Horse profile
H Key Lails (GB)
by Washington DC (IRE) out of Natural Appeal (IRE) (Dark Angel)
52 runs · 18 courses · from Oct 2022
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
8 wins · 5 courses
Last run 31 Aug 2026 · 7th of 8
Last raced off OR 73
KTB Profile
H Key Lails is a gelding with eight wins from 52 starts, six of them over 1m – 1m1f and six on Standard (AW). He has won twice at Chelmsford City (AW), twice at Lingfield (AW) and twice at Wolverhampton (AW), all in handicaps. His most recent success came at Lingfield in Jun 2026 off an official rating of 69. He finished 7 of 8 at Epsom in Aug 2026.
Based on 52 archived runs · run-style from 25 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
- 8–52Wins / Runs
- 15.4%Strike rate
- 21 (40.4%)Placed
- +32.38£1 level staken=52 at SP
- 1.36Fair A/E n=52 · 1.16 incl. margin
- 75Highest OR
- 28dAvg 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.
Official rating73↓ 2lb off peak
73
50–75
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 89
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 32 | 115A | 91 | 7 runs · 106 / 102 |
| Good to Firm | 10 | 126C | 80 | 2 runs · 79 / 77 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 89A | 68.5 | 1 run · — |
| Good | 3 | 94A | 82 | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 2 | 79B | 69 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 34 | 115A | 86.5 | 8 runs · 106 / 101.5 |
| 6f – 7f | 16 | 126C | 86 | 3 runs · 83 / 79 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 52 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 51 figures from 52 runs · as at 3 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.
Run style from 25 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 10 (40%) · 2 wins
- Led 9 (36%) · 3 wins
- Mid-division 3 (12%) · 0 wins
- Held up 3 (12%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 853 runs since Jan 2008 (70 horses).
Weakest on good going: 6.8% from 191.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 147 | 14 | 9.5% | −0.6 | 1 from 10 |
| Good | 191 | 13 | 6.8% | −3.3 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 80 | 9 | 11.3% | +1.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 74 | 8 | 10.8% | +0.7 | — |
| Heavy | 22 | 2 | 9.1% | −1 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 339 | 40 | 11.8% | +1.7 | 6 from 32 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 243 | 27 | 11.1% | +1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 471 | 45 | 9.6% | −0.5 | 2 from 17 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 103 | 13 | 12.6% | +2.5 | 6 from 34 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | −7 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Natural Appeal (IRE) (Dark Angel)
3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain Magnum (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Decontracte (GB) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Peas And Queues (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 32 | 6 | 19% | +20.38 |
| Good to Firm | 10 | 1 | 10% | +5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 4 | 1 | 25% | +13.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 29 | 3 | 10% | −15.12 |
| Class 5 | 20 | 5 | 25% | +50.50 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 15 | 2 | 13% | −4.50 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 9 | 2 | 22% | +23.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 6 | 2 | 33% | +3.88 |
| Brighton | 5 | 1 | 20% | +10.00 |
| Sandown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wetherby | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Epsom | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 1 | 100% | +16.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 34 | 6 | 18% | +26.88 |
| 6f – 7f | 17 | 2 | 12% | +6.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Kavanagh | 6 | 1 | 17% | +13.00 |
| Tommie Jakes | 6 | 2 | 33% | +15.50 |
| Paddy Bradley | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Sam James | 6 | 2 | 33% | +3.88 |
| Adam Farragher | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.00 |
| Kaiya Fraser | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| James Glennon | 3 | 1 | 33% | +14.00 |
| Robert Havlin | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Seamus Cronin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| David Probert | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Callum Hutchinson | 2 | 1 | 50% | +11.00 |
| Joey Haynes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joshua Bryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Hart | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harrison Shaw | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dylan Hogan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Allan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 35 | 7 | 20% | +36.38 |
| Visor | 9 | 1 | 11% | +4.00 |
| None | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +9.00 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 27% | +29.50 |
| 2024 | 16 | 2 | 13% | +1.00 |
| 2023 | 14 | 2 | 14% | −4.12 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Aug 26+25d | Epsom | Geoff Lewis Handicap Stakes Sat close up early - urged into effort 3f out - driven with two to go - form gave way soon after and faded to finish seventh | 7/8 | 4 | 9-9 | 73 | 89A | 60A | Seamus Cronin | 7/1 |
| 06 Aug 26+13d | Sandown | Community Fund For Elmbridge Handicap Stakes Held up in the pack early - improved into third with 3f left - pushed into the lead spot approaching 2f out then edged into second inside the final furlong and a half - handed that spot back and held late finishing fourth | 4/6 | 3¼ | 9-1 | 74 | 75B | 68B | James Glennon | 25/1 |
| 24 Jul 26+21d | Ascot | Chapel Down Handicap Stakes Set the pace early - pushed along and overtaken 1f out - dropped away final furlong | 7/11 | hd | 9-6 | 75 | 79B | 75A | Seamus Cronin | 25/1 |
| 03 Jul 26+32d | Sandown | Debenhams Handicap Settled at the back - pushed along with 3f left - nudged into mid-division approaching the final furlong - finished seventh well behind the winner | 7/10 | shd | 9-5 | 75 | 71A | 69A | James Glennon | 50/1 |
| 01 Jun 26+86d | Lingfield | Sky Sports Racing Virgin 512 Handicap Set the pace from the start - pushed along over 2f out - stayed on strongly inside final furlong to win | 1/8 | 9-1 | 69 | — | 85A | James Glennon | 16/1 | |
| 07 Mar 26+37d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Chelmsford Mile Series Qualifier Handicap Settled into a strong grip early - raced close to the front - pushed along and moved through to hit the front two out - stayed on a furlong out before edges narrowed close home - eased back to finish third | 3/7 | nse | 9-3 | 69 | 104A | 73A | Ryan Kavanagh | 5/2 |
| 29 Jan 26+17d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Chelmsford Mile Series Qualifier 5 Handicap Tracked the front pair early - asked for effort with 2f left but unable to find more - dropped to third close home | 3/7 | ½ | 9-1 | 69 | 101A | 77A | Ryan Kavanagh | 5/1 |
| 12 Jan 26+21d | Lingfield (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Went straight to front - driven with two furlongs left - caught close home to just miss out | 2/7 | ½ | 8-12 | 68 | 103A | 80A | Ryan Kavanagh | 7/2 |
| 2025 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Dec 25+14d | Lingfield (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Settled in the pack - urged forward with over a furlong left - kept finding late but not troubling the front end | 5/12 | hd | 8-12 | 69 | 83A | 74A | Ryan Kavanagh | 4/1 |
| 08 Dec 25+13d | Lingfield (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Sent clear early - urged into effort with 2f remaining - lost front spot close home - weakened into 4th | 4/10 | hd | 9-2 | 69 | 102A | 73A | Ryan Kavanagh | 11/1 |
| 25 Nov 25+29d | Lingfield (AW) | Oxted Handicap Settled just behind the front-runner early - pushed into command 2f out - powered clear from the final furlong to score | 1/12 | 8-12 | 66 | 106A | 87A | Ryan Kavanagh | 18/1 | |
| 27 Oct 25+46d | Lingfield (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Apprentice Handicap Set the pace early - pressed for effort a furlong out and lost command inside the final furlong - had little left and weakened into 7th beaten 3 lengths | 7/8 | ¾ | 9-9 | 67 | 79A | 77A | Tommie Jakes | 7/2 |
| 11 Sep 25+23d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Betfair Plays Different Handicap (Div 1) Settled midpack early - dropped away approaching halfway as pace quickened - rallied in the closing stages to finish 8th | 8/10 | ½ | 9-1 | 68 | 91A | 65A | Tommie Jakes | 8/1 |
| 19 Aug 25+18d | Brighton | starsports.bet Handicap Raced close to the pace - pushed along with a furlong left but couldn't reel in the leader - caught for second right at the line | 2/5 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 68 | 126C | 72B | Tommie Jakes | 11/2 |
| 01 Aug 25+31d | Newmarket | Global Wine Solutions Handicap Held up on the far flank - tracking the front group before angling right with 2f left - kept on at an even effort through the closing stages to finish 4th | 4/8 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 69 | 74B | 71A | Tommie Jakes | 16/1 |
| 01 Jul 25+19d | Brighton | Star Sports Brighton Owners Series Handicap Went straight to the front - opened up a decisive advantage by halfway - drifted right-of-middle through the straight - niggled along over 1f out - edged right in the closing stages - won with something in reserve | 1/6 | 9-2 | 66 | 81B | 77B | Tommie Jakes | 14/1 | |
| 12 Jun 25+105d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Download The bet365 App Handicap Tracked the pace from off the rail - made ground 3f from home - hit the front inside the last furlong and stayed on well to win | 1/7 | 9-5 | 63 | 92A | 70A | Tommie Jakes | 11/2 | |
| 27 Feb 25+38d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At bet365 Handicap Tracked front group from the outside - urged along and drifting left with a furlong to travel - stayed on at a single speed without threatening the front - finished fourth beaten just under seven lengths | 4/10 | 1¾ | 9-8 | 64 | 91A | 71A | David Probert | 10/3 |
| 20 Jan 25+29d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Handicap Set the pace early - pushed clear 2f out and holding a two length advantage into the final furlong - caught close to home to finish fourth | 4/8 | nk | 9-4 | 64 | 97A | 75A | Callum Hutchinson | 5/1 |
| 2024 · 16 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Dec 24+17d | Lingfield (AW) | Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) Set the pace from the start - opened up a lead 2f out - stayed in command to the line | 1/10 | 9-4 | 60 | 110A | 86A | Callum Hutchinson | 12/1 | |
| 05 Dec 24+16d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Handicap (Div 2) Took the field along - still well to the fore until passed inside the final furlong - faded close home to finish third | 3/11 | 4 | 9-7 | 60 | 69A | 78A | Kaiya Fraser | 15/8F |
| 19 Nov 24+33d | Lingfield (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly With BetMGM Handicap Sat handy out wide early - moving smoothly in 4th two out - kept on into 2nd inside the final furlong but outpaced by the winner close home | 2/12 | nk | 9-7 | 59 | 99A | 82A | David Probert | 10/1 |
| 17 Oct 24+28d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Betfair Safer Gambling Tools Handicap Handy early - pushed along and moved up inside final furlong - edged into second close home but denied by narrow margin | 2/9 | ½ | 9-8 | 57 | 100A | 89A | Kaiya Fraser | 10/3 |
| 19 Sep 24+28d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Handicap Went straight to front - lost the advantage by a whisker approaching 3f out - stayed close and regained command entering the final furlong under pressure - caught right at the line to go down by a nose | 2/12 | shd | 9-3 | 54 | 115A | 95A | Kaiya Fraser | 7/1 |
| 22 Aug 24+10d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Paddy Power Handicap Wide early and close up behind pace - hit front with 5f to run and shaken up to open daylight - caught close home to finish third | 3/8 | nse | 9-0 | 54 | 99B | 71A | Kaiya Fraser | 11/1 |
| 12 Aug 24+16d | Windsor | Find Us At fitzdares.com Handicap Settled at rear early - pressed for effort with a furlong left - dropped away close home to finish 9th | 9/10 | 1¾ | 9-10 | 54 | 65B | 58A | Robert Havlin | 18/1 |
| 27 Jul 24+39d | Salisbury | Molson Coors Handicap | 10/10 | 13 | 9-13 | 56 | -60C | 53C | Joey Haynes | 25/1 |
| 18 Jun 24+21d | Brighton | Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap | 6/8 | shd | 9-6 | 57 | 94B | 69A | Joshua Bryan | 9/1 |
| 28 May 24+45d | Brighton | Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Handicap | 10/12 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 58 | 82A | 50A | Adam Farragher | 16/1 |
| 13 Apr 24+14d | Chelmsford City (AW) | 6 Horses Challenge At bet365 Handicap | 11/15 | 3 | 9-5 | 58 | 78B | 55A | Jason Hart | 9/2 |
| 30 Mar 24+35d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap | 4/11 | ¾ | 9-8 | 59 | 91A | 71A | Adam Farragher | 7/2 |
| 24 Feb 24+15d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Chelmsfordcityracecourse.Com Handicap | 1/7 | 9-6 | 57 | 98A | 76A | Adam Farragher | 3/1 | |
| 09 Feb 24+8d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Ministry Of Sound Concert 31st August Handicap | 2/7 | ½ | 9-5 | 56 | 85A | 74A | Adam Farragher | 4/1 |
| 01 Feb 24+19d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Ladies Day 2024 With Beverley Knight Handicap | 2/7 | nk | 9-5 | 56 | 104B | 77A | Robert Havlin | 13/8F |
| 13 Jan 24+24d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Ccr Handicap | 6/9 | 1 | 9-1 | 58 | 76A | 58A | Paddy Bradley | 10/1 |
| 2023 · 14 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Dec 23+13d | Lingfield (AW) | Best Racing Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap | 5/11 | ¾ | 9-8 | 60 | 80A | 71A | Adam Farragher | 16/1 |
| 07 Dec 23+19d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Racing Welfare Handicap (Div 1) | 6/11 | 1½ | 9-7 | 61 | 82A | 65A | Paddy Bradley | 15/2 |
| 18 Nov 23+86d | Lingfield (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap (Div 2) | 3/9 | 1½ | 9-6 | 61 | 83A | 77A | Robert Havlin | 12/1 |
| 24 Aug 23+22d | Chepstow | Blackmore Building Contractors Handicap | 5/8 | ¾ | 9-4 | 63 | 104B | 61A | Paddy Bradley | 16/1 |
| 02 Aug 23+13d | Sandown | TrustATrader You Can Trust Our Traders Handicap | 5/7 | 2½ | 9-0 | 64 | 79B | 64A | Paddy Bradley | 14/1 |
| 20 Jul 23+16d | Epsom Downs | Chantilly Handicap | 6/8 | ½ | 9-6 | 64 | 67B | 70A | Paddy Bradley | 7/1 |
| 04 Jul 23+42d | Brighton | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap | 2/9 | ¾ | 9-3 | 62 | 89B | 73A | Paddy Bradley | 10/1 |
| 23 May 23+7d | Wolverhampton (AW) | At The Races App Market Movers Handicap | 1/11 | 9-9 | 55 | 88A | 82A | Sam James | 11/8F | |
| 16 May 23+16d | Wetherby | 13th June Is Ladies Evening Handicap | 2/10 | ¾ | 8-13 | 55 | 94A | 66A | Sam James | 12/1 |
| 30 Apr 23+16d | Wetherby | Royal Pigeon Racing Association Handicap | 8/10 | nk | 9-9 | 55 | 63A | 52A | Harrison Shaw | 15/2 |
| 14 Apr 23+34d | Southwell (AW) | Join Southwell Golf Club Handicap | 2/10 | hd | 9-8 | 54 | 95A | 65A | Sam James | 9/4F |
| 11 Mar 23+12d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Talksport Download The App Handicap | 1/12 | 9-4 | 50 | 75A | 67A | Sam James | 13/2 | |
| 27 Feb 23+9d | Wolverhampton (AW) | It's Time To Turn To talkSPORT Handicap | 6/11 | ¾ | 9-5 | 51 | 73A | 55A | Sam James | 11/2 |
| 18 Feb 23+98d | Newcastle (AW) | Talksport Powered By Fans Handicap | 3/7 | ¾ | 8-10 | 52 | 72A | 61A | Sam James | 22/1 |
| 2022 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Nov 22+11d | Wolverhampton (AW) | talkSPORT Powered By Fans EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 10/10 | ½ | 9-4 | — | 68C | 47C | Dylan Hogan | 200/1 |
| 01 Nov 22+15d | Redcar | racingtv.com/freetrial EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 6/9 | 2¼ | 9-7 | — | 59B | 59A | David Allan | 80/1 |
| 17 Oct 22 | Pontefract | Northern Commercials Iveco And Fiat Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 11/11 | 2¼ | 9-7 | — | 39C | 40C | Paul Mulrennan | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has H Key Lails won?
- H Key Lails (GB) won 8 of 52 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 15.4%. Placed 21 times in total (40.4% of starts).
- Who trains H Key Lails?
- H Key Lails (GB) is trained by Michael Attwater, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 31 August 2026.
- Who is H Key Lails's sire?
- H Key Lails (GB) is by Washington DC (IRE) out of Natural Appeal (IRE), whose sire is Dark Angel.
- What going does H Key Lails prefer?
- H Key Lails (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is H Key Lails's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 73, from the run on 31 August 2026. The highest on record is 75.
- What is H Key Lails's sire's record?
- Washington DC (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 853 runs since Jan 2008 (70 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good going: 6.8% from 191.
- Who are H Key Lails's siblings?
- Out of Natural Appeal (IRE), H Key Lails (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.