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Horse profile

Secret Admirer (IRE)

5yo mare (at last run, Sep 2008) · Last trainer D T Hughes · Last owner Joseph M Doyle
by Definite article (GB) out of Mis Fortune (IRE) (Be My Native)
12 runs · 12 courses · from Apr 2007
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 Sep 2008 — 6,622 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2008 · 3rd of 15 Won at Clonmel Last raced off OR 86
KTB Profile

Secret Admirer (IRE) is 1 from 12. Hasn't won since Jun 2008. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 6 on softer).

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Secret Admirer (IRE) has 1 produce in the archive, 1 winner — most wins Mr Bercow (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m4f–2m5f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mr Bercow (IRE)1322m4f–2m5f—
Official rating86↓ 2lb off peak
86 80–88

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 (jumps) 105A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Listowel, 18 Sep 2008 Official rating 86 at the last jumps run, 18 Sep 2008

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 49C the best of the last 1 rated run · Punchestown, 24 Apr 2007

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 10 figures · best 120A · median 93
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft5105A92—
Good3104A94—
Firm1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m5120A81—
2m1f – 2m4f3105A104—
2m5f – 3m292A84.5—
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 12 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 · 11 figures from 12 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
Definite article (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm26519.2%+8.71 from 1
Good to Firm5316913%+2.50 from 1
Good2,03122411%+0.50 from 4
Good to Soft8358910.7%+0.2—
Soft1,3771228.9%−1.60 from 5
Heavy6797410.9%+0.40 from 1
Standard (AW)13875.1%−5.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f11218.2%+7.7—
1m – 1m1f49510.2%−0.3—
1m2f – 1m4f21194.3%−6.2—
1m5f – 2m1,81118510.2%−0.31 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f1,90020410.7%+0.20 from 4
2m5f – 3m1,34915611.6%+1.10 from 2
Over 3m2862910.1%−0.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Mis Fortune (IRE) (Be My Native)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Dungeel (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m4½f–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Dungeel (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Dungeel (IRE)532m4½f–3m1½fClass 4
Black Tom Tyrant (IRE)20——
Shesworthabob (IRE)10——
Lisnagar Star (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Firm 1 1 100% +16.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 1 100% +16.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 1 17% +11.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Roger Loughran 4 1 25% +13.00
Conor Maxwell 4 0 0% −4.00
Ian McCarthy 2 0 0% −2.00
Davy Condon 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr R M Hennessy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 1 50% +15.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 11 1 9% +6.00
2007 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 1 9% +6.00
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2008 · 11 runs
18 Sep 08+15d Listowel Dawn Omega Milk Handicap Hurdle (81-102) (Div 1) 2m4f · Soft · 15 ran 3/15 1¾ 10-10 86105A Roger Loughran 11/1
03 Sep 08+43d Down Royal Ulster Bank Corporate & Property Handicap Hurdle (81-102) 2m6f · Soft · 17 ran 8/17 nk 10-11 8792A Roger Loughran 16/1
22 Jul 08+11d Ballinrobe M. McLoughlin Pharmacies Handicap Hurdle (77-90) 2m · Good · 16 ran 8/16 3½ 11-3 8894A Conor Maxwell 11/2
11 Jul 08+6d Cork EPS Pumping & Treatment Mares Handicap Hurdle (81-109) 2m4f · Yielding · 21 ran 2/21 10 10-4 86101A Conor Maxwell 10/1
05 Jul 08+22d Bellewstown Seamus Mulvaney Crockafotha Handicap Hurdle (81-109) 2m4f · Good · 16 ran 5/16 5 10-10 86104A Roger Loughran 12/1
13 Jun 08+14d Clonmel Cahir Motor Company Hyundai Maiden Hurdle 2m · Firm · 18 ran 1/18 10-13 87120A Roger Loughran 16/1
30 May 08+10d Tramore Rockets Of The Metal Man Handicap Hurdle (77-90) 2m4f · Good To Firm · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-2 80— Davy Condon 16/1
20 May 08+37d Limerick Supermacs Ennis Road Handicap Hurdle (77-90) (Div 1) 2m6f · Good · 18 ran 9/18 16 10-11 8277C Ian McCarthy 12/1
13 Apr 08+15d Tramore (IRE) Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft · 15 ran 8/15 1¾ 10-6 —81A Ian McCarthy 50/1
29 Mar 08+12d Navan Slane (Mares) Maiden Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 28 ran 15/28 ¾ 11-0 8777C Conor Maxwell 16/1
17 Mar 08+328d Wexford Arctic Tack Stud Maiden Hurdle 2m · Yielding · 16 ran 8/16 ¾ 10-6 8778A Conor Maxwell 20/1
2007 · 1 run
24 Apr 07 Punchestown Goffs Land Rover Bumper 2m · Good · 22 ran 11/22 shd 10-2 —49C Mr R M Hennessy 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Secret Admirer won?
Secret Admirer (IRE) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2007 and 2008, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 3 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Secret Admirer?
Secret Admirer (IRE) was trained by D T Hughes on the most recent run on record, at Listowel on 18 September 2008.
Who is Secret Admirer's sire?
Secret Admirer (IRE) is by Definite article (GB) out of Mis Fortune (IRE), whose sire is Be My Native.
What is Secret Admirer's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 18 September 2008. The highest on record is 88.
What is Secret Admirer's sire's record?
Definite article (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.
Who are Secret Admirer's siblings?
Out of Mis Fortune (IRE), Secret Admirer (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Dungeel (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Dungeel (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4½f–3m1½f. As at Nov 2026.
Has Secret Admirer produced winners?
As a dam, Secret Admirer (IRE) has 1 produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Mr Bercow (IRE) (2). The wins came over 2m4f–2m5f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2007. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.