Find A Key (IRE)
Find A Key (IRE) is 1 from 6, the win coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Apr 2011. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 5 on softer). Last raced off a career-high mark of 122.
- 1–6Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 5 (83.3%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 0.70Fair A/E n=6 · 0.60 incl. margin
- 122Highest OR
- 79dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 26 | 5 | 19.2% | +8.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 531 | 69 | 13% | +2.5 | — |
| Good | 2,031 | 224 | 11% | +0.5 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 835 | 89 | 10.7% | +0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,377 | 122 | 8.9% | −1.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 679 | 74 | 10.9% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 138 | 7 | 5.1% | −5.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 2 | 18.2% | +7.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 49 | 5 | 10.2% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 211 | 9 | 4.3% | −6.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,811 | 185 | 10.2% | −0.3 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,900 | 204 | 10.7% | +0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,349 | 156 | 11.6% | +1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 286 | 29 | 10.1% | −0.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kelso | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hexham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dougie Costello | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Paul Gallagher | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 12 May 12+10d | Haydock | Pertemps Network Long Distance Handicap Hurdle | 16/18 | 50 | 10-0 | 122 | 97C | Dougie Costello | 16/1 |
| 02 May 12+54d | Kelso | Nspcc School Service Maiden Hurdle | 2/14 | 1¾ | 11-0 | 122 | 122A | Dougie Costello | 4/9F |
| 09 Mar 12+24d | Ayr | Bacardi Superior Rum Maiden Hurdle | 2/13 | nk | 11-2 | 119 | 133A | Dougie Costello | 2/1 |
| 14 Feb 12+28d | Ayr | Best Odds At BetVictor.com Novices' Hurdle | 2/8 | 3¾ | 11-3 | — | 134A | Dougie Costello | 9/2 |
| 17 Jan 12+281d | Ayr | BetVictor.com Maiden Hurdle | 2/10 | 6 | 11-4 | — | 124A | Dougie Costello | 4/1 |
| 2011 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 11 Apr 11 | Hexham | Durham C.C.C. Standard Open NH Flat Race | 1/13 | 10-7 | — | 116A | Paul Gallagher | 4/1F | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Find A Key won?
- Find A Key (IRE) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2011 and 2012, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 5 times in total (83.3% of starts).
- Who trained Find A Key?
- Find A Key (IRE) was trained by Nicky Richards on the most recent run on record, at Haydock on 12 May 2012.
- Who is Find A Key's sire?
- Find A Key (IRE) is by Definite Article (GB) out of Jims Leader (IRE), whose sire is Supreme Leader.
- What is Find A Key's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 122, from the run on 12 May 2012. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Find A Key's sire's record?
- Definite Article (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.