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Horse profile

Secret Approach (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2017) · Last trainer Neil McKnight · Last owner Neil Mcknight
by Gamut (IRE) out of No Time At All (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
13 runs · 10 courses · from Jun 2016
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Dec 2017 — 3,247 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2017 · 7th of 11 Last raced off OR 81
KTB Profile

Secret Approach (IRE) is yet to win from 13 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 9 at Downpatrick (Sep 2017). Last raced off 81, 9lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 9lb off peak
Official rating81↓ 9lb off peak
81 81–90

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 128 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ayr, 15 Nov 2017

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 →

Jumps 11 figures · best 128A · median 72
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Heavy5128A73—
Good3115B60—
Soft375C36—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m4128A96—
1m5f – 2m4115B55.5—
2m1f – 2m4f360C34—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 87C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Downpatrick, 22 Sep 2017 Official rating 81 at the last jumps run, 7 Dec 2017

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 62C the best of the last 1 rated run · Downpatrick, 13 Jul 2016

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 12 figures · best 103A · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Heavy5103A81—
Good499C91—
Soft397C90—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m599C93—
2m5f – 3m4103A84—
2m1f – 2m4f381C81—
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 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
Gamut (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 1,839 runs since Jan 2008 (172 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm5735.3%−3.3—
Good620569%+0.40 from 5
Good to Soft263259.5%+0.9—
Soft573447.7%−0.90 from 3
Heavy303309.9%+1.30 from 5
Standard (AW)2314.3%−4.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f1000%−8.6—
1m2f – 1m4f2214.5%−4.1—
1m5f – 2m568407%−1.60 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f673639.4%+0.80 from 4
2m5f – 3m476469.7%+1.10 from 4
Over 3m90910%+1.4—

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
No Time At All (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
King Of All Time (IRE)10——
Pirate Jake (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hexham 3 0 0% −3.00
Downpatrick 2 0 0% −2.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robbie Colgan 5 0 0% −5.00
Adam Short 2 0 0% −2.00
Paddy Kennedy 2 0 0% −2.00
Cillin Leonard 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr D G Lavery 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Scudamore 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 8 0 0% −8.00
2016 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 0 0% −11.00
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00
NH 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2017 · 8 runs
07 Dec 17+22d Clonmel Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 19.5f · Soft To Heavy · 11 ran 7/11 5½ 10-10 8134C81C Cillin Leonard 10/1
15 Nov 17+54d Ayr Award Winning Weddings At Western House Hotel Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24.5f · Heavy · 9 ran 6/9 3 9-7 89128A75A Adam Short 15/2
22 Sep 17+8d Downpatrick White Horse Maiden Hurdle 21.5f · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 65 11-12 8173C87C Robbie Colgan 12/1
14 Sep 17+23d Hexham Welcome To The Matthew Charlton Party Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23.5f · Heavy · 11 ran 7/11 28 11-1 8972C81C Brian Hughes 9/2
22 Aug 17+58d Sligo Callan Tansey Solicitors Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 21f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran 4/14 1½ 11-0 82119B103A Robbie Colgan 33/1
25 Jun 17+18d Hexham Bet totePlace Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 14 ran 6/14 2¼ 10-11 90115B89A Adam Short 16/1
07 Jun 17+16d Wexford Oulart Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 20.5f · Soft · 11 ran 9/11 13 11-2 8532A76A Robbie Colgan 33/1
22 May 17+176d Punchestown Panoramic Restaurant Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 17f · Good · 24 ran 13/24 4½ 11-3 8660C81C Robbie Colgan 33/1
2016 · 5 runs
27 Nov 16+15d Navan I.n.h. Stallion Owners E.B.F. Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding To Soft · 30 ran 24/30 6½ 11-9 —36C97C Paddy Kennedy 100/1
12 Nov 16+7d Naas Hospitality At Naas Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding To Soft · 22 ran 14/22 5½ 11-9 —75C90C Paddy Kennedy 66/1
05 Nov 16+115d Down Royal Tayto Group Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 14 ran 9/14 23 11-12 —30C99C Robbie Colgan 66/1
13 Jul 16+32d Downpatrick Downpatrick Children's Talent Show Flat Race 18f · Good · 11 ran 10/11 37 11-11 ——62C Mr D G Lavery 20/1
11 Jun 16 Hexham St Martins Care Supporting Marie Curie Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 7 11-2 ——93B Tom Scudamore 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Secret Approach won?
Secret Approach (IRE) has yet to win, from 13 archived starts between 2016 and 2017. Placed 1 time in total (7.7% of starts).
Who trained Secret Approach?
Secret Approach (IRE) was trained by Neil McKnight on the most recent run on record, at Clonmel on 7 December 2017.
Who is Secret Approach's sire?
Secret Approach (IRE) is by Gamut (IRE) out of No Time At All (IRE), whose sire is Saddlers' Hall.
What is Secret Approach's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 7 December 2017. The highest on record is 90.
What is Secret Approach's sire's record?
Gamut (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 1,839 runs since Jan 2008 (172 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Secret Approach's siblings?
Out of No Time At All (IRE), Secret Approach (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2016. 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.