Dancing Steve (2021) Horse

Foal Date

29-Jan-21

Colour

bay

Sire

Highland Reel

Dam

Helen Of Albany

Prize Money

57421

Trainer

A McGuinness

Owners

Breen White

About

Dancing Steve, a five-year-old bay gelding by Highland Reel out of Helen Of Albany, races under the guidance of A McGuinness and belongs to Breen White. In 33 outings he has secured three victories, placed second five times and third three times, accumulating $57,421 in earnings. The most recent effort was at Dundalk on 29 October 2026, where he finished 2nd out of 13 rivals. His latest triumph occurred at Down Royal on 5 September 2026.

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Dundalk 05-Nov-26 2149m STANDARD R7 Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Handicap (0-60), SP: 4.00 Camillus Byrne 1.25L 5 (14)
Dundalk 29-Oct-26 2414m STANDARD R8 Happy Halloween Handicap, SP: 10.00 Camillus Byrne neck 2 (13)
Dundalk 17-Oct-26 2149m SYNTHETIC R7 Hcp $388 (of $19,408) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:17.170, SP: 7.00 1st Enchanted Lady ( B Lee 132 ) 2nd Felix Somary ( R Mulligan 138 ) 0.75L 3rd Avec Grand Plaisir ( N Crosse 135 ) 2.25L 6th Dancing Steve ( A Caffrey 132 ) 3.75L See full results A Caffrey 59.9kg 3.75L 6 (17)
Bellewstown 30-Sep-26 2515m SOFT R6 Hcp (of $11,691) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:51.220, SP: 29.00 1st Arch Enemy ( A Grant 144 ) 2nd Miss Australie ( C Cusack 136 ) 0.50L 3rd Metamorpheus ( A Browne-souza 124 ) 0.20L 12th Dancing Steve ( C Rowan 131 , Cd 127 ) 30.25L See full results C Rowan 59.4kg, Cd 57.6kg 30.25L 12 (13)
Down Royal 05-Sep-26 2591m GOOD R8 Hcp $9,712 (of $9,712) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:48.700, SP: 9.50 1st Dancing Steve ( S Coen 138 , Cd 133 ) 2nd Connecteo ( B Coen 130 ) 0.50L 3rd Acanto ( A Caffrey 135 ) 1.00L See full results S Coen 62.6kg, Cd 60.3kg 1 (17)
Dundalk 15-Aug-26 2149m GOOD R8 Hcp $1,634 (of $9,815) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:15.160, SP: 4.33 1st Copper Craft ( R Whearty 137 ) 2nd Navajo Point ( P Harnett 142 ) 1.25L 3rd Dancing Steve ( J Ryan 142 ) 2.75L See full results J Ryan 64.4kg 2.75L 3 (17)
Leopardstown 07-Aug-26 1811m GOOD R6 Hcp (of $14,747) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:53.020, SP: 21.00 1st Bella Colombia ( S Coen 137 ) 2nd Darkdeserthighway ( D B Mcmonagle 132 ) 0.20L 3rd Tachos ( P Harnett 142 ) 3.25L 8th Dancing Steve ( J Kearney 128 , Cd 125 ) 5.80L See full results J Kearney 58.1kg, Cd 56.7kg 5.80L 8 (25)
Ballinrobe 20-Jul-26 1934m GOOD TO YIELDING Flat, SP: 18/1 Tracked leaders, ridden in 5th 2f out, weakened Adam Caffrey 59.9kg Neck 10 (12)
Dundalk 12-Jul-26 2414m STANDARD Flat, SP: 20/1 Soon tracked leaders in 5th, lost place under pressure over 2f out, weakened Sam Coen 62.6kg 4 3/4l 10 (11)
Naas 24-Jun-26 2189m GOOD Flat, SP: 50/1 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along early straight, ridden over 2f out, soon no extra and weakened over 1f out Cillian Rowan 61.7kg 3 1/4l 13 (15)
Dundalk 26-Sep-25 2149m STANDARD Flat, SP: 8/1 Rear of mid-division, pushed along early straight and no impression under 2f out, soon no extra Ronan Whelan 59.9kg 3/4 length 13 (14)
Down Royal 05-Sep-25 2144m GOOD Flat, SP: 16/1 Always towards rear, never a factor Conor Cusack 63kg 13l 13 (13)
Curragh 23-Aug-25 2414m GOOD Flat, SP: 9/1 Towards rear, 10th halfway, lost place and under pressure 2 1/2f out, soon weakened, eased under 2f out Sam Coen 61.2kg 22l 14 (14)
Wolverhampton 31-Jul-25 1906m STANDARD CL3 Flat, SP: 8/1 Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, held 1f out Finley Marsh 54.4kg 1 3/4 length 6 (13)
Navan 13-Jul-25 2048m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 2/1 Held up behind leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along to progress and not clear run 2f out, ridden in 2nd 1 1/2f out, stayed on to press leader inside final furlong, led last 150 yards, kept on strongly Sam Coen 59.9kg 1 (5)
Dundalk 12-Jul-25 2414m STANDARD Flat, SP: 13/2 Prominent early, 3rd halfway, smooth progress to lead early in the straight, ridden 2f out, joined and headed inside final furlong, kept on well to the line Adam Caffrey 60.8kg 1 length 2 (14)
Down Royal 21-Jun-25 2099m GOOD Flat, SP: 10/1 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, headway to lead over 2f out and soon pushed along, ridden and 3 lengths clear over 1f out, under pressure and kept on inside final furlong, headed closing stages Adam Caffrey 59.4kg 3/4 length 2 (13)
Leopardstown 05-Jun-25 1811m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 40/1 Prominent, 4th halfway, lost place and under pressure final furlong, weakened final 150 yards Adam Caffrey 56.2kg Nose 9 (18)
Gowran Park 21-May-25 2784m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 50/1 Chased leaders, driven over 2f out, lost place over 1f out Adam Caffrey 61.7kg Neck 8 (11)
Dundalk 18-Dec-24 2149m STANDARD Flat, SP: 7/2 Tracked leaders, ridden in moderate 8th 2f out, weakened Nathan Crosse 61.7kg 4 1/2l 12 (14)
Dundalk 15-Nov-24 2149m STANDARD Flat, SP: 9/2 Mid-division, moderate 6th halfway, closer before straight and headway to lead briefly 2f out, soon ridden and 2nd over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, kept on one pace Adam Caffrey 62.1kg 5l 2 (10)
Dundalk 06-Nov-24 2149m STANDARD Flat, SP: 11/4 Tracked leaders on inner, pushed along in 4th 2f out, soon ridden, went 2nd 1f out, disputed lead inside final furlong, headed and no extra close home Adam Caffrey 63kg 1 1/2 length 2 (14)
Dundalk 11-Oct-24 2149m STANDARD Flat, SP: 10/1 Mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along and some headway under 2f out, 4th and ridden in centre 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong Adam Caffrey 61.7kg Short Head 3 (14)
Down Royal 30-Sep-24 2138m SOFT Flat, SP: 17/2 Towards rear, 9th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon no extra and weakened Ronan Whelan 62.6kg 16l 13 (13)
Listowel 23-Sep-24 1609m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 11/1 Prominent, 4th halfway, closed 2f out, lost place inside final furlong, weakened final 150 yards Adam Caffrey 60.3kg Neck 7 (16)
Tipperary 01-Sep-24 1811m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 5/1 Prominent, tracked leaders after 1f, 5th halfway, pushed along in 4th 2f out, ridden over 1f out, 2nd final 100 yards, kept on well, led closing stages Adam Caffrey 61.7kg 1 (13)
Cork 16-Aug-24 1797m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 25/1 In touch, 6th halfway, kept on final furlong to 4th closing stages, never nearer Adam Caffrey 59kg 3/4 length 4 (18)
Down Royal 19-Jul-24 2615m GOOD Flat, SP: 14/1 Mid-division, 6th halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, no extra from over 1f out, eased final 100 yards Adam Caffrey 59.4kg 4 3/4l 8 (9)
Naas 06-Jul-24 2088m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 14/1 Mid-division, 7th entering straight, ridden 2f out, no impression in 8th 1f out, kept on one pace C J MacRedmond 62.1kg 1/2 length 7 (11)
Down Royal 22-Jun-24 2080m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 66/1 Towards rear, pushed along and headway on inner to go 5th 2f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong to go 3rd closing stages Gavin Ryan 57.2kg 1/2 length 3 (11)
Limerick 12-Jun-24 2313m GOOD TO FIRM Flat, SP: 80/1 Always towards rear and 12th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression Adam Caffrey 61.7kg Head 12 (13)
Down Royal 31-May-24 2012m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 66/1 Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression 4f out, no extra from over 2f out C J MacRedmond 60.8kg 6 1/2l 10 (14)
Curragh 25-May-24 2012m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 100/1 Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, dropped to moderate 6th 2f out, weakened C J MacRedmond 60.8kg Head 8 (10)
Limerick 16-May-24 2263m SOFT TO HEAVY Flat, SP: 50/1 Slowly into stride, in rear and detached early, in touch in 5th halfway, pushed along and no impression entering straight, ridden 2f out, no extra C J MacRedmond 59.9kg 7 1/2l 5 (6)