Gold Key (IRE)
Gold Key won one of three starts, the success coming at Class 3 level over 6f-7f on good ground at Catterick in Sep 2026. The colt, by Palace Pier out of a Shamardal mare, made all to take the Ebf Maiden Stakes there by a clear margin on his third outing. Both previous runs came without success, one on turf at Thirsk and one on the all-weather at Newcastle. His last run at Catterick in Sep 2026 was a win.
- 1–3Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 2 (66.7%)Placed
- −1.38£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 34dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 98
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 98A | 84.5 | 2 · 98 / 84.5 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 98A | 71 | 3 · 98 / 71 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 runs · as at 8 Oct 2026 · 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.4% of 577 runs since Jan 2008 (106 horses).
Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 14.4% from 125.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 134 | 19 | 14.2% | +2.8 | — |
| Good | 156 | 17 | 10.9% | −0.5 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 60 | 3 | 5% | −6.4 | — |
| Soft | 52 | 6 | 11.5% | +0.1 | — |
| Heavy | 14 | 0 | 0% | −11.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 161 | 21 | 13% | +1.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 13 | 4 | 30.8% | +19.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 257 | 25 | 9.7% | −1.7 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 170 | 18 | 10.6% | −0.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 125 | 18 | 14.4% | +3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | −3.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.38 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.38 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catterick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.62 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Eaves | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.38 |
| Sam James | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 26+47d | Catterick | Ebf Maiden Stakes (gbb Race) Sent straight to the front and never headed - pushed along over 2f out - found plenty inside final furlong to score | 1/7 | 9-7 | 98A | 70B | Tom Eaves | 8/13F | |
| 14 Aug 26+20d | Thirsk | Jw 4x4 Northallerton Irish EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Went straight to front - driven out past 2f out and edged clear - advantage cut inside final furlong - overtaken close home and unable to fight back | 2/5 | nk | 9-7 | 71C | 81B | Tom Eaves | 20/1 |
| 25 Jul 26 | Newcastle (AW) | Say When Gosforth And Ponteland EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (For Horses In Bands B, C And D) (EBF Restricted Race Qualifier) (GBB Race) Raced close to the pace - urged for effort 2f out - held up for room over 1f out - moved left inside the final furlong and stayed on to finish ninth | 9/14 | shd | 9-4 | 66B | 70A | Sam James | 22/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Gold Key (IRE) won?
- Gold Key (IRE) won 1 of 3 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 2 times in total (66.7% of starts).
- Who trains Gold Key (IRE)?
- Gold Key (IRE) is trained by Kevin Ryan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 30 September 2026.
- Who is Gold Key (IRE)'s sire?
- Gold Key (IRE) is by Palace Pier (GB) out of Magnolia Springs (IRE), whose sire is Shamardal.
- What is Gold Key (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Palace Pier (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.4% of 577 runs since Jan 2008 (106 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 14.4% from 125.