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Horse profile

Key To Fun (GER)

4yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2015) · Last trainer S Smrczek · Last owner Manfred Anton Schmelzer
by Dashing Blade (GB) out of Key To Win (GB) (Lead On Time)
4 runs · 2 courses · from Aug 2014
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Dec 2015 — 3,972 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2015 · 10th of 16 Won at Maisons-Laffitte (FR)
KTB Profile

Key To Fun (GER) is 1 from 4. Hasn't won since Sep 2015.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 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

Sire
Dashing Blade (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 635 runs since Jan 2008 (94 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3133.3%+23.1—
Good to Firm65812.3%+2.1—
Good141149.9%−0.30 from 1
Good to Soft9499.6%−0.6—
Soft1391611.5%+1.31 from 1
Heavy4249.5%−0.7—
Standard (AW)151138.6%−1.60 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f11218.2%+8—
6f – 7f6457.8%−2.40 from 1
1m – 1m1f1321712.9%+2.70 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1451812.4%+2.21 from 2
1m5f – 2m186179.1%−1.1—
2m1f – 2m4f8256.1%−4.1—
2m5f – 3m1516.7%−3.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Key To Win (GB) (Lead On Time)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Liberty Key (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 1 100% +8.90
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Deauville (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 1 1 100% +8.90

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 2 1 50% +7.90
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mickael Barzalona 3 1 33% +6.90
Eddy Hardouin 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 3 1 33% +6.90
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 3 1 33% +6.90
2014 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2015 · 3 runs
12 Dec 15+79d Deauville (FR) Prix de l'Aigle (Handicap) (4yo+) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 16 ran 10/16 hd 9-5 Mickael Barzalona 164/10
24 Sep 15+46d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix de Carrieres-sous-Poissy (Claimer) (4yo+) (Round) (Turf) 10f · Soft · 12 ran 1/12 2 8-11 Mickael Barzalona 89/10
09 Aug 15+343d Deauville (FR) Prix de l'Hippodrome de Las Piedras (Claimer) (4yo+) (Turf) 10f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 ½ 9-1 Mickael Barzalona 112/10
2014 · 1 run
31 Aug 14 Deauville (FR) Prix Casino Barriere Trouville (Conditions) (3yo) (Polytrack) 6.5f · Standard · 11 ran 9/11 2½ 9-0 Eddy Hardouin 228/10

Quick answers

How many races has Key To Fun won?
Key To Fun (GER) won 1 of 4 archived starts between 2014 and 2015, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Key To Fun?
Key To Fun (GER) was trained by S Smrczek on the most recent run on record, at Deauville (FR) on 12 December 2015.
Who is Key To Fun's sire?
Key To Fun (GER) is by Dashing Blade (GB) out of Key To Win (GB), whose sire is Lead On Time.
What is Key To Fun's sire's record?
Dashing Blade (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 635 runs since Jan 2008 (94 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Key To Fun's siblings?
Out of Key To Win (GB), Key To Fun (GER) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2014. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.