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Horse profile

Big Secret (GB)

8yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2011) · Last trainer C Byrnes · Last owner Gigginstown House Stud
by Zilzal (USA) out of Phylian (GB) (Glint Of Gold)
10 runs · 8 courses · from Oct 2006
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 19 Feb 2011 — 5,729 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2011 · 9th of 18 2 wins · Limerick & Exeter
KTB Profile

Big Secret (GB) is 2 from 10. Hasn't won since Dec 2010.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

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 122A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Limerick, 26 Jan 2011

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 9 figures · best 133A · median 100
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Heavy6133A105—
Soft2100A100—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5133A100—
2m1f – 2m4f4122A105.5—

Of 10 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 · 9 figures from 10 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
Zilzal (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 531 runs since Jan 2008 (42 horses).

Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 13.1% from 137.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm500%−9.6—
Good to Firm881011.4%+1.8—
Good154138.4%−1.21 from 1
Good to Soft841315.5%+5.9—
Soft90910%+0.40 from 3
Heavy3438.8%−0.81 from 6
Standard (AW)7633.9%−5.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f900%−9.6—
6f – 7f3937.7%−1.9—
1m – 1m1f5024%−5.6—
1m2f – 1m4f8933.4%−6.2—
1m5f – 2m1731810.4%+0.82 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f1371813.1%+3.50 from 5
2m5f – 3m29620.7%+11.1—
Over 3m5120%+10.4—

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
Phylian (GB) (Glint Of Gold)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Goodwill Phil (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Mr Smithers Jones (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Goodwill Phil (GB)1012mClass 6
Mr Smithers Jones (GB)712mClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 6 1 17% −1.50
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 1 1 100% +7.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 1 1 100% +7.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Limerick 2 1 50% +2.50
Thurles 2 0 0% −2.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 1 100% +7.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 5 2 40% +7.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Davy Russell 5 0 0% −5.00
Barry Geraghty 2 0 0% −2.00
Niall P Madden 1 1 100% +3.50
B C Byrnes 1 0 0% −1.00
Leighton Aspell 1 1 100% +7.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 2 25% +4.50
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 3 0 0% −3.00
2010 6 1 17% −1.50
2006 1 1 100% +7.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 5 0 0% −5.00
Hurdle 4 1 25% +0.50
NH Flat 1 1 100% +7.00

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 KTB Jockey SP
2011 · 3 runs
19 Feb 11+24d Gowran Park Ronan Lawlor Memorial Beginners Chase 18f · Heavy · 18 ran 9/18 4 11-12 111A Davy Russell 7/2
26 Jan 11+13d Limerick Greenmount Beginners Chase 17f · Heavy · 16 ran 3/16 ¾ 11-12 122A Davy Russell 6/4F
13 Jan 11+14d Thurles Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Beginners Chase 16f · Heavy · 15 ran 10/15 30 11-12 96C Davy Russell 5/2
2010 · 6 runs
30 Dec 10+86d Limerick Roches Feeds Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 1/16 11-12 133A Niall P Madden 7/2J
05 Oct 10+5d Tipperary Blue & Gold Beginners Chase 20f · Yielding · 16 ran F/16 — 11-12 — Barry Geraghty 11/4
30 Sep 10+214d Sligo Info At countysligoraces Beginners Chase 17f · Yielding · 14 ran 5/14 9 11-12 100A Barry Geraghty 15/2
28 Feb 10+19d Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F Maiden Hurdle 20f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran 5/13 2 11-12 99A Davy Russell 6/1
09 Feb 10+23d Fairyhouse Easter Festival 2010 Novice Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 11 ran 6/11 6 11-6 97C Davy Russell 33/1
17 Jan 10+1188d Thurles Littleton (C & G) Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 18 ran 14/18 2 11-9 100C B C Byrnes 20/1
2006 · 1 run
17 Oct 06 Exeter SIS Junior Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 13f · Good · 15 ran 1/15 10-12 123C Leighton Aspell 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Big Secret won?
Big Secret (GB) won 2 of 10 archived starts between 2006 and 2011, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 3 times in total (30% of starts).
Who trained Big Secret?
Big Secret (GB) was trained by C Byrnes on the most recent run on record, at Gowran Park on 19 February 2011.
Who is Big Secret's sire?
Big Secret (GB) is by Zilzal (USA) out of Phylian (GB), whose sire is Glint Of Gold.
What going does Big Secret prefer?
Big Secret (GB) has the best record on heavy 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 Big Secret's sire's record?
Zilzal (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 531 runs since Jan 2008 (42 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 13.1% from 137.
Who are Big Secret's siblings?
Out of Phylian (GB), Big Secret (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Goodwill Phil (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Mr Smithers Jones (GB)). The wins came over 2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2006. 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.