Key News (IRE)
Key News (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 7 at Southwell (AW) (Jan 2008). Last raced off 55, 8lb below the career-high mark.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Key News (IRE) has 1 produce in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camakey (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
- 0–6Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (16.7%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=6 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 63Highest OR
- 274dAvg 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 11% of 6,095 runs since Jan 2008 (409 horses).
Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 4.8% from 187.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 72 | 8 | 11.1% | +0.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,151 | 146 | 12.7% | +1.7 | — |
| Good | 1,606 | 179 | 11.1% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 751 | 83 | 11.1% | +0.1 | — |
| Soft | 789 | 89 | 11.3% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 256 | 28 | 10.9% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,470 | 136 | 9.3% | −1.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 36 | 3 | 8.3% | −2.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 578 | 48 | 8.3% | −2.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 979 | 93 | 9.5% | −1.5 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,079 | 247 | 11.9% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,592 | 196 | 12.3% | +1.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 614 | 68 | 11.1% | +0.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 187 | 9 | 4.8% | −6.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 30 | 5 | 16.7% | +5.7 | — |
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 Alzerra (UAE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Alzerra (UAE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alzerra (UAE) | 7 | 3 | 5f–6f | Group 3 |
| Matloob (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Moannaa (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| For Once (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Daanaat (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew P Thornton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Matthew Henry | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Neil Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2008 | 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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 29 Oct 11+33d | Ayr | Plumbstore Handicap | 11/11 | 9 | 9-2 | 55 | 49C | Andrew P Thornton | 12/1 |
| 26 Sep 11+734d | Roscommon | www.roscommonracecourse.ie Fillies Maiden | 6/16 | 4¾ | 9-3 | 56 | 59C | Andrew P Thornton | 66/1 |
| 2009 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 22 Sep 09+524d | Fairyhouse | Oldcastle Rated Race | 9/17 | 5 | 9-2 | 63 | 62A | Seamie Heffernan | 25/1 |
| 2008 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 16 Apr 08+34d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Ringside Conference Suite Maiden Stakes | 6/10 | ½ | 8-9 | 63 | 60A | Matthew Henry | 8/1 |
| 13 Mar 08+44d | Southwell (AW) | Bet Multiples - Betdaq Maiden Stakes | 4/12 | nk | 8-12 | 63 | 75A | Neil Callan | 11/8F |
| 29 Jan 08 | Southwell (AW) | Kids Are Always Happy at Pontin's Maiden Stakes | 2/7 | 1½ | 8-12 | 63 | 80A | Matthew Henry | 8/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Key News won?
- Key News (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2008 and 2011. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
- Who trained Key News?
- Key News (IRE) was trained by Patrick Martin on the most recent run on record, at Ayr on 29 October 2011.
- Who is Key News's sire?
- Key News (IRE) is by Halling (USA) out of Belle Argentine (FR), whose sire is Fijar Tango.
- What is Key News's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 55, from the run on 29 October 2011. The highest on record is 63.
- What is Key News's sire's record?
- Halling (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 6,095 runs since Jan 2008 (409 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 4.8% from 187.
- Who are Key News's siblings?
- Out of Belle Argentine (FR), Key News (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Alzerra (UAE) (3). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Alzerra (UAE)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Oct 2026.
- Has Key News produced winners?
- As a dam, Key News (IRE) has 1 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.