Key Witness (IRE)
Key Witness is a gelding with four wins from 11 starts, three of them on turf. He won the bet365 Restricted Maiden Stakes at Chelmsford City over 6f-7f on standard AW in Apr 2025, then took three handicaps: at Curragh over 6f-7f on heavy in Nov 2025 off 76, at Curragh over 1m-1m1f on heavy in Apr 2026 off 83, and at Cork over 6f-7f on soft in May 2026 off 89. Usually prominent, he last ran at Curragh in Nov 2026, finishing fifth of nine off a mark of 95.
- 4–11Wins / Runs
- 36.4%Strike rate
- 6 (54.5%)Placed
- +37.50£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 4.64Fair A/E n=11 · 3.72 incl. margin
- 95Highest OR
- 30dBetween runs (median)longest 152 d
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 95
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 12 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 86A | 80 | 3 runs · 86 / 80 |
| Heavy | 3 | 112C | 108 | 1 run · — |
| Good | 2 | 104C | 99.5 | 2 runs · 104 / 99.5 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 86B | 80 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 12 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 9 | 108C | 86 | 4 runs · 104 / 83 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 112C | 103.5 | 2 runs · 112 / 103.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 runs · as at 9 Nov 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.
The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 10 Oct 2026: top-rated on KTB Rating in 1 run (won 0) · to 10 Oct 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.
Run style from 11 analysed runs since Mar 2025
- Prominent 7 (64%) · 3 wins
- Led 3 (27%) · 1 win
- Held up 1 (9%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 19,719 runs since Jan 2008 (1,327 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 195.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 151 | 23 | 15.2% | +5.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,917 | 446 | 11.4% | +1.4 | — |
| Good | 4,412 | 400 | 9.1% | −0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 1,953 | 214 | 11% | +1 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 2,135 | 184 | 8.6% | −1.4 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 563 | 46 | 8.2% | −1.8 | 2 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 6,587 | 663 | 10.1% | +0.1 | 1 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3,760 | 409 | 10.9% | +0.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 10,512 | 1,078 | 10.3% | +0.3 | 3 from 9 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,514 | 331 | 9.4% | −0.6 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,212 | 106 | 8.7% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 483 | 37 | 7.7% | −2.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 195 | 13 | 6.7% | −3.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 43 | 2 | 4.7% | −5.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 12 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
7 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Power Of States (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Listed (Panama Red (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Of States (IRE) | 35 | 6 | 1m–1m2f | Class 2 |
| Panama Red (IRE) | 9 | 2 | 7f–7½f | Listed |
| Copake (IRE) | 21 | 1 | 1m1½f | Class 6 |
| Champion Lawman (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| East Of Eden (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Mistral Madness (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Forty Pockets (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Heavy | 3 | 2 | 67% | +25.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +12.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 3 | 2 | 67% | +25.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Curragh (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +14.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 9 | 3 | 33% | +22.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +15.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Persse | 6 | 3 | 50% | +27.50 |
| Hollie Doyle | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Robyn Donaghue-Leahy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Cox | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +16.50 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +21.00 |
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 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Nov 26+14d | Curragh (IRE) | Ryans Cleaning Race Up with the pace early and soon in front - challenged hard over 1f out and overtaken 1f out - weakened final 100 yards to finish 5th | 5/9 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 95 | 80A | 94A | Robyn Donaghue-Leahy | 7/1 |
| 18 Oct 26+8d | Leopardstown (IRE) | Bahrain Turf Club Knockaire Stakes (Listed) Prominent from the start - 3rd at halfway - 4th entering the straight under urging - dropped to 6th 1f out and flattened out late | 6/7 | 6½ | 9-9 | 95 | 95A | 77B | Seamie Heffernan | 40/1 |
| 10 Oct 26+118d | Naas (IRE) | Naas Racecourse Handicap Made all the running - shaken up 2f out - challenged 1f out and overhauled inside the last 100 yards - unable to respond late on and beaten half a length in second | 2/10 | ½ | 9-9 | 93 | 73A | 104A | Alan Persse | 14/1 |
| 14 Jun 26+42d | Cork | Mallow Handicap (Premier Handicap) Sat behind the pace - 4th at halfway - driven approaching 2f out and unable to find more before dropping away inside the final furlong | 13/15 | hd | 8-13 | 95 | 104C | 83A | Alan Persse | 12/1 |
| 03 May 26+30d | Cork | Book Tickets Online At CorkRacecourse.ie Handicap Sat handy behind the front group - third at halfway - moved through to the front two furlongs out - pushed along and stayed on strongly to the line | 1/12 | 9-2 | 89 | 86A | 104A | Alan Persse | 9/2 | |
| 03 Apr 26+152d | Curragh | 1xBet.ie Proudly Supporting Irish Racing Mile Handicap Sat just behind the front pair early - hit the front after the first furlong - urged forward with over 2f left - driven out a furlong from home - challenged hard in the closing stages but held on for the win | 1/21 | 8-5 | 83 | 112C | 102A | Alan Persse | 16/1 | |
| 2025 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 02 Nov 25+29d | Curragh | Final Furlong Podcast With 1xBet.ie Handicap Settled just behind pace - mid-pack around halfway - pushed forward under pressure with 2f left - up to second soon after - hit the front a furlong out - stayed strong to the line despite being challenged | 1/20 | 9-2 | 76 | 88C | 102A | Alan Persse | 10/1 | |
| 04 Oct 25+104d | Curragh | 1xbet.ie Safer Gambling Handicap Sat close to the pace early - third at halfway - moved into second with 2f left - pressed the front-runner inside the final furlong - stayed on but narrowly denied | 2/15 | ¾ | 9-7 | 71 | 108C | 110A | Alan Persse | 25/1 |
| 22 Jun 25+59d | Ffos Las | Elli Centre Llanelli Handicap Went straight to front - lost the advantage soon after - pressed for effort with 2f left - drew level entering final furlong - lost place there but battled to the line | 5/8 | hd | 9-8 | 72 | 87B | 90A | William Cox | 16/1 |
| 24 Apr 25+27d | Chelmsford City (AW) | bet365 Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Set the pace from the start - pushed along a furlong out - stayed strong to the line to score | 1/10 | 9-3 | — | 86B | 82A | Hollie Doyle | 14/1 | |
| 28 Mar 25 | Lingfield (AW) | Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Held up in the tail of the field - failed to threaten leading group - finished sixth beaten 3.25 lengths | 6/12 | ¾ | 9-1 | — | 74B | 70A | Hollie Doyle | 5/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Key Witness won?
- Key Witness (IRE) won 4 of 11 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 36.4%. Placed 6 times in total (54.5% of starts).
- Who trains Key Witness?
- Key Witness (IRE) is trained by Patrick J Flynn, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 November 2026.
- Who is Key Witness's sire?
- Key Witness (IRE) is by Acclamation (GB) out of Allegation (FR), whose sire is Lawman (FR).
- What going does Key Witness prefer?
- Key Witness (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Key Witness's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 1 November 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Key Witness's sire's record?
- Acclamation (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 19,719 runs since Jan 2008 (1,327 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 195.
- Who are Key Witness's siblings?
- Out of Allegation (FR), Key Witness (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Power Of States (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Listed (Panama Red (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m2f. As at Nov 2026.