Steps Ahead (AUS)
About
Steps Ahead is a 5yo bay gelding from Australia trained by K W Lui in Hong Kong. He is by Written By out of Avocado. He has secured three wins in his career. On 16 Feb 2025 at Sha Tin, Steps Ahead achieved his most important victory, winning the $2,050,000 Class 3 Handicap.
Raced At
Sha TinRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sha Tin 26-Oct-25 1600m FIRM R6 CL2 Hcp $655,200 (of $3,120,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:33.030, SP: 5.60 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 5th, 400m 4th | J Chau 53.5kg 0.10L | 2 (13) |
| Sha Tin 01-Oct-25 1400m FIRM R8 CL2 Hcp $596,400 (of $2,840,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:20.960, SP: 2.80 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 400m 00:22.270 | Z Purton 56.5kg 0.30L | 2 (10) |
| Happy Valley 17-Sep-25 1650m FIRM R8 CL2 Hcp $187,200 (of $3,120,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:38.260, SP: 5.80 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.430 | L Hewitson 57kg 3.50L | 4 (12) |
| Sha Tin 02-Sep-25 1200m R1 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 7 In-running: Settled 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.500 | V Ho 5.50L | 8 (7) |
| Happy Valley 11-Jun-25 1650m FIRM R6 CL2 Hcp $655,200 (of $3,120,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:38.440, SP: 5.60 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 400m 00:23.600 | A Atzeni 56kg 0.10L | 2 (9) |
| Sha Tin 04-May-25 1600m FIRM R4 CL2 Hcp $358,800 (of $3,120,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:33.960, SP: 5.10 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 400m 00:22.180 | L Ferraris 56kg 0.80L | 3 (7) |
| Sha Tin 20-Apr-25 1800m FIRM R6 CL2 Hcp $655,200 (of $3,120,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:45.840, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 400m 00:22.590 | L Hewitson 53.5kg 0.10L | 2 (11) |
| Sha Tin 10-Apr-25 1200m R1 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:09.980 In-running: Settled 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 400m 00:22.700 | L Hewitson 0.10L | 2 (7) |
| Sha Tin 23-Mar-25 2000m GOOD R7 Open Set Weight (of $26,000,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 02:00.670, SP: 82.00 In-running: Settled 13th, 1200m 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.380 | L Hewitson 57kg 2.50L | 9 (14) |
| Sha Tin 02-Mar-25 1800m GOOD R7 Open Set Weight $455,000 (of $13,000,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:46.290, SP: 38.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.100 | L Hewitson 57kg 3.00L | 5 (14) |
| Sha Tin 16-Feb-25 1800m GOOD R7 CL3 Hcp $1,148,000 (of $2,050,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:46.950, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 400m 00:23.040 | A Atzeni 59kg | 1 (14) |
| Sha Tin 04-Feb-25 1200m R2 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.080 In-running: Settled 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.800 | L Hewitson 3.00L | 4 (9) |
| Sha Tin 12-Jan-25 1600m GOOD R9 Open Hcp (of $2,050,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:34.190, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 5th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.320 | J Chau 57kg, Cd 56kg 3.50L | 12 (14) |
| Sha Tin 01-Jan-25 1600m GOOD R11 CL3 Hcp $430,500 (of $2,050,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:34.960, SP: 7.20 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.120 | V Ho 55.5kg 0.30L | 2 (14) |
| Sha Tin 20-Dec-24 1200m R2 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.020 In-running: Settled 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 400m 00:23.800 | K Yeung 0.50L | 3 (10) |
| Sha Tin 01-Dec-24 1400m GOOD R10 CL3 Hcp $390,600 (of $1,860,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:21.200, SP: 6.80 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.320 | V Ho 59kg 1.30L | 2 (14) |
| Sha Tin 19-Nov-24 1200m SYNTHETIC R1 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.700 In-running: Settled 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 400m 00:24.000 | V Ho 9.00L | 7 (8) |
| Sha Tin 03-Nov-24 1400m FIRM R10 CL3 Hcp $1,041,600 (of $1,860,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:21.760, SP: 3.60 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 400m 00:23.740 | V Ho 55kg | 1 (14) |
| Sha Tin 22-Oct-24 1200m R1 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:12.020 In-running: Settled 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 400m 00:24.700 | V Ho | 1 (9) |
| Sha Tin 08-Oct-24 1200m R2 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.400 In-running: Settled 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.800 | L Hewitson 1.80L | 3 (8) |
| Sha Tin 17-Sep-24 1000m R5 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:58.700 In-running: Settled 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.000 | Z Purton 3.80L | 5 (10) |
| Sha Tin 14-Jul-24 1400m GOOD R7 CL4 Hcp $655,200 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:22.130, SP: 1.80 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.320 | Z Purton 60.5kg | 1 (14) |
| Sha Tin 23-Jun-24 1400m FIRM R5 CL4 Hcp $134,550 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:21.740, SP: 2.40 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.780 | H Bowman 59.5kg 1.30L | 3 (14) |
| Sha Tin 02-Jun-24 1200m GOOD R7 CL4 Hcp $245,700 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:08.780, SP: 2.80 In-running: Settled 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.610 | V Ho 58.5kg 1.80L | 2 (14) |
| Sha Tin 11-May-24 1200m GOOD R6 CL4 Hcp $245,700 (of $1,170,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.200, SP: 5.30 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.720 | H Bowman 57.5kg 0.30L | 2 (12) |
| Sha Tin 30-Apr-24 1200m R1 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.100 In-running: Settled 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.100 | H Bowman 5.90L | 3 (7) |
| Conghua Turf 12-Apr-24 1000m R2 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:58.560 In-running: Settled 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 400m 00:23.000 | H Bowman | 1 (8) |
| Conghua Turf 28-Mar-24 1200m R3 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.720 In-running: Settled 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.000 | C M Thabana 2.50L | 5 (6) |
| Conghua Turf 08-Mar-24 800m R4 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:45.510 In-running: Settled 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 400m 00:21.800 | C M Thabana | 1 (10) |
| Gawler 01-Sep-23 1000m SOFT 5 R7 2&3YO Barrier Trial Open Catch Weight Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:03.520 | J Toeroek | 1 (8) |