Horse profile
Hold The Note (IRE)
by Jeremy (USA) out of Keys Hope (IRE) (Luso)
40 runs · 19 courses · from Oct 2018
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · 4 courses
Off 321 days
Last raced off OR 77
KTB Profile
Hold The Note is a gelding who has won four of 40 starts on turf. He gained two handicap chase wins over 2m5f – 3m, at Carlisle on heavy ground in Mar 2023 off an official rating of 107 and at Kelso on soft ground in Dec 2022 off 110, having earlier won a Class 4 novice hurdle at Doncaster on good ground and a Class 5 bumper at Newton Abbot on heavy ground, both over 2m1f – 2m4f. He last ran at Carlisle in Nov 2025 off an official rating of 77, 69lb below his highest ever mark of 146.
Based on 40 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 69lb off peak
- 4–40Wins / Runs
- 10%Strike rate
- 12 (30%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=40 at SP
- 0.90Fair A/E n=40 · 0.79 incl. margin
- 146Highest OR
- 67dAvg 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 rating77↓ 69lb off peak
77
77–146
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 70
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 →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 9 | 135B | 71 | — |
| Soft | 7 | 112A | 70 | 1 · — |
| Heavy | 6 | 121C | 106.5 | — |
| Good | 5 | 136C | 85 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 15 | 112A | 79 | 1 · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 135B | 80.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 5 | 104B | 71 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 136C | 124 | — |
Of 40 runs looked at, 12 have no figure: did not complete (11) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 28 figures from 40 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 3 analysed runs
- Held up 3 (100%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 6,724 runs since Jan 2008 (425 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.5% from 664. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 16.3% from 147. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.8% from 743.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 10 | 1 | 10% | −1.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 386 | 37 | 9.6% | −1.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,811 | 207 | 11.4% | +0.2 | 1 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 1,044 | 145 | 13.9% | +2.7 | 0 from 11 |
| Soft | 1,953 | 220 | 11.3% | +0.1 | 1 from 14 |
| Heavy | 856 | 90 | 10.5% | −0.7 | 2 from 6 |
| Standard (AW) | 664 | 50 | 7.5% | −3.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 192 | 19 | 9.9% | −1.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 743 | 58 | 7.8% | −3.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 653 | 62 | 9.5% | −1.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 684 | 69 | 10.1% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,889 | 241 | 12.8% | +1.6 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,680 | 211 | 12.6% | +1.4 | 2 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 736 | 66 | 9% | −2.2 | 2 from 22 |
| Over 3m | 147 | 24 | 16.3% | +5.1 | 0 from 9 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Keys Hope (IRE) (Luso)
6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Supakalanistic (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 1m4f–3m½f; the highest grade won is Listed (She Is Electric (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supakalanistic (IRE) | 40 | 6 | 1m4f–3m½f | Class 4 |
| Savante (IRE) | 14 | 3 | 2m½f–2m4½f | — |
| She Is Electric (IRE) | 17 | 2 | 2m–2m1½f | Listed |
| Zains Hope (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Advantura (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Royal Hope (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 14 | 1 | 7% | +1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Good | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 6 | 2 | 33% | +14.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 13 | 2 | 15% | +6.00 |
| Class 3 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Class 5 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.00 |
| Class 2 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +11.00 |
| Class 1 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelso | 6 | 1 | 17% | +9.00 |
| Carlisle | 5 | 1 | 20% | +12.00 |
| Ayr | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Cheltenham | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Hexham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Perth | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 22 | 2 | 9% | +10.00 |
| Over 3m | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 2 | 29% | +0.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny McMenamin | 8 | 1 | 13% | +9.00 |
| Craig Nichol | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Jonathan Burke | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Tom Scudamore | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| A P Heskin | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.00 |
| Sean Quinlan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Theo Gillard | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Aidan Coleman | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Megan Fox | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bruce Lynn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Henry Brooke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alice Stevens | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| None | 11 | 3 | 27% | +11.00 |
| Visor | 8 | 1 | 13% | +9.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +11.00 |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +8.00 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 34 | 2 | 6% | −2.00 |
| Hurdle | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 1 | 50% | +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 | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 25+29d | Carlisle | Racing Blogger Handicap Chase Tracked the front group early - untidy over the 8th and again mistimed at the 13th costing ground - dropped away from four out and eased out of contention | PU/12 | — | 10-2 | 77 | — | — | Sean Quinlan | 10/1 |
| 01 Nov 25+201d | Ayr | ATS Roofing Alex Sneddon Stagdoo Handicap Chase Settled in the pack early - held around 11th through the race - dropped away 3 out - well held at the finish | 9/12 | ½ | 10-12 | 82 | 65A | 88A | Theo Gillard | 25/1 |
| 14 Apr 25+38d | Hexham | View Our Show Static Caravan Today Handicap Chase Held up towards the back - lost touch with the field 13th - eased out of contention before 3 out | PU/14 | — | 11-1 | 87 | — | — | Craig Nichol | 25/1 |
| 07 Mar 25+24d | Ayr | Book The Coral Scottish Grand National Handicap Chase Held up in the pack - stumbled on landing at the 1st and shifted right - nudged forward and moved through to front by the 4th - lost advantage briefly before returning to the fore after the 6th - surrendered position at the 12th - third and flattering out 3 out | 3/8 | 19 | 11-6 | 92 | 70B | 90C | Danny McMenamin | 4/1 |
| 11 Feb 25+44d | Ayr | Virgin Bet Handicap Chase Sat close behind the pace early - urged forward after 5 out - lost touch on the home turn - found extra out wide before fading again 3 out to finish 6th | 6/13 | 2½ | 11-12 | 96 | 68B | 104A | Danny McMenamin | 14/1 |
| 29 Dec 24+28d | Kelso | AJA Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase Sat close to the front pack - dropped away after the 15th and pressed for effort 3 out - faded with no response approaching 2 out and finished well held | 4/8 | 7½ | 10-1 | 100 | 71B | 96B | Megan Fox | 10/1 |
| 01 Dec 24+220d | Carlisle | Watch Racing TV Handicap Chase Settled in the pack early - blundered at the 8th and again at the 12th dropping towards the back - soon detached from the pack - pulled up before 3 out | PU/13 | — | 12-0 | 103 | — | — | Craig Nichol | 40/1 |
| 25 Apr 24+18d | Perth | Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Conditional Jockeys' Veterans' Handicap Chase | PU/5 | — | 11-7 | 103 | — | — | Bruce Lynn | 11/4J |
| 07 Apr 24+18d | Carlisle | Mark Nield Wealth Management Go North Red Rum Series Final Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 3/11 | ½ | 11-1 | 102 | 91B | 122A | Danny McMenamin | 16/1 |
| 20 Mar 24+13d | Haydock | Greyland 25th Anniversary Handicap Chase | PU/8 | — | 10-10 | 107 | — | — | Danny McMenamin | 28/1 |
| 07 Mar 24+299d | Carlisle | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Chase | PU/7 | — | 11-11 | 110 | — | — | Danny McMenamin | 11/1 |
| 13 May 23+21d | Hexham | Forester's Friendly Society Handicap Chase | 6/8 | 12 | 12-2 | 112 | 68C | 98C | Theo Gillard | 11/1 |
| 22 Apr 23+27d | Ayr | Cpms Novices' Champion Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 6/8 | 41 | 10-2 | 112 | 79C | 90C | Danny McMenamin | 12/1 |
| 26 Mar 23+12d | Carlisle | Go North Red Rum Series Final Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 1/10 | 11-6 | 107 | 109A | 131A | Danny McMenamin | 16/1 | |
| 14 Mar 23+25d | Sedgefield | In Memory Of Ian Vickers Handicap Chase | 4/8 | 9 | 12-0 | 110 | 21C | 99C | Henry Brooke | 22/1 |
| 17 Feb 23+20d | Kelso | 50 Winners With Lucinda Russell Racing Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 5/5 | 26 | 10-6 | 112 | 85C | 90C | Craig Nichol | 15/2 |
| 28 Jan 23+30d | Doncaster | Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Handicap Chase | F/11 | — | 11-6 | 112 | — | — | Danny McMenamin | 17/2 |
| 29 Dec 22+25d | Kelso | AJA Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase | 5/11 | 3¼ | 11-3 | 112 | 104B | 107B | Alice Stevens | 17/2 |
| 04 Dec 22+147d | Kelso | Kelso Christmas Gift Voucher Handicap Chase | 1/6 | 11-7 | 110 | 90A | 118B | Sean Quinlan | 14/1 | |
| 10 Jul 22+42d | Perth | Your Career In Racing Starts Here Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | PU/5 | — | 12-0 | 115 | — | — | Craig Nichol | 10/1 |
| 29 May 22+100d | Kelso | Edinburgh Gin Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 4/4 | 40 | 11-12 | 121 | 74C | 101C | Craig Nichol | 8/1 |
| 18 Feb 22+31d | Kelso | J.A. Wilson Contractors Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 3/3 | 41 | 10-12 | 125 | 63C | 107C | Craig Nichol | 3/1 |
| 18 Jan 22+16d | Newcastle | DFE Telecom & Security Installations Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 3/4 | 9 | 11-1 | 130 | — | 119B | Craig Nichol | 9/1 |
| 02 Jan 22+267d | Ayr | Golf Inn Prestwick Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | PU/9 | — | 11-1 | 130 | — | — | Aidan Coleman | 20/1 |
| 10 Apr 21+23d | Aintree | Betway Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race) | PU/13 | — | 10-12 | 140 | — | — | Tom Scudamore | 10/1 |
| 18 Mar 21+25d | Cheltenham | Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (Sponsored by the JRL Group) (GBB Race) | 4/21 | 13 | 11-7 | 140 | 60B | 125A | Jonathan Burke | 9/1 |
| 21 Feb 21+57d | Newbury | 'My Oddsboost' On Betfair Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 2/6 | ½ | 11-5 | 138 | 61A | 134B | Jonathan Burke | 4/1 |
| 26 Dec 20+15d | Kempton | Play Ladbrokes 5-a-side On Football Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 5/10 | nk | 11-8 | 140 | 78B | 127A | Tom Scudamore | 6/1 |
| 11 Dec 20+13d | Cheltenham | International Decorative Surfaces Novices' Chase (GBB Race) | 3/5 | 12 | 11-1 | 143 | 103C | 110C | Tom Scudamore | 10/3 |
| 28 Nov 20+29d | Newbury | Ladbrokes John Francome Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) | 4/5 | 5½ | 11-2 | 145 | 85C | 120B | Jonathan Burke | 17/2 |
| 30 Oct 20+234d | Wetherby | bet365 Novices' Chase (GBB Race) | 4/4 | 1¼ | 11-4 | 146 | 95C | 117B | Jonathan Burke | 3/1 |
| 10 Mar 20+59d | Cheltenham | Northern Trust Company Novices' Handicap Chase (Listed) | 3/20 | 9 | 11-7 | 145 | 74B | 136A | Jonathan Burke | 10/1 |
| 11 Jan 20+16d | Warwick | McCoy Contractors 2020 Construction News-Awards Finalist Hampton Novices' Chase (Grade 2) | 2/7 | ½ | 11-0 | 133 | 112A | 139B | Jonathan Burke | 10/1 |
| 26 Dec 19+31d | Kempton | Ladbrokes 'Where The Nation Plays' Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) | PU/11 | — | 11-1 | 133 | — | — | Tom Scudamore | 7/1 |
| 25 Nov 19+281d | Ludlow | Severn Financial Training Ltd Beginners' Chase | 3/6 | 5 | 11-2 | 133 | 67A | 119B | A P Heskin | 13/8F |
| 17 Feb 19+50d | Huntingdon | MansionBet 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle | 2/13 | 1¼ | 11-9 | 130 | 135B | 137A | Jonathan Burke | 2/1F |
| 29 Dec 18+21d | Doncaster | Mansionbet British EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle | 1/8 | 10-12 | — | 83A | 118A | Aidan Coleman | 3/1 | |
| 08 Dec 18+20d | Sandown | Core Spreads 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle | 3/10 | 3¼ | 10-12 | — | 112A | 130A | A P Heskin | 16/1 |
| 18 Nov 18+37d | Cheltenham | High Sheriff Of Gloucestershire And Racing Remember Standard Open NH Flat Race (Listed) | 4/9 | 1 | 11-0 | — | 136C | 135A | A P Heskin | 25/1 |
| 12 Oct 18 | Newton Abbot | Weatherbys Racing Bank Standard Open NH Flat Race | 1/6 | 11-0 | — | 121C | 117B | A P Heskin | 2/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Hold The Note (IRE) won?
- Hold The Note (IRE) won 4 of 40 archived starts between 2018 and 2025, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 12 times in total (30% of starts).
- Who trains Hold The Note (IRE)?
- Hold The Note (IRE) is trained by Ewan Whillans, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 30 November 2025.
- Who is Hold The Note (IRE)'s sire?
- Hold The Note (IRE) is by Jeremy (USA) out of Keys Hope (IRE), whose sire is Luso.
- What going does Hold The Note (IRE) prefer?
- Hold The Note (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Hold The Note (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 30 November 2025. The highest on record is 146.
- What is Hold The Note (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Jeremy (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 6,724 runs since Jan 2008 (425 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.5% from 664. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 16.3% from 147. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.8% from 743.
- Who are Hold The Note (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Keys Hope (IRE), Hold The Note (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Supakalanistic (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Listed (She Is Electric (IRE)). The wins came over 1m4f–3m½f. As at Oct 2026.