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Horse profile

String Serenade (IRE)

5yo mare (at last run, Oct 2006) · Last trainer V Smith · Last owner Gerard Cashin
by Key Of Luck (USA) out of Bubbly Dancer (USA) (Crafty Prospector)
18 runs · 12 courses · from Jun 2005
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Oct 2006 — 7,314 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2006 · 12th of 14 Won at Brighton Last raced off OR 44
KTB Profile

String Serenade (IRE) is 1 from 18, the win coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Jun 2006. The win came on turf — 0 from 5 on the all-weather. Last raced off 44, 46lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 18 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Won on turf, 0 on AW Win at Class 6 OR ↓ 46lb off peak
Official rating44↓ 46lb off peak
44 44–90

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 (flat) 45C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Lingfield (AW), 5 Sep 2006 Official rating 44 at the last flat run, 12 Oct 2006

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 92C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fairyhouse, 8 Nov 2005 Official rating 90 at the last jumps run, 17 Sep 2006

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 14 figures · best 61C · median 42.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Firm661C45—
Standard (AW)561C43—
Good242C40—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f961C43—
1m – 1m1f361C28—
6f – 7f238C37.5—
Jumps 4 figures · best 92C · median 72.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Firm375C70—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m275C65.5—
2m1f – 2m4f292C81—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 18 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%−61 from 6
Good to Firm398389.5%+0.40 from 4
Good576559.5%+0.40 from 2
Good to Soft288258.7%−0.4—
Soft372256.7%−2.40 from 1
Heavy145139%−0.1—
Standard (AW)5155410.5%+1.40 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f8778%−1.1—
6f – 7f371287.5%−1.60 from 2
1m – 1m1f297237.7%−1.40 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f5335610.5%+1.41 from 9
1m5f – 2m5346412%+2.90 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f331236.9%−2.20 from 2
2m5f – 3m13675.1%−4—
Over 3m3738.1%−1—

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
Bubbly Dancer (USA) (Crafty Prospector)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
At Last (IRE)110——
At Last I (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Firm 6 1 17% +9.00
Standard (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 8 1 13% +7.00
Class 7 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Brighton 3 1 33% +12.00
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Yarmouth 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 9 1 11% +6.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
D Manning 3 0 0% −3.00
G Cotter 3 0 0% −3.00
Michael Tebbutt 2 1 50% +13.00
Luke Morris 2 0 0% −2.00
Willie McCarthy 1 0 0% −1.00
T J Howell 1 0 0% −1.00
Saleem Golam 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Mackay 1 0 0% −1.00
E M Butterly 1 0 0% −1.00
Jerry O'Dwyer 1 0 0% −1.00
Seamie Heffernan 1 0 0% −1.00
N G McCullagh 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 11 1 9% +4.00
2005 7 0 0% −7.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 14 1 7% +1.00
Hurdle 4 0 0% −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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
12 Oct 06+25d Southwell (AW) GB Lifts Ltd Banded Stakes Class 7 · 11f · Standard · 14 ran 12/14 1¼ 8-12 4443C Michael Tebbutt 22/1
17 Sep 06+12d Plumpton Cantor Index Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 6/8 10 11-0 9056C Willie McCarthy 6/1
05 Sep 06+43d Lingfield (AW) Lingfield Park Golf Club Selling Stakes (AWT) Class 6 · 10f · Standard · 14 ran 9/14 2 8-11 4545C T J Howell 16/1
24 Jul 06+6d Yarmouth Weatherbys Bank Fillies' Handicap Class 6 · 11.5f · Firm · 11 ran 9/11 shd 8-10 4731C Luke Morris 8/1
18 Jul 06+12d Brighton Catering Services International Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Firm · 10 ran 3/10 7 8-5 4743C Saleem Golam 12/1
06 Jul 06+9d Yarmouth Teletext Racing Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 11.5f · Firm · 16 ran 5/16 ½ 8-12 4758C Luke Morris 12/1
27 Jun 06+12d Brighton Classic Event Marquees Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 10f · Firm · 9 ran 3/9 1¾ 9-2 4740C D Manning 9/2
15 Jun 06+73d Brighton Sportsman Selling Stakes Class 6 · 10f · Firm · 8 ran 1/8 8-13 4761C Michael Tebbutt 14/1
03 Apr 06+14d Lingfield (AW) Golf And Racing Days Out Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran 11/12 ½ 8-4 4528C Jamie Mackay 50/1
20 Mar 06+51d Wolverhampton (AW) To Sponsor A Race Call 0870 220 2442 Banded Stakes Class 7 · 9.5f · Standard · 12 ran 6/12 ½ 8-11 4561C D Manning 25/1
28 Jan 06+81d Wolverhampton (AW) Bet Now At betdirect.co.uk Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran 7/11 shd 8-8 5037C D Manning 20/1
08 Nov 05+64d Fairyhouse Xmas Hospitality Maiden Hurdle (Div 3) 20f · Soft · 16 ran 14/16 3½ 11-2 —92C G Cotter 6/1
05 Sep 05+9d Galway Polypearl-Total Insulation Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 6/15 1 11-2 —75C G Cotter 25/1
27 Aug 05+24d Wexford Tote Ireland 75th Anniversary Maiden Hurdle 18f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 16/16 11 10-11 —70C G Cotter 20/1
03 Aug 05+12d Sligo Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (40-70) 12f · Good · 16 ran 12/16 2 8-5 5142C E M Butterly 20/1
22 Jul 05+28d Fairyhouse Live Music After Racing Handicap (36-60) (Div 1) 12f · Firm · 14 ran 10/14 3½ 9-3 5347C Jerry O'Dwyer 33/1
24 Jun 05+6d Curragh N.Conlan & Sons Handicap (40-70) 8f · Good To Firm · 27 ran 21/27 nk 9-1 5723C Seamie Heffernan 20/1
18 Jun 05 Down Royal Louis Roderer Champagne Handicap (36-60) 7f · Good · 13 ran 11/13 3½ 9-12 5738C N G McCullagh 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has String Serenade (IRE) won?
String Serenade (IRE) won 1 of 18 archived starts between 2005 and 2006, a strike rate of 5.6%. Placed 3 times in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained String Serenade (IRE)?
String Serenade (IRE) was trained by V Smith on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 12 October 2006.
Who is String Serenade (IRE)'s sire?
String Serenade (IRE) is by Key Of Luck (USA) out of Bubbly Dancer (USA), whose sire is Crafty Prospector.
What going does String Serenade (IRE) prefer?
String Serenade (IRE) has the best record on firm going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is String Serenade (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 44, from the run on 12 October 2006. The highest on record is 90.
What is String Serenade (IRE)'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 String Serenade (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Bubbly Dancer (USA), String Serenade (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 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.