Steps Ahead

(AUS)

Country

Australia

Foal Date

22-Aug-20

Sex

gelding

Colour

bay

Sire

Written By

Dam

Avocado

Prize Money

$942075

Trainer

K W Lui

Owners

Yeung Sing Tung, Sunny Yeung Wah Hon & Janice Yeung Wah Kei

About

Sha Tin R6 The Hong Kong Lions Cup (C2) Steps Ahead is a 4yo bay gelding (male) from Australia trained by K W Lui, who is based at Hong Kong. He is sired by the stallion Written By out of the dam Avocado. Steps Ahead has managed to win 3 races in his career so far. On 16th Feb 2025 at Sha Tin, Steps Ahead scored his most significant win to date, getting the money in the $2050000 Class 3 Handicap.

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
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
Sha Tin 23-Mar-25 2000m GOOD R7 4YO 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 4YO 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
Sha Tin 12-Jan-25 1600m GOOD R9 4YO 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 0.20L	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
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)