Horse profile
Home Secretary (GB)
by Machiavellian (USA) out of Darrery (GB) (Darshaan)
41 runs · 10 courses · from Jan 2009
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Mar 2014 — 4,611 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2014 · 7th of 7
6 wins · Dundalk (AW)
Last raced off OR 66
KTB Profile
Home Secretary (GB) is 6 from 41. Hasn't won since Nov 2013. All 6 wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 15 on turf. All 6 wins have come over 1m2f – 1m4f. Last raced off 66, 19lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 41 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on AW
OR ↓ 19lb off peak
- 6–41Wins / Runs
- 14.6%Strike rate
- 11 (26.8%)Placed
- +6.00£1 level staken=41 at SP
- 1.68Fair A/E n=41 · 1.28 incl. margin
- 85Highest OR
- 19dBetween runs (median)longest 364 d
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.
Official rating66↓ 19lb off peak
66
48–85
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
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
Machiavellian (USA)
Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 1,598 runs since Jan 2008 (74 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | +7.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 292 | 21 | 7.2% | −0.8 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 370 | 24 | 6.5% | −1.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 170 | 12 | 7.1% | −0.9 | — |
| Soft | 221 | 18 | 8.1% | +0.1 | 0 from 8 |
| Heavy | 68 | 9 | 13.2% | +5.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 464 | 42 | 9.1% | +1.1 | 6 from 26 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 63 | 4 | 6.3% | −1.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 368 | 34 | 9.2% | +1.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 264 | 15 | 5.7% | −2.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 310 | 28 | 9% | +1 | 6 from 35 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 337 | 28 | 8.3% | +0.3 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 206 | 16 | 7.8% | −0.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 46 | 3 | 6.5% | −1.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Darrery (GB) (Darshaan)
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Ambivalent (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 1m½f–3m; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Ambivalent (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambivalent (IRE) | 14 | 5 | 1m½f–1m4f | Group 1 |
| Made In Japan (JPN) | 28 | 1 | 3m | Class 2 |
| Sunday Symphony (GB) | 7 | 1 | 1m6f | Class 2 |
| Edward Lear (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Alexander Divine (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 26 | 6 | 23% | +21.00 |
| Soft | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 26 | 6 | 23% | +21.00 |
| Tipperary | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thurles | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 35 | 6 | 17% | +12.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P B Beggy | 8 | 2 | 25% | +12.50 |
| Ben Curtis | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.50 |
| Shane Foley | 5 | 2 | 40% | +8.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.00 |
| N G McCullagh | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Robbie Power | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ms N Carberry | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Colin Keane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Hoban | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leigh Roche | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gary Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ms L O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Megan Carberry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Keith Donoghue | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Mullins | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 38 | 6 | 16% | +9.00 |
| None | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2013 | 12 | 2 | 17% | +1.00 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.00 |
| 2010 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −8.50 |
| 2009 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +13.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 37 | 6 | 16% | +10.00 |
| Hurdle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 21 Mar 14+7d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium Winter Series Awards Rated Race | 7/7 | 1 | 9-2 | 66 | 58A | Colin Keane | 6/1 |
| 14 Mar 14+70d | Dundalk (AW) | Fundraise At Dundalk Stadium Handicap | 5/6 | nk | 9-0 | 67 | 64B | Conor Hoban | 3/1 |
| 03 Jan 14+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Handicap | 8/13 | 1¼ | 8-6 | 69 | 63A | Leigh Roche | 16/1 |
| 2013 · 12 runs | |||||||||
| 13 Dec 13+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap | 7/9 | ½ | 8-11 | 70 | 63A | Gary Phillips | 13/2 |
| 29 Nov 13+28d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Parties At Dundalk Handicap (50-75) | 6/11 | ½ | 9-12 | 70 | 75A | Shane Foley | 5/1 |
| 01 Nov 13+84d | Dundalk (AW) | www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap (50-70) | 1/14 | 9-10 | 66 | 87A | Shane Foley | 6/1 | |
| 09 Aug 13+28d | Tipperary | Dan Dooley Ford Centre (Ladies) Handicap | 11/14 | ½ | 10-10 | 66 | 63A | Ms L O'Neill | 16/1 |
| 12 Jul 13+70d | Dundalk (AW) | Hibernia Steel Ltd. Handicap (50-70) | 3/14 | ½ | 9-8 | 64 | 77A | Shane Foley | 3/1F |
| 03 May 13+16d | Dundalk (AW) | Legendary County Louth Handicap (47-65) | 4/13 | 2 | 9-13 | 64 | 77A | Seamie Heffernan | 7/2J |
| 17 Apr 13+5d | Dundalk (AW) | DKIT Student Race Night Handicap (47-65) | 1/13 | 9-8 | 59 | 79A | Shane Foley | 5/1J | |
| 12 Apr 13+28d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium On Facebook Handicap (47-70) | 3/8 | ¾ | 9-5 | 59 | 71A | Shane Foley | 10/1 |
| 15 Mar 13+28d | Dundalk (AW) | Louth GAA Race Night Handicap (47-65) | 10/14 | 1¾ | 9-11 | 62 | 68A | Ben Curtis | 8/1 |
| 15 Feb 13+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stablestaff Association Awards 23rd February Apprentice Handicap | 10/14 | 2¼ | 9-1 | 66 | 57C | Megan Carberry | 16/1 |
| 01 Feb 13+7d | Dundalk (AW) | Group Bookings At Dundalk Rated Race | 7/10 | 3½ | 9-4 | 70 | 69A | Seamie Heffernan | 13/2 |
| 25 Jan 13+49d | Dundalk (AW) | Winter Racing At Dundalk Handicap | 12/13 | 3¼ | 8-12 | 73 | 59A | Seamie Heffernan | 14/1 |
| 2012 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 07 Dec 12+364d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Hotel Race & Stay Handicap | 7/11 | 3¼ | 8-4 | 75 | 62A | N G McCullagh | 16/1 |
| 2011 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 09 Dec 11+49d | Dundalk (AW) | Follow Dundalk On Facebook Handicap (60-75) | 1/14 | 10-0 | 75 | 92A | Seamie Heffernan | 8/1 | |
| 21 Oct 11+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Winter Racing At Dundalk Handicap (60-90) | 11/14 | 1½ | 9-6 | 82 | 68A | Seamie Heffernan | 8/1 |
| 07 Oct 11+19d | Dundalk (AW) | Group Discounts At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (60-85) | 8/14 | hd | 9-11 | 82 | 83A | Ben Curtis | 16/1 |
| 18 Sep 11+63d | Fairyhouse | Alternative All-Ireland Handicap | 12/15 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 83 | 63C | Ben Curtis | 33/1 |
| 17 Jul 11+219d | Curragh | Fleetwood Paints Handicap (50-85) | 11/11 | 9 | 9-12 | 83 | 64C | Ben Curtis | 12/1 |
| 2010 · 13 runs | |||||||||
| 10 Dec 10+5d | Dundalk (AW) | Horse Racing Returns To Dundalk On 25th March 2011 Handicap | 6/14 | 1¼ | 8-9 | 85 | 83A | Ben Curtis | 13/2 |
| 05 Dec 10+9d | Dundalk (AW) | www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap | 1/9 | 8-1 | 75 | 86A | Ben Curtis | 7/2J | |
| 26 Nov 10+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Handicap (60-90) | 4/14 | nk | 8-13 | 76 | 79A | Ben Curtis | 6/1 |
| 12 Nov 10+22d | Dundalk (AW) | Bookings at dundalkstadium.com Rated Race | 4/14 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 76 | 82A | P B Beggy | 12/1 |
| 21 Oct 10+13d | Thurles | Premier County Maiden Hurdle | 6/18 | 1¼ | 11-12 | — | 107A | Robbie Power | 8/1 |
| 08 Oct 10+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Package Handicap (60-85) | 4/14 | hd | 9-5 | 76 | 84A | P B Beggy | 20/1 |
| 24 Sep 10+38d | Dundalk (AW) | Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (50-80) | 7/14 | shd | 9-8 | 76 | 76A | Keith Donoghue | 7/1 |
| 17 Aug 10+19d | Killarney | Tadgh Clifford Groundcare Handicap (50-80) | 9/15 | 3 | 9-11 | 77 | 74A | P B Beggy | 9/2 |
| 29 Jul 10+7d | Galway | Guinness Time Handicap (60-90) | 3/17 | 4½ | 8-13 | 74 | 84A | P B Beggy | 10/1 |
| 22 Jul 10+12d | Leopardstown | Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (50-75) | 3/17 | shd | 9-13 | 74 | 94A | Danny Mullins | 8/1 |
| 10 Jul 10+15d | Fairyhouse | Ratoath G.A.A. Loyalty Card Handicap (50-85) | 3/13 | shd | 9-3 | 72 | 84A | P B Beggy | 14/1 |
| 25 Jun 10+22d | Curragh | N. Conlon & Sons Handicap (60-90) | 13/23 | ½ | 9-4 | 76 | 70A | P B Beggy | 25/1 |
| 03 Jun 10+189d | Tipperary | 'tom And Jerry' Maiden Hurdle | 14/20 | 14 | 11-12 | — | 94C | Robbie Power | 14/1 |
| 2009 · 7 runs | |||||||||
| 26 Nov 09+15d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 1/14 | 9-7 | 60 | 86A | P B Beggy | 5/2F | |
| 11 Nov 09+42d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Packages At Dundalk Apprentice Handicap (47-65) Div 2 | 1/14 | 8-11 | 48 | 81A | P B Beggy | 16/1 | |
| 30 Sep 09+10d | Sligo | Sligo Champion Maiden | 12/14 | 1 | 9-7 | 60 | 64C | N G McCullagh | 20/1 |
| 20 Sep 09+10d | Ballinrobe | Corrib Oil Race | 6/8 | 1½ | 9-7 | 60 | 63C | N G McCullagh | 66/1 |
| 10 Sep 09+141d | Tipperary | T.i.r.d. Chamber Of Commerce Maiden | 13/17 | 16 | 10-0 | 60 | 66C | N G McCullagh | 50/1 |
| 22 Apr 09+99d | Ballinrobe | Michael Jennings Electrical Flat Race | 14/16 | 30 | 12-0 | — | 89C | Ms N Carberry | 14/1 |
| 13 Jan 09 | Thurles | Templemore Flat Race | 10/11 | 24 | 11-12 | — | 92C | Ms N Carberry | 11/4F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Home Secretary won?
- Home Secretary (GB) won 6 of 41 archived starts between 2009 and 2014, a strike rate of 14.6%. Placed 11 times in total (26.8% of starts).
- Who trained Home Secretary?
- Home Secretary (GB) was trained by Garvan Donnelly on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 21 March 2014.
- Who is Home Secretary's sire?
- Home Secretary (GB) is by Machiavellian (USA) out of Darrery (GB), whose sire is Darshaan.
- What going does Home Secretary prefer?
- Home Secretary (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 6 wins from 26 starts (23.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Home Secretary's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 66, from the run on 21 March 2014. The highest on record is 85.
- What is Home Secretary's sire's record?
- Machiavellian (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 1,598 runs since Jan 2008 (74 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Home Secretary's siblings?
- Out of Darrery (GB), Home Secretary (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Ambivalent (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Ambivalent (IRE)). The wins came over 1m½f–3m. As at Nov 2026.