Peter Steel
National Hunt jockey Peter John Bailey Steel was active during the 1970s. He was associated throughout his career with trainer Dr Arthur Jones, whose stables were at Craig Cefn Parc, Morriston, near Swansea.
National Hunt jockey Peter John Bailey Steel was active during the 1970s. He was associated throughout his career with trainer Dr Arthur Jones, whose stables were at Craig Cefn Parc, Morriston, near Swansea.
He was apprenticed to Dr Jones and rode one winner on the Flat, that being Polyfool in a Warwick selling handicap on June 17, 1967. He went on to ride a further 20 winners under NH rules.
He was apprenticed to Dr Jones and rode one winner on the Flat, that being Polyfool in a Warwick selling handicap on June 17, 1967. He went on to ride a further 20 winners under NH rules.
He registered his first success over jumps on Nearly Light in a novice riders’ selling hurdle at Newton Abbot on May 26, 1971. He failed to ride a winner the following season, then rode one winner in each of the next two.
He registered his first success over jumps on Nearly Light in a novice riders’ selling hurdle at Newton Abbot on May 26, 1971. He failed to ride a winner the following season, then rode one winner in each of the next two.
Having ridden just three winners in four National Hunt seasons, Peter doubled his career tally to six with three wins in the 1974/75 campaign, two of them courtesy of handicap hurdler Mark’s Boy, with whom Peter would go on to enjoy a fruitful association.
Having ridden just three winners in four National Hunt seasons, Peter doubled his career tally to six with three wins in the 1974/75 campaign, two of them courtesy of handicap hurdler Mark’s Boy, with whom Peter would go on to enjoy a fruitful association.
He registered a total of seven victories from 54 mounts the next season. They comprised a brace of novice hurdles with Carry On Father, a pair of selling hurdles with Maple Tree, novice hurdlers Blitz and Steve Wonder, and Mark’s Boy, all of them trained by Dr Jones.
He registered a total of seven victories from 54 mounts the next season. They comprised a brace of novice hurdles with Carry On Father, a pair of selling hurdles with Maple Tree, novice hurdlers Blitz and Steve Wonder, and Mark’s Boy, all of them trained by Dr Jones.
Peter won three hurdle races on Mark’s Boy at the start of the 1976/77 season, then added two more on him in November and January. He rode what was to be his last winner on Blitz in a Worcester handicap hurdle on April 6, 1977.
Peter won three hurdle races on Mark’s Boy at the start of the 1976/77 season, then added two more on him in November and January. He rode what was to be his last winner on Blitz in a Worcester handicap hurdle on April 6, 1977.
Peter and Mark’s Boy failed to win in seven starts the following season, coming closest when finishing third in a Windsor handicap hurdle on the first day of February 1978.
Peter and Mark’s Boy failed to win in seven starts the following season, coming closest when finishing third in a Windsor handicap hurdle on the first day of February 1978.
They saw action just once the season after that, coming home fifth of seven in the St John Ambulance Challenge Cup Handicap Hurdle at Newton Abbot on August 21, 1978. That appears to have been one of Peter’s last rides, although he continued to hold a licence until the 1979/80 season.
They saw action just once the season after that, coming home fifth of seven in the St John Ambulance Challenge Cup Handicap Hurdle at Newton Abbot on August 21, 1978. That appears to have been one of Peter’s last rides, although he continued to hold a licence until the 1979/80 season.
Peter Steel’s winners were, in chronological order:
Peter Steel’s winners were, in chronological order:
1. Polyfool, Warwick, June 17, 1967
1. Polyfool, Warwick, June 17, 1967
2. Nearly Light, Newton Abbot, May 26, 1971
2. Nearly Light, Newton Abbot, May 26, 1971
3. Perhelion, Chepstow, December 2, 1972
3. Perhelion, Chepstow, December 2, 1972
4. Flying Tudor, Newton Abbot, September 4, 1973
4. Flying Tudor, Newton Abbot, September 4, 1973
5. Meribois, Devon & Exeter, September 26, 1974
5. Meribois, Devon & Exeter, September 26, 1974
6. Mark’s Boy, Wolverhampton, February 10, 1975
6. Mark’s Boy, Wolverhampton, February 10, 1975
7. Mark’s Boy, Hereford, March 1, 1975
7. Mark’s Boy, Hereford, March 1, 1975
8. Carry On Father, Hereford, August 23, 1975
8. Carry On Father, Hereford, August 23, 1975
9. Carry On Father, Hereford, September 9, 1975
9. Carry On Father, Hereford, September 9, 1975
10. Maple Tree, Taunton, November 20, 1975 (7lb)
10. Maple Tree, Taunton, November 20, 1975 (7lb)
11. Maple Tree, Huntingdon, December 2, 1975 (5lb)
11. Maple Tree, Huntingdon, December 2, 1975 (5lb)
12. Blitz, Plumpton, February 9, 1976
12. Blitz, Plumpton, February 9, 1976
13. Steve Wonder, Fontwell Park, May 3, 1976
13. Steve Wonder, Fontwell Park, May 3, 1976
14. Mark’s Boy, Devon & Exeter, June 1, 1976.
14. Mark’s Boy, Devon & Exeter, June 1, 1976.
15. Mark’s Boy, Worcester, August 7, 1976
15. Mark’s Boy, Worcester, August 7, 1976
16. Mark’s Boy, Newton Abbot, August 23, 1976
16. Mark’s Boy, Newton Abbot, August 23, 1976
17. Mark’s Boy, Plumpton, September 8, 1976
17. Mark’s Boy, Plumpton, September 8, 1976
18. Border Javel, Fontwell Park, October 18, 1976
18. Border Javel, Fontwell Park, October 18, 1976
19. Mark’s Boy, Devon & Exeter, November 23, 1976
19. Mark’s Boy, Devon & Exeter, November 23, 1976
20. Mark’s Boy, Windsor, January 29, 1977
20. Mark’s Boy, Windsor, January 29, 1977
21. Blitz, Worcester, April 6, 1977
21. Blitz, Worcester, April 6, 1977