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Secret Des Dieux (FR)

6yo gelding · Trainer James Owen · Owner P H Betts
by Zarak (FR) out of Sable Island (FR) (Slickly)
16 runs · 8 courses · from Feb 2024
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out 6 wins · 5 courses Last run 6 Apr 2026 · 1st of 5 Last raced off OR 138
KTB Profile

Secret Des Dieux is a gelding who has won six of 16 starts on turf. He won three of eight over 2m1f – 2m4f and three of eight over 1m5f – 2m, with wins on good to soft, good and heavy. His biggest success came at Plumpton in Apr 2026 when he took the BetGoodwin Sussex Champion Handicap Chase off a mark of 138. He won last time out at Plumpton in Apr 2026 in Class 2.

Based on 16 archived runs · run-style from 12 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically prominent OR at career high
Official rating138At career-high mark
138 116–138

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 98 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kempton, 14 Mar 2026

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 14 figures · best 127A · median 105
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good to Soft8127A111.51 run · —
Good498A84.53 runs · 98 / 77
Soft2103A931 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f8127A954 runs · 98 / 80
1m5f – 2m6120A108.51 run · —

Of 16 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 16 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 143B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton, 14 Mar 2026 Official rating 138 at the last run, 6 Apr 2026

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 16 figures · best 146B · median 127.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good to Soft8146B127.51 run · —
Good4143B1373 runs · 143 / 140
Heavy2138C129.51 run · —
Soft2116A107.51 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f8143B1294 runs · 143 / 137
1m5f – 2m8146B1272 runs · 138 / 133.5

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 16 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 from 12 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Prominent 7 (58%) · 5 wins
  • Led 3 (25%) · 1 win
  • Held up 2 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 15.2% of 2,030 runs since May 2021 (329 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 18.3% from 278. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 10.7% from 374. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 20.6% from 257. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.9% from 203.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−15.2—
Good to Firm811316%+0.8—
Good3014916.3%+1.12 from 4
Good to Soft4166315.1%−0.13 from 8
Soft5789316.1%+0.90 from 2
Heavy2785118.3%+3.11 from 2
Standard (AW)3744010.7%−4.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−15.2—
6f – 7f203146.9%−8.3—
1m – 1m1f5999916.5%+1.3—
1m2f – 1m4f75811214.8%−0.4—
1m5f – 2m2575320.6%+5.43 from 8
2m1f – 2m4f1792614.5%−0.73 from 8
2m5f – 3m32515.6%+0.4—
Over 3m100%−15.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2021 · as at 7 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sable Island (FR) (Slickly)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mauves Sur Loire (FR)20——
Cherish The Day (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 8 3 38% −2.56
Good 4 2 50% +3.50
Heavy 2 1 50% −0.75
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 4 57% −0.31
Class 3 5 1 20% −1.00
Class 2 2 1 50% +1.50
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fakenham 5 2 40% −1.47
Kempton 3 1 33% +1.00
Huntingdon 3 1 33% −1.75
Plumpton 1 1 100% +2.50
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 1 100% +0.91
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 8 3 38% +1.41
1m5f – 2m 8 3 38% −3.22

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Bowen 6 4 67% +2.78
Jonathan Burke 2 1 50% +1.50
Ciaran Gethings 2 0 0% −2.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 2 1 50% −0.09
Brendan Powell 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Jones 1 0 0% −1.00
Harry Cobden 1 0 0% −1.00
Lilly Pinchin 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 12 6 50% +2.19
Hood 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 3 75% +4.75
2025 6 1 17% −4.09
2024 6 2 33% −2.47

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 7 4 57% +3.66
Hurdle 6 2 33% −2.47
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

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
2026 · 4 runs
06 Apr 26+23d Plumpton BetGoodwin Sussex Champion Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m1f · Good · 5 ran Settled in a forward spot - pressed on and hit the front approaching the final flight - stayed on strongly to score 1/5 11-1 13848C140B Jonathan Burke 5/2F
14 Mar 26+23d Kempton Virgin Bet Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m2f · Good · 6 ran Settled just behind the front pack - hit the front approaching 3 out and pushed along before 2 out - drew away up the run-in for a comfortable win 1/6 11-10 12998A143B Sean Bowen 3/1F
19 Feb 26+26d Huntingdon It Pays To Buy Irish Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m½f · Heavy · 3 ran Sat close to the front two early - moved into second at the 6th - hit the front comfortably before 2 out and asked for effort after that - stretched away up the run-in to win 1/3 11-11 122—138C Sean Bowen 1/4F
24 Jan 26+29d Cheltenham Timeform Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m4½f · Soft · 9 ran Settled towards the back - improved into second after the third-last - pushed along before 2 out then faded on the run to the line 6/9 2¾ 11-0 12383A116A Brendan Powell 9/1
2025 · 6 runs
26 Dec 25+28d Kempton 'Get Your Ladbrokes Free Kempton Bet' Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m4½f · Good · 10 ran Sat close to front pack early - asked for effort before 3 out - well placed 2 out but drifted right at the fence - driven approaching last then held no more late on - finished fourth beaten under two lengths 4/10 hd 11-2 12277B134A Jonathan Burke 10/1
28 Nov 25+30d Newbury Coral Racing Club Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Settled towards the back - urged forward on the home turn - made headway after 4 out - in a group battling for 4th with 3 to go - driven and stayed on into the last - held same effort to finish 3rd beaten 2 and a half lengths 3/7 ½ 11-2 121120A129B Sean Bowen 7/1
29 Oct 25+229d Fakenham Greene King Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 4 ran Settled just off the pace early - shared front spot around the 4th before being overtaken - tracked from off the pace - kicked to the front on the home turn nearing the final fence - soon clear and cleared the last cleanly - driven out to hold on 1/4 12-0 116119C146B Sean Bowen 10/11F
14 Mar 25+36d Fakenham PH Betts (Holdings) Ltd Silver Cup Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m · Good To Soft · 7 ran Sent clear early but hit next fence awkwardly - soon accompanied by rivals - pressed for effort and well placed 2 out - overtaken and slipped to 4th - unable to close on the run-in 4/7 4¼ 11-8 118108B131A Ciaran Gethings 10/1
06 Feb 25+36d Huntingdon Sidney Banks Memorial Novices' Hurdle (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 6 ran Settled 4th on the rail until 4 out - lost touch soon after - well beaten and stumbled 2 out 5/6 44 11-5 118114C111C Sam Twiston-Davies 20/1
01 Jan 25+21d Fakenham Gamble Plant Norfolk Ltd Grand Prix Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Set the pace early - scrambled over a fence 6th - opened a big gap before 3 out - margin shrinking by 2 out and again untidy there - pressed for effort and overtaken soon after - unable to match winner's turn of foot approaching last - one paced through the finish and edged out for 2nd near the line 3/8 1½ 11-10 118127A126B Ciaran Gethings 6/1
2024 · 6 runs
11 Dec 24+22d Hereford Hereford FC Forever United Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Went straight to the front - still 3 lengths to the good approaching the last - kept up to work on the run-in 1/10 11-7 —107A132A Sam Twiston-Davies 10/11F
19 Nov 24+194d Fakenham Anglia Car Auctions Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 6 ran Took strong hold early - up with the pace - blundered at the 5th - pressed into contention 2 out - took command before the last - drew away on the run-in for an impressive success 1/6 11-4 —87B125B Sean Bowen 8/13F
09 May 24+33d Huntingdon Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good · 14 ran 7/14 ¾ 10-10 —92C95C Ben Jones 6/1
06 Apr 24+21d Uttoxeter Enjoy The Racing App For Free 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m · Heavy · 7 ran 2/7 9½ 11-0 ——121B Harry Cobden 11/2
16 Mar 24+29d Kempton Unibet 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 15 ran 6/15 nk 11-0 —109B115A Sean Bowen 33/1
16 Feb 24 Fakenham Racing TV Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 7 ran 5/7 7½ 10-9 —103A99B Lilly Pinchin 13/2

Quick answers

How many races has Secret Des Dieux won?
Secret Des Dieux (FR) won 6 of 16 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 37.5%. Placed 8 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Secret Des Dieux?
Secret Des Dieux (FR) is trained by James Owen, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 6 April 2026.
Who is Secret Des Dieux's sire?
Secret Des Dieux (FR) is by Zarak (FR) out of Sable Island (FR), whose sire is Slickly.
What going does Secret Des Dieux prefer?
Secret Des Dieux (FR) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Secret Des Dieux's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 138, from the run on 6 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Secret Des Dieux's sire's record?
Zarak (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.2% of 2,030 runs since May 2021 (329 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 18.3% from 278. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 10.7% from 374. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 20.6% from 257. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.9% from 203.
Who are Secret Des Dieux's siblings?
Out of Sable Island (FR), Secret Des Dieux (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2024. 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.