Large Steps (2021) Horse

Foal Date

01-Jan-21

Colour

bay

Sire

Valirann

Dam

Blanaid Of Ossory

Prize Money

1054

Trainer

C Collins

Owners

Uncles & Nephews Syndicate

About

Large Steps is a 5yo b trained by C Collins. It is sired by the stallion Valirann out of the dam Blanaid Of Ossory. Large Steps has not broken its maiden, having failed to win in 4 starts. In its most recent run at Bellewstown on 18th Apr 2026, Large Steps was ridden by H C Swan and came home 14th behind the winner Midleton Rare.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Bellewstown 18-Apr-26 4833m SOFT R6 HcpH (of $12,000), Winning Time: 06:03.500, SP: 19.00 1st Midleton Rare ( A O'sullivan 159 , Cd 152 ) 2nd Schiehallion ( O Mcgill 156 , Cd 151 ) 1.50L 3rd Hey Babbs ( C O O'brien 155 , Cd 148 ) 1.80L 14th Large Steps ( H C Swan 157 ) 87.25L See full resultsH C Swan 71.2kg 87.2kgL14 (19)
Wexford 18-Mar-26 3219m SOFT R2 MdH (of $12,000), SP: 51.00 1st Zam Bobbler ( T P Roche 166 , Cd 163 ) 2nd Mart Lane ( F Maguire 166 ) 1.75L 3rd Let's Go La Fichad ( D O'keeffe 166 ) 14.75L 10th Large Steps ( E Walsh 166 ) 56.25L See full resultsE Walsh 75.3kg 56.2kgL10 (14)
Punchestown 11-Jan-26 3330m SOFT R6 MdH (of $12,000), SP: 81.00 1st I Started A Joke ( P Byrnes 166 ) 2nd Springhill Warrior ( J Kennedy 166 ) 8.50L 3rd Golden Wings ( D Gilligan 159 ) 12.75L 16th Large Steps ( J Gainford 166 ) 74.20L See full resultsJ Gainford 75.3kg 74.2kgL16 (25)
Down Royal 26-Dec-25 3468m SOFT R2 MdH $600 (of $20,000), Winning Time: 04:19.500, SP: 19.00 1st Los Blanco ( P M O'brien 166 ) 2nd Dunleer Crystal ( F Brickley 158 ) 2.25L 3rd Champagne Jury ( E Staples 166 ) 3.00L 5th Large Steps ( J Gainford 164 ) 20.00L See full resultsJ Gainford 74.4kg 20.00L5 (11)