Secret Brief (IRE)
Secret Brief (IRE) is 4 from 18. Hasn't won since Apr 2016. Last raced off a career-high mark of 104.
- 4–18Wins / Runs
- 22.2%Strike rate
- 9 (50%)Placed
- +6.40£1 level staken=18 at SP
- 1.57Fair A/E n=18 · 1.32 incl. margin
- 104Highest OR
- 46dAvg 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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 14.8% of 10,412 runs since Jan 2008 (1,008 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,288. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 57 | 11 | 19.3% | +4.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,981 | 306 | 15.4% | +0.6 | 1 from 6 |
| Good | 2,387 | 335 | 14% | −0.8 | 1 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 1,013 | 124 | 12.2% | −2.6 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,288 | 151 | 11.7% | −3.1 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 370 | 45 | 12.2% | −2.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,315 | 564 | 17% | +2.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 583 | 87 | 14.9% | +0.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4,073 | 593 | 14.6% | −0.2 | 3 from 11 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,985 | 476 | 15.9% | +1.1 | 1 from 6 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,074 | 313 | 15.1% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 475 | 44 | 9.3% | −5.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 180 | 21 | 11.7% | −3.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 38 | 2 | 5.3% | −9.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −14.8 | — |
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, 6 winners — best of them Steeler (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 7f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Steeler (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steeler (IRE) | 10 | 3 | 7f–1m | Group 2 |
| Secret Dancer (IRE) | 31 | 2 | 1m2f–2m4f | Class 4 |
| Doggerbank (IRE) | 4 | 2 | 1m4f–1m4½f | Class 4 |
| Wise Judgement (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 1m½f | Class 5 |
| St Clerans (IRE) | 17 | 1 | 1m4½f | — |
| Minikin (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 5 |
| Senior Counsel (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.60 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 1 | 17% | −0.50 |
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 12 | 3 | 25% | +11.00 |
| Class 1 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.40 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 6 | 2 | 33% | +4.00 |
| Sandown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 1 | 50% | +11.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.40 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 3 | 27% | +0.40 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 1 | 17% | +7.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Buick | 6 | 1 | 17% | +7.00 |
| Joe Fanning | 5 | 2 | 40% | +5.00 |
| Martin Lane | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| James McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Phillip Makin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adrian Nicholls | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.40 |
| Franny Norton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 17 | 4 | 24% | +7.40 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +10.00 |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2014 | 7 | 3 | 43% | +4.40 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Secret Brief won?
- Secret Brief (IRE) won 4 of 18 archived starts between 2014 and 2016, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 9 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Secret Brief?
- Secret Brief (IRE) was trained by Charlie Appleby on the most recent run on record, at Sandown on 2 July 2016.
- Who is Secret Brief's sire?
- Secret Brief (IRE) is by Shamardal (USA) out of Discreet Brief (IRE), whose sire is Darshaan.
- What going does Secret Brief prefer?
- Secret Brief (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Secret Brief's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 104, from the run on 2 July 2016. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Secret Brief's sire's record?
- Shamardal (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.8% of 10,412 runs since Jan 2008 (1,008 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,288. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.
- Who are Secret Brief's siblings?
- Out of Discreet Brief (IRE), Secret Brief (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Steeler (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Steeler (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.