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Horse profile

Masterkey (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2024) · Last trainer Rebecca Menzies · Last owner Robin Oliver
by Cracksman (GB) out of Exceed Sensazione (GB) (Exceed And Excel)
5 runs · 4 courses · from May 2024
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Aug 2024 — 782 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2024 · 6th of 7 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 65
KTB Profile

Masterkey is a maiden who has shown one placed effort from five starts. He finished third of 10 at Sedgefield in May 2024 on his debut for Rebecca Menzies. The gelding, by Cracksman out of an Exceed And Excel mare, raced in first-time headgear when sixth of seven in a Class 5 handicap at Southwell in Aug 2024. He contested that race off his career-high mark of 65.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 94 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Southwell (AW), 29 Jul 2024

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 →

Flat 4 figures · best 94B · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)394B79—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f394B79—
1m – 1m1f1———
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 72A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 29 Jul 2024 Official rating 65 at the last flat run, 30 Aug 2024

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 101A the best of the last 1 rated run · Sedgefield, 10 May 2024

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 →

Flat 4 figures · best 72A · median 66
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)372A68—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f372A64—
1m – 1m1f1———
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Cracksman (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 1,787 runs since Jan 2008 (232 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 16.5% from 103. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.3% from 264.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm2302611.3%−0.3—
Good4154811.6%00 from 1
Good to Soft2163214.8%+3.2—
Soft2512811.2%−0.40 from 1
Heavy1031716.5%+4.9—
Standard (AW)5725710%−1.60 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f47612.8%+1.2—
6f – 7f379338.7%−2.9—
1m – 1m1f427419.6%−20 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f6097312%+0.40 from 3
1m5f – 2m2644316.3%+4.7—
2m1f – 2m4f54916.7%+5.10 from 1
2m5f – 3m7342.9%+31.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Exceed Sensazione (GB) (Exceed And Excel)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Prince Rasam (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Prince Rasam (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Prince Rasam (GB)1211m2fClass 4
Lethal Sensation (GB)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jason Watson 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Marquand 1 0 0% −1.00
Silvestre De Sousa 1 0 0% −1.00
Connor Beasley 1 0 0% −1.00
Nathan Moscrop 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
30 Aug 24+23d Southwell (AW) Airquick (Newark) Ltd Depot Facilities Specialist Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 7 ran Sat close to the front pack - driven approaching 3f out then again inside the final 2f - drifted left and faded a furlong out 6/7 ½ 9-4 6579A55A Jason Watson 7/1
07 Aug 24+9d Kempton (AW) Unibet More Boosts In More Races Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran Held up at back - driven approaching final 2f - unable to challenge - finished well held in 7th 7/10 5 9-11 —71A68A Tom Marquand 50/1
29 Jul 24+20d Southwell (AW) Golf And Gallop Package Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 5 · 11f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran 7/13 6½ 10-0 —94B72A Silvestre De Sousa 66/1
09 Jul 24+60d Pontefract Remembering Paul 'Stan' Stansfield Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 10f · Soft · 11 ran 8/11 8 10-2 —59C64C Connor Beasley 125/1
10 May 24 Sedgefield AK Bets Chat To A Trader Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 17f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 2½ 10-10 —97B101A Nathan Moscrop 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Masterkey (GB) won?
Masterkey (GB) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts in 2024. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Masterkey (GB)?
Masterkey (GB) was trained by Rebecca Menzies on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 30 August 2024.
Who is Masterkey (GB)'s sire?
Masterkey (GB) is by Cracksman (GB) out of Exceed Sensazione (GB), whose sire is Exceed And Excel.
What is Masterkey (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 65, from the run on 30 August 2024. That is also the highest on record.
What is Masterkey (GB)'s sire's record?
Cracksman (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 1,787 runs since Jan 2008 (232 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.5% from 103. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.3% from 264.
Who are Masterkey (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Exceed Sensazione (GB), Masterkey (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Prince Rasam (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Prince Rasam (GB)). The wins came over 1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2024. 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.