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Horse profile

Little Key (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2008) · Last trainer A Walker · Last owner Thomas Walker
by Key Of Luck (USA) out of Afiras (IRE) (Desert Style)
11 runs · 7 courses · from Jul 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Aug 2008 — 6,654 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2008 · 13th of 15 Last raced off OR 81
KTB Profile

Little Key (IRE) is yet to win from 11 starts.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
Official rating81↓ 7lb off peak
81 35–88

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

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 90C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Killarney, 12 May 2008 Official rating 81 at the last jumps run, 8 Aug 2008

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 34C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Gowran Park, 4 Oct 2007 Official rating 35 at the last flat run, 4 Oct 2007

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 4 figures · best 90C · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft283C78—
Firm1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f390C83—
1m5f – 2m1———
Flat 6 figures · best 36C · median 28.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft230C17.5—
Good1———
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f434C28.5—
6f – 7f1———
Under 6f1———

Of 11 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 11 runs · as at 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Key Of Luck (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,326 runs since Jan 2008 (171 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 5.1% from 136.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3213.1%−60 from 2
Good to Firm398389.5%+0.40 from 2
Good576559.5%+0.40 from 2
Good to Soft288258.7%−0.40 from 3
Soft372256.7%−2.40 from 2
Heavy145139%−0.1—
Standard (AW)5155410.5%+1.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f8778%−1.10 from 1
6f – 7f371287.5%−1.60 from 1
1m – 1m1f297237.7%−1.40 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f5335610.5%+1.4—
1m5f – 2m5346412%+2.90 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f331236.9%−2.20 from 3
2m5f – 3m13675.1%−4—
Over 3m3738.1%−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

Dam
Afiras (IRE) (Desert Style)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Abbey View Rye (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Ballinrobe 2 0 0% −2.00
Listowel 2 0 0% −2.00
Killarney 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Tralee 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
B C Byrnes 4 0 0% −4.00
Shane Gorey 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr S G Carey 1 0 0% −1.00
Emmet McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00
Chris Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00
E M Butterly 1 0 0% −1.00
Helen Keohane 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 0 0% −10.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 4 0 0% −4.00
2007 2 0 0% −2.00
2006 2 0 0% −2.00
2005 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 6 0 0% −6.00
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2008 · 4 runs
08 Aug 08+17d Cork Cork Handicap Hurdle (81-109) 19f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 13/15 25 10-3 8173C B C Byrnes 25/1
22 Jul 08+50d Ballinrobe M. McLoughlin Pharmacies Handicap Hurdle (77-90) 16f · Good · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-7 88— B C Byrnes 25/1
02 Jun 08+21d Listowel Island Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 16f · Firm · 8 ran 5/8 10 11-9 8889A B C Byrnes 16/1
12 May 08+176d Killarney Killarney Vintners Hurdle 17f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 6/6 30 10-11 8190C B C Byrnes 66/1
2007 · 2 runs
18 Nov 07+45d Cork (IRE) www.corkracecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good To Yielding · 23 ran 12/23 3 11-1 —83C Mr S G Carey 50/1
04 Oct 07+373d Gowran Park State Street Ireland (C&G) Maiden 9.5f · Good · 15 ran 14/15 2 8-8 3534C Emmet McNamara 66/1
2006 · 2 runs
26 Sep 06+69d Ballinrobe Moylough Concrete Handicap (40-60)(Div2) 9f · Soft · 16 ran 11/16 6 8-6 475C Shane Gorey 25/1
19 Jul 06+300d Killarney Grand Hotel Patsy Sheehan Memorial Handicap (45-70) 8.5f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 10/15 3½ 7-13 4727C Shane Gorey 25/1
2005 · 3 runs
22 Sep 05+28d Listowel Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 7f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 11/15 1 8-11 —36C Chris Hayes 50/1
25 Aug 05+48d Tralee Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden Stakes 8f · Yielding To Soft · 17 ran 17/17 1 8-9 —30C E M Butterly 20/1
08 Jul 05 Cork Mallow Median Auction Maiden 5f · Firm · 9 ran 9/9 12 8-11 —14C Helen Keohane 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Little Key won?
Little Key (IRE) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2005 and 2008.
Who trained Little Key?
Little Key (IRE) was trained by A Walker on the most recent run on record, at Cork on 8 August 2008.
Who is Little Key's sire?
Little Key (IRE) is by Key Of Luck (USA) out of Afiras (IRE), whose sire is Desert Style.
What is Little Key's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 8 August 2008. The highest on record is 88.
What is Little Key's sire's record?
Key Of Luck (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,326 runs since Jan 2008 (171 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 5.1% from 136.
Who are Little Key's siblings?
Out of Afiras (IRE), Little Key (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2005. 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.