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On Key: horse profile, stats, records and next races

On Key is a 4-year-old gelding by Cable Bay, trained by Scott Dixon. He has won 1 of 28 starts and placed in 13 more, for £26,791 in prize money. His best trip is 7f, where 1 win from 9 is a 11% strike rate against 0% at every other distance. He runs next in the 4:58 at Lingfield (AW) on 10 September. His best performance rating is 78, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 28
  • Wins 1
  • Placed 14
  • Strike rate 4%
  • Prize money £26,791
  • Best rating 78
  • Official rating 59

Where On Key runs next

Time Course Race Best price
4:58 Lingfield (AW) Sasco Sauces Birthday Handicap Stakes (Div II) —

On Key form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
26 Aug 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Free Race Replays On Attheraces.com Handicap Stakes Class 6 1m 0.5f Standard 7 5 5/1 Kieran O'Neill 59
16 Aug 26 Southwell (AW) Gb Civil Engineering Apprentice Handicap Stakes (Apprentice Training Race - Part Of The Racing Excellence Series) Class 6 6f Standard 3 2.75 10/1 Charlie Tucker 59
30 Jul 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Stakes (Div II) Class 6 7f Standard 2 .5 9/2 Christian Howarth 56
24 Jul 26 Chepstow Cheeseburger Aaron Handicap Stakes Class 6 7f Good To Firm 3 3.75 5/1 Kieran O'Neill 54
14 Jul 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Free Bets On attheraces.com Handicap Stakes (Div I) Class 6 7f Standard 1 — 4/1 Kieran O'Neill 54
7 Jul 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Follow AtTheRaces On X Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 6f Standard 3 1 11/10F Kieran O'Neill 53
28 Jun 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Alfred Cove You Will Always Be A Star Handicap Class 6 6f Standard 2 .25 9/4F Kieran O'Neill 53
6 Jun 26 Chepstow Capital Windscreens Supporting Autisitic Society Handicap Class 6 6f Soft 3 1.5 5/1 Luke Morris 53
29 May 26 Brighton fairplaybet.co.uk Bet 20 Get 20 Free Bets Handicap Class 6 6f Good To Firm 2 .25 10/3F Kieran O'Neill 53
16 May 26 Doncaster Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 7f Good To Soft 5 6.25 6/1 Luke Morris 54
7 May 26 Southwell (AW) Follow AtTheRaces On Instagram Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 7f Standard 2 .5 6/1 Tyler Heard 53
23 Apr 26 Southwell (AW) Ladies Day Sunday 16th August Handicap Class 6 7f Standard 4 1.25 8/1 Kieran O'Neill 52
15 Apr 26 Southwell (AW) Conference & Events At Southwell Racecourse Handicap Class 6 7f Standard 2 2 50/1 Kieran O'Neill 53
6 Apr 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Follow AtTheRaces On X Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 6f Standard 8 6.25 33/1 Kieran O'Neill 55
30 Mar 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Class 6 6f Standard 5 2.75 25/1 Mr David Dunsdon 55
12 Mar 26 Newcastle (AW) Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Handicap Class 6 6f Standard 6 5.25 50/1 Kieran O'Neill 57
16 Feb 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) Class 6 6f Standard 7 5.75 40/1 Mikkel Mortensen 60
24 Nov 25 Wolverhampton (AW) Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Handicap Class 6 6f Standard 12 15.5 40/1 Kieran O'Neill 64
25 Sep 25 Newcastle (AW) attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap Class 5 7f Standard 7 12.25 15/2 Rowan Scott 67
20 Aug 25 Carlisle Armstrong Watson Handicap Class 5 6f Good To Firm 5 6 5/1 Tom Kiely-Marshall 69
18 Jul 25 Nottingham PricedUp Pushes 'Confined' Handicap Class 5 6f Good 6 4 7/2 Ryan Sexton 70
18 Jun 25 Ripon Wells Memorial Challenge Trophy Handicap Class 4 6f Good 4 3.25 5/1 Ryan Sexton 72
29 May 25 Ripon North East Gunners Cup Handicap Class 5 6f Good To Soft 2 .5 4/1 Tom Kiely-Marshall 69
28 Dec 24 Newcastle (AW) Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Nursery Class 5 6f Standard 2 1 9/2 Ryan Sexton 68
18 Nov 24 Southwell (AW) Stay Safe Players With BetMGM Nursery Class 5 7f Standard 5 5.75 18/1 Ryan Sexton 70
31 Oct 24 Chelmsford City (AW) Betfair Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 5 6f Standard 3 1.5 11/1 Ryan Sexton –
30 Sep 24 Hamilton Sharing Angels Launch EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 5f Good To Soft 6 6.25 5/4J Ryan Sexton –
24 Aug 24 Redcar Bakers Tailoring EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 6f Good To Firm 2 4 12/1 Ryan Sexton –

Last time out

Finished 7 in the Free Race Replays On Attheraces.com Handicap Stakes at Wolverhampton (AW) on 26 August 2026. Settled close up early wide of rivals - moved into second and hit the front approaching 1f out - overhauled entering the last furlong then lost pace close home - finished seventh.

On Key by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
6f 17 0 0%
7f 9 1 11%
8.5f 1 0 0%
5f 1 0 0%

On Key by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Standard 18 1 6%
Good To Firm 4 0 0%
Good To Soft 3 0 0%
Good 2 0 0%
Soft 1 0 0%

On Key by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Wolverhampton (AW) 9 1 11%
Southwell (AW) 5 0 0%
Newcastle (AW) 3 0 0%
Chepstow 2 0 0%
Ripon 2 0 0%
Brighton 1 0 0%
Doncaster 1 0 0%
Carlisle 1 0 0%
Nottingham 1 0 0%
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0%

On Key breeding

  • Sire Cable Bay (IRE)
  • Dam Magic (IRE)
  • Damsire Galileo (IRE)
  • Breeder Martin Hughes
  • Foaled 3 March 2022

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