FOR any horse to win five races in a row, let alone five handicaps, represents an all too rare accomplishment and A Step Too Far did just that in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap to cement her position as one of the most improved horses in training this year.

The Kieran Cotter-trained four-year-old held a rating of 50 when she began her winning run at Naas just under two months ago. There followed two wins in as many days at Bellewstown and a successful trip to Navan earlier this month before the Sinead Dunne-owned daughter of Footstepsinthesand took things to a new level off a career-high mark of 82 in Wednesday’s six-furlong contest.