touch, not clear run over 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, soon made headway between horses, joined leader final furlong, led final 110yds, cosily 1st Damascus Steel ( P J Mcdonald 132 ) 2nd Thundering ( T Eaves 136 ) 0.50L 3rd Appier ( D Muscutt 139 ) 1.75L See full resultsP J Mcdonald 59.9kg1 (7)
Southwell 30-Aug-24 2430m GOOD R1 Hcp (of $18,039), Winning Time: 02:32.170, SP: 33/1 Raced keenly, always towards rear, never on terms 1st Dancing In Paris ( S Osborne 138 ) 2nd Who's Glen ( O Murphy 126 ) 1.75L 3rd La Pulga ( J Fanning 140 ) 0.75L 12th Damascus Steel ( N Callan 133 , Cd 0 ) 17.25L See full resultsN Callan 60.3kg, Cd 0 17.25L12 (12)
Kempton 15-Aug-24 2410m GOOD R6 Hcp $4,187 (of $4,187), Winning Time: 02:38.460, SP: 8/1 Mid-division, took keen hold, headway over 4f out, led and edged slightly right from over 1f out, all out 1st Damascus Steel ( N Callan 142 ) 2nd Outgun ( B D L Sayette 140 ) 0.50L 3rd Sonnerie Power ( C Fallon 144 ) 0.30L See full resultsN Callan 64.4kg1 (10)
Sandown 27-Jul-24 2820m GOOD R3 Hcp (of $6,019), Winning Time: 03:06.910, SP: 14/1 Mid-division, pushed along on outer well over 2f out, weakened 1f out 1st Mr Freedom ( T E Whelan 135 ) 2nd Enthrallment ( C Bishop 134 ) 1.75L 3rd Crescent Lake ( T P Queally 133 ) 0.75L 11th Damascus Steel ( D Egan 129 , Cd 0 ) 9.50L See full resultsD Egan 58.5kg, Cd 0 9.50L11 (12)
Chelmsford City 07-Jul-24 2680m GOOD R2 Hcp (of $10,468), Winning Time: 02:48.030, SP: 9/1 Raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, pushed along and outpaced in 5th over 2f out, weakened soon after, eased when no chance inside final furlong, tailed off 1st Cardano ( A Rawlinson 139 ) 2nd Isle Of Sark ( S Osborne 137 ) 0.20L 3rd Eyetrap ( D Tudhope 132 ) 1.00L 12th Damascus Steel ( S D Sousa 131 , Cd 0 ) 12.25L See full resultsS D Sousa 59.4kg, Cd 0 12.25L12 (12)
Kempton 13-Jun-24 3220m GOOD R8 Hcp $1,965 (of $4,187), Winning Time: 03:32.860, SP: 9/2 Took keen hold, held up in rear, switched left and headway 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, held towards finish 1st Abraaj ( D Probert 134 ) 2nd Damascus Steel ( R Ryan 137 ) 0.75L 3rd Wannabe Brave ( O Murphy 129 ) 1.25L See full resultsR Ryan 62.1kg 0.75L2 (8)
Lingfield 05-Jun-24 2410m SYNTHETIC R1 CL5 Hcp $871 (of $6,984) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:33.150, SP: 3.75 Soon tracking leader, steadied in 3rd on inside over 10f out, went 2nd over 2f out, switched to inside over 1f out, ridden and lost two places inside final furlong, weakened towards finish 1st Lunar Shadow ( H Doyle 133 ) 2nd Aiming High ( H Turner 137 ) 0.50L 3rd Damascus Steel ( W Buick 137 ) 1.75L See full resultsW Buick 62.1kg 1.75L3 (8)
Doncaster 19-May-24 2390m GOOD R1 CL5 Hcp $2,063 (of $8,264) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:36.200, SP: 4.33 Tracked leaders, led going best over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no match for winner 1st Baltic ( M Wonnacott 127 ) 2nd Damascus Steel ( M Cole 138 ) 2.75L 3rd Mandega ( A Brookes 135 ) 0.50LM Cole 62.6kg 2.75L2 (8)
Kempton 09-May-24 2410m SYNTHETIC R7 CL6 Hcp $3,140 (of $5,902) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:33.790, SP: 5.00 Tracked leaders, angled out over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden clear inside final furlong, stayed on well 1st Damascus Steel ( S D Sousa 136 ) 2nd Golden Dove ( D Keenan 136 ) 1.25L 3rd Grigio ( J Mitchell 137 ) 2.25L See full resultsS D Sousa 61.7kg1 (13)
Doncaster 26-Apr-24 2390m SOFT R7 CL5 Hcp (of $8,264) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:40.530, SP: 23.00 In rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, never nearer 1st Fiddlers Green ( G Mangan 119 ) 2nd Waxing Gibbous ( H Davies 133 ) 7.50L 3rd Animato ( M Winn 134 ) 9.00L 8th Damascus Steel ( R Havlin 131 ) 35.75L See full resultsR Havlin 59.4kg 35.75L8 (16)
Pontefract 02-Apr-24 2020m HEAVY R6 CL5 Hcp (of $6,886) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:26.300, SP: 9.50 Switched left and held up in rear, headway into 4th over 2f out, soon ridden and held, weakened over 1f out 1st Lord Melbourne ( H Davies 137 ) 2nd Bustaam ( D Tudhope 135 ) 1.25L 3rd Bushfire ( C Beasley 130 ) 0.50L 6th Damascus Steel ( J Hart 130 ) 22.50L See full resultsJ Hart 59kg 22.50L6 (6)
Yarmouth 16-Oct-23 2310m SOFT R4 CL5 Hcp $257 (of $8,264) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:32.750, SP: 10.00 Off the pace towards rear, headway near side of group chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, weakened final furlong 1st Coco Royale ( C Fallon 132 ) 2nd Luna Effect ( J Mitchell 126 ) 0.20L 3rd Total Lockdown ( D Keenan 128 ) 4.50L 5th Damascus Steel ( B Loughnane 132 ) 10.50L See full resultsB Loughnane 59.9kg 10.50L5 (9)
Nottingham 26-Sep-23 2060m SOFT R5 CL2 Hcp (of $29,511) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:15.130, SP: 7.00 Held up towards rear, hanging left when switched right well over 1f out, no impression 1st Ectocross ( D Probert 120 ) 2nd Golden Maverick ( W Buick 138 ) 1.00L 3rd Hakuna Babe ( R Ryan 131 ) 3.50L 9th Damascus Steel ( T Marquand 131 ) 8.75L See full resultsT Marquand 59.4kg 8.75L9 (11)
Pontefract 21-Sep-23 2420m SOFT R3 CL4 Hcp $1,350 (of $10,821) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:41.310, SP: 7.00 Towards rear, pushed along 2f out and came widest home turn, ran on well inside final furlong, held towards finish 1st Roaring Legend ( D Muscutt 135 ) 2nd Animato ( D Nolan 142 ) 0.30L 3rd Damascus Steel ( R Havlin 128 ) 0.50LR Havlin 58.1kg 0.50L3 (8)
Bath 23-Aug-23 2050m SOFT R6 CL5 Hcp $226 (of $7,278) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:07.300, SP: 6.50 In rear, pushed along before halfway and struggling, plugged on, never on terms 1st Miss Bluebelle ( D C Costello 141 ) 2nd Gallimimus ( B Loughnane 128 ) 2.50L 3rd Monteria ( L P Keniry 142 ) 1.75L 5th Damascus Steel ( J Gordon 133 ) 9.25L See full resultsJ Gordon 60.3kg 9.25L5 (11)
Nottingham 03-Aug-23 2060m SOFT R5 CL5 Hcp $4,449 (of $8,362) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:16.720, SP: 7.00 Mid-division, headway over 3f out, led going well over 1f out, soon edged left and ridden, idled inside final furlong but always doing enough 1st Damascus Steel ( J Gordon 134 ) 2nd Macho Sun ( D Hogan 127 ) 0.30L 3rd Fougere ( J Quinn 122 ) 0.20L See full resultsJ Gordon 60.8kg1 (9)
Pontefract 22-Jul-23 2020m SOFT R5 CL5 Hcp $1,965 (of $7,870) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:13.520, SP: 7.50 Held up in rear, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, stayed on 1st Supposedtobe ( S Bowen 142 ) 2nd Damascus Steel ( A Rawlinson 132 ) 0.15L 3rd Night Life ( B A Curtis 128 ) 1.00L See full resultsA Rawlinson 59.9kg 0.15L2 (7)
Yarmouth 01-Jun-23 2310m GOOD R3 CL6 Hcp $442 (of $7,081) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:27.370, SP: 2.10 Led, ridden and headed entering final 2f, no extra inside final furlong 1st Trooper Bisdee ( T H Hansen 131 ) 2nd Rogue Tornado ( D Egan 135 ) 0.30L 3rd Lough Leane ( J P Spencer 133 ) 0.50L 4th Damascus Steel ( R Havlin 143 ) 3.25L See full resultsR Havlin 64.9kg 3.25L4 (10)
Windsor 29-May-23 2300m GOOD R6 CL5 Hcp $4,397 (of $8,264) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:27.420, SP: 1.44 Made all, quickened clear over 3f out, pushed along, wandered and hit rail over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on well, unchallenged 1st Damascus Steel ( N Callan 127 ) 2nd Lady Of Arabia ( C Bishop 135 ) 7.00L 3rd Cosmic View ( J Doyle 135 ) 5.50L See full resultsN Callan 57.6kg1 (4)
Bath 18-May-23 2340m GOOD R4 CL6Hcp $1,523 (of $6,200) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:27.430, SP: 4.33 Tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, soon hung left, stayed on one pace 1st Galilaeus ( H Crouch 132 ) 2nd Damascus Steel ( R Havlin 133 ) 2.00L 3rd Atwixaday ( T P Queally 135 ) 17.00L See full resultsR Havlin 60.3kg 2.00L2 (7)
Newcastle 09-May-23 2500m SYNTHETIC R1 CL6 Hcp $1,523 (of $6,100) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:44.150, SP: 3.50 Raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden to press winner inside final furlong, no extra towards finish 1st True Legend ( L Morris 135 ) 2nd Damascus Steel ( R Havlin 132 ) 1.50L 3rd Book Of Tales ( F Norton 130 ) 0.30L See full resultsR Havlin 59.9kg 1.50L2 (5)
Wolverhampton 12-Apr-23 2460m SYNTHETIC R1 CL6 Hcp $1,596 (of $6,394) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:42.730, SP: 3.20 Raced wide, tracked leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, led 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace 1st Fox Flame ( J Mitchell 137 ) 2nd Damascus Steel ( R Ryan 135 ) 6.00L 3rd Secret Contact ( H Turner 132 ) 2.25L See full resultsR Ryan 61.2kg 6.00L2 (6)
Nottingham 26-Oct-22 1680m HEAVY R1 CL4 Md (of $11,706) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:49.570, SP: 29.00 Towards rear, pushed along well over 3f out, no response 1st Laafi ( C Fallon 128 ) 2nd Kadovar ( D Probert 128 ) 0.50L 3rd Daysofourlives ( A Atzeni 128 ) 0.50L 8th Damascus Steel ( P J Mcdonald 128 ) 14.00L See full resultsP J Mcdonald 58.1kg 14.00L8 (10)
Newmarket 19-Oct-22 1610m GOOD R7 CL2Nv (of $16,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:42.600, SP: 251.00 Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms 1st Military Order ( W Buick 133 ) 2nd Ancient Rules ( R L Moore 133 ) 0.75L 3rd Ribal ( H Doyle 133 ) 1.25L 9th Damascus Steel ( R Clutterbuck 133 ) 10.25L See full resultsR Clutterbuck 60.3kg 10.25L9 (11)
Nottingham 05-Oct-22 1680m SOFT R4 CL2 Nv (of $19,674) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:51.840, SP: 51.00 Hampered start and pushed along in rear, never involved 1st Liberty Lane ( C Lee 133 ) 2nd Mr Buster ( R Hornby 133 ) 5.00L 3rd Dragonball Prince ( C Fallon 133 ) 1.00L 7th Damascus Steel ( O J Orr 133 ) 16.00L See full resultsO J Orr 60.3kg 16.00L7 (9)