Major Key (FR)
Major Key (FR) is 2 from 17. Hasn't won since Dec 2009. Last raced off 59, 50lb below the career-high mark.
- 2–17Wins / Runs
- 11.8%Strike rate
- 5 (29.4%)Placed
- −4.00£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 1.10Fair A/E n=15 · 0.80 incl. margin
- 109Highest OR
- 93dAvg 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 9.7% of 401 runs since Jan 2008 (48 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −9.7 | — |
| Good | 67 | 5 | 7.5% | −2.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 36 | 4 | 11.1% | +1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 151 | 16 | 10.6% | +0.9 | 1 from 6 |
| Heavy | 72 | 11 | 15.3% | +5.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 71 | 3 | 4.2% | −5.5 | 1 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −9.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 37 | 2 | 5.4% | −4.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 43 | 4 | 9.3% | −0.4 | 1 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 61 | 6 | 9.8% | +0.1 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 77 | 6 | 7.8% | −1.9 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 159 | 19 | 11.9% | +2.2 | 1 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 14 | 2 | 14.3% | +4.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −9.7 | — |
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
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | +6.00 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Down Royal | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Sligo | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 2 | 1 | 50% | — |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 1 | 17% | +5.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 1 | 100% | — |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B J Cooper | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Conor Maxwell | 3 | 1 | 33% | +8.00 |
| Andrew P Thornton | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Danny Grant | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Raphael Marchelli | 2 | 1 | 50% | — |
| Gary Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Niall P Madden | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stephen Gray | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 12 | 2 | 17% | +1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2009 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +5.00 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 50% | — |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 11 | 1 | 9% | +0.00 |
| Flat | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Major Key won?
- Major Key (FR) won 2 of 17 archived starts between 2006 and 2010, a strike rate of 11.8%. Placed 5 times in total (29.4% of starts).
- Who trained Major Key?
- Major Key (FR) was trained by Mervyn Torrens on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 5 September 2010.
- Who is Major Key's sire?
- Major Key (FR) is by Majorien (GB) out of Chanteuse De Jazz (GB), whose sire is Alhijaz.
- What going does Major Key prefer?
- Major Key (FR) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Major Key's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 59, from the run on 5 September 2010. The highest on record is 109.
- What is Major Key's sire's record?
- Majorien (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 401 runs since Jan 2008 (48 horses), Flat and jumps together.