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Tread Softly Now: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Tread Softly Now is a 7-year-old mare by Champs Elysees, trained by Ian Duncan. She has won 4 of 22 starts and placed in 5 more, for £30,993 in prize money. Her best trip is 2m, where 1 win from 5 is a 20% strike rate against 18% at every other distance. She runs next in the 2:43 at Ayr on 11 November. Her best performance rating is 103, which is the figure to judge her against in this grade.

  • Runs 22
  • Wins 4
  • Placed 9
  • Strike rate 18%
  • Prize money £30,993
  • Best rating 103
  • Official rating 98

Where Tread Softly Now runs next

Time Course Race Best price
2:43 Ayr "Play Coral Racing-Super-Series For Free" Handicap Hurdle Race (Go North Cab On Target Series Qualifier) —

Tread Softly Now form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
23 May 26 Cartmel PSR Marquees Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 3m 1.5f Good 1 — 8/1 Ryan Mania 98
22 Apr 26 Perth Scone Palace Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m 4f Good 2 1.25 10/1 Callum Bewley 96
7 Mar 26 Ayr Mothers Day Lunch At Western House Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m 5.5f Soft 4 23.5 4/1 Charlie Maggs 98
19 Feb 26 Sedgefield Happy Birthday Becca Handicap Hurdle Class 5 2m 4f Soft 3 16.5 16/1 Charlie Maggs 99
13 Jan 26 Ayr Dream Weddings At Western House Hotel Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m Heavy 4 27.75 11/4 Alan Doyle 100
29 Dec 25 Kelso racingtv.com/sale Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m 2f Good To Soft 2 .25 13/2 Alan Doyle 96
5 Dec 25 Sedgefield Lisa Margaret Turner Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 5 2m 5f Soft PU - 13/2 Alan Doyle 96
12 Nov 25 Ayr Coral Racing Club Handicap Hurdle Class 5 2m 3.5f Soft 1 — 5/2F Ryan Mania 87
21 Oct 25 Perth Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 2m 4f Soft 2 7 25/1 Alan Doyle 87
7 Jun 25 Hexham Neil Pennington 10th Anniversary Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 2m 4f Good To Soft 9 12.75 12/1 Mr S Connor 89
14 May 25 Perth Murrayshall Meetings And Events Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 2m 4f Good 6 6.25 14/1 Alan Doyle 90
22 Apr 25 Kelso Visit racingtv.com Mares' Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 2m 5f Good 10 17.75 15/2 Alan Doyle 90
7 Apr 25 Kelso Scottish Racing Academy Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m 2f Good 1 — 11/2 Charlie Maggs 86
23 Mar 25 Carlisle Watch Racing TV Now Handicap Hurdle Class 5 2m 1f Good 2 2.5 14/1 Alan Doyle 86
13 Feb 25 Newcastle Al Dousari Qatar Equine Products UK Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 2m 1f Good To Soft 9 14 25/1 Danny McMenamin 86
20 Jan 25 Ayr Start Your Racing TV Free Trial Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 2m Soft 1 — 40/1 Danny McMenamin 70
6 Jan 25 Ayr Ayr Racing Club Only 30 EBF Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 4.5f Soft PU - 100/1 Conor O'Farrell –
9 Jun 24 Perth bet365 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 4f Good 7 63.5 200/1 Derek Fox –
15 May 24 Perth Murrayshall Country Estate Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 4f Good To Soft 7 41 125/1 Sean Quinlan –
13 Feb 24 Ayr Virgin Bet Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 2m Soft 6 56.5 100/1 Callum Bewley –
13 May 23 Hexham A J Field Electrical And Mechanical Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 2m Good To Soft 4 23.5 50/1 Conor O'Farrell –
28 Apr 23 Perth Download The BetVictor App Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 2m Soft 8 17.75 150/1 Conor O'Farrell –

Last time out

Finished 1 in the PSR Marquees Mares' Handicap Hurdle at Cartmel on 23 May 2026. Settled handy in the pack - moved closer heading to 3 out - hit the front after 2 out and pushed clear before last - kept finding more to score readily.

Tread Softly Now by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
20f 7 0 0% —
16f 5 1 20% —
18f 2 1 50% —
21f 2 0 0% —
17f 2 0 0% —
25.5f 1 1 100% —
21.5f 1 0 0% —
19.5f 1 1 100% —
20.5f 1 0 0% —

Tread Softly Now by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Soft 9 2 22% —
Good 7 2 29% —
Good To Soft 5 0 0% —
Heavy 1 0 0% —

Tread Softly Now by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Perth 6 0 0% —
Ayr 6 2 33% —
Kelso 3 1 33% —
Sedgefield 2 0 0% —
Hexham 2 0 0% —
Cartmel 1 1 100% —
Carlisle 1 0 0% —
Newcastle 1 0 0% —

Tread Softly Now breeding

  • Sire Champs Elysees (GB)
  • Dam Watch Closely Now (IRE)
  • Damsire Winged Love (IRE)
  • Breeder Ian Duncan & Stephen Sinclair
  • Foaled 27 May 2019

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