Merry Secret (IRE)
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.
- 6–60Wins / Runs
- 10%Strike rate
- 16 (26.7%)Placed
- −30.92£1 level staken=60 at SP
- 0.83Fair A/E n=60 · 0.71 incl. margin
- 74Highest OR
- 22dAvg between runs
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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 91
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 28 | 112B | 85 | — |
| Good to Firm | 16 | 107A | 85 | — |
| Good | 9 | 106A | 92 | — |
| Soft | 4 | 101A | 78.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 81A | 67 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 57 | 112B | 84 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 87A | 85 | — |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | — |
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
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
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.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 10 | 1 | 10% | +0.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 464 | 54 | 11.6% | +2.4 | 3 from 16 |
| Good | 1,115 | 86 | 7.7% | −1.5 | 0 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 462 | 47 | 10.2% | +1 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 872 | 75 | 8.6% | −0.6 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 291 | 25 | 8.6% | −0.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,309 | 130 | 9.9% | +0.7 | 3 from 28 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 408 | 47 | 11.5% | +2.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,772 | 165 | 9.3% | +0.1 | 6 from 57 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,118 | 99 | 8.9% | −0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 701 | 75 | 10.7% | +1.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 325 | 16 | 4.9% | −4.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 153 | 15 | 9.8% | +0.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 39 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +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
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)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dazzling Des (IRE) | 31 | 5 | 5f–6f | Class 3 |
| Private Affair (IRE) | 2 | 1 | 5f | Class 4 |
| Keep Grating (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 7f | Class 2 |
| Blue Moon Baby (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 5f | Class 6 |
| Hot Love (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Secret Sausage (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Tiz Likely (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £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 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 30 | 3 | 10% | −17.92 |
| Class 5 | 23 | 2 | 9% | −15.50 |
| Class 4 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +3.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £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 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 57 | 6 | 11% | −27.92 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £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 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £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 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Jan 24+7d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 At BetMGM Classified Stakes (Div 1) | 7/8 | ½ | 9-9 | 45 | 77A | 43A | Cam Hardie | 14/1 |
| 08 Jan 24+29d | Newcastle (AW) | Boost Your Acca-Fenwa With BetUK Classified Stakes (Div 1) | 5/9 | 3 | 9-2 | 45 | 83A | 60A | Cam Hardie | 20/1 |
| 2023 · 17 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Dec 23+62d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Handicap (Div 1) | 5/12 | 1½ | 8-8 | 46 | 91A | 65A | Cam Hardie | 25/1 |
| 09 Oct 23+10d | Wolverhampton (AW) | At The Races App Form Study Handicap | 12/12 | nse | 8-12 | 47 | 82A | 50A | Cam Hardie | 12/1 |
| 29 Sep 23+22d | Newcastle (AW) | Join The Vickers.Bet Racing Club Handicap (Div 1) | 6/9 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 48 | 84A | 56A | Cam Hardie | 9/2C |
| 07 Sep 23+6d | Carlisle | Trustatrader For Tradespeople You Can Trust Handicap | 5/14 | 1 | 8-12 | 49 | 106C | 76A | Connor Beasley | 7/1 |
| 01 Sep 23+6d | Thirsk | AJA Novice Flat Amateur Jockeys' Handicap | 3/9 | 2¾ | 9-11 | 49 | 67A | 72A | Miss Jessica Flint | 7/1 |
| 26 Aug 23+12d | Redcar | Watch Race Replays On racingtv.com Handicap | 7/18 | nse | 9-3 | 49 | 81C | 68A | Sean Kirrane | 20/1 |
| 14 Aug 23+11d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Classified Stakes | 2/12 | nk | 9-6 | 46 | 105B | 80A | Sean Kirrane | 10/1 |
| 03 Aug 23+14d | Newcastle (AW) | Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Handicap (Div 2) | 13/14 | 1 | 8-11 | 48 | 86B | 49A | Graham Lee | 22/1 |
| 20 Jul 23+13d | Leicester | William Hill Epic Boost Classified Stakes | 6/15 | 1½ | 9-7 | 49 | 99C | 62A | Oisin Murphy | 10/3 |
| 07 Jul 23+28d | Beverley | Churchill Tyres Handicap (Div 1) | 3/7 | 3 | 9-11 | 50 | 85A | 68A | Ben Curtis | 7/2 |
| 09 Jun 23+10d | Thirsk | Next Meeting At thirskraces Tuesday 20th June Handicap | 10/15 | nk | 8-9 | 51 | 101C | 63A | Ben Curtis | 14/1 |
| 30 May 23+25d | Redcar | Watch Race Replays On Racing TV Amateur Jockeys' Handicap | 3/9 | nk | 10-7 | 51 | 68A | 81A | Mr Eireann Cagney | 9/1 |
| 05 May 23+13d | Newcastle (AW) | At The Races App Market Movers Handicap | 8/13 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 52 | 86B | 63A | Sean Kirrane | 11/2 |
| 22 Apr 23+9d | Thirsk | Vickers.Bet Independent Family-Owned Bookmaker Handicap | 10/15 | ¾ | 8-13 | 53 | 50C | 52A | Sean Kirrane | 9/1 |
| 13 Apr 23+13d | Newcastle (AW) | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap | 4/12 | nk | 8-8 | 53 | 88A | 67A | Sean Kirrane | 9/1 |
| 31 Mar 23+17d | Newcastle (AW) | Spreadex Sports First Goalscorer Insurance Handicap | 9/13 | nk | 9-4 | 53 | 83B | 59A | Sean Kirrane | 4/1 |
| 14 Mar 23+118d | Newcastle (AW) | Top Odds Every Day With BetUK Handicap | 1/7 | 9-3 | 52 | 84A | 72A | Sean Kirrane | 11/4 | |
| 2022 · 15 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Nov 22+12d | Southwell (AW) | BetUK Over 40,000 Live Streamed Races Handicap | 7/13 | hd | 9-6 | 54 | 56B | 68A | Jason Hart | 4/1 |
| 04 Nov 22+17d | Newcastle (AW) | Spreadex Sports Live UK Racing Streaming Handicap | 8/14 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 56 | 79B | 63A | Paul Mulrennan | 8/1 |
| 18 Oct 22+20d | Newcastle (AW) | Huge Daily Boosts Only At BetUK Handicap | 6/14 | nk | 9-7 | 58 | 86B | 74A | Jason Hart | 14/1 |
| 28 Sep 22+32d | Catterick | racingtv.com/freetrial Handicap | 10/12 | ¾ | 9-7 | 61 | 53A | 54A | Faye McManoman | 28/1 |
| 27 Aug 22+17d | Beverley | Joe Rowntree Memorial Handicap | 9/10 | ¾ | 8-6 | 63 | 92A | 49A | Cam Hardie | 100/1 |
| 10 Aug 22+19d | Beverley | Cayenne Platinum Edition Classified Claiming Stakes | 6/6 | 46 | 9-9 | 63 | -3C | 47C | Sean Kirrane | 6/1 |
| 22 Jul 22+14d | York | Tomahawk Steakhouses Handicap | 15/15 | 4¼ | 8-8 | 65 | 74C | 37C | Paddy Mathers | 28/1 |
| 08 Jul 22+49d | Chester | Elaine Williams Memorial Handicap | 7/8 | 1 | 9-2 | 66 | 90A | 62A | Paddy Mathers | 16/1 |
| 20 May 22+20d | Catterick | Racing Again 28th May Handicap | 5/6 | 1¾ | 9-4 | 67 | 75A | 65B | Phil Dennis | 7/1 |
| 30 Apr 22+8d | Thirsk | Best Puddings Are Yorkshire Puddings Fitzdares Handicap | 1/15 | 8-4 | 62 | 99C | 82A | Silvestre De Sousa | 17/2 | |
| 22 Apr 22+18d | Doncaster | At The Races App Form Study Handicap (Div 1) | 7/11 | ½ | 9-0 | 63 | 85A | 73A | Ben Curtis | 11/2 |
| 04 Apr 22+18d | Redcar | Welcome Back Annual Badge Holders Handicap (Div 1) | 6/14 | 2½ | 9-6 | 64 | 83C | 79A | Phil Dennis | 9/2F |
| 17 Mar 22+7d | Southwell (AW) | Making Good Friday Great Handicap | 3/7 | 1½ | 9-2 | 65 | 94A | 72B | Phil Dennis | 2/1F |
| 10 Mar 22+9d | Newcastle (AW) | Betyourway At Betway Handicap | 3/12 | nk | 9-7 | 65 | 91B | 90A | Phil Dennis | 5/1 |
| 01 Mar 22+112d | Newcastle (AW) | Betway Handicap | 3/12 | nk | 9-3 | 65 | 112B | 83A | Phil Dennis | 18/1 |
| 2021 · 18 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Nov 21+15d | Newcastle (AW) | MansionBet Beaten By A Head Handicap | 4/14 | nse | 9-0 | 66 | 108B | 73A | Oliver Stammers | 33/1 |
| 25 Oct 21+32d | Leicester | Happy 50th Birthday Jennifer Stone Claiming Stakes | 3/10 | 1½ | 9-6 | 68 | 101A | 74A | David Egan | 15/2 |
| 23 Sep 21+20d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Read Kevin Blake On Attheraces.com Handicap | 5/10 | 1½ | 9-4 | 70 | 94A | 70A | Ray Dawson | 33/1 |
| 03 Sep 21+9d | Pontefract | Fbs Chartered Accountants Handicap | 12/12 | 4½ | 9-12 | 72 | 52C | 40C | Jason Watson | 12/1 |
| 25 Aug 21+16d | Catterick | Racing Again 7th September Handicap | 4/12 | 1½ | 9-10 | 72 | 99A | 83A | Faye McManoman | 18/1 |
| 09 Aug 21+5d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betting Sites Ireland Go To Bettingsites.ie Claiming Stakes | 4/7 | 1½ | 9-7 | 73 | 101B | 77A | Ray Dawson | 15/8F |
| 04 Aug 21+14d | Brighton | Cazoo Search Drive Smile Handicap | 2/4 | 3¼ | 9-3 | 73 | 97C | 71B | Ray Dawson | 2/1J |
| 21 Jul 21+6d | Catterick | Happy 18th Birthday Zack Hogg Claiming Stakes | 2/7 | hd | 9-2 | 72 | 107A | 83A | Ben Curtis | 11/4 |
| 15 Jul 21+21d | Leicester | Leicester Racecourse Ideal Civil Ceremony Venue Selling Stakes | 1/7 | 9-13 | 72 | 75A | 91A | Oisin Murphy | 2/1 | |
| 24 Jun 21+10d | Leicester | Fleckney Handicap | 6/8 | nk | 9-3 | 68 | 91A | 72A | William Buick | 11/2 |
| 14 Jun 21+13d | Nottingham | MansionBets Summer Of Love-ly Offers Handicap | 1/7 | 9-0 | 68 | 102A | 88A | Harry Russell | 7/2 | |
| 01 Jun 21+55d | Redcar | Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap | 5/16 | 1½ | 9-6 | 69 | 98C | 81A | Alistair Rawlinson | 11/1 |
| 07 Apr 21+24d | Lingfield (AW) | Download The At The Races App Handicap | 4/9 | hd | 9-1 | 69 | 83A | 77A | Mark Crehan | 6/1 |
| 14 Mar 21+9d | Lingfield (AW) | Get Your Ladbrokes Daily Odds Boost Handicap | 2/6 | 2¼ | 9-2 | 69 | 87A | 70B | Mark Crehan | 6/4F |
| 05 Mar 21+17d | Lingfield (AW) | Play Ladbrokes 5-A-Side On Football Handicap | 2/5 | ½ | 9-7 | 69 | 86C | 72B | Alistair Rawlinson | 5/2J |
| 16 Feb 21+10d | Kempton (AW) | Try Our New Super Boosts At Unibet Handicap | 1/13 | 9-6 | 64 | 83B | 83A | Alistair Rawlinson | 3/1F | |
| 06 Feb 21+18d | Lingfield (AW) | Play Ladbrokes 5-A-Side On Football Handicap | 1/8 | 9-3 | 61 | 80A | 70A | Alistair Rawlinson | 10/3 | |
| 19 Jan 21+104d | Southwell (AW) | Play Ladbrokes 5-A-Side On Football Handicap | 4/6 | 2½ | 8-12 | 63 | 57A | 60B | Alistair Rawlinson | 10/3 |
| 2020 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Oct 20+14d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet New Instant Roulette Nursery | 6/8 | 1¼ | 8-12 | 66 | 81A | 60A | Tom Marquand | 12/1 |
| 23 Sep 20+18d | Redcar | Best Flat Races Live On Racing TV Nursery | 6/16 | 1½ | 9-6 | 68 | 67C | 82A | Ben Curtis | 15/2 |
| 05 Sep 20+13d | Kempton (AW) | Try Our New Super Boosts At Unibet Nursery | 5/8 | 1¾ | 8-6 | 70 | 66A | 67A | George Wood | 25/1 |
| 23 Aug 20+9d | Naas | Silver Irish Ebf Ballyhane Stakes (median Auction Race) | 14/20 | ¾ | 9-0 | 72 | 74C | 62A | Ronan Whelan | 18/1 |
| 14 Aug 20+45d | Chester | SimplePleasuresChester Nursery | 4/7 | 3¼ | 8-10 | 74 | 81A | 71A | Tom Marquand | 3/1F |
| 30 Jun 20+14d | Chepstow | Champion Hats Maiden Stakes | 3/13 | nk | 9-5 | — | 81C | 83A | Tom Marquand | 4/1 |
| 16 Jun 20+12d | Windsor | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Novice Stakes | 4/11 | 1¼ | 9-5 | — | 106A | 82A | Rob Hornby | 22/1 |
| 04 Jun 20 | Newmarket | Betway Maiden Stakes (Div 2) | 11/11 | hd | 9-5 | — | 59A | 55A | 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.