Keel Strand (FR)
Keel Strand won three of eight starts over hurdles all on turf. All three wins came at Newton Abbot on good ground including two handicaps over 2m5f – 3m and over 3m in Jun 2025 and Jul 2025. He usually led and did so when finishing second of 11 as beaten favourite in the Class 4 handicap at Uttoxeter in Sep 2025. The gelding aged 5 at his last run in Sep 2025 last raced off a career-high mark of 113.
- 3–8Wins / Runs
- 37.5%Strike rate
- 4 (50%)Placed
- −1.08£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 1.43Fair A/E n=8 · 1.25 incl. margin
- 113Highest OR
- 48dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 127
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 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 127A | 106 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 131B | 94 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 127A | 106 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 7 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Prominent 3 (43%) · 1 win
- Led 3 (43%) · 2 wins
- Held up 1 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.5% of 7,026 runs since Jan 2008 (543 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.3% from 1,043. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 19.8% from 126. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.4% from 267.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 24 | 0 | 0% | −13.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 598 | 76 | 12.7% | −0.8 | — |
| Good | 1,785 | 255 | 14.3% | +0.8 | 3 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 1,110 | 156 | 14.1% | +0.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 1,700 | 246 | 14.5% | +1 | — |
| Heavy | 765 | 119 | 15.6% | +2.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,043 | 97 | 9.3% | −4.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −13.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 267 | 17 | 6.4% | −7.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 681 | 62 | 9.1% | −4.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,701 | 219 | 12.9% | −0.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,165 | 350 | 16.2% | +2.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,470 | 204 | 13.9% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 608 | 73 | 12% | −1.5 | 2 from 5 |
| Over 3m | 126 | 25 | 19.8% | +6.3 | 1 from 1 |
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
5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Cordey Dancer (FR) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Cordey Dancer (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cordey Dancer (FR) | 11 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 6 |
| My Bella (FR) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Ginger Ninja (FR) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Rio Dancer (FR) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Dancing Star (FR) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 3 | 60% | +1.92 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 6 | 2 | 33% | −0.75 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.67 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Abbot | 3 | 3 | 100% | +3.92 |
| Uttoxeter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 2 | 40% | −1.33 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Cobden | 5 | 2 | 40% | +0.25 |
| Jay Tidball | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.33 |
| Ben Bromley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 5 | 3 | 60% | +1.92 |
| None | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 3 | 50% | +0.92 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 7 | 3 | 43% | −0.08 |
| NH Flat | 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 | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Sep 25+51d | Uttoxeter | Boots Opticians Uttoxeter Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Front early then surrendered the lead - back in front 3 out - challenged strongly from the last - collared near the line to go down by a short head | 2/11 | nk | 11-6 | 113 | 127A | 130A | Jay Tidball | 7/2F |
| 27 Jul 25+23d | Uttoxeter | Stan Price Memorial Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled close to the front - dropped back three out under pressure - weakened before the final fence - finished fifth | 5/6 | hd | 10-2 | 113 | 93A | 110B | Harry Cobden | 7/4F |
| 04 Jul 25+10d | Newton Abbot | Weatherbys Racing Bank Novices' Handicap Hurdle Settled second early - made ground on pacesetter by 7th - hit the front 3 out - matched stride 2 out - edged clear near the line under pressure - held on gamely to score | 1/4 | 12-1 | 103 | 121C | 123C | Jay Tidball | 4/6F | |
| 24 Jun 25+20d | Newton Abbot | EBCS Leisure Giddy Up Handicap Hurdle Made the running early - lost the advantage past the 6th - back in front 3 out - overtaken after the second-last - regained control soon after - challenged strongly but kept finding more - comfortably clear of the runner-up at the line | 1/10 | 11-7 | 103 | 101A | 125A | Harry Cobden | 9/4F | |
| 04 Jun 25+105d | Newton Abbot | Racing Partnership Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) In front early - lost spot 4th then regained advantage - fended off rival at final obstacle - kept finding more to win | 1/7 | 11-2 | — | 106A | 116B | Harry Cobden | EvensF | |
| 19 Feb 25+64d | Ludlow | Luke Watson Memorial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Set the pace early under pressure - lost front spot after 4 out - dropped away quickly - finished well held in 5th | 5/7 | 13 | 11-6 | — | 94A | 92B | Harry Cobden | 11/2 |
| 2024 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Dec 24+66d | Wincanton | TrustATrader Apply Today Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled towards the back early - made progress into contention approaching 2 out but couldn't find extra up the straight - crossed the line in 4th | 4/13 | 1 | 10-9 | — | 131B | 100A | Ben Bromley | 14/1 |
| 12 Oct 24 | Chepstow | Unibet Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Sat close to the front early - went in front after 6 furlongs then lost that spot approaching the 3f marker - given the whip and faded away from there finishing seventh | 7/9 | nk | 11-1 | — | 65C | 92C | Harry Cobden | 9/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Keel Strand won?
- Keel Strand (FR) won 3 of 8 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 37.5%. Placed 4 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Keel Strand?
- Keel Strand (FR) was trained by Paul Nicholls on the most recent run on record, at Uttoxeter on 16 September 2025.
- Who is Keel Strand's sire?
- Keel Strand (FR) is by Authorized (IRE) out of Avoca Dancer (IRE), whose sire is Compton Place.
- What going does Keel Strand prefer?
- Keel Strand (FR) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 5 starts (60%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Keel Strand's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 113, from the run on 16 September 2025. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Keel Strand's sire's record?
- Authorized (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.5% of 7,026 runs since Jan 2008 (543 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.3% from 1,043. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 19.8% from 126. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.4% from 267.
- Who are Keel Strand's siblings?
- Out of Avoca Dancer (IRE), Keel Strand (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Cordey Dancer (FR) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Cordey Dancer (FR)). The wins came over 1m4f. As at Oct 2026.