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Horse profile

Merry Secret (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2024) · Last trainer Antony Brittain · Last owner S Rimmer Partners
60 runs · 21 courses · from Jun 2020
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 Jan 2024 — 1,016 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2024 · 7th of 8 6 wins · 6 courses Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Merry Secret won six of 60 starts with all wins over 6f – 7f. Three came on good to firm and three on standard going with the last success at Newcastle in a class 6 handicap off 52 in Mar 2023. He won twice in Feb 2021 at Lingfield and Kempton off marks of 61 and 64. The gelding aged 6 at his last run in Jan 2024 finished 7 of 8 at Wolverhampton off an official rating of 45.

Based on 60 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 29lb off peak
Official rating45↓ 29lb off peak
45 45–74

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 91 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 10 Dec 2023

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 60 figures · best 112B · median 84.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)28112B85—
Good to Firm16107A85—
Good9106A92—
Soft4101A78.5—
Good to Soft381A67—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f57112B84—
1m – 1m1f287A85—
Under 6f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 60 figures from 60 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 65A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 10 Dec 2023 Official rating 45 at the last run, 15 Jan 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 60 figures · best 91A · median 70
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)2890A69—
Good to Firm1691A71.5—
Good983A72—
Soft479A68—
Good to Soft382A71—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f5791A70—
1m – 1m1f277A73.5—
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 60 figures from 60 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 4,523 runs since Jan 2008 (373 horses).

Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.9% from 325.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm10110%+0.8—
Good to Firm4645411.6%+2.43 from 16
Good1,115867.7%−1.50 from 9
Good to Soft4624710.2%+10 from 3
Soft872758.6%−0.60 from 4
Heavy291258.6%−0.6—
Standard (AW)1,3091309.9%+0.73 from 28
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4084711.5%+2.30 from 1
6f – 7f1,7721659.3%+0.16 from 57
1m – 1m1f1,118998.9%−0.30 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f7017510.7%+1.5—
1m5f – 2m325164.9%−4.3—
2m1f – 2m4f153159.8%+0.6—
2m5f – 3m3900%−9.2—
Over 3m7114.3%+5.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Dazzling Des (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Keep Grating (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Dazzling Des (IRE)3155f–6fClass 3
Private Affair (IRE)215fClass 4
Keep Grating (IRE)617fClass 2
Blue Moon Baby (IRE)615fClass 6
Hot Love (IRE)40——
Secret Sausage (IRE)40——
Tiz Likely (IRE)110——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 28 3 11% −15.92
Good to Firm 16 3 19% +1.00
Good 9 0 0% −9.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 30 3 10% −17.92
Class 5 23 2 9% −15.50
Class 4 6 1 17% +3.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle (AW) 12 1 8% −8.25
Wolverhampton (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Redcar 5 0 0% −5.00
Thirsk 4 1 25% +5.50
Leicester 4 1 25% −1.00
Catterick 4 0 0% −4.00
Lingfield (AW) 4 1 25% +0.33
Beverley 3 0 0% −3.00
Southwell (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Kempton (AW) 3 1 33% +1.00
Chester 2 0 0% −2.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Brighton 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 1 100% +3.50
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 57 6 11% −27.92
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Kirrane 8 1 13% −4.25
Cam Hardie 6 0 0% −6.00
Ben Curtis 5 0 0% −5.00
Phil Dennis 5 0 0% −5.00
Alistair Rawlinson 5 2 40% +3.33
Tom Marquand 4 0 0% −4.00
Ray Dawson 3 0 0% −3.00
Oisin Murphy 2 1 50% +1.00
Jason Hart 2 0 0% −2.00
Faye McManoman 2 0 0% −2.00
Paddy Mathers 2 0 0% −2.00
Mark Crehan 2 0 0% −2.00
Connor Beasley 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss Jessica Flint 1 0 0% −1.00
Graham Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Eireann Cagney 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Mulrennan 1 0 0% −1.00
Silvestre De Sousa 1 1 100% +8.50
Oliver Stammers 1 0 0% −1.00
David Egan 1 0 0% −1.00
Jason Watson 1 0 0% −1.00
William Buick 1 0 0% −1.00
Harry Russell 1 1 100% +3.50
George Wood 1 0 0% −1.00
Ronan Whelan 1 0 0% −1.00
Rob Hornby 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 20 2 10% −12.50
None 18 3 17% −5.92
Tongue tie 6 0 0% −6.00
Blinkers 6 1 17% +3.50
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + visor 2 0 0% −2.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 2 0 0% −2.00
2023 17 1 6% −13.25
2022 15 1 7% −5.50
2021 18 4 22% −2.17
2020 8 0 0% −8.00

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
2024 · 2 runs
15 Jan 24+7d Wolverhampton (AW) Bet 10 Get 40 At BetMGM Classified Stakes (Div 1) Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran 7/8 ½ 9-9 4577A43A Cam Hardie 14/1
08 Jan 24+29d Newcastle (AW) Boost Your Acca-Fenwa With BetUK Classified Stakes (Div 1) Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 9 ran 5/9 3 9-2 4583A60A Cam Hardie 20/1
2023 · 17 runs
10 Dec 23+62d Wolverhampton (AW) BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 5/12 1½ 8-8 4691A65A Cam Hardie 25/1
09 Oct 23+10d Wolverhampton (AW) At The Races App Form Study Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 12/12 nse 8-12 4782A50A Cam Hardie 12/1
29 Sep 23+22d Newcastle (AW) Join The Vickers.Bet Racing Club Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran 6/9 1¼ 9-2 4884A56A Cam Hardie 9/2C
07 Sep 23+6d Carlisle Trustatrader For Tradespeople You Can Trust Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 5/14 1 8-12 49106C76A Connor Beasley 7/1
01 Sep 23+6d Thirsk AJA Novice Flat Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 2¾ 9-11 4967A72A Miss Jessica Flint 7/1
26 Aug 23+12d Redcar Watch Race Replays On racingtv.com Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 7/18 nse 9-3 4981C68A Sean Kirrane 20/1
14 Aug 23+11d Wolverhampton (AW) Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Classified Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 2/12 nk 9-6 46105B80A Sean Kirrane 10/1
03 Aug 23+14d Newcastle (AW) Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 14 ran 13/14 1 8-11 4886B49A Graham Lee 22/1
20 Jul 23+13d Leicester William Hill Epic Boost Classified Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Good · 15 ran 6/15 1½ 9-7 4999C62A Oisin Murphy 10/3
07 Jul 23+28d Beverley Churchill Tyres Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 7.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 3/7 3 9-11 5085A68A Ben Curtis 7/2
09 Jun 23+10d Thirsk Next Meeting At thirskraces Tuesday 20th June Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 10/15 nk 8-9 51101C63A Ben Curtis 14/1
30 May 23+25d Redcar Watch Race Replays On Racing TV Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 3/9 nk 10-7 5168A81A Mr Eireann Cagney 9/1
05 May 23+13d Newcastle (AW) At The Races App Market Movers Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran 8/13 1¼ 9-4 5286B63A Sean Kirrane 11/2
22 Apr 23+9d Thirsk Vickers.Bet Independent Family-Owned Bookmaker Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Soft · 15 ran 10/15 ¾ 8-13 5350C52A Sean Kirrane 9/1
13 Apr 23+13d Newcastle (AW) Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 4/12 nk 8-8 5388A67A Sean Kirrane 9/1
31 Mar 23+17d Newcastle (AW) Spreadex Sports First Goalscorer Insurance Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 13 ran 9/13 nk 9-4 5383B59A Sean Kirrane 4/1
14 Mar 23+118d Newcastle (AW) Top Odds Every Day With BetUK Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 7 ran 1/7 9-3 5284A72A Sean Kirrane 11/4
2022 · 15 runs
16 Nov 22+12d Southwell (AW) BetUK Over 40,000 Live Streamed Races Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran 7/13 hd 9-6 5456B68A Jason Hart 4/1
04 Nov 22+17d Newcastle (AW) Spreadex Sports Live UK Racing Streaming Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 8/14 1¼ 9-3 5679B63A Paul Mulrennan 8/1
18 Oct 22+20d Newcastle (AW) Huge Daily Boosts Only At BetUK Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 14 ran 6/14 nk 9-7 5886B74A Jason Hart 14/1
28 Sep 22+32d Catterick racingtv.com/freetrial Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 10/12 ¾ 9-7 6153A54A Faye McManoman 28/1
27 Aug 22+17d Beverley Joe Rowntree Memorial Handicap Class 4 · 7.5f · Good · 10 ran 9/10 ¾ 8-6 6392A49A Cam Hardie 100/1
10 Aug 22+19d Beverley Cayenne Platinum Edition Classified Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 7.5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 6/6 46 9-9 63-3C47C Sean Kirrane 6/1
22 Jul 22+14d York Tomahawk Steakhouses Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 15/15 4¼ 8-8 6574C37C Paddy Mathers 28/1
08 Jul 22+49d Chester Elaine Williams Memorial Handicap Class 4 · 5.5f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 1 9-2 6690A62A Paddy Mathers 16/1
20 May 22+20d Catterick Racing Again 28th May Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 1¾ 9-4 6775A65B Phil Dennis 7/1
30 Apr 22+8d Thirsk Best Puddings Are Yorkshire Puddings Fitzdares Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 1/15 8-4 6299C82A Silvestre De Sousa 17/2
22 Apr 22+18d Doncaster At The Races App Form Study Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 7/11 ½ 9-0 6385A73A Ben Curtis 11/2
04 Apr 22+18d Redcar Welcome Back Annual Badge Holders Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 7f · Soft · 14 ran 6/14 2½ 9-6 6483C79A Phil Dennis 9/2F
17 Mar 22+7d Southwell (AW) Making Good Friday Great Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 7 ran 3/7 1½ 9-2 6594A72B Phil Dennis 2/1F
10 Mar 22+9d Newcastle (AW) Betyourway At Betway Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 3/12 nk 9-7 6591B90A Phil Dennis 5/1
01 Mar 22+112d Newcastle (AW) Betway Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 3/12 nk 9-3 65112B83A Phil Dennis 18/1
2021 · 18 runs
09 Nov 21+15d Newcastle (AW) MansionBet Beaten By A Head Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 4/14 nse 9-0 66108B73A Oliver Stammers 33/1
25 Oct 21+32d Leicester Happy 50th Birthday Jennifer Stone Claiming Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Soft · 10 ran 3/10 1½ 9-6 68101A74A David Egan 15/2
23 Sep 21+20d Wolverhampton (AW) Read Kevin Blake On Attheraces.com Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran 5/10 1½ 9-4 7094A70A Ray Dawson 33/1
03 Sep 21+9d Pontefract Fbs Chartered Accountants Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 12/12 4½ 9-12 7252C40C Jason Watson 12/1
25 Aug 21+16d Catterick Racing Again 7th September Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 1½ 9-10 7299A83A Faye McManoman 18/1
09 Aug 21+5d Wolverhampton (AW) Betting Sites Ireland Go To Bettingsites.ie Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 7 ran 4/7 1½ 9-7 73101B77A Ray Dawson 15/8F
04 Aug 21+14d Brighton Cazoo Search Drive Smile Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 2/4 3¼ 9-3 7397C71B Ray Dawson 2/1J
21 Jul 21+6d Catterick Happy 18th Birthday Zack Hogg Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 2/7 hd 9-2 72107A83A Ben Curtis 11/4
15 Jul 21+21d Leicester Leicester Racecourse Ideal Civil Ceremony Venue Selling Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 9-13 7275A91A Oisin Murphy 2/1
24 Jun 21+10d Leicester Fleckney Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 6/8 nk 9-3 6891A72A William Buick 11/2
14 Jun 21+13d Nottingham MansionBets Summer Of Love-ly Offers Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 9-0 68102A88A Harry Russell 7/2
01 Jun 21+55d Redcar Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good · 16 ran 5/16 1½ 9-6 6998C81A Alistair Rawlinson 11/1
07 Apr 21+24d Lingfield (AW) Download The At The Races App Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 9 ran 4/9 hd 9-1 6983A77A Mark Crehan 6/1
14 Mar 21+9d Lingfield (AW) Get Your Ladbrokes Daily Odds Boost Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 6 ran 2/6 2¼ 9-2 6987A70B Mark Crehan 6/4F
05 Mar 21+17d Lingfield (AW) Play Ladbrokes 5-A-Side On Football Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 5 ran 2/5 ½ 9-7 6986C72B Alistair Rawlinson 5/2J
16 Feb 21+10d Kempton (AW) Try Our New Super Boosts At Unibet Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran 1/13 9-6 6483B83A Alistair Rawlinson 3/1F
06 Feb 21+18d Lingfield (AW) Play Ladbrokes 5-A-Side On Football Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran 1/8 9-3 6180A70A Alistair Rawlinson 10/3
19 Jan 21+104d Southwell (AW) Play Ladbrokes 5-A-Side On Football Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 6 ran 4/6 2½ 8-12 6357A60B Alistair Rawlinson 10/3
2020 · 8 runs
07 Oct 20+14d Kempton (AW) Unibet New Instant Roulette Nursery Class 5 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran 6/8 1¼ 8-12 6681A60A Tom Marquand 12/1
23 Sep 20+18d Redcar Best Flat Races Live On Racing TV Nursery Class 5 · 6f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 6/16 1½ 9-6 6867C82A Ben Curtis 15/2
05 Sep 20+13d Kempton (AW) Try Our New Super Boosts At Unibet Nursery Class 4 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran 5/8 1¾ 8-6 7066A67A George Wood 25/1
23 Aug 20+9d Naas Silver Irish Ebf Ballyhane Stakes (median Auction Race) 6f · Soft · 20 ran 14/20 ¾ 9-0 7274C62A Ronan Whelan 18/1
14 Aug 20+45d Chester SimplePleasuresChester Nursery Class 4 · 6f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 4/7 3¼ 8-10 7481A71A Tom Marquand 3/1F
30 Jun 20+14d Chepstow Champion Hats Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good · 13 ran 3/13 nk 9-5 —81C83A Tom Marquand 4/1
16 Jun 20+12d Windsor Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Novice Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 1¼ 9-5 —106A82A Rob Hornby 22/1
04 Jun 20 Newmarket Betway Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 11/11 hd 9-5 —59A55A Tom Marquand 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Merry Secret won?
Merry Secret (IRE) won 6 of 60 archived starts between 2020 and 2024, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 16 times in total (26.7% of starts).
Who trained Merry Secret?
Merry Secret (IRE) was trained by Antony Brittain on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 15 January 2024.
Who is Merry Secret's sire?
Merry Secret (IRE) is by Elzaam (AUS) out of Secret Liaison (IRE), whose sire is Dandy Man.
What going does Merry Secret prefer?
Merry Secret (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 3 wins from 16 starts (18.8%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Merry Secret's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 15 January 2024. The highest on record is 74.
What is Merry Secret's sire's record?
Elzaam (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 4,523 runs since Jan 2008 (373 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.9% from 325.
Who are Merry Secret's siblings?
Out of Secret Liaison (IRE), Merry Secret (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Dazzling Des (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Keep Grating (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2020. 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.