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Horse profile

Secret d'Etat (FR)

7yo gelding · Trainer D Cottin · Owner Ecurie Hugo Pierre Pilarski
by Vision D'Etat (FR) out of Nougatissime (FR) (Great Pretender)
7 runs · 1 course · from Oct 2022
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out 4 wins · Auteuil (FR) Last run 7 Mar 2026 · 1st of 5 Last raced off OR 137
KTB Profile

Secret d'Etat won four of seven starts all at Auteuil over jumps including the Grade 3 Grand Steeple-Chase Masters Prix Troytown Chase on soft ground in Mar 2026. Three of those wins came over 2m1f to 2m4f on heavy ground and the latest success came off an official rating of 137 which was also his highest ever mark. The gelding has two wins from four starts on soft and two from three on heavy. He won last time out.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

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

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 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

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 970 runs since Sep 2014 (150 horses).

Weakest on good to soft going: 8.5% from 106.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm2926.9%−5.2—
Good1742413.8%+1.7—
Good to Soft10698.5%−3.6—
Soft3634913.5%+1.42 from 4
Heavy1461711.6%−0.52 from 3
Standard (AW)1521610.5%−1.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f3200%−12.1—
1m – 1m1f1091412.8%+0.7—
1m2f – 1m4f1732011.6%−0.5—
1m5f – 2m2222913.1%+1—
2m1f – 2m4f3494412.6%+0.53 from 6
2m5f – 3m76810.5%−1.61 from 1
Over 3m9222.2%+10.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Sep 2014 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Nougatissime (FR) (Great Pretender)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Gemma Invicta (FR)30——
Graces Invicta (FR)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 2 50% +4.70
Heavy 3 2 67% +6.80

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 3 50% +6.70
2m5f – 3m 1 1 100% +4.80

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Lucas Zuliani 6 3 50% +6.70
Gabin Meunier 1 1 100% +4.80

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 1 100% +4.80
2025 1 0 0% −1.00
2023 3 1 33% −0.10
2022 2 2 100% +7.80

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 3 60% +7.70
Chase 2 1 50% +3.80

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 OR Jockey SP
2026 · 1 run
07 Mar 26+104d Auteuil (FR) Grand Steeple-Chase Masters - Prix Troytown Chase) (Turf) 2m6f · Very Soft · 5 ran 1/5 10-6 137 Gabin Meunier 48/10
2025 · 1 run
23 Nov 25+810d Auteuil (FR) Prix Bernard de Dufau (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m1½f · Heavy · 6 ran 2/6 5 10-12 — Lucas Zuliani EvensF
2023 · 3 runs
05 Sep 23+70d Auteuil (FR) Prix Melanos (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 2m2f · Very Soft · 10 ran 3/10 3 11-4 — Lucas Zuliani 5/2
27 Jun 23+86d Auteuil (FR) Prix Gerald de Rochefort (Hurdle) () (4yo) (Turf) 2m3½f · Very Soft · 7 ran 1/7 10-8 — Lucas Zuliani 19/10F
02 Apr 23+126d Auteuil (FR) Prix Virelan (Hurdle) () (4yo) (Turf) 2m2f · Very Soft · 9 ran F/9 — 11-3 — Lucas Zuliani 11/10F
2022 · 2 runs
27 Nov 22+38d Auteuil (FR) Prix Chalet (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) 2m1½f · Heavy · 7 ran 1/7 10-8 — Lucas Zuliani 12/5
20 Oct 22 Auteuil (FR) Prix Emilius (Div II) (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings Unraced Over Obstacles) (Turf) 2m2f · Heavy · 11 ran 1/11 10-8 — Lucas Zuliani 54/10

Quick answers

How many races has Secret d'Etat won?
Secret d'Etat (FR) won 4 of 7 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 57.1%. Placed 6 times in total (85.7% of starts).
Who trains Secret d'Etat?
Secret d'Etat (FR) is trained by D Cottin, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 March 2026.
Who is Secret d'Etat's sire?
Secret d'Etat (FR) is by Vision D'Etat (FR) out of Nougatissime (FR), whose sire is Great Pretender.
What going does Secret d'Etat prefer?
Secret d'Etat (FR) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Secret d'Etat's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 137, from the run on 7 March 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Secret d'Etat's sire's record?
Vision D'Etat (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 970 runs since Sep 2014 (150 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 8.5% from 106.
Who are Secret d'Etat's siblings?
Out of Nougatissime (FR), Secret d'Etat (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2022. 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.